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"Petrolacosaurus" was too derived to be the ancestor of all modern forms. In fact, it was already a diapsid, with two openings on each side of its skull to add attachment points for jaw muscles. Hence, it cannot have been the ancestor of any synapsids, which have only one such opening. Synapsids diverged from the common amniote tree before the diapsids did.
BBC Television in "Walking with Dinosaurs" made the mistake of talking about it as an ancestor of both reptiles and mammals.
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U.S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor
The United States Department of Labor Hall of Honor is in the Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. It is a monument to honor Americans who have made a positive contribution to how people in the United States work and live.
The people and groups who are honored have all improved , wages, and over-all quality of life for American workers. The Hall of Honor (first called the Hall of Fame) was first planned during the John F. Kennedy administration in 1962. The hall was actually started in 1988. The people to be given this honor are selected each year by a panel inside the Department of Labor. Each must have made a major contribution and the award is given posthumously (after they have died).
Those who have been inducted into the Hall of Honor are:
Feeder Airlines
Feeder Airlines is an airline based in Juba, South Sudan. It operates from Juba International Airport. It started operations on 2 June 2007. It operates scheduled and charter service.
Feeder Airlines is mostly owned by South Sudanese people. It serves major airports in South Sudan. It uses Juba International Airport as its hub. In March 2010, the airline started daily flights between Juba and Entebbe.
Following is a list of places that Feeder Airlines flies to, as of March 2014.
As of 26 March 2012, Feeder Airlines has the following aircraft. The average age of the aircraft is 21.4 years:
Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist. He started working when he was only 13 years old but in his lifetime founded over 100 companies. He became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. Kaiser started the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II. After the war he started Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care for his workers and their families. He led Kaiser-Frazer followed by Kaiser Motors, automobile company known for the safety of their designs. Kaiser was involved in large construction projects such as civic centers and dams. He also invested in real estate. With his great wealth, he initiated the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan, charitable organization.
Bedtime for Democracy
Bedtime for Democracy is the fourth studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Bedtime for Democracy" was released in November 1986.
The name of the album is a reference to the 1951 comedy film, Bedtime for Bonzo which starred Ronald Reagan. The name of the album may also reflect the band's bitterness from the aftermath of the both financially and emotionally draining trial that they were being subjected to at the time because of the controversial poster that was included with their previous album, "Frankenchrist". When the band started recording "Bedtime for Democracy", they had already played what would be their last live concert in February of 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area with lead singer Jello Biafra and they announced the band's breakup immediately after the record's release. Allmusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.
Frankenchrist is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Frankenchrist" was released in October 1985.
The album caused controversy because of a poster that was inserted in the original record sleeve. The poster called "Landscape #XX", or Penis Landscape H. R. Giger, was a painting that showed rows of penises and vulvae. Lead singer Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles was almost driven to bankruptcy and Biafra was brought to trial for distributing harmful matter to minors but was not convicted. Allmusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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Plastic Surgery Disasters
Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Plastic Surgery Disasters" was released in November 1982.
The album was reissued with their last EP "In God We Trust, Inc." which are the last eight songs on the CD. The cover photo of the album is a picture called "Hands" by photographer Michael Wells. Allmusic rated the album 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the first studio album by American hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys. "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" was released on September 2, 1980.
The album featured the singles "California Über Alles", "Holiday in Cambodia", "Kill the Poor", and "Too Drunk to Fuck". The album has been the best selling and mainly the most critically acclaimed album by the band. Allmusic rated the album 5 out of 5 stars.
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová (2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech movie director. She was known for her works in "Daises", "Wolf's Hole", "A Hoof Here, a Hoof There", and "The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday".
Chytilová was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
Republic of Crimea
The Republic of Crimea (Crimean Tatar: Къырым Джумхуриети, "Qırım Cumhuriyeti"; Russian: Республика Крым, "Respublika Krym") is an unrecognised Russian federal subject officially part of Ukraine. It is the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. It is located southeast of Ukraine and west of southern Russia. Its capital is Simferopol. The parliament of Crimea declared independence in 2014 after the victory of Euromaidan and joined Russia.
Jackie Gaughan
John D. "Jackie" Gaughan, Sr. (October 24, 1920 – March 12, 2014) was an American casino owner and gambler. Gaughan owned a casino in Las Vegas. It was El Cortez. Gaughan at one time owned more than 25 percent of the real estate in Downtown Las Vegas.
Gaughan died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 93 years old.
Jean Vallée (born Paul Georges M. J. Goeders; 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014) was a Belgian singer and songwriter. He was made Knight in the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999. He was born in Verviers, Liège.
Vallée died after a long illness on 12 March 2014. He was 72 years old.
Ola L. Mize
Ola Lee Mize (August 28, 1931 – March 12, 2014) was a United States Army officer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War. He was born in Marshall County, Alabama.
Mize died on March 12, 2014. He was 82 years old.
Richard Coogan
Richard Coogan (April 4, 1914 - March 12, 2014) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Video in "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" from 1949 to 1950. He was also known for his role in "The Californians".
Coogan died in Beverly Hills, California from natural causes, aged 99.
Karl Otto Götz
Karl Otto Götz (February 22, 1914 – August 19, 2017) was a German artist. He was best known for his many abstract painting in the Informel, or art without form, style.
Götz was born in Aachen, Germany.
Witold Sobociński
Witold Sobociński (October 15, 1929 – November 19, 2018) was a Polish cinematographer, academic teacher as well as former jazz musician. He was known for his cinematography works in "The Adventures of Gerard", "The Hourglass Sanatorium" and in "Frantic".
Sobociński studied at the National Film School in Łódź. He was a member of Melomani, in which he played the drums.
Sobociński was born on October 15, 1929 in Łódź, Poland. He died on November 19, 2018 in Łódź at the age of 89.
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Pius Zanussi, (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish producer and movie director. He made over 100 Polish-language movies. His career has lasted for nearly 50 years.
Zanussi was born in Warsaw, Poland. He studied at the University of Warsaw.
Richard Sacher
Richard Sacher (1 September 1947 – 27 February 2014) was a Czech politician and civil servant. He was the Interior Minister for Czechoslovakia for a year. He served from 1989 through 1990. He was also a member of the federal assembly for two years. In 2000, Sacher ran for the senate, but lost the election.
Sacher died on 27 February 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic, aged 71.
Robby Müller
Robby Müller (4 April 1940 – 4 July 2018) was a Dutch cinematographer. He worked with director Wim Wenders. He was known for his works in "To Live and Die in LA", Sally Potter's "The Tango Lesson", "My Brother Tom", "Breaking the Waves" and "Dancer in the Dark".
Müller was born in Willemstad, Curaçao. He died on 4 July 2018 from vascular dementia in Amsterdam at the age of 78.
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German movie director, playwright, author, and photographer. He is known for his works in "Wings of Desire, The State of Things", "Paris, Texas", "Faraway, So Close!", and "The Million Dollar Hotel".
Wenders was born on 14 August 1945 in Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Germany.
Curtis McClarin
Curtis L. McClarin (December 3, 1969 – March 3, 2014) was an American actor. He had roles in movies, television shows and musical theater plays. He appeared in the movies "The Hard Way" (1991), "Fresh" (1994) and "The Happening" (2008), the television movie "Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story" about the death of Edmund Perry, and on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated musical "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk". He was born in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
McClarin died in his sleep from a brain aneurysm on March 3, 2014 in his hometown of Brooklyn. He was 44 years old.
Geoff Edwards
Geoffrey Bruce Owen "Geoff" Edwards (February 15, 1931 – March 5, 2014) was an American television actor, game show host, radio personality, writer, and broadcaster. He appeared in "I Dream of Jeannie", "That Girl", "Petticoat Junction", "Diff'rent Strokes", and "Small Wonder". He was born in Westfield, New Jersey.
Edwards died from complications of pneumonia at Saint John's Health Center on March 5, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. He was 83 years old.
Ron Murphy
Robert Ronald "Ron" Murphy (April 10, 1933 – March 6, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. he played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins over the course of an 889-game National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario.
Murphy died on March 6, 2014 at the age of 80.
Park Eun-ji
Park Eun-ji (23 January 1979 – 8 March 2014) was a South Korean politician. She was the vice delegate of the Labor Party. She also was a candidate of New Progressive Party in the 19th legislative election. She was born in Seoul. She also studied at the Korea University from 1997 to 2001.
Park Eun-ji committed suicide by hanging on the evening of 8 March 2014 in her Seoul home. She was 35 years old. She was outlived by her daughter.
Francis S. Currey
Francis Sherman "Frank" Currey (June 29, 1925 – October 8, 2019) was a former United States Army soldier. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his contributions in World War II.
Currey was born in Loch Sheldrake, New York. He was an orphan and grew up in foster care. He enlisted in the Army one week after he graduated high school. He was sent to and completed Officer Candidate School but was refused a commission for being too young. He completed his training with 75th Infantry Division. In the Spring of 1944 he was sent to England. But, due to a recent order by President Roosevelt, he was not allowed into combat until he was 19. After his birthday in June, he was sent to Normandy but didn't arrive until weeks after D-Day. He was sent to the 120th Infantry Regiment in the Netherlands. This was in September 1944.
During the Battle of the Bulge Currey was in the town of Malmedy, Belgium. On December 21 the strongpoint he was defending was overrun by German Tanks and infantry. Currey and 5 other American soldiers withdrew to an old factory under intense enemy fire. Currey found a Bazooka and ammunition nearby. He fired the bazooka at the closest tank disabling it. Moving forward he then killed three enemy soldiers in the doorway of a house with his BAR. He fired the bazooka at the same house which caused the remaining Germans to run. He saw five more Americans under fire from three German Tanks. With Anti-Tank grenades he caused the Germans to abandon the tanks so the Americans could escape. He then covered their by firing an abandoned heavy machine gun at the Germans. He kept the Germans at bay for twelve hours. After nightfall Currey and his companions managed to find a jeep and return to their own lines. Sergeant Currie was credited with saving five fellow Americans, two of them wounded. He also stopped an attack by Germans that threatened to flank (attack from the side) his division.
In addition to being awarded the Medal of Honor, Francis Currey also received the Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. Belgium awarded him their nation's highest honor,the Order of Leopold. He was inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans' Hall of Fame in 2006.
After the Army, Currey returned to New York. He worked at the VA Hospital in Albany, New York. He held several positions with the hospital and retired as a in 1980. He started a landscaping business in his retirement. He moved to South Carolina where he lived for about 20 years, then he returned to Selkirk, New York. Since 2004 his hometown of Hurleyville, New York has held an annual Francis S. Currey day in his honor. in 2009 Governor David Paterson of New York proclaimed July 12, 2009 as Sgt. Francis S. Currey day in the state of New York.
Currey died on October 8, 2019 in Selkirk, New York at the age of 94.
Einar H. Ingman, Jr.
Einar Harold Ingman, Jr. (October 6, 1929 - September 9, 2015) was a former United States Army soldier. He is a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.
Ingman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Ronald E. Rosser
Ronald Eugene Rosser (October 24, 1929 – August 26, 2020) was a United States Army soldier. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.
Rosser was born in Columbus, Ohio.
Rosser died on August 26, 2020 at the age of 90.
Tibor Rubin
Tibor "Ted" Rubin (June 18, 1929 - December 5, 2015) is a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor and a former United States Army soldier. He is a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.
Rubin was born in Pásztó, Nógrád County.
Ono Academic College
Ono Academic College () is a private university in Kiryat Ono, Israel. It was opened in 1996.
The college has a separate campus that serves Haredi Jews. It was opened in 2001 by Renan Hartman. The college allows men to attend classes on different days than women. In 2003, Rabbi Yehezkel Fogel was appointed chairman to of the campus. Presently there is in the campus nearly 3,000 undergraduate students.
Mersin Province
Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey. It is on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana.
In 2002, the province's name was changed from İçel to Mersin. The province retained the license plate number of 33, İçel having been the 33rd in the alphabetical order of Turkish province names.
87% of the land area is mountain.
About 50% of the population of the province is younger than 24 years of age. 68% were born in Mersin. The literacy rate is 89%.
Mersin Province is divided into thirteen districts. Four of them are actually included within the municipality of Mersin city (shown in boldface letters).
In the table below, the four second-level municipalities are merged within Mersin proper.
Bronchiectasis is an obstructive lung disease. It is caused by inflammation of the bronchi. It is sometimes said to be part of the group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with bronchiectasis have swollen bronchi.
People with bronchiectasis have pain in their chests. Some people with bronchiectasis make sputum that is green or pale yellow. The most common symptom of bronchiectasis is a cough that does not go away. 9 out of 10 people with the disease have this symptom. 3 out of 4 people with bronchiectasis often cough up a lot of sputum. This causes tiredness. People with bronchiectasis may also cough up blood. This is called haemoptysis. People with bronchiectasis may have bad breath. Some people with bronchiectasis have sinusitis that does not go away.
There are three kinds of bronchiectasis. These are:
People can be born with bronchiectasis or they can develop it later. In about 4 out of 10 cases, a cause is found. People who have rheumatoid arthiritis and smoke are ten times more likely to have the disease. Patients with alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency have also been found to be more likely to get bronchiectasis but it is not known why.
It is usually diagnosed using a CT scan.
Antibiotics are used to treat bronchiectasis. It can also be treated with other drugs. Sometimes surgery is needed.
René Laennec wrote the first description of bronchiectasis in 1819.
Carbon-14
Carbon-14 is an isotope of the element carbon, so named because it has an atomic mass of 14. It has an atomic nucleus containing 8 neutrons and 6 protons.
It can be used to tell the date that carbon based life forms existed, and roughly tell how old they are, up to about 60,000 years ago.
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Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (February 16, 1932 – March 13, 2014) was a Sierra Leonean politician, economist and lawyer. He was the third President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. He was born in Pendembu, Kailahun District.
Kabbah died after a long illness on March 13, 2014. He was 82 years old.
Icchokas Meras
Icchokas Meras (8 October 1934 – 13 March 2014) was a Lithuanian-Israeli writer and screenwriter. On 6 December 2010, he was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize. He was born in Kelmė, Šiauliai County. He was Jewish and survived the Holocaust.
Meras died in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was 79 years old.
Ahmad Reza Baharlou
Ahmad Reza Baharlou (, born in Darab, Iran) is a former television presenter, movie director, producer and the first director of the Voice of America Persian Service (VOA-PNN).
Baharlou studied economics at the National University (Shahid Beheshti University). He went to the United States of America in 1973 and studied moviemaking. He stayed there until 1978. He made his first movie called "The End of Childhood". In 1978, he came back to Iran for a very short time and then came back to the United States and started to work for the Voice of America. He quit working for the VOA-PNN in 2008.
Ivan Nagy (dancer)
Ivan Nagy (28 April 1943 – 22 February 2014) was a Hungarian ballet dancer. During the Cold War, Nagy began to dance in Washington, D.C. and soon became a well known ballet dancer.
Nagy was born in Debrecen, eastern Hungary on 28 April 1943.
He worked with Carla Fracci and with Marianna Tcherkassky. His career began in 1965. Nagy retired in 1978. Since the 1980s he worked as an artistic director.
Nagy died on 22 February 2014 in Budapest from an illness, aged 70.
Joe M. Jackson
Joe Madison Jackson (March 14, 1923 – January 13, 2019) was a retired American soldier. He served as a career officer in the United States Air Force. He received the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War for a dangerous rescue operation of three American military personnel. He was born in Newnan, Georgia.
Jackson died on January 13, 2019 at his home in Washington state at the age of 95.
Decimal Day is the name that was given to 15 February 1971 in the United Kingdom (UK). It was the day that the UK decimalised (converted to a decimal-based system of currency). Before that date the UK used the "pound (£) - shilling (s) - pence (d)" currency system. The old system was known as the "£sd" system, after the abbreviations of the unit names. £sd is pronounced L-S-D. In the £sd system £1 = 20s and 1s = 12d, so £1 = 240d. In the new decimal system there are no shillings and there are 100 (new) pence (abbreviated as "p") in a pound - so £1 = 100p.
The Silver Star (officially the Silver Star Medal), is the United States third highest military decoration for valor. It can be awarded to any person serving in the United States Armed Forces. The medal is awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
The "Silver Star" is the successor award to the earlier "Citation Star". The Citation Star was established by an act of Congress on July 9, 1918. On July 19, 1932, the Secretary of War approved changing the "Citation Star" to the Silver Star Medal. The original "Citation Star" is added to the center of medal. The "Silver Star's" ribbon is red, white and blue. Authorization for the Silver Star Medal was placed into law by an act of Congress for the U.S. Navy on August 7, 1942. An Act of Congress for the U.S. Army was authorized on December 15, 1942. The US Army and Air Force currently awards the medal as the "Silver Star". The US Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard continues to award the medal as the "Silver Star Medal".
The Silver Star is awarded to anyone serving in or with the United States Armed Forces, for "gallantry in action". This is:
Air Force pilots, combat systems officers, Navy and Marine Corps aviators and Naval Flight Officers flying fighter aircraft are often considered eligible to receive the Silver Star upon becoming an ace ( having five or more confirmed aerial kills). In multi-seat fighters, the weapon systems officer or radar intercept officer is also eligible. The Silver Star may also be awarded to members of the armed forces of friendly foreign nations meeting the criteria.
The Silver Star is worn on the uniform after the Distinguished Service Medal. It is to be worn before the Defense Superior Service Medal. When a second (or more) award is given for the Silver Star, an oak leaf cluster is added to the ribbon.
Solar thermal energy
Solar thermal energy is a way of producing electricity in which the Sun's energy is concentrated by mirrors or lenses to either heat a fluid-filled pipe or drive a Stirling engine. The oil which is hot is circulated into a water storage system where it is used to change water into superheated steam, that then turns a turbine to generate electricity. The heat that is produced through this process powers a Stirling engine. The Stirling engine provides electricity and mechanical energy by having the fluid from within a cylinder expand, which then drives a piston that turns a shaft.
Solar thermal energy is primarily used domestically for space heating, hot water, and in some cases air conditioning. Solar thermal energy is renewable and no fuels are required during the process to generate electricity or mechanical energy. It is also carbon free except for production and transportation, otherwise it is non-polluting. Solar thermal can also be combined with photovoltaics (PVs), in highly efficient cogeneration systems. Some downsides are that solar thermal generates low grade energy, installation and construction costs are very high, it is expensive compared to conventional water heaters, and is hard to compete against cheap natural gas. An example of a Solar Thermal Electric Generation Plant is the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System that uses 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, that focuses sunlight to the top of 459-foot towers, where water is turned into steam to power turbines.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (abbreviated ANWR) is in northeastern Alaska. It was created to protect and keep the area's Wildlife and wilderness. Some of these are polar bears, grizzly bears, grey wolves, and caribou. Fish species include Dolly Varden, Arctic char, Lake trout and several kinds of salmon. There are at least 194 species of birds that visit or live here. The refuge totals 19,286,722 acres.
In the ground under ANWR is one of the last major oil reserves in the United States. There are debates on whether or not to allow oil drilling. Those in favor have argued that removing the oil will make the U.S. less dependent on foreign supplies of oil. In the 1990s, the U.S. imported over half of the oil it used. ANWR is also near the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field. It contains large oil deposits that are already providing oil. But, the refuge land is a fragile natural environment. The area proposed for oil drilling is also the calving grounds for the Porcupine caribou herds.
Floyd Adams, Jr.
Floyd Adams, Jr. (May 11, 1945 – February 1, 2014) was an American politician. He was from the state of Georgia. He was the former Mayor of Savannah, Georgia. He was a Democrat.
Adams died in Savannah at the St. Joseph's Hospital from unknown causes. He was 68 years old.
Anthracite
Anthracite, often referred to as hard coal, is a type of dark coloured coal. Anthracite produces the fewest pollutants per unit of heat released, having the highest-heat value, and the lowest sulfur content. At the moment, deposits are largely depleted.
Anthracite is the most metamorphosed type of coal currently known to science.
China does most mining of anthracite. Other producers are Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, South Africa, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United States (east of the Mississippi River and Pennsylvania). Total production in 2010 was 670 million tons.
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Gerd Albrecht
Gerd Albrecht (19 July 1935 – 2 February 2014) was a German conductor. He was a first-prize winner at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors at age 22. He composed with many famous European orchestras such as Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and the Hamburg State Opera.
Albrecht was born in Essen. Albrecht died at the age of 78 on 2 February 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
Jimmer Fredette
Robert Earl "Butterbean" Love (born December 8, 1942 in Bastrop, Louisiana) is an American retired professional basketball player. In 1968, he joined the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He retired in 1976. Love now works as the Bulls' Director of Community Affairs.
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan (March 28, 1942 – May 22, 2020) was a National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. He played for the Chicago Bulls from 1966 to 1976. He soon coached them from 1979 to 1982. He also coached the Utah Jazz from 1988 to 2011. Sloan was born in McLeansboro, Illinois.
In April 2016, Sloan was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.
Sloan died on May 22, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 78.
We are What We Are is an American horror and thriller movie released in 2013. The movie is about a seemingly wholesome family who always keep to themselves. As a severe rainstorm hits, bad things happen. Daughters Iris and Rose have to take more responsibility than in a normal family. Kelly McGillis plays Marge.
The reviews were mostly positive. This movie was marked R (restricted) by the MPAA for "disturbing violence, nudity".
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski ( ;   ; March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017) was a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman. He served as the United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
Brzezinski died at a hospital in Falls Church, Virginia on May 26, 2017 from congestive heart failure at the age of 89.
Amy Smart
Amy Smart (born March 26, 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model. She played Julie Harbor in "Varsity Blues" (1999). She played Lillian Hart in "Columbus Circle" (2012).
Smart was born in Topanga, California.
Hans Blix
Hans Martin Blix (born 28 June 1928) is a Swedish politician, civil servant, educator, activist, businessman, diplomat, and chief executive.
He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden from 1978 to 1979. He was one of the first Swedish representatives to inspect the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union.
Blix was born on 28 June 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden. He studied at Uppsala University, Columbia University, University of Cambridge and at Stockholm University.
Larry Mickey
Robert Larry Mickey (October 21, 1943 – July 23, 1982) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Mickey played a total of 11 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and Buffalo Sabres.
When he was playing in the Central Hockey League with the Omaha Knights, he was named to the first team of the All-Stars during the 1966-67 season. His team also made it to the Adams Cup finals the same year.
On April 16, 1967, the night before the third game of the Adams Cup play-off series versus the Oklahoma City Blazers, Mickey got into a car accident on a country road near Seward, Nebraska. The crash was caused by the visibility of the road being almost zero because of dust that was blowing from a nearby field. Mickey suffered a broken left arm, cuts, and bruises. His wife Eleanor, who was a passenger in Mickey's car, died in the accident.
On July 23, 1982, Mickey committed suicide in Buffalo, New York by sitting in his car while the engine was running in his garage.
Rick Blight
Richard Derek Blight (October 17, 1955 – April 3, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Blight played a total of 5 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings.
Blight was drafted with the 10th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft. After Blight retired from hockey, he became a stockbroker and marketing consultant. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.
Blight disappeared on April 3, 2005. After two weeks and a Canada-wide search, his body was found dead in a field on his farm near Lake Manitoba with his pickup nearby. It was confirmed that Blight had committed suicide.
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Vybz Kartel
Adidja Azim Palmer (born 7 January 1976) better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Kartel started a line of liquor in 2008.
Kartel has worked with Jay-Z, Rihanna, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, M.I.A, Pharrell, Kardinal Offishall, Akon, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne and Eminem.
On 29 September 2011, Kartel was arrested. Jamaica's Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) charged him with murder. Kartel was found guilty after a 65-day trial.
Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra (born 16 January 1985) is an Indian movie actor and former model. He appears in Hindi language films of Bollywood. He started his career in movies with Karan Johar's movie Student of the Year (2012), along with other newcomers, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, for which he received a nomination in the Filmfare award for Best Male Debut. Later, he gained appreciation in the 2014 movie "Hasee Toh Phasee" in which he was paired opposite Parineeti Chopra, recently he has been paired opposite Shraddha Kapoor in "Ek Villain" which has been released on June 27, 2014. Besides acting in movies, he performs in award functions and is a celebrity endorser for many brands.
The Bronze Star Medal is the fourth-highest individual military award. It is the ninth-highest award by order of in the US Military. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When it is awarded for acts of heroism, the medal is awarded with the "V" device attached. The required acts are less heroic than those that qualify for the Silver Star.
The medal is sometimes called the Bronze Star. Foreign soldiers, as well as officers from the other federal uniformed services are also eligible to receive the decoration. They must be serving with a service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
The Bronze Star Medal was an idea by Colonel Russell P. "Red" Reeder in 1943. He believed it would aid if there was a medal which could be awarded by captains of companies or batteries to deserving people serving under them. Reeder felt another medal was needed for ground forces that was equivalent to the Air Medal. He proposed that the new award be called the "Ground Medal". The idea eventually gained support. General George C. Marshall wrote a memorandum (note) to President Franklin D. Roosevelt dated 3 February 1944. He wrote:
The Air Medal had been adopted two years earlier to raise airmen's morale. President Roosevelt authorized the Bronze Star Medal by Executive Order 9419 dated 4 February 1944. The order was made to 7 December 1941. The Executive Order was amended by President John F. Kennedy. The Executive Order 11046 dated 24 August 1962 expanded the authorization to include those serving with friendly forces. This allowed for awards where US service members might be involved in an armed conflict where the United States was not a . At the time of the Executive Order the US was not a belligerent in Vietnam. So any US advisers serving with the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces would not have been eligible for the award.
A study was conducted in 1947. The outcome was the policy was changed to make the retroactive award of the Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) to all soldiers who had received the Combat Infantryman Badge. It also included those who received the Combat Medical Badge during World War II. The reason for doing this was that the badges were awarded to soldiers who experienced the hardships described in General Marshall's memorandum. Both badges required a recommendation by the commander and a citation in orders.
The Bronze Star is worn on the uniform after the Soldier's Medal or the Airman's Medal. It is to be worn before the Purple Heart. When a second (or more) award is given for the Silver Star, an oak leaf cluster is added to the ribbon. The "V" device (for valor) is worn on the center of the ribbon. Any oak leaf clusters are worn to the right or left of the "V".
Neovenator
Neovenator is a dinosaur related to the clade which contains "Allosaurus" as its key member. Since the discovery of "Neovenator" on the Isle of Wight, UK, it has become one of the best-known large carnivorous dinosaurs in Europe.
"Neovenator" was about 7.5 meters (24.5 feet) in length, and was of a slim build, weighting 10002000 kg. Some fossils suggest a length of about 10 meters (33 feet), but these fossils are very fragmentary. It lived during the early Cretaceous), about 125 million years ago.
Fossil remains of "Neovenator" have been found on the Isle of Wight (southern England), and were first discovered in the 20th century. "Neovenator" existed alongside "Baryonyx", "Polacanthus" and "Iguanadon" in the early Cretaceous. It was one of the top predators of its day.
The holotype of "Neovenator salerii" had many pathologies. They were "midcaudal vertebrae fusions, healed fractures of mid-caudal vertebra transverse processes; osteophytes affecting pedal phalanges, healed gastralia rib fractures, some forming false joints... [and] scapula fracture". This means the individual survived and healed after a number of bone fractures.
Harry Harlow
Harry Frederick Harlow (October 31, 1905 – December 6, 1981) was an American psychologist. He did experiments on rhesus monkeys in which he separated babies from their mothers.
Harlow was born Harry Israel on October 31, 1905. He changed his name from Israel because he did not want to be treated badly for seeming Jewish. Harlow started working at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tenor Saw
Clive Bright (stage name: Tenor Saw; December 6, 1966 – August 1988) was an important reggae musician in the 1980s. He had several hit songs. His best-known one was "Ring the Alarm" in 1985.
In August 1988, Tenor Saw was killed during a hit and run accident in Houston, Texas. He was 21.
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer. She was born in Milford, Pennsylvania. In 2002 her first album "Be Not Nobody" was released. It reached number one in Australia.
Carlton came out as bisexual on June 19, 2010.
We All Sleep Alone
"We All Sleep Alone" is a hit song from Cher's 1987 album "Cher". The song was released in late January 1988.
There are several versions of the song.
Queensbridge, Queens
Louise Post
Louise Lightner Post (born December 7, 1966) is the guitarist for the rock band Veruca Salt.
In 1993 Post started Veruca Salt with her friend Nina Gordon in Chicago. The band released their first album "American Thighs" in 1994. In 1998 Gordon left the band. The band broke up in 2012. In 2013 the band got back together.
Stella Soleil
Richmond, Rhode Island
Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island. It is in the southwestern region. At the 2010 census, 7,708 people lived in Richmond. In 2015, 7,635 people lived in the town. There are several villages in the town.
Dušan Pašek
Dušan Pašek (7 September 1960 – 15 March 1998) was a Czechoslovakian professional ice hockey centre. Pašek played one season in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Minnesota North Stars. Pašek was drafted with the 81st overall pick by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
He also played for Czechoslovakia at the 1984 Winter Olympics where they won a silver medal. When he retired, he became the president of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation.
On 15 March 1998, Pašek committed suicide by gunshot in his office at Slovan Bratislava in the wake of Slovakia's disappointing performance at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He left six suicide notes for his wife, his three children, the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation and Slovan Bratislava officials. He said that he was sorry for killing himself and asked that others try to understand his decision.
The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration. It is awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. It is the successor to the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth. The Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.
The original Purple Heart, called the "Badge of Military Merit", was established by George Washington in 1782. The Badge of Military Merit was only awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers. If any more had been awarded, any records of being given that award have been lost. The badge was never abolished, it was just forgotten about until after World War I.
In 1932 General Douglas MacArthur urged the revival of the Purple Heart medal and he was awarded the first one. The War Department authorized the medal under General Order Number 3. The award was "to be awarded to persons who, while serving in the Army of the United States perform any singular meritorious act of extraordinary fidelity or essential service."
With the establishment of the Legion of Merit award, the Purple Heart was no longer awarded for meritorious service. By Executive Order 9277, dated December 3, 1942, the award was to only be given for wounds received. Additional Executive orders added circumstances where the award can be given. In 1962 it was ordered the medal could be given posthumously (after the person died). A 1984 change allowed the award to be given for wounds recieved as a result of terrorist attacks or while serving as part of a peacekeeping force. In 1986 public Law 99-145 authorized the award for wounds received as a result of friendly fire.
Because the medal was given out during many conflicts, the exact number of Purple Hearts awarded is not known.
The Purple Heart medal is worn on the uniform after the Bronze Star Medal. It is to be worn before the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. In the Army and Air Force when a second or more Purple Heart is awarded, oak leaf clusters are used. The Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard use 5/16 inch stars to show multiple awards.
Meir Har-Zion
Meir Har-Zion (25 February 1934 – 14 March 2014) was an Israeli military commando. He was a key member of Unit 101. Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan described him as "the finest of our commando soldiers, the best soldier ever to emerge in the IDF." Meanwhile, Ariel Sharon described him as "the elite of the elite." He was born in Herzliya, British Mandate of Palestine.
Har-Zion died from natural causes on 14 March 2014. He was 80 years old.
Ken Utsui
Utsui died from natural causes on 14 March 2014 in his hometown of Tokyo. He was 82 years old.
Otakar Brousek, Sr.
Otakar Brousek (28 September 1924 – 14 March 2014) was a Czech actor and voice actor. He appeared in the movies "Andělská tvář" (2002), "Svatby pana Voka" (1971), and "Můj brácha má prima bráchu" (1975). He also appeared in the television show "F. L. Věk" in 1971. He was born in Krhanice, Czechoslovakia.
Brousek died on 14 March 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. He was 89 years old. He was outlived by his children, actors Otakar Brousek, Jr. and Jaroslava Brousková.
Roman Lyashenko
Roman Yurievich Lyashenko (May 1, 1979 – July 7, 2003) was a Russian professional ice hockey centre. Lyashenko played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers.
Before he played in the NHL, he played 3 seasons in the RSL with Yaroslavl Torpedo. He was drafted with the 52nd overall pick by the Dallas Stars in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played 15 games in the IHL with the Michigan K-Wings and Utah Grizzlies, as well as playing 2 seasons in the AHL with the Utah Grizzlies and Hartford Wolf Pack.
On July 7, 2003, Lyashenko committed suicide while on vacation in Antalya, Turkey with his mother and sister. Turkish police said that Lyashenko left a suicide note and tried to cut his wrists and arms before he hung himself. Glen Sather, general manager of the New York Rangers said "Roman was a quality individual who had a positive impact on everyone he touched, both on and off the ice." Dallas Stars general manager Doug Armstrong also said: "Roman was a quality young man who we were privileged to have in our organization for three years." Lyashenko was buried in Yaroslavl on July 12, 2003.
Glenn McDuffie
Glenn Edward McDuffie (May 31, 1927 – March 9, 2014) was an American retired World War II soldier. He was known for being the subject of Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph "V-J Day in Times Square". He was kissing nurse Edith Shain because World War II ended.
McDuffie was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He died on March 9, 2014 in Dallas, Texas from a heart attack, aged 86.
Terry Moore (actress)
Terry Moore (born Helen Luella Koford; January 7, 1929) is an American movie, television, and stage actress. She is known for her roles in "Mighty Joe Young" and in "Come Back Little Sheba". She was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952.
Moore was born on January 7, 1929 in Glendale, California.
Teddy Ruxpin
Daughter (song)
"Daughter" is an alternative rock single by the American rock group Pearl Jam. It was released internationally in 1993. It was released in the United States on June 27, 1995.
The song was a moderate hit in Canada and United Kingdom.
Marc Potvin
Marc Potvin (January 29, 1967 – January 13, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Potvin played six years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Hartford Whalers and Boston Bruins. He was the second cousin of Hall of Famer Denis Potvin and cousin of Jean Potvin.
Before he played in the NHL, he played 4 years of college hockey at Bowling Green State University. He was drafted with the 169th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Potvin also played in the AHL with the Adirondack Red Wings, Providence Bruins and Portland Pirates, as well as one season in the IHL with the Chicago Wolves. When he retired, he became the assistant coach of the Adirondack Red Wings. After that, became the head coach of the Mississippi Sea Wolves in the ECHL for a year. He went on to coach the Springfield Falcons of the AHL for 2 seasons, in the UHL with the Adirondack IceHawks for 2 seasons and 1 season when it was renamed the Adirondack Frostbite.
On January 13, 2006, Potvin was found dead in his Kalamazoo, Michigan hotel room. He was found hours before the Frostbite were set to play the Kalamazoo Wings. On February 10, police ruled that his death was a suicide. Police said that he hung himself with a belt from the shower rod in his hotel bathroom.
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis, North Carolina is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in North Carolina. It is near Charlotte. In 2010, 42,625 people lived there.
"Deeper and Deeper" is a dance-pop single by Madonna. The song was released in December 1992. The song is about homosexual issues. It was 1970s inspired, and has disco-like themes.
The album version is about five minutes and thirty-three seconds long. The longest version is nine minutes long.
Tom Cavanagh (ice hockey)
Thomas Garrett Cavanagh (March 24, 1982 – January 6, 2011) was an American professional ice hockey center. Potvin played 18 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the San Jose Sharks.
Before he played in the NHL, he played 4 years of college hockey at Harvard University. During his time there, he was named the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward in the 2004–05 season. He was drafted with the 182nd overall pick by the San Jose Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
During his time with the San Jose Sharks, he set a franchise record for the quickest point scored by a rookie when he assisted on a Joe Thornton goal that came 36 seconds into Cavanagh's first game in the NHL. He was also the Worcester Sharks' all-time scoring leader with 138 points in 202 games.
On January 6, 2011, Cavanagh was found dead in the parking garage of Providence Place Mall. He locked his car and jumped from an upper level to his death. The police said that his death was a suicide. He had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and was put into institutions during the last months of his life.
Nicholas Hoult
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult (born 7 December 1989) is an English actor and model. He is best known for appearing in movies such as "About a Boy" (2002), "A Single Man" (2009), "" (2011), "Warm Bodies" (2013) and "Jack the Giant Slayer" (2013).
Hoult was born in Wokingham, Berkshire. He dated American actress Jennifer Lawrence until 2014. They appeared in the "X-Men" movies together.
Analeigh Tipton
"This is about the American figure skater. For other people called Tipton, see Tipton (disambiguation)."
Analeigh Christian Tipton (born November 9, 1988) is an American figure skater, actress, and fashion model. She became famous after coming third in Cycle 11 of "America's Next Top Model". She has also appeared in the movies "The Green Hornet" (2011), "Crazy, Stupid, Love" (2011), "Damsels in Distress" (2011), and "Warm Bodies" (2013).
Tipton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is engaged to longtime boyfriend Aaron McManus.
Carlos Moreno (actor)
Carlos Moreno (29 August 1938 – 9 March 2014) was an Argentine actor and director. He worked most on movies and television shows. He was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province.
Moreno had a heart attack on 6 September 2013 and survived. On 9 March 2014, he had another heart attack, and died from it, in Buenos Aires. He was 75 years old.
T. Boone Pickens
Thomas Boone Pickens (May 22, 1928 – September 11, 2019), known as T. Boone Pickens, was an American businessman and financier. Pickens was the chairman of BP Capital Management. At the time of his death, Pickens had a net worth of $500 million. He was born in Holdenville, Oklahoma.
Pickens died on September 11, 2019 in Dallas, Texas from stroke-related problems at the age of 91.
Robert M. Pirsig
Robert Maynard Pirsig (September 6, 1928 – April 24, 2017) was an American writer and philosopher. He is known for writing many philosophy books. They include: "" (1974) and "" (1991).
Pirsig was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died on April 24, 2017 at his home in South Berwick, Maine from a long-illness, aged 88.
Chaohusaurus
Chaohusaurus is an extinct genus of basal ichthyopterygian, or ichthyosaur, from the Lower Triassic of Chaohu and Yuanan, China.
It was closer in time and form to "Cymbospondylus" and "Mixosaurus" than to more advanced genera like "Ichthyosaurus". It did not have the dolphin-like form of later ichthyosaurs, but it was fully aquatic. The tail fin is wide-based and short. The neck is rather long, whereas later ichthyosaurs have no neck. There is no dorsal fin.
It was one of the smallest ichthyosaurs, about 70 to 180 cm long. Its weight was about 10 kg.