The total damage estimate was put at $104 million (US$ million in 2021). This makes it one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history. 16 people were killed, and many others were injured. However, it is believed that if the had tornado hit during school and work hours or during the night, that as many as 5,000 people would have been killed. Bill Kurtis was credited for saving many lives with his urgent message to take cover.
Small Talk (song)
"Small Talk" is a song by American recording artist Katy Perry. It was released on August 9, 2019. A music lyric video was released the same day. Perry wrote the song with Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Johan Carlsson, and singer Charlie Puth, while Puth and Carlsson produced it. Peter Karlsson produced the song's vocals. It is a pop song.
Bandhan Bank
Bandhan Bank is an Indian bank. It's headquarter is at Kolkata, West Bengal. The bank's core business is short-term microfinance. Currently, the bank is present in 34 Indian states and union territories.
In 2001, Bandhan started as a non-profit microfinance company from Bagnan, a small village 60 km from Kolkata. In 2006, Bandhan acquired a Non-banking Finance Company (NBFC) and later in 2014, Bandhan got approval for setting up a bank.
By 2015, the country's central bank, also known as Reserve Bank of India granted the universal banking license which allowed it to commence operations.
In January 2019, Bandhan Bank commenced a process to acquire GRUH Finance, an Ahmedabad-based housing finance company.
Brian Kobilka
Brian Kent Kobilka (born May 30, 1955) is an American physiologist. He is best known for his work with G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz.He is currently a professor in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.
Serranilla Bank
Serranilla Bank is an atoll in the southeastern Carribean. It is approximately northeast of Nicaragua. Only the eastern and southern part of the reef are visible. The bank is made of several cays, and has a size of about by . It covers an area of about .Many parts of the coral reef are dry at low tide. The ocean has a depth of between and in most parts.
Northeast Breaker is a rock formation located about from the eastern rim.
East Cay is a small island, about wast of the eastern rim. It is covered with bushes.
Beacon Cay is the biggest island of trhe bank. It is about southwest of East Cay. It is a sandy island, with some coral rock formations. It is coverted with bushes. Grass grows in some places. Between 30 and 50 coconut palms grow of the island. There is a daymark made of corals at the western end. There are some buildings. There's also an active lighthouse which has been in use since 1977. It is made of steel. The lighthouse is probably operated by Colombian authorities.
Middle Cay is a small island, made of sand. It is about west of East Cay.
West Beaker is a rock formation about west of Beacon Cay. The rock formation is dangerous for ships, because it is only about above the water surface, on a platform, made of corals. Sailors mentioned in 1985, that the maps of the time were inaccurate, and that the rocks extend another westward.
Daymark
A daymark is a sign used to help people navigate in lakes, rivers, or the ocean. It is fixed, but does not meet the criteria of a lighthouse. Very often, it is there for orientation, or to regulate traffic.
Charles Oser
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Oskar Leimgruber
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University of Fribourg
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University of Neuchâtel
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University of Zurich
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Ernie Colón
Ernie Colón (July 13, 1931 – August 8, 2019) was an American comics artist. He was known for drawing comic books relating to superheroes, horror and politics. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Colón was best known for his works "Arak, Son of Thunder", "Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld", "Casper the Friendly Ghost", "Richie Rich", "SpyCat" and "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation".
Colón died August 8, 2019 in Huntington, New York from colorectal cancer at the age of 88.
Huntington, New York
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Dave Parks
David Wayne Parks (December 25, 1941 – August 8, 2019) was an American football wide receiver/end in the NFL. He played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1964 to 1967, the New Orleans Saints from 1968 to 1972 and for the Houston Oilers in 1973. He was born in Muenster, Texas.
Parks died on August 8, 2019 in Austin, Texas at the age of 77.
Fahrudin Jusufi
Fahrudin Jusufi (; 8 December 1939 – 9 August 2019) was a Yugoslavian footballer. He played for the national team from 1959 to 1967. He played as a full-back. Jusufi also played for Partizan from 1957 to 1970 and for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1970 to 1972. Jusufi was born in Dragaš, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Jusufi died on 9 August 2019 in Hamburg, Germany at the age of 79.
Spitsbergen
Spitsbergen (which is also spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest island of the archipelago Svalbard. It was called West Spitsbergen until 1965. The name East Spitsbergen was proposed for the third-largest island of the group, Edgeøya.
Today, it is the only island on Svalvard which is settled permanently. The island has a size of about by
There are only few active settlements on Spitsbergen, among them
There are several abandoned ones:
Liu Yifei
Liu Yifei (, born An Feng; August 25, 1987), also known as Crystal Liu, is a Chinese-American actress, singer, and model. She was born in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2002. She played the role of Mulan in The Walt Disney Company's 2020 live-action movie "Mulan".
Selective mutism
Selective mutism (also referred as SM) is an anxiety disorder where a person normally cannot speak in specific situations, specific places, or to specific people if a certain condition is triggered. Selective mutism usually occurs while the person has a social anxiety disorder.<ref name="doi10.1007/s10862-005-3263-1"></ref> Children and adults with selective mutism are fully capable of speech and understanding language but simply cannot speak because they physically cannot speak in certain settings. People with selective mutism stay silent even when the consequences of their silence include shame, social rejection, or punishment.
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Davidson, Oklahoma
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