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Ronald Leslie Moore  (8 March 1933 – 18 August 2018) was an Australian-born New Zealand international speedway rider.
He won the Individual World Speedway Championship twice, in 1954 and 1959.
Moore was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
He died on 18 August 2018 from lung cancer at age 85.
Barry Briggs MBE (born 30 December 1934) is a former Speedway rider.
He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.
He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70).
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie.
In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
It had a very small electorate and could be used by its "owner" or patron to get a seat in Parliament in the House of Commons without any opposition.
The same terms were used for similar boroughs in the 18th-century Parliament of Ireland.
Old Sarum in Wiltshire (pictured) was the most notorious pocket borough.
It was owned by the Pitt family from the mid-17th century until 1802.
One of its Members of Parliament was Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder.
In 1802 the Pitt family sold it for £60,000, much more than the land itself was worth.
An even more striking example was Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, who controlled eleven boroughs.
The Reform Act of 1832 put an end to this sort of thing.
Jack Costanzo (September 24, 1919 – August 18, 2018) was an American percussionist, dancer, composer, bandleader and actor.
Costanzo was known for his works with Marlon Brando, Rita Moreno and for his appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Costanzo formed his own band in the 1950s which recorded and toured internationally.
[ Jack Costanzo] at Allmusic.com
Lakeside is a census designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California.
The population was 20,648 at the 2010 census, up from 19,560 as of the 2000 census.
It is located near San Diego, California.
Sir Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell (1 February 1930 – 18 August 2018) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle.
He was born in Hove, Sussex, England.
Tapsell was in the House of Commons from 1966 until 2015 and was also an MP from 1959 to 1964.
He was Father of the House between 2010 and 2015.
Bazlur Rahman Badal (1921/1922 – 19 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi dancer.
He was awarded Shilpakala Padak in 2014 and Independence Day Award in 2017.
He was known for his dances inspired from the poem Bidrohi of Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Pope Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514 and succeeded by Pope Hormisdas.
Symmachus is Born in Sardinia, Vandal Kingdom.
His birth date is unknown.
He died in 514 and he is Saint of the Catholic Church.
His Feast day is on July 19.
Catholic Encyclopedia, Pope St. Symmachus (498–514) (1913).
510s deaths
Rafael Calventi Gaviño (18 March 1932 - 19 August 2018) was a Dominican architect and diplomat.
He was born in La Vega, Dominica.
In 1996 he joined the Dominican diplomatic corps and was the ambassador to Italy, Mexico, Argentina and Germany.
Calventi was the first director of the Dominican School of Architecture, between 1966 and 1968.
There he was a professor of Architectural Composition and Theory of Architecture.
He was also one of the founders of the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC) in the 1972.
Seymour Myron "Sy" Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American journalist and political writer.
He is a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and has also written for the London Review of Books since 2013.
He won the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
During the 1970s, Hersh covered Watergate for The New York Times.
In 2004, he received the George Orwell Award.
Ubben Lecture at DePauw University; December 9, 1997
Seymour Hersh Interviewed by Mehdi Hasan
"Current State of Investigating Reporting", talk given at BU, May 19 2009
Filippo Grandi (born 1957) is an Italian diplomat.
Between 2010 and 2014, he was Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
Jean-Pierre Hocké (born 31 March 1938, deceased  28 July 2021) is a Swiss International Red Cross staff member  and United Nations official.
He was born in Lausanne.
He was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1986 to 1989.
He was nominated by Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
Prior to that function he was Director of Operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1973 to 1985 .
During his term of office, the crisis over refugees from Indochina, the so-called boatpeople, continued.
The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Refugees from Indochina was  developed during this period.
It  created procedural plans for a regional refugee status and the promotion of return to Vietnam for Vietnamese boat people not qualifying for refugee status He also helped plan out a peace process in Central America called the "CIREFCA Process".
At the end of his term, a scandal broke revealing that Hocké spent between $32,000 and $96,000 a year from Denmark's contribution on his entertainment and travel without informing the Danish Government or asking its permission.
He resigned in 1989 under pressure from the scandal.
The resignation came after Secretary-General de Cuellar Hocké that he could not remain in the post.
Jean-Pierre Hocké (1986–1989) Biography at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees website
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Poul Hartling (14 August 1914 – 30 April 2000) was a Danish diplomat and politician.
He was the 22nd Prime Minister of Denmark from 1973 to 1975.
He was also the 5th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1978 to 1985.
Hartling's gravestone
Tansen (c. 1500 – 26 April 1586), also known to as Tan Sen or Ramtanu, was a well known person of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music.
He was born in a Hindu family in the historic city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (The city known for its rich music heritage).
He learned and perfected and mastered his art in the Gwalior region of modern Madhya Pradesh under Swami Haridas.
Tansen was the title given to him by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior.
He rose to fame and spent most of his adult life in the court and patronage of the Hindu king of Bandhavgarh (Rewa), Raja Ramchandra Singh (r.1555–1592).
He became famous for his musical abilities and studies.
Mughal Emperor Akbar sent messengers to Raja Ramchandra Singh , requesting Tansen to join the musicians at the Mughal court.
In 1562, about the age of 60, the Vaishnava musician Tansen joined the Akbar court.
Tansen was a composer, musician and vocalist.
He has been attributed for large number of compositions in northern regions of the Indian subcontinent.
He was also an instrumentalist who made musical instruments better and popular.
Akbar considered him as a Navaratnas (nine jewels).
He gave him the title Mian in his honor, meaning learned man.
There are many legends about Tansen in Akbar court historian accounts and gharana literature.
One of them says that he could bring down the rains with Raga Megh Malhar.
It is also said that he could light lamps by performing Raga Deepak.
Other legends talk about his ability to communicate with animals through his music.
Once, a white elephant was captured, but it was wild and could not be controlled.
Finally, Tansen sang to the elephant who calmed down and the emperor was able to ride him.
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE, KCSS (, ,  1933 –  2003) was an Iranian prince and diplomat.
He was the son of Aga Khan III.
Khan was known as the 4th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977.
He helped shift the focus beyond Europe and prepared it for fix and aide hard refugee issues.
He was a strong supporter that the United Nations should work alone.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands () is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands.
They are also the head of the Council of Ministers.
The Prime Minister is de facto the head of government of the Netherlands and creates its policy with his cabinet.
The current Dutch Prime Minister is Mark Rutte, in office since 2010.
the life of the  former Prime Ministers
Prime Minister Rutte is being honored for his admirable leadership as one of the longest-serving heads of government in the European Union.
Prime Minister Rutte’s promotion of free trade, efforts to combat the threat of climate change, and belief in the importance of the transatlantic relationship in sustaining European and global security hits at the core of the Atlantic Council’s mission.
Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, presents the award to Prime Minister Rutte.
“The recipients of the 2019 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards recognize global citizenship at its best while also underscoring the Atlantic Council’s global mission of ‘shaping the future together’ with friends and allies”, said Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council. “
Their myriad collective achievements range from government leadership in Europe and Latin America, to innovative approaches to advance climate action, to groundbreaking contributions in the humanitarian and artistic fields.
It is our hope that by honoring these unique individuals, we can advance the concept of ‘global citizenship’ and inspire others to pursue lives of extraordinary public and humanitarian service.”
Mark Rutte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrk ˈrʏtə]   listen); born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006.
After lengthy coalition negotiations, Rutte was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Netherlands on 14 October, becoming the first and formed the First Rutte cabinet.
When Rutte was sworn in on 14 October 2010, he became the first liberal Prime Minister in 92 years, and the second-youngest in Dutch history.
Félix Schnyder (5 March 1910 – 8 November 1992) was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat.
He was Chairman of UNICEF in 1960 and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1960 to 1965.
August R. Lindt (5 August 1905 – 14 April 2000), also known as Auguste R. Lindt, was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat.
He was Chairman of UNICEF from 1953 to 1954 and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1956 to 1960.
He was an adviser to the President of Rwanda from 1973 to 1975.
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Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat.
He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1951 to 1956.
Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1949.
Nobel Peace Prize, 1954 (awarded to the UNHCR).
Wateler Peace Prize, 1956.
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James McIlroy MBE (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Irish footballer.
He was born in Lambeg, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
He made his international debut in 1951.
McIlroy played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic.
He was thought of as one of the Burnley Football Club's greatest players.
He played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals.
He managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers.
Mulbagal or Mulabagilu is a town and taluk headquarters of Mulbagal taluk in the Kolar district in the state of Karnataka, India.
It lies just off the National Highway 4 as the easternmost town of the state and a hill landmark.
One legend describes how the Hanumantha temple here was installed by Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, after the Mahabharata war.
Sage Vasishta is believed to have installed the idols of the main deity Srinivasa, Padmavati and Rama-Sita-Lakshmana.
The name of the town “Mulbagal” comes from the Kannada word “Mudala Bagilu” which means the eastern door.
First place in Karnataka where the sun rises.
This town is located at the easternmost end of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Many temples constructed by Vijayanagara rulers and Chola kings are seen here.
Mulbagal is at .
It has an average elevation of 827 metres (2,713 feet).
The major sources of employment are in the agriculture, dairy, sericulture, floriculture and tourism-related industries.
Farmers in Mulbagal are completely dependent upon borewell water for irrigation and drinking.
Mulbagal is home to several famous temples, and is popularly known as the land of "Temple Places."
Many transport and travel businesses set up their base here.
Mulbagal has many sericuluture and vegetable trading markets, including potatoes, tomatoes (in Vadahalli), brinjal, beans, beetroot, carrots, chow-chow and cabbage.
The state government of Karnataka acquired non-agriculture land for industrial development activities as part of an initial step the government proposed for a granite industries hub at Mulbagal taluk.
Mulbagal is known for tobacco beedis.
Many brands of beedis are produced and distributed to Karanataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The Muslim community is largely engaged in this business.
Mulbagal is on NH-4, a newly-laid four-lane road from Bengaluru to Mulbagal Kolar district, with a total length of around 110 km.
About 354 km of major roads connect other locations to this area.
Indian Railways connectivity: Now, Mulbagal is getting a railway line and station under the project of Kadapa - Bangalore (Till Kolar) new railway line.
A pool of human resources is available as many polytechnic, vocational training (ITI), teacher training intuitions, and graduation (science, agriculture, commerce and arts) colleges are located near Mulbagal.
Many IT and technical people who work in Bengaluru travel daily from Mulbagal to Bengaluru[citation needed] Adequate natural resources include granite and other types of rocks.
The cost of living is less, and salary and wages are flexible.
Kshetra Palaka Sri Anjaneya Temple
Anjaneya Swamy Temple is in Mulbagal.
Tired after epic war, Arjuna went on a pilgrimage and brought his flag used during war consisting of an image of Vayu Putra.
He established this temple in Mulbagal, which was then called Shathaka Vatipuri.
Sripadarajamutt and Narasimha Thirtha
The Narasimha tirtha is about 2 km from the town of Mulbagal towards the east on NH-4.
It is the sacred place where Sri Sreepadaraaja Swamiji, or simply Sripadaraja a disciple of Saint Madhwacharya lived and had his vrindavan (sacred resting place for Hindu sages) made.
It is now the headquarters of the Sripadarajamutt that he founded.
There is a Swayamvyakta Yoga Narasimha temple near the vrindavan.
Someshwara Temple
Apart from the famous Hanuman 9Temple, this town has a Poorna Prasidda Someshwara Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
The childless couples pray here for a child by making pradhakshinas.
Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal
Mulbagal is also sacred for Muslims as the dargah or mausoleum of Sufi Saint Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal.
Baba Hyder Vali of Mulbagal or Syed Shah Baba Hyder Auliya Hussaini Suharwardi was a 12th-century Sufi saint of Suharwardi order.
He was the disciple of Tabr-e-Aalam Baadshah Nathar Vali, of Tirchy.
Both Muslims and Hindus worship at the dargah.
Urs of Baba Hyder-e-Safdar is celebrated every year on 11th of Rajab (according to the lunar calendar).
Virupakshi Swamy Temple
Sri Virupakshi Swamy Temple is in Virupakshi village about 4 km from Mulbagal.
This temple was built in the 13th century by Vijayanagara rulers and resembles the Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi.
One family has been doing the pooja here since the temple was constructed, and dates back about eight generations.
The temple complex also has goddess Bagulamukhi or Bagalamukhi devi temple.
As per tantra, Bagulamukhi is one of the devi's of Dashamahavidya.
She is keeper of Brahmaastra.
One of the most powerful goddesses and its rare to find temple of such.
It is believed that King Vikramaaditya built the Bagulamukhi temple at Virupakshi.
Venugopala swamy temple, Gujjanahalli
Located 14 km far from Mulbagal, it is on the way to Srinivasapura.
There is an ancient temple of venugopala swamy''' built in Chola style temple.
Pilgrims can visit this temple.
Garuda Temple and Sri Prasanna Chowdeshwari Temple, KoladeviGaruda Temple is one of the ancient epic Ramayana-related temples located at Koladevi 18 km from Mulbagal national highway, 19 km from Srinivaspur and 4 km from Mudianur.
It was built under the supervision of Sri Ramanujacharya, but only came to light recently.
Sri Prasanna Chowdeshwari Temple is 300 years old.
Kurudumale, Maha Ganapathi Temple and Someshwara TempleKurudumale, 8 km northwest from Mulbagal, is famous for Lord Ganapati Temple.
The idol of Ganapati is made of a single "Shaligram rock" and is about 21 feet from ground level.
The idol and temple are estimated to be 5,000 years old.
Sri Varadaraja Swamy Temple, UttanurThe great Saint Brugu Maharshi have built a Sri Varadaraja Swamy temple in Uttanur or Uthanur.
The Uttanur is a called as a Uttama Kanchi.
Every year in the day of Bharatha Hunime the Rathothsava will happening.
It is importanat place for Saints for doing Japa Thapas.
The Gangas build the Sri Uttameshwara Temple in Uttanur.
Chowdeswaramma Temple, MandikalMandikal Chowdeswaramma temple is at least 1509 years old and popular for miracles, situated at a distance of 8 miles.
Recently this temple has been renovated by devotees of nearing villages like, Mandikal, Koladevi, Gollahalli Harapanakana halli.
Chowdeswaramma Dandakamu is famous chanting and one of ancient master piece of describing brave characters of mother Chamundi.
Avani''
Known as the Gaya of the south, Avani has a cluster of Ramalingeshwara temple all within one courtyard dedicated to Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrugna as well as a Shankar Math built by the Nolamba dynasty.
Legend has it, that the hill above was home to Valmiki’s ashram, where Lava & Kusha were born and raised.
GUNIGANTIPALYA.
Ranaberamma temple gunugantipalya, Gangamma temple gunigantipalya circle
Official website of the town of Mulbagal
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The SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours on the Chicago River.
On July 24, 1915, the ship rolled over onto her side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River.
After the disaster, Eastland was saved and sold to the United States Navy.
After restorations and modifications, Eastland was designated a gunboat and renamed USS Wilmette.
She was used primarily as a training vessel on the Great Lakes, and was scrapped after World War II.
Gia Carangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Many people believe she was the first supermodel.
Carangi was on the cover of fashion magazines, including many editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and appeared in advertising campaigns for such fashion houses as Armani, Christian Dior, Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent.
Carangi, a heroin addict, died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 26.
She was one of the first famous women to die of the disease.
Louis Jolliet (September 21, 1645last seen May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer.
He was known for his discoveries in North America.
Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, a Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Mississippi River in 1673.
The Chicago Portage cuts through the Valparaiso Moraine, crossing the Saint Lawrence River Divide.
The saddle point of the gap is within the city of Chicago, and the Chicago Portage is a reason Chicago exists and has developed to become very important city that it is.
Father Jacques Marquette S.J. (June 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675), sometimes known as Père  Marquette or James Marquette, was a French Jesuit missionary.
He founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste.
Marie, and later founded St. Ignace, Michigan.
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
As of the 2010 Census, the population was 13,228.
Its county seat is Plymouth.
The county was formed in 1799 from the western third of Tyrrell County.
It was named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Chicago Harbor is made up of the public rivers, canals, and lakes within the territorial limits of Chicago.
It connects all slips, basins, piers, breakwaters, and structures with a distance of three miles from the shore between the extended north and south lines of the city.
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a  canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River.
It reverses the direction of the Main Stem and the South Branch of the Chicago River, which now flows out of Lake Michigan rather than into it.
It provides the only navigation for ships between the Great Lakes Waterway and the Mississippi River system.
It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day and in reaction to the killing of several workers by the police.
An unknown person (there are theories that it was a police agitator trying to cause an incident however this is unconfirmed and probably incorrect) threw a dynamite bomb at police.
The bomb blast and gunfire resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians; dozens of others were wounded.
Eight anarchists were convicted of conspiracy.
The evidence was that one of the defendants may have built the bomb, but none of those on trial had thrown it.
Sites are selected after meeting many criteria, such as historical, economic, architectural, artistic, cultural, and social importance.
Once a site is designated as a landmark, it is subject to the Chicago Landmarks Ordinance, which requires that any alterations must be done with a permit reviewed by the Landmarks Commission.
Washington County is a county in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 203,065, making it the third-most populous county in Arkansas.
The county seat is Fayetteville.
It is Arkansas's 17th county, founded on October 17, 1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Creola is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
The population was 1,926 as of the 2010 census.
This was down from 2,002 at the 2000 census, at which time it was still a town.
It was incorporated in 1978.
The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in present-day New City, Chicago.
The yards were opened in 1865.
Vanderbilt money sponsored the yards.
It was active for for 106 years.
The yards inspired Upton Sinclair to write his book The Jungle.
The stockyards became the important point of the rise of some of the earliest international companies.
The stockyards have become an impotant part of the popular culture of Chicago's history.
From the Civil War until the 1920s and peaking in 1924, more meat was processed in Chicago than in any other place in the world.
The Yards closed on July 30, 1971, after several decades of decline during the decentralization of the meatpacking industry.
The Chicago Air & Water Show is an annual air show held on the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.
The show has been held each year since 1959 and is Chicago's second most popular festival (behind Lollapalooza).
In 2005, 2,200,000 watched the Chicago Air and Water Show.
The Chicago Air and Water Show is presented by the City of Chicago and is the largest free show of its kind in the United States.
Lancaster  is a city in northern Los Angeles County, in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert in Southern California.
As of 2013, Lancaster was the 31st largest city by population in California.
The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival is an annual event celebrated in Chicago on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
About one million lights on 200 trees brighten the city’s Michigan Avenue, also known as the Magnificent Mile.
It also features notable Disney characters.
The festival is hosted by The Magnificent Mile Association.
It is considered one of the largest Christmas holiday celebrations in the country.
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Official Website
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Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city at the southern tip of the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, on the northern side of the Straits of Mackinac.
The population was 2,452 at the 2010 census.
Ludington  is a city in the state of Michigan.
As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,076.
Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California.
The city is the county seat of Tulare County.
Visalia is about  southeast of San Francisco,  north of Los Angeles,  west of Sequoia National Park and  south of Fresno.
The population was 130,104 at the 2015 census.
Settlements in Tulare County, California
Joe Messina (born December 13, 1928) is an American guitarist.
He was called the "white brother with soul".
Messina was one of the most famous guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers.
He is known for being a member of The Funk Brothers.
Messina is the creator of an alternative music technique known as The Interval Study Method, which uses the chromatic and diatonic scales to create music.
Messina worked with performers such as Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
Among Messina's most notable performances are his turns on hits such as "Dancing in the Street" (Martha & the Vandellas, 1964), "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops, 1965), and "Your Precious Love" (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, 1967).
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Tulare County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of California.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 442,179.
The county seat is Visalia.
Germigny, Marne, in the Marne department
Germigny, Yonne, in the Yonne department
Germigny-des-Prés, in the Loiret department
Germigny-l'Évêque, in the Seine-et-Marne department
Germigny-l'Exempt, in the Cher department
Germigny-sous-Coulombs, in the Seine-et-Marne department
Germigny-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre department
They are thought to be one of the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history.
The Funk Brothers played on Motown hits such as "My Girl", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "Heat Wave".
The were 13 verified members of the group and they were identified by both NARAS for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Some believed the group "played on more number-one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined."
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Jack Ashford (born May 18, 1934) is an American soul musician.
He worked for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings.
Ashford played tambourine on include "Nowhere to Run" by Martha & the Vandellas, "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye, and "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston.
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Department of Cundinamarca  (Departamento de Cundinamarca, ) is one of the 32 departments of Colombia.
Its area covers  (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,598,245 as of 2013.
Cundinamarca is in the center of Colombia.
Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an African-American soul musician.
Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers.
He was active in the 1960s and the 1970s.
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Pine Apple is a town in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
It was incorporated in 1872.
At the 2010 census the population was 132, down from 145 in 2000.
Moulinet, Alpes-Maritimes, a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department
Moulinet, Lot-et-Garonne, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department
Avery Robert Dulles, S.J. (; August 24, 1918 – December 12, 2008) was a Jesuit priest, theologian, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Dulles was on the faculty of Woodstock College from 1960 to 1974, of The Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1988, and as the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University from 1988 to 2008.
He was born in Auburn, New York.
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Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States.
It is located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, in Central New York.
As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687.
It is the county seat of Cayuga County.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (6 April 1901 – 4 July 1925) was an Italian Roman Catholic social activist.
He was a member from the Third Order of Saint Dominic.
He was dedicated to social justice issues.
He helped the poor and less fortunate living in his hometown of Turin.
He died in Turin on 4 July 1925 from polio, aged 24.
His cause for canonization opened in 1932 after the Turin poor made several pleas for such a cause to open.
However, Pope Pius XII suspended the cause in 1941.
Pope John Paul II beatified Frassati in mid-1990 and dubbed him the "Man of the Eight Beatitudes".
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Pope Gelasius I (died 19 November 496) was Pope of the Catholic Church.
He reigned from 492 to 496.
He was preceded by
Margareta Niculescu (4 January 1926 – 19 August 2018) was a Romanian artist, puppeteer, director, teacher and theater director.
She was director of Tandarica Theatre of Bucharest.
She was born in Iaşi, Romania.
Everton de Viña del Mar, is a Chilean football club based in Viña del Mar. The club was founded in 1909, and now plays in first chilean football league.
Their home matches are played at Sausalito stadium, which has a capacity of approximately 25,000 seats.
National champions: 1950, 1952, 1976
Copa Chile champions: 1984
Second Division champions: 1974, 1982, 2003
Everton VM official website
Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian movie director, producer, critic and screenwriter.
He is best known for his work in the horror movies during the 1970s and 1980s.
He was known for his "The Three Mothers" trilogy: Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980) and The Mother of Tears (2007).
His first movie, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), was a major hit in Italy.
He helped produced George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978).
Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress, singer, model, activist and director.
She is the daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento.
Argento is best known for her roles in the movies XXX (2002), Land of the Dead (2005) and Marie Antoinette (2006).
In the #MeToo movement she is thought to be one of the most vocal leaders of the movement.
She was one of the many women abused by Harvey Weinstein.
In August 2018, an article published in The New York Times revealed that she sexually assaulted Jimmy Bennett, a then 17-year-old actor and musician, in a California hotel in 2013, and arranged to pay $380,000 to her accuser.
Sourcery is a fantasy book by Terry Pratchett.
It was published in 1988 and it is the fifth book in the Discworld series.
The story follows the wizard Rincewind who appeared in the first two Discworld books.
He has to deal with the problems created when a young boy named Coin, the eighth son of an eighth son, and the most powerful wizard in the world tries to take over the world.
Several newspapers praised Sourcery for its humour.
The Daily Mail said Sourcery was the "most entertaining science-fantasy discovery in many years", whilst The Guardian said "One turns with relief … to the stylish magic of Sourcery."
However it was criticised for its "lazy" plot and for being "muddled".
Nora K. Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American speculative fiction writer.
She is the only author to have won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in three consecutive years.
In 2016, Jemisin's novel The Fifth Season won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
This win made her the first African American writer to win a Hugo award in that category.
Its sequels, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Nora K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and grew up in New York City and Mobile, Alabama.
Jemisin has a B.S. degree in psychology (1994) Tulane University.
She  also has a Master's of Education from the University of Maryland College Park.
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Fantasy Novel 2010 (The Broken Kingdoms)
Locus Award, Best First Novel 2011 (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms)
Sense of Gender Award, 2011 (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms)
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Fantasy Novel 2012 (The Shadowed Sun)
Hugo Award, Best Novel 2016 (The Fifth Season)
Hugo Award, Best Novel 2017 (The Obelisk Gate)
Nebula Award, Best Novel 2018 (The Stone Sky)
Locus Award, Best Fantasy 2018 (The Stone Sky)
Hugo Award, Best Novel 2018 (The Stone Sky)
Anthony Dwane Mackie He started his career in 2002.
Mackie first appeared on stage before acting in mostly movies and sometimes television.
He has appeared in movies such as 8 Mile (2002), Million Dollar Baby (2004), The Hurt Locker (2008), Notorious (2009), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), Man on a Ledge (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), Pain & Gain (2013) and The Night Before (2015).
In 2014, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the superhero Falcon.
As this character, he has appeared in the movies Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
In May 2016, he co-starred as Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO television movie All the Way.
In 2019, he played Danny Parker in the Black Mirror episode "Striking Vipers".
Mackie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
He married Sheletta Chapital in 2014, but the couple divorced in 2018.
The NLDSB was established under the act No: 51 of 1998.
This act established the Sri Lanka National Library Services Board in 1970.
The board is placed under the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education.
The present Board of Directors consists of 11 members including a full-time Chairperson.
The Director General is the chief executive and secretary of the Board.
Goals and targets
To assess the need for library and documentation services among all sectors of the community and to promote the development of library and documentation services.
To administer, manage and control the affairs of the National Library and Documentation Centre.
To advise the authorities regarding plans, programmes and activities for the development of library and documentation services in Sri Lanka.
To provide leadership for libraries of all categories in Sri Lanka, leadership in providing information to the nation and for all services.
Establishment, development and maintenance of a complete national collection of written, printed and non print media published in Sri Lanka or abroad.
Establishment and maintenance of Bibliographic and Documentation Services.
Advise the government on matters relevant to the Library and Information Science field.
Organization of human resources and Promotion of physical resources for the development of libraries in Sri Lanka.
Encourage the local book publication and promotion of reading.
Encourage usage of Information Technology for library and information services.
Promote co-operation with the institutions and organizations at national, regional and international level related to library and information field.
Organization of library and information services respecting to the cultural identity of different groups in the society.
Provide resources and organize services needed for academic research activities.
Official website not in Wikidata
Birbal (born Mahesh Das; 1528  16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Hindu advisor in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar.
Birbal was appointed by Akbar as a poet and singer in around 1560.
He was one of the navaratnas (nine jewels of Akbar).
He is mostly known in the Indian subcontinent for the folk tales which focus on his wit.
In the local folk tales he is presented as a very clever person.
These tales are popular in India.
These tales involve him being smarter then or making fool of other courtiers and sometimes even Akbar, using only his intelligence and cunning.
From the twentieth century onwards, plays, movies and books based on these folk tales were made.
Some of these folk tales are in children's comics and school books.
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a war between the first French Empire and the Spanish Empire for control of what is now Spain and Portugal.
The war began when French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal in 1807.
It became more serious in 1808 when France attacked Portugal's ally Spain, and made Joseph Bonaparte its king.
General Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, became famous in the war.
The war lasted until certain European states joined together in the Sixth Coalition and defeated Napoleon in 1814.
He or she is also empowered to reorganize the executive branch of the state government.
In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men were territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837.
The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, was elected in 2003.
Governors of Michigan state (since 1837)
Living former U.S. governors of Michigan
As of , there are four living former governors of Michigan.
The most recent death of a former governor was that of William Milliken on October 18, 2019.
The state's living former governors are:
Ilir Meta (; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian diplomat and politician.
He has served as President of Albania since 24 July 2017.
Previously he served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010.
He was Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from 2013 to 2017.
Chairpersons of the Parliament of Albania
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,029, making it Iowa's least-populated county.
The county seat is Corning.
Cerro Gordo County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 44,151.
The county seat is Mason City.
The county is named for the Battle of Cerro Gordo, which took place during the Mexican–American War.
José Mário Vaz (born 10 December 1957) is a Guinea-Bissauan politician.
He was the President of Guinea-Bissau, from 23 June 2014 to 27 February 2020.
Binangun is a village in Karangkobar, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia.
Mundrothuruth (Munroe's Island) is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India
Pavithreswaram is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India
Ambal is a village in Karangkobar, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia.
Cusseta  is a town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
Situated between Opelika and Lanett, it was named for the ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta.
As of the 2010 census, its population was 123.
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,704.
1830s establishments in Wisconsin Territory
Gryfice (; Kashubian: Grëfice), formerly known as Greifenberg, is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 16,632 people (2008).
It is the capital of Gryfice County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Gryfów Śląski
Priceville is the third largest municipality in Morgan County, Alabama, United States.
The 2010 census counted a population of 2,658, up from 1,631.
Priceville is located at  (34.521001, -86.879678).
Somerville is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 724, up from 347 in 2000.
Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States.
It is about  southeast of the city of Los Angeles.
The population was 170,883 at the 2010 United States Census.
Talladega Springs is a town in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2010 census, the population was 166.
Booth is an unincorporated community in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
Official website of Chêne-Bougeries
Barbara Clementine Harris (June 12, 1930 – March 13, 2020) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church.
She was the first woman ordained a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
From 1989 to 2003, she was the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
From 2003 to 2007, Harris was Bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
In February 2020, Harris was hospitalized for "serious gastrointestinal problems" and had surgery.
She died at the hospital on March 13, 2020 in Lincoln, Massachusetts from surgery-related problems, aged 89.
Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center website
Harris' oral history video excerpts at the National Visionary Leadership Project
"The Right Reverend Barbara C. Harris, 1930-", Leadership Gallery, The Church Awakens.
Octavio Frias de Oliveira Filho, known as Otávio Frias Filho (7 June 1957 – 21 August 2018), was a Brazilian newspaper editor.
He was Folha de S.Paulos editorial director from 1984 until his death in 2018, as well as Grupo Folha's editorial director.
He was born in São Paulo, Brazil.
Folha - institutional webpage
"Otavio Frias Filho reafirma compromissos editoriais da Folha", video in Portuguese
The Second City is an improvisation comedy group.
It is best known as the first ever on-going improvisational theater troupe based in Chicago.
The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959, and has become one of the most well known comedy theatres in the world.
It was founded by Bernard Sahlins and co-founded by Paul Sills and Barbara Harris.
The Second City has made television programs in both Canada and the United States, including SCTV, Second City Presents, and Next Comedy Legend.
Many famous comedians began their careers at Second City such as Bill Murray, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and Aidy Bryant among many others.
Hobe Sound is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States.
The population was 11,521 at the 2010 census.
Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce
The Happytime Murders is an 2018 American action crime mystery black comedy thriller movie directed by Brian Henson and written by Todd Berger.
The movie stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, and Elizabeth Banks.
It is scheduled to be released by STXfilms on August 24, 2018.
It is the first R rated Muppets movie.
Spencer Patrick Jones (28 October 1956 – 21 August 2018) was a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter.
He was born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.
Jones was known for his singles "The World's Got Everything in It" (1995) and "What's Got into Him?" (
In May 2012 Australian Guitar magazine rated Jones as one of Australia's Top 40 best guitarists.
In March 2018, Jones was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.
He died on 21 August 2018 from the disease in Sydney, aged 61.
"Spencer P Jones Live from Byron", ABC DIG Internet Radio, 9 September 2004
Wyrd Sisters is a fantasy book by Terry Pratchett.
It was published in 1988 and it is the sixth book in the Discworld series and the first one to focus on the Witches.
Granny Weatherwax, the witch who appeared in Equal Rites is the main character, along with the two other witches in her group.
The story is a take on the Shakespeare play Macbeth.
TV adaptation
Hurricane Lane was a 2018 Pacific hurricane.
The storm threatened to hit the U.S. State of Hawaii.
It was the first Category 5 hurricane since Hurricane Patricia in October 2015.
On August 21, when Lane came close to the Hawaiian Islands, a hurricane watch was put up for Maui and Hawaii counties.
Early the next day, the watch was changed to a hurricane warning.
Lane dumped heavy rainfall on Hawaiian Islands, with rainfall accumulations of over 50 inches in Mountain View, resulting of becoming the wettest tropical cyclone on record in Hawaii.
It is also ranked as the second wettest tropical cyclone in the United States after Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
Jack Guy Lafontant (born 4 April 1961) is a Haitian politician.
He was the Prime Minister of Haiti from 21 March 2017 to 17 September 2018.
Adama Barrow (born 16 February 1965) is a Gambian politician and real estate developer.
He is the 3rd and current President of the Gambia, in office since 2017.
In November 2021, Adama Barrow announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election.
Stary Dwór  (formerly German Altenhof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzciel, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
The village has a population of 360.
Stary Dwór lies about  west of Trzciel,  south-east of Międzyrzecz,  north of Zielona Góra, and  south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Stobno  () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kołbaskowo, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.
It lies about  south-west of Police and  west of the regional capital Szczecin.
Daviston is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2010 census the population was 214, down from 267 in 2000.
Goldville is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States.
The population was 55 at the 2010 census, up from 37 in 2000.
Notable person
John Malcolm Patterson, 44th Governor of Alabama
Limpach, Luxembourg, in the commune of Reckange-sur-Mess
Limpach (Bodensee), in the municipality of Deggenhausertal and the district of Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg
Limpach, Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern
Limpach (river) that flows down to the Emme river.
Mas Soubeyran is a small village in the commune of Mialet.
It is in the Gard department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Mialet is a commune.
Saint-Ulrich () is a commune.
Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2010 census the population was 1,574, up from 844 in 2000.
Gilbertown is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
Franklin Parish () is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,767.
The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin, American statesman.
Allamakee County (pronounced AL-uh-muh-KEY) is the northeastern-most county in the U.S. state of Iowa.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,330.
The county seat is Waukon.
Inyokern (formerly Siding 16 and Magnolia) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.
Kern County is a county in the U.S. state of California.
As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631.
The county seat is Bakersfield.
Sousse or Soussa ( , Berber: Susa) is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate.
It is located  south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014).
Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
Duncan Duane Hunter (born December 7, 1976) is an American politician.
He is a member of the Republican Party from California.
He represented parts of San Diego County in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 until 2020, representing the  from 2009 to 2013, and representing  from 2013 until his resignation in 2020.
In 2017 it was reported that Hunter was under criminal investigation for alleged campaign finance violations.