the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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 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.
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 as president of Socialist International Women (1999–2003).
The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable.
The parsnip is native to Eurasia; it 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; all belong to the family Apiaceae.
Its long, tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh.
Left in the ground to mature, it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts.
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.
Pro Football Hall of Fame entry
Little Falls is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.
It is the county seat of Morrison County.
The population was 8,343 at the 2010 census.
Little Falls was the boyhood home of noted aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Coon Rapids is a northern suburb of Minneapolis, and is the largest city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.
The population was 61,476 at the 2010 census.
It is the thirteenth largest city in Minnesota and the seventh largest Twin Cities suburb.
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.
The Works of Robert E. Howard
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.
Pumping Iron Gallery
www.lexnews.fr – Exclusive Interview for the French Magazine LEXNEWS
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.
Government of Yukon Territory - Premier's Website
Hans Rausing, KBE (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish-British businessman.
He was founder of Tetra Pak.
It is the largest food packaging company in the world.
In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of US$10 billion in 2011.
He was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013.
Arcadia Fund
Sussex Community Foundation
Tetra Pak Homepage
Udo Schaefer (October 19, 1926 – August 30, 2019) was a German lawyer and a Bahá'í writer.
He was known for his writing Bahá'í Ethics in Light of Scripture and Beyond the Clash of Religions: The Emergence of a New Paradigm.
English Books
William Michael Bulger (born February 2, 1934) is an American Democratic politician, lawyer, and educator.
He was the President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1978 through 1996, which is the longest in history.
He then became president of the University of Massachusetts.
His brother was convicted mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who led the Winter Hill Gang.
In 2003 he refused to testify in a congressional hearing about communications he had with his then-fugitive brother.
Because of that, he was forced to resign from the presidency of the University of Massachusetts.
Gitell, Seth.
"Bulger's Denouement."
Boston Phoenix December 12, 2002.
Accessed September 11, 2006.
Billy Bulger
60 Minutes segment about Bulger, aired in 1992
A Profile in Political Power
Dorchester is a Boston neighborhood making up more than  in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630.
It is Boston's largest neighborhood by far.
In the 2010 United States Census, the neighborhood's population was 92,115.
Vincent Waller (born September 30, 1960) is an American writer, artist, animator, storyboard artist, and technical director.
He worked on several animated television shows and movies, his best works being The Ren & Stimpy Show and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Alan Louis Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor.
He is best known for working with Filmation in the 1970s and 1980s.
His best known roles include Oil Can Harry, Swifty and the narrator on The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle, Ming the Merciless on Flash Gordon, the Overlord on BlackStar, Skeletor, Man-At-Arms and Mer-Man from Filmation's 1980's cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and the voice of Prime Evil in the 1986 TV series, Filmation's Ghostbusters.
Recently, he voiced the Scientist in 9 and Old Timer in Toy Story 4.
Toy Story 4 is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy adventure movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures.
It is the fourth and final installment of movie in Pixar's Toy Story series, followed by Lightyear in 2022.
Toy Story 4 premiered on June 11, 2019 in Los Angeles, California and nationwide on June 21, 2019, in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX.
The movie has made $1 billion worldwide, becoming the sixth highest-grossing movie of 2019.
In 2020, it won an Academy Award for best animated movie.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , is an international airport in Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya.
Located in the Embakasi suburb  southeast of Nairobi's central business district, the airport has scheduled flights to destinations in over 50 countries.
Originally named Embakasi Airport, the airport's name was changed in 1978 to honour Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president and prime minister.
The airport served over 7 million passengers in 2016, making it the seventh busiest airport in passenger traffic in Africa.
Alan Anthony Silvestri (born March 26, 1950) is an American composer and conductor.
He is known for his movie and television scores.
Silvestri was born in New York City to Louis Silvestri and Sophia Phelan.
His father is Italian and His mother is Irish.
France Aviation Civile Services, previously DSNA Services, is a consulting company, started by the DGAC and the ENAC in 2013.
It gives to clients the expertise of French civil aviation in regulation, security and air navigation.
In the Royal Navy, It is junior to commander and senior to the naval rank of lieutenant.
Royal Navy ranks are matched up with Royal Air Force ranks.
In this case the equivalent rank would be a squadron leader.
In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of lieutenant commander (LCdr) (French: capitaine de corvette or capc) is the naval rank equal to major in the army or air force.
It is the first rank of senior officer.
"Señorita" is a song by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello.
It is from Mendes' self-titled third studio album.
The song was released on June 21, 2019.
It was written by the two artists along with its producers – Cashmere Cat, WATT, and Benny Blanco – and British artist Charli XCX, Ali Temposi, Magnus Höiberg, and Jack Patterson of the electronic band Clean Bandit.
The song became Mendes' first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and Cabello's second, after "Havana".
Mendes previously reached number two on the Hot 100 with "If I Can't Have You" earlier in 2019.
The Battle of Kursk was a World War II battle.
It happened on 5 July to 23 August 1943 near Kursk, Russia.
Muzzano, Piedmont, a comune in the Province of Biella
Muzzano, Switzerland, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino
Lago di Muzzano, a lake in the Canton of Ticino
The Kyivan Rus Park (in Ukrainian: "Парк Київська Русь") is a cultural, commercial and entertainment complex in Kopachiv village, Obuhivskyi raion.
34 km.
from Kyiv, Ukraine.
the park was opened in 2008 in a site that restores the Kyiv Kremlin that was the Kremlin of Kyiv in the 5th to 8th century.
Official website of Kyivan Rus Park
Clow is an unincorporated community in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States.
Oleksiy Valeriyovych Honcharuk (; born July 7, 1984) is a Ukrainian politician and lawyer.
Honcharuk was the 17th Prime Minister of Ukraine from 29 August 2019 to 4 March 2020.
He was the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Zelensky.
Honcharuk is the youngest Prime Minister in the modern Ukrainian history.
Anthoine Hubert (22 September 1996 – 31 August 2019) was a French professional racing driver.
He was born in Lyon and began his kart racing career in 2006 at age nine.
In 2018, he became the GP3 Series champion.
At the time of his death in 2019, he raced for BWT Arden.
On 31 August 2019, Hubert was involved in a crash during the Formula 2 feature race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium.
He died of his injuries a short time later.
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in September 2019.
Kenneth Baugh, 78, Jamaican politician, MP and Leader of the Opposition (2005).
Alison Cheek, 92, Australian-born American priest, first female Episcopalian priest.
Alberto Goldman, 81, Brazilian politician, MP (1979–2006), Minister of Transport (1992–1993) and Governor of São Paulo (2010–2011), problems caused from cancer-related surgery.
Katherine MacLean, 94, American science fiction writer (The Missing Man), Nebula Award winner (1971).
Nikon of Boston, 73, American-Albanian Eastern Orthodox prelate, Archbishop of the Albanian Archdiocese (since 2003) and New England (since 2005).
Joana Sainz García, 30, Spanish dancer and choreographer, injuries caused from a pyrotechnic explosion.
Jukka Virtanen, 86, Finnish television presenter (Levyraati), movie director (Noin 7 Veljestä), screenwriter (Pähkähullu Suomi) and songwriter, prostate cancer.
Atli Eðvaldsson, 62, Icelandic football player (Borussia Dortmund, Fortuna Düsseldorf, national team) and manager, pancreatic cancer.
Carlo Fonseka, 86, Sri Lankan physician, President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (2012–2017).
Gyoji Matsumoto, 85, Japanese footballer (national team), heart disease.
Helmut Rauch, 80, Austrian physicist, member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (since 1979).
Joan Antoni Solans Huguet, 77, Spanish urban planner, hit by a car.
Halvard Hanevold, 49, Norwegian biathlete, Olympic champion (1998, 2002, 2010).
Peter Lindbergh, 74, German fashion photographer (Rolling Stone) and movie director (Inner Voices, Pina Bausch, Der Fensterputzer).
Carol Lynley, 77, American actress (Return to Peyton Place, The Pleasure Seekers, The Poseidon Adventure) and model, heart attack.
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, 100, Colombian Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Montería (1959–1964), Bishop of Garzón (1964–1975) and Archbishop of Manizales (1975–1996), heart failure caused by a fall.
Edgardo Andrada, 80, Argentinian footballer (Rosario Central, Vasco, national team).
Dai Tielang, 88, Singaporean-born Chinese animator (Black Cat Detective, A Deer of Nine Colors, Where is Mama), multiple organ failure.
Patrick Dehornoy, 66, French mathematician, discoverer of Dehornoy order.
Peter Ellis, 61, New Zealand convicted child sex-offender and activist, bladder cancer.
Roger Etchegaray, 96, French Roman Catholic cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris (1969–1970), Archbishop of Marseille (1970–1985) and President of PCCU (1984–1995).
Stuart B. Levy, 80, American microbiologist, founder of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, Parkinson's disease.
Ji Guobiao, 87, Chinese engineer, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (since 1994), laryngeal cancer.
Kiran Nagarkar, 77, Indian novelist (Cuckold) and critic, cerebral hemorrhage.
Bob Rule, 75, American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers).
Francisco Toledo, 79, Mexican expressionist artist, Right Livelihood Award recipient (2005).
Chris Duncan, 38, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), glioblastoma.
Robert Mugabe, 95, Zimbabwean politician, Prime Minister (1980–1987), Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1986–1989), Chairperson of the African Union (2015–2016) and President (1987–2017), prostate cancer.
Abdul Qadir, 63, Pakistani cricketer (national team), heart attack.
Chester Williams, 49, South African rugby union player (Western Province, national team) and coach (Blitzboks), heart attack.
Robert Axelrod, 70, American actor (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, The Blob, Digimon Adventure), problems caused from spinal surgery.
Roger Boutry, 87, French composer and conductor, Music Director of the Republican Guard (1973–1977).
Al Carmichael, 90, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos) and stuntman (Spartacus).
Naiyyum Choudhury, 72, Bangladeshi biochemist, member of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (since 2000).
Peter Nichols, 92, British playwright (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Passion Play, Poppy).
James Robertson, 81, American politician and lawyer, Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (1994–2010) and member of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2002–2005), heart failure.
Charlie Silvera, 94, American baseball player (New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs) and scout (Atlanta Braves).
John Wesley, 72, American actor (Stop!
Or My Mom Will Shoot, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, Hang 'Em High), multiple myeloma.
Wally Westlake, 98, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians).
Henri de Contenson, 93, French archaeologist.
Sir Christopher Dobson, 69, British chemist, Master of St John's College, Cambridge (since 2007), cancer.
Ram Jethmalani, 95, Indian lawyer and politician, MP (1977–1984, since 2010), Minister of Law and Justice (1996, 1999–2000) and Urban Development (1998–1999).
Yisrael Kessar, 88, Yemeni-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1984–1995) and Minister of Transport and Road Safety (1992–1996), pneumonia.
Joseph P. Kolter, 93, American politician and convicted fraudster, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district (1983–1993).
Lito Legaspi, 77, Filipino actor (Sinong Kapiling?
Sinong Kasiping?,
Pugoy Hostage: Davao, The Good Daughter), cardiac arrest.
Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne, 93, British aristocrat, member of the House of Lords (1982–2018).
Camilo Sesto, 72, Spanish singer-songwriter ("Algo Más", "Amor Mío, ¿Qué Me Has Hecho?")
and musician, heart failure.
Olav Skjevesland, 77, Norwegian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Agder og Telemark (1998–2012).
Carlos Squeo, 71, Argentine footballer (Racing Club, Boca Juniors, national team).
Robert Frank, 94, Swiss-American photographer (The Americans) and documentary filmmaker (Cocksucker Blues).
Danny Frawley, 56, Australian footballer (St Kilda, Victoria team), coach (Richmond) and sports commentator (Fox Sports), car crash.
Jim Greengrass, 91, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs, Philadelphia Phillies).
Gru, 46, Serbian rapper ("Da li imaš pravo?", "
Biću tu", "I dalje me žele") and DJ, paragliding accident.
Lavrentis Machairitsas, 62, Greek rock songwriter and musician, heart attack.
Fred McLeod, 67, American sportscaster (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons).
Michael Shenstone, 91, Canadian politician, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1974–1978) and Austria (1985–1990), key figure during the Iran hostage crisis.
Stefano Delle Chiaie, 82, Italian political activist, founder of the National Vanguard.
Jeff Fenholt, 68, American musician (Bible Black, Geezer Butler Band), actor (Jesus Christ Superstar) and television evangelist.
Greg Thompson, 72, Canadian politician, MP (1988–1993, 1997–2011) and Minister of Veterans Affairs (2006–2010).
B. J. Habibie, 83, Indonesian politician, Vice President (1998) and President (1998–1999), heart failure caused by cardiomyopathy.
Daniel Johnston, 58, American singer-songwriter ("Walking the Cow") and visual artist, heart attack.
T. Boone Pickens, 91, American businessman and philanthropist, problems caused from a stroke.
László Rajk Jr., 70, Hungarian architect (Aquincum Museum) and politician, MP (1988–1994).
Shafie Salleh, 72, Malaysian politician, MP (1999–2004) and Minister of Higher Education (2004–2006), liver failure.
Anne Rivers Siddons, 83, American novelist (The House Next Door, Peachtree Road, Sweetwater Creek), lung cancer.
Sándor Tóth, 80, Hungarian poet, journalist and politician, MP (1990–1994).
Penny Whetton, 61, Australian climatologist, co-creator of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Michael E. Haynes, 92, American minister and politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1965–1969).
I. Beverly Lake Jr., 85, American politician and lawyer, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (2001–2006).
László Marton, 76, Hungarian theatre director.
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, 78, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister (since 2014), pneumonia and liver disease.
Asadollah Asgaroladi, 85, Iranian businessman, stroke.
Cynthia Cockburn, 85, British academic (Gender & Development), political activist and feminist journalist (Feminist Review), thyroid cancer.
Paul Cronin, 81, Australian actor (The Sullivans, Matlock Police, State Coroner).
Dennis Edwards, 82, English footballer (Slough Town, Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth).
Alex Grammas, 93, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) and coach (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers).
Bruno Grandi, 85, Italian sports executive, President of the International Gymnastics Federation (1996–2016).
Rudi Gutendorf, 93, German footballer (TuS Koblenz) and manager (FC Luzern).
Ghulam Shah Jeelani, 62, Pakistani politician, member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (since 2008), kidney failure.
György Konrád, 86, Hungarian novelist and political dissident, President of PEN International (1990–1993).
Joachim Messing, 73, German-American microbiologist.
Eddie Money, 70, American pop rock singer-songwriter ("Baby Hold On", "Two Tickets to Paradise", "Take Me Home Tonight") and musician, problems caused from heart surgery and esophageal cancer.
John Ralston, 92, American Hall of Fame football coach (Utah State, Stanford, Denver Broncos).
Lol Mahamat Choua, 80, Chadian politician, President (1979).
Chadlia Caid Essebsi, 83, Tunisian consort, First Lady (2014–2019), heart attack.
Roberto Leal, 67, Portuguese-Brazilian singer-songwriter ("Bate o Pé, Clareou", "O Vinho de Meu Amor", "Marrabenta"), kidney failure caused by skin cancer.
Phyllis Newman, 86, American actress (Subways Are for Sleeping, Mannequin, The Beautician and the Beast), singer and activist, Tony winner (1962), problems caused from lung disease.
Ric Ocasek, 75, American Hall of Fame musician (The Cars), singer-songwriter ("My Best Friend's Girl", "You Might Think", "Emotion in Motion"), and record producer, hypertension and heart disease.
Mike Stefanik, 61, American racing driver, seven-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, plane crash.
Henry Buttelmann, 90, American Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace.
Luigi Colani, 91, German industrial designer and architect.
Steve Dalachinsky, 73, American poet (A Superintendent’s Eyes), stroke.
Manuel Delgado Parker, 82, Peruvian businessman, founder of Grupo RPP and Society of Latin America Broadcasting.
H. S. Dillon, 74, Indonesian agricultural expert, political economist and human rights activist.
B. J. Khatal-Patil, 100, Indian politician, activist and writer, MLA (1962–1978, 1980–1985), pneumonia.
Sakahoko Nobushige, 58 Japanese sumo wrestler, head coach of Izutsu stable, pancreatic cancer.
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, 72, Indian politician, APLA (since 1983), suicide by hanging.
Sander Vanocur, 91, American political journalist (NBC, PBS, ABC News) and actor (Without Warning), problems caused from dementia.
Khem Singh Gill, 89, Indian geneticist and plant breeder, Vice-Chancellor of the Punjab Agricultural University (1990–1993).
Jessica Jaymes, 40, American Hall of Fame pornographic actress and model (Hustler, Penthouse).
Imata Kabua, 76, Marshallese politician, President (1997–2000).
Cokie Roberts, 75, American journalist (ABC News, NPR), political commentator, and author, problems caused from breast cancer.
Ye Xuanping, 94, Chinese politician, Mayor of Guangzhou (1980–1985) and Governor of Guangdong (1985–1991).
Ibrahim El-Orabi, 88, Egyptian military officer, Chief of Staff of Armed Forces (1983–1987).
Graeme Gibson, 85, Canadian novelist (Eleven Canadian Novelists) and union leader, Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada (1974–1975) and co-founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, dementia.
Tony Mills, 57, English rock singer ("Atlantis") and musician (Shy, TNT), pancreatic cancer.
Shyam Ramsay, 67, Indian movie director (Darwaza,  Veerana), producer (Ghutan) and screenwriter (Zee Horror Show), pneumonia.
Fernando Ricksen, 43, Dutch footballer (Rangers, Zenit Saint Petersburg, national team), problems caused from ALS.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83, Tunisian military officer and politician, Prime Minister (1987) and President (1987–2011), prostate cancer.
Irina Bogacheva, 80, Russian mezzo-soprano.
Wim Crouwel, 90,  Dutch graphic designer, type designer and typographer.
Marco Feingold, 106, Austrian Holocaust survivor.
Maurice Ferré, 84, Puerto Rican-born American politician, Mayor of Miami (1973–1985) and member of the Florida House of Representatives (1967–1968), spinal cancer.
Charles Gérard, 96, French actor (The Toy,  Animal, A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later).
Bert Hellinger, 93, German psychotherapist (Family Constellations).
Barron Hilton, 91, American businessman, Chairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation (1966–2007), co-founder of the AFL and owner of the Los Angeles Chargers (1960–1966).
Sandie Jones, 68, Irish pop singer ("Ceol an Ghrá"), Eurovision contestant (1972), cancer.
Harold Mabern, 83, American jazz pianist and composer.
María Rivas, 59, Venezuelan Latin jazz singer ("Muaré"), composer and painter, cancer.
Levente Riz, 44, Hungarian politician, MP (2010–2014) and Mayor of Rákosmente (since 2006).
Larry Wallis, 70, English songwriter and rock guitarist (Pink Fairies, Motörhead).
Robert Boyd, 91, American journalist (Knight Ridder), Pulitzer winner (1973), congestive heart failure.
Howard Cassady, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns), Heisman Trophy winner (1955).
Séamus Hegarty, 79, Irish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Raphoe (1982–1994) and Derry (1994–2011), neurodegenerative disease.
Jan Merlin, 94, American actor (Hell Bent for Leather, Gunfight at Comanche Creek, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre).
Gregorio Martínez Sacristán, 72, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Zamora (since 2007).
Yonrico Scott, 63, American drummer (The Derek Trucks Band).
Su Beng, 100, Taiwanese dissident, political activist and historian (Modern History of Taiwanese in 400 Years), Senior advisor (since 2016), pneumonia.
Napoleon Chagnon, 81, American anthropologist, member of the National Academy of Sciences (since 2012).
Aron Eisenberg, 50, American actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Horror Show, Prayer of the Rollerboys), heart attack caused by kidney disease.
Sid Haig, 80, American actor (Jason of Star Command, House of 1000 Corpses, 3 From Hell), cardiopulmonary arrest caused by COPD and bowel obstruction.
Sigmund Jähn, 82, German cosmonaut (Soyuz 31, Soyuz 29), first German to fly in space.
Günter Kunert, 90, German writer and political commentator, pneumonia.
Karin Larsson, 78, Swedish Olympic swimmer (1956, 1960).
Woo Hye-mi, 31, South Korean pop singer (The Voice of Korea). (
Vytautas Briedis, 79, Lithuanian rower, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
Harry Joseph Flynn, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (1995–2008), bone cancer.
Ivan Kizimov, 91, Russian equestrian, Olympic champion (1968, 1972).
J. Michael Mendel, 54, American television producer (The Simpsons, Rick and Morty, The Critic), Emmy Award winner (1995, 1997, 1998, 2018).
Tom Polanic, 76, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).
Carl Ruiz, 44, American chef and television personality (Food Network), heart attack.
Sándor Sára, 85, Hungarian cinematographer (Ten Thousand Days, Szindbád) and movie director (The Upthrown Stone).
Jevan Snead, 32, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Storm).
Al Alvarez, 90, English poet (The New Poetry) and writer (The Biggest Game in Town), pneumonia.
Madhav Apte, 86, Indian cricketer (national team), President of Cricket Club of India (since 1989), cardiac arrest.
Elaine Feinstein, 88, English poet and novelist, member of the Royal Society of Literature (since 1980).
Robert Hunter, 78, American Hall of Fame lyricist (Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan), poet and guitarist, problems caused by surgery.
Artūras Rimkevičius, 36, Lithuanian footballer (national team, FK Liepājas Metalurgs, Šiauliai), suicide by gunshot.
Curt Wittlin, 78, Swiss philologist, President of the North-American Catalan Society (1990–1993) and member of the Institute for Catalan Studies (since 1997).
Mordicai Gerstein, 83, American illustrator (Something Queer Is Going On), movie director (The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree) and writer (The Man Who Walked Between the Towers), cancer.
Donald L. Tucker, 84, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1966–1978) and Speaker (1975–1978), cancer.
Roger H. Zion, 98, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 8th congressional district (1967–1975).
Jesper Hoffmeyer, 77, Danish biologist, heart attack.
Arne Weise, 89, Swedish journalist and television personality (SVT).
Giovanni Bramucci, 72, Italian road cyclist, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
Jacques Chirac, 86, French politician, President and Co-Prince of Andorra (1995–2007), Prime Minister (1974–1976, 1986–1988) and Mayor of Paris (1977–1995).
William Levada, 83, American Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Portland (1986–1995) and San Francisco (1995–2005).
Ronald L. Schlicher, 63, American politician, Ambassador to Lebanon (1994–1996) and Cyprus (2005–2008).
Kåre Tønnesson, 93, Norwegian historian and educator, Chair of the Norwegian Historical Association (1970–1974).
William J. Edwards, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st congressional district (1965–1985), pancreatic cancer.
Rob Garrison, 59, American actor (The Karate Kid, Iron Eagle, Prom Night).
John J. Snyder, 93, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of St. Augustine (1979–2000).
Joseph C. Wilson, 69, American writer (The Politics of Truth) and politician, Ambassador to Gabon (1992–1995), multiple organ failure.
José Aldunate, 102, Chilean Roman Catholic theologian and human rights activist.
Suad Beširević, 56, Slovenian football player (Borac Banja Luka, Apollon Limassol) and manager (Olimpija Ljubljana).
Ismail Petra of Kelantan, 69, Malaysian royal, Sultan of Kelantan (1979–2010).
Jan Kobuszewski, 85, Polish actor (Kwiecién, Alternatywy 4, Czterdziestolatek).
José José, 71, Mexican singer ("El Triste", "Como Tú") and actor (Gavilán o Paloma), pancreatic cancer.
Mark Zakharov, 85, Russian theater and movie director (The Twelve Chairs, An Ordinary Miracle, To Kill a Dragon), pneumonia.
Beatriz Aguirre, 94, Mexican actress (The Tiger of Jalisco, Flight 971, My Mother Is Guilty).
Martin Bernheimer, 83, German-born American music critic (New York Post, The Los Angeles Times), Pulitzer Prize winner (1982), sarcoma.
Ilkka Laitinen, 57, Finnish military officer and politician, Executive Director of Frontex (2005–2015) and Chief of the Border Guard (2018–2019).
Yuriy Meshkov, 73, Russian politician, Prime Minister (1994) and President of Crimea (1994–1995).
Sir David Akers-Jones, 92, British politician, Chief Secretary for Administration (1985–1987) and Governor of Hong Kong (1986–1987), colon cancer.
Wayne Fitzgerald, 89, American movie (Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather Part II) and television (The Bronx Zoo) title designer, Emmy winner (1987), problems caused by influenza.
Viju Khote, 77, Indian actor (Sholay, Andaz Apna Apna, Zabaan Sambhalke), multiple organ failure.
Kornel Morawiecki, 78, Polish politician and theoretical physicist, Senior Marshal of the Sejm (since 2015), Chairman of Freedom and Solidarity (since 2016) and 2010 presidential candidate, pancreatic cancer.
Jessye Norman, 74, American opera singer, Grammy Award winner (1984, 1988, 1989, 1998), multiple organ failure and sepsis caused by a spinal cord injury.
Ben Pon, 82, Dutch racing driver, Olympic sports shooter (1972) and businessman.
Jukka Jalmari Virtanen (25 July 1933 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish entertainer and author.
He won the Rose d'Or in 1965 for the entertainment program Lumilinna.
He starred in the movies Millipilleri, Pähkähullu Suomi and Noin 7 Veljestä.
Virtanen was the host of Levyraati from 1980 through 1997.
Virtanen was born in Jämsänkoski, Finland.
Jukka Virtasen haastatteluja ja ohjelmia YLEn Elävässä arkistossa
Arkkipiispalla vieraana Jukka Virtanen: Ihminen ja ihmisen viat (äänite, 2008).
Finnish entertainers
Robert Edwin Davie Jr. (born September 30, 1954) is an American football college coach and player.
He is the head football coach at New Mexico.
He was the head football coach at Notre Dame from 1997 to 2001.
He also was an ESPN college football color commentator from 2002 to 2011.
Davie was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.
Sewickley is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,  west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River.
It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh.
The population was 3,827 at the 2010 census.
Bradford Swain Linaweaver (September 1, 1952 – August 29, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
He was known for directing The Brain Leeches and Jack-O. He also wrote Libertarian-leaning novels such as The Boneyard Collection and Space Babes Meet the Monsters.
Linaweaver was born in Washington, North Carolina.
His best known novel was Moon of Ice.
The Fortune City Page
Washington, commonly known as The Original Washington or Little Washington (to distinguish it from Washington, D.C.), is a city in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States.
The population was 9,744 at the 2010 census.
Berthe's mouse lemur or Madame Berthe's mouse lemur (Microcebus berthae) is the smallest mouse lemur and the smallest primate in the world.
Its average body length is  and seasonal weight is around .
This primate was found in 1992 in the dry Kirindy Forest in western Madagascar.
After its discovery genetic studies showed it was as a new species, M. berthae.
This lemur is named after the conservationist and primatologist Berthe Rakotosamimanana of Madagascar, who was the Secretary General of the Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche des Primates (GERP) from its founding until her death in 2005.
Alec Holowka (30 October 1983 – 31 August 2019) was a Canadian indie game developer, co-founder of an independent game companies Infinite Ammo, Infinite Fall, and Bit Blot.
He was known for collaborating with Derek Yu to create Aquaria and freeware game I'm O.K - A Murder Simulator and with Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry to create Night in the Woods.
Controversy and death
In early August 2019, Holowka was accused of physical and sexual assault by many women including Zoë Quinn.
He killed himself on August 31, 2019, aged 35.
According to his sister, Holowka had been "battling mood and personality disorders" through his life but "was a victim of abuse".
Alec Holowka at MobyGames
Quinn, who uses the gender-neutral pronoun "they" , is known for developing the interactive fiction game Depression Quest.
In 2014, a blog post by their ex-boyfriend sparked the Gamergate controversy, in which Quinn was subjected to extensive criticism and harassment.
Anita Sarkeesian (; born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic, blogger, and public speaker.
She is the founder of Feminist Frequency.
She is known for her video series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, which reviews the female video game characters stereotypes.
Brianna Wu (born July 6, 1977) is an American video game developer and computer programmer.
She co-founded Giant Spacekat, an independent video game development studio.
She is also a blogger and podcaster on matters relating to the video game industry.
Wu unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Stephen F. Lynch in Massachusetts for the 8th district for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018.
Wu has begun a second campaign for the 2020 election.
Stephen Francis Lynch (born March 31, 1955) is an American politician.
He has been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001.
He is a Democrat representing Massachusetts's 8th congressional district.
Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019)  was an American sociologist, economic historian and world-systems analyst.
His best known works helped developed the world-systems approach.
He published bimonthly commentaries through Agence Global on world affairs from October 1998 to July 2019.
Wang Buxuan (5 February 1922 – 31 August 2019), also known as Bu-Xuan Wang and Pu-Hsuan Wang, was a Chinese thermal physicist and educator.
He was known for engineering thermodynamics in China.
He created the engineering thermodynamics program at Tsinghua University in 1957.
He was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1980.
Alexandra Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, producer, and writer.
She is known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, as well as her television appearances in American Housewife, Are You There, Chelsea?,
Inside Amy Schumer, and Black Box.
She also wrote for the first three seasons of the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.
In 2019, she starred in Always Be My Maybe.
West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
It is about  west of downtown Hartford.
The population was 63,268 at the 2010 census.
Town of West Hartford official website
Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
The population was 23,511 at the 2010 census.
Town of Simsbury official website
Sant'Abbondio, a village in the municipality of Gamborogno in the district of Locarno, canton of Ticino, Switzerland
Serra Sant'Abbondio, a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the region Marche, Italy
In the United States, railroads are Class I, II, or III, depending on how big they are.
The Surface Transportation Board decides how big the railroads need to be to be in the classes.
There are six US Class I freight railroad companies.
Canada has two Class I freight railroads.
Both of the Canadian companies have trackage in the US.
Mexico has two Class I freight railroads, one with trackage in the US.
The national passenger railroads in the US and Canada, Amtrak and Via Rail, are both Class I.
In the United States, the Surface Transportation Board says a Class I railroad is a railroad that gets $250 million or more in revenue every year.
It was 1991 when they said it had to be at least $250 million.
In 2012, $452,653,248 is how much it would be.
In 2011, the Association of American Railroads says that Class I railroads had to get at least $433.2 million.
Class I railroads are some of the most efficient kinds of transportation.
They move a ton of freight almost 500 miles with each gallon of diesel fuel ( to move ).
A Class II railroad in the United States takes freight and is mid-sized in terms of revenue. ,
a Class II railroad is a railroad with that earns more than $37.4 million but less than $433.2 million in revenue for at least three years in a row.
Switching and terminal railroads are can't be Class II railroads.
Class III
49 CFR Part 1201-Railroad Companies (PDF)
Surface Transportation Board FAQs – Economic and Industry Information
STB Ex Parte No.
Uniform Classification of Accounts and Related Railway Records (UCA) ; retrieved April 24, 2005.
The press was created in 1946.
There were big changes in 1967 and 1976.
Today, it operates as a consortium with representation from each of the participating universities.
The press is on the west part of the KU campus.
The press mostly publishes books about American politics and military history.
They also publish books about the region around it.
Shivamogga is the capital of the Shivamogga district in Karnataka.
It was earlier called Shimoga.
The University of Nebraska Press, also known as UNP, is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books.
It was created in 1941.
The press is controlled by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the main campus of the University of Nebraska system.
UNP mostly publishes non-fiction books and academic journals.
They publish in both print and electronic editions.
The press has strong publishing programs in Native American studies, Western American history, sports, world and national affairs, and military history.
UNP has published more than 4,000 books and 30 journals.
They publish more than 150 new titles each year, making it the 12th biggest university press in the United States.
Since 2010, two of UNP's books have received the Bancroft Prize, the highest honor given to history books in the U.S.
Fight Over a Beloved (and Lucrative) Book
The Missouri River Valley outlines where the Missouri River from its headwaters where the Madison, Jefferson and Gallatin Rivers flow together in Montana to its confluence with the Mississippi River in the State of Missouri.
At  long, the valley drains one-sixth of the United States.
It is the longest river valley in North America.
The valley in the Missouri River basin includes river bottoms and floodplains.
Missouri River Valley Explorer
Mount Oread  is a hill in Lawrence, Kansas.
The University of Kansas is on it.
It is on the water divide between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers.
It was named after the Oread Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The hill was first called Hogback Ridge by many Lawrence residents until the Oread name was chosen in 1866.
The United States Geological Survey says that Mount Oread is about  above sea level.
Downtown Lawrence is about  above sea level.
Mount Oread was whereWilliam Quantrill's raid into Lawrence on August 21, 1863, during the American Civil War, happened.
The campus of the University of Kansas (KU) is on Mount Oread.
Oread
Lawrence Kansas looking northeast from Mt. Oread (1859)
Mt. Oread campus buildings  at the University of Kansas.
TopoQuest map of Mt. Oread
Mount Oread trail route marker for KU GIS Day 2006 social geocoding pioneers
Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (January 3, 1816 – August 27, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century.
He was in the United States Senate during the American Civil War.
Pomeroy was also in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
He also was the mayor of Atchison, Kansas from 1858 to 1859.
He was also the second president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and the first president to oversee any of the railroad's construction and operations.
Pomeroy succeeded Cyrus K. Holliday as president of the railroad on January 13, 1864.
Samuel C. Pomeroy was born on January 3, 1816 at Southampton, Massachusetts.
He was a student at Amherst College.
Pomeroy was against the politics of slavery.
In 1854, he joined the New England Emigrant Aid Company.
That fall, he led a group of people to Kansas to help create the city of Lawrence.
On December 18, 1871, because of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden urging and after learning of the findings of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871, Pomeroy introduced the Act of Dedication bill into the Senate.
That bill led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park.
High court usually refers to the superior court (or supreme court) of a country or state.
In some countries, it is the highest court (for example, Australia).
In others, it is positioned lower in the hierarchy of courts (for example, England and Wales).
A person who presides as a judge in such a court may be called a High Court judge, or, in some cases, a High Court Justice.
"Truth Hurts" is a song by American R&B recording artist Lizzo.
It is taken from the deluxe version of her third studio album (and first major-label release), Cuz I Love You.
It was released as a single on September 19, 2017.
Lizzo wrote the song with Steven Cheung, Jesse Saint John, and its producer, Ricky Reed.
In 2019, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the Pop Songs radio chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts, and on the Radio Songs chart.
It also reached the top ten in Canada and New Zealand, while maintaining the top 20 in Australia, the top 40 in the UK, and the top 100 in the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Electoral districts in Canada (also called a "constituency" or "riding") are what Canada's representative democracy is based on.
In Canadian French, it is called a circonscription, but is also called a comté (county).
Every single federal electoral district is represented by one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada.
In provincial or territorial electoral districts, the person that represents the riding might be called a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Member of the National Assembly (NLA), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), or a Member of the House of Assembly (MHA).
Right now, federal and provincial electoral districts are only represented by one person.
In the past, however, some have been represented by more than one person.
Kenneth Lee O'Neil Baugh (24 February 1941 – 1 September 2019) was a Jamaican politician.
He was an Opposition Leader from January 2005 through April 2005.
He was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica, was a general secretary and chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party.
Baugh was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Baugh retired from politics in 2015 due to ill health.
He had brain surgery later that year.
Baugh died on 1 September 2019 from a long-illness at the age of 78.
Alberto Goldman (; 12 October 1937 – 1 September 2019) was a Brazilian engineer and politician.
He was elected Vice Governor of São Paulo in 2006 with Governor José Serra.
Goldman became governor of São Paulo on 6 April 2010.
He resigned on 1 January 2011.
He was National President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party from November 2017 through December 2017.
Goldman was born in São Paulo.
He died on 1 September 2019 at a São Paulo hospital from problems caused by cancer-related surgery, aged 81.
Walter Thiel (7 March 1949 in Treysa, Hesse - 23 August 2019) was a German theoretical chemist.
He was the president of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) from 2011.
Homepage of the Thiel group at the MPI for Coal Research
William J. Larkin Jr. (February 5, 1928 – August 31, 2019) was an American politician.
He was a member of the New York State Legislature representing districts in the Hudson Valley.
Larkin represented the 39th District in the New York State Senate from 1991 until his retirement in 2018.
Larkin lived in the town of New Windsor, New York.
He died there on August 31, 2019 at the age of 91.
New Windsor is a town in Orange County, New York, United States.
The Town of New Windsor is in the eastern part of the county, bordering the Town of Newburgh and the City of Newburgh.
The population was estimated at 25,244 in 2010 by the US Census.
James Carson Gardner (born April 8, 1933) is an American businessman and Republican politician.
He was a U.S. Representative from 1967 through 1969 and as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1989 through 1993.
Gardner was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Robert Byrd Jordan III (October 11, 1932 – February 16, 2020) was an American politician.
He was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina for one term from 1985 through 1989 under Governor James G. Martin.
He  unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Carolina in 1988.
NC Notable Bob Jordan
North Carolina Award citation
OurCampaigns.com
Jordan elected chairman of NCSU trustees
Mount Gilead is a town in Montgomery County, in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States.
The population was 1,181 at the 2010 census.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is a Cheyenne-American politician.
He was a U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, and a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005.
He was a member of the Democratic Party, until Campbell switched to the Republican Party on March 3, 1995.
Retrospective Editorial, Boulder Weekly (2008): "Cherry Pickers Lose Elections"
Sidney Wallace Morrison (born May 13, 1933) is an American politician.
He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington from 1981 through 1993.
Morrison was born in Yakima, Washington.
Morrison was a member of the State Senate from 1975 through 1980.
Before, he was a member of the State House from 1967 through 1975.
In 1992, he ran for Governor, but lost the primary to Ken Eikenberry.
Kenneth Otto Eikenberry (born June 29, 1932) is an American Republican politician.
He was born in Wenatchee, Washington.
Eikenberry was the Attorney General of Washington from January 1981 through January 1993.
Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. (January 17, 1936 – January 17, 2022) was an American lawyer and jurist.
He was a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Merritt Jr. was nominated to the court by President Jimmy Carter.
He was judge on the court from 1977 through 2001 and was Chief Judge from 1989 through 1996.
Merritt Jr. was born in Nashville, Tennessee.
In 1993, when Byron White retired from the Supreme Court, he was seen as a possible replacement pick by President Bill Clinton.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the final pick.
Merritt Jr. died on January 17, 2022 in Nashville on his 86th birthday.