Wilcox County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Worth County
Worth County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Woodford County
Woodford County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Wise County
Wise County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Barbour County
Barbour County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Bell County
Bell County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Patrick Baumann (basketball)
Patrick Baumann (5 August 1967 – 14 October 2018) was a Swiss basketball executive, player and coach. He was the President of the Global Association of International Sports Federations and Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
Baumann was born in Basel on 5 August 1967 and died of a heart attack while attending the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 14 October 2018.
Richland County
Richland County is the name of six counties in the United States:
Pierce County
Pierce County is the name of five counties in the United States:
Pierce County, Nebraska
Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, 7,266 people lived there. The county seat is Pierce. The county was founded in 1859 and named after Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1853–1857).
Iboga
Tabernanthe iboga or simply iboga is a perennial rainforest shrub, native to western Central Africa. Iboga can be used as a drug; it stimulates the central nervous system when taken in small doses and induces hallucinations in larger doses. In parts of Africa where the plant grows, the bark of the root is chewed for various pharmacological or ritualistic purposes. Ibogaine, the active alkaloid, is also used to treat substance abuse disorders and depression. A small amount of ibogaine, along with precursors of ibogaine, are found in "Voacanga africana".
Normally, the plant grows to a height of about 2m. It may eventually grow into a small tree up to 10 m tall. It has small green leaves. Its flowers are white and pink, while the fruit can be either an elongated oval shape, or a round spherical shape. Fruits are orange in color. Its yellow-colored roots contain a number of indole alkaloids, most notably ibogaine, which is found in the highest concentration in the root-bark. The root material, bitter in taste, causes anesthetic sensation in the mouth as well as systemic numbness to the skin.
Arto Paasilinna
Arto Tapio Paasilinna (20 April 1942 – 15 October 2018) was a Finnish writer. He was a journalist turned comic novelist. He was one of the most successful novelists of Finland. He won a broad readership outside of Finland. He was born in Kittilä, Finland.
Paasilinna was known for his 1975 novel "The Year of the Hare" ("Jäniksen vuosi"), a best-seller in France and Finland. His brother is former MEP Reino Paasilinna.
Paasilinna died on 15 October 2018 in Espoo from complications of a stroke, aged 76.
Reino Paasilinna
Reino Paasilinna (born 5 December 1939) is a Finnish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. He is a member of the Party of European Socialdemocrats. He was on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
He was an MEP from 1996 to 2009.
Reino Paasilinna was born on "Aunus", a ship on the Arctic Ocean, on the coast of Norway.
His brother was novelist Arto Paasilinna.
Yoshito Sengoku
He was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party. He was an ally of Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
From November 2010 until his firing in January 2011, he was Minister of Justice. In March 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan appointed Yoshito Sengoku as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary.
He lost his seat in the December 16, 2012 general election.
Sengoku died on October 11, 2018 in Tokyo from lung cancer, aged 72.
Dennis Hof
Dennis Hof (born October 14, 1946 – October 16, 2018) was an American brothel owner, entrepreneur, restaurateur and star of the HBO series . He was best known as the owner of seven legal brothels in Nevada known as Moonlite BunnyRanch.
Hof's autobiography, "The Art Of The Pimp", was a best-seller, and he lectured at Oxford University in England, Trinity College Dublin and the Sorbonne in France. He was in a domestic partnership with Heidi Fleiss.
Hof endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections and Donald Trump in 2016. He joined the Libertarian Party in 2015. In 2016 and 2018, he ran for the Nevada state legislator, but lost in the Republican primary.
From 2016 to 2018, Hof was accused by many women of rape, sexual assault and unwanted unprotected sex.
Hof was found dead in his sleep by Ron Jeremy at his Love Ranch near Pahrump, Nevada, on October 16, 2018, following a party for his 72nd birthday.
At the time of his death, Hof was running for the Nevada Assembly's 36th District. His name remained on the ballot and he won the election. Another Republican was appointed to replace him.
Pahrump, Nevada
Pahrump () is an unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada, United States. As of 2010 the population was 36,441, making it the largest settlement in the county.
Sid Michaels Kavulich
Michael G. "Sid Michaels" Kavulich (August 22, 1956 – October 16, 2018) was an American politician, radio, and television broadcaster. He was born in Taylor, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was a sportscaster for WBRE-TV. Kavulich was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 until his death in 2018.
Kavulich died from complications of heart surgery at a Philadelphia hospital on October 16, 2018, aged 62.
Taylor, Pennsylvania
Taylor is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles (six km) southwest of Scranton on the Lackawanna River.
The population at the 2010 census was 6,263.
Lackawanna River
The Lackawanna River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It flows through a region of the northern Pocono Mountains. It starts in north Wayne County, Pennsylvania and ends in east Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in Duryea, Pennsylvania.
The lower reaches of the river flow through the urban areas of Scranton, which grew around its banks in the 19th century as an industrial center. Its name comes from a Lenni Lenape word meaning "stream that forks".
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River (; Lenape: Siskëwahane) is a major river located in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. At long, it is the longest river on the East Coast of the United States that drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
With its watershed, it is the 16th-largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the early 21st-century continental United States without commercial boat traffic.
The river spans in three states: Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland.
Duryea, Pennsylvania
Duryea is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Scranton. It is situated along the eastern bank of the Susquehanna. The population was 4,917 at the 2010 census.
Byron Mallott
Byron Ivar Mallott (April 6, 1943 – May 8, 2020) was an American politician, elder, tribal activist, and business executive.
Mallott was an Alaska Native leader of Tlingit heritage, and the leader of the Kwaash Ké Kwaan clan. He was the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska from 2014 until his resignation on October 16, 2018. He resigned after saying inappropriate things to a woman.
He was the Mayor of Yakutat, the Mayor of Juneau, the President of the Alaska Federation of Natives and the executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Mallott was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Alaska in 2014, until he agreed to merge his campaign with that of Independent candidate Bill Walker and become Walker's running mate.
Walker and Mallott won the election and were sworn in on December 1, 2014.