Nyctimystes myolae is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. Scientists found this frog near the village of Myola village, at 2000 meters above sea level.
This frog is brown in color. Scientists say it is related to the common big-eyed tree frog, "Nyctimystes narinosus".
Xoloitzcuintle
The Xoloitzcuintle (), or Xolo, also known as the Mexican hairless dog, is a breed of dog from Mexico. Most have no hair but some are born with hair (coated). The Xolo also has wrinkled skin. It is found in three sizes: toy, miniature, and standard. Its name is from the Nahuatl language, where it is called "xōlōitzcuintli" (singular) and "xōlōitzcuintin" (plural). The name comes from the god "Xolotl" and "itzcuīntli", meaning dog in Nahuatl.
The Luck of the Irish (1948 movie)
The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 American romantic fantasy comedy movie directed by Henry Koster and starring Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Cecil Kellaway is his Oscar nominated role, Lee J. Cobb, Jayne Meadows. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Joseph Jerome Farris
Joseph Jerome Farris (March 4, 1930 – July 23, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit between 1979 until his death. Farris was nominated by President Jimmy Carter. Farris was born in Birmingham, Alabama.
Farris died on July 23, 2020 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 90.
Junrey Balawing
Junrey Balawing ( ; ; born June 12, 1993 – July 28, 2020) was a Filipino record holder at the Guinness World Records for the world's shortest man alive measuring at tall. The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday celebration.
Guinness World Records official said Balawing broke the record of Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal, who was tall.
Herbert Leuninger
Herbert Leuninger (8 September 1932 – 28 July 2020) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was a human rights activist for asylum in Germany. He was a co-founder of the organisation Pro Asyl, helping refugees, and a member of the board of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. He was born in Cologne.
Leininger died after a short illness in Limburg on 28 July 2020 at the age of 87.
Juan Ramón
Juan Ramón (born as Ellery Guy Rech; 13 January 1940 – 30 July 2020) was an Argentine singer and actor. He was born in Cañada de Gómez, Santa Fe. He was known for his Spanish dubbing of classic to pop French songs by Christophe such as "Aline". He also created the soundtrack for the 1970 French-Italian movie "Road to Salina".
Ramón died of pneumonia-related problems in Buenos Aires on 30 July 2020, aged 80.
Parable
A parable is a short story in prose or verse. It teaches something. On the surface it may be about animals or objects, but is is just a metaphor for the real idea. Familiar are the parables of Jesus, where he explains an idea by telling a story. Familiar also are the parables of Aesop.
Robert Gnaizda
Robert Leslie Gnaizda ( ) (August 6, 1936 – July 11, 2020) was an American civil rights activist. He was the co-founder, General Counsel and Policy Director for the Greenlining Institute. He was born in New York City.
Gnaizda died of a heart attack on July 11, 2020 in San Francisco, aged 83.
Randal Kleiser
John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American movie and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 1978 musical romantic-comedy movie "Grease". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tom Pollock
Thomas Philip Pollock (April 10, 1943 – August 1, 2020) was an American movie producer and studio executive. He started his career as an entertainment lawyer. He was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute.
He was an Adjunct Professor of Film at the University of California Santa Barbara. He was also co-owner of The Montecito Picture Company. Pollock was known for producing "Hitchcock". He was born in Los Angeles.
Pollock died on August 1, 2020 from a heart attack in Los Angeles, aged 77.
Harold Scheraga
Harold Scheraga (October 18, 1921 – August 1, 2020) was an American biophysicist. He was the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University. He was a key person in protein biophysics and in the study of protein solvation and the hydrophobic effect as it relates to protein folding. He was born in New York City.
Scheraga died on August 1, 2020 in Ithaca, New York at the age of 98.
John Hume
John Hume KCSG (18 January 19373 August 2020) was an Irish politician. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. He was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble.
He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 1979 until 2001. He was a Member of the European Parliament and a Member of the United Kingdom Parliament, as well as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
He was also a recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Martin Luther King Award. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made Hume a Knight Commander of the Papal Order of St. Gregory the Great.
He suffered from dementia. Hume died on 3 August 2020, at a nursing home in Derry at the age of 83.
American Pie (song)
American Pie is an American popular song, written by a singer-songwriter Don McLean.
The song was recorded and included in his album "American Pie" album in 1971. It reached no.1 on the Billboard hit chart. We consider this song is the longest song ever made among top hits of American popular songs. Because its playing time is beyond 8 minutes. "American Pie" was selected as the fifth important "Song of the Century", announced by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
The original song in the album is accompanied by the guitar, piano and strings section. He also played the song with his guitar alone at the BBC studio live in 1972.The RollingStone reported the BBC live, too.
His original rough notes of the song has been a topic. They are often noted as an important historical piece in America. In May 2015 the original lyrics written by himself was sold in market publicly (at an auction). This news surprised people all over the world. He sold the original lyrics at auction for $1.5 million (£800,000). It is said that there are four handwritten copies of the handwritten lyrics to “American Pie.” A 18-page copy consists of 237 lines. One copy was sold at the auction as already mentioned, and a second copy sold for $100,000 in August 2017.
Many people say this song include a political message. Some say "the jester on the sidelines" is Bob Dylan, "the king with the thorny crown" is Elvis Presley. Others say "the quartet in the park" is the Beatles. He also sang in the song about the 1959 plane crash that ended the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper .
"All roads lead to American Pie," said Don McLean of the song that made him famous. "As American as apple pie was the saying. It was some kind of a big American song that I wanted to write, which would be a conclusion for my show and bring all the songs home, which it still does. I can go anywhere I want with American music and come home to that. And it all makes sense."
In this way, he has never been explaining the real intention or meaning of the song in the past interviews. He just said, “I was around in 1970 and now I am around in 2015... there is no poetry and very little romance in anything anymore, so it is really like the last phase of American Pie.” Many details in the song still remains in mystery, as he did not mention anymore.
Mohammad Reza Navaei
Mohammad Reza Navaei (, 1 December 1948 – 3 August 2020) was an Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He won bronze medals at the 1973 World Wrestling Championships and 1974 Asian Games. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tehran.
Navaei died on 3 August 2020 in Tehran at the age of 71.
Saïd Amara