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Porky Pig

Porky Pig is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. cartoons. He stands on two legs, has a pink body, and a pink nose. He first appeared in I Haven't Got a Hat in 1935.

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Bert Rossi

Umberto "Bert" Rossi (1 November 1922 – 2 July 2017) was an English gangster and former associate of the Kray twins. He was known as the "General of Clerkenwell". He stood trial for murder in 1975 but was acquitted. He was a journalist linked him to 11 murders, a figure which he did not dispute. He was born in Clerkenwell, London, England.

Rossi died on 2 July 2017 in London at age of 94.

Further reading
Morton, James. (2017) Bert Rossi: Britain's oldest London gangland boss. National Crime Syndicate Publishing.

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Howard Eichenbaum

Howard B. Eichenbaum (October 16, 1947 – July 21, 2017) was an American psychologist and neuroscientist of Jewish descent. 

He studied the hippocampus. He was a university professor and director of the Center for Memory and Brain at Boston University, having previously worked at Wellesley College. He was the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Hippocampus.

Eichenbaum died on July 21, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts from complications of back surgery at the age of 69.

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Mervyn Rose

Mervyn Gordon Rose AM (23 January 1930 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian male tennis player who won 7 Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles and mixed doubles). 

Rose was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and turned professional in 1959. He was ranked inside the world's Top 10 throughout much of his tennis career and represented Australia in the Davis Cup from 1951 to 1957. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1958 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph.

He coached numerous female and male players, including Billie Jean King, Margaret Court, Ernie Ewart, Michael Fancutt, Brett Prentice, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Eleni Daniilidou, Nadia Petrova, Magdalena Grzybowska and Caroline Schnieder.

Rose was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2006 for service to tennis, particularly as a competitor at national and international levels and as a coach and mentor to both amateur and professional players. 

Rose died on 23 July 2017 at the age of 87.

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 Wimbledon Website. All England Lawn Tennis Club
 Australian Open. Tennis Australia

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Michiko Inukai

was a Japanese Roman Catholic author and philanthropist. She was the founder of the Michiko Inukai Foundation, which provides financial aid for refugees seeking education.

Inukai was the granddaughter of Prime Minister of Japan Tsuyoshi Inukai.

Her first book Ojosan Horoki was published in 1958, and she has since written essays about Bible and Christianity. Her bestseller Hanabana to Hoshiboshi to was featured in a TV drama in 1978.

Inukai started charity in 1979. In 1983, she founded the Michiko Inukai Foundation to provide aid for refugees and internally displaced people in collaboration with the Jesuit Refugee Service.

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Jørgen Kosmo

Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (December 5, 1947 – July 24, 2017) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Fauske, Norway. From 2005 to 2013 he was Auditor General of Norway, after representing the Labour Party in the Storting (parliament) for 20 years, of which the final 4 years as President of the Storting.

Kosmo was Minister of Defence from 1993 to 1997 and Minister of Labour and Government Administration from 2000 to 2001. Kosmo was in 2004 appointed County Governor of Telemark, but could not take over the position while he was member of parliament. From 1979 to 1985 he was member of the municipal council of Horten, the last 2 years as mayor.

Kosmo died in Oslo, Norway on July 24, 2017 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

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Emomali Rahmon

Emomali Rahmon (; born 5 October 1952) is a Tajikistani politician. He has served as President of Tajikistan (or its equivalent post) since 1992. His rule is commonly regarded as a dictatorship.

During the early years of his presidency, Rahmon faced a civil war in which up to 100,000 people died. In 2013, he was elected to a fourth term in office.

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Savoureuse

The Savoureuse is a river in eastern France; it is the principal river running through the Territoire de Belfort.

Geography
The Savoureuse has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been measured in three places:
 Giromagny (1974 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ;
 Belfort (1965 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ; and
 Vieux-Charmont (1986 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ;

Course

The Savoureuse starts on the Ballon d'Alsace, southern Vosges Mountains, in the commune of Lepuix, Territoire de Belfort department, at an elevation of about .

It flows from north to south through the Territoire de Belfort department. At Nommay, the river gets into the Doubs department where it joins, in the commune of Étupes near the city of Sochaux, the Allaine river, a tributary of the Doubs river at about  of altitude.
 
The Savoureuse flows through one region (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), 2 departments and 18 communes:

 Territoire de Belfort: Lepuix, Giromagny, Chaux, Sermamagny, Valdoie, Belfort, Danjoutin, Andelnans, Botans, Sevenans, Bermont, Trevenans, Chatenois-les-Forges, Évette-Salbert, Rougegoutte
 Doubs: Nommay, Vieux-Charmont, Étupes

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Savoureuse river are:

Left tributaries:
 Rosemontoise

Right tributaries:
 Rhôme
 Douce

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

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Charlemagne Péralte

Charlemagne Masséna Péralte (1886 - 1 November 1919) was a leader in Haiti. He stood against the US Invasion of his country in 1915. He led fighters called the Cacos against the US forces in Haiti. The US needed to get more soldiers because Peraite was difficult to stop. Péralte is a hero in Haiti today.

Early life 
He was born in 1886 in the Hinche, His family had come from the Dominican Republic. Name on birth certificate: François Borgia Charlemagne Peralte, Date of birth on birth certificate: 10 October 1885. His father was General Remi Massena Peralte.

Source for correction: 1885–1985, Un Centenaire; Charlemagne Peralte,, Georges Michel.  Privately published in Port-au-Prince, 1989. Footnote, p. 19. Cites research of Roger Gaillard concerning birth and baptismal certificates in Premiere Ecrasement du Cacoism, Port-au-Prince:Le Natal, 1981.  Also appears in Douglas Henry Daniels's English translation of Michel's book,Charlemagne Peralte and the First American Occupation. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing CO., 1996.

Haitian fighters 
An officer by career, Charlemagne Péralte was a  military officer and chief of the city of Léogane when the US Marines invaded Haiti in July 1915. (See United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934)) He did not surrender to US troops without fighting, He quit his job and went home to Hinche to take care of his family's land. In 1917, he was arrested. He tried and failed to rob a police payroll. He was sent  to labor camp for five years. He escaped. He then got other fighters and began battles against US troops. Péralte's fighters were called "Cacos", a historic name of previous heroes. The Cacos were strong fighters. The US had to send more soldiers. The US had to use airplanes. The "Cacos" attacked Port-au-Prince in 1919, but did not win.

Death and aftermath 

Peralte and his "Cacos" fought for two years. He began a new a provisional government in the north of Haiti, He was betrayed by one of his officers, Jean-Baptiste Conzé. Conze led a US soldier into the camp of the "Cacos" near Grand-Rivière Du Nord. The US soldier was Herman H. Hanneken and was promoted afterwards.Péralte was shot in the heart at close range. His body was taken,

The US troops took a picture of Charlemagne Péralte's body tied to a door. The picture was shown in many parts of the country. The picture looked like the crucifixion and made Peralte a hero and a martyr. His body was removed from its grave in 1935 for a special funeral. The then-President of Haiti, Sténio Vincent attended. The funeral was held in Cap-Haïtien. His grave can still be seen today. A portrait of Charlemagne Péralte can now be seen on Haitian coins. These coins were stamped by the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide after his 1994 return.

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Inukai Tsuyoshi

was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December 1931 to 15 May 1932.

On 15 May 1932, Inukai was shot by eleven junior Navy officers (most were just turning twenty years of age) in the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo.

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  Inukai Memorial Museum (Okayama) 

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Steppenwolf (comics)

Steppenwolf is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jack Kirby and made his first appearance in New Gods #7 (February 1972).  Steppenwolf (which is German for "wolf of the steppe", or coyote) is one of the New Gods,  the uncle of the archvillain Darkseid.

Steppenwolf is an immortal with superhuman strength, speed and stamina appropriate to his race. He is an experienced military leader. His main weapon is his electro-axe.

The character made his first movie appearance in Zack Snyder's Justice League movie, portrayed by Irish actor Ciarán Hinds.

References

Other websites
 DCU Guide: Steppenwolf 

DC Comics characters
Martian Manhunter

The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa. The character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in Detective Comics #225 (Nov. 1955). Martian Manhunter is one of the seven original members of the Justice League of America. 

J'onn J'onzz has featured in other DC Comics-endorsed products, such as video games like Injustice: Gods Among Us, television series, animated films, and merchandise like action figures and trading cards. The character was ranked #43 on IGN's greatest comic book hero list.

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Black Canary

Black Canary (also known as Sara Lance) is the name of two fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and Dinah Laurel Lance along with rebooted amalgam version within The New 52. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. The character debuted in Flash Comics #86 (August 1947).

One of DC's earliest super-heroines, Black Canary has appeared in many of the company's flagship team-up titles including Justice Society of America and Justice League of America. Since the late 1960s, the character has been paired with archer superhero The Green Arrow professionally and romantically.

Black Canary has been adapted into various media. In Birds of Prey she was played by Rachel Skarsten, and in Smallville she was played by Alaina Huffman. In Arrow and the Arrowverse shows the characters Dinah Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, and Dinah Drake are portrayed by Katie Cassidy, Caity Lotz, and Juliana Harkavy. Dinah Lance made her cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe film Birds of Prey, portrayed by Jurnee Smollett-Bell.

IGN rated her its 81st-greatest all-time comic book hero. She was number 26 on Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.

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Captain Marvel (DC Comics)

Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. His main villains are Doctor Sivana and Black Adam.

Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fawcett Comics. He is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" (acronym of six "immortal elders": Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury), can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities. 

Based on book sales, the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman.

Zachary Levi  played Shazam! in the 2019 DC Extended Universe movie Shazam!.

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Black Manta

Black Manta (David Hyde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Aquaman #35 (September 1967) and is the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman.

The character made his movie debut in the James Wan Aquaman movie, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

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Gorilla Grodd

Gorilla Grodd is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic book published by DC Comics. He was written as an enemy of The Flash. The character first appeared in The Flash #106 (May 1959) and he was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Gorilla Grodd is an evil and super-intelligent gorilla who gained mental powers after being exposed to the radiation of a meteorite.

IGN named him 35th of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains.

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DC Extended Universe

The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe that is centered on a series of superhero movies, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, based on characters that appear in publications by DC Comics.

Background
The shared universe, much like the original DC Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters. The movies have been in production since 2011 and in that time Warner Bros. has distributed four movies with more than ten in various stages of production. The series has grossed over $3 billion at the global box office, currently making it the seventeenth highest-grossing movie franchise.

The movies are written and directed by a variety of screenwriters and feature large, often ensemble, casts. Several actors, including Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher, are set to appear in numerous movies.

In May 2016, DC's chief creative officer Geoff Johns and Warner Bros. executive vice president Jon Berg were appointed to co-run the DC Films division and oversee creative decisions, production and story-arcs in order to create a cohesive overarching plot within the movies.

Movies
The first movie in the DCEU was Man of Steel (2013), which was followed by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Aquaman (2018) and Shazam! (2019) Birds of Prey (2020), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) .  
Future movies include: Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2022), Black Adam (2022), and The Flash (2022).

Other projects are also in many stages of development, including Justice League Dark, a third Wonder Woman movie, and untitled solo movies for Blue Beetle, Batgirl, Supergirl, and other characters. Television shows that are being made for HBO Max include Peacemaker and Green Lantern Corps.

Box office money made

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 DC Extended Universe wikia

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Aquaman (movie)

Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero movie based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sixth movie in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The movie was directed by James Wan, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall and stars Jason Momoa as Aquaman, with Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman in supporting roles. In the movie, Aquaman sets out to lead the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, replacing his half-brother, King Orm, who seeks to unite the seven underwater kingdoms against the surface world.

Cast
 Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman:
The king of the undersea nation of Atlantis, with the ability to manipulate the tides of the ocean, communicate with other aquatic life, swim at supersonic speeds, and possesses superhuman strength. Otis Dhanji portrays a young Arthur Curry.
 Amber Heard as Mera:
The queen of the undersea nation of Atlantis and Arthur's love interest. Mera possesses hydrokinetic and telepathic powers that allow her to control her aquatic environment and communicate with other Atlanteans.
 Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko: Atlantis' chief scientific advisor.
 Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius / Ocean Master:
Aquaman's corrupted half-brother, who seeks to take the throne. Wilson previously had a voice cameo as the President of the United States in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
 Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Hyde / Black Manta: A ruthless treasure hunter and mercenary, who is Aquaman's archenemy.
 Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry: Arthur Curry's father.
 Dolph Lundgren as Nereus: The king of the undersea nation of Xebel.
 Nicole Kidman as Atlanna: Arthur Curry's mother, and former queen of Atlantis.
 Ludi Lin as Murk: The leader of the Men-of-War, the frontline army of Atlantis.
 Djimon Hounsou as the Fisherman King
 Michael Beach as Jesse Kane: Black Manta's father.
 Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin: A marine biologist who was friends with Arthur's father.
Graham McTavish has been cast in the movie, though his role is currently unknown.

Background
Principal photography began in May 2017 on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Sequel
A sequel is in development. Much of the first film's cast, including Mamoa, Heard, and Wilson, will reprise their roles.

Release

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Mera (comics)

Mera () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was developed by Jack Miller and Nick Cardy. The character first appeared in Aquaman #11 (September 1963) as a queen of the sea. Mera was ranked 81st in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.

American actress Amber Heard will portray Mera in the upcoming live-action movie Justice League, directed by Zack Snyder,and will return in Aquaman, directed by James Wan.

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Geoff Johns

Geoff Johns (born January 25, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book and television writer, movie producer, and television producer. He is the president and Chief Creative Officer at DC Comics since 2010.

His most notable work in different media has used the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, The Flash, and Superman. He is known for his work on The WB/The CW's Smallville, Arrow and The Flash.

Johns is also a comic book retailer who co-owns Earth-2 Comics in Northridge, California with Carr D'Angelo and Jud Meyers.

In 2016, Johns was made the co-runner of the DC Extended Universe, and co-chairman of DC Films in order to create a unified vision and overarching story for the franchise.

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (born 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his role Cadillac in the television series The Get Down. He also starred in Baywatch (2017). He also appeared in The Greatest Showman and DC's Aquaman as Black Manta.

Abdul-Mateen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before acting, Abdul-Mateen was an architect.

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Sinestro

Thaal Sinestro () is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abusing his power. He is the archenemy of Green Lantern and founder of the Sinestro Corps, though he occasionally has acted in anti-heroic roles as well.

The character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) # 7 (August 1961).

In 2009, IGN ranked Sinestro as the 15th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

Mark Strong portrays Sinestro in the live-action movie Green Lantern.

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The Wizard (movie)

The Wizard is a 1989 American adventure comedy-drama family movie. It was directed by Todd Holland. It was written by David Chisholm. It stars Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges, and Luke Edwards.

The movie is about three children travelling to California. The youngest of the three is a genius in video games. The Wizard is famous for its extensive product placement of video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The MOVIE was also famous for being North America's introduction to one of the best-selling video games of all time, Super Mario Bros. 3.

Plot 
After his little brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards), a boy who is always with his lunchbox, is put into a mental institution, Corey (Fred Savage) breaks him out and the pair run off together to California. On their way, Corey meets a girl named Haley (Jenny Lewis) and discovers that Jimmy is a genius at playing video games. With talents like this, he could easily win the top prize of $50,000 at Video Armageddon. While the three travellers are going (hitch-hiking) to the competition, the boys' parents hire a bounty hunter to track them down.

Primary cast 
 Fred Savage as Corey Woods
 Luke Edwards as Jimmy Woods
 Jenny Lewis as Haley Brooks
 Christian Slater as Nick Woods
 Beau Bridges as Sam Woods
 Will Seltzer as Putnam
 Wendy Phillips as Christine Bateman
 Sam McMurray as Mr. Bateman

Production 
Recording took place between June 5 and July 25, 1989. Lee Hartney from The Smith Street Band was nearly cast in the lead role, but due to location conflicts (problems) was never officially offered the part. In a 2008 reunion and 2014 interview, Todd Holland, the director of the movie, revealed that the original cut of the movie was 2.5 hours long and included an extended backstory (background) for Corey and Jimmy.

Music 
 BoDeans – "You Don't Get Much"
 Pasty Cline – "Leavin' On Your Mind"
 BoDeans – "Red River"
 New Kids on the Block – "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
 Real Life – "Send Me an Angel '89"
 New Kids on the Block – "Hangin' Tough"
 Martha & The Vandellas – "Nowhere to Run"
 Paul Carrack – "I Live by the Groove"
 Bobby Brown – "Don't Be Cruel"
 Paul Anka – "My Way"
 Sally Dworsky – "I Found My Way"

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1989 drama movies
Mark Esper

Mark Thomas Esper (born April 26, 1964) is an American lobbyist and former government administrator for the United States Department of Defense. Esper is the 27th and current United States Secretary of Defense since July 2019. He was the 23rd United States Secretary of the Army from November 2017 until July 2019. He served as Vice President of government relations at Raytheon.

Esper studied at United States Military Academy, Harvard University and at George Washington University.

On July 19, 2017, it was announced that President Donald Trump had the intention of nominating Esper to become U.S. Secretary of the Army. He is Trump's third nominee for the position, following the withdrawals of Vincent Viola and Mark E. Green. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 2017. He resigned on June 24, 2019 to become acting Defense Secretary.

President Donald Trump announced on June 18, 2019, that Esper would become acting Secretary of Defense. Three days later, Trump nominated Esper to serve the job full time. On July 23, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 90–8.

On November 5, 2020, shortly after the 2020 presidential election, it was reported that Esper had prepared a letter of resignation from his position as Secretary of Defense. He was fired by President Trump four days later on November 9.

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Joe Morton

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American actor. He worked with movie director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), City of Hope (1991) and Lone Star (1996). He is also known for his role as Lt. McMahon in the 1994 action movie Speed.

In 2014, Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Eli Pope in Scandal. He is also known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka.

In 2016, Morton played Dr. Silas Stone, father of Victor Stone/Cyborg, in a cameo role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as part of the DC Extended Universe. He will play the role again in the upcoming Justice League (2017).

References

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 Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire" from Badland.

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Arizona (disambiguation)

Arizona is a state in the southwestern United States.

Arizona can also refer to:

USS Arizona (BB-39), a ship that was sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Arizona Coyotes, a national hockey team
Arizona Cardinals, a national football team
Arizona Diamondbacks, a baseball team
University of Arizona
Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the New Silk Road, is a plan by the government of the People's Republic of China to build infrastructure for transportation, from China to other countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The project was announced in 2013. The "Belt" means the roads and railway tracks on land. The "Road" means sea routes.

At first, it was called "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR, Chinese: 一帶 一路 / 一带 一路, pinyin: Yidai Yilu).

A high-speed railway in Thailand is part of OBOR; the Bangkok-Phitsanulok High-Speed Railway is under construction (as of 2017).

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Transport in the People's Republic of China
Yash Pal

Yash Pal (26 November 1926 – 24 July 2017), also known as Yash Pal Singh, was an Indian scientist, educator and educationist. He was known for his works to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he has become one of the leading science communicators of the country.

Starting his career at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), he later remained chairman of the University Grants Commission from 1986 to 1991. In 2013, he was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.

Pal died of lung cancer on 24 July 2017 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh at the age of 90.

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 teindia.nic.in  (PDF)

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Supreme Leader Snoke

Supreme Leader Snoke is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the 2015 movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He is a CGI character voiced and performed by Andy Serkis.

Snoke is the leader of the First Order, an organization brought back from the fallen Galactic Empire, which wants to reclaim control of the galaxy. Powerful with The Force, he has seduced Kylo Ren to become evil and eventually led to him killing his father Han Solo. 

Snoke also appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi where he bridge the minds of Rey and Kylo Ren in order to manipulate them. Kylo Ren kills Snoke and takes his place as leader of the First Order. In Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker it is revealed that Snoke is a clone and a puppet of the resurrected Emperor Palpatine.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is an American epic space opera movie written and directed by Rian Johnson. It was released worldwide in December 2017. It is the second movie in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, after Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It is followed by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Cast
The movie is produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis in returning roles. New cast members include Benicio del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran. Fisher died in December 2016, making The Last Jedi her final movie role.

Background
The movie was announced after Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm in October 2012. It is produced by Ram Bergman and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. John Williams, composer for the previous seven films, returned to compose the score. Scenes that required shooting at Skellig Michael in Ireland were filmed during pre-production in September 2015, with principal photography beginning at Pinewood Studios in England in February 2016 and ending in July 2016.

The Last Jedi was released on December 15, 2017. A sequel, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was released on December 20, 2019.

Critical response 
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 379 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.

References

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 The Last Jedi The Movie Database

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Last Jedi, The
Disney movies
Paul D. Boyer

Paul Delos Boyer (July 31, 1918 – June 2, 2018) was an American biochemist, analytical chemist, and a professor of chemistry at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 

Boyer shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" (ATP synthase) with John E. Walker, making Boyer the only Utah-born Nobel laureate; the remainder of the Prize in that year was awarded to Danish chemist Jens Christian Skou for his discovery of the Na+/K+-ATPase.

In 2003 he was one of 22 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.

Boyer died two months shy of his 100th birthday in Los Angeles, California on June 2, 2018 of respiratory failure.

References

Other websites
 Photograph, Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
 Nobel autobio. — Paul D. Boyer 
 Nobel Prize press release — The 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
 UCLA webpage — Paul D. Boyer

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Kujataa

"Kujataa is a sub-arctic farming landscape in the southern region of Greenland".

The first known example of agriculture (or farming) in the Arctic is at Kujataa.

The oldest trace of the spreading of the Old Norse culture outside Europe is at Kujataa.

History
Kujataa got its name on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017.

References

Geography of Greenland
Bucyrus, Ohio

Bucyrus is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is the county seat of Crawford County.

Cities in Ohio
County seats in Ohio
Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 43,784 people lived there. The county seat is Bucyrus.

1820s establishments in Ohio
1826 establishments in the United States
Ohio counties
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 1,280,122 people lived there. The county seat is Cleveland. It was named after the Cuyahoga River.

1810 establishments in Ohio
Ohio counties
Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 375,586 people lived there. The county seat is Canton.

1800s establishments in Ohio
1809 establishments in the United States
Ohio counties
Greene County, Ohio

Greene County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 161,573 people lived there. Its county seat is Xenia. It was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War.

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Mahoning County, Ohio

Mahoning County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2020, 228,614 people lived there. The county seat is Youngstown.

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1840s establishments in Ohio
1846 establishments in the United States
Ohio counties
Campbell, Ohio

Campbell (; ) is a city in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,235 at the 2010 census.

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Cities in Ohio
Carlisle, Ohio

Carlisle is a village of Ohio in the United States.

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Villages in Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio

Montgomery County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 535,153 people lived there. The county seat is Dayton.

1803 establishments in Ohio
Ohio counties
Fellering

Fellering is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.

Communes in Haut-Rhin
Ferrette

Ferrette is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.

Communes in Haut-Rhin
Befotaka

Befotaka is a town in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region in south-eastern Madagascar. It is near the Itomampy river.

Madagascar
Sogndal

Sogndal is a municipality in Norway. It is in Sogn og Fjordane county. It is on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra (population 3,455 in 2012) is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, Fimreite, Nornes, and Fjærland.  Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen is  southwest of Kaupanger.

In 1917, a farmer in Sogndal plowed up the Eggja stone, a gravestone with runic inscriptions important for the history of the Old Norse language.

Other websites

 Official Homepage of Sogndal 

Municipalities of Norway
Degen, Switzerland

Degen is a former municipality, in the new municipality of Lumnezia and the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Other websites

 Official Website

Former municipalities of Graubünden
Disentis/Mustér

Disentis/Mustér (, ) is a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

References

Other websites

 Official webpage of the municipality Disentis/Mustér 
 

Municipalities of Graubünden
Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland
Le Vaud

Le Vaud is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

References

Other websites

 Official website 
 Zoo de la Garenne 

Municipalities of Vaud
Egesheim

Egesheim is a municipality of the district of Tuttlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

References

Other websites 
 

Tuttlingen
Emmingen-Liptingen

Emmingen-Liptingen is a municipality of the district of Tuttlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History 
Emmingen was first mentioned in 820, Liptingen in 761. The municipalities were joined together in 1975.

References

Other websites 
 
 Official website 

Tuttlingen
Flix

Flix is a municipality found in the province of Tarragona in the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain.

References

Municipalities in Catalonia
Bludesch

Bludesch is a municipality in the district of Bludenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

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Settlements in Vorarlberg
Tatabánya

Tatabánya () () is a city in northwestern Hungary. It is in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County.

Cities in Hungary
Arrington

Arrington is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom.

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Villages in Cambridgeshire
Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire
Centerville, Ohio

Centerville is a city in Ohio in the United States. It is in both Montgomery and Greene counties.

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Cities in Ohio
Fessenheim

Fessenheim is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.

Communes in Haut-Rhin
Lost in Space

Lost in Space is an American science fiction TV series which was created by Irwin Allen and produced at the 20th Century Fox studios. It ran on CBS from 1965 until 1968, making three seasons with a total of 83 episodes. Its first season was made in black-and-white while its second and third seasons were made in color. The show stars Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen, Billy Mumy, Angela Cartwright and Jonathan Harris. The show's music was composed by Johnny Williams.

Plot
Lost in Space is set to the year 1997, when the United States sends the Robinson family on a mission in outer space to the planet Alpha Centauri, which is thought to support life. However, while trying to sabotage this mission, Dr. Smith is accidentally trapped inside the ship, Jupiter 2. To try to return to Earth, Dr. Smith ends up changing the ship's course, causing him and the Robinsons to become hopelessly lost in space. Because the series was unexpectedly canceled, the story was never finished. In the last episode, Dr. Smith and the Robinsons are still lost in space, stuck in a junkyard.

Cast 
 Guy Williams as Dr. John Robinson, father of the Robinsons
 June Lockhart as Maureen Robinson, mother of the Robinsons
 Mark Goddard as Major Don West, captain of the ship Jupiter 2
 Marta Kristen as Judy Robinson, older daughter of the Robinsons
 Maxwell jenkins as Will Robinson, only son and youngest child of the Robinsons
 Angela Cartwright as Penny Robinson, younger daughter of the Robinsons
 Jonathan Harris as Dr. Zachary Smith

Notes

External link
Lost in Space article on the IMDb

American science fiction television series
1965 television series debuts
BMW Z4

The BMW Z4 is a rear-wheel drive sports car by the German car maker BMW. It is part of a line of past BMW roadsters such as the BMW Z1, BMW 507, BMW Z8, and the BMW Z3. The Z4 replaces the Z3. First generation production started in 2002 to replace the BMW Z3 introduced in 1995, at a plant in Greer, South Carolina, of BMW US. Both roadster and coupe versions of the car were made.

The Z4’s body dimensions were larger and its wheelbase was longer and wider. The suspension was also upgraded to be stiffer and the car was equipped with a sport package which firmed up the steering.

When it came out, it won Automobile magazine's "Design of the Year Award". With the 2009 model year, BMW started making the second-generation Z4 at BMW's Regensburg, Germany plant as a retractable hardtop roadster. In 2009, the BMW Z4 II won the Red Dot Design Award.

References 

BMW
Sports cars
Carl von Ossietzky

Carl von Ossietzky (3 October 1889 – 4 May 1938) was a German journalist and peacemaker. He was awarded the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize because he exposed the secret German re-armament. He was convicted of treason and spying afterwards.

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Other websites

 Nobel prize biography

1889 births
1938 deaths
German Nobel Prize winners
David Copperfield (illusionist)

David Seth Kotkin (September 16, 1956), known professionally as David Copperfield, is an American illusionist. He is described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records. Copperfield has won a total of 21 Emmy Awards. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Copperfield was knighted by the French government. He has also been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. Copperfield was born in Metuchen, New Jersey, United States. His parents were immigrants from the USSR which is now present-day Ukraine.

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1956 births
Living people
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Ukrainian Americans
Barbara Sinatra

Barbara Marx Sinatra (née Blakeley; March 10, 1927 – July 25, 2017) was an American model and showgirl. She was born in Bosworth, Missouri. She was married to Zeppo Marx from 1959 to 1973 and was the fourth and final wife of Frank Sinatra from 1976 until his death in 1998. 

In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.

Sinatra died on July 25, 2017 in Rancho Mirage, California of natural causes at the age of 90.

References

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 Photos from Life Magazine

1927 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from natural causes
Disease-related deaths in California
Models from Missouri
American philanthropists
Entertainers from Missouri
Frank Sinatra
Gretel Bergmann

Margaret "Gretel" Bergmann-Lambert (née Bergmann; April 12, 1914 – July 25, 2017) was a German-born American Jewish athlete. She was born in Laupheim, Württemberg. She competed as a high jumper during the 1930s. Because of her Jewish origins, the Nazis prevented her from taking part in the 1936 Summer Olympics, after which she left Germany and vowed never to return. She later moved to the United States.

Bergmann turned 100 in April 2014.

Bergmann died in Queens, New York on July 25, 2017 at he age of 103.

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Thomas Fleming

Thomas James Fleming (July 5, 1927 – July 23, 2017) was an American military historian and historical novelist. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Fleming was the author of over forty nonfiction and fiction titles. His work was about the particular interest on the American Revolution, with titles such as Liberty! The American Revolution And The Future Of America, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the History of America and Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge.

Fleming died at his home in New York City on July 23, 2017 at the age of 90.

References

Other websites
 Thomas Fleming's home page
 The American Revolution Center 
 The American Revolution Round Table (New York)
 The Society of American Historians
 
Booknotes interview with Fleming on The New Dealers' War, August 26, 2001. 
In Depth interview with Fleming, January 4, 2004
 Fleming's Presentation at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on June 6, 2013

1927 births
2017 deaths
American novelists
American historians
Writers from New Jersey
People from Jersey City, New Jersey
Solomon Perel

Solomon Perel (born 21 April 1925), also Shlomo Perel or Sally Perel, is a German-born Israeli author and motivational speaker. He was born in Peine, Lower Saxony, Germany to a German Jewish family. He escaped persecution by the Nazis by pretending to be an ethnic German.

His life story is told in the 1990 movie Europa Europa loosely based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon (I Was Hitler Youth Salomon).

References

Other websites

College course page with 3 text excerpts and 5 photographs
Student paper with summary, discussion and links

1925 births
Living people
German Jews
Holocaust survivors
Jewish Israeli writers
Naturalized citizens of Israel
People from Lower Saxony
It Just Comes Natural

It Just Comes Natural is the 24th studio album by George Strait. The album was released on October 3, 2006 through MCA Nashville Records. The song "Give It Away" from the album was Strait's 41st Number One for Billboard Hot Country Songs.

Chart positions

2006 albums
Country albums
Sangul Utindaan

A Sangul Utindaanː is a traditional spiritual custodian of the Sangul people in Northern Ghana. Some sources translate this position's name to mean the Sangul's "overlord" or "landlord". 

In November 2017, the serving Utindaan is Wunikpel Mbaliye Jato. The  descendants of the Utidaan are Gasetiib, a clan in the Tatale-Sangul District. This role is not the same as one with a similar name in the Saboba District of Northern Ghanabhggg, which has a different title and role.

References

Ghana
List of governors of Bihar

The Governor of Bihar is a head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a time of 5 years. Phagu Chauhan is the current Governor of Bihar state.

History of Governor's of Bihar

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Bihar
Bihar governors
Keshari Nath Tripathi

Keshari Nath Tripathi (; born 10 November 1934) is an Indian politician. He was the Governor of West Bengal. He took promise as Governor of West Bengal on 24 July 2014 and as Governor of Bihar on 27 November in 2017.  He was selected as the Governor of Mizoram on 4 April 2015. He is an experienced BJP leader. Earlier, he was the speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Living people
1934 births
Governors of Bihar
Governors of Meghalaya
Governors of Mizoram
Governors of West Bengal
List of current Indian governors

The following is the list of Governor's of State in India

Current Indian Governors

Current Indian lieutenant governors

Current Indian administrators

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Cheviot, Ohio

Cheviot is a city in Ohio in the United States. It is in Hamilton County.

References

Cities in Ohio
Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 40,087 people lived there. The county seat is Cambridge.

1810 establishments in Ohio
Ohio counties
Bad Waldsee

Bad Waldsee is a town in the district of Ravensburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Bad Waldsee is 20 km south of Biberach an der Riß, and 20 km northeast of Ravensburg.

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Other websites 

Spa towns in Germany
Formazza

Formazza (Walliser German: Pomatt, Piedmontese: Formassa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont.

Formazza is about  northeast of Turin and  north of Verbania. It is on the border with Switzerland.

As of 2004 about 443 people lived there. It has an area of .

The municipality of Formazza contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, and Riale.

Formazza borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bedretto (Switzerland), Bignasco (Switzerland), Binn (Switzerland), Bosco/Gurin (Switzerland), Cavergno (Switzerland), Premia, Reckingen-Gluringen (Switzerland), Ulrichen (Switzerland).

The village was founded by Walser and Walser German is still spoken.

References

Other websites
 Official website 

Settlements in Piedmont
Chesterfield, England

Chesterfield is a major city in the East Midlands region of England. Other main cities in the East Midlands include: Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Derby, Northampton, and Mansfield.

East Midlands
Pickaway County, Ohio

Pickaway County is a county of Ohio in the United States. In 2010, 55,698 people lived there. The county seat is Circleville.

1810 establishments in Ohio
Ohio counties
Circleville, Ohio

Circleville is a city in Ohio in the United States. It is the county seat of Pickaway County.

Cities in Ohio
County seats in Ohio