The area is sometimes known as Wong Nai Chung Kuk () or Wong Nai Chung Valley because of the Wong Nai Chung (, "lit." yellow mud stream) that leads into the area.
The area is home to the Happy Valley Racecourse, Hong Kong Racing Museum, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, home to the grounds of the Valley RFC rugby club, and the Hong Kong FC.
Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood is a city in and the county seat of Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1815. The population was 2,939 at the 2010 census. Kingwood is home to the West Virginia Zoo.
Preston County, West Virginia
Preston County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,520. Its county seat is Kingwood. It was named for Virginia Governor James Patton Preston.
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is located on the banks of the Monongahela River. It is known as the home of West Virginia University. It had a population of 31,073 per the 2015 U.S. Census. Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia. The Morgantown metropolitan area has a population of 138,176.
Sangharakshita
Sangharakshita (born Dennis Philip Edward Lingwood, 26 August 1925 – 30 October 2018) was a British Buddhist teacher and writer. He was born in Tooting, London. He was the founder of the 10 precept Triratna Buddhist Community, which was known until 2010 as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, or FWBO.
He was one of the few Westerners to be ordained as a Theravadin Bhikkhu in the period following World War II though he later left that tradition to study with other Buddhist teachers, including some from the Tibetan and Chan schools. He spent over 20 years in Asia, where he had a number of Tibetan Buddhist teachers.
He was known as "the founding father of Western Buddhism" due to his many publications, leadership of retreats, and contributions to awareness of Buddhism in the United Kingdom. He retired in 1995.
In 1997, "The Guardian" reported that Sangharakshita had made unwanted sexual advances to FWBO members in the 1970s and 1980s. Later, he publicly apologized and said any sexual relations he was involved in with his students had consent.
Sangharakshita died on October 30, 2018 from pneumonia caused by sepsis in Hereford, Herefordshire at the age of 93.
Potter County, South Dakota
Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 2,329 people lived there. Its county seat is Gettysburg. It was created in 1875.
Roberts County, South Dakota
Roberts County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 10,149 people lived there. Its county seat is Sisseton. It was created in 1883.
Sanborn County, South Dakota
Sanborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 2,355 people lived there. Its county seat is Woonsocket. It was founded in 1883.
Vasili Arkhipov
Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov (, 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998) was a Soviet Navy officer. He is known for casting the single vote that prevented a Soviet nuclear strike (and, presumably, all-out nuclear war) during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Such an attack likely would have caused a major global thermonuclear response.
Noam Chomsky said Arkhipov saved the world for his decision. He was a flotilla commander and second-in-command of the diesel powered submarine .
Arkhipov refused to authorize the captain's use of nuclear torpedoes against the United States Navy, a decision requiring the agreement of all three senior officers aboard. In 2002 Thomas Blanton, who was then director of the US National Security Archive, said that Arkhipov "saved the world".
Arkhipov died of kidney cancer on 19 August 1998 in Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast at the age of 72.
Charles Sobhraj
Charles Sobhraj (born 6 April 1944), also known as the Bikini Killer, is a French thief, fraudster and serial killer. He preyed on Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s. He was nicknamed The Splitting Killer and The Serpent.
Sobhraj allegedly committed at least a dozen murders. He was convicted and jailed in India from 1976 to 1997. After his release, he retired as a celebrity in Paris. In 2004 he returned to Nepal, where he was arrested and tried. In 2005 Sobhraj received a sentence of life imprisonment.
In 2007 news media reported that Sobhraj's lawyer had appealed to the then French president Nicolas Sarkozy, for intervention with Nepal. In 2008 Sobhraj announced his engagement to a Nepali woman, Nihita Biswas. The authenticity of the couple's relationship was confirmed in an open letter from American conductor David Woodard to "The Himalayan Times".
Sobhraj is widely believed to be a psychopath. He enjoyed the attention, charging large amounts of money for interviews and movie rights. He has been the subject of four books and three documentaries. Sobhraj's return to Nepal, where he was still eagerly sought by authorities, is believed to be the result of him wanting attention.
Spink County, South Dakota
Spink County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 6,415 people lived there. Its county seat is Redfield. It was created in 1873.
Stanley County, South Dakota
Stanley County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 2,966 people lived there. Its county seat is Fort Pierre. It was created in 1873.
Sully County, South Dakota
Sully County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 1,373 people lived there. Its county seat is Onida. It was created in 1873.
Todd County, South Dakota
Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 9,612 people lived there. Todd County does not have its own county seat. Instead, Winner in neighboring Tripp County serves as its administrative center. Its largest city is Mission. It was created in 1909.
The county was named after John Blair Smith Todd, who was a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Sturgis, South Dakota
Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,627 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Meade County. It was founded in 1878.
Mellette, South Dakota
Mellette is a city in the U.S. state of South Dakota.
Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2010, 238,136 people lived there. The county seat is Stillwater.
It is the fifth-most populous county in the state.
Todd County
Todd County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Abby Dalton
Abby Dalton (aka Marlene Wadsen; August 15, 1932 – November 23, 2020) was an American actress. She played as Elizabeth Bingham on the television series "The Sugarfoot". She later played Martha Hale in the television series "Hennessy". Dalton was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role as Martha.
Dalton also acted in some movies. In 1966, for example, she played as Calamity Jane in "The Plainsman" with actor Don Murray.
Dalton was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. She died on November 23, 2020 in Los Angeles at the age of 88.
David Azulai
David Azulai (5 May 1954 – 30 October 2018) was an Israeli politician. He as a member of the Knesset for Shas for over 20 years from 1996 until his resignation in May 2018. He was also Minister of Religious Services from 2015 until his death in 2018. He was born in Meknes, Morocco.
Azulai died on 30 October 2018 in Tel Aviv from cancer at the age of 64.
Bob Skoronski
Robert Francis "Bob" Skoronski (March 5, 1934 – October 30, 2018) was a former American football player. He was an tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers for eleven seasons in 1956 and again from 1959 to 1968. He was born in Ansonia, Connecticut.