A cerebral arteriovenous malformation (cerebral AVM, CAVM, cAVM) is a rare connection between the arteries and veins in the brain. It is an arteriovenous malformation in the cerebrum.
In serious cases, the blood vessels rupture and there is bleeding within the brain (intracranial hemorrhage). Nevertheless, in more than half of patients with AVM, hemorrhage is the first symptom.
The most problems related to an AVM, are headaches and seizures, cranial nerve deficits, backaches, neckaches and eventual nausea.
Peter Ellis (childcare worker)
Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (30 March 1958 – 4 September 2019) was a New Zealand convicted child sex-offender. He was a child care worker who worked in Christchurch. His case remains controversial as many believe that Ellis was innocent due to lack of faith in testimony and strong evidence against him. He was convicted in June 1993 and release from prison in February 2000.
In June 1993, Ellis was found guilty in the High Court on 16 counts of sexual offences involving children in his care at the Christchurch Civic Creche and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. His conviction has been criticized, with concerns centering on how the children's testimony was obtained and presented to the jury.
Many people believe in Ellis' innocence and many New Zealanders have supported his calls to overturn the conviction.
In 1994, the Court of Appeal removed convictions on three of the charges, but kept the sentence. His conviction and sentence were removed for a second time in the Court of Appeal in October 1999. Ellis refused to attend parole board hearings while in prison because he would have to confess to the crimes in order to argue for early release. He was released in February 2000 after serving seven years in prison.
Ellis has continued to campaign to clear his name. In 2019, he appealed to the Supreme Court to have his conviction removed from his background.
The Ellis case was one of many high profile child abuse cases around the world in the 1980s and early 1990s. It has been mentioned as a reason for the decrease in the number of male teachers in New Zealand schools.
Ellis was born in Christchurch. He was openly bisexual.
On 26 July 2019, Ellis announced that he was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer. He died on 4 September 2019 while appealing his conviction in Christchurch from the disease, aged 61.
Tom Long
Tom Long (3 August 1968 – 4 January 2020) was an American-born Australian actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Australian parents. He was raised in Benalla, Victoria.
Long is best known for his roles in the ABC hit "SeaChange" (1998–2000) and the Nine Network police drama "Young Lions" (2002). He also starred in the movies "Two Hands" (1999) and "The Dish" (2000). He retired from acting in July 2012.
Long was diagnosed with multiple myeloma after collapsing on stage at the Sydney Opera House in July 2012. On 4 January 2020, Long died of encephalitis caused by the disease at the age of 51.
John H. McArthur
John H. McArthur (March 31, 1934 – August 20, 2019) was a Canadian-American educator and business theorist. He was the Professor of Business Administration and Dean Emeritus of the Harvard Business School from 1980 to 1995. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2015, McArthur received the Order of Canada.
McArthur was the founding Co-Chair of Partners HealthCare and Chair of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
McArthur died on August 20, 2019 at his home in Weston, Massachusetts at the age of 85.
Baru (cartoonist)
Hervé Barulea, also known as Baru, (born 29 July 1947) is a French cartoonist. He has Italian heritage. He was known for his debut in the magazine Pilote in 1982. In 2013, he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2010, received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême.
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical biographical drama movie directed by Michael Gracey. It stars Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The movie is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum's creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the lives the star attractions.
It was released in the United States on December 20, 2017, by 20th Century Fox, seven months after Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed, and made over $434million worldwide.
"The Greatest Showman" had mixed reviews from critics.
At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, the movie was nominated for two awards. For the song "This Is Me", the movie won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 90th Academy Awards and won the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress and model. She is known for her role as Elizabeth Woodville in the British television miniseries "The White Queen" (2013).
Ferguson starred as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the action spy movies "" (2015) and its sequel "" (2018). She played Jenny Lind in the musical "The Greatest Showman" (2017), and also starred in the comedy-drama "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016).
2019 Brazil wildfires
The 2019 Brazil wildfires is the result of at least 75,336 wildfires occurred in the country since January 2019.
As of August 20, there are fires burning in the Amazon rainforest in four Brazilian states: Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Pará. At least 39,194 fires have been detected in Amazonas, which is the largest state in Brazil by area, and which has the "largest standing tracts of unbroken rainforest" in the world.
A state of emergency was declared by the government of Amazonas on August 11.
The federal government and President Jair Bolsonaro claims that the data on the numbers are "fake" and refuses to help end the fires or allow other countries to help.
In August, Bolsonaro said no one was allowed to set fires in the Amazon for 60 days. When someone wants to change rainforest land into a farm or other thing, first they cut down the trees and leave them there. Then they allow the land to dry. Then they set it on fire. So many of the trees were still killed because people could cut them down and wait to burn them until later.
Wildfires were also a problem on the Cerrado grassland, a place with many rare plants and animals. 40% of its animals do not live in any other place on Earth.
Yap
Yap or Wa′ab traditionally refers to an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of the Federated States of Micronesia. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micronesia, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands.
The Yap Main Islands are considered to be made up of four separate islands: Yap Island proper ("Marbaq"), Gagil-Tamil, Maap, and Rumung. The four are contiguous, though separated by water, and are surrounded by a common coral reef. They are formed from an uplift of the Philippine Sea Plate, and are referred to as "high" islands as opposed to atolls. The land is mostly rolling hills, densely vegetated. Mangrove swamps line much of the shore, although there are beaches on the northern sides of the islands. Excluding the reef area, Yap is approximately 24 km long, 5–10 km wide, and 98 km. The highest elevation is at Mount Taabiywol in Fanif municipality on Yap island proper. The Yapese people's indigenous cultures and traditions are strong compared to other states in Micronesia.