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Robert J. Walker

**Robert John Walker** (July 19, 1801November 11, 1869) was an American lawyer, economist, and politician of the Democratic Party. He was a senator from Mississippi from 1835 to 1845. He then became the Secretary of the Treasury from 1845 to 1849 under President James K. Polk. He was the Territorial Governor of Kansas in 1857.

### Secretary of the Treasury (1845-1849)

President James K. Polk asked Walker to become Secretary of the Treasury. Walker was the Treasury Secretary during all of Polk's presidency (from March 8, 1845 to March 5, 1849).

As Treasury Secretary, Walker was responsible for financing the Mexican–American War. However, he did not do a very good job.

In 1853, President Franklin Pierce asked Walker if he wanted to be the United States Minister to China, but Walker refused.

### Kansas Territorial Governor (1857)

He was chosen to be governor of Kansas Territory on May 27, 1857 by President James Buchanan. However, he quit in December 1857 because he opposed with the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution. In a resignation letter to Secretary of State Lewis Cass dated December 15, 1857, Walker said he quit because of massive voting fraud in the Lecompton Constitution and improper political pressure from the Pierce administration.

## Death and legacy

Walker died in Washington, D.C., on November 11, 1869. He is buried at Washington's Oak Hill Cemetery. His son-in-law Benjamin H. Brewster became Attorney General under President Chester A. Arthur. Many of his papers are held by the University of Pittsburgh. The university has put them online.

## Other websites

- The Colt Revolver in the American West—Robert J. Walker's Presentation Model 1851 Navy

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Robert Walker
- **image**: Hon. Robert J. Walker, Miss - NARA - 528738.jpg
- **office**: List of Governors of Kansas, Governor of Kansas
- **term start**: May 27, 1857
- **term end**: December 15, 1857
- **predecessor**: John W. Geary
- **successor**: James W. Denver
- **office1**: 18th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- **president1**: James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
- **term start1**: March 8, 1845
- **term end1**: March 5, 1849
- **predecessor1**: George M. Bibb
- **successor1**: William M. Meredith
- **jr/sr2**: United States Senator
- **state2**: Mississippi
- **term start2**: March 4, 1835
- **term end2**: March 5, 1845
- **predecessor2**: George Poindexter
- **successor2**: Joseph W. Chalmers
- **birth name**: Robert John Walker
- **birth place**: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- **death place**: Washington, D.C., U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Mary Bache
- **children**: 5, including Duncan Stephen Walker, Duncan
- **education**: University of Pennsylvania
Lecompton Constitution

The **Lecompton Constitution** (1857) was one of four proposed constitutions for the state of Kansas. It was written by supporters of slavery and allowed slavery in the state. It also did not include free blacks in its bill of rights. It was defeated on January 4, 1858 by a majority of voters in the Kansas Territory. The rejection of the Lecompton Constitution and the admission of Kansas to the Union as a free state showed the unusual and fraudulent voting practices. Those practices had been used in earlier efforts by bushwhackers and Border Ruffians to create a state constitution in Kansas that allowed slavery.

The Topeka Constitution was written before the Lecompton Constitution. The Leavenworth and Wyandotte Constitutions were written after the Lecompton Constitution. The Wyandotte Consitution became the Kansas state constitution. The document was written in response to the anti-slavery 1855 Topeka Constitution by James H. Lane and other Free-Staters.

The territorial legislature was filled mostly with slave owners. It met at the chosen capital of Lecompton in September 1857 to write a document that would compete against the other constitutions. Most of the real settlers were opposed slavery and boycotted the vote. Although the territorial governor of Kansas, Robert J. Walker, strongly supported slavery, he opposed the obvious unfairness of the constitution. He quit being governor to avoid having to enforce it.

U.S. President James Buchanan strongly supported slavery and so he supported the Lecompton Constitution when it was sent to Congress. The president received the support of Southern Democrats. However, many Northern Democrats, led by Stephen A. Douglas, voted with the Republicans against it.

## Related pages

- Topeka Constitution
- Wyandotte Constitution
- Bleeding Kansas

## Other websites

- The Kansas Constitution on Wikisource.
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site Lecompton, Kansas
- Historic Lecompton.''
- The Lecompton Constitution
Dalmatian language

**Dalmatian** was a Romance language, which was spoken in Dalmatia, on the Eastern Adriatic Sea.  The language became extinct in the Middle Ages.  In places it was used until the 18th or 19th century.  Today, few sources are left.  Only the dialect of Veglia (Krk) and Ragusa (Dubrovnik) have enough sources so they can be studied.  From the other dialects, there are only isloate words, or short phrases.

In 1897, the scholar Matteo Bartoli, himself a native of nearby Istria, visited postman Tuone Udaina (), nicknamed _burbur_ ('barber' in Dalmatian) the last known speaker of any Dalmatian dialect, to study his language.  Bartoli wrote down approximately 2,800 words, stories, and accounts of his life, which were published in a book in German (__) in 1906.  That book has provided much information on the vocabulary, phonology, and grammar of the language.

One year after the interview, on 10 June 1898, Tuone Udaina was accidentally killed at 74 in a roadwork explosion.
Arhat

An **arhat** is a type of enlightened person in Buddhism. They have achieved enlightenment by following the teachings of a Buddha. Many of the Buddha's disciples became arhats.

The importance of the arhat is different depending on the Buddhist school.

The aim of becoming an **arhat** is to seek perfect calm and understanding in one's mind.

## Meaning

"Arhat" is a Sanskrit word. It means "someone who deserves to be to honored."

## Theravada

The ultimate goal in Theravada Buddhism is to become an arhat. Someone who becomes an arhat is the same as someone who attains enlightenment. The Buddha is also sometimes called an "arhat."

## Mahayana

In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhisattvas are seen as better than arhats. A bodhisattva will eventually become a Buddha, who can teach all living beings. An arhat can teach too, but only achieves enlightenment for him or herself.

## Related pages

- Buddha
- Bodhisattva
Nāga

A **naga** is a type of deity in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
They are snake gods that live in the ocean and underground in an underworld called "Patala." They can sometimes appear in human form. There are three main forms:
- Human with snakes on the head and neck
- Fully serpent
- Half-human, half-snake.
A female naga is called a "nagi" or "nagini". A _nagaraja_ is a king of the nagas. They are common in Indian mythology and play an important role in many religious traditions.

## Meaning

"Naga" (नाग; nāga)  is a Sanskrit word that means "cobra." The word is sometimes also used to refer to any kind of snake.

## Hinduism

Nagas are very common in Hindu mythology and art. They are described as a proud and powerful race of semi-divine beings that can take on many forms. They live in an enchanted underworld filled with jewels, gold and other treasures. This world is called “Naga-loka” or “Patala-loka”. The nagas are guardians of treasure and keepers of magic. They are often seen in bodies of water such as lakes and oceans.

Their power and venom is potentially dangerous to humans. However, many nagas are benevolent, such as in the story called Samudra manthan, where the Nagaraja Vasuki who lays on Shiva's neck becomes a rope used by the gods and asuras for churning the Ocean of Milk.

The nagas’ eternal enemies are the garudas, a bird-like deity.

Vishnu is often portrayed resting under Shesha’s hood or laying on Shesha, but this symbolism can be found among other deities too. The serpent is commonly seen in art featuring Ganesha.

## Buddhism

Nagas are a common deity in Buddhism. They usually appear in the form of a giant cobra, with one head or many heads. Sometimes nagas will use their magic powers to transform into human form. They are often called "dragons" in English and are understood across Asia as being the same as dragons. It is believed that nagas live both underground in their own world and in the world of humans. Some live in the earth in places like caves and caverns while others live in water such as oceans and lakes.

The nagas are the followers of Virupaksha one of the Four Heavenly Kings. They are also guardians on Mount Sumeru and protect the devas of Trayastrimsha heaven from the asuras.

There is a story of a naga who appeared in human form so that he could become a Buddhist monk. The Buddha told him that only humans were allowed to become monks. The naga took the five precepts so that he could be reborn as a human in a future life.

There is also an episode in the _Lotus Sutra_ where the eight year old daughter of the dragon king transforms into a male bodhisattva and then becomes enlightened. This story may be a reference to the idea that a person must have a male body in order to become a Buddha.

One popular naga in Buddhism is Mucalinda, who is a Naga King and protector of the Buddha. In the Vinaya Sutra, King Mucalinda uses his hood and seven heads to shelter the Buddha from a storm. Then the king takes the form of a young Brahmin and worships the Buddha.

According to tradition, Nāgārjuna was given the Prajñapāramita sutras by nagas who were guarding them after the Buddha left the world.
Dhritarashtra

**Dhritarashtra** (Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र, _Dhṛtarāṣṭra_) or Dhatarattha (Pali: धतरट्ठ  _Dhataraṭṭha_) is one of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important person in Buddhism.

## Name

The name Dhṛtarāṣṭra comes from two Sanskrit words: "dhṛta" (possessing; bearing) and "rāṣṭra" (kingdom; territory).

## Character

Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the guardian god of the East. He lives on the eastern part of Mount Sumeru. He is leader of the gandharvas and the pishacas.

He is often shown in art playing a stringed instrument.

## Theravada

In the Pāli writings of the Theravada Buddhist tradition, Dhṛtarāṣṭra is called _Dhataraṭṭha_. Dhataraṭṭha is one of the Four Great Kings, each one of which rules over a direction. Vessavaṇa's direction is the eastern quarter of the world.

He has many sons called "Indra." He also has a daughter named _Sirī_.

## Japan

In Japan, **Jikokuten** (持国天) is often shown wearing a suit of armor. He usually holds a sword and a trident while standing on top of a demon called a _jaki_.

## Related pages

- Four Heavenly Kings
- Vaishravana
Bobby Dillon

**Bobby Dan Dillon** (February 23, 1930 – August 22, 2019) was an American football defensive back. He played for the Green Bay Packers from 1952 through 1959. Dillon was born in Temple, Texas. In 2011, the Professional  Football Researchers Association named Dillon to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2011.

Dillon died on August 22, 2019 in Temple at the age of 89.

## Other websites

- Bobby Dillon stats at Pro-football-reference.com
Lodewijk Woltjer

**Lodewijk Woltjer** (26 April 1930 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian astronomer and editor. He was born in Noordwijk, Netherlands.

From 1964 to 1974 he was Rutherford Professor of Astronomy and Chair of the Astronomy Department at Columbia University in New York. From 1975 to 1987, he was Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO). In 1994–1997 he was President of the International Astronomical Union.

He was the first Editor-in-Chief of _The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review_ in 1989 and also the Editor of _the Astronomical Journal_ in 1967 to 1974.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990.

Woltjer died on 25 August 2019 in Geneva at the age of 89.

## Other websites

- Website Leiden Professors
Fernanda Young

**Fernanda Maria Young de Carvalho Machado** (née **Leite Young**; 1 May 1970 – 25 August 2019), commonly known as **Fernanda Young**, was a Brazilian writer, screenwriter, television presenter, model and actress. She was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. She was known for starring and creating _Os Normais_ and _Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo_.

Young died at a hospital in Paraisópolis, Minas Gerais from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by asthma at the age of 49.
Christian Bonaud

**Yahya Christian Bonaud** (1957 – 26 August 2019), also known as **Yaḥyā ʿAlawī** (or Yaḥyā Bonaud) was a French Islamologist, philosopher, writer and translator. He was a commentator of the Qur'an in French, and a professor at the Jāmī Theological Center at Al-Mustafa International University in Iran. He was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Bonaud drowned after being involved in a boat crash on 26 August 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at the age of 62.
Neal Casal

**Neal Casal** (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019) was an American rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and photographer. Casal was born in Denville, New Jersey.

He was known as the guitarist for Rickey Medlocke's Blackfoot from 1988 to 1993 and as a member of Ryan Adams' backing band the Cardinals from 2005 until 2009. He played in several groups, including the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, The Skiffle Players, GospelbeacH and Circles Around the Sun – and released twelve albums as a solo artist.

Casal killed himself on August 26, 2019 at the age of 50.

## Other websites

- Neal Casal's official website
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood News, Reviews and More

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Neal Casal
- **image**: NealCasal.jpg
- **caption**: Neal Casal in concert at Manchester Academy, 2008
- **background**: solo_singer
- **origin**: Denville, New Jersey
- **genre**: Rock
- **years active**: 1988-2019
- **label**: Zoo Records, Glitterhouse Records
- **associated acts**: Ryan Adams and The Cardinals (rock band), The Cardinals, Blackfoot (band), Blackfoot, Beachwood Sparks, Hazy Malaze, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, Circles Around the Sun, GospelbeacH
Hurricane Dorian

**Hurricane Dorian** was a tragic 2019 tropical cyclone. The storm hit the British and United States Virgin Islands and nearly hit Puerto Rico. It was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, first major hurricane, and a first Category 5 hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.

On August 30, Dorian became a first major hurricane of the season, and then became a Category 4 hurricane from a Category 2 in 9 hours. Dorian later became a Category 5 hurricane, making 2019 the fourth consecutive season to feature at least one Category 5 hurricane (Matthew in 2016, Irma and Maria in 2017, and Michael in 2018). The storm was the second most-intense storm to strike anywhere in the Atlantic basin.

Dorian struck the north western Bahamas with 185 mph sustained winds and heavy flooding. This was the most powerful tropical cyclone on the record to hit the Bahamas, and is regarded as the worst natural disaster in the country's history.

The cyclone brushed eastern Florida and Georgia. The storm was also expected to move over northeastern South Carolina, eastern North Carolina and south eastern Virginia. After that, it transitioned into a category 2 extratropical storm and hit Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Tropical cyclone warnings and watches were put up for areas from the Leeward Islands to Hispaniola. Similar warnings were put up from Florida to Delaware.

## Retirement:

List of retired Atlantic hurricane names

Because of the damage and loss of life it caused the name Dorian was retired and replaced by Dexter for the 2025 season

## Infobox (hurricane)

- **name**: Hurricane Dorian
- **type**: hurricane
- **year**: 2019
- **basin**: Atl
- **image location**: Dorian 2019-09-01 1641Z.jpg
- thumb
- right
- Dorian at its peak as a category 5
- **image name**: Hurricane Dorian at peak intensity over the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas on September 1
- **image alt**: Hurricane Dorian at peak intensity over the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas
- **extratropical**: September 7, 2019
- **1-min winds**: 160
- **pressure**: 910
- **damages**: 5100
- **inflated**: 0
- **fatalities**: 84 total, 245 missing
- **hurricane season**: 2019 Atlantic hurricane season
Colin Clark (soccer)

**Colin Clark** (April 11, 1984 – August 26, 2019) was an American soccer player. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. Clark played for men's national soccer team in 2009. From 2006 through 2010, he played for the Colorado Rapids and for the Houston Dynamo from 2010 through 2012.

On August 26, 2019, Clark died after suffering a heart attack; he was 35 years old.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Colin Clark
- **image**: 07 Colin Clark 020511.jpg
- **caption**: Clark signing autographs at the groundbreaking ceremony
- **fullname**: Colin Clark
- **birth place**: Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
- **position**: Left winger
- **youthyears1**: 2002–2004
- **youthclubs1**: SMU Mustangs men's soccer, SMU Mustangs
- **years1**: 2005
- **clubs1**: Boulder Rapids Reserve
- **caps1**: 12
- **goals1**: 5
- **years2**: 2006–2010
- **clubs2**: Colorado Rapids
- **caps2**: 84
- **goals2**: 10
- **years3**: 2010–2012
- **clubs3**: Houston Dynamo
- **caps3**: 43
- **goals3**: 5
- **years4**: 2013
- **clubs4**: LA Galaxy
- **caps4**: 5
- **goals4**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 144
- **totalgoals**: 20
- **nationalyears1**: 2009
- **nationalteam1**: United States men's national soccer team, United States
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
Colin Clark

**Colin Clark** may refer to:

- Colin Clark (economist) (1905–1989), British and Australian economist and statistician
- Colin Clark (filmmaker) (1932–2002), British writer and filmmaker
- Colin Clark (politician) (born 1969), British politician
- Colin Clark (soccer) (1984–2019), American soccer player
- Colin W. Clark (born 1931), Canadian mathematician and behavioural ecologist
Colin Clark (economist)

**Colin Grant Clark** (2 November 1905 – 4 September 1989) was a British-Australian economist and statistician. He worked in both the United Kingdom and Australia.  He created the use of gross national product (GNP) as the basis for studying national economies. He was on the Council of the Econometric Society from 1948 to 1952.

### Papers

- "A System of Equations Explaining the United States Trade Cycle, 1921 to 1941", _Econometrica_, Vol. 17, No. 2 (April 1949), pp. 93–124
- "The Economic Functions of a City in Relation to Its Size", _Econometrica_, Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1945), pp. 97–113
- "Economic Development in Communist China", _The Journal of Political Economy_, Vol. 84, No. 2 (April 1976), pp. 239–264
- "Theory of Economic Growth", _Econometrica_, Vol. 17, Supplement: Report of the Washington Meeting (July 1949), pp. 112–116
- "The Measurement of National Wealth: Discussion", (with Milton Gilbert; J. R. N. Stone; Francois Perroux; D. K. Lieu; Evelpides; Francois Divisia; Tinbergen; Kuznets; Smithies; Shirras; MacGregor), _Econometrica_, Vol. 17, Supplement: Report of the Washington Meeting. (July 1949), pp. 255–272
- "A Critique of Russian Statistics by Colin Clark", _Economica_, May 1941, NS 8, p. 212.

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: Colin Clark
- **image**: File:Colin Clark (economist).png
- **image size**: 167px
- **birth place**: London, England
- **death place**: Brisbane, Australia
- **nationality**: British/Australian
- **field**: Economics
- **work institution**: Oxford University, Cambridge University, Monash University, University of Queensland
- **alma mater**: Oxford University
- **doctoral students**: Richard Stone, Sir Richard Stone
V.K.R.V. Rao
Alexander Cairncross (economist), Sir Alexander Cairncross
Hans Singer
- **influenced**: Angus Maddison
Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.

**Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.** (November 8, 1926 – August 27, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from July 1971 through December 1991. Bryan Jr. was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He was nominated by President Richard Nixon.

Bryan Jr. died of pneumonia in Alexandria on August 27, 2019 at the age of 92.

## Other websites

- Political Graveyard
Jessi Combs

**Jessica Combs** (July 27, 1980  – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. She was known as "the fastest woman on four wheels".

## Career

She co-hosted the Spike TV show _Xtreme 4x4_ for more than 90 episodes from 2005 to 2009. Other television shows she appeared on included _Overhaulin_', _Mythbusters_, _The List: 1001 Car Things To Do Before You Die_, _All Girls Garage_, and Science Channel's _How to Build... Everything_ in 2016.

## Death

Combs was killed during a land speed record attempt as part of the North American Eagle Project on August 27, 2019, in the Alvord Desert, Oregon at the age of 39.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jessi Combs
- **image**: Jessi Combs at SEMA Show 2012 (8158037371) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Jessi Combs at SEMA Show in 2012
- **birth place**: Rockerville, South Dakota, U.S.
- **death place**: Alvord Desert, Oregon, U.S.
Donnie Fritts

**Donald Ray Fritts** (November 8, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American session musician and songwriter. In 2008, he was added into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. He was known for working with Kris Kristofferson.

Working closely with Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill, Dan Penn, Arthur Alexander, David Briggs, Jerry Carrigan and Norbert Putnam.

In 2014, he appeared on _Country Funk Vol. II_, a compilation album from Light in the Attic.  In 2015, he signed with Single Lock Records.

Fritts died from heart surgery-related problems on August 27, 2019, at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 76.

## Other websites

- Donnie Fritts Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2015)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Donnie Fritts
- **background**: non_vocal_instrumentalist
- **birth name**: Donald Ray Fritts
- **birth place**: Florence, Alabama, U.S.
- **death place**: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
- **occupation**: Session musician, songwriter
- **instrument**: Keyboardist, Keyboard
- **associated acts**: Kris Kristofferson
Abel González Chávez

**Abel González Chávez** (July 26, 1943 – August 27, 2019) was a Colombian radio and television host. From 1996 to 2019, González hosted a daily radio program on Emisora Atlántico called _Satélite_.

González Chávez died on August 27, 2019 in Barranquilla, Colombia from a stroke at the age of 76.

## Other websites

- Caribe Sano Official Web Site

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Abel González Chávez
- **image**: Abel González Chávez.jpg
- **caption**: Abel González during his Satélite radio show at Barranquilla's Emisora Atlántico
- **birthname**: Abel Antonio González Chávez
- **birth place**: Barranquilla, Colombia
- **death place**: Barranquilla, Colombia
- **occupation**: Anchor of _Satélite_, radio personality
- **yearsactive**: 1964–2019
- **children**: 6
- **awards**: India Catalina Award, Postobón National Award
Paul Meger

**Paul Carl Meger** (February 17, 1929 – August 27, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Meger played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens, winning the Stanley Cup in 1953. His career lasted from 1950 to 1955. Meger was born in Watrous, Saskatchewan.

Meger died on August 27, 2019 in Barrie, Ontario at the age of 90.
Tahu Potiki

**Tahu Potiki** (23 December 1966 – 27 August 2019) was a New Zealand Māori leader. He was chief executive of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu from 2002 to 2006. Potiki was born in Palmerston, Otago.

Potiki died in Auckland on 27 August 2019, aged 52 from multiple organ failure.
Martin Weitzman

**Martin Lawrence "Marty" Weitzman** (April 1, 1942 – August 27, 2019) was an American economist. He was a Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He was among the most influential economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.

His latest research was largely focused on environmental economics, specifically climate change and the economics of catastrophes.

## Infobox (economist)

- **name**: Martin Weitzman
- **school tradition**: Environmental economics
- **birth place**: New York City
- **death place**: Boston
- **nationality**: American
- **institution**: Harvard University
- **field**: Environmental economics
- **alma mater**: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
- **doctoral advisor**: Robert Solow
- **doctoral students**: Nat Keohane, Andrew Metrick, Gernot Wagner
- **spouse**: Jennifer Bäverstam Weitzman
- **awards**: Top 15 Financial Times-McKinsey & Company, McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 for _Climate Shock_
- **repec prefix**: e
- **repec id**: pwe175
Donnie Green

**Donnie Gerald Green** (July 21, 1948 – August 28, 2019) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Detroit Lions.

He played college football at Purdue University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He was born in Washington, D.C..

On August 28, 2019, Green died on August 28, 2019 at the age of 71.
Nancy Holloway

**Nancy Holloway** ( **Brown**, December 11, 1932 – August 28, 2019) was an American jazz, pop and soul singer and actress. She was popular during the 1960s in France, where she continued to perform and live. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Holloway was known for singing "T'en va pas comme ça" and for starring in _Seek the idol_ and _Man from Cocody_.

Holloway died on August 28, 2019 in Paris at the age of 86.
Nicolás Leoz

**Nicolás Leoz Almirón** (10 September 1928 – 28 August 2019) was a Paraguayan-Colombian sports executive. He was the President of CONMEBOL (_South American Football Confederation_) from 1986 to 2013. On April 23, 2013, Leoz resigned from both the FIFA Executive Committee and the CONMEBOL presidency, citing health issues.

Leoz died on 28 August 2019 of cardiac arrest while under house arrest in Asunción, Paraguay at the age of 90.

## Other websites

- FIFA.COM

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Nicolás Leoz
- **image**: Nicolas Leoz.jpg
- **caption**: Nicolás Leoz
- **birth name**: Nicolás Leoz Almirón
- **birth place**: Cyperaceae, Pirizal, Boquerón Department, Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
- **death place**: Asunción, Paraguay
- **office**: President of CONMEBOL
- **predecessor**: Teófilo Salinas Fuller
- **successor**: Eugenio Figueredo
- **nationality**: ,
- **spouse**: María Clemencia Pérez
- **profession**: Journalist
Guy Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe

**Guy David Innes-Ker, 10th Duke of Roxburghe** (18 November 1954 – 29 August 2019), styled **Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford** until 1974, was a British aristocrat. He was a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers and a Freeman of the City of London. He was the Duke of Roxburghe from 1974 until his death. He was also the Premier Baronet of Scotland, and the 30th feudal baron of Innes.

In 2009, Innes-Ker was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died from the disease on 29 August 2019 at his home in Floors Castle in Kelso, Roxburghshire at the age of 64.

## Titles and styles

- 18 November 1954 – 26 September 1974: Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford
- 26 September 1974 – 29 August 2019: His Grace The Duke of Roxburghe

## Other websites

- Floors Castle website
- Ted Innes Ker professional travel website
- Paul Theroff. "Roxburghe" in _An Online Gotha_ Section Two.
- Duke sets sights on estate expansion - Monday interview: Duke of Roxburghe
- Profile, scotsman.com
- Profile, geni.com
Juhani Kärkinen

**Juhani Tapio Antero Kärkinen** (28 October 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper. He won a gold medal in the large hill at the 1958 World Ski Championships. He placed eighth in the normal hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Kotka, Finland.

Kärkinen died on 29 August 2019 in Lahti, Finland at the age of 83.
Veikko Kankkonen

**Veikko Kankkonen** (born 5 January 1940) is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He won two medals in 1964 with a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill event. He was born in Sotkamo, Finland.

Kankkonen won the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, and Halvor Næs).

## Other websites

- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
Halvor Næs

**Halvor Næs** (born 19 April 1928) is a Norwegian former ski jumper. He competed in the 1950s. His only victory was in 1953 and he finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He was born in Trysil. Næs was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (shared with Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, and Georg Thoma).
Georg Thoma

**Georg Thoma** (born 20 August 1937) is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. At the 1964 Olympics, he won a bronze medal and was the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966.

Thoma was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964 (shared with Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, and Halvor Næs).

Thoma was born in Hinterzarten, Germany.

## Other websites

- – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
- – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
Vladimir Veličković

**Vladimir Veličković** (; 11 August 1935 – 29 August 2019) was a Serbian painter. He was born in Belgrade, then-Yugoslavia.

In 1987, he won the Herder Prize. In 1985, he became a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2005, he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 2017 he signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins. His paintings were exhibited in many countries in Europe and Americas starting in 1951.

Veličković died on 29 August 2019 at a hospital in Split, Croatia from congestive heart failure at the age of 84.

## Other websites

- Two films about Velickovic
- Official Website
- Vladimir Veličković on Artefacts.net
- Vladimir Veličković on Karaart.com
- Publications on Vladimir Veličković
- Vladimir Veličković  (French)
- galerie anne-marie et roland pallade
Rockerville, South Dakota

**Rockerville** is a small unincorporated community in Pennington County in the Black Hills of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It originally started as a mining camp. It was named for the "rockers" which were used to separate placer gold from stream gravel.

Rockerville was founded in 1876 as the result of a gold rush.
Alvord Desert

The **Alvord Desert** is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the western United States.  It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain.  The Alvord Desert is a  dry lake bed and averages  of rain a year.

Two mountain ranges separate it from the Pacific Ocean—the Coast Range, and the Cascade Mountains. The Alvord Desert is at an elevation of about .
PROSOCO

**PROSOCO** is a national manufacturer of special construction chemical products for cleaning, protecting and maintaining concrete. It was created in 1937. PROSOCO's production and warehouse building, and corporate headquarters are in Lawrence, Kansas; construction on that building started in 1998.

The company has 100-250 employees.

## History

PROSOCO was created in 1937. It was first called the **Process Solvent Company**. It was first a company in Kansas City that made special cleaning products and engine products for the car and railroad industries. Because the construction industry grew in the 1950s, Process Solvent Company starting making construction and building maintenance products. In 1967, the Process Solvent Company filed to trademark "PSC", which made it shorter to call the company.

PROSOCO has been involved with some famous buildings including the United States Capitol Building.

## Awards

In 2015, the company received an award Building Green's top-10 products.

## Product

PROSOCO has 4 brands: _R-Guard, Sure Klean, Consolideck and Anchoring Systems_.

## Other websites

- PROSOCO official website
Mortal Kombat

***Mortal Kombat*** is a series of fighting video games. It is known for having a very high level of violence, blood, and gore. The first game was so violent and bloody compared to other video games at the time that it was one of the games mentioned in the 1993 congressional hearings on video games. This later led to the ESRB rating system. Unsurprisingly, most games in the series are rated M for Mature, which means that the game cannot legally be sold to anyone under the age of 17 in most stores in the United States.

## Guest fighters

Starting with the 2011 video game, well-known characters serve as guests for the games. Due to legal constraints, they only appear only in one game. There are two guests in MK9, four guests in MKX and five guests in MK11.
- Kratos (God of War/MK9 PlayStation ports)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street/MK9)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th/MKX)
- Predator (Predator/MKX)
- Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre/MKX)
- Alien (Alien/MKX)
- The Terminator (Terminator/MK11)
- The Joker (Batman/MK11)
- Spawn (Spawn/MK11)
- RoboCop (RoboCop/MK11)
- John Rambo (First Blood/MK11)

## Infobox (vg series)

- **composer**: Dan Forden
Allister Brimble (Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear and Sega Master System ports of Mortal Kombat (video game), Mortal Kombat 1 and Amiga port of Mortal Kombat II)
- **genre**: Fighting game, Fighting (main series)
- **first release version**: _Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat_
- **first release date**: October 8, 1992
- **latest release version**: _Mortal Kombat 1_
- **latest release date**: September 19, 2023
Sonic Spinball

***Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball***, commonly shortened to ***Sonic Spinball***, is a 1993 pinball video game. It was created by Sega Technical Institute, and it was published by Sega. It is a spinoff of the _Sonic the Hedgehog_ series. It takes place in the universe of the _Sonic the Hedgehog_ animated series. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who must stop Doctor Robotnik from enslaving the population in a big pinball-like machine.

_Sonic Spinball_ was created by the American staff of Sega Technical Institute. This was because the Japanese staff was busy with making _Sonic the Hedgehog 3_ and _Sonic & Knuckles_. When Sega management realized that _Sonic the Hedgehog 3_ would not be finished in time for the 1993 holiday shopping season, they created another _Sonic_ game. The game was quickly designed. It had short time constraints. Most of the work happened in two months. _Sonic Spinball_ was released for the Sega Genesis in November 1993 and for the Game Gear and Master System in 1994.

A second pinball game, _Sonic Pinball Party_, was created in 2003. A Sonic Spinball spinning rollercoaster was built in Alton Towers, a British theme park, in 2010.

## Release

The game has been rereleased on 11 different consoles. The Genesis version of the game has been rereleased on the _Sonic Mega Collection_ compilation for the Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PCs, _Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection_ for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and multiple iterations of the _Sega Smash Pack_ series of compilations. The Game Gear version is an unlockable game in _Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut_ for the GameCube and PC, as well as _Sonic Gems Collection_ for the GameCube and PlayStation 2.

## Reception

_Sonic Spinball_ got mixed reviews; critics liked the idea and graphics but didn't like the controls.

## Infobox (video game)

- **title**: Sonic Spinball
- **image**: Sonic Spinball logo.webp
- **caption**: Official logo
- **developer**: Sega Technical Institute
- **publisher**: Sega
- **producer**: Yutaka Sugano
- **artist**: John Duggan
- **series**: _Sonic the Hedgehog (series), Sonic the Hedgehog_
- **platforms**: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, Master System
- **released**: **Sega Genesis***'Game Gear***'Master System**
- **genre**: Action game, Action, pinball
- **modes**: Single-player video game, Single-player, Multiplayer video game, multiplayer
Sega Technical Institute

**Sega Technical Institute** (STI) was an American development division of Sega. It was created by Mark Cerny in 1991. They wanted to combine good Japanese developers, including Sonic Team programmer Yuji Naka and his team, with new American developers. STI created many _Sonic the Hedgehog_ games, as well as other games for the Sega Genesis. It closed in late 1996.

Games developed by STI are important in the history of the Genesis, and many were well-received or sold well. Developers have described STI as a unique workplace that did not fit into Sega's corporate structure, and have fond memories of the environment.

## Games created

|scope="col"|Game|scope="col"|Year released|scope="col"|STI development team|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Dick Tracy_|1991|American||||
|_Kid Chameleon_|1992|American||||
|_Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!_|1992|American||||
|_Sonic the Hedgehog 2_ (with Sonic Team)|1992|Both||||
|_Sonic Spinball_|1993|American||||
|_Sonic the Hedgehog 3_ (with Sonic Team)|1994|Japanese||||
|_Sonic & Knuckles_ (with Sonic Team)|1994|Japanese||||
|_Comix Zone_|1995|American||||
|_The Ooze_|1995|American||||
|_Die Hard Arcade_ (with Sega-AM1)|1996|American||||
|_Sonic X-treme_|Cancelled|American||||

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Sega Technical Institute
- **type**: Division (business), Division
- **industry**: Video game industry
- **defunct**: 1996
- **successor**: Sega of America Product Development
- **hq location city**: Palo Alto and Redwood City, California
- **hq location country**: United States
- **parent**: Sega of America
Kansas State Department of Education

**Kansas State Department Board of Education** (**KSDE**) is Kansas's Board of Education. Its headquarters are in Topeka. The board of education that controls the department is a constitutional group created in Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution. The Board helps decide educational policy for the state's primary and secondary schools.

## More reading

- Kester, D., & Kester, J. (1985). _History of the Kansas State Department of Education_. Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Education.
- Throckmorton, A.F. (1967). _Kansas Educational Progress: 1858-1967_. Topeka, KS: Kansas State Department of Public Instruction.
- Throckmorton, Adel F. (1960). _Our Kansas System of Education_. Topeka, KS: Kansas State Department of Public Instruction.
- Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, _Strategies Evolve as Candidates Prepare for Kansas Board Races_. Science 3 February 2006 311: 588-589 DOI 10.1126/science.311.5761.588
- Yudhijit Bhattarcharjee, _Evolution Trumps Intelligent Design in Kansas Vote_. Science 11 August 2006 313: 743 DOI 10.1126/science.313.5788.743
- AAAS Board of Directors, _On the Kansas State Board of Education Decision on the Education of Students in the Science of Evolution and Cosmology_. Science 12 November 1999 286: 1297 DOI 10.1126/science.286.5443.1297b

## Other websites

- KSDE
- Kansas School District Boundary Map, KSDE
- KGI Online Library
- Kansas State Board of Education Meeting Minutes (1968-present)
- Kansas Educational Directory (1941-present)
- Kansas Education Accountability Report (2000/01-present)
- Other KSDE publications at KGI Online Library

- Controversy
- Kansas education board downplays evolution State school board OKs standards casting doubt on Darwin.
- Kansas Rewrites Science Standards Again
- Letters to the Kansas State Board of Education regarding evolution and science curriculum standards , June 7, 2005
- Kansas board of education scraps standards questioning evolution 

## Infobox (government agency)

- **agency name**: Kansas State Department of Education
- **type**: State education agency
- **logo width**: 200px
- **logo caption**: _Leadership and Support Through Student Learning_
- **preceding1**: Kansas Superintendent of Public Instruction
- **jurisdiction**: State of Kansas
- **headquarters**: 900 SW Jackson St, Topeka, KS 66612
Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, Kansas
- **chief1 name**: Dr. Randy Watson
- **chief1 position**: Commissioner of Education
- **parent department**: State of Kansas
- **website**: [http://www.ksde.org KSDE Website]
Sean Stephenson

**Sean Clinch Stephenson** (May 5, 1979 – August 28, 2019) was an American therapist, self-help author and motivational speaker. He was born in Chicago with osteogenesis imperfecta. Stephenson stood three feet tall, had fragile bones, and used a wheelchair. He studied at DePaul University. He earned $15,000 to $30,000 per appearance.

His second book, _Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself_, was published in 2009. It was a self-help book about his own personal story along with the stories of others, and provided exercises for readers to perform while they read. That same year, Stephenson was the subject of "Three Foot Giant", a television documentary that aired on The Biography Channel in November 2009.

Stephenson died on August 28, 2019 from problems caused by a concussion at the age of 40.
Maria Dolors Renau

**Maria Dolors Renau i Manén** (15 November 1936 – 29 August 2019) was a Spanish politician. She was a  Deputy and a MEP from 1986 to 1987, as well as a president of Socialist International Women (1999–2003). She was born in Barcelona.

Renau died on 29 August 2019 in Barcelona at the age of 82.
Parsnip

The **parsnip** (_Pastinaca sativa_) is a root vegetable. It is native to Eurasia. Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh. Left in the ground to mature, it gains a sweeter flavor after winter frosts.

The parsnip has been used as a vegetable since antiquity. It was cultivated by the Romans. It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar.

The plant is closely related to carrot and parsley; they all belong to the family Apiaceae.
Jim Langer

**James John Langer** (May 16, 1948 – August 29, 2019) was an American football center. He played for the National Football League's Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He was thought to have been among the greatest NFL centers of all time. Langer was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1987. Langer was born in Little Falls, Minnesota.

Langer died on August 29, 2019 in Coon Rapids, Minnesota from heart failure at the age of 71.

## Other websites

- Pro Football Hall of Fame entry
Little Falls, Minnesota

**Little Falls** is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. It is the county seat of Morrison County. The population was 9,140 at the 2020 census. Little Falls was the boyhood home of noted aviator Charles Lindbergh.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Little Falls, Minnesota
- **settlement type**: City
- **motto**: "A Place to Call Home"
- **image skyline**: Southwest corner of 1st Avenue at Broadway-Downtown Little Falls, MN.jpg
- **image caption**: Downtown Little Falls
- **image map**: Morrison_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Little_Falls_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location in Morrison County, Minnesota, Morrison County and the state of Minnesota
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Minnesota
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Minnesota, County
- **subdivision name2**: Morrison County, Minnesota, Morrison
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 23.18
- **area land km2**: 20.82
- **area water km2**: 2.36
- **area total sq mi**: 8.95
- **area land sq mi**: 8.04
- **area water sq mi**: 0.91
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 9140
- **population density km2**: 439.11
- **population density sq mi**: 1137.24
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **elevation ft**: 1106
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 56345
- **area code**: Area code 320, 320
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 27-37556
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395734
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

**Coon Rapids** is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, and is the largest city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.  The population was 63,599 at the 2020 census. It is the fifteenth largest city in Minnesota and the seventh largest Twin Cities suburb.
Conan the Barbarian

**Conan the Barbarian** (also known as **Conan the Cimmerian**) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who began in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, several films (including _Conan the Barbarian_ and _Conan the Destroyer_), television programs (animated and live-action), video games, role-playing games, and other media.

## Other websites

- The Works of Robert E. Howard

## Infobox (character)

- **name**: Conan the Barbarian
- **first**: _Weird Tales_ (December 1932)
- **creator**: Robert E. Howard
- **gender**: Male
- **nationality**: Cimmeria (Conan), Cimmerian
Franco Columbu

**Francesco Columbu** (August 7, 1941 – August 30, 2019) was an Italian actor, author, champion bodybuilder, powerlifter and _World's Strongest Man_ competitor. He was born in Ollolai, Sardinia. He was known for his roles in _Conan the Barbarian_ and _The Terminator_. Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and again in 1981.

Columbu drowned after having a heart attack on August 30, 2019 in San Teodoro at the age of 78.

## Other websites

- Pumping Iron Gallery
- www.lexnews.fr – Exclusive Interview for the French Magazine LEXNEWS
Dennis Fentie

**Dennis G. Fentie** (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He worked on the MLA for Watson Lake from 1996 through 2011.

When the 2002 election was over, it was made public that Fentie had been convicted and spent time in prison for heroin trafficking in 1974. He was given a full pardon for the offence in 1996.

Fentie died of cancer at the age of 68 on August 30, 2019.

## Other websites

- Government of Yukon Territory - Premier's Website

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Dennis Fentie.jpg
- **name**: Dennis G. Fentie
- **caption**: The Hon. Dennis G. Fentie
- **birth place**: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- **residence**: Whitehorse, Yukon
- **order**: 7th Premier of Yukon
 Minister of Finance
- **term start**: November 30, 2002
- **term end**: June 10, 2011
- **1blankname**: Commissioner
- **1namedata**: Jack Cable
Geraldine Van Bibber
Doug Phillips (politician), Doug Phillips
- **predecessor**: Pat Duncan
- **successor**: Darrell Pasloski
- **office2**: Minister of the Environment
- **term start2**: November 28, 2005
- **term end2**: July 3, 2008
- **predecessor2**: Dennis Fentie
- **successor2**: Elaine Taylor (politician), Elaine Taylor
- **office3**: Yukon Legislative Assembly, MLA for Watson Lake (electoral district), Watson Lake
- **term start3**: September 30, 1996
- **term end3**: October 11, 2011
- **predecessor3**: John Devries (Yukon politician), John Devries
- **successor3**: Patti McLeod
- **office4**: Yukon Party, Leader of the Yukon Party
- **term start5**: June 15, 2002
- **term end5**: May 28, 2011
- **predecessor5**: Peter Jenkins (politician), Peter Jenkins
- **successor5**: Darrell Pasloski
- **party**: Yukon New Democratic Party, New Democrat (1996-2002)
 Yukon Party (2002-present)
- **spouse**: Lorraine Nixon