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Uppalapu Shrinivas (; 28 February 1969 – 19 September 2014), better known by his stage name U. Srinivas, was an Indian mandolinist and music educator. He performed under the Carnatic musical tradition. He was given many awards including: Padma Shri (1998) and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2010). He worked with musicians such as John McLaughlin, Michael Nyman, and Michael Brook.
Srinivas was born in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh. He was married to Sree from 1994 until their divorce in 2012. They had one son, Sai Krishna who is also known as Nani Krish.
Srinivas died from liver failure on 19 September 2014 in Chennai. He was 45.
Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger (14 October 1936 – 15 September 2014) was a Swiss children's writer and psychologist. In 1996, for his work on "Als die Welt noch jung war", he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award). He was also the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2008 for his work on children's books. He wrote around thirty books between 1956 and 2010. He also wrote prose novels.
Schubiger was born in Zürich and raised in Winterthur. He graduated from the University of Zürich. He was married to Renate Bänninger Schubiger. The couple had two sons.
Schubiger died after a long illness on 15 September 2014 in Zürich. He was 77.
American imperialism
American imperialism is the economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries. At one time this influence included expansion into foreign territories. Expansionism was a primary objective of most empires, an example being the British Empire. Modern imperialism started in the 15th century when European countries discovered, and fought to claim, the New World. American imperialism began in the 1890s. In 1896 the US annexed the Hawaiian Islands. After the Spanish-American War the US annexed Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. In 1914 the US completed the Panama Canal. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine increased US influence in Latin America. It was the basis for Roosevelt's Big Stick policy. The US evolved from expansionism towards being an influence on world affairs.
Herman Hollerith (February 29, 1860 – November 17, 1929) was an American statistician and inventor. He developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards. This tabulated (put into tables) the data from millions of people. He was the founder of the "Tabulating Machine Company" that later became IBM.
Hollerith is known as the father of modern machine data processing. The start of automatic data processing systems came with his invention. Programs and data were put in to computer by punched cards in the 1950s and 60s.
Hollerith began working for the United States Census Bureau in the year he filed his first patent application. Titled "Art of Compiling Statistics", it was filed on September 23, 1884; U.S. Patent 395,782 was granted on January 8, 1889.
Hollerith built machines under contract for the Census Office, which used them to tabulate the 1890 United States Census in only one year. The previous 1880 United States Census had taken eight years.
Hollerith started his "Tabulating Machine Company" in 1896. Major census bureaus around the world leased his equipment and purchased his cards, as did major insurance companies. Hollerith's machines were used for censuses in England, Italy, Germany, Russia, Austria, Canada, France, Norway, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines, and again in the 1900 United States Census . To make his system work, he invented the first automatic card-feed mechanism and the first keypunch (that is, a punch operated by a keyboard); a skilled operator could punch 200–300 cards per hour. He also invented a tabulator.
Mary of Eu
Mary I of Lusignan (c. 1223 – October 1, 1260) was a Countess of Eu in France. She was a daughter of Raoul II of Lusignan, Count of Eu. Her mother was Yolande de Dreux, daughter of Robert II, Count of Dreux and Yolande de Coucy.
Mary married Alphonso of Brienne about 1250. She became Dame d'Issoudun, Countess of Eu and of Guinness in 1250. Mary died on October 1, 1260 in Melle.
She and Alphonso had two children:
Marie’s possible children:
Quartering Acts
Quartering Act is the name given to two Acts of the British Parliament in the 18th century. These acts ordered the local governments of the American colonies to give British soldiers housing and food when they needed it.
Each of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act. The Parliament renewed them each year. The Acts were passed to solve the problems of the French and Indian War. They caused tension between the Thirteen Colonies and the government in London. These problems led, in part, to the Revolutionary War.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under "The Tonight Show" franchise. It ran from October 1, 1962 through May 22, 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" was based at Thirty Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, on May 1, 1972, the show was moved to Burbank, California. Peter Lassally served as the show's executive producer.
In 2002, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" was ranked #12 on "TV Guide"s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Carson played some skits during his show, the most popular were Carnac the Magnificent, Floyd R. Turbo, and Ronald Reagan (during his term in office, Carson would impersonate him).
In the show, Ed McMahon would be Caron's sidekick throughout the entire series and Doc Severinsen would lead the orchestra and would sometimes be Carson's sidekick.
Popigai crater
Popigai crater is an impact crater in Siberia, Russia. It was formed when a meteor struck the Earth about 35 million years ago.
There are many diamonds under the crater. The diamonds were made when the high pressure of the meteor hitting the ground compressed the graphite.
Even though there are many diamonds, mining is not considered to be profitable. That is partly because the mine is in a place far from people. Perhaps it is more because its diamonds are only industrial quality, and they can be made more cheaply by artificial means.
Hempstead, New York
Hempstead is a town in the U.S. state of New York. It is Nassau County. It has a population of 759,757. The current mayor of Hempstead is Kate Murray.
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling (1927/1928 – April 2014) was an American character actor. His most famous role was Hollis Mulwray, the Water Authority Commissioner (the husband of Faye Dunaway's character) in Roman Polanski's "Chinatown".
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Zwerling died in Hollywood, California in April 2014 from unknown causes but his death was not announced until September 16, 2014 by The Julliard School in New York.
Buster Jones
Edward L. "Buster" Jones (December 12, 1923 – September 16, 2014) was an American voice actor. He was best known for his roles as Black Vulcan in "Super Friends" Blaster in "The Transformers", Doc in "" and Winston Zeddemore in "The Real Ghostbusters" (replacing Arsenio Hall) and later "Extreme Ghostbusters". He was born in Paris, Tennessee.
Jones died September 16, 2014, in his home in Hollywood, California, at age 71.
Avraham Heffner
Avraham Heffner (Hebrew: אברהם הפנר‎; 7 May 1935 – 19 September 2014) was an Israeli movie and television director, screenwriter, author and Professor Emeritus at the Tel-Aviv University. He was a recipient of the Ophir Award for lifetime achievements.
Heffner was known for his works in "Slow Down", "Aunt Clara" (1977) and "Laura Adler's Last Love Affair".
Heffner died on 19 September 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel, aged 79.
Rudi van Dantzig
Rudi van Dantzig (4 August 1933 – 19 January 2012) was a Dutch choreographer, ballet dancer and writer. From 1965 until his death he was the artistic co-leader of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam.
Van Dantzig was born in Amsterdam. After Sonia Gaskell (left in 1969) and his other colleague left the Dutch National Ballet in 1971, he was the only artistic leader until 1991.
In 1986 he wrote an autobiographical novel, "Voor een verloren soldaat", about his homosexuality and sexual relationship while a young boy with a Canadian soldier. The book became a great success and received several awards; an English translation, "For a Lost Soldier", was published in 1991.
In 1992 a Dutch movie with the same title (English version: "For a Lost Soldier") was based on it. Van Dantzig also published a biography of the Dutch artist and resistance fighter Willem Arondeus in 2003.
Van Dantzig died in 2012, aged 78 from lymphoma and male breast cancer.
Gerard Kuiper
Gerard Peter Kuiper (; ; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; December 7, 1905 – December 23, 1973) was a Dutch-born American astronomer.The Kuiper belt is named after him. He discovered two natural satellites of planets in the solar system, namely Uranus's moon Miranda and Neptune's moon Nereid.
Kuiper went to college at the University of Leiden. He graduated in 1927 and went on to earn his doctorate in 1933. That same year, he moved to the United States and began working at the Lick Observatory in California. In 1935, he was a lecturer at Harvard University. In 1936, he moved to the University of Chicago, and in 1943 he became a professor there. He was the director of their observatories from 1947 until 1960. In 1960, Kuiper began work at the University of Arizona, and he started their lunar and planetary laboratory. He was the director of the laboratory until July 1973.
Kuiper found groups of dwarf stars. He was the first person to figure out the diameter of Pluto, and where the poles and equator of Venus are. In the 1960s, he was one of the people who knew the most about the earth's moon, and he worked with NASA.
Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson (March 6, 1944 – February 8, 2021) was an American singer. She was an original member of The Supremes. She remained in the group until 1977. She released three solo records. She also had five of her own singles. Wilson was born in Greenville, Mississippi.
Wilson died on February 8, 2021 at her home in Henderson, Nevada from hypertensive heart disease at the age of 76.
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Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam, June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for being in the musical group The Mamas & the Papas. In the 1990s, she played Abby Malone on "Beverly Hills, 90210".
Phillips was born in Long Beach, California.
Meredith MacRae
Meredith Lynn MacRae (May 30, 1944 – July 14, 2000) was an American actress and singer. She played Sally Ann on the show "My Three Sons" and Billie Jo in "Petticoat Junction".
She was born in Houston, Texas. She died of brain cancer in Manhattan Beach, California.
Old Borges Ranch
The Old Borges Ranch is a historic district in Walnut Creek, California. It covers an area of . There are four contributing buildings.
In 1899, Frank Borges bought . He used it for a cattle ranch and a home for his family. The ranch has a blacksmith shop, farm equipment displays, a barn, and other buildings. One of those buildings is the Borges family home. The home has five rooms. It is made of redwood. Five generations of the Borges family lived in the house. It is now the Old Borges Ranchhouse and Visitor Center. Today, rangers live and work at the ranch.
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Niki Nordenskjöld
Annika Nordenskjöld Olsén (1 December 1975 – 3 September 2014), better known by her stage name Niki Nordenskjöld, was a Swedish actress and illustrator. She was best known for her role as Lina in the television comedy series "Solsidan".
Nordenskjöld was born in Gothenburg. She started her career in 1990 at the age of 15.
Nordenskjöld died from cancer on 3 September 2014 in Stockholm, aged 38.
National Convention
The National Convention was an assembly meeting in France from September 21st, 1792 until October 26, 1795. This was the third assembly of the French Revolution. It came after the Legislative Assembly and founded the First Republic.
The first act of the National Convention was to get rid of the monarchy. The Legislative Assembly had decided that after Louis XVI was no longer king, a new government would need to create a French constitution. It was decided that all French men over the age of twenty-five would be able to vote, despite class. The winners of this election formed the National Convention. Men on the National Convention would be on the National Convention for a year, followed by another election.
The National convention became known as the most radical part of the French Revolution. It took land away from the Nobility and sold it to peasants. In the Reign of Terror it sent thousands of people to the guillotine for execution. in 1793 they voted to execute Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette.
Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series. It was created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett. "Orphan Black" stars Tatiana Maslany as several identical people who turn out to be clones. The main character in the series is Sarah Manning. Sarah Manning takes on the identity of one of her clones, Elizabeth Childs, after the clone kills themselves.
At the beginning of the series, Sarah Manning, a con artist sees a woman who looks exactly like her. The woman kills herself by jumping in front of a train. The woman is revealed to be Elizabeth Childs. Sarah steals Beth's identity, job, purse, and shoes. Sarah finds out that Beth has $ 70,000 dollars in the bank. This is enough for Sarah to disappear with her daughter, Kira, and her foster-brother, Felix. Beth turns out to be a police officer with a boyfriend, Paul. Sarah also finds out that a few months before, Beth had killed a civilian, Maggie Chen. Beth had been suspended from the force following this. When Sarah impersonates Beth, it is difficult to convince Art, Beth's police partner, that everything is fine. Art is suspicious, and believes that "Beth" is planning to escape town to avoid her hearing. He finds the money Sarah has taken from Beth and holds it until he is convinced nothing is wrong. Meanwhile, Felix arrives at the coroner's office and identifies Beth's body as Sarah.
Beth is often contacted by a mysterious women on a green phone. Sarah ignores these calls until another clone, Katja Obinger, gets into Sarah's car. Katja believes that Sarah is Beth and begs her to help her. Sarah refuses. Katja eventually realizes that Sarah is not Beth, before she is shot in the head. Sarah talks to the women on the phone. She realizes that she is a clone. She knows that she must bury Katja's body. She also realizes that she has many clones across the world that someone is trying to kill.
The clones that Sarah meets are named Alison Hendrix and Cosima Niehaus. Cosima is a student at the University of Minnesota studying evolutionary development. Alison is a suburban mom. The three become close friends and eventually discover that they were all made by a company called the DYAD. They also realize that they all have a "monitor" (a person in their lives to spy on them).
Eventually, the clones realize that it is another clone that is killing them, Helena. A religious extremist group, the Proletheans, have told Helena that she is the original clone. She believes that the others are an insult to God. Helena and Sarah are actually twins, and have a "connection". At the end of series one, Sarah shoots Helena to protect Kira.
The plot of the show is about the clones trying to protect their family and friends.
Sacrifice (2012)
Sacrifice (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was held on May 13, 2012 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the eighth Sacrifice event that TNA held and was also the fifth event in TNA's 2012 pay-per-view schedule.
There were eight matches on the card. The main event saw Bobby Roode defeat Rob Van Dam in a Ladder match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Sacrifice gained mixed to positive reviews. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter thought of the show as an, "easy thumbs up show", he would also said, "I will admit to be bored through some of the early parts of it. That wasn't necessarily due to the show not being good, but mainly because I'm rather cold on the product at the moment...Things really picked up for the last three matches. Austin Aries had his breakout match in TNA tonight. If, and that's a big IF, TNA follows up on it properly, they may have something here with Austin Aries."
Clare Cathcart
Clare Cathcart (3 October 1965 – 4 September 2014) was a Northern Irish actress. She appeared in the television series "New Tricks", "Call the Midwife" and "Doctors". She also appeared in "Holby City", "Father Ted" and "The Bill".
Cathcart was born in Bellanaleck, County Fermanagh.
Cathcart died from an asthma attack on 4 September 2014 in Brighton, East Sussex. She was 48.
Joseph B. Raynor, Jr.
Joseph Bryant "Joe" Raynor, Jr. (January 26, 1923 – September 4, 2014) was an American politician and businessman. He was a member of the Democratic Party. From 1965 until 1992, he served as a Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 10th district.
Raynor was born in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He opened up an automotive supply business after finishing high school. He was married to Mildred Horne from 1944 until her death.
Raynor died from a long illness on September 4, 2014 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was 91.
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe is the only studio album by English progressive rock band Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. The album was released on June 20, 1989. It was on label Arista Records.
Timema
Timema is a genus of short-bodied, somewhat thicker stick insects. They are native to the far western United States.
Compared to other stick insects (order Phasmatodea), the genus "Timema" is basal. It is the earliest living branch to diverge from the phylogenetic tree of the Phasmatodea. To emphasize this, all other stick insects are sometimes described as "Euphasmatodea."
Five of the 21 species of "Timema" are parthenogenetic, including two species that have done sexual reproduction for a million years. This is the longest known asexual period for any insect.
"Timema" sticks are night-feeders: they spend daytime resting on the leaves or bark of the plants they feed on. They are camouflaged. "Timema" species have colours (green, gray, or brown) and patterns (stripes or dots) which match their background.
Sacrifice (2011)
Sacrifice (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was held on May 15, 2011 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the seventh Sacrifice event that TNA held.
There were nine matches on the card. The main event saw Sting defeat Rob Van Dam to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Sacrifice gained mixed reviews. James Caldwell of Pro Wrestling Torch thought that the show had an "Awful undercard and decent-to-acceptable second-half of the card". He said that "Overall, TNA was missing a match like Steiner vs. Morgan, which they began hyping at the first set of TV tapings, to better bridge the middle of the show to the main event matches. Instead, the show had too many matches the crowd had no emotional investment in."
Near field communication
Near field communication (often shortened to NFC) is the name for a standard that uses radio communication technology to send data over short distances. Usually, the distance covered is in the order of four centimeters. The standard is mostly used for micropayment systems. Another common use is to store tickets, such as those used for trains and buses on a re-usable smartcard. Many universities equip their student ID cards so they can be used to pay small amounts, for example a cup of coffee in a cafeteria.
Each device is either active or passive; some can assume both roles.
Gaslight (movie)
Gaslight is a 1944 American crime drama mystery thriller movie. It was based on the play "Gas Light". The movie is about a man trying to steal jewels that belong to his wife. He tries to make his wife insane so that she will not interfere. Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman play the man and the wife. Angela Lansbury plays their maid, Nancy.
This movie was released on May 4, 1944.
Cooperative binding
Cooperative binding is when the number of small molecules binding to a macromolecule depends on the concentration of those small molecules around the macromolecule.
This is a type of molecular binding, which is where molecules attach to each other in a stable way without decaying or breaking that bond rapidly.
A popular example of cooperative binding is between haemoglobin and oxygen. In the lungs, there is a very high concentration of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs. So the oxygen bonds to haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin. When this travels around the body in the blood and reaches areas of low oxygen concentration, the oxygen is released from the haemoglobin.
Laura (movie)
Laura is a 1944 American film noir. The movie is about a murder investigation in New York City. Dana Andrews plays the detective. Gene Tierney plays the title character. Judith Anderson plays Ann.
The movie was released on October 11, 1944. It got positive review from critics.
Mary Rowlandson
Mary (White) Rowlandson, later Mary Talcott (c. 1637January 5, 1711) was a colonial American woman. She was captured by Indians during King Philip's War. She was held in captivity for three months before being ransomed. Six years after her ordeal, she wrote "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson". It was published in 1682. This text is considered an American leader in the literary genre of captivity narratives. It went through four printings in 1682. It was widely read in colonial New England and in England. It is considered the first American "bestseller."
Mary White was born about 1637 in Somersetshire, England. The family left England sometime before 1650. They settled at Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1653, they moved to Lancaster, Massachusetts. Lancaster was on the Massachusetts frontier. She married Reverend Joseph Rowlandson there in 1656. They had four children between 1658 and 1669. Their first daughter died young.
At sunrise in February 1676 during King Philip's War, Lancaster was attacked by Narragansett, Wampanoag and Nipmuc Indians. They killed 13 people. At least 24 were taken captive. Many of the captives were injured. Rowlandson and her three children, Joseph, Mary, and Sarah, were among those taken in the raid. Rowlandson's 6 year old daughter, Sarah, died from her wounds after a week of captivity. For nearly three months, Rowlandson and her children were forced to stay with the Indians. The Indians travelled through the wilderness to carry out other raids. They also wanted to hide from the English militia. Rowlandson suffered very much. She described her sufferings in great detail in her book.
On May 2, 1676, Rowlandson was ransomed for £20. The money was raised by the women of Boston. In 1677, Reverend Rowlandson moved his family to Wethersfield, Connecticut. He became pastor in April of that year. He died in Wethersfield in November 1678. Church officials gave his widow a pension of £30 per year. Rowlandson and her children moved to Boston. On August 6, 1679, Rowlandson married Captain Samuel Talcott and took his last name. She died on January 5, 1711. Rowlandson is thought to have written the story of her captivity in Boston. The original manuscript has not survived. It was published both in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in London in 1682.
Got7
Got7 (; romanized as "Gatsebeun"; stylized as GOT7) is a multi-national K-pop boy group formed in 2014. Got7 has seven members. The leader JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam and Yugyeom. They are a multinational group with members from South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the United States. Got7 released their debut EP, "Got It?", on January 20, 2014. On October 22, 2014, they debuted in Japan with the release of their first Japanese single, "Around the World".
GOT7 debuted on January 16, 2014. Two members of GOT7 made their debut as “JJ Project” once in 2012. However, in 2014, the two members joined the other five members and re-debuted as “GOT7”. Their debut EP(Extended Play) “Got It?” was released on January 20, 2014. Also, GOT7 has debuted in Japan too. Japanese single “AROUND THE WORLD” was released on January 22, 2014. Unfortunately, their activities in Japan have ended in 2020.
This boys group’s members are JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom. Mark is the oldest member of GOT7, but JB became the leader of this group because he has been a trainee for the longest period. Four members of GOT7 (JB, Jinyoung, Youngjae, Yugyeom) is Korean. The oldest member Mark is from the United States. Also, Jackson is a member from Hong Kong and BamBam is one from Thailand. GOT7 is a multinational idol group which consists of the above members.
This idol group was formed by GOT7 Entertainment and GOT7 is a member of G7 Nation. All members have long been trained as trainees of JYP Entertainment. JB and Jinyoung spent the longest period of their time as trainees. Youngjae has the shortest trainee period and made his debut as GOT7 in about 7 months. In fact, he is a talented person who won his debut in a short training period among all K-POP idols. Also, some members have units. JB is forming two units with GOT7’s members. One unit is “JJ Project” with Jinyoung and the other is “Jus2” with the youngest member Yugyeom.
Their characters are funny like comedians and they like doing interesting things. For example, Bottle flipping. Also, the members of GOT7 are on good terms, so it is fun and noisy when they get together. In addition, they are rich in individuality, and each of them has their own color in their own songs. This group has some hit songs. For example, “Just right”, “Lullaby” and “Never Ever”. The Music Videos of those songs are viewed over 100 million times.
They are good at live performances. They are good at singing very much and all members can write and compose their original songs. Also, two members of GOT7 (Mark and Jackson) are very athletic and they can captivate the audience with performances which often include elements of martial arts tricking. Not only for martial arts tricking, this group is also famous for difficult dance choreography. In addition, there are members who are good at dancing(Yugyeom) and who are good at acting and also active as an actor (Jinyoung). Each member is actively engaged in solo activities.
Since their debut in 2014, they received 56 awards and 148 nominations. In 2014, Got7 won Best New Artist Group at the Seoul Music Awards and received three nominations at the 29th Golden Disk Awards, winning the Newcomer Award and China Goodwill Star Award. Recently, they got awards “WORLDWIDE FANS’ CHOICE” in 2020 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) and “year’s artists awards” in TMA (THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS).
Assassin bug
Assassin bugs are the Reduviidae. They are a large cosmopolitan family of "true bugs" or Hemiptera.
They are almost all terrestrial ambush predators. Most members of the family are easy to recognise: they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build and formidable curved proboscis. Large specimens should be handled with care, if at all, because they may defend themselves with a very painful stab from the proboscis.
Crab cake
Crab cakes are a popular dish from the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland. They are a mix of crab meat and seasonings. They usually contain bread picked apart in small pieces, mayonnaise, mustard, parsley, beaten egg, paprika and pepper.
Traditionally, crab cakes are fried in vegetable oil. They can be served between saltine crackers or on a roll. A typical size is 1/5 to ¼ lb. Often they are eaten with French fries and a soda or beer.
Anatoly Berezovoy
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy (, 11 March 1942 – 20 September 2014) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Berezovoy was born in Enem, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, Russian SFSR in a Ukrainian family. He had two children.
On 27 April 1970 he was selected as a cosmonaut and flew as Commander on Soyuz T-5. He retired on 31 October 1992 due to medical reasons after injuries he received as a victim of an armed robbery. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Deputy President Russian Space Federation.
Berezovoy died on September 20, 2014 in Moscow, Russia, aged 72.
Fremont, Ohio
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,734 at the 2010 census. It was the home of Rutherford B. Hayes, who was President of the United States from 1877 to 1881.
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Riffat Hassan
Riffat Hassan (born 1943 in Lahore) is a Pakistani-American feminist and Islamic scholar of the Quran.
She studied from Durham University, England and later moved to the United States where she is a professor in a university.
She is a strong supporter of 'Progressive Islam' and of the right of abortion and to the access to contraception for Muslim women.
Atomic Betty is a English-French TV show. It is produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. It is about a girl named Betty who enjoys school, daydreaming, Science fiction movies and singing in her band. She lives in Moose Jaw Heights, a fictional place in Saskatchewan. Atomic Betty is assisted by her pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5. She confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. (including Minimus) and other intergalactic supervillains. Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy.
Planning Institute of Paris
French Urbanism Institute
The French Urbanism Institute (IFU) is a scientific research institute in the Université de Marne-la-Vallée near Paris, France. The institute was established in 1969 after the establishment of the Planning Institute of Paris in 1919.
For the Boys
For the Boys is a 1991 romantic comedy-drama movie. It is about Dixie Leonard, a singer and actress in the 1940s. Leonard performs to entertain American war troops. Bette Midler plays Dixie Leonard. James Caan plays Eddie Sparks.
Some critics liked the movie. Some did not like it. It did not make much money.
Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans, Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He acts in both movies and television. He played Jimmy Dix in "The Last Boy Scout". He also played Lewis Scott in "Celtic Pride".
The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 American action crime thriller movie. Damon Wayans plays Jimmy Dix. Bruce Willis plays Joe. Halle Berry plays Cory. Danielle Harris plays Darian.
This movie was released on December 13, 1991. It got mixed reviews from critics.
Karl Theodor Jaspers (23 February 1883 – 26 February 1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher. Jaspers contributed a lot to modern psychiatry: He was one of the first doctors who made a strict distinction between "understanding" and "explaining". Jaspers said that there is only an indirect path to the processes of the soul. Other people can tell about their experience and feelings.
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Polly Bergen
Nellie Paulina Burgin (July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014), better known by her stage name Polly Bergen, was an American actress, singer, television host, and businesswoman.
In 1958, Bergen won an Emmy Award for her role as Helen Morgan in the Playhouse 90 drama series "The Helen Morgan Story". She also was awarded with a Tony Award in 2001 for her role as Carlotta Campion in "Follies". In the early 1960s, she was nominated with two Golden Globe Award for "Cape Fear" (1962) and "The Caretakers" (1963). From 1957 to 1958, she hosted "The Polly Bergen Show", an NBC comedy/variety show for 18 episodes. She also had an Emmy-nominated guest role in the television series "Desperate Housewives" as Stella Wingfield from 2007 until 2011.
Bergen was born in Knoxville, Tennessee to a Southern Baptist family. She was married three times, all ending in divorce. She was first married to Jeffrey Endervelt from 1950 until 1955. She then married theatrical agent/movie producer Freddie Fields from 1956 until 1973. They had three children, two of which her adopted. She was later married to Jeffrey Endervelt from 1982 until 1990. During her marriage to Fields, she became Jewish.
Bergen died from heart failure on September 20, 2014 in Southbury, Connecticut. She was 84. She had emphysema since the 1990s, caused by fifty years of smoking.
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill (December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is known for her roles in "Operation Petticoat", "The Sundowners", "BUtterfield 8", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", and in "Caddyshack II".
Merrill died on May 22, 2017 at her East Hampton, New York home from dementia at the age of 93.
William Hall-Jones
Sir William Hall-Jones, KCMG (16 January 1851 – 19 June 1936) was the 16th Prime Minister of New Zealand from June 1906 until August 1906. He was the interim Prime Minister after the death of Richard Seddon and the return from overseas of Joseph Ward.
Lynbrook, New York
Lynbrook is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. The Incorporated Village of Lynbrook is inside the Town of Hempstead. The Village of Lynbrook's current mayor is William Hendrick.
Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Bowers (also Jeanne Shaheen; born January 28, 1947) is an American politician She is a member of the U.S. Democratic Party.
In 1996, Shaheen became the first woman to be elected Governor of New Hampshire.
In 2008, Shaheen was elected to the United States Senate. Since 2011, she has been the senior senator from New Hampshire.
Shaheen was born in Saint Charles, Missouri.
Antony Kidman
Antony David "Tony" Kidman (10 December 1938 – 12 September 2014) was an Australian psychologist, biochemist and writer. He was a faculty member of the University of Technology, Sydney for more than 43 years until his death. At the time of his death, he was also the Director of Health Psychology Unit.
Kidman was born in Sydney, New South Wales. He was of Scottish ancestry. He married Janelle in 1964. They had two daughters: Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman (born 1967) and journalist and television presenter Antonia Kidman (born 1970). In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.
Kidman died from a heart attack on 12 September 2014 in Singapore, aged 75.
Francisco Feliciano
Francisco Feliciano (19 February 1941 – 19 September 2014) was a Filipino composer and conductor. He was a National Artist of the Philippines for Music. Feliciano was born in 1941, in Morong, Rizal. In 2014, Feliciano was named one of six National Artists of America, together with five other persons.
Feliciano died in Manila, Philippines from unknown causes, aged 73.
Ghostbusters (song)
"Ghostbusters" is a 1984 song recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. as the theme to the movie of the same name starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd.
The song reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on August 11, 1984. It stayed there for three weeks. It was at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, 1984. It stayed there for three weeks. The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. 49.
It was nominated at the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, but lost to Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
Iain MacCormick
Iain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick (28 September 1939 – 19 September 2014) was a Scottish politician. He was a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He was MP for Argyllshire from 28 February 1974 until 7 April 1979. He was also a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from 1981 until 1988.
MacCormick was educated in Glasgow. He also worked as a high school teacher in his town.
MacCormick died on 19 September 2014 in Oban, Argyll and Bute, aged 74. The day before he voted in the Scottish independence referendum.
A rootkit is a computer virus which allow someone to take control on your computer. It is very dangerous.
It is a stealthy type of software, typically malicious, designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection. It allows continued secret access to a computer.
Groundhog Day (movie)
Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy movie. It was directed and co-written by Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Angela Paton and Michael Shannon with David Pasquesi. It was also co-written by Danny Rubin. The movie is about a weatherman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who finds himself in a time loop after covering Groundhog Day. He begins to re-think his life after hedonism and suicide attempts.
The movie was released on February 12, 1993 and got good reviews. It made $70,906,973 at the box office.
Bladderworts are Utricularia, a genus of carnivorous plants.
There are about 230 species. They occur in fresh water and wet soil as terrestrial or aquatic species. They live in every continent except Antarctica. Bladderworts are cultivated for their flowers, which are rather like those of snapdragons and orchids.
All "Utricularia" are carnivorous and capture small organisms by means of bladder-like traps. Terrestrial species tend to have tiny traps that feed on minute prey such as protozoa and rotifers swimming in water-saturated soil.
The traps range in size from 0.2 mm to 1.2 cm. Aquatic species, such as "U. vulgaris" (common bladderwort), have bladders that are usually larger and can feed on water fleas "(Daphnia)", nematodes, even tiny fish, mosquito larvae and young tadpoles.
Despite their small size, the traps are extremely sophisticated. In aquatic species, prey brush against trigger hairs connected to the trapdoor. The bladder, when "set", is under negative pressure: when the trapdoor is triggered, the prey, with the water around it, is sucked into the bladder. Once the bladder is full of water, the door closes again. The whole process takes only ten to fifteen thousandths of a second.
Bladderworts are unusual and highly specialized plants. The bladder traps are recognized as one of the most sophisticated structures in the plant kingdom.
Harold &amp; Kumar
Harold & Kumar is an American series of stoner comedy movies. There are three movies in total. The movies star John Cho (Harold), Kal Penn (Kumar) and Neil Patrick Harris (himself). The first movie, "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", was released on July 30, 2004. The second movie, "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", was released on April 25, 2008. The third and final movie, "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas", was released on November 4, 2011. The reviews of each movie has been mixed, but they have all done well at the box office.
Harold &amp; Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (also known as Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies) is a 2004 American stoner comedy movie. It is the first movie in the "Harold & Kumar" series. It is directed by Danny Leiner. It stars John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Fred Willard, Bobby Lee, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds and Malin Åkerman. It is written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The movie was released on July 30, 2004 by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews, but did well at the box office. The movie's sequel, "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros.
The movie is about two friends, Harold and Kumar, as they go to the fast food restaurant White Castle after smoking cannabis, but end up on a series of misadventures when they cannot find the restaurant.
Harold &amp; Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 American stoner comedy movie. It is the second movie in the "Harold & Kumar" series. It stars John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Reep, Rob Corddry and Ed Helms. It is directed/produced/written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The movie was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews, but did well at the box office.
The movie follows the event after "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" with Harold and Kumar flying to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. They are then imprisoned and end up on a series of misadventures when they escape from Guantanamo Bay.
Secret ballot
A secret ballot is a type of vote where the voter's choices are anonymous. This is to make bribery or intimidation of voters more difficult. Secret ballots are good for many different voting systems. The most basic form may be blank pieces of paper. The voter writes only his or her choice, then places it into a sealed box. The box is emptied later for counting.
The French Constitution of 1795 states that "All elections are to be held by secret ballot". Britain followed later. The secret ballot was first used in Britain on 15 August 1872 in a by-election. The original ballot box, sealed in wax with a liquorice stamp, is kept at Pontefract museum.
Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American Football placekicker. He played college football for the Georgia Southern University Eagles. He played 144 games in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Tennessee Titans. During his NFL career, he was named to the All-Pro team and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2007. He has also played for the Charleston Swamp Foxes, Carolina Cobras, and New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL). Bironas was released by the Titans on March 19, 2014.
On September 20, 2014, Bironas was involved in a car crash when he lost control of his SUV and swerved off of the road, hitting several trees and turning his vehicle upside down. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but was pronounced dead.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries.
The term has been used for several centuries. Originally, they were schools teaching Latin. More recently, they are academically-oriented secondary schools.
In the late Victorian era grammar schools were reorganised for secondary education throughout England and Wales. Scotland had developed a different system. Grammar schools were also established in British territories overseas, where they have evolved in different ways.
They were described as "the selective tier of state-funded secondary education in England and Wales".
Grammar schools became "selective" in the mid-20th century, after World War II. This means they selected applicants whom they thought would get the most out of that kind of education. The selection was done by means of an 11+ test which included an IQ test. This was designed so that it was more based on native ability, rather than taught learning.
Labour governments in the 1960s and 70s made efforts to replace grammar schools with comprehensive schools. Comprehensive schools were open to children of all abilities, similar to high schools in the United States.
As a result, in the 1960s and 1970s some grammar schools became fully independent and charged fees. Many others were abolished or became comprehensive. In both cases, many of these schools kept "grammar school" in their names. There are still 164 state-run grammar schools in existence.
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian director and actress. She played Susanna in "Rain Man". She played Ramada in "Hot Shots!".
Golino was born in Naples, Italy. She was raised in Sorrento and Athens.
Paradise (movie)
Paradise is a 1991 drama movie. It is about a young couple torn apart by family tragedy. Don Johnson plays Ben Reed. Melanie Griffith plays Lily Reed. Elijah Wood plays Willard. Thora Birch plays Billie.
This movie was released on October 4, 1991.
George Radwanski
George Radwanski (February 28, 1947 – September 18, 2014) was a Canadian public servant, policy adviser, journalist and author. In his journalism career, Radwanski won two National Newspaper Awards for editorial writing.
In 1971, he published "No Mandate But Terror" with Kendal Windeyer, an account of the October Crisis. In 1978, he published "Trudeau," a best-selling political biography of then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Radwanski died of a heart attack on September 18, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, aged 67.
Sacrifice (2010)
Sacrifice (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was held on May 16, 2010 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the sixth Sacrifice event that TNA held.
There were nine matches on the card. The main event saw Rob Van Dam defeat A.J. Styles to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Vince Callahan
Vincent Francis "Vince" Callahan Jr. (October 30, 1931 – September 20, 2014) was an American politician. He served for 40 years as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
From January 1968 to January 2008, he represented the 34th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Republican in the Virginia General Assembly.
On September 20, 2014, Callahan died of West Nile virus at the age of 82.
James C. Marsters
James Carlyle Marsters (April 5, 1924 – July 28, 2009) was a deaf American orthodontist. In 1964, he helped invent the first teletypewriter device that could be used with telephone lines. The device let deaf people communicate by telephone. Although Robert Weitbrecht did much of the actual design work, Marsters promoted the device's use.
Marsters was born in Norwich, New York.
Marsters died in Pasadena, California from heart disease and West Nile virus, aged 85.
Linda Griffiths
Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright. She was known for her roles in "Lianna", "Overdawn at the Memory Bank", "The Execution of Raymond Graham", "Sword of Gideon", "A Town Torn Apart", and in "Boys Briefs 2".
Griffiths died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from breast cancer, aged 60.
I Wanna Be Down
"I Wanna be Down" is a 1994 major hit song by Brandy Norwood. The single is about her flirting with a boy, whom she tries to show that she is sexy. The song was released in September 1994.
The song hit #6 on "Billboard" Hot 100. It also hit #1 on "Billboard" Hot R&B Singles Chart for four weeks.
Best Friend (song)
"Best Friend" is a 1995 song by Brandy Norwood. The song was released in June 1995.
The song peaked at #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Chart. It peaked at #34 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
The song was used on Norwood's show "Moesha".
The S.O.S. Band
The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written SOS Band; abbreviation for Sounds Of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs "Take Your Time (Do It Right)," "Just Be Good to Me," "Tell Me If You Still Care," and "The Finest."
The band was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. The original group members included Willie "Sonny" Killebrew (saxophone), Billy Ellis (flute), Jason "T.C." Bryant (keyboards), Bruno Speight (guitar), John Simpson (bass), James Earl Jones III (drums), and Mary Davis (lead vocals, keyboards). It was originally known as Santa Monica, but later changed its name to The S.O.S. Band- an acronym for Sounds of Success. After listening to its demo and being impressed with their sound, Tabu Records founder Clarence Avant signed the group to its first recording contract.
In 1980, the group released its first hit single, "Take Your Time (Do It Right)", which was certified platinum and sold over 2 million copies. Its debut album, "S.O.S.", went gold and sold over 800,000 copies. Trumpeter, vocalist, and percussionist Abdul Ra'oof joined the band while it was on a world tour.
In 1983, the band joined forces with then-new production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who went on to craft a string of R&B hits for the group, which included "Just Be Good to Me," "High Hopes," "Tell Me If You Still Care," "Borrowed Love," "No One's Gonna Love You," "Just the Way You Like It," and "The Finest."
Lead vocalist Mary Davis left the group in 1987 to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Chandra Currelley beginning with the band's 1989 "Diamonds in the Raw" album. They recorded another album with Currelley - 1991's "One of Many Nights", which featured a few songs with a guest appearance from a then-unknown Kurupt.