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Marge Roukema

Margaret Scafati "Marge" Roukema (September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician. She represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003.

On November 12, 2014, Roukema died at Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, New Jersey from Alzheimer's disease, aged 85.

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American Calvinists
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United States representatives from New Jersey
Politicians from Newark, New Jersey
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People from Wyckoff, New Jersey
Wyckoff, New Jersey

Wyckoff is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,696. The mayor of Wyckoff is Douglas J. Christie.

Townships in New Jersey
Frank Gore

Franklin Delano "Frank" Gore (born May 14, 1983) is an American football player.  He plays the position running back.  He plays for the San Francisco 49ers.  He played football for the University of Miami.  He was drafted by the 49ers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

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1983 births
Living people
San Francisco 49ers players
Warren Clarke

Warren Alan James Clarke (26 April 1947 – 12 November 2014) was an English actor in 1964-2014. He was known as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel in the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe and as Dim in the movie A Clockwork Orange.

Clarke's first marriage ended in divorce. His second marriage ended in his death. He had a son by his first wife and a daughter by his second.

On 12 November 2014, Clarke died in his sleep, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, aged 67.

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1947 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Cancer deaths in England
Actors from Lancashire
English movie actors
English television actors
People from Oldham, Greater Manchester
Carol Ann Susi

Carol Ann Susi (February 2, 1952 – November 11, 2014) was an American actress. She was best known for being the voice of recurring unseen character Mrs. Wolowitz on the television series The Big Bang Theory.

On November 11, 2014, Susi died of cancer of unknown primary origin in Los Angeles, California, aged 62.

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1952 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from cancer of unknown primary origin
Actors from New York City
American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
Cancer deaths in Los Angeles
Michelle MacPherson

Michelle MacPherson (born May 11, 1966) is a Canadian retired swimmer. She was a backstroke and butterfly stroke swimmer. 

MacPherson competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She was able to win a bronze medal for Canada in the 4×100 m medley relay with Anne Ottenbrite, Reema Abdo, and Pamela Rai. She set a Canadian record in the 200 m individual medley that year. She also won three silver medals for Canada at the 1983 Pan American Games in the 100 m butterfly, 200 m medley, and the 4x100 m medley relays, as well as a bronze medal in the 400 m medley.

MacPherson currently resides in Chandler, Arizona. She also coaches at the Arizona Aquatic Club. She is married to John Hojnacki and they have four sons Zachary, Dylan, Hunter and Skyler. Her husband is also a coach at the Arizona Aquatic Club.

She was inducted into the Ontario Aquatic Hall of Fame in 1995 and was inducted into the James P. Kelly Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

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Other websites
Canadian Olympic team profile

1966 births
Canadian Olympic bronze medalists
Canadian swimmers
Living people
Sportspeople from Toronto
Genesis (album)

Genesis is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. The album was released on October 4, 1983 through Atlantic Records.

1983 albums
Genesis albums
Saints of Los Angeles

Saints of Los Angeles is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Motley Crue. The album was released on June 24, 2008. It was the group's first studio album of new material 11 years.

References

2008 albums
Walter Pyramid

The Walter Pyramid, also known as the Long Beach Pyramid, is a 5,000 seat indoor multi-purpose arena on the campus of Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California.

History
The Walter Pyramid opened on November 30, 1994.  It hosted a Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball game against University of Detroit Mercy. The game aired live on ESPN.  A standing-room only crowd of 5,021 saw Long Beach win with a final score of 71-64

The Walter Pyramid was designed by Don Gibbs. It was built by the Nielson Construction Company of San Diego.  The building of Walter Pyramid cost approximately $22 million dollars.  Each side of the perimeter of Walter Pyramid measures , making it a mathematically true pyramid.  It is one of only three true pyramid-style buildings in the United States. The others are the Luxor Hotel Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Walter Pyramid rises 18 stories above the Long Beach skyline.  Its exterior is  clad in sheets of dark-blue corrugated aluminum.

Name change
On March 5, 2005, Long Beach State renamed The Pyramid to Walter Pyramid in honor of Dr. Mike and Arline Walter.  The Walters were given this recognition for a $2.1 million donation given to the university.  In addition to being the vice-president of Levi Strauss & Co., Dr. Mike Walter was also a dean for Long Beach State's College of Business Administration from 1993 to 2000.

The Walter Pyramid also hosts the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships or, in Portuguese language, Mundiais. The Walter Pyramid is also home to the Los Angeles Reign  of the National Pro Grid League.

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Other websites
 Walter Pyramid 

Pyramids
Carl Palmer

Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer (born 20 March 1950) is an English drummer and percussionist. He became well known in the 1960s. He was a member of a number of famous English bands: the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and Asia.

Palmer was added into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1989.

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1950 births
Living people
English songwriters
English rock drummers
Musicians from Birmingham
Writers from Birmingham
Latent heat

Latent heat is the amount of heat needed to change a substance's state (Solid-Liquid-Gas), i.e, water boiling into steam or, the opposite, water freezing into ice. It is latent as it does not show up on a thermometer

Thermodynamics
London Array

The London Array is a turbine offshore wind farm located neat Kent, United Kingdom. At the time of its construction, it was the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

The phase 1 of the wind farm construction began in March 2011 and was completed by mid 2013, being oficially opened by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, on 4 July 2013.

The second phase of the project was cancelled because of possible harming the sea birds.

The turbines were supplied by Siemens Wind Power.

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Wind farms
True Blue (album)

True Blue is a 1986 studio album by Madonna. The album had several songs released from it. The songs included "La Isla Bonita", the title song and several others.

"Papa Don't Preach" was also on the album.

True Blue reached #1 in many countries worldwide, including Australia, United States and United Kingdom.

1986 albums
Madonna albums
Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer was the fourth studio album by singer Madonna. Songs from the album include the title track, "Cherish" and "Express Yourself". The album was #1 on the Billboard 200 for just over a month.

The album was released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records.

Madonna albums
1989 albums
Pop albums
Gospel albums
Rock albums
Colin Kaepernick

Colin Rand Kaepernick ( ; born November 3, 1987) is an former American football quarterback.  He played the position quarterback.  Kaepernick played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2016. He is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack.  In the 2011 NFL Draft the 49ers drafted Kaepernick in the second round with the 36th overall pick. They were reluctant but needed a quarterback. Saints pulled the trigger and called upon Kyle. With a $20,000,000 three year contract Kyle takes the offer.

In 2016, Kaepernick became a national figure because he knelt on one knee during the United States national anthem, which is being played before every NFL game. He did this to protest police brutality and racism against African Americans in the United States.  At first, Kaepernick sat down while the anthem was played, but a former United States Army Green Beret named Nate Boyer told him to kneel on one knee instead because this is what soldiers do at the graves where dead soldiers are buried and because Boyer thought it was more respectful than sitting down.

Kaepernick became a national activist with support of many other professional athletes, but many teams did not want him with them because the fans did not like the protest.

Kaepernick also refused to vote in the 2016 United States presidential election. 

In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, National Football League Comissioner Roger Goodell said on Twitter: "we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We, the NFL, believe Black Lives Matter."

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1987 births
Living people
San Francisco 49ers players
American political activists
Sportspeople from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Like a Prayer (song)

"Like a Prayer" is a 1989 gospel-themed pop rock ballad from the singer Madonna. The song comes from her album of the same name. The single reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and on charts in many other countries.

The song was released in March 1989.

Madonna songs
Pop songs
1989 songs
Less Than Jake

Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida.

Career
Before the band was started, lead vocalist and guitarist Chris DeMakes, drummer Vinnie Fiorello, and bassist Shaun Grief all led a local band called Good Grief while they were attending high school in Port Charlotte, Florida. When DeMakes decided to move north and attend the University of Florida, the band broke up. Less Than Jake was formed on July 13, 1992. The band got their name from Fiorello's dog, Jake, who was usually treated better than the rest of the household, so everything was "less than Jake". The band released their debut studio album, Pezcore on August 22, 1995 through Dill Records.

Their eighth studio album See the Light was released on November 12, 2013.

Band members 
Current
Chris DeMakes - Vocals and guitar (1992–present)
Vinnie Fiorello - Drums (1992–present)
Roger Manganelli - Vocals and bass (1993–present)
Buddy "Goldfinger" Schaub - Tenor trombone and backing vocals (1993–present)
Peter "JR" Wasilewski - Tenor saxophone and backing vocals (2000–present)

Former
Jessica Mills — Alto saxophone (1993–1998)
Derron Nuhfer — tenor and baritone saxophone (1995–2000)
Pete Anna — tenor and alto trombone (1998–2001)

Discography

Studio albums
Pezcore (1995)
Losing Streak (1996)
Hello Rockview (1998)
Borders & Boundaries (2000)
Anthem (2003)
In with the Out Crowd (2006)
GNV FLA (2008)
See the Light (2013)

References

Other websites

Official website 

American punk bands
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups from Florida
Musical quintets
1992 establishments in the United States
1990s establishments in Florida
Longwave

In radio, longwave (or long wave) refers to parts of the radio spectrum that has longer wavelengths. These are typically kilometer-sized or greater. The term is a historic one dating from the early 20th century. This was when the radio spectrum was considered to consist of long, medium and short wavelengths. Most modern radio systems and devices use wavelengths which would then have been called 'ultra-short'. For radio broadcasting is it the radio band between 30 kHz-299 kHz.

Longwaves have the advantage that diffraction helps them travel far.

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Radio
Halton Moor

Halton Moor is a neighbourhood in Leeds, in England. The neighbourhood is made up of about 1000 homes. Some of the homes are used as council housing. 

There are two primary schools in Halton Moor: Meadowfield and Corpus Christi.

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Neighborhoods
Council housing

Council housing is a form of public or social housing. The term is used mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils. Their aim is to supply uncrowded, well-built homes with lower rents to working-class people. Council house building began in the late 19th century. It peaked in the mid-20th century.

References

Houses
Wayland, Massachusetts

Wayland, Massachusetts is a town in Massachusetts, United States. As of 2010, there were 12,994 residents.

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Towns in Massachusetts
1638 establishments in Massachusetts
ISO 3166-2:AZ

ISO 3166-2:AZ is the entry for Azerbaijan in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Currently for Azerbaijan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
 1 autonomous republic (i.e., Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic)
 11 municipalities and 66 rayons

The eleven municipalities have special status equal to the raions. Şuşa, the disputed municipality, has been removed from the list.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is AZ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Azerbaijan. The second part is either of the following:
 two letters: autonomous republic and municipalities
 three letters: rayons

Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

Click on the button in the header to sort each column.

Autonomous republic

Municipalities and rayons

Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Related pages
 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

Other websites
 Districts of Azerbaijan (with Accents), Statoids.com

2:AZ
ISO 3166-2
Rebbeca Oswald

Rebbeca Oswald is a noted pianist. She is also an award winning composer.

Early works
Oswald has a wide body of work. Her work includes concert music for chamber ensembles, chamber orchestras, full orchestras, and single instruments of many kinds.
She has also composed music for some choral ensembles.

Career
Oswald has written and produced music for two video games. She also has composed and produced music for a three-hour documentary. She also writes in the classical and popular genres. Oswald advanced to the finalist category level of the American Prize in Composition in the choral category.

Reviews
Kathy Parsons in a review at MonthlyPiano.com states while reviewing the piece, "Whereas", "I heard some of these pieces live a few months ago, but even that didn’t prepare me for the soulful beauty of the recording." Parsons also stated in the review that, "The thirteen original piano solos are Oswald’s creative response to a gift of unpublished personal poems that express “the joy of unity, the sorrow of separation, the desire to know and be known, the bliss of loving and being loved. (as she quoted from the liner notes.)

Brett Campbell from the Eugene Weekly CD Review stated the following:
"Eugene-based composer Rebecca Oswald has two of the loveliest pieces on this disc of modern symphonic works performed by several orchestras, in this case the Moravian Philharmonic. Movie directors take note: “Finding the Murray River” could work as a film soundtrack behind on a long pastoral shot of a carriage riding down a country road."

Discography
 "Whisperings Solo Piano Volume 1" - solo piano compilation, 2011
 "Whereas" - solo piano, 2011
 "October Wind" - solo piano, 2005
 "Light and Shadow" - orchestral compilation 2011 (PARMA Recording)

References

Other websites
Celebrating American Excellence in the Arts, The American Prize

Composers
Musicians
Pianists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Harry Lonsdale

Harold K. Lonsdale (January 19, 1932 – November 11, 2014) was an American scientist, businessman, and former politician. A Democrat, he ran for United States Senate in the U.S. state of Oregon three times, losing twice in the primaries and once as the Democratic candidate, losing in the 1990 general election to incumbent Mark Hatfield.

Lonsdale died in Indio, California from heart failure, aged 82.

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1932 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from heart failure
Businesspeople from Oregon
Politicians from Oregon
Businesspeople from New Jersey
Scientists from New Jersey
Politicians from New Jersey
US Democratic Party politicians
Manoel de Barros

Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He has won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil. 

Barros was born in Cuiaba. He is thought by his critics as one of the greatest Brazilian poets to had ever lived. The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade said that Manoel de Barros as the biggest poet of Brazil.

In the year 1998 the poet was rewarded with the "National prize of Literature of the Ministry of the Culture from Brazil", for the set of the work.

de Barros died in Campo Grande, Brazil, aged 96.

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1916 births
2014 deaths
Brazilian poets
No Fear

No Fear is an American lifestyle clothing brand. No Fear was created in 1989 by Mark Simo, Brian Simo, and Marty Moates. Their products are sold at many different store as well as many company owned store. The shirts that the company sells usually have a existential slogan or a quote that advertises the qualities of extreme sports. Their brand was popular in the mid-1990s.

Aside from clothing, the company also sells energy drinks. They sponsor mixed martial artist Urijah Faber and were the official drink of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) before they merged with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

On February 25, 2011, No Fear filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Other websites
Official website
No Fear energy drink

1989 establishments in California
American clothing companies
Companies based in California
Rebekah Gibbs

Rebekah Gibbs (17 March 1973 – 12 November 2014) was an English television and musical theatre actress. She was known for her role as Nina Farr in the television series Casualty. Gibbs was born in Torquay, Devon, England.

Gibbs died in Pembury, Kent, England from breast cancer, aged 41.

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Other websites
 

1973 births
2014 deaths
Actors from Devon
Cancer deaths in England
Deaths from breast cancer
English stage actors
English television actors
Alvin Dark

Alvin Ralph "Al" Dark (January 7, 1922 – November 13, 2014), nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball and played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. 

Dark was born in Comanche, Oklahoma. He was raised in Louisiana. Dark studied at Louisiana State University and at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Dark played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and for the Milwaukee Braves. Dark managed the San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres. 

Dark died in Easley, South Carolina from Alzheimer's disease, aged 92.

References

Other websites
The Alvin Dark Foundation - created to financially support Christian ministries

1922 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Atlanta Braves players
New York Giants players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Chicago Cubs players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Milwaukee Braves players
Sportspeople from Oklahoma
Sportspeople from Louisiana
People from Lafayette, Louisiana
Helen Martin

Helen Dorothy Martin (July 23, 1909 – March 25, 2000) was an American actress of stage and television. She was best known for her role as Weeping Wanda on the sitcom Good Times and as Pearl Shay on the sitcom 227. Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Martin died of a heart attack on March 25, 2000 in Monterey, California, aged 90.

Other websites

1909 births
2000 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
Actors from St. Louis, Missouri
Endicott Peabody

Endicott Peabody (February 15, 1920 – December 1, 1997) was an American politician. He was the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965. Peabody was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Peabody ran for the United States Senate of Massachusetts, but lost to Edward Brooke. He then ran for Vice President of the United States in 1972, but lost to Edmund Muskie. He then moved to New Hampshire where he ran for other political offices there, but always lost.

Peabody died in Hollis, New Hampshire from leukemia, aged 77.

References

Other websites
Official Governor of Massachusetts Governor Biography

1920 births
1997 deaths
Cancer deaths in the United States
Deaths from leukemia
Disease-related deaths in New Hampshire
Governors of Massachusetts
People from Lawrence, Massachusetts
Politicians from New Hampshire
US Democratic Party politicians
Stoa of Eumenes

The Stoa of Eumenes was a stoa on the Acropolis of Athens. The building was a gift to the city in about 160 BC, by Eumenes II of Pergamon. Today there are ruins of the stoa at the south part of the Acropolis, between the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Theatre of Dionysus. The stoa was found by the Archaeological Society of Athens in the years 18771878.

The building 

The stoa is 163 meters (535 ft) long today. New findings suggest that it was about 190 meters (623 ft) long in the past. About 160 BC part of the stoa was destroyed to build the Odeon of Herodes. The stoa was then connected to the Odeon. Vitruvius said that it was there to protect the viewers that waited outside the theater and to store things of the theater. The stoa was built like other buildings of Pergamon. The main material was marble from Asia Minor. Its parts were first built in Pergamon. Then they were transported to Athens. It had doric columns in the ground floor and ionic in the top floor. The columns inside were ionic and pergamine in both floors. The power and wealth of Eumenes' kingdom was growing. Eumenes was trying to expand his influence in the greek cities. So he gave gifts to Greek cities. One of them was his stoa in Athens. Attalus was the brother of Eumenes. He gifted a similar building to Athens, called Stoa of Attalus.

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 Stoa of Eumenes in the Acropolis of Athens 

Buildings and structures in Athens
Ancient Athens
Miguel Skrobot

Miguel Skrobot (1873 - 20 February 1912) was a businessman of Brazilian of Polish origin.

Miguel Skrobot was born in 1873 in Warsaw, Poland. His parents were José Skrobot and Rosa Skrobot. When he was 18 he migrated to Brazil. He settled in Curitiba as a merchant.

He married Maria Pansardi. She was born in Tibagi (city of the Paraná). Her parents were Italian immigrants. His wife bore him three children.

Skrobot kept a steam-powered factory. He worked on grinding and toasting coffee beans under the "Rio Branco" brand there. It was located on the spot in the square where Praça Zacarias (square located in the center of Curitiba) is today. He also owned a grocery store near Praça Tiradentes (also a square in the center of Curitiba. It is the square where the city was born). Skrobot died an early death on February 20, 1912. He was 39 when he died.

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1873 births
1912 deaths
Bruno Bušić

Bruno Bušić (Born in Vinjani Donji near Imotski, 6 October 1939 - Paris, 16 October 1978), an advocate of democratic, sovereign, and free Croatian. He was a patriot, dissident, writer, historical researcher, and a political leader of Croatian emigration.

Biography
Bušić was born in the Vinjani Donji village, Imotski county, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His political activities when he was a secondary school student, were seen by the communist regime as dangerous. As of 1957. he joined to Tiho group which goal was to fight for freedom, equal rights and establishment of free Croatia based on democracy. He was put on the watch list of the Yugoslav secret service UDBA. Along with other members of theTiho group he was expelled from the secondary school he attended.

During his college years at Zagreb University he started a journalist career at the Workers Movement History Institute, mentored by Franjo Tudjman

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1939 births
1978 deaths
Assassinated people
Stoa

Stoas  are unique to Ancient Greek architecture. They were covered walkways or porticos, mainly for public use. Early stoas were open at the entrance with columns, usually of the Doric order, lining the side of the building. They were well suited for the mild climate of Greece.
 
Later buildings of this style had two floors. A roof supported the inner colonnades. On the second floor were shops or offices. They followed Ionic architecture. Merchants could sell their goods. Artists could display their artwork. Religious gatherings could take place. Stoas usually surrounded the marketplaces of large cities.

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Architecture
Ancient Greece
Hilda Bernard

Hilda Sarah Bernard (born October 29, 1920) is a veteran Argentine actress. She was born in Puerto Deseado, Argentina. Bernard is known for her roles in Animalada, Chronicle of the Raven, and in Live-in Maid. Her career began in 1941.

Bernard was married to Horacio Jorge Goncalves and to Horacio Zelada, but both marriages ended in divorce. Bernard has a daughter, Patricia.

References

Other websites

Hilda Bernard at Flixster
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1920 births
Living people
Argentine actors
Pepe Soriano

Pepe Soriano (born José Carlos Soriano, on September 25, 1929) is a well-known Argentine actor and playwright. Soriano is known for his roles in Rebellion in Patagonia, Abuela, Asesinato en el Senado de la Nación, Funes, a Great Love, and in The Last Train.

Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

References

Other websites
http://www.pepesorianoweb.com.ar/index.htm 
http://www.recursosculturales.com.ar/blog/?p=391 
Cine Nacional 

1929 births
Living people
Argentine movie actors
Argentine television actors
Actors from Buenos Aires
Argentine playwrights
Thích Nhất Hạnh

Thích Nhất Hạnh (; October 11, 1926 – January 22, 2022) was a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist who is considered by many to be the father of mindfulness. He lived in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France. He was born in Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam.

Works
He created the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire. A long-term exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005. Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English. 

He believed that peace and joy is always accessible for all people. One way to discover that joy, is by what they call "mindful" meditation. Which is a type of meditation that concentrates on your breathing and embracing everything that comes up on your consciousness, without interpreting it with thought and critisism. But accompanying it with the great power of forgiveness, understanding and realisation of the present moment, which is also a very important point of reference in his teachings.

Health and death
On 11 November 2014, Nhất Hạnh was hospitalized with a severe brain hemorrhage.

Nhất Hạnh died on January 22, 2022 in Huế, Vietnam from problems caused by a stroke at the age of 95.

References

Other websites

1926 births
2022 deaths
Vietnamese people
Buddhist clergy
Deaths from stroke
Doc Paskowitz

Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 2014) was an American surfer and physician. He gave up practicing medicine for a living and decided to become a professional surfer. In 1972, he founded a surf camp run by his family, where campers could live alongside and surf with members of the Paskowitz family. He and his family have been referred to as the "First Family of Surfing".

Paskowitz died on November 10, 2014 in Newport Beach, California at the age of 93 from surgical complications.

References

Other websites
 History of the Israeli surfing scene
 Doc Paskowitz interview in Liquid Salt Magazine

1921 births
2014 deaths
American physicians
Deaths from surgical complications
Jewish American sportspeople
People from Galveston, Texas
Sportspeople from Texas
Sonia Darrin

Sonia Darrin (née  Paskowitz; June 16, 1924 – July 19, 2020) was an American movie actress. She was best known for her role in The Big Sleep and in Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Her brother was surfer Doc Paskowitz.

Darrin died on July 19, 2020 at a hospital in New York City, aged 96.

References

Other websites

1924 births
2020 deaths
American movie actors
Actors from Texas
People from Galveston, Texas
Newport Beach, California

Newport Beach is a city in Orange County, California, California. It is  south of downtown Santa Ana.  It became a city in 1906. The population was 85,287 at the 2010 census.

Climate
Newport Beach has a mid-latitude semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with Mediterranean (Csb) characteristics. Like many coastal cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties, Newport Beach exhibits weak temperature variation, both diurnally and seasonally, (however arctic like temperatures have been recorded every month of the year) compared to inland cities even a few miles from the ocean. The Pacific Ocean greatly moderates Newport Beach's climate by warming winter temperatures and cooling summer temperatures. Newport Beach does not receive enough precipitation to qualify as a true Mediterranean climate. 

The highest temperature ever recorded at Newport Beach between 1977 and 1996 was 32.7°C (90.9°F) on 12 August 1991 and the lowest was -17.3°C (0.9°F) on 15 January 1996.

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Cities in California
Settlements in Orange County, California
1906 establishments in the United States
1900s establishments in California
Westside Connection

Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap music group. The members were Mack 10, WC and Ice Cube. The group was formed in 1994. Their first album, Bow Down, reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1996.

The group released a second rap studio album, Terrorist Threats.

American rap music groups
Musical groups established in 1994
1994 establishments in the United States
Mack 10

Mack 10 (born August 9, 1971) is an American rap singer. He has sold almost 11 million records worldwide. He was a member of Westside Connection.

He was born in Los Angeles. He is of African American and Mexican descent.

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Musicians from Los Angeles
Rap musicians from California
1971 births
Living people
Bryan Murray

Bryan Clarence Murray (December 5, 1942 – August 12, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey general manager and former coach. He worked as the general manager of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). 

Murray was also the general manager of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. Murray also coached the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Over his career, Murray has recorded over 600 victories in NHL regular season games and has taken his teams to the playoffs 12 times. 

His younger brother, Terry, was the general manager of the Los Angeles Kings. During his time with the Capitals, Murray was awarded the Jack Adams Award in 1983–84.

On July 21, 2012, Bryan along with his brother Terry and his nephew Tim, were inducted into the Shawville's Hockey Wall of Fame.

On November 13, 2014, Murray announced that he had Stage 4 colon cancer and that the cancer had spread to his liver and lungs. He said that "there is no cure for me at this point" and that he could have had the cancer for up to 10 years before it was detected. He died on August 12, 2017 at the age of 74.

References

Other websites 
Ottawa Senators profile

1942 births
2017 deaths
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Deaths from colorectal cancer
Ice hockey people from Quebec
Jack Adams Award winners
Formosan mountain dog

The Formosan Mountain Dog (or Formosan) is a breed of small or medium dog. They live in Taiwan. These dogs are also known as Taiwanese Dog/Canis (), Taiwanese Native Dog () or Takasago Dog (). They are well-adapted to the uneven and thickly forested terrain of Taiwan. They had become a semi-wild breed earlier. 

Formosans can be trained as hunting dogs, guard dogs, rescue dogs, or simply as companions. Formosan dogs can make good family pets but still have a strong hunting instinct.
However, now the pureblood Formosan Mountain Dog is still close to extinction. This is due to limited conservation efforts of the Taiwanese and their government. 

Native Dog () is the common name in Taiwan nowadays to indicate that the dog is an offspring of Formosan with foreign dogs. It is commonly confused with the Taiwan Native Dog ().

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Dog breeds
Lena Conradson

Lena Conradson, originally Konradsson, later Berglund, born 23 March 1948 in Lycksele, Sweden, is a Swedish singer. She released several EP records and singles between 1959 and 1966. She also sang in the Pearlettes trio in 1966. In 1963, 15 years old, she recorded the original version of the Christmas song Hej, mitt vinterland.

Discography
Elefanttango (EP) (1959)
Hej mitt vinterland (EP)
Varje stjärna i det blå (EP) (1961)
Banjo Boy (EP) (1961])
Grannens flicka (+ Tomtar på loftet) (single)
Tina och Marina (+ Jag har aldrig blivit kysst) (single) (1962)
Ökensand (+ Ett glas mjölk med gräddstänk) (EP)
Hilly Billy, ding dong, tuff tuff (EP)

Cooperation
With the Pearlettes & Popsiders group she appeared on:
 Dancing in the street-Somwhere (1966)

Filmography
 Längta efter kärlek

References 

1948 births
Living people
Swedish singers
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 American horror fantasy erotic drama movie. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and was produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs and Charles Mulvehill. Bram Stoker's Dracula was released on November 13, 1992. The movie is based on the Bram Stoker novel, Dracula.

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 79% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Bram Stoker's Dracula was the winner of three Academy Awards. The awards were won for Best Costume Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup. It was also nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration.

Cast 
 Gary Oldman as  Count Dracula/Vlad III the Impaler
 Winona Ryder as Mina Harker (née Murray) / Elisabeta
 Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing / Priest / Principal Narrator
 Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker
 Richard E. Grant as Dr. Jack Seward
 Cary Elwes as Sir Arthur Holmwood
 Billy Campbell as Quincey P. Morris
 Sadie Frost as Lucy Westenra
 Tom Waits as R. M. Renfield
 Monica Bellucci as Dracula's Bride
 Michaela Bercu as Dracula's Bride
 Florina Kendrick as Dracula's Bride
 Jay Robinson as Mr. Hawkins

References

Other websites 

1992 horror movies
Academy Award winning movies
American horror movies
Columbia Pictures movies
English-language movies
Movies based on books
Movies set in London
Évariste Galois

Évariste Galois (25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832) was a French mathematician. He died from a gunshot wound he received in a duel. Today, he is known for his theory about algebraic equations which is known as Galois theory.

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1811 births
1832 deaths
French mathematicians
Torgny Melins

Torgny Melins is a dansband in Säffle, Sweden. The band scored chart successes in Sweden by the mid-late 2000's. In 2006, the band played at the Hultsfred Festival. It meant they became the first dansband since Sven-Ingvars in 1991 to do so. The band has also played at the at the Arvika Festival. The band has also recorded Teddybears Stockholm songs on the 2006 album Dansbander. Tehy also recorded soundtrack music for the 2007 film "Snart är det lördag igen".

In May 2007, TV4 aired a documentary series about the band, Torgny Melins - från Säffle till Stureplan. In 2007, the band also recorded a duet with Kikki Danielsson, "Ska du gå din väg" , on the albm Allting som vi har.

The band also participated at Dansbandskampen 2009. There, they were one of the finalists.

In March 2011, the band annoucned they would take a break.

Discography

Albums
Torgny Melins - 1996
Torgny Melins 15 år - 1999
Dansbander - 2006
Allting som vi har - 2007
Dansbandsnatt - 2010

Singles 
Bortom allt - 2008

References 

Dansbands
Musical groups established in 1983
Mike Burney

Mike Burney (1 November 1944 – 13 November 2014) was an English jazz saxophonist. He was known for his performance in Roy Wood's band Wizzard playing the saxophone.

Burney died from cancer, aged 70.

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1944 births
2014 deaths
British jazz musicians
British saxophonists
Deaths from cancer
English musicians
Musicians from Birmingham
Marius Barnard (surgeon)

Marius Barnard (3 November 1927 – 14 November 2014) was a South African cardiac surgeon. He was the inventor of critical illness insurance. Barnard was a member of the South African parliament between 1980 and 1989. Barnard was born in Beaufort West, Western Cape. His brother was Christiaan Barnard.

Barnard died in Johannesburg, aged 87.

References

1927 births
2014 deaths
Afrikaner people
South African politicians
Surgeons
Miami Vice

Miami Vice is an American television crime drama series. The show is about undercover cops detectives. Don Johnson played James Crockett.

The show began on September 16, 1984 and ended in January 25, 1990.

A movie version was released in 2006.

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1990 disestablishments in the United States
1980s crime television series
1980s American drama television series
1980s American workplace television series
1990s crime television series
1990s American drama television series
1990s American workplace television series
American crime drama television series
American mystery television series
American police television series
American workplace drama television series
Detective television series
Miami, Florida in fiction
Television series set in Florida
English-language television programs
USA Network

USA Network is an American television network. It is owned by NBCUniversal (which in turn is owned by Comcast).

USA Network began on September 8, 1971 as the Madison Square Garden Network. It was relaunched as USA Network on January 3, 1979.

USA airs original programming and reruns of network television programs. 
American television channels
1971 establishments in the United States
Lifetime

Lifetime is an American cable television network. This network airs television shows for women or with women in the lead roles. It is part of A&E Networks.

Lifetime was launched on February 1, 1984. Sister networks include Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Movie Network.

American television networks
1984 establishments in the United States
Nancy Walker

Nancy Walker (May 10, 1922 – March 25, 1992) was an American actress and comedienne. She acted on stage, in movies and on television. She played Nancy in the movie Best Foot Forward. She also made many guest appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Walker was born in Philadelphia. She died from lung cancer at 69.

American television actors
American stage actors
American movie actors
Actors from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1922 births
1992 deaths
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show was an American sitcom. It was broadcast between September 1970 and March 1977. Mary Tyler Moore was the main star. She played Mary Richards, a single woman who moved to Minneapolis after being jilted.

Valerie Harper played Rhoda. Betty White played Sue Ann.

This show won Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for the show and for its cast members.

1970s television series
1970 television series debuts
1977 television series endings
American sitcoms
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English-language television programs
COPS (TV series)

COPS was an animated television program that aired Saturday mornings. The show was about cyber police. It was from Hasbro.

The show ran during 1988-1989. The name was changed to CyberCOPS because of the show of the same name on Fox networks.

Animated television series
English-language television programs
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is the first studio album by American rapper, Ice Cube. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was released on May 16, 1990 through Priority Records.

The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200. It is considered to be one of the defining hip hop albums of the 1990s. The album was listed in the books 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.

The album featured the singles "Who's the Mack?", "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted", and "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)".

Songs

References

Other websites

1990 albums
Debut albums
Hip hop albums
Check Yo Self

"Check Yo Self" is a 1993 gangsta and political hip hop single from Ice Cube. Two versions exist. The original samples "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett. The remix version samples "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash.

The remix version was released in July 1993.

1993 songs
The Super Mario Challenge

The Super Mario Challenge was a show that aired on The Children's Channel. It last from September to December 20, 1991, and aired every day 4:30 PM, except for weekends.

Set up
The person who presented the show was John Lenahan. He was dressed and looked like Mario. Two players had to do jobs that called for playing the Mario video games Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros. 3. Rounds are made up of tests to see who could end a level in the fastest time. The other object of the game was to see which contestant gets the most coins on a certain level. Winners of each round would get one to three "gold coins." Then whoever holds the most at the end of the show would move forward to the next stage of the competition. If both players had an equal number of gold coins, a single-level sudden death playoff decided who would go through.

Dropped
The show was dropped in 1991, quite a while before The Children's Channel changed to TCC. Link Anchor Man got many letters asking if the show would be done again, it never was.

Other websites
The Super Mario Challenge at UKGameshows.com

1990s television series
Waldron shale

The Waldron shale is a fossiliferous rock formation in Indiana. It has fossils such as gastropods, trilobites and trace fossils. It dates back to the end of the Silurian, around 423 million years ago.

Fossils
History of Indiana
Diem Brown

Diem Brown (June 12, 1982 – November 14, 2014) was an American television personality and journalist. She was a recurring cast member on MTV's reality television series The Challenge.

Brown died in New York City, from ovarian cancer, aged 32.

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Other websites
 

1982 births
2014 deaths
Cancer deaths in New York City
Deaths from ovarian cancer
Journalists from Georgia (U.S. state)
Television personalities from Georgia (U.S. state)
Writers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Robert Littell (politician)

Robert Eugene Littell (January 9, 1936 – November 14, 2014) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. Littell was born in Orange, New Jersey.

He served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate from 1992 to 2008.  He represented the 15th Legislative District until 1982 and the 24th Legislative District. Before entering the Senate, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1992 and the Franklin Borough Council from 1963 to 1965. He was a Delegate to the 1976 Republican National Convention.

Littell died in Franklin, New Jersey, aged 78.

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1936 births
2014 deaths
People from Orange, New Jersey
Politicians from New Jersey
US Republican Party politicians
Morteza Pashaei

Morteza Pashaei ( 13 August 1984 – 14 November 2014) was an Iranian musician, composer and pop singer. He was born in Tehran, Iran. Pashaei was known for his albums Yeki hast, Gole Bita, and Esmesh Eshgheh.

On November 14, 2014, Pashaei died from stomach cancer in Tehran, Iran, aged 30.

References

1984 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from stomach cancer
Iranian musicians
Iranian singers
Composers
People from Tehran
Glen A. Larson

Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 - November 14, 2014) was an American television producer and writer. He was best known as the creator of the television series Battlestar Galactica, Quincy, M.E., The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B. J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider.

Larson died in Santa Monica, California from esophageal cancer, aged 77.

References

Other websites
 

1937 births
2014 deaths
American television producers
American television writers
Cancer deaths in California
Deaths from esophageal cancer
Writers from California
Grandee of Spain

The Grandes de España are the highest ranking members of the Spanish nobility. Their ranks are made up of those nobles holding the most important historical landed titles in Spain. In the modern day, many of these titles overlap or are held by the same person. Strategic marriages have collected titles under certain noble houses over time.  

In the modern day, all Grandees have the status 'of the first class'. It implies neither privilege nor power.

An individual is a grandee if he or she holds a Grandeza de España, regardless of possession of a title of nobility. Normally, each grandeza is granted with a title, but this was not always the case. Also, a Grandeza de España is normally awarded along with every ducal title. Several members of both Spanish and French nobility were made Grandees also.

Address 
Grandees and their consorts are entitled to the style of The Most Excellent (, male, or , female; abbreviated as Excmo. Sr. or Excma. Sra.). In written form, their names are followed by the abbreviation G de E.

Examples 
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
Marc de Beauvau, Prince of Craon

References

Spanish royalty
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 NBC Christmas television movie. It was directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and was produced by Warren Carr and Martin G. Baker. It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie was released on November 29, 2002. The movie stars The Muppets, Whoopi Goldberg, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Joan Cusack, and the cast of Scrubs. It is a homage to Frank Capra's 1946 movie, It's a Wonderful Life.

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 90% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Everyone Matters".

Cast 
 David Arquette as Daniel
 Joan Cusack as Rachel Bitterman
 Matthew Lillard as Luc Fromage
 Whoopi Goldberg as The Boss
 William H. Macy as Glenn
 Mel Brooks as Joe Snow (voice)
 Chantal Strand as Nancy Nut-What
 Dave "Squatch" Ward as Sally Ann Santa Claus

Muppets
 Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker
 Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Waldorf
 Bill Barretta as Pepé the King Prawn, Swedish Chef, Johnny Fiama, Bobo the Bear, Lew Zealand, Howard Tubman, Rowlf the Dog
 Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Yoda Muppet
 Kevin Clash as Sam Eagle (voice only)
 Brian Henson as Scooter, Janice, Sal Minella
 John Henson as Sweetums
 John Kennedy as Sam Eagle (puppetry only), Dr. Teeth
 Jerry Nelson as Robin the Frog, Pops, Floyd Pepper, Announcer, Statler
 Allan Trautman as Joe Snow (puppetry only), Eugene the Tuba Player

Cameos
 Zach Braff as Himself/Dr. John "J.D." Dorian
 Sarah Chalke as Herself/Dr. Elliot Reid
 Carson Daly as Himself
 Snoop Dogg as Himself (scene deleted)
 Neil Flynn as Himself/Janitor
 Bill Lawrence as Himself
 John C. McGinley as Himself/Dr. Perry Cox
 Judy Reyes as Herself/Nurse Carla Espinosa
 Kelly Ripa as Herself
 Joe Rogan as Himself
 Molly Shannon as Herself
 Robert Smigel as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog

References

Other websites 
Official website 

2002 movies
2000s family movies
2002 comedy movies
American family movies
American comedy movies
American television movies
Christmas movies
English-language movies
Sequel movies