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Ryan Dempster

Ryan Scott Dempster (born May 3, 1977 in Gibsons, British Columbia) is a Canadian baseball player. As of 2013, he is a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

Career
Dempster was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1995 MLB Draft. On August 8, 1996, the Rangers traded him along with Rick Helling to the Marlins for John Burkett. He made his MLB debut for the Florida Marlins on May 23, 1998. He would play for the Marlins from 1998 to 2002. 

On July 11, 2002, Dempster was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Juan Encarnacion, Wilton Guerrero and Ryan Snare. He played for the Reds from 2002 to 2003. In August 2003, he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and missed the rest of the season.

He was then released by the Reds and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as a free agent on January 21, 2004. He played for the Cubs from 2004 to 2012 and was then traded to the team that drafted him, the Texas Rangers. 

He only played a year with the Rangers however and signed a two-year contract worth $26.5 million with the Boston Red Sox after the 2012 season.

Personal
In early June 2009, he released a statement in which he explained the his daughter, Riley Dempster, had DiGeorge syndrome. He released the statement because he wanted to help raise awareness of the genetic disease. When he was asked if his daughter would be able to lead a normal life, he replied, "Yeah, she will. There can be (problems), but so far all the signs are good. There’s a lot of work to do. They say there are 186 symptoms you can have. You just check off ones as you go along". His daughter was able to go home in early June after 2 months in the hospital.

References

Other websites
Ryan Dempster's MLB player profile

Boston Red Sox players
Canadian baseball players
Chicago Cubs players
Cincinnati Reds players
Florida Marlins players
Sportspeople from British Columbia
Texas Rangers players
1977 births
Living people
Ben Casey

Ben Casey is an American medical drama television series. It ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The series starred Vince Edwards and Sam Jaffe.

Ben Casey is a young, intense but idealistic surgeon at County General Hospital. His mentor is Doctor David Zorba, At the beginning of the 1965 season, Jaffe left the show and Franchot Tone replaced him as new Chief of Surgery, Doctor Daniel Niles Freeland. The show began running multi-episode stories and Casey developed a romantic relationship with a patient who had just emerged from a coma after thirteen years.

In 1988, the television movie, The Return of Ben Casey, with Vince Edwards in his role as Casey, aired in television syndication. The pilot was not picked up by the major networks to bring the series back.

References

Other websites

 
 
 I Love Comix Archive: Ben Casey 

1960s American television series
1961 television series debuts
1966 television series endings
American drama television series
English-language television programs
The Big Parade

The Big Parade is a 1925 silent movie. It was directed by King Vidor. It stars John Gilbert as James Apperson and Renée Adorée as Melisande. It was adapted by Harry Behn and King Vidor from the play by Joseph Farnham and the autobiographical novel Plumes by Laurence Stallings.

It tells the story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I. He becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.

In 1992 The Big Parade was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

The Big Parade was one of the greatest hits of the 1920s earning gross rentals of $4,990,000 in North America and $1,141,000 overseas on a budget of $382,000 during its initial release, The film ultimately grossed $18–$22 million in worldwide rentals and is sometimes proclaimed as the most successful film of the silent era.

References

Other websites
 
 
 The Big Parade program booklet on archive.org
 The Big Parade at Virtual History

1925 movies
Movies based on books
Movies based on plays
United States National Film Registry movies
American silent movies
MGM movies
Movies directed by King Vidor
Tornado emergency

A tornado emergency is a stronger wording of tornado warnings used by the National Weather Service in the United States. It is used when a large, powerful tornado is in an area with a lot of people. It means that a very large amount of damage and a high possibility of a lot of deaths are expected.

The term was first used on May 3, 1999 when an F5 tornado hit just south of Oklahoma City in Moore. Between 5:30 and 6:00 PM, a large, powerful tornado was heading for Oklahoma City, leading to the first tornado emergency.

Tornado safety 
If people are in a tornado's path, they should follow these safety tips:
 Go underground.
 If there is no floor beneath your house, go to the nearest storm shelter, safe room, or go to the center of the house and stay away from windows and doors.
 If you are outside, get into a pit or somewhere low, cover your head and neck.
 Bring a disaster preparedness kit which includes:
 water, a gallon per person per day
 food, non-perishable and can opener
 battery or hand crank radio
 flashlight and batteries
 whistle
 dust mask for every person
 moist hand wipes and garbage bags
 prescription medication and glasses
 infant formula and diapers
 pet food, extra water, collar and leash
 first aid kit and first aid book
 important documents such as identification, insurance policies and bank information
 cash and coins
 fire extinguisher
 hygiene items and feminine supplies
 blankets for each individual
 change of clothing for each individual and sturdy shoes
 paper and writing utensil
 books, games and stuffed animals for children

Tornado emergency example 

 SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
 1203 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
 
 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
 YAZOO COUNTY...
 
 ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...
 
 AT 1203 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
 SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WEDGE
 TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF SATARTIA MOVING
 NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
 
 THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   YAZOO CITY AND LITTLE YAZOO BY 1210 PM CDT...
   MYRLEVILLE BY 1215 PM CDT...
   BENTON AND EDEN BY 1220 PM CDT...
   MIDWAY BY 1225 PM CDT...
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
 A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
 SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
 NOW. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT TORNADO!
 
 THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING
 SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT
 TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER
 IMMEDIATELY!
 
 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
 FOR MISSISSIPPI.

References

Tornadoes
Weather events
California Girls

"California Girls" is a song by the American rock group The Beach Boys. Upon its release in summer 1965 the song hit #3 on Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered and sampled by other artists. It was the inspiration for the similar titled California Gurls, performed by Katy Perry. The song is about young women on the beaches in the state of California.

1965 songs
Pop songs
Songs about California
The Beach Boys
Purr by Katy Perry

Purr is a fragrance created by singer Katy Perry. Her love for cats gave her the idea to create this perfume and its design. The perfume comes in many scents. It was released in November 2010. It comes in cat-shaped bottles. In the United States, it can only be bought at Nordstrom.

Perfumery
Katy Perry
Cole's Hill

Cole's Hill is the site of the first cemetery used by the Pilgrims in Plymouth Colony.  This is where they buried those who died in the winter of 1620-1621. Many were buried in secret and at night and corn was planted over their graves. This was to prevent the Native Americans from knowing how many of them had died. The hill is named after John Cole who built a house there in 1697. During the American Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812 cannon were placed there behind earthworks to protect the town.

The hill is located on Carver Street. It is across the street from Plymouth Rock. Cole's Hill was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. On the top of the hill is a statue of Massasoit, who befriended the Pilgrims. There is also a monument to the Pilgrims who died during the winter of 1620-21.

Gallery

References

Cemeteries in the United States
National Historic Landmarks of the United States
Buildings and structures in Massachusetts
1621 establishments
1620s establishments in Massachusetts
Cracker Jack

Cracker Jack is a brand of snack food that is made of molasses-flavored candy-coated popcorn and peanuts. The food is packaged with a prize of very minor value inside. Some food historians consider Cracker Jack the first junk food. An early version of Cracker Jack was sold at the first Chicago World's Fair in 1893. In 1896, the first lot of Cracker Jack was made.  A taster remarked, "That's crackerjack!" (meaning "of excellent quality"). It became the product name.

References

Snack foods
Neonatal diabetes mellitus

Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) is a type of diabetes. It happens during the first 6 months of human life. Infants with this condition do not produce enough insulin. This causes an increase of blood sugar. NDM is often mistaken for the much more common Type 1 diabetes, although type 1 often happens after the first 6 months of life. In almost 60% of those with NDM, this condition lasts their whole life.

Symptoms of NDM include thirst, frequent urination and dehydration. Most fetuses with NDM do not grow properly in the uterus. Newborns are much smaller than most other newborns. After birth, many babies do not gain enough weight or grow as rapidly as other babies.

References

Diabetes mellitus
Rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic facial condition that is characterized through acne and redness. It can happen to people of any age. It gets worse if left untreated. There are four types of rosacea, three involving human skin and the fourth affecting eyes.

Rosacea affects mostly Caucasians, though some other races can be affected. Rosacea affects both males and females. Females are three times more likely than males to get rosacea. Things that can cause rosacea are exposure of the face to extreme temperature, the heat of sunlight, severe sunburn, stress, anxiety, alcohol and spicy foods. Most people with rosacea have only mild redness and are never officially diagnosed or treated.

Sources

Dermatology
Health problems
Pimple

Pimples (also called zits) are a type of acne. They are caused by oil getting trapped in the pores of the skin. Pimples often happen during adolescence or puberty. Practicing good hygiene is essential, but even that might not prevent all pimples.

Dermatology
Root vegetable

Root vegetables are any root of plant, which is used as vegetables. In this context the term root is used to refer to an underground part of the plant. This is not necessarily its root, in the biological sense.

Examples of root vegetables are carrots, potatoes, radishes, turnips, and onions.
Ur (supercontinent)

UR was a supercontinent, on the Earth, that formed 3.1 billion years ago in the early Archaean eon (during the Mesoarchaean era). It might have been the oldest continent on Earth, half a billion years older than Arctica. However, one other supercontinent, Vaalbara, may have come before Ur.  Vaalbara might have formed about 3.6 billion years ago. 

Ur joined with the continents Nena and Atlantica about 1 billion years ago to form the supercontinent Rodinia. Ur had survived as a single unit, until it was separated when the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart into Laurasia and Gondwana.

Lifetime
Rocks that made up Ur are now parts of Africa, Australia, and India.

In the early period of Ur's existence, it was probably the only continent on Earth. Therefore, scientists call Ur a supercontinent, even though it was probably smaller than Australia is now. Today's New Zealand is similar to Ur, but rotated 90 degrees out of phase, and about  too far south. 

When Ur was the only continent on Earth, all other land was in the form of small granite islands and small land-masses like Vaalbara, which were not large enough to be continents.

Timeline

 About 3.1 billion years ago, Ur formed as the only continent on Earth.
 ~2.8 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the supercontinent Kenorland.
 ~2 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the supercontinent Columbia.
 ~1 billion years ago, Ur was a part of the supercontinent Rodinia.
 ~550 million years ago, Ur was a part of the supercontinent Pannotia.
 ~300 million years ago, Ur was a part of the supercontinent Pangaea.
 ~208 million years ago, Ur was separated into parts of Laurasia and Gondwana.
 ~65 million years ago, the African part of Ur was separated as part of India.
 Today, Ur is part of Australia and Madagascar.

Related pages 
 Supercontinent

Notes

References

Other websites
 

Supercontinents
Afet İnan

Ayşe Afet İnan (October 30, 1908 – June 8, 1985) was a Turkish historian and sociologist. She was an adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. 
 
Afet İnan was born to İsmail Hakkı Uzmay and his wife Şehzane Hanım in 29 November 1908 in Salonica Vilayet, Ottoman Empire. In 1935, Afet İnan went to Switzerland again and studied as a student at the University of Geneva between 1936 and 1938. In 1950, she became a professor at the University of Ankara.

She was one of the prominent historians of Turkish history. She was a leading member of the Turkish Historical Society.

She died in June 8, 1985 in Ankara, Turkey.

References

Turkish writers
1985 deaths
1908 births
Turkish historians
Turkish scientists
1931 Belize hurricane

The 1931 Belize hurricane was a severe tropical cyclone that took place in September 1931. It killed more than twenty-five hundred in Central America, including Belize (called British Honduras at that time). The hurricane struck Belize City with winds near 135 miles per hour. The storm hit on September 10, and then traveled westward over the Yucatán Peninsula of eastern Mexico. It later weakened over the Bay of Campeche, made its final landfall near the northern Mexico-south central Texas border, and then died.

1931 in North America
Hurricanes
History of Belize
20th century in Mexico
20th century in Texas
Philippe Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho Correia (born 12 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays for Spanish club Barcelona and the Brazil national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Career

Club 
Coutinho started his career at Vasco da Gama in Brazil. He joined Italian side Internazionale of Serie A in 2008. From there, he was loaned to Vasco da Gama and Espanyol in La Liga. In January 2013, he signed for Premier League club Liverpool for £8.5m. In 2018, he signed for FC Barcelona for £142m.

International 
Coutinho has played for the Brazil national team since 2010. He played for them during the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (CONMEBOL).

Honours

Club
Vasco da Gama
 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2009

Internazionale
 Coppa Italia 2010–11
 Supercoppa Italiana 2010

Brazil 
 South American Under-17 Football Championship: 2009
 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011

International Career Statistics 
 As of match played 10 November 2017

References

Other websites

Philippe Coutinho profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
Philippe Coutinho career stats at Soccerbase

1992 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Liverpool F.C. players
Blue Slide Park

Blue Slide Park is the first studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released on November 8, 2011, by Rostrum Records. In July 2011, the title was announced. The album was named after a section of Frick Park (which is known as Blue Slide Park) in Pittsburgh. The park section is at the corner of Beechwood Blvd and Nicholson Street. That is just two blocks from Taylor Allderdice High School where Miller attended. The album cover was designed by his older brother Miller McCormick and Redtape Design.

Track listing

Notes
 On some physical copies of the album a 17th song, "Donald Trump", is incorrectly listed as a bonus track on the reverse cover track listing. Miller confirmed via his official Twitter page that this was due to a factory error and that the album would contain 16 new songs.

References 

2011 albums
Hip hop albums
Rancho Mirage, California

Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census. The seasonal (part-time) population can surpass 20,000. Many famous people lived here including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, and Tom Bosley.

Cities in California
Settlements in Riverside County, California
Paterson, New Jersey

Paterson is a city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Alexander Hamilton and several other men started the town in 1791 to build watermills. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199. Former New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg and U.S Representative Bill Pascrell were born there.

Cities in New Jersey
County seats in New Jersey
1791 establishments in the United States
1790s establishments in New Jersey
Jim Gaffigan

James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his roles in Beyond the Pale, That '70s Show, My Boys and in Chappaquiddick.

Gaffigan was born on July 7, 1966 in Elgin, Illinois. He was raised in Chesterton, Indiana. He studied at La Lumiere School, at Purdue University, and at Georgetown University. Gaffigan has been married to Jeannie Noth since 2003. They have five children.

Other websites

 
 

1966 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
American voice actors
Actors from Indiana
Comedians from Indiana
John Wooden

John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period—seven in a row. Wooden was named a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player (inducted in 1961) and as a coach (in 1973), the first person ever to be in both categories. He was a Democrat.

Wooden was born on October 14, 1910 in Hall, Indiana. He studied at Purdue University. Wooden was married to Nellie Riley from 1932 until her death in 1985. They had two children. Wooden died on June 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, California from natural causes, aged 99 .

References

Other websites

Pyramid of Success (Printable PDF) 
The Coach Wooden Cup 
The Wooden Course – Designed to teach Wooden's life philosophy
Bill Walton's tribute to Wooden 
N.Y. Times Obituary for John Wooden

John Wooden's Best Players  - slideshow by Life magazine
Video: Coach John Wooden speaks about basketball, life and death 
Video: Vin Scully talks about how he met Coach John Wooden 
 John Wooden on the difference between winning and success
John Wooden's business partner and co-author, Steve Jamison speaks about the legendary UCLA coach on Hard Court Lessons Radio

1910 births
2010 deaths
Deaths from natural causes
Democrats (United States)
Sportspeople from Indiana
Sportspeople from Los Angeles
Dani Harmer

Dani Harmer (born 8 February 1989) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal as Tracy Beaker in The Story of Tracy Beaker and Tracy Beaker Return. She was an extra in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She is also a singer-songwriter. She released a single called "Free". 

Harmer also appeared on appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2012.

Actors from Berkshire
Living people
1989 births
English singers
Burial Hill

Burial Hill is a cemetery in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It dates to the 1620s. Mayflower passengers are buried here including William Bradford and William Brewster.

References

Cemeteries in the United States
Buildings and structures in Massachusetts
1620s establishments in Massachusetts
Pierre Mauroy

Pierre Mauroy (5 July 1928 – 7 June 2013) was a French Socialist Party politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. At the time of his death Mauroy was the emeritus mayor of the city of Lille.

Mauroy was born on 5 July 1928 in Cartignies, Nord, France. He studied at École Normale Nationale d'Apprentissage and at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. Mauroy was married to Gilberte Deboudt from 1951 until his death in 2013. They had one son. Mauroy died on 7 June 2013 in Paris, France from lung cancer, aged 84.

References

Other websites

Pierre Mauroy at the French Senate 

1928 births
2013 deaths
Cancer deaths in France
Deaths from lung cancer
French mayors
Prime Ministers of France
People from Hauts-de-France
Alumni of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris
Willi Sitte

Willi Sitte (28 February 1921 – 8 June 2013) was a German painter. For a long time, he was the president of the East German association of visual artists.

Sitte was born on 28 February 1921 in Kratzau, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia to German parents. He was never married and had no children. Sitte died on 8 June 2013 in Halle, Germany from natural causes, aged 92.

References

Other websites 
 
 Entry for Willi Sitte on the Union List of Artist Names
 European Academy of Humanities 
 Willi Sitte , official site

1921 births
2013 deaths
Czechoslovak people
Deaths from natural causes
German painters
1919 Florida Keys hurricane

The Florida Keys Hurricane of 1919 was a strong hurricane in September 1919. It killed more than 770 people. It moved through the Florida Keys and southern Texas. It was the first such storm to cause a lot of damage in Corpus Christi, Texas. This storm did $22 million in damage. In Texas alone, the official number of deaths was 286, but it may have been closer to 600. The winds were around Category 3 level between Brownsville and Corpus Christi. They were at Category 4 levels over the Florida Keys.

1919 in the United States
Hurricanes in the United States
1910s in Florida
1910s in Texas
Myles Standish Burial Ground

The Myles Standish Burial Ground (also known as Old Burying Ground or Standish Cemetery) is a cemetery in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Myles Standish and other Pilgrims are buried here.

References

Cemeteries in the United States
Buildings and structures in Massachusetts
Hurricane Easy (1950)

Hurricane Easy was a powerful Atlantic hurricane in September 1950. It struck Cuba, Florida and then turned inland, eventually dying over Arkansas. The peak winds of Hurricane Easy were 125 mph, at which time this storm was at Category 3 level. The cyclone struck near Cedar Key, Florida on September 5 and well north of Tampa again the following day. No direct deaths came from the storm, although two indirect deaths did take place.

1950 in the United States
1950s in Cuba
20th century in Florida
Disasters in the 20th century
Hurricanes in the United States
1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane

The Fort Lauderdale Hurricane of 1947 was a very intense Atlantic hurricane. It affected the Bahamas, southern Florida and the Gulf Coast of the United States. The hurricane struck the Bahamas September 16, 1947, and Florida on September 18. In Florida, between 12 and 19 people died. On September 18 and 19 the storm cut into Louisiana. It also affected Mississippi. Thirty four people died from this hurricane in the Gulf Coast. 51 people died. The storm's winds reached 160 miles per hour, making this hurricane a Category 5.

1947 in the United States
Hurricanes in the United States
20th century in the Bahamas
1940s in Florida
20th century in Louisiana
20th century in Mississippi
September events
Guillain–Barré syndrome

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), sometimes Landry's paralysis or Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome is a syndrome that causes weakness of the feet and hands. Guillain–Barré syndrome is rare, at 1–2 cases per 100,000 people annually, but is the most common cause of acute non-trauma-related paralysis. The syndrome is named after the French physicians Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré, who described it in 1916.

Syndromes
Henry Samson

Henry Samson (c. 1603 – 1685) was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. Samson was baptized in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England on 15 January 1603/04. He was a son of James Samson and his wife Martha (Cooper) Samson. 

At about sixteen, Henry Samson sailed on the Mayflower in the company of his aunt and uncle Ann (Cooper) Tilley and Edward Tilley and a cousin, Humility Cooper.  The Tilleys died in the winter of 1620-21. Samson and Cooper were cared for by other families, but which ones are not known.

Samson was active in Plymouth Colony. He received land grants, volunteered for the Pequot War of 1637, and did jury duty. He married Anne Plummer on 6 February 1635/6 in Plymouth. They had nine children between about 1638 and about 1654. He died on 3 January 1685. His wife died before him, date unknown. Both were buried in Cole's Hill Burial Ground in Plymouth.

Mayflower passengers
1603 births
1685 deaths
People from Bedfordshire
People buried in Cole's Hill
Substitutionary atonement

Substitutionary atonement is an important part of Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus was crucified in the place of sinners- he was a substitute, meaning that he took the place of the sinners.

Other websites
Carm page on Substitutionary Atonement

Christian theology
Paul Cellucci

Argeo Paul Cellucci (April 24, 1948 – June 8, 2013) was an American politician and diplomat. He was the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and United States Ambassador to Canada.

Early life
Cellucci was born on April 24, 1948 in Hudson, Massachusetts. He studied at Boston College Law School and the private Hudson Catholic High School. Cellucci was married to Jan Cellucci until his death in 2013. They had two children.

Career
On November 3, 1998, Paul Cellucci was elected as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, narrowly defeating Democratic attorney general Scott Harshbarger. He had successfully fought off a challenge from State Treasurer Joe Malone in the September primary. He was sworn in as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts on January 7, 1999.

On April 10, 2001, Cellucci resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Canada, being appointed by President George W. Bush. This made him the second consecutive Massachusetts governor to resign in order to assume an ambassadorship: his predecessor William Weld resigned after being nominated to be Ambassador to Mexico by President Bill Clinton. (Weld was never confirmed by the United States Senate, however, and hence never was Ambassador.)

In 2008, Cellucci has said that after thirty-five years in public service he had no intention of seeking further office, and that while he had no interest in serving as Vice President, he did not exclusively rule it out. He supported John McCain's candidacy for president in 2008.

Death
On January 6, 2011, Cellucci announced his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis diagnosis, and that it was progressing relatively slowly. Cellucci died on June 8, 2013 in Hudson, Massachusetts from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aged 65.

References

Other websites
 Official Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor Biography
 Cato Institute, Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2000, Cato Institute, Policy Analysis no. 391, February 12, 2001
 CBC news story of Cellucci's appointment as Ambassador, CBC, February 13, 2001
 CBC news story about Cellucci's planned departure from Canada, CBC, January 4, 2005
 Former U.S. ambassador Paul Cellucci joins Magna Entertainment, CBC, March 18, 2005

1948 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from motor neurone disease
Governors of Massachusetts
Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts
Ambassadors of the United States to Canada
US Republican Party politicians
American Roman Catholics
20th-century American politicians
21st-century American politicians
Sacrifice

A sacrifice is giving something up. In many religions, it usually is about giving something to God or gods. Many Pagan peoples made human sacrifices and animal sacrifices. The Greek play Iphigenia by Euripides contains an example of this. In the Old Testament, Jewish people followed the laws about animal sacrifices in the book of Leviticus. Cows and pigeons were killed to make atonement with God. In the New Testament, Christ's death on the cross is seen as substitutionary atonement for sin.

Related pages
Epistle to the Hebrews
Self-denial

References

Other websites

Sacrifice at Catholic encyclopaedia

Worship
Iphigenia

Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek myth. She is a heroine in plays by Euripides and Jean Racine.

Other websites
Stanford page 
Euripides at Tufts
Racine text

People in Greek mythology
Ground blizzard

A ground blizzard is where snow or ice on the ground is lifted and blown around by strong winds. Unlike a regular blizzard, there is no snow or ice falling at the time. Instead, the snow or ice is already on the ground, being lifted by strong winds. Like a regular blizzard, a ground blizzard can lower visibility and make driving hard to do.

Other websites
A ground blizzard as seen from space 

Snow
Severe weather
Andy Kaufman

Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman (January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, comedian, actor, and singer. Kaufman was known for his role as Latka Gravas in the comedy television series Taxi and for creating Tony Clifton, a fictional character.

Kaufman was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He was raised in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. Kaufman studied at Grahm Junior College. He was never married and had no children.

Kaufman died on May 16, 1984 in West Hollywood, California from a rare case of lung cancer, aged 35. He was buried at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York.

Kaufman allegedly told many people—including Bob Zmuda—that he wished to fake his own death. This had caused some fans to believe Kaufman was still alive when he died. Kaufman himself said that if he were to fake his death, he would return 20 years later, which would have been in 2004. Many of Kaufman's fans saw a picture that looks similar to that of Andy.

There is a website related to this theory, and, recently, "a grainy video has surfaced that purports to show Kaufman living under an assumed name in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

References

Other websites

The Tony Clifton Story the "lost" Kaufman screenplay

1949 births
1984 deaths
Actors from New York City
American movie actors
American stage actors
American television actors
American voice actors
Cancer deaths in the United States
Comedians from New York City
Deaths from lung cancer
Jewish American actors
Jewish American comedians
Jewish American musicians
Singers from New York City
Richard Ramirez

Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, known as Richard Ramirez (February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013) was an American serial killer, and burglar who died while awaiting execution on California's death row. He killed 13 people, tried to kill 5 people,and burglarized 14 buildings. He was captured on August 31, 1985.

Ramirez was born on February 29, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. He was raised in Los Angeles, California. In 1996, Ramirez married Doreen Lioy when he was in prison. Ramirez died of lymphoma at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California on the morning of June 7, 2013. He was 53 years old. At the time of his death, Ramirez had been on death row for more than 23 years, awaiting execution by the state of California.

References

Other websites
 Crime Library: The Night Stalker
 History Channel: Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker 
 Richard Ramirez' Pen Pal Ad on LostVault 
 , a 1989 TV movie
 About.com Entry on Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker 
 TruTv entry on Ramirez

1960 births
2013 deaths
American burglars
American prisoners sentenced to death
American rapists
American serial killers
Cancer deaths in California
Criminals from California
Criminals from Texas
Deaths from lymphoma
People from Los Angeles
People convicted of attempted murder
People from El Paso, Texas
Hurricane Edouard (1996)

Hurricane Edouard was the strongest hurricane in 1996. Its winds reached 145 miles an hour. Edouard was at major hurricane status for around eight days. The storm was originally forecast to slam the Northeastern United States. It was much less severe there. 

Edouard generated strong waves that killed two people on the coastal shore of New Jersey. The southeast coast of Massachusetts received minor hurricane force winds that caused minimal damage on Nantucket Island. 

The name Edouard was not retired due to lack of serious damage. The name was used again in the 2002, 2008 and 2014 Atlantic hurricane seasons, and will be again during 2020.

Hurricanes in the United States
1996 in the United States
1990s in New Jersey
1990s in Massachusetts
Hook echo

A hook echo is a hook shape seen on a weather radar of some supercell thunderstorms. It is produced by rain, hail, or even debris wrapping around the thunderstorm. A hook echo is a sign that a tornado has formed or is forming. If a hook echo is seen on radar, the National Weather Service may issue a tornado warning.

References

Weather
Hurricane Lili (1996)

Hurricane Lili of 1996 was an intense storm. It caused over $662 million in damage and killed 22 people. It caused much damage in Central America, Cuba, Bahamas and United Kingdom. It also brushed southwestern Florida, but damage there was minimal. Winds of Lili peaked at 115 mph. Despite the heavy damage, the name Lili was not discontinued (retired) in the Spring of 1997.

Hurricanes
1996
Érik Bédard

Érik Joseph Bédard (born March 6, 1979 in Navan, Ontario) is a Canadian baseball player. As of 2013, he is a pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

Career
He made his MLB debut for the Baltimore Orioles on April 17, 2002. He played for the Orioles in 2002 but suffered an elbow ligament injury that forced him to have operations on it and set his development back 18 months. After he spent most of the 2003 season in rehab, he returned to baseball. On July 7, he struck out 15 Texas Rangers, which matched the Orioles franchise record that was set by Mike Mussina. His 15 strikeouts also set the record for the most in a game by a Canadian player. He earned the American League Pitcher of the month award in that month.

On February 8, 2008, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners in a 5-for-1 deal which sent outfielder Adam Jones and pitchers George Sherrill, Tony Butler, Chris Tillman and Kam Mickolio. He played for the Mariners from 2008 to 2009 and again in 2011.

On July 31, 2011, he was traded along with minor league pitcher Josh Fields to the Boston Red Sox for minor league outfielders Trayvon Robinson and Chih-Hsien Chiang as part of a three team deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners.

He played for the Red Sox in 2011. He was then signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year, $4.5 million contract on December 7, 2011. He was released by the Pirates in August after he had 7 wins, 14 losses and an ERA of 5.02 in 24 starts.

On January 21, 2013, the Houston Astros signed him to a minor-league deal.

References

Other websites
Érik Bédard's MLB player profile

Baltimore Orioles players
Boston Red Sox players
Canadian baseball players
Houston Astros players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Seattle Mariners players
Sportspeople from Ontario
1979 births
Living people
Hurricane Chantal (1989)

Hurricane Chantal was a moderate hurricane that struck eastern Texas on August 1, 1989. It was Category 1 under the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It caused thirteen deaths and $100 million in damage in Texas and Louisiana. Near the end of its life, Chantal caused some flooding in the Chicago metropolitan area.

1989 in Illinois
Hurricanes in Texas
1989 in Texas
1980s in Louisiana
1980s in Chicago
32 fouettés en tournant

32 fouettés en tournant is a movement in classical ballet. It is 32 fouettés en tournant performed without stopping.

Movement
One fouetté rond de jambe en tournant is an action where the dancer stands for a moment on flat foot with the supporting knee bent as the other "working" leg is whipped around to the side, creating the impetus to spin one turn. The working leg is then pulled in to touch the supporting knee as the dancer rises up en pointe on the supporting foot.

History
32 fouettés were first performed by Pierina Legnani in Marius Petipa's Cinderella in 1893.

Konstantin Skalkovsky, the dance critic for the St. Petersburg Gazette, went to the first performance of Cinderella. He reported that "...in the last act Legnani positively outdid herself. When Emma Bessone danced the lead in The Haarlem Tulip she did 14 fouettés. In her variation Legnani performed 32 of them without stopping, and without travelling one inch! The public delightedly applauded the Ballerina and compelled her to repeat this variation as well. On the repetition she nevertheless did 28 fouettés. To count them became the favourite occupation of the public."

Legnani repeated this feat again in many other ballets during her career. She performed them as Odile in the "Black Swan Pas de Deux" from Swan Lake (1895).

References 

Ballet
Zephyrus

Zephyrus is the West Wind in Greek mythology. He is married to Iris and their child is Pothus.

People in Greek mythology
Alfonso Cabello

Alfonso Cabello Llamas (born September 19, 1993 in Córdoba) is a cyclist from Spain.  He has a disability: He is a C5 type athlete.  He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the first person to finish in the C 4-5 1 kilometer race.

References 

Spanish cyclists
Living people
1993 births
Spanish Paralympic gold medalists
2012 Summer Paralympics
People from Andalusia
Miguel Ángel Clemente Solano

Miguel Angel Clemente Solano (born December 19, 1969 in Murcia) is a cyclist from Spain.  He has a disability: He is blind.  He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling.  He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third person to finish in the men's visually impaired team pursuit race.

References 

Spanish cyclists
Living people
1969 births
Spanish Paralympic bronze medalists
2004 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
People from the region of Murcia
Maurice Far Eckhard Tió

Maurice Far Eckhard Tio (born July 26, 1983 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain.  He has a disability: He has cerebral palsy and is a C2 type athlete. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the third person to finish in the C2 road trial race.

References 

Spanish cyclists
Living people
1983 births
Spanish Paralympic bronze medalists
2004 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
People from Barcelona
Johnson County, Iowa

Johnson County is in the US state of Iowa. Its county seat and main city is Iowa City, where the University of Iowa is. Over 130,000 people live in this county.

1837 establishments in Wisconsin Territory
Iowa counties
María Ángeles Fernández Lebrato

María Angeles Fernandez Lebrato (born September 12, 1970 in Valladolid) is a cyclist and swimmer from Spain.  She has a disability: She is blind and is an B2/S12 type athlete. She competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in swimming. She was the second swimmer to finish in the 200 meter one person medley and the 100 meter freestyle. She was the third swimmer to finish in the 50 meter freestyle race, 400 meter freestyle race and the 4 x 100 medley Relay 49 Points race. She competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in cycling.

References 

Spanish swimmers
Spanish cyclists
Living people
1970 births
Spanish Paralympic bronze medalists
Spanish Paralympic silver medalists
1996 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople with disabilities, type B2
People from Valladolid
Juan José Méndez

Juan José Méndez Fernandez (born March 27, 1964 in Barcelona) is a cyclist from Spain.  He has a disability: He is a C1 type athlete.  He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in cycling. He was the number three cyclists to finish in the Road Trial LC4 race.  He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling.  He was the number two cyclists to finish in the Road Trial LC4 race.  He was the number three cyclists to finish in the Individual Pursuit track LC4 race. He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling.

References

Other websites 
 Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez's webpage

Spanish cyclists
Living people
1964 births
Spanish Paralympic silver medalists
Spanish Paralympic bronze medalists
2004 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople from Barcelona
César Neira Pérez

Cesar Neira Perez (born December 15, 1979 in Cadalso de Los Vidrios, Madrid) is a cyclist from Spain.  He has a disability: He has cerebral palsy and is a C4 type athlete.  He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in cycling.  He was the number one cyclists to finish in the Road Trial race. He was the number three cyclists to finish in the 	Individual Pursuit track race.  He competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling.

References 

Spanish cyclists
Living people
1979 births
Spanish Paralympic gold medalists
Spanish Paralympic bronze medalists
2008 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
People from Madrid
John Turner

John Napier Wyndham Turner  (June 7, 1929 – September 18, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He was the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984. He was the leader of the Liberal Party. He was born in Surrey, England. He and his mother moved to British Columbia in 1932 when his father died.

Turner was elected as a member of Parliament in 1962. He held several positions in Cabinet, including minister of justice and minister of finance under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1968 to 1975. He resigned his ministry in 1975, and took a break from politics until 1984. During this time, he worked as a lawyer in Toronto. In 1984, Turner returned and successfully ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party. Turner held the office of Prime Minister for just 79 days. Immediately after being sworn in as Prime Minister, he dissolved Parliament and called for new elections. He lost that election by a wide margin. Turner remained as leader of the Liberal Party, and was the Leader of the Opposition for the next six years. His party slightly recovered in the 1988 election. Turner resigned as Opposition leader in 1990, and retired from politics in 1993. He worked as a lawyer he stopped being a politician.

Turner died on September 18, 2020 in Toronto at the age of 91.

References

Other websites

University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame 
CBC Digital Archives - The Long Run: The Political Rise of John Turner

 

Canadian lawyers
1929 births
2020 deaths
Prime Ministers of Canada
People from Surrey
People from Vancouver
Politicians from London
Order of Canada
Privy Councillors (Canada)
Leaders of the Opposition (Canada)
Canadian Queen's Counsel
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Iulia Motoc

Iulia Motoc (born 20 April 1967 in Timişoara) is a Romanian law professor. From 2010 to 2014, she was a judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania. She was also a member of the Human Rights Committee for many years. She graduated from the School of Law at the University of Bucharest. In October 2013, she was made a judge at the European Court of Human Rights. In January she started her mandate as Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

Personal life
She is married to Mihnea Motoc (Permanent representative for Romanian to the EU). They have one child.

References

1967 births
Romanian lawyers
Romanian judges
Living people
Constitutional Court of Romania
Women judges
Mihnea Motoc

Mihnea Motoc (born 11 November 1966, in Bucharest) is the Deputy Head, European political Strategy Centre, European Commission. He was the Ministry of National Defense of Romania from 2015-2017.

Career
Motoc has been a Romanian diplomat since 1990. Since then most of the time he spent in post around the world. In 2003, he joined the United Nations as a permanent representative of Romania. In 2008 he went to Brussels to be a permanent representative of Romania to the European Union. 

In 2013 he has been awarded the "Nicolae Titulescu" prize at "Gala Premiilor Marii Loji Naţionale din Romania" for his diplomatic activity.

Personal life
He is married to Constitutional Court of Romania judge Iulia Motoc and they have one child.

References

Sources
Romanian representation to the EU site

Other websites
 Romanian representation to the EU site
 

1966 births
People from Bucharest
Romanian diplomats
Living people
Tudorel Toader

Tudorel Toader (born 25 March 1960, in Vulturu, Vrancea) is a Romanian lawyer. Since 2006, he has been a judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania. He was nominated to be a judge by the Chamber of Deputies. Between 1982 and 1986, he studied at The Law University at "Al.I. Cuza" Iași.

Education and formation
 Faculty of Law, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, between 1982 and 1986;
 The National Defence College within the National Defence University "Carol I", in 2004;
 Unirea High school of Focşani, Vrancea County

Qualification awarded
 Bachelor degree in Law
 PhD degree in Law, Criminal Procedure Law

Academic
 university professor, since 2003;
 university reader, 1998 - 2002;
 university lecturer, 1993 - 1998;
 university assistant, 1990 - 1993;

Judicial practice
judge of the Constitutional Court of Romania, since 2006;
lawyer in the Iaşi Bar Association, from 1991 until September 2006;
public prosecutor within the Panciu Prosecutor’s Office; Vrancea County, between 1986 and 1990;

Tenured professor teaching the following courses
Criminology, from 1993 to 1996
Criminal Law. Special Part, since 1994;
Offences regulated by special laws, since 1999;
European Criminal Law, since 2000.

1960 births
Living people
Romanian lawyers
Romanian judges
Constitutional Court of Romania
Donna Williams

Donna Leanne Williams (born Donna Keene; 12 October 1963 – 22 April 2017) was an Australian singer-songwriter, author and artist. In 1991, she was officially diagnosed as autistic. She wrote four autobiography books: Nobody Nowhere, Somebody Somewhere, Like Colour to the Blind and Everyday Heaven. She also wrote several books on autistic spectrum conditions.

References

Other websites

Writers from Victoria (Australia)
1963 births
2017 deaths

Australian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Victoria (Australia)
Autobiographers