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Blaenavon () is a town in southeastern Wales. It is on the south of Afon Lwyd and north of Pontypool. Parts of the town and surrounding country form the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape became part of the World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. There are about 6,057 people living there. History. "Blaenavon" literally means "front of the river" or loosely translated as "river's source" in the Welsh language.  Government. Blaenavon is a community represented by Blaenavon Town Council, and electoral ward of Torfaen County Borough Council. Blaenavon is often twinned with Coutras in France. Geography. The town is near the source of the Afon Lwyd river. It is in the north of Cwmbran. Landmarks. Parts of the town and surrounding country form the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape were recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000. Some of the attractions in the town include:  Education. After Samuel Hopkins death in 1815, his sister Sarah Hopkins of Rugeley, erected Blaenavon Endowed School in his memory. Religious sites. St Peter's Church was constructed in 1804. It was gifted to the parish by Thomas Hill and Samuel Hopkins. Sports. It had a Blaenavon Golf Club which was founded in 1906. The club closed in 1937. Notable people. Some of the most notable people from Blaenavon are:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. She is second in line to succeed her grandfather King Harald V. She is a member of the House of Glücksburg; and she is expected to become the country's second female monarch, after the 15th-century Queen Margaret. Birth and baptism. Princess Ingrid Alexandra was born on 21 January 2004 at 9:13 am in The National Hospital, part of the Oslo University Hospital in Oslo. She is the first child and only daughter of Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the throne, and the second granddaughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has a son named Marius Borg Høiby, born in 1997 from a previous relationship. Ingrid Alexandra was baptised by Bishop Gunnar Stålsett in the chapel of the Royal Palace on 17 April 2004. Her godparents were her grandfather the King, her aunt Princess Märtha Louise, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Princess of Sweden, the then Prince of Asturias, and her maternal grandmother, Marit Tjessem. On 31 August 2019, Ingrid Alexandra was confirmed in the Palace Chapel in Oslo. Education. Ingrid Alexandra started her first day of school on 19 August 2010 at Jansløkka elementary school, a local state school attended by her half-brother. School officials hoped to make the school a place where the princess could make friends and enjoy some relief from public scrutiny. On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian Royal Family announced that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Princess Ingrid Alexandra would move to the private English-language Oslo International School, reportedly because her parents wanted her to be fluent in English. Princess Ingrid Alexandra was transferred to Oslo's Uranienborg School to complete her lower secondary education. In the fall of 2020, she is scheduled to start at Elvebakken Upper Secondary School in Oslo. Titles 21 January
Lottie Louise Riekehof (August 13, 1920 – August 6, 2020) was an American Sign Language interpreter and author. She was born in Germany. She was an important person in the field of professional sign language interpreting. She wrote one of the first classes for interpreter educators, and trained interpreters and interpreter educators all over the world.
Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the movies "Golapi Ekhon Traine" (1978), "Sundori" (1979), "Koshai" (1980), "Jogajog" (1988) and "Lakhe Ekta" (1990).  He won the Best Music Composer award for the movie "Laal Doriya" (2002) and the Best Lyrics award for "Premik" (1985). Ali died on 9 August 2020 at a private hospital in Dhaka from lung cancer, aged 67.
Rachid Belhout (; June 14, 1944 – August 9, 2020) was an Algerian football manager and player. He managed Al-Ahly Benghazi in the Libyan Premier League. Carer. In 2005, he was hired as coach of R.E. Virton, who were then playing in the Belgian Second Division. On December 22, 2010, Belhout was made a manager of JS Kabylie. On May 1, 2011, he won the 2010–11 Algerian Cup by beating USM El Harrach 1-0 in the final. On June 26, 2011, Belhout resigned from his position as manager of the club. On July 19, 2011, Belhout signed a one-year contract with Tunisian club Union Sportive Monastir. On February 10, 2012, Belhout signed a one-year contract with Algerian club CS Constantine. Death. Belhout died on August 9, 2020, aged 76, after being killed in a car crash near Nancy, France.
Salome Bey (October 10, 1939 – August 9, 2020) was an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress. She was born in Newark, New Jersey. Bey recorded two albums with Horace Silver, and released live albums of her performances with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir and at the Montreux Jazz Festival.  In 2005, she was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada. Bey was a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. Bey died on August 9, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario from dementia-related problems, at the age of 80.
Martin Birch (27 December 1948 – 9 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He was well known for engineering and producing albums by British rock bands including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, and Iron Maiden. He was born in Woking, Surrey. Birch died on 9 August 2020, at age 71.
Brendan Halligan (5 July 1936 – 9 August 2020) was an Irish economist and politician. He was founder and president of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA). He was president of the Ireland China Institute. He was also a Board Member of Mainstream Renewable Power. He was General Secretary of the Labour Party, a Teachta Dála (TD), a Senator, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was born in Dublin. He died on 9 August 2020, aged 84.
Carroll William Hardy (May 18, 1933 – August 9, 2020) was an American professional athlete. He played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers (1955) and in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1958–1960), Boston Red Sox (1960–1962), Houston Colt .45s (1963–1964) and Minnesota Twins (1967).  He was born in Sturgis, South Dakota. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Hardy died on August 9, 2020 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado from dementia-related problems at the age of 87.
Kurt Luedtke (September 28, 1939August 9, 2020) was an American screenwriter and executive editor. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was known for working with Sydney Pollack on many movies. He worked for the "Detroit Free Press". He wrote "Out of Africa" (1985), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also wrote "Absence of Malice" (1981) and "Random Hearts" (1999).  Luedtke died on August 9, 2020 at a hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan from multiple organ failure, aged 80.
Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama movie directed and produced by Sydney Pollack. It stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The movie is based on the 1937 autobiographical book "Out of Africa" written by Isak Dinesen, about her life in Kenya. The movie also stars Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole, Malick Bowens as Farah, Stephen Kinyanjui as the Chief, Michael Gough as Lord Delamere, Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity, and the model and actress Iman as Mariammo.  The movie had mixed reviews from critics. However, "Out of Africa" won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Pollack.
Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar.  Brandauer is known for his roles in "Mephisto" (1981), "Never Say Never Again" (1983), "Out of Africa" (1985), "Hanussen" (1988), "Burning Secret" (1988), and "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" (1999).  Brandauer was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award.
Zaōnishiki Toshimasa (born Toshimasa Adachi; 3 September 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a sumo wrestler. He was born in Yamagata, Japan.  He made his professional debut in September 1970, and reached the top division in November 1976. His highest rank was "maegashira" 1. He retired in January 1983. He became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He reached the retirement age for elders of 65 in September 2017. Zaōnishiki revealed in 2014 that he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He died on 9 August 2020 from the disease at the age of 67.
Litoria purpureolata is a tree frog from the island of New Guinea. Scientists have only found it in Papua Province in Indonesia and West Sepak Province in Papua New Guinea. The adult male frog is 56 to 68 mm long from nose to rear end, which is large for a frog in "Nyctimystes" or "Litoria". Unlike many tree frogs, it has only a small stripe down its side or no stripe at all. It has green skin with some white on its front legs and rear legs. It has a light brown arc on its ear. Some of the webbing between its toes is purple in color.
Francisco Atenógenes Cárdenas Garza (born on July 16, 1879 in Abasolo, Nuevo León - died: July 3, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas) was a Mexican engineer and politician. He was Governor of Nuevo León. He later resigned before the end of his term.  Early life and education. Francisco A. Cárdenas was born in Abasolo, Nuevo León, on July 16, 1879. His parents are José Dolores Cárdenas and Virginia Garza. He studied at the old Monterrey Civil College. He then graduated mining engineer from St. Mary's College in San Antonio, Texas. When he returned home, he dedicated himself to agriculture and livestock activities. His efforts got stopped by the outbreak of the revolutionary conflict in 1910. Career. Years later, Cárdenas began to show interest in politics. This led him to become mayor of his hometown. Later on, he became the deputy for the XLII Local Legislature. By September 16, 1929, he became second in command and reported to General Aarón Sáenz Garza. Governor. In mid-1931, he was elected the governor for Nuevo León from October 4, 1931 to October 4, 1935. However, he didn't complete the term as he resigned on December 27, 1933. Governor Cárdenas had to overcome many challenges caused by the world recession in 1929. Among the issues include the fall in state's income as this forced the president to order that the salaries of public servants be reduced. Many reforms were made to the finance laws which caused the property tax to increase in cities throughout the State. At the same time, taxes on salaries were created. Despite the economic difficulties, the industrial sector's growth did not slow down its growth. In fact, new factories were created. University of Nuevo León. Sensitive to the increasing demand for education at the professional level, he organized and led a general committee for the founding of the State University. The works began in February 1933.  By May 31
Quorn is a village in Leicestershire, a county in the East Midlands region of England. It is situated near to the university town of Loughborough. The village's population in 2011 was 5,177. The village was named Quorndon until 1899. The name was shortened to Quorn to avoid confusion in posting as the name was similar to the village of Quarndon in nearby Derbyshire. Quorn is built around the old A6 road, it runs through the centre of the village. On 28 October 1991, a dual carriageway bypass opened. The building of this road took the A6 away to the north-east of the village. Quorn, the famous meat substitute company, takes its name from the village. It began production in 1985. The village has a heritage railway station, Quorn and Woodhouse, on the Great Central Steam Railway, a preserved railway that runs between Loughborough and Leicester. The station also serves the hamlet of Woodhouse. Gordon Banks, former England international football goalkeeper, lived in Quorn for many years of his life.
ParaHoxozoa is a proposed group within taxonomy. It would be a clade, above phylum but below a kingdom.  It would include the Bilateria, the Placozoa and the Cnidarians. Characteristics. Parahoxozoa is named after the groups of genes that scientists found in the organisms in it: (sub)classes (HNF, CUT, PROS, ZF, CERS, K50, S50-PRD) and Hox/ParaHox-ANTP. Some scientists said they thought a similar gene, ANTP, the NK gene, and the Cdx Parahox gene were also in sponges in the phylum Porifera, but for now, Parahoxozoa does not have sponges in it. Scientists are not sure where to put Placozoa. They think it could be a sister clade to the other Parahoxozoa (the Planulozoa hypothesis) or sister of Cnidaria. Planula-acoel, triploblasty, and bilaterian similarities. The first bilateral organisms (the first living things that were symmetrical from side to side) were worms which lived on the bottom of bodies of water. This type of worm probably had only one opening in its body instead of both a mouth and an anus, as bilateral organisms do today. A through-gut may already have developed with the ctenophora. The through-gut, the tubelike digestive system with two ends, may have evolved when the organism's one hole closed in the middle. For example, Acoela look like the planula larvae of some cnidarians.
The Local Bubble, or Local Cavity, is where we are in our galaxy. It is a relative cavity in the interstellar medium (ISM) of the Orion Arm in the Milky Way. It contains among others, the Local Interstellar Cloud, which contains the Solar System, and the G-Cloud. It is at least 300 light years across. It has a neutral-hydrogen density of about 0.05 atoms/cm3, or about one tenth of the average for the ISM in the Milky Way (0.5 atoms/cm3) The exceptionally sparse gas of the Local Bubble is the result of supernovae that exploded within the past ten to twenty million years. The gas is still in an excited state, emitting in the X-ray band.
Bælum is a village in Denmark. It is 31 km from Aalborg. According to January 2020 census, there are 733 people living there. It is a part of Rebild Municipality. It is 5 km northeast of Terndrup and 16 km north of Hadsund. There is a Bælum Church and Bælum Mill. There is a wind turbine and the motor house. They have been fully restored and are maintained by Bælum Møllelaug.
DNA barcoding is a form of genetic analysis. It is part of molecular biology. Scientists use DNA barcoding to tell different species apart from each other. Scientists use DNA barcoding to tell which species are related to each other or evolved from the same older species. How it works. The first types of DNA sequencing started in the 1980s. In DNA barcoding, the technician sequences part of a gene and compares it to that same gene in other species. Sometimes scientists use the short fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene as a DNA barcode gene. The fragment is usually 400 to 800 base pairs long. Groups of scientists choose different genes to barcode depending on their project. A good barcode gene has to be short in length and have the exact same sequence at its beginning and end, but its middle has to be different enough in different species. Some scientists say DNA barcoding is the opposite of genomics. DNA barcoding uses a few specific parts of the genome, and genomics is about looking at the entire genome. Advantages. DNA barcoding costs less money than other kinds of DNA sequencing. This means that smaller laboratories can afford to use it, and all laboratories can do more of it. It is also much easier to learn how to do than other forms of taxonomy. That means more people can learn to use it. One good thing about DNA barcoding is that it helps human beings get around ideas that seem right but are really wrong. For example, some animals look similar even though they are not closely related. Some animals look different even though they are closely related. It is easy for a scientist to think two species are related because they look or act alike. For example, cows are more closely related to whales and orcas than they are to horses, even though cows walk on hooves, live on land, and eat grass like horses do. Looking at DNA barcoding makes it easier to see what really happened in evolution. Another good thing about DNA barcoding is that scientists do not need to get close to the animal or plant they want to study. This is good for studying animals that are easily damaged, very shy, or dangerous to humans
Alquézar (Aragonese: "Alquezra") is a town in the province of Huesca. It is located in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. As of 2012, its population was 301.  Overview. It is located on a limestone outcrop of the Eocene age. Situated at the west of the canyon of the Rio Vero in the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park. The village grew up around a castle. It has a church of Santa Maria. It was consecrated in 1099. The name of the village comes from the Arabic word القصر "al qaçr" . It means fort or castle. It was renamed as Alcazar in Spanish. The castle became the main defense point of the nearby city of Barbastro. The surrounding place of Somontano is known for its fine wines. There are more than 60 limestone caves with prehistoric cave paintings in the surrounding area. It made the region being declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.
Lehigh University is an American private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. In 2020, U.S. News &amp; World Report ranked Lehigh as the 50th best university in the nation.
The New School is an American private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1919 with an original mission as a home for progressive thinkers. It is home to the Parsons School of Design, which is internationally recognized as one of the best schools for visual arts such as fashion, architecture, illustration, and photography. In 2020, QS World University Rankings listed Parsons as the 3rd best Art &amp; Design program in the world.
Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat (June 28, 1945 – August 19, 2017) was a Cuban-American politician and judge. He was a one-term member of the Florida House of Representatives for the Republican Party from 1994 until his defeat in 1998.  He was a Judge of the Criminal and Family Divisions of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 2011 until his retirement in 2017. Rodriguez-Chomat died on August 19, 2017 from prostate cancer in Miami, Florida at age 72.
The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (), usually referred to as Senate, is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Senate is Wallenstein Palace in Prague. The Senate has 81 members, chosen in one-seat constituencies through the two-round system. If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the first round, there is a second round between the two highest-placed candidates. The term of office for Senators is six years. The office was created in December 1992.
The Parliament of the Czech Republic () or just Parliament () is the legislative body of the Czech Republic. It is made up of two chambers, both elected in direct elections:
Erich Gruenberg (12 October 1924 – 7 August 2020) was an Austrian-born British violinist and teacher. He was a principal violinist of major orchestras in Stockholm and London. He taught at the Royal Academy of Music. He was born in Vienna. Gruenberg died on 7 August 2020, at the Hampstead Garden Suburb in London at age 95.
Patrick Joseph Sheehan (1 March 1933 – 10 August 2020) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 1981 to 2002 and 2007 to 2011. He was a member of the Fine Gael. He retired from politics at the 2011 general election. He died on 10 August 2020, aged 87.
Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress.  She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and Teresa in "Absence of Malice" (1981). Her other movie roles include "Bound for Glory" (1976), "F.I.S.T." (1978), "A Christmas Story" (1983), "Harry and the Hendersons" (1987), "The Prince of Tides" (1991) and "Magnolia" (1999). Dillon died on January 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 83.
Hamilton is a 2020 American musical movie which is a live recording of the 2015 Broadway musical. It was directed and produced by Thomas Kail and produced, written, and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Miranda also stars as first Treasury Secretary and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, along with the musical's original principal Broadway cast. "Hamilton" was originally planned for theatrical release on October 15, 2021; however, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the movie had a digital worldwide release on Disney+ on July 3, 2020. The movie received strong critical reviews.
Barrow-upon-Soar, also known as Barrow-on-Soar or simply Barrow, is a large village in the north of Leicestershire in England. It is in the Borough of Charnwood. It is between Loughborough and the city of Leicester. In 2011, the village had a population of 5,856 people. History. It is famous for a plesiosaur that was dug out in the village in 1851. It was given the nickname "The Barrow Kipper". The skeleton was taken out from it is now being displayed at the New Walk Museum in Leicester.  There is also a full-size replica at the Charnwood Museum in Loughborough. The village's football club, Barrow Town FC, has the skeleton on its logo. Barrow is also famous for its limestone working. There are streets in the village with names in reference to this. Location. The River Soar runs through the village. The village is near the A6 road from Quorn. Transport. The village has a small railway station located on the Ivanhoe Line from Burton upon Trent to Loughborough. Trains run from Monday-Saturday between Leicester and Lincoln, however some carry on to Sleaford. Twin cities. Barrow-upon-Soar is twinned with:
Dariusz Baliszewski (14 April 1946 – 10 August 2020) was a Polish historian, journalist and writer. He wrote the screenplay for "Rewizja nadzwyczajna". He wrote many historical articles to one of the biggest Polish magazines, "Wprost".  In 1999, for his television creativity and professionalism in work, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski awarded him the Silver Cross of Merit. Baliszewski was born in Warsaw. He died on 10 August 2020 in Warsaw, aged 74.
Kartika Tamara Liotard (26 June 1971 – 1 August 2020) was a Dutch politician, anti-pornography feminist, and civil servant. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2014. She was formerly a member of the Socialist Party. Liotard was vice-chair of the EUL–NGL group. She was born in Voorburg, South Holland, and studied law at Maastricht University. Liotard died on 1 August 2020, aged 49.
Isabelle Weingarten (18 April 1950 – 3 August 2020) was a French actress, model, and photographer. She was born in Paris. Her first movie role was in "Four Nights of a Dreamer".  She also starred in "The Mother and the Whore" in 1973. She began working for "Cahiers du Cinéma" in 1986. In 2008, she began studying the works of her father, Romain Weingarten, poet and playwright. Wiengarten was married to Benjamin Baltimore from 1968 to 1978. She then married Wim Wenders, who she divorced in 1983. Lastly, she was married to Olivier Assayas until their divorce in 1996.  Weingarten died on 3 August 2020 at the age of 70.
Olivier Assayas (born 25 January 1955) is a French movie director, screenwriter, and movie critic. He made his debut in 1986, after directing some short movies and writing for the influential movie magazine "Cahiers du cinéma". Assayas's movie "Cold Water" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.