The Gahal Alignment was an Israeli political party from 1965 until the establishment of Likud in 1973. Gahal is an abbreviation for Gush Herut Liberalim, which is Hebrew for "Freedom-Liberal Bloc". It was created by Menachem Begin who was at the time the leader of the Herut Party when Begin decided to form an alliance with the Liberal Party of Israel. Gahal was fiscally conservative because the Liberals were and strongly in favour of security because Herut was. In 1973, Gahal joined with a number of other political parties including the Free Centre, the National List and the Greater Israel movement to become Likud under the leadership of Menachem Begin.
Philip May
Philip John May (born 18 September 1957) is a British investment relationship manager and Conservative Party activist. He is the husband of Theresa May, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Rostislav Rybakov
Rostislav Borisovich Rybakov (; (28 March 1938 - 7 August 2019) was a Russian scholar. His syudies were about Oriental Studies. He was also a writer and the director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Oriental Studies). He was one of the founders of "PEACE through CULTURE", a non governmental organization based in Austria.
Oscar Malbernat
Oscar Miguel "Cacho" Malbernat Candela (2 February 1944 – 9 August 2019) was an Argentine footballer and manager. He was the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata between 1967 and 1972. He played for Boca Juniors in 1972 and Racing Club de Avellaneda in 1973. From 1966 to 1970, Malbernat played for the national team. Malbernat was born in La Plata, Argentina.
Malbernat died of kidney failure in La Plata on 9 August 2019 at the age of 75.
Cándido Sibilio
Cándido Antonio "Chicho" Sibilio Hughes (3 October 1958 – 10 August 2019) was a Dominican-Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He played for FC Barcelona Bàsquet from 1976 to 1989.
Sibilio died on 10 August 2019 in San Gregorio de Nigua, in the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from problems caused by diabetes, aged 60.
Rocket launcher
A rocket launcher is a weapon that shoots rockets. Rockets are explosives that fly towards their targets by burning fuel. Some rocket launchers are mounted on a truck, and others are a type of recoilless rifle.
They were invented by the Chinese after they discovered gun powder. In World War II, rocket launchers became powerful enough to destroy tanks.
Many people mistakenly call all rocket launchers bazookas, but the bazooka is only one type of rocket launcher. Other rocket launchers include the RPG-7, the LAW, the AT-4, the SMAW, and the Panzerschreck.
Rocket launchers are different from missile launchers because some missiles can follow their target even if they were not aimed straight at them, but rockets cannot.
Bluey Adams
Frank "Bluey" Adams (12 June 1935 – 11 August 2019) was an Australian rules football player. He played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Melbourne Football Club from 1953 to 1964. Adams was born in Victoria, Australia.
Adams died at the age of 84 on 11 August 2019 from cancer.
Recoilless rifle
Recoilless rifles are guns that can shoot very large bullets or explosives without any recoil. This is important because Newton's First Law of Motion teaches that whenever something moves, there is a motion that goes the opposite direction that is just as strong. This is why guns have recoil. Whenever a gun shoots a bullet forward, the bullet going forward creates an equally strong movement backward. The heavier a bullet is, the more force needed to fire a bullet forward, and therefore the more force the bullet sends the gun backward. Recoilless rifles can fire very large bullets and explosives without hurting their users because they are made with a hole in the back of the gun so that the force from firing the gun goes behind the user, rather than towards the user's shoulder. People using recoilless rifles must be very careful that no one is behind them when they are shooting because the force going behind the gun, or the backblast, is powerful enough to kill a person.
Darryl Drake
Darryl Drake (December 11, 1956 – August 11, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His career lasted four decades, including stints as the wide receivers coach of the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Drake played wide receiver for Western Kentucky University from 1975 to 1978.
Drake played for the Washington Redskins in 1979. He later played for the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1981 and for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1983.
Drake was found dead on August 11, 2019 at his home in Latrobe, Pennsylvania at the age of 62.
Walter Martínez (footballer)
Walter Julián Martínez Ramos (; 28 March 1982 – 11 August 2019) a.k.a. Pery , was a Honduran professional football striker. He last played for Beijing Capital United at Chinese City Football Super League. Martínez started his professional career at Victoria and made his debut on 25 November 2000 against Deportes Savio. He played for Vida in La Ceiba, and Marathón in San Pedro Sula. He was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Martínez died on 11 August 2019 in New York City from a heart attack at the age of 37.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (movie)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 American horror movie directed by André Øvredal. It is based on the children's book series of the same name by Alvin Schwartz. The screenplay was adapted by Dan and Kevin Hageman. It was produced by Guillermo del Toro, as well as Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. It stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, and Lorraine Toussaint.
"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" was released on August 9, 2019, by Lionsgate. The movie received generally positive reviews with an 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children. It was written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell.
In 2011, HarperCollins published editions with new art by Brett Helquist. The titles of the books are "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (1981), "More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (1984), and "Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones" (1991).
A movie version was released on August 9, 2019.
There is also an audiobook version of each book, read by George S. Irving.
As of 2017, the books had collectively sold more than seven million copies.
Alvin Schwartz (children's author)
Alvin Schwartz (April 25, 1927 – March 14, 1992) was an American author and journalist. He wrote more than fifty books about folklore and word play, many of which were for young readers. He wrote many horror books, but is best known for writing the horror novel series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark".
Schwartz died of lymphoma in Princeton, New Jersey on March 14, 1992, six weeks before his 65th birthday.
J. Neil Schulman
Joseph Neil Schulman (; April 16, 1953 – August 11, 2019) was an American novelist. He wrote "Alongside Night" (published 1979) and "The Rainbow Cadenza" (published 1983). He won the Prometheus Award. His third novel, "Escape from Heaven", was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award. His fourth and latest novel, "The Fractal Man," was a finalist for the 2019 Prometheus Award.
Schulman was born in Queens, New York. He died of a pulmonary embolism on August 11, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 66.
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