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Sanchez became the oldest living man in the United States after Shelby Harris' death on 25 July 2012 and later even the oldest living man in the world after 116-year-old Japaneseman Jiroemon Kimura's death on 11 June 2013 (Kimura died on 12 June 2.08am and at that time the date in New York was still 11 June). However, it was not officially confirmed before 25 July 2013, and before that the oldest living man was believed to be Canadian-born Americanman James McCoubrey (who died just 10 weeks before Sanchez and would have turned 112 on the same day as Sanchez's death) followed by Jokichi Ikarashi (who died just 18 days after McCoubrey and was the oldest living Japanese man) and Italianman Arturo Licata, who however became the oldest living man on 13 September 2013 when Sanchez died of natural causes, and the oldest living American man became Polish-born Alexander Imich.
Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the northern fringes of Philadelphia. The population was 55,310 as of the 2010 census.
Vigilante 8 is a vehicular combat video game published by Activision and developed by Luxoflux. It is a spinoff of the 1997 video game "Interstate '76". It was released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color. A sequel called "" was released in 1999.
It was released for the PlayStation on May 31, 1998 in North America, June 26, 1998 in Europe and on November 12, 1998 in Japan. It was also released for the Nintendo 64 on March 29, 1998 in North America and in March 1999 in Europe, as well as the Game Boy Color in December 1999 in North America.
IGN rated the game a 6.0 out of 10 for the Game Boy Color, 8.2 out of 10 for the Nintendo 64 and 8.0 for the PlayStation.
GameSpot gave the game a 7.5 out of 10 for the Game Boy Color, 7.9 out of 10 for the Nintendo 64 and 8.0 out of 10 for the PlayStation.
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and movie actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in "RoboCop" and as Red Forman in "That '70s Show". He is also known for his appearances in the genre of science fiction ("Star Trek", "The X-Files"). He also starred in "24".
New Lisbon, Wisconsin
New Lisbon (Hoocąk: Wac'hožura ) is a city in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,554 at the 2010 census.
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan (born 2 April 1969) is an Indian actor and movie producer.
Ajay Devgan was born in Amritsar, India on April 2, 1969. He started his career in 1992 film "Phool Aur Kaante". He is a Punjabi and completed his graduation in Mumbai, India. He is married to Kajol and has two children.
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community. It is found mainly in the U.S. state of California. Also in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. It is caused by a Mediterranean climate (mild, wet winters and hot dry summers) and wildfire.
A chaparral has summer drought-tolerant plants. They have hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves. Chaparral covers 5% of the state of California. Of the associated Mediterranean shrubland, it covers an additional 3.5%. The name comes from the Spanish word "chaparro", referring to scrub oaks.
There are four other chaparral regions in the world.
Chaparral does not often have fires. These are usually at intervals from 10–15 years to over a hundred years. Mature chaparral often has dense thickets. They are highly flammable.
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont (October 20, 1882 – March 6, 1965) was an American actress. Her earlier name was Daisy Juliette Baker. She acted in seven Marx Brothers movies. She played Mrs. Foster in "What a Way to Go!" Dumont played Harriet in "Stop, You're Killing Me".
Dumont was born in Brooklyn, New York. She died of a heart attack, age eighty-two, in Hollywood, California.
Linda Darnell
Monetta Eloyse Darnall (also Linda Darnell; October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American actress. She was a model as a child. She played Amber in the movie "Forever Amber". She also played Daphne in "Unfaithfully Yours".
Darnell was born in Dallas, Texas. She died from fire-related burns in Glenview, Illinois.
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was the first King of the united Kingdom of the Two Siclies. The Kingdom was created on 12 December 1816 having united the separate crown of Naples and Sicily. He was a member of the House of Bourbon. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinando IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinando III of the Kingdom of Sicily. He was deposed twice from the throne of Naples. The first time by the French revolutionary armies in 1799 and again by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806.
In 1768 he married Maria Carolina of Austria. They had the following children:
Judy Holliday
Judith Tuvim (later Judy Holliday; June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress. She acted on the stage and in movies. In "Born Yesterday" (both stage and movie versions), she played Billie Dawn. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for this performance. She won a Tony Award for her performance in "Bells are Ringing".
Holliday was born in New York City. She also died there from throat cancer, age 43.
r/K selection theory describes the way a species controls its number of offspring.
r-selection species produce many offspring. K-selected species focus on a few. Neither method is in itself superior, and they may occur in the same habitat; e.g., rodents (r-selection) and elephants (K-selection).
The theory was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, but several studies criticized it. The study of life histories has replaced the r/K selection paradigm.
The terminology of r/K-selection was coined by the ecologists Robert MacArthur and E.O. Wilson, based on their work on island biogeography. Study of the evolution of life history strategies actually has a longer history.
Reuven Rivlin
Reuven Rivlin (born 9 September 1939) is the 10th and current President of Israel since 2014.
Rivlin was born in Jerusalem when it was part of British Mandatory Palestine. Before entering politics he was a lawyer. He was elected to the Jerusalem City Council in 1978. Rivlin worked for El Al Airlines serving on the executive council from 1981 to 1986. He was a member of the Knesset, the parliament of Israel, for many years, elected first in 1988. He was also speaker of the Knesset and minister of Communications of Israel. On 10th of June 2014 he won elections for the post of President of Israel.
Rivlin was married to Nechama Rivlin and has four children.
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi is a writer and artist. She was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She lives in Paris, France. Satrapi writes comics about her life. She draws the pictures herself. She also draws pictures for other children’s books.
She was the only child of Marxist parents.
Satrapi’s parents were educated, and taught Satrapi to think for herself. She went to high school at Lycee Francais in Tehran, Iran. When she was 14, Satrapi’s parents sent her to Vienna, Austria to learn in a freer country. When Satrapi was 19, she moved back to Iran to study decorative arts at the Tehran School of Fine Arts. The change from the western world to Iran was difficult for her. In 1994, Satrapi moved to Strasbourg, France to study art for 3 years. She now lives in Paris, France.
Satrapi thinks countries should not spend money on weapons. She thinks they should spend money for kids to go to school in different countries. She thinks that studying in different countries helps people understand each other better.
In RandomHouse.com, Satrapi said, "I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries should invest in scholarships for kids to study abroad [other countries]. Perhaps they could become good and knowledgeable professors in their own countries. You need time for that kind of change, though."
Iran's Islamic Revolution against the Shah, the country’s dictator, started in 1979. Satrapi’s uncle was put in prison by the Shah, then murdered by people who supported the war.
Satrapi wrote a popular series of comics called "Persepolis". "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood," tells about Satrapi's life, the discrimination she faced, and moving to Europe. She later wrote a sequel to "Persepolis" that talked about how she was treated badly for years when she went back to Iran.
Satrapi’s most famous book is called "Persepolis".
Persepolis is the old Persian capital. The comic book is about Satrapi’s childhood in Iran during the war. This time was when country wanted to end the Shah’s cruel rule. She has written three comic books relating to her life. The first and second are about her childhood. The third is about her study in different countries. She is planning to write a fourth book about her return to Iran.
- Prix Alph'art Coup de Coeur for beginning comic artist award for "Persepolis--" 2001
- Prix du Lion for "Persepolis--" 2001
- Prix France Info for best news comic strip for "Persepolis--" 2002
- Prix Alph'art for best script for "Persepolis Tome 2"—2002
- Fernando Buesa Blanco peace prize for "Persepolis"—2003
- Prix d'Angouleme for best book of the year for "Chicken and Plums"—2005
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Rudolph (born June 23, 1940) is an American athlete. She lived in Clarksville, Tennessee along with 11 siblings. She was the 5th. When she was 4 years old, she had polio. She survived it, but lost the use of her left leg. Her cousins and siblings helped her massage the leg. When she turned 11 she visited the doctor's office again and was able to walk.
In high school, Rudolph became the star basketball player for her team. She also did track for 4 years and never lost a race. When she was 16 years old, she signed up for the Summer Olympics in track. She won the bronze medal in the track events. She was one of the first black women to win anything major like that. She decided to not to compete in the 1964 Olympics. She retired and became a school teacher and an athletic coach. She was a mother of 4 kids and divorced two husbands.
Grazing Goat Pictures
Grazing Goat Pictures is a movie production house launched in 2012. The company was founded by actor Akshay Kumar along his wife Twinkle Khanna and Ashvini Yardi.
After launching successful production house Hari Om Entertainment, Kumar planned to make a subsidiary production house with a channel head Ashvini Yardi. The company is based in Juhu, Mumbai and the interior is designed by Kumar's wife Twinkle Khanna.
Kumar and Yardi produced their first production "OMG - Oh My God!" with Paresh Rawal's Playtime Creationn. It had a slow opening but because of word of mouth it picked up and then was declared a super hit.
Twinkle Khanna and Yardi produced the first Marathi venture 72 Miles
Akshay Kumar (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian film actor and producer. He is based in Mumbai. Kumar is known for his hit movies. Kumar recently dubbed for the "Hindi version" of the movie "". Kumar was the voice actor for the role of Optimus Prime. This is one of the key characters in the film. He did the dubbing role as a gift for his son, Aarav. Optimus Prime was Aarav's favorite character so Kumar did it for free. Kumar was the third highest paid actor in Bollywood in 2015. He has established himself as a leading contemporary actor in the Hindi cinema.
In 2009, Kumar started the Hari Om Entertainment production company. In 2012, Kumar launched his next production house Grazing Goat Pictures. Their first production, "OMG - Oh My God!", had a slow opening, but because of word of mouth it picked up and then was declared a super hit.
Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy film. It was directed, co-written and co-produced by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The other producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, and the screenplay was co-written with Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung. Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan, and Bruce Leung co-starred in prominent roles.
A failed member of Axe Gang wants to make big in crime world but consequences force him to go on right path
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (also known as ヴィジランテ８〜セカンドバトル〜 (Vigilante 8 2nd Battle) in Japan) is a vehicular combat video game published by Activision and developed by Luxoflux. It is the sequel to the 1998 video game "Vigilante 8". It was released for the PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Nintendo 64. A game was planned for the Game Boy Advance but was cancelled.
It was released for the PlayStation on October 31, 1999 in North America, December 31, 1999 in Europe and on February 24, 2000 in Japan. It was also released for the Dreamcast on November 30, 1999 in North America, on February 18, 2000 in Europe and on March 23, 2000 in Japan, as well as the Nintendo 64 on February 2, 2000 in North America and on February 25, 2000 in Europe.
During the games development, there were pictures that were published which showed Molo's school bus as a ten-wheeler. It was redesigned because of the fallout from the Columbine massacre.
IGN rated the game a 8.0 out of 10 for the Nintendo 64 and a 8.2 out of 10 for the PlayStation.
GameSpot gave the game a 7.7 out of 10 for the Nintendo 64 and 7.5 out of 10 for the PlayStation.
Twisted Metal (video game)
Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment with product development by Sony Interactive Studios America and regular development by SingleTrac. It is the first game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was released for the PlayStation and on the PlayStation Network.
It was released on November 5, 1995 in North America, January 16, 1996 in Europe, and on November 15, 1996 in Japan. It was also released on February 23, 2011 on the PlayStation Network. In the game, there is a competition where opponents face each other with different kinds of modified vehicles. The object of the game is to destroy their vehicles and be the last one standing. The winner meets Calypso, a mysterious man who grants them a wish.
IGN rated the game a 7 out of 10 and said ""The game's only downfall is that it's just too short. The game can be completed in just a couple of hours. However, the two-player split-screen combat mode more than makes up for the one-player mode's lack of length."" The game was successful and sold over 1.08 million copies in the United States alone.
Sharon Creech
Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. She was raised with a sister and three brothers. As a child she wanted to be many things: a painter, a reporter, OR an ice skater.
As an adult, she was a teacher, and married, had two children: Rob and Karin. She divorced, and married again. Creech’s first two novels were for adults. After her father’s death she wrote "Absolutely Normal Chaos", her first book for kids. Her fourth book, Walk Two Moons, won the Newbery Medal. Chasing Redbird (1997) was shortlisted for the Whitbread award. A few years later, she won another Newbery award for her book, Love That Dog Still (1995). These are only a few of her accomplishments. Creech lives in Maine.
She attended Hiram College for undergraduates. She later attended George Mason University for her masters degree.
Sharon Creech's books are mostly about family relationships. Often, they have a teenage girl as the main character. She experiences growth or learns an important lesson. A lot of Creech’s book are based on actual experiences that happened in her life.
In the earlier years of her life she spent most of her time teaching and being with her family. Unfortunately in 1980, her father had a stroke, he was left paralyzed and mute. After her father’s death in 1986 Creech started her first novel. “When I finished it," she continued, "I wrote another,and another, and another. The words just rushed out."
Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (November 3, 1912 – August 16, 2006) was a dictator of Paraguay from 35 years (1969-1989). His entire career started after school at age 16 (1932) when he joined the Paraguayan army. He continued to aspire in the Military until 1951. In 1951 when he was commander in chief of the Paraguayan army he led an overthrow of president Federico Chavez. Since he was a sole candidate he was therefore elected president. During his 35 years of rule Alfredo Stroessner helped with economic progress, but anyone who criticized him was imprisoned. He was a controversial figure, having been accused of ordained murder or torture of opponents or criticizers to his government, abduction, pedophilia, children rape, among other offenses. He clung to his power until 1989 when he lost his power as a dictator due to an overthrow. He died on August 16, 2006 in Brasilia under exile.
Oppositional defiant disorder is a mental disorder. It causes irritable and angry behaviour of at least 6 months, noticeable in communication with other people. Unlike those with conduct disorder, though, most people with ODD do not usually get aggressive towards other people or animals, steal or cause destruction. People with ODD, however, do argue and deliberately, often cause trouble.
In order to be diagnosed with ODD, the person must have a behavior pattern lasting at least six months. At least four of these eight symptoms must be present for that time:
About 10.2% of people have or have had ODD (11.2% of males and 9.2% of females). In many cases this condition worsens into conduct disorder, which often worsens into antisocial personality disorder. This is more likely in boys than girls, and more likely if the person also has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ODD typically begins in childhood. It is the most common mental disorder in children. It is unusual in adults, because the affected person usually either recovers or develops ASPD.
ODD is more common in family members of people who have ODD, CD or ASPD. It is more common in poor urban areas.
Most people who have ODD also have other mental disorders, most often ADHD. Many children who have ODD have problems with alcohol and drugs in their adolescence and adulthood.
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from "Mary Poppins", the 1964 musical movie. It was sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews. It won the 1964 Academy Award for the Best Original Song.
The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep. It was covered and redone through other musicians.
Viacom (1971–2005)
Viacom (short for Video & Audio Communications) was a media company was founded in New York City in 1971, and existed until 2005 when the company changed its name to CBS Corporation. Viacom produced television programs and television networks, including CBS, UPN, MTV, CMT, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons TV (later renamed Nicktoons in 2003), The N, Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids, and others. It was originally owned by Columbia Broadcasting System until 1973 it became the independent owner. In 1986, it was sold to National Amusements. In March 2005, Viacom announced that it would be splitting into two companies. On December 31, 2005, Viacom split into two companies. The existing Viacom was renamed CBS Corporation, and a new company named Viacom was created.
CBS Building
Capital Cities Communications
Capital Cities Communications is a media company was founded in New York City. In 1985, Capital Cities merged with American Broadcasting Company to form Capital Cities/ABC used until 1996, it was sold to The Walt Disney Company and changed the corporate name to ABC, Inc..
RCA Corporation, originally the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company. It was in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is used by Sony Music Entertainment and Technicolor, which licenses the name to other companies. Some of these are Audiovox and TCL Corporation.
After World War I began in August 1914, the western Allies cut the German transatlantic telegraph cables. This caused a tremendous increase in radio traffic across the Atlantic Ocean. The General Electric corporation bought the stock of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America in 1919. With this they formed the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). After the golden age of Radio had passed, RCA began to decline. In 1982 they ended most of their public affairs programs. Finally, in 1986, General Electric bought back RCA, along with NBC, for $6.28 million.
Plitt Theatres
Plitt Theaters was a major movie theater chain in the United States. It was originally the theater division of Paramount Pictures. This included a number of theater circuits acquired by Paramount, notably Balaban and Katz. In the late 1930s the United States government filed an antitrust lawsuit against five Movie studios. As a result Paramount was required to split off their theater chain.
On December 31, 1949, the theater business was spun off into an independent company called United Paramount Theaters (UPT). It was headed by Leonard Goldenson. In 1953 UPT purchased the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). This provided ABC's television network with a source of cash flow that allowed it to survive and eventually become competitive. The new company was named American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters. In 1965 the corporation was renamed American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. The theater chain was renamed ABC Theaters. In 1974 ABC sold its movie theaters in the Midwest (a division called ABC Great States) to one of its executives, Henry Plitt, doing business as Plitt Theaters. Plitt subsequently bought the ABC Southern theater operations in 1978. In 1985, Plitt Theaters was sold to Cineplex Odeon Corporation.
NBC Blue Network
ABC Entertainment
ABC Entertainment is a television production company that was made in New York City in 1999. It was made by merging Buena Vista Television Productions with the ABC Television Network to produce television shows.
Tribune Media
Westinghouse Electric (1886)
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company. It was founded on January 8, 1886, as Westinghouse Electric Company. Later it was renamed the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. They helped to bring electricity to homes and businesses across the United States.
Westinghouse was a diversified company. It was involved in a wide variety of products and services. The company had a number of firsts. It produced the first jet engine in the United States and the first nuclear power plant. It also developed the first U.S. radar station (used at Pearl Harbor). In the late 1980s a number of bad business decisions caused the company to decline. After selling off most of its manufacturing divisions, Westinghouse Electric took the name of one of its subsidiaries, CBS, which it bought in 1995.
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American socialite and the wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. She worked with Calvin Klein.
Bessette and Kennedy, Jr. were married on September 21, 1996.
Bessette was born in White Plains, New York. Bessette, along with sister Lauren and Kennedy, Jr. were killed in an airplane crash on July 16, 1999.
Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris (July 16, 1880 – January 18, 1966) was an American newspaper columnist and novelist. Her stories appeared in the "Atlantic", "Ladies' Home Journal" and some other publications. She used her fiction to promote marriage, motherhood and importance of service to others.
Many of her books were turned into movies.
Norris was born in San Francisco, California. She also died there.
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American actress. She gained popularity late during her career. She played Matilda Trumbull in "I Love Lucy". She also played Aunt Hester in the movie "A Bill of Divorcement". She later acted in stage and theater.
Patterson was born in Savannah, Tennessee. She died in Los Angeles at age 91 from pneumonia.
Twisted Metal 2
Twisted Metal 2 (also known as Twisted Metal 2: World Tour in Europe and Twisted Metal EX in Japan) is a vehicular combat video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and SingleTrac. It is the second and most successful game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was released on the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation Network.
It was released on October 31, 1996 in North America, in February 1997 in Europe, and on August 28, 1997 in Japan. It was also released on November 13, 1997 on Microsoft Windows as well as on July 26, 2007 in Japan and November 1, 2007 in North America on the PlayStation Network.
IGN rated the game a 7.3 out of 10 GameSpot rated the PlayStation version 8.8 out of 10 stars and the PC version a 6.4 out of 10 stars.
Bob Welch (baseball)
Robert Lynn "Bob" Welch (November 3, 1956 – June 9, 2014) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1978 until 1987 and Oakland Athletics from 1988 until 1994. He was a two time MLB All-Star. In 1990, he won the American League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher.
Welch was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in California.
Welch died after an accidental fall on June 9, 2014 in Seal Beach, California, aged 57.
Reinhard Höppner
Reinhard Höppner (2 December 1948 – 9 June 2014) was an (East) German politician, mathematician, and writer. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from July 1994 until 16 May 2002. The role was taken by Wolfgang Böhmer after Höppner's term was over.
Höppner was born in Haldensleben, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany. He performed several leading positions in the Evangelical Church in Germany.
Höppner died from cancer on 9 June 2014 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, aged 65.
Twisted Metal III (also known by its former name Twisted Metal 3) is a vehicular combat video game that was both published and developed by 989 Studios. It is the third game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was only released on the PlayStation and was only released in North America. The game was released on October 31, 1998 in North America for PlayStation. It was rereleased in 1999 as part of the Sony Greatest Hits lineup.
IGN rated the game a 4 out of 10 and said that "with the exception of the four-player combat and Rob Zombie's hard-rock soundtrack -- the two great things about the game -- Twisted Metal 3 is a middle-of-the-road game that unfortunately doesn't do anything more than the first two games. In fact, it's just plain old hat."
GameSpot's Joe Fielder said that the game's soundtrack by Rob Zombie and Pitchshifter was "fitting" but he criticized the "lackluster" level design and "strange" physics engine. He advised readers to check out Activision's "Vigilante 8" or GT Interactive's "" instead.
Twisted Metal 4
Twisted Metal 4 is a vehicular combat video game that was both published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by 989 Studios. It is the fourth game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was only released on the PlayStation and was only released in North America. The game was released on October 31, 1999 in North America for PlayStation. It was rereleased in 2000 as part of the Sony Greatest Hits lineup.
IGN's Marc Nix rated the game a 6 out of 10 and praised the "colorful" graphics and "well-done" interactive environments but criticized the "toy car" control, look and sound of the vehicles.
GameSpot's Joe Fielder said that the game was a "huge leap" ahead of "Twisted Metal III", commenting on the improved level design, control and physics, but he also said that the latter two "remain a little too touchy and unforgiving" and that the graphics, while they were "prettier" than those of Twisted Metal III, they "aren't nearly as sharp as the graphics in its current main competitor - Activision's """.
The Hunger Games trilogy
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins which tells the story of Katniss Everdeen in these games.
In the book, Katniss let’s her sister go into the games, who is 12 years old, in the hunger games because Prim is very weak and fragile. The hunger games are a competition of the nation of Panem (the present day United States), which is divided in 12 Districts. In these games 12 boys and 12 girls between 12 and 18 years old learn the rules of survival and fight one another to the death until only one survives. The boys and girls are named tributes and represent their Districts. A menace of the games are the Muts. The Muts are mutant wolves. The origin of the competition was the Nuclear War of the Dark Years, when the districts rebelled against the Capitol. The Districts lost the war and the Capitol won. The champion of the games lives in a special village in their districts and they are given money and jewellery and their family will not be elected for the games again.
The life in the Districts is very different from the life in the capitol. In the Capitol the people do not work and they are rich. In the districts the people work very hard and they are not rich except in districts 1, 2 and 4.
In the 74th hunger games Katniss Everdeen, who is 16 years old, and Peeta Mellark, who is 16 years old, participate and win because the rest of the tributes have died and both menace to eat nightlocks, a poisonous berry which kills in a moment. Snow, Panem’s president, doesn’t like it because he needs a Champion so that the people in Capitol and the Districts won’t rebel. The principal tributes are Marvel (killed by Katniss) and Glimer (killed by Katniss) (district 1), Cato (killed by Katniss) and Clove (killed by Tresh) (district 2), Foxface (killed by the nightlocks) (district 5) and Tresh (killed by the muts) and Rue (killed by Marvel) (district 11). In the end of the book, Katniss and Peeta return to district 12 and Seneca Crane, the guard of the games, is killed by president Snow with nightlocks. In 2014, there was a controversy with one of the directors, Peter Rodger. This was because his son Elliot Rodger caused a mass shooting in anger at his inceldom.
WWE 2K15
WWE 2K15 is a professional wrestling video game. It was being developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts. It was published by 2K Sports.
The game was released on October 28, 2014 in North America. It was released on October 31, 2014 in Europe. The game will be available on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It was the first game in the "WWE 2K" series to be released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
WWE 2K15 is the first attempt in the series at a next-generation game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Justin Gabriel released a photo on his official Instagram of himself getting "scanned" for what appears to be the Eco-Motion engine that was used in "NBA 2K14"'s next generation game. Former "NXT" Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) also did some motion-captioning for the game.
2K's community manager, Ronnie Singh described the Eco-Motion engine as "One example of the Eco-Motion Engine in action is the new fluid nature of player animations. Gone are the days of pre-canned animations that must play out exactly as they were mocapped. Now, players adjust their movements based on the environment around them."
Izmit massacre
The Izmit massacre occurred on 24 June 1921 in the town of Izmit, Turkey. It was a mass killing of some 300 Turkish civilians by the retreating Greek army. It happened during the Greek-Turkish war of 1919-1922. British journalist Arnold Toynbee landed at the town after the Greek retreat and saw the aftermath.
Izmit was a coastal Ottoman town with a mixed population of Turks, Greeks and others. In the last years of the Ottoman Empire it was occupied by the Greek army in 1920. The local Greeks wanted to join Greece. The Turkish nationalists were opposed to join Greece and fought against the Greek troops in the surrounding of the town. Then the Greek army decided to retreat in June 1921. The local Christians also fled with the Greek army and lost their non movable property. Before the Greeks left they looted the Turks, partly burned the town, burned some surrounding villages and desecrated the mosques of Izmit. On 24 June they killed more than 300 people in the cemetery. Thousands of Turks hid in the French college to find safety. Izmit was occupied by the Turkish army on 28 June 1921. Most of the Christians never returned back to the town.
Eric Hill
Eric Gordon Hill (7 September 1927 – 6 June 2014) was a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. He was best known for his character Spot the Dog.
Hill was born in Holloway, London. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. He was married to Gillian and had two children, Christopher and Jane.
Hill died after a short illness on 6 June 2014 in California, United States, aged 86. He had lived in the U.S. since the 1980s.
Menemen massacre
The Menemen Massacre occurred on June 16–17, 1919 in the town of Menemen. It happened during the Greco Turkish war of 1919-1922. Victims were estimated to be between 100 and 1.000.
Menemen was an Ottoman town in which Greeks and Turks lived together. After the Ottomans lost World War I, Greek troops landed at the coastal town of Smyrna. One Greek detachement occpied Menemen. The Turkish nationalist movement began an armed resistance against the Greeks. There was a battle at the town of Bergama after which the Greek troops retreated. They passed along Menemen where a massacre took place against local Turkish civilians. The events were investigated by a Western delegation, they estimated that between 100 and 200 Turks had been killed and 200 wounded
, the Turks themselves claimed 1000 dead. The British reported that the presence of British officers restrained the Greeks in their excesses.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a puzzle platformer video game. It was developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo. It was published by Nintendo. It is a spin-off of the "Super Mario" series. It is an expansion of the minigame that was featured in the 2013 game "Super Mario 3D World".
The game was released in Japan and North America in 2014, and was released in PAL regions in 2015.
101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division is an infantry division in the United States Army. It was called an "airborne" division because, as a paratrooper unit, it used airplanes to go into battle. It is most famous its defense of Bastogne at the Battle of the Bulge. The division later fought in the Vietnam War, including the Battle of Hamburger Hill. It also fought in the Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, and War in Iraq.
The 101st Division was organized 2 November 1918 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. World War I ended 9 days later. The unit was disbanded on 11 December 1918.
The unit was made active again on 10 September 1921, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were assigned to the United States Army Reserve. At this time the "Screaming Eagle" nickname became associated with the division. They assumed several traditions as a successor to the volunteer regiments of the American Civil War. In order to reorganize the 101st as an airborne division in the (regular) U.S. Army, the reserve division was disbanded on 15 August 1942.
The 101st Airborne Division was activated in the U.S. Army on 16 August 1942. This was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. On 19 August 1942, its first commander, Major General William C. Lee, promised his new recruits that the 101st had "no history but had a rendezvous with destiny." On D-Day (6 June 1944) the 101st Airborne Division parachuted behind the enemy lines in back of Utah Beach. They cleared a path for the beach landings and captured several key objectives. The division took part in Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944). This was the largest airborne operation of all time.
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is an American global medication company. Its headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. The products of the company are sold in about 125 countries. The company was founded in 1876. It was named after Colonel Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical chemist and American Civil War veteran.
Eli Lilly's most important products before World War II included diabetic insulin. One of the brand names they used for the insulin was Iletin. In 2002, Eli Lilly made more products for people with diabetes than any other company.
Eli Lilly is the largest manufacturer and distributor of medications used for mental health issues. They make medications for bipolar disorder, clinical depression, generalized anxiety and others. One drug in this class is Amytal. It is used mainly to help with sleep and anxiety.
Postal codes in Taiwan
Postal codes () in Taiwan is a system of five digit codes used by Chunghwa Post for postal service in the Republic of China. There are 368 sets of three-digit codes for townships, county-controlled cities, districts (cities of Chiayi and Hsinchu have a single code covering all its districts) in Taiwan, and the uninhabited island groups of Dongsha (Pratas), Nansha (Spratly), and Diaoyutai (Senkaku) (currently controlled by Japan). There are also codes for Kinmen and Matsu, the parts of Fujian Province controlled by the Republic of China.
The first digit is for a large postal zone, as follows:
Smothered, Covered &amp; Chunked
Smothered, Covered & Chunked is the thirteenth studio album by American hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse. The album was released on August 14, 2012.
Céret
Céret is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It was the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Vallespir.
It is a subprefecture in the department and the capital of the Céret "arrondissement".
The name "Céret" comes from the Catalan name for the town: "Ceret".
Former known names of Céret are, in order of appearance, "vicus Sirisidum" in 814, "vico Cereto" in 866, "villa Cerseto" in 915, "vigo Ceresido" in 930, also "Cered" and "Ceriteto" in the 10th century, "Ceret", "Cericeto" in the XIth and XIIth centuries, "Cirset" around 1070, "Cersed" (one of the most common forms) in 1130 and "Cerset" in 1138, and from the XIIIth to the XVth centuries "Cereto", "Ceret", "Seret" and "Saret". "Ceret" becomes the most common form around the XVIth century.
Céret lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. It is in the valley of the Tech river.
It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The lowest point () of the "commune" is on the Tech river and the highest is on the Roc de Frausa ().
The "commune" is at from Perpignan, from Montpellier and at from Toulouse. It is surrounded by the "communes" Vivès, Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, Maureillas-las-Illas, Reynès, Oms.
The climate of Céret, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Céret are known, in French, as "cerétans" (women: "céretanes").
With a population in 2014 of 7,663, Céret has a population density of inhabitants/km.
Evolution of the population in Céret
Céret is a subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department since 1790. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Céret and the administrative centre () of the canton Vallespir-Albères with 13 "communes" and 29,894 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality "Vallespir" ().
Céret is a twin town of:
The region around Céret is a major fruit producer, in particular famed for its cherries. The first of the season's pick are, by local tradition, sent to France's President. Céret has a cherry festival each year. The cherry season is during the end of April and May.
Céret is famous for its Musée d'Art Moderne (Museum of Modern Art), which has numerous Picasso paintings, sculptures and ceramics. The museum also features paintings by Chagall, Matisse, Herbin, Soutine, lots of Fauves and a few Impressionists.
The Museum of Musical Instruments opened in May 2013 and has a unique collection of instruments and musical scores.
The "Pont du Diable" (Devil's Bridge) is a single arch stone bridge built between 1321 and 1341.
Prades (Pyrénées-Orientales)
Prades ( or, simply, "Prada") is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It was the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Conflent.
It is a subprefecture in the department and the capital of the Prades "arrondissement".
In Catalan, the name of the "commune" is "Prada", a word that comes from the Latin word "prata" ("prairie").
Prades is the main ciy of the Conflent, a natural region of the Pyrénées-Orientales; it is at the foothill of the Canigou mountain, to the west of Perpignan. The Têt river flows through the city.
The "commune" is at from Perpignan. It is surrounded by the "communes" Catllar, Eus, Los Masos, Clara, Taurinya, Codalet, Ria-Sirach.
The climate in Prades in the Köppen climate classification is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
The inhabitants of Prades city are known, in French, as "Pradéens" (women: "Pradéennes"); "Pradencs" and "Pradenques in Catalan".
With a population in 2014 of 5,927, Prades has a population density of inhabitants/km.
Evolution of the population in Prades
Prades is a subprefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department since 1790. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Prades and the administrative centre () of the canton Les Pyrénées catalanes with 62 "communes" and 26,765 inhabitants in 2014.
It is part of the intercommunality "Conflent Canigó" ().
Prades is twinned with:
Some places of interest in or around Prades are:
Prades was also the adopted home of cellist Pablo Casals and grammarian Pompeu Fabra during their exile from the Spanish Civil War. A small museum in Prades commemorates Casals.
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 and was the British legislature from 1707 until 1801. Members of parliament from all of Great Britain met in the House of Commons. Lords Temporal from Great Britain met in the House of Lords. During the 18th century, bishops from the Church of England (the state religion of England and Wales) also met in the House of Lords. (There are no bishops in the Church of Scotland.)
The parliament came into existence because the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland ratified the Treaty of Union. Both parliaments made legislation (the Acts of Union 1707) to make a new unitary state with anew legislature. These acts of parliament created a new United Kingdom of Great Britain and dissolved (or ended) the separate English and Scottish parliaments. The British parliament met in the old home of the Parliament of England, in the old Palace of Westminster, in the City of Westminster near the City of London. This parliament lasted nearly a century, until the Act of Union 1800 merged the separate Parliament of Great Britain and the Irish Parliament into a single Parliament of the United Kingdom. It became effective 1 January 1801, the same date the kingdom of Ireland joined with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Gerald Nicholas McAllister
The Right Reverend Gerald Nicholas McAllister (February 16, 1923 — June 10, 2014) was third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma (1977-1989). He married Helen Earle Black. He was ordained to the diaconate on September 30, 1953. He was ordained to the priesthood on September 24, 1954. He was known for performing the wedding of Lyndon B. Johnson's daughter, Lyndia Bird Johnson at the White House. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.
McAllister died in San Antonio, Texas, aged 91.
Grand Island, New York
Grand Island is a town and an island in Erie County, New York. As of the 2010 census, the town population is 20,374. The town was once nominated to be the headquarters for the United Nations, but lost to New York City.
The town was founded in 1651 and became part of the British Colony of New York in 1764. It became a town in 1852. The town supervisor is John Whitney.
Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster. She was the first female journalist to be sent out of Nazi Germany in 1934. She was one of few women presenters on the radio in the 1930s.
She worked for women's suffrage in the United States. After that, she worked for Berlin division of the "New York Post".
Thompson was born in Lancaster, New York. She died, aged 67, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Brother Rat
Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan (June 11, 1918 – April 8, 2009) was an American actress. Her career began in 1936. Bryan was known for She retired in 1940 because she married a drugstore manager. She was known for her role in "Brother Rat" and in "Brother Rat and a Baby".
Bryan and her husband helped make Ronald Reagan run for President of the United States in 1980.
Mipham Chokyi Lodro
Mipham Chokyi Lodro (27 October 1952 - 11 June 2014), also known as Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, was the 14th Shamarpa of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
While giving teachings, the 14th Shamarpa died in Renchen, Germany on 11 June 2014 due to a sudden heart attack, aged 61.
Elizabeth Clark "Liz" Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter and a guitarist.
Her career began in the early 1990s. She began by self-releasing audio cassettes using the nickname of Girly Sound. Her 1993 debut studio album "Exile in Guyville" was released with critical acclaim. She has sold nearly three million records worldwide.
Phair was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She was adopted and grew up in Chicago suburb Winnetka, Illinois.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Mississippi. The population was 45,989 in the 2010 census.
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus is a city in Lowndes County Mississippi. It is also the county seat of Lowndes County. The population was 23,640 at the 2010 census. The explorer Hernando de Soto. spent the winter of 1540–41 with the Chicasaw tribe camped near what is now the city of Columbus.
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is a city in Mississippi. It is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi. The population in 2010 was 11,403. Yazoo city was named after the Yazoo River, which was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682. He named it after the Yazoo tribe who lived nearby.
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American comedian and actress. She co-hosts "The View" on ABC Network. On the show "Suddenly Susan", she played Miranda Charles and Roni. She also played Angie Jordan on the sitcom "30 Rock".
Shepherd was born in Chicago.
Interlanguage fossilization
Interlanguage fossilization is when people learning a second language keep taking rules from their native language and incorrectly applying them to the second language they are learning. This results in a language system that different from both the person's native language and second language. In 1972, Selinker showed the concept of "interlanguage fossilization".
There are two reasons why the interlanguage fossilization happens:
Alice Lake (September 12, 1895 – November 15, 1967) was an American movie actress. She was particularly popular in the silent era. She played A Fair Customer in the movie "The Waiters' Ball" in 1916. She also played Jean Oliver in "The Hole in the Wall".
Lake was born in Brooklyn, New York. She died of a heart attack in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California at age 71.
Wayne Morris (American actor)
Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris was an American actor. He was known for his roles in "Paths of Glory", "The Bushwackers", "Kid Galahad", "Brother Rat", and its sequel "Brother Rat and a Baby".
Morris died from a massive heart attack in Oakland, California, aged 45.
Eric Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. He served from 2001 to 2014. He was the House Majority Leader from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
On June 10, 2014, in his bid for re-election, Cantor lost the Republican primary to economics professor Dave Brat. Following his primary defeat, Cantor announced his resignation as House Majority Leader effective July 31. In an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch on July 31, 2014, Cantor revealed that he will resign from Congress effective August 18. He also said that he has asked Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to call for a special election on November 4, 2014 that would coincide with the general election.
It's a Great Feeling is a 1949 American musical-comedy movie directed by David Butler. It was released on August 1, 1949. It was distributed by Warner Bros.. The movie was originally titled "Two Guys and a Gal".