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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (; ; born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak on 23 July 1856 – died 1 August 1920) was a leader of nationalism, teacher, and an Independence activist in British-ruled India. He was also conferred with the title of "Lokmanya", which means "accepted by the people (as their leader)". Mahatma Gandhi called him "The Maker of Modern India".  A militant member of the 'extremist' wing within the Indian National Congress (and a member of the famous 'Lal, Pal and Bal' trio), he was twice imprisoned by the British for his nationalist activities. He helped to found the Home Rule League in 1914.
Nakki Lake () is an important tourist attraction and a scared lake in the Republic of India. It is also the national lake of the nation. It is a Hill station, Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were immersed in this Holy Lake on 12 February 1948 and Gandhi Ghat was constructed. Nakki Lake lies in the state of Rajasthan.
Binary neural network is an artificial neural network, where commonly used floating-point weights are replaced with binary ones.  It saves storage and computation, and serves as a technique for deep models on resource-limited devices. Using binary values can bring up to 58 times speedup. Accuracy and information capacity of binary neural network can be manually controlled. Binary neural networks do not achieve the same accuracy as their full-precision counterparts, but improvements are being made to close this gap. It has been argued theoretically that quantum computers could train binary neural nets to their global optimum via quantum search techniques in shorter time than brute force classical optimisation.
Kainar Academy () is a private university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university was founded in 1991 as Kainar University (). In 2014, Kainar changed its name to Kainar Academy. It is accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1999, Kainar College was created by the university. Academics. The Academy offers Bachelors and Masters degrees. Kainar College offers studies in Jurisprudence, Accounting and Auditing, Primary education, and Computer Engineering. Masters degrees are offered in business, pedagogy , social sciences, journalism, and information studies.
The Ksingmul (also known as Xinh Mun, Con Pua, Puộc, and Pụa) are an ethnic group that live in Vietnam and Laos. Location. The Ksingmul of Vietnam live in the provinces of Sơn La and Điện Biên. The Ksingmul of Laos live in the Houaphanh Province. Language. The Ksingmul speak the Ksingmul language. Festivals. The Ksingmul festivals are Muong A Ma, Ksaisatip, and Mạ Ma. Economy. The Ksingmul practice slash and burn agriculture. That means they set some vegetation on fire to clear the land and then farm it. Funerals. When someone dies, they shoot guns to let others know.
A lenticel is porous tissue in the bark of trees. Its cells make large intercellular spaces in the periderm of the bark. They are found in the woody stems and roots of dicotyledonous flowering plants.  Lenticels are also found in other woody plants, starting in the Carboniferous period. The development and increase in these primitive lenticels gave a system for aeration and gas exchange in these plants. Lenticels work as pores for the direct exchange of gases. Otherwise the bark is impermeable to gases. The name 'lenticel' comes from its lenticular (lens-like) shape. The shape of lenticels is one of the characteristics used for tree identification.
Pedro Casaldáliga , born Pere Casaldàliga i Pla (16 February 1928 – 8 August 2020), was a Catalan-born Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church. He led the Territorial Prelature of São Félix, Brazil, from 1970 to 2005. In 1971, he became a bishop. He was a well known humanitarian and human rights activist. Casaldáliga was one of the best known experts of liberation theology. He was born in Balsareny, Catalonia.  On 4 August 2020, Casaldáliga was hospitalized in Batatais, Brazil for a respiratory infection caused by his Parkinson's disease. He died four days later on 8 August, aged 92.
Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier (January 22, 1932 – August 8, 2020), was a Brazilian actress. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia.  Her best known movie roles were in "Sinhá Moça" (1986), "O Rei do Gado" (1996), "Força de um Desejo" (1999), "Esperança" (2002), "Um Só Coração" (2004) and "Duas Caras" (2007). Xavier died of lung cancer on August 8, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 88.
Buruji Kashamu (19 May 1958 – 8 August 2020) was a Nigerian politician. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party. From 2015 to 2019, he was a member of the Nigerian Senate. He was born in Ogun State, Nigeria. Kashamu died in Lagos on 8 August 2020 from COVID-19, aged 62.
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe (November 20, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Colombian football player and manager. He won four league titles and the Copa Colombia with Millonarios. He managed the national team for a short time in 1985. In 1979, he became manager of América de Cali, he led them to 7 league championships, they were runners-up in the Copa Libertadores three times consecutively (1985, 1986, 1987). He retired in 1991. Ochoa Uribe died on August 8, 2020 in Cali, Colombia at the age of 90.
David Tyre Bishop (March 9, 1929 – August 3, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. Bishop was born in Syracuse, New York. He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1992 and 1993 to 2002. He was a Republican. Bishop died on August 3, 2020 in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 91.
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá. They currently play in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. The team was initially created in 1937. Millonarios has won the Colombian league 16 times. They are also the third Colombian team to achieve a major international title, the Copa Merconorte in 2001. Since the beginning of the Colombian professional football league, Millonarios has won many domestic tournaments, the last one in 2023. Millonarios is also one of only three teams that have played every first division tournament in the country, along with their traditional rivals Santa Fe and Atlético Nacional.
Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) was an American boxer. He was an amateur. He won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. As a professional he competed from 1961 to 1970. McClure was born in Toledo, Ohio. He died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 81.
Louis Meznarie (14 January 1930 – 6 August 2020) was a French engine expert. He was a team owner entrant to 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was born in Saintry-sur-Seine (Essonne), France.  From 1959 to 1971 he was an official dealer of NSU for motorcycles and motorcars and engine preparation expert for French races. In 1968, he opened a large workshop in Le Plessis-Chenet (Le Coudray-Montceaux town) with the support of Shell Oil Company.  From 1971 to 1983, he was the official engine preparation expert for Porsche, with many victories in 24 Hours of Le Mans, French Rally Championship and European Rally Championship. Notably in 1972, Assisted by Jürgen Barth, future winner in a Porsche 936 in 1977, by Sylvain Garant, then Mike Keizer. The 911 with a 2.5-liter engine, flanked by the No. 41 finished in 13th place in the general classification while winning its category. At the Salon Moto Légende 2017, in Paris, Louis Meznarie, had sold these last motorcycles in number of 4 NSU by the Osenat auction house. In recent years, he traveled less and less but we always enjoyed finding him and exchanging many memories. Meznarie died on 6 August 2020 at the age of 90.
Mohammad Apisai Vuniyayawa Tora (January 5, 1934 – August 6, 2020) was a Fijian politician, soldier, and trade unionist. He was a Senator from 2001 to 2006. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as a member of the National Federation Party. In 1977 when he lost his seat. On 27 September 2005, he was sentenced to eight months in jail for offenses related to the coup of 2000. Tora died on August 6, 2020 at the age of 86.
Adam Comrie (July 31, 1990 – August 7, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Comrie was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 3rd round (80th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Kanata, Ontario. His career lasted from 2010 to 2020.  Comrie was killed in a motorcycle crash on August 7, 2020 near Virginia while visiting his mother in the United States, aged 30.
Lorenzo Soria (27 November 1951 – 7 August 2020) was an Argentine-born Italian journalist and executive. He was President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for three terms between 2003 to 2005, 2015 to 2017 and again from 2019 until his death. He worked as a journalist for "La Stampa" and "L'espresso". Soria was born in Buenos Aires. Soria died on 7 August 2020 in Los Angeles from lung cancer, aged 68.
Jean Hurring (née Stewart, 23 December 1930 – 8 August 2020) was a New Zealand swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Stewart was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. Stewart died on 8 August 2020 in Auckland at the age of 89.
Mark Philipp Wirtz (3 September 19437 August 2020) was a French pop music record producer, composer, singer, musician, author, and comedian. Wirtz was best known for the never-completed "A Teenage Opera" concept album. The first single from the planned album, "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera" by Keith West, was a number 2 hit on the UK Singles Chart in September 1967. He was born in Strasbourg, France. Wirtz died of frontotemporal dementia on 7 August 2020, aged 76.
Stephen Fain Williams (September 23, 1936 – August 7, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit between 1986 until his death. He was nominated to the position by President Ronald Reagan. Williams was born in New York City. Williams was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. in June 2020 with COVID-19. He died from the infection two months later on August 7, 2020 at the age of 83.
Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England. It is the former residence of the Bishop of Durham. University College, Durham is there since 1837.  Together with Durham Cathedral, the castle is a World Heritage Site in England since 1986. It is open to the general public to visit through guided tours. History. The construction of the Castle began in 1072. It follows the usual Norman style. It was built by order of William the Conqueror about six years after the Norman conquest of England, and soon after the Normans first came to the North. The building took place under the supervision of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria. Stone for the new buildings was cut from the cliffs below the walls and moved up using winches. The Castle remained the bishop's palace for the Bishop of Durham until Auckland Castle became the bishops' residence in 1832. Durham Castle was donated to the University of Durham by Bishop William Van Mildert and later become the college. The college did not occupy the castle until 1837, renovations of the building was completed by the next Bishop, Edward Maltby. Chapels. The Norman Chapel is the oldest accessible part of the castle built in about 1078. Its architecture is Anglian in nature, possibly due to forced Anglian labour being used to build it. In the 15th century, its three windows were all but blocked up because of the expanded keep. It then fell into abandonment until 1841 when it was used as a corridor through which to access the keep.  During the Second World War, it was used as a command and observation post for the Royal Air Force when its original use was recognised.  The chapel was re-consecrated shortly after the war and is still used for weekly services by the college. Tunstall's Chapel, named after Cuthbert Tunstall, was built in the 15th century and is used for worship within the college. It was modified in the 17th Century by Bishop Cosin.
Studley Royal Park (including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey) is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site in North Yorkshire, England. It has an area of 323 hectares (800 acres) and features an 18th-century landscaped garden, some of the largest Cistercian ruins in Europe, a Jacobean mansion, and a Victorian church designed by William Burges. History. Fountains Abbey and Hall. Fountains Abbey was founded in 1132 by Benedictine monks who left St Mary's Abbey, York to follow the Cistercian order. After the end of the monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII, the Abbey buildings and over 500 acres (200 ha) of land were sold by the Crown to a merchant named Sir Richard Gresham. The property was passed down through several generations of Sir Gresham's family. Between 1598 and 1604, it was sold to Stephen Proctor, who built Fountains Hall.  The hall is a Jacobean mansion, built partly with stone from the Abbey ruins. Fountains Abbey mill is the only 12th-century Cistercian cornmill left in the UK and the oldest 'intact' building on the estate. Studley estate. From 1452 onwards, Studley Royal was inhabited by the Mallory family, most notably by MPs John Mallory and William Mallory. John Aislabie inherited the Studley estate from his elder brother in 1693. In 1966 the estate was bought by West Riding County Council and was taken over by the National Trust in 1983.  Studley Royal House. Studley Royal House (or Hall) is in the north-west corner of the park. Originally a medieval manor house, it has a main block with forward projecting wings. It burned down in 1716 and was rebuilt by John Aislabie. The building was destroyed by fire in 1946. A large stable block, built between 1728 and 1732, survived and is now a private house ( 54° 7'30.55"N 1°34'34.82"W ). Recent history. In 196
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria (died 31 May 1076) was the last Anglo-Saxon earl. He was the only English aristocrat to be executed during the reign of William I. Early life. Waltheof was the second son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria. His mother was Aelfflaed, daughter of Ealdred, Earl of Bernicia, son of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria. In 1054, Waltheof became the heir of his father's throne as his elder brother Osbearn was killed in battle. Siward died in 1055, and Waltheof being far too young to succeed as Earl of Northumbria, King Edward appointed Tostig Godwinson to the earldom. First revolt. When Sweyn II invaded Northern England in 1069, Waltheof and Edgar Aetheling joined the Danes and took part in the attack on York. He would again make a fresh submission to William after the departure of the invaders in 1070. He was restored to his earldom and went on to marry William's niece, Judith of Lens. In 1072, he was appointed Earl of Northampton. Waltheof had many enemies in the north. Amongst them were members of a family who had killed Waltheof's maternal great-grandfather, Uchtred the Bold, and his grandfather Ealdred. This was part of a long-running blood feud. In 1074, Waltheof moved against the family by sending his retainers to ambush them and succeeded in killing the two eldest of four brothers in the family.  Second revolt and death. In 1075 Waltheof joined the Revolt of the Earls against William I. His motives for taking part in the revolt are unclear, as is the depth of his involvement. However he repented, confessing his guilt first to Archbishop Lanfranc and then in person to William I, who was at the time in Normandy. He returned to England with William but was arrested, brought twice before the king's court and sentenced to death. Cult of martyrdom. In 1092
Date honey or Date syrup (in Arabic: Rub, in Hebrew: Silan) is a sweet syrup made from dates. It is very popular in North Africa and Middle East cuisines. In the Iranian cuisine and the Greek cuisine, it is also used to sweeten Tahini.
Halva (also known as halvah, halwa) is a type of confectionery widely spread throughout Turkey, Middle East as well as South Asia. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made from flour, butter, liquid oil, saffron, rosewater, milk, cocoa powder, and sweetened with sugar.  Halva has a number of geographical sources: from Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Iran, India, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine. It is considered a national dish in Turkey. There are many types of halva. In Israel, crude sesame base is popular. In Russia, halva made out of Sunflower seeds is popular.
Westport is a town in Oklahoma in the United States. Layout. The United States Census Bureau lists the town with a total area of , is land while (52.78%) is water.
The Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd is a World Heritage Site recognised by UNESCO. It is located in Gwynedd, Wales. The site includes the castles of Beaumaris and Harlech. It also includes the castles and town walls of Caernarfon and Conwy. It is considered to be the "finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe". History. It is described as the "zenith of English castle-building" by D. J. Cathcart King. It is because of the use of concentric defences, barbicans, and substantial gatehouses. Also, Sidney Toy considers them as "some of the most powerful castles of any age or country". Historians such as Michael Prestwich and Abigail Wheatley both appreciate its roles as palaces and symbols of royal power. The location of the castles in Caernarfon and Conwy were chosen for their political significance and their military uses. The castles include luxury apartments and gardens. Caernarfon's castle and town walls had expensive stonework. They were perhaps made to suggest images of Arthurian or Roman imperial power. They are believed to have been made to improve Edward's personal prestige.  The exact role of the royal architect James of St George in the construction is still being argued by many academics. The same with the influence of his native county of Savoy on the designs. However, the main sources indicate that he played a key role in its construction. They even described him as: “Magistro Jacobo de sancto Georgio, Magistro operacionum Regis in Wallia”. It means “Master James of Saint George, Master of the King’s Works in Wales.” Recognition. In 1986 the sites were announced as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Together, they were called the "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd".  UNESCO considered the sites to be the "finest examples of late 13th century and early 14th century military architecture in Europe". UNESCO also brings up the importance of their links to Edward I and James of St George, their scale
Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is sits approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire. It was founded in 1132 and operated for 407 years. It one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until it was dissolved in 1539, under the order of Henry VIII. It is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust. It is part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey. It is one of the recognised World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Foundation. After a riot in 1132 at the Benedictine abbey of St Mary's in York, 13 monks were expelled. Among them was Saint Robert of Newminster. They were taken under the protection of Thurstan, Archbishop of York. He provided them with land in the valley of the River Skell, which is a tributary of the Ure. The enclosed valley had all the natural features needed for the creation of a monastery. It provided shelter from the weather as well as stone and timber for building. It also had a good supply of running water.  After a harsh winter in 1133, the monks applied to join the Cistercian order. At that time, it was a fast-growing reform movement. By the beginning of the 13th century, it had over 500 houses. In 1135, Fountains became the second Cistercian house in northern England, just after Rievaulx.  The Fountains monks were under Clairvaux Abbey, in Burgundy. It was under the rule of St Bernard. Under the guidance of Geoffrey of Ainai, a monk sent in from Clairvaux, the group learned how to celebrate the seven Canonical Hours. According to Cistercian usage, they were shown how to construct wooden buildings in accordance with Cistercian architecture. Architecture. The abbey precinct covers and is surrounded by an wall. The wall was built in the 13th century. Some parts of it are visible to the south and west of the abbey.  The precinct can be divided into different groups of buildings. The central group
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct () is a canal aqueduct in north east Wales. It took 10 years to design and build. It was completed in 1805. It is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain, and is the highest canal aqueduct in the world. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is designed for narrowboats. The aqueduct was part of a grand plan which was never completed. It was part of the proposed Ellesmere Canal. It would have been an industrial waterway which made a link between the River Severn at Shrewsbury and the port of Liverpool on the River Mersey.  The westerly high-ground route across the Vale of Llangollen was chosen. A less expensive route was surveyed to the east, but the route chosen would have taken the canal through a mineral-rich area. It would have taken the canal through the coalfields of North-East Wales. However, only parts of the canal route were completed. The plan fell through because the money ran out. The capitalist system at the time was primitive and unreliable. Most major work on the canal stopped after the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805. The structure is a Grade I listed building. It is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Name. The name "Pontcysyllte" is Welsh for "Cysyllte Bridge", or "Bridge of Cysyllte". Cysyllte is the township of the old parish of Llangollen, where the southern end of the bridge lies.  World Heritage Site. In 1999, the aqueduct and its surrounding lands were submitted to the "tentative list" of properties being considered for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The aqueduct was suggested as a contender in 2005, its 200th anniversary year. It was finally announced in 2006 that a larger proposal, which covers a section of the canal from the aqueduct to Horseshoe Falls would be the United Kingdom's 2008 nomination. Parts of the site including the length of canal from Rhoswiel, Shropshire, to the Horseshoe Falls, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and Chirk Aqueduct were visited by inspectors from UNESCO in October 2008. It was carried out to analyse and confirm the site management and authenticity. The aqueduct was named by UNESCO on the World Heritage List on 27 June 2009.
The Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 9 August 2020.  Candidates. These candidates appeared on the ballot: Results. It was announced that Lukashenko won the election, marking his 6th term as President of the Republic of Belarus. This was disputed by both national and international sources. The platform "Golos (voice)" created prior to the election allowed Belarusians to upload photographs of their voting papers. From the sample provided – over 1 million voters – it was proven impossible for former President Lukashenko to obtain the number of votes stated.  Total Votes (Popular Vote). Opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya declared herself as the national leader of the country and called on Lukashenko to start negotiations. Meanwhile, her campaign team stated that they were ready to hold "long-term protests" against the official results. Many protested the election results. Some governments did not recognise the results.