The University of Missouri Press is a university press controlled by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and London, England. It was created in 1958 by English professor William Peden. Many publications are by, for, and about people from Missouri. The Press also focuses on the areas of American and world history; military history; intellectual history; biography; journalism; African American studies; women's studies; American, British, and Latin American literary criticism; political science; regional studies; and creative nonfiction. The Press has published 2,000 books since its creation and currently publishes about 30 mostly academic books a year.
Gian Paolo Dallara
Gian Paolo Dallara (born 16 November 1936) is an Italian businessman and engineer. He is the owner of Dallara motorsports. He was born in Parma. He studied aeronautical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. He first worked at Ferrari, but later moved to Maserati. In 1963, he joined Lamborghini. He worked as the cheif designer. He helped design the chassis of the Lamborghini Espada and Miura.
Dallara started Dallara Automobili in Parma. From 1974, his team began designing a Formula 1 car. The car was the Iso-Marlboro IR, for the Williams Team. In 1997, his team started making IndyCar cars. They had many victories until 2003.
Sharjah (emirate)
Sharjah ( "") is one of the seven emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
List of the rulers ruled Emirate of Sharjah.
Bob Sebra
Robert Bush Sebra (December 11, 1961 – July 22, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 to 1990, for the Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers. He threw and batted right-handed. He was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
On July 22, 2020, Sebra died from multiple organ failure in Miami, Florida. He was 58.
Madang big-eyed tree frog
The Madang big-eyed tree frog ("Nyctimystes disruptus") is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. It also used to be called Richard's big-eyed tree frog. Scientists have seen it in mountain ranges in central and eastern New Guinea, though they think it could live in other places as well. They found it 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level.
Scientists say this frog looks a lot like the Papua big-eyed tree frog but with more webbing on its feet and clearer lines on its lower eyelids. This frog has short, broken lines on its lower eyelids. This frog has pupils in its eyes that go up and down and open side to side. It can be many different colors. Scientists have found frogs that are brown with white spots, gray with purple marks and green with brown markings on the back. The adult male frog is about 7.4 cm long and the adult female is about 8.0 cm long.
For a while, scientists thought another group of frogs, "Nyctimystes oktediensis", was a separate species, but other scientists say these frogs are also Madang big-eyed tree frogs.
In the local Kaironk language, this frog is called "kwyos" and "gepgep".
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Hasakah Governorate (, , , also known as ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Al-Hasakah.
Quneitra Governorate
Quneitra Governorate ( ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Quneitra.
Polk County, North Carolina
Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, 20,510 people lived there. Its county seat is Columbus.
Richmond County, North Carolina
Richmond County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In 2010, 46,639 people lived there. Its county seat is Rockingham.
Thalheim
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Aidlingen
Aidlingen is a municipality in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2018, 9,024 people lived there.
Giuoco Piano
The Giuoco Piano (Italian for "quiet game") is a chess opening deriving from the Italian Game and beginning with the moves:
The Giuoco Piano is one of the oldest recorded chess openings. It is also known as the Italian Opening. It can lead to such variations as the Giuoco Pianissimo or the Evans Gambit.
Fayette, Mississippi
Fayette is a city in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,614 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.
Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 21,705 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rankin County. Brandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
111 West 57th Street
111 West 57th Street, also known as the Steinway Tower, is a building developed by JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is a 84 story building 1,428 feet (438 meter) tall. It is located on 57th Street near Sixth Avenue.
This tower will be one of the tallest buildings in the United States after it is finished. It will be the thinnest building in the world with a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24. The north side of the building rises straight to the top. The south side of the building contains some step-backs near the top.
Construction began in early 2014. The building's roof was done in April 2019. It will open by 2021.
Louis L'Amour
Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer. His books contains primarily focused onn Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (""), science fiction (""), non-fiction ("Frontier"), as well as poetry and short-story collections. he published not more than a hundred stories and also he was given the Golden Plate Award of the in 1979. after his death, his wife Katie and his children Beau and Angelique still using his name.
Jos Bax
Jos Bax (29 March 1946 – July 2020) was a Dutch professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for RPC, Eindhoven, Helmond Sport, VVV, Overpelt and VOS. His career lasted from 1965 to 1976.
Bax died in July 2020, aged 74.
Zacharias Chaliabalias
Zacharias Chaliabalias (; 8 March 1946 – 22 July 2020) was a Greek international footballer. He spent his entire career with Iraklis playing as a centre-back from 1964 to 1975. He also played for the national team between 1968 to 1972.
Chaliabalias was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He died in Thessaloniki on 22 July 2020, aged 74.
Dino De Poli
Dino De Poli (24 August 1929 – 22 July 2020) was an Italian lawyer and politician. De Poli was born in Treviso, Italy. De Poli was elected to a single term as a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1968, representing Christian Democracy.
He later was one of the founding leaders of the Cassamarca Foundation from 1992 to 2018.
De Poli died on 22 July 2020, aged 90.
Alexander Gusev (ice hockey)
Alexander Vladimirovich Gusev (; 21 January 1947 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where the Soviet team won the gold medal. He was born in Moscow.
Vladimirovich Gusev died on 22 July 2020, aged 73.
Carlton Haselrig
Carlton Lee Haselrig (January 22, 1966 – July 22, 2020) was an American heavyweight wrestler and NFL player. Haselrig wrestled for University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Haselrig then moved on to professional football, where he played five seasons in the NFL. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets. Haselrig was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Haselrig died on July 22, 2020 in Johnstown, aged 54.
Roland Desné
Roland Desné (24 April 1931 – 9 July 2020) was a French writer, philosopher, and historian. In the 1960's, he worked with Pierre Abraham to publish "Histoire litteraire de la France" published in 12 volumes by Éditions sociales.
Desné became involved with study and research for the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. In 1989, he helped organize the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Desné died in Paris on 9 July 2020 at the age of 89.
Tom Mitchell (Irish politician)