Debra Doyle (November 30, 1952 – October 31, 2020) was an American author. Many of her works were science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, for young adults. Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. Macdonald. Their novel "Knight's Wyrd" was awarded the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature in 1992 and appeared on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list in 1993.
Dyole died of cardiac arrest on October 31, 2020 at the age of 67.
Gennady Bukharin
Gennady Ivanovich Bukharin (; 16 March 1929 – 3 November 2020) was a Russian Soviet sprint canoeist. He won the individual 1000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1958 World Championships and placed third in both at the 1956 Olympics. He was born in Rybnaya Sloboda, Tatarstan, Russia.
Bukharin died on 3 November 2020 at the age of 91.
Maria Elvira Salazar
Maria Elvira Salazar (born November 1, 1961) is an American journalist, broadcast television anchor and politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 27th congressional district since 2021.
As a journalist, she worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for thirty years as a news anchor for Miami-based Mega TV. She has also worked for CNN en Español and Univision.
She was the Republican nominee for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2018, losing the general election to Donna Shalala. Salazar and Shalala faced off again in the 2020 general election, and Salazar won.
2022 United States Senate elections
The 2022 United States Senate elections will be held on November 8, 2022. Thirty-four of one hundred seats in the United States Senate will be contested in regular elections. The winners of these elections will do six-year terms from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes. Class 3 senators were last elected in 2016. Another set of class 3 senators will be elected in 2022.
Wario Land II
Wario Land II (also known as Wario Land 2) is a video game. It was released in 1998 for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. In 2012, it was also released for the Virtual Console of the Nintendo 3DS.
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 3 is a video game. It was released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color. In 2012, it was also released for the Virtual Console of the Nintendo 3DS.
Farmen
Farmen (The Farm) is a Norwegian & Swedish television programme that aired for the first time in 2001. It is a game show.
On "Farmen", the participants "go back in time" 100 years, meaning that they go to work on a pre-modern farm. They have to do different farm tasks each week.
At the end of the week the participants go through an elimination contest between two participants.
"Farmen" started with ordinary people as contestants but there has been a second program, "Farmen - Kjendis" (The Farm - Celebrities). The celebrity version has five seasons already after starting in 2017.
Kongsberg
Kongsberg is a town located in Viken county in Norway. Kongsberg has a population of 27.716 as of 2020.
The city of Kongsberg was founded in 1624 after the discovery of silver in the area. The population grew quickly due to the mining industry, and in 1749 Kongsberg was the largest town in Norway based on population.
Kongsberg was part of the county Buskerud until it merged with Akershus and Østfold to create the larger county Viken.
The Royal Norwegian Mint is located in Kongsberg, and is responsible for producing the Norwegian coins.
Porsgrunn
Porsgrunn is a city and a municipality in Vestfold and Telemark County in South-Eastern Norway. The city is divided into two parts by the river Skienselva. There is also a big industrial island called Herøya which is the back bone for the city.
The tradition of industry goes back far, and the most known factory from Porgrunn is "Porsgrund porselænsfabrik" established in 1885. These days the factory has been turned into a small shopping center with a gym and thousands of squarefeet of office spaces.
Area: 161 km²
Population: 36224
Hønefoss
Hønefoss is a small city in the municipality of Ringerike. It is located in Buskerud, in Viken county, Norway. It has a small city center with the shopping mall named Kuben.
The small city is a connecting point between several cities, with the local train station going to other cities like Bergen, Drammen, Oslo and Gjøvik.
The city is also known for its waterfalls, with the Oppgangssaga in the middle of the falls.
Hønefoss used to be a industry town, transferring wood with the river. The trees were sent down the river.
Follum Factory was also one of the biggest industries in Hønefoss, being a paper producing factory. Many of the Follum buildings have now been torn down, or are used for other purposes. One of the buildings is currently holding the studio of local artist Mads Veslelia.
Mads Veslelia (born May 10th, 1991) is a local rapper from Hønefoss. He debuted with his album The Dark Light in 2011. "People think this Norwegian rapper sounds just like Eminem" was said on MTV in 2015 about Veslelia
Since his debut album in 2011, he has since published many different albums and singles such as Paranormal (album in 2013), My Bedroom (album in 2016), Legend in the Making (single in 2018), Hønefoss (single in 2020) and Wannabe (single in 2015), which is the song he is most known for.
Hønefoss has several sports teams.
One of the most known sports teams is HBK, Hønefoss Ballklubb, which is the football team. HBK has been in the first division many times, but has also dropped down several times.
Another sports team is Ringerike Panthers, the hockey team. Panthers was in the GET league for a short period of time, before they dropped out of the leauge and down to the first division.
HBBK, Hønefoss Basketballklubb was founded by Svein Roger Eriksen and Ola Gravem Knutsen in November 1986. The team has been hosting a school cup every year since 2014, collaborating with Hønefoss Sparebank, one of the major banks in the city. The women's team have been in the elite series for four seasons.
Their biggest win (by points) was when they won against Drammen, 216 to 3.
Borre
Borre is a small town in Horten municipality, Vestfold og Telemark county. Around 1056 (2013) lives there.
Borre was a center of power during the Viking age, and is mentioned in Snorre Sturlason's "Heimskringla".
Borre and Horten was originally one town, but was divided in 1857. In 1988 the two towns was joined under the municipality Borre, but was changed to Horten in 2002.
Skien
Skien is a city and a municipality in Telemark, Norway. Skien is the capital of Vestfold og Telemark county. Skien has a population of 55 079.
Skien is located in the South-East of Telemark. The closest city to Skien is Porsgrunn. Together Skien and Porsgrunn is the seventh largest urban area in Norway. Skienselva is a river flowing through the city, dividing Skien in half.
Mehamn
Mehamn is a small town north in Norway. In 2020, the population in Mehamn was 761 people. Mehamn is the administration center in the municipality of Gamvik.
The town has both an airport and a harbor where Hurtigruten docks.
Mehamn is located north in Norway. It is part of the municipality that lies the furthest north on the mainland of Norway. The municipality borders the municipality of Berlevåg and Tana in the southeast, the municipality of Lebesby in the west, the Tanafjord in the east and the Barents Sea in the north.
Larvik
Larvik is a city and municipality in Norway. The municipality lies within the county Vestfold og Telemark. It has a population of 47,440.
Kaupang in Skiringssal is an archaeological site where the remains of an ancient town was discovered. It is now known as the oldest known merchant town in Norway.
Farris is a brand of mineral water produced in Larvik, and is Norway's oldest bottled-water.
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