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Ekushey Padak

Ekushey Padak () is one of the highest civilian awards in Bangladesh. In was introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Language Movement of 1952 (). 

The award consists of 100,000 Taka, an 18 carat gold medal weighing 3 tolas. It also includes a certificate of honour. The medal was designed by the artist Nitun Kundu.
The amount of the cash reward was originally 25 thousand taka, but it was increased to 100 thousand taka. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs manages the Padak.

Prize categories and winners

 Ekushey Padak in Language movement
 Ekushey Padak in Language and literature
 Ekushey Padak in Education and research
 Ekushey Padak in Arts
 Ekushey Padak in Journalism
 Ekushey Padak in Science and technology
 Ekushey Padak in Social welfare

Awards by decade
 Ekushey Padak  Awards (1976–1979)
 Ekushey Padak  Awards (1980–1989)
 Ekushey Padak  Awards (1990–1999)
 Ekushey Padak  Awards (2000–2009)
 Ekushey Padak  Awards (2010–2019)

References

1976 establishments in Asia
1970s establishments in Bangladesh
Class of 1999

Class of 1999 is a 1990 science fiction movie. This movie is set in the future year of 1999. It is about youth gang violence in schools. Pam Grier plays Miss Connors. Malcolm McDowell plays Miles Langford.

The movie was released on May 11, 1990.

1990 science fiction movies
American science fiction movies
English-language movies
Movies set in the future
Dystopian movies
American independent movies
Movies directed by Mark L. Lester
Dick Tracy (movie)

Dick Tracy is a 1990 action movie. This movie was based on the 1930s character of the same name. The movie is about mobsters and street gangs. Warren Beatty plays the title character. Madonna plays Breathless Mahoney and Glenne Headly plays Tess Trueheart.

Beatty also directed and produced Dick Tracy.

This movie got mixed reviews from the critics. It was, however, a box office success. It received three Academy Awards.

A video game based on the movie was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in August 1990.

Other websites 

1990 action movies
1990 movies
Cashmere wool

Cashmere wool is a kind of fiber which is produced from the wool of cashmere goats. Most cashmere wool is produced in China, Mongolia, Iran, and the Asiatic highlands known as Pamir. Large farms can also be found in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland. Cashmere wool is among the most valuable kinds of natural fiber. For this reason, textiles are often mixed with merino wool. 

Natural materials
Where the Heart Is (1990 movie)

Where the Heart Is is a 1990 romantic comedy movie. The movie is about a man whose business is to tear down buildings. He is stuck with a building he can't tear down due to its history. He sends his lazy grown children to live there.

Joanna Cassidy plays Jean. Dabney Coleman plays Stewart. Uma Thurman plays Daphne. The movie was released on 1 January 1990.

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1990s romantic comedy movies
1990 movies
American romantic comedy movies
Movies directed by John Boorman
Corey Graves

Matt Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Corey Graves. He is currently signed to the WWE and works as a commentator in their developmental territory NXT.

During his career, Polinsky was a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Adrian Neville. He is also known for his work on the independent circuit where he competed under the ring name Sterling James Keenan.

WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT (2011–present) 
On December 11 2014, during the pre-show of NXT Takeover: R Evolution, Graves announced that he was officially retiring from in-ring competition because of his concussion issues. Graves would then announce that he would join the NXT commentary team and that he would start at the beginning at the event. He was given a two-year contract by Triple H, which gives him a shot at becoming a guest commentator for either Raw, SmackDown or pay-per-views.

In wrestling 
Finishing moves
As Corey Graves
Lucky 13 / 13th Step (Inverted figure-four leglock)
As Sterling James Keenan
MK Ultra (Back-to-belly piledriver)

Signature moves
As Corey Graves
Chop block
Single leg Boston crab
As Sterling James Keenan
Dragon suplex
Fireman's carry dropped into a backbreaker
Helter Skelter (Rope hung triangle choke)
STO
Tilt-a-whirl powerbomb

Managers
Leah West

Nicknames
"The Savior of Misbehavior"

Championships
1 Pro Wrestling
1PW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Absolute Intense Wrestling
AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)

Ballpark Brawl
Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Far North Wrestling
FNW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Jake Carter)

Funkin' Conservatory
FC Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Chris Cage)

International Wrestling Cartel
IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
He was ranked #118 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013.

Pro Wrestling Zero1
Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Union of Independent Professional wrestlers
UIPW Keystone Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)

WWE NXT
 NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Adrian Neville)

References

Other websites
WWE profile

1984 births
American professional wrestlers
Living people
Sportspeople from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WWE people
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill is a 1989 adventure movie. The movie is about James Bond being suspended from MI6 as he goes after a drug lord. Timothy Dalton plays James Bond. Priscilla Barnes plays Della. The movie got good reviews from critics. Its worldwide box office gross was $156 million USD. Gladys Knight sings the title song of the movie.

Cast 
 Timothy Dalton as James Bond
 Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier
 Robert Davi as Franz Sanchez
 Anthony Zerbe as Milton Krest
 Wayne Newton as Joe Butcher
 Pedro Armendariz Jr. as Hector Lopez
 Benicio Del Toro as Dario
 Desmond Llewelyn as Q
 Anthony Starke as Truman-Lodge
 David Hedison as Felix Leiter
 Priscilla Barnes as Della Leiter
 Talisa Soto as Lupe
 Robert Brown as M
 Frank McRae as Sharkey
 Everett McGill as Killifer
 Alejandro Bracho as Perez
 Guy De Saint Cyr as Braun
 Don Stround as Heller
 Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Kwang
 Christopher Neame as Fallon
 Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny

References

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1989 action movies
1980s spy movies
American action movies
British movies
Mexican movies
James Bond movies
Movies directed by John Glen
Movies about the illegal drug trade
Ernst Albrecht

Ernst Carl Julius Albrecht (19 June 1930 – 13 December 2014) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union. He was a former civil servant of the European Commission. He served as Prime Minister of the state of Lower Saxony from 1976 to 1990.

His daughter, Ursula von der Leyen, is the President of the European Commission.

Albrecht died on 13 December 2014 from Alzheimer's disease, aged 84.

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1930 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Disease-related deaths in Germany
Ministers-President of Lower Saxony
People from Heidelberg
Politicians from Baden-Württemberg
Ralph Foody

Ralph Foody (November 13, 1928 – November 21, 1999) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Mobster Johnny in Home Alone and in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in the black-and-white fictional films Angels with Filthy Souls and Angels with Even Filthier Souls.

Foody died in Lexington, Kentucky from cancer in 1999 at 71.

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1928 births
1999 deaths
Deaths from cancer
American movie actors
American television actors
Actors from Chicago
Ahmed Kathrada

Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and former political prisoner and anti-apartheid activist.

Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the  Rivonia Trial. He was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison with Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu.

Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC.

Kathrada died at a medical center in Johannesburg from complications of a blood clot in the brain on 28 March 2017, aged 87.

References

Other websites
 African Activist Archive See a 1970s ANC campaign button "Free South African Political Prisoners - Free Ahmed Kathrada - ANC"
 South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid - Building Democracy Read a brief biography of Ahmed Kathrada from South African History Online
 South Africa: Overcoming Apartheid - Building Democracy Listen to an interview with Ahmed Kathrada and two presentations made by him at Michigan State University in 2006 with comments on the armed struggle, banning, freedom, race, post-apartheid South Africa, and the African National Congress (ANC).

1929 births
2017 deaths
Deaths from blood clot
South African politicians
Tom Adams (actor)

Tom Adams (9 March 1938 - 11 December 2014) was an English actor. Adams was known for his roles as Dai Nimmo in The Great Escape and as Commander Vorshak in Doctor Who.

Adams died on 11 December 2014 at the age of 76 at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire from cancer of unknown primary origin.

References

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1938 births
2014 deaths
Actors from London
Deaths from cancer of unknown primary origin
Cancer deaths in Berkshire
English movie actors
English stage actors
English television actors
English voice actors
John Baxter (footballer)

John Baxter (15 October 1936 – 12 December 2014) was a Scottish footballer. He played as a wing half for Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank during the 1950s and 1960s. 

He was capped once by Scotland at under–23 level. He played for Hibs in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs lost 1–0 to Clyde.

Baxter died in December 2014, aged 78.

References

1936 births
2014 deaths
Scottish footballers
Bob Solinger

Robert Edward "Solly" Solinger (December 23, 1925 – December 10, 2014) was a professional Canadian ice hockey player. he played 99 games in the National Hockey League. Solinger was born in Star City, Saskatchewan. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.

Solinger died in Edmonton, Alberta, aged 88, on December 10, 2014.

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Other websites

1925 births
2014 deaths
Detroit Red Wings players
Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Toronto Maple Leafs players
American Hockey League players
Jack Swigert

John Leonard "Jack" Swigert, Jr. (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and NASA astronaut, one of the 24 persons who have flown to the Moon. After leaving NASA, he was elected to Congress from Colorado's new 6th district, but died before being sworn in.

Swigert died in Washington, D.C. from respiratory failure caused by nose cancer, aged 51.

References

Other websites

Official NASA biography
Astronautix biography of John L. Swigert, Jr.
Spacefacts biography of John L. Swigert, Jr.
Swigert at Spaceacts 
Swigert at Encyclopedia of Science
About Jack Swigert
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections
Jack Swigert at the Internet Movie Database
Swigert at International Space Hall of Fame 
John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration 
America Space: Jack Swigert

1931 births
1982 deaths
Apollo astronauts
American Roman Catholics
Deaths from respiratory failure
Cancer deaths in Washington, D.C.
Scientists from Denver, Colorado
Politicians from Denver, Colorado
United States representatives from Colorado
US Republican Party politicians
This Is the Army

This Is the Army is a 1943 American wartime comedy-musical movie directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. It stars George Murphy, Joan Leslie, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, Sr., and Rosemary DeCamp. Joe Louis, Irving Berlin, Kate Smith, and Frances Langford appear as themselves. It was released on August 14, 1943.

1943 movies
1940s musical movies
1940s comedy movies
American musical comedy movies
Movies directed by Michael Curtiz
Frances Langford

Julia Frances Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress. She was popular during the Golden Age of Radio. She also appeared in movies such as in This Is the Army and in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Langford was born in Lakeland, Florida.

Langford died in Jensen Beach, Florida from congestive heart failure, aged 92.

1913 births
2005 deaths
Deaths from congestive heart failure
American movie actors
American radio actors
American television actors
American stage actors
Actors from Florida
Singers from Florida
Jensen Beach, Florida

Jensen Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,707 at the 2010 census.

Census-designated places in Florida
Bill Bonds

Bill Bonds (February 23, 1932 – December 13, 2014) was an American television anchor and reporter. He was best known for his work at WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan. Bonds became an Action News anchorman beginning in the early 1970s.

Bonds died at his home in Southfield, Michigan on December 13, 2014, from a heart attack.

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1932 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
American television presenters
People from Detroit, Michigan
Superman: Ultimate Flight

Superman: Ultimate Flight is a steel roller coaster designed by Bolliger and Mabillard. It has been installed at three Six Flags theme parks around the United States. These are Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Over Georgia. Another park, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has a shorter version with a more twisted course.

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Six Flags Great Adventure
Roller coasters by name
2002 establishments in the United States
2003 establishments in the United States
Michael A. Epstein

Sir Michael Anthony Epstein CBE, FRS FMedSci (born 18 May 1921) is a British virologist of Jewish descent. He is one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus. 

Epstein was Professor of Pathology, 1968-85 (now Professor Emeritus), and Head of Department, 1968-82 at the University of Bristol.  In 1979 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London and was its Vice-President from 1986 to 1991.

References

Other websites 
 Epstein-Barr virus, Sir Anthony Epstein  FRS

1921 births
Living people
English biologists
English physicians
Fellows of the Royal Society
Jewish British scientists
Scientists from London
British virologists
Zero-point energy

Zero-point energy is the energy of the vacuum space, the space between the subatomic particles within atoms. There are a few theories about how much energy there is in that space. There is the theory that there is an incredibly small, very near-zero amount, the theory that there is zero energy there, the theory that the amount of energy is indeterminable, and the theory that a cubic centimetre of vacuum has a few levels of magnitude more energy than would be required to create the Big Bang.

If you look at the way physics is going, there are atoms, then there are subatomic particles making up atoms (e.g. electrons, protons, neutrons), then further subatomic particles making up those subatomic particles (e.g. quarks, gluons), and now there is string theory. String theory says that those smallest subatomic particles are made of vibrating strings of energy, and that those strings have practically no actual width whatsoever. So all the matter of the universe could be compressed into an extremely small space, hence the Big Bang theory. If this is the case, the large energy interpretation of zero-point energy seems likely.

The term "zero-point" comes from the cooling of helium to 0 kelvin. Even at fractions below 1 Kelvin, the helium stays fluid with no signs of freezing.

References
 What's the Energy Density of the Vacuum?

Other websites
 Physics: Superfluid helium HD | experiment and explanation.
 Zero-point energy? "Ask the Van" popular science FAQ at University of Illinois.

Energy
Physics
Subatomic particles
Black Christmas (1974 movie)

Black Christmas (also released as Silent Night, Evil Night, and Stranger in the House) is a 1974 Canadian independent horror movie. It was directed and produced by Bob Clark. Black Christmas was released on October 11, 1974 in Canada, December 20, 1974 in the United States, and on October 12, 1975 in the United Kingdom. The movie is inspired by the urban legend "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs" and is also based on murders that took place in Quebec around Christmas. The movie is considered to be one of the first slasher movies. There was a remake that was made and released on Christmas of 2006.

The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 63% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

A remake of the same name was released in 2006.

Cast 
 Olivia Hussey as Jess
 Keir Dullea as Peter
 Margot Kidder as Barb
 John Saxon as Lt. Fuller
 Marian Waldman as Mrs. Mac
 Andrea Martin as Phyllis "Phyl"
 James Edmond as Mr. Harrison
 Douglas "Doug" McGrath as Sergeant Nash
 Arthur "Art" Hindle as Chris
 Lynne Griffin as Clare
 Michael Rapport as Patrick
 Leslie "Les" Carlson as Graham
 Martha Gibson as Mrs. Quaife
 John Rutter as Laughing Detective
 Robert Warner as Doctor
 Syd Brown as Farmer
 Jack Van Evera as Search Party
 Les Rubie as Search Party
 Marcia Diamond as Woman
 Pam Barney as Jean
 Robert Hawkins as Wes
 David Clement as Cogan (as Dave Clement)
 Julian Reed as Jennings
 Dave Mann as Cop
 John Stoneham Sr. as Cop (as John Stoneham)
 Danny Gain as Cop
 Tom Foreman as Cop
 John 'Frenchie' Berger as Man on snowmobile (uncredited)
 Bob Clark as Prowler Shadow / Phone Voice (uncredited)
 Nick Mancuso as The Prowler / Phone Voice (uncredited)
 Debi Weldon as Sorority Girl (uncredited)

References

Other websites 

1974 horror movies
Canadian horror movies
Christmas movies
English-language movies
Warner Bros. movies
Movies directed by Bob Clark
Black Christmas (2006 movie)

Black Christmas (also abbreviated as Black X-Mas) is a 2006 Canadian-American slasher movie. It was directed by Glen Morgan and was produced by Marty Adelstein, Steve Hoban, Glen Morgan, Dawn Parouse, Victor Solnicki, and James Wong. Black Christmas was released on December 15, 2006 in the United Kingdom and on December 25, 2006 in the United States. The movie is loose remake of the 1974 movie with the same name.

In December 2006, before the movie's premiere, it gained some criticism from religious groups because of its graphic content in a holiday setting, and the distributor's choice to release the movie on Christmas Day in the United States.

The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 14% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Sam Adams of the Los Angeles Times was quoted as saying "Like an ugly tie or a pair of slipper socks, Black Christmas is destined to be forgotten the instant it's unwrapped, gathering dust until the season rolls around again".

Cast 
 Katie Cassidy as Kelli Presley
 Michelle Trachtenberg as Melissa Kitt
 Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Heather Lee-Fitzgerald
 Lacey Chabert as Dana Mathis
 Kristen Cloke as Leigh Colvin
 Andrea Martin as Barbara MacHenry/Mrs. Mac
 Crystal Lowe as Lauren Hannon
 Oliver Hudson as Kyle Autry
 Karin Konoval as Constance Lenz
 Dean Friss as Agnes Lenz
 Christina Crivici as 8-year-old Agnes
 Robert Mann as William Billy Lenz
 Cainan Wiebe as young Billy
 Jessica Harmon as Megan Helms
 Leela Savasta as Clair Crosby
 Kathleen Kole as Eve Agnew
 Howard Siegel as Beauregard Rice
 Peter Wilds as Frank Lenz

References

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2006 horror movies
American horror movies
American movie remakes
American teen movies
Canadian horror movies
Christmas movies
English-language movies
Incest in movies
Movies set in Massachusetts
Movies set in the 1970s
Movies set in the 1980s
Movies set in the 1990s
Fragmentation (reproduction)

In biology, fragmentation is when a body breaks up into two or more parts and these parts grow into new individuals. Fragmentation can be seen in certain algae such as  spirogyra.

Biological reproduction
Joey Bishop

Joey Bishop (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007) born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, was an American entertainer. He appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk show host. He then later hosted a late night talk show. 

He later became a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin. Bishop was born in The Bronx, New York.

Bishop died from heart failure in Newport Beach, California, aged 89.

Other websites

Joey Bishop, 89; comedian was last surviving member of Rat Pack

Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia website

1918 births
2007 deaths
Deaths from heart failure

American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
Television personalities from New York City
Comedians from New York City
Actors from New York City
Peter Lawford

Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen; September 7, 1923 – December 24, 1984) was an English-born American actor and singer. He was born in London.

He was a member of the "Rat Pack" along with Dean Martin. He was married to Patricia Kennedy. Lawford then became the brother-in-law to President John F. Kennedy. He had four children; including Christopher.

From the 1940s to the 1960s, he had a strong role in popular culture and starred in a number of popular movies.

Lawford died from cardiac arrest caused by renal failure and liver failure in Los Angeles, California, aged 61.

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1923 births
1984 deaths
Deaths from cardiac arrest
Deaths from renal failure
Deaths from liver failure
Naturalized citizens of the United States
English movie actors
English television actors
American movie actors
American television actors
Actors from London
Singers from London
Inside Out (2015 movie)

Inside Out is a 2014 American computer animated comedy-drama adventure movie. It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, being the 15th movie in the Pixar series. The movie is directed by one of Pixar's leading talents Pete Docter. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2014 and was released on June 20, 2014.

Plot
Riley Anderson is an 11-year-old girl. She moves from Minnesota to San Francisco with her family. This affects a number of emotions in her head that each control her feelings, thoughts, and memories. The five emotion characters are: Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear, and Sadness. Each of the characters has power over an island of Riley's life, which represent different parts of her personality. 

After a bad series of events at her first day of school, Joy and Sadness get sucked out of Headquarters, where the 5 emotions work. The rest of the movie consists of the other 3 emotions trying to compensate for Joy's absence but failing to.

Near the end of the movie, after Riley tries running away out of homesickness, Sadness and Joy come back. After every emotion tried discarding Sadness in the past, she stops Riley from going back to Minnesota. Riley then goes back to her new house and cries about missing her old home with her parents, with Joy and Sadness in control. After she finishes crying, a bittersweet yellow and blue memory comes out, made by the both of them. This is Riley's first mixed-emotion memory. This memory makes the emotions realize that Sadness also plays an important role in Riley's life.

Cast

Soundtrack 
 Magic by Pilot
 Smells Like Teen Spirit by Faceplant
 Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
 Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
 Show 'Em by Backstreet Boys
 Don't Tell Me by Avril Lavigne
 The Kids from Yesterday by My Chemical Romance
 Lullaby by Nickelback
 Runaways by The Killers
 God's Will by Martina McBride
 Do You Believe in Magic by SWMRS

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2015 animated movies
2015 comedy-drama movies
2010s fantasy movies
2010s computer-animated movies
Academy Award winning movies
2010s American adventure movies
American animated movies
American comedy-drama movies
American family movies
2010s American fantasy movies
Computer-animated movies
English-language movies
Fantasy comedy movies
Golden Globe Award winning movies
Movies about families
Movies composed by Michael Giacchino
Movies set in Minnesota
Movies set in San Francisco
Movies that won the Best Animated Feature Academy Award
Pixar movies
House of Grimaldi

The House of Grimaldi is associated with the history of the Republic of Genoa, Italy and of the Principality of Monaco. The head of the present family is Prince Albert II of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Grace Kelly. The state is also well known for having a Princess in her own right.

References
Anglosphere

Anglosphere is a term used to mean the group of English-speaking nations with a similar cultural heritage. 

The Anglosphere includes the United Kingdom, the United States, and the main members of the Commonwealth of Nations such as Canada (except the majority French-speaking province of Quebec and the majority Inuit-speaking territory of Nunavut), Australia and New Zealand. Ireland, a former Commonwealth of Nations member, is in the Anglosphere. 

The term was invented at the end of the 20th century.

Other meanings 
The word means more than just those countries where English is a first or second language. To be considered part of the Anglosphere requires sharing basic customs and values. "Nations comprising the Anglosphere share a common historical narrative in which the Magna Carta, the English and American Bills of Rights, and such Common law principles as trial by jury, presumption of innocence". Since the Great Rapprochement of the early 20th century, the United States and Great Britain were far more friendly than before. Their military alliance during World War II has lasted ever since.  

By the time of the 2003 Iraq war the political use of the word meant the cultural tendency towards military intervention, particularly by the US, the UK and Australia. Strategically, the word has come to mean that the US is usually backed by Britain and Australia, but not so much by Canada. In this sense, Canada is and sometimes is not considered a part of the Anglosphere. This has been since the Pierre Trudeau era. The United States of America is generally considered by many to be the dominant country in the Anglosphere.

Some go so far as to call it an Anglospherist school of thought. This holds that English speaking countries are becoming a separate civilization in their own right. Anglosphere theorists point out that there is no intent to build an Anglosphere superstate like the European Union. The term was coined (used for the first time) by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson. He used it in his novel The Diamond Age.

Related pages 
 List of countries where English is an official language

References

Other websites 
 The Anglosphere is alive and well, but I wonder whether it needs a better name 
 The State of the Anglosphere

Colonialism
British Empire
Commonwealth of Nations
English language
Wild Card (movie)

Wild Card is a 2015 crime drama movie. Jason Statham plays security guard Nick Wild, who has a gambling problem. Stanley Tucci plays Baby. Anne Heche plays Roxy.

The movie was released by Lionsgate. It is based on the novel Heat. It is a remake of a movie from 1986 called Heat.

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2015 drama movies
2010s crime drama movies
English-language movies
Movie remakes
Movies set in Las Vegas
Lionsgate movies
Let's Go Pocoyo

Let's Go Pocoyo is a 2009-2010 Spanish animated television  series created by Zinkia Entertainment. The series is about a 3-year-old boy named Pocoyo and his friends Pato (a duck), Elly (an elephant) and Loula (a dog).

Cast
 Isobelle Foy as Pocoyo
 Stephen Hughes as Narrator

Filming
The show was filmed in August 11, 2011.

Episodes
 Pocoyo Band
 Picnic
 The Egg
 The Fugitives
 The Good Deed
 The Pet
 The Prisoner
 Camping
 The Troll
 The Box
 Playtime
 The Little Guy
 The Ball
 The Bounty
 Wheels
 The Birthday Boy
 The Nice Guy
 The Time Bomb
 The Tourist
 The Day
 Cooking With Elly
 The Lonely Planet
 The Brainstorm
 The Toddler
 The Fancy Party
 Painting With Pocoyo
 The Void
 The Party Animal
 The Gift 2: the Giftening
 The Date
 The Buddies
 Elly's Computer
 Going to the Beach
The Big Job
 The Helper
 The Funk
 The Enemies
 The Rider
 The Gift
 Pocoyo's Breakfast
Traffic Jam
 Pato's Living Room
 Cinema
 Elly's New Doll
 Circus
 The Best Bedroom
 Pocoyo Goes to School
 Art
 Pocoyo Recycles
 Down on the Farm
 Nurse Elly
 Fishing With Pocoyo

References

Other websites 
 Let's Go Pocoyo at the Internet Movie Database

2010s television series
Children's television series
Geoff Downes

Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English rock songwriter, record producer, and musician, mainly a keyboardist. He is mainly known as a member of the New wave duo The Buggles, progressive rock band Yes, and supergroup Asia.

Discography

Solo 
 Studio albums
 The Light Program (1986, Store for Music)
 Vox Humana (1992, JIMCO/Czar)
 Evolution (1998, Blueprint Records)
 The World Service (2000, Blueprint Records)
 Shadows & Reflections (2003, Blueprint Records)

References 

1952 births
Living people
British keyboardists
English rock musicians
Musicians from Cheshire
People from Stockport, Greater Manchester
2014 Sydney hostage crisis

On 15 and 16 December 2014, there was a hostage crisis in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Seventeen people were taken hostage by a gunman at 9:44 a.m. in a Lindt chocolate café in Martin Place on 15 December. The gunman has been identified as Iranian immigrant Man Haron Monis. He had a criminal record and supported Islamic terrorism. Five people, three workers and two customers, escaped after being held by Monis for several hours. Monis shot one hostage who died.  Seventeen hours after the crisis started, the police raided the café at 2:44 a.m. on the morning of 16 December. The gunman died during when the police shot him in the head. Another hostage was killed by police bullet fragments. Four other people were injured. There has been world-wide condemnation of the attack.

References

Other websites

2010s in Australia
December events
History of Sydney
Murder in 2014
Murder in Australia
Terrorist incidents in the 2010s
Active transport

Active transport is when molecules move across a cell membrane from a lower concentration to a higher concentration. This takes energy, often from adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Active transport is done so cells get what they need, such as ions, glucose and amino acids. 

In general, molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. To get molecules into the cell against the concentration gradient, work must be done. The work is done in special proteins which act as ports in the cell membrane. The imports must come through the ports: they cannot get through the bilipid layer of the cell membrane.

Types of ports 
There are three main types of protein ports in cell membranes: 
Uniporters: they use energy from ATP to pull molecules in.
Symporters: they use the movement in of one molecule to pull in another molecule against gradient.
Antiporters: one substance moves against its gradient, using energy from the second substance (mostly Na+, K+ or H+) moving down its gradient.

References 

Cell biology
Andreas Schockenhoff

Andreas Schockenhoff (February 23, 1957 – 13 December 2014) was a German politician of the CDU. From 1990 until his death in 2014, he served as a member of the German Bundestag. In the general election in 2013, he was elected the seventh consecutive year as a direct mandate for the federal electoral district Ravensburg in the German Bundestag. Schockenhoff was born in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Schockenhoff died in Ravensburg, Germany, aged 57.

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1957 births
2014 deaths
Former members of the German Bundestag
Politicians from Baden-Württemberg
Politicians of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Joan Barril

Joan Barril i Cuixart (20 January 1952 – 13 December 2014) was a Spanish journalist and writer. He was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was known for his writing columns on El País, La Vanguardia and in El Periódico de Catalunya.

Barril died in Barcelona, Spain from pneumonia, aged 62.

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Other websites
 Web de El Cafè de la República 
 Web de opinión de ''El Periódico de Catalunya 
 Web del programa Qwerty  
 Entrevista a Joan Barril 
 Editorial Barril & Barral  

1952 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
Infectious disease deaths in Spain
Spanish journalists
People from Barcelona
Spanish writers
David H. Gambrell

David Henry Gambrell (December 20, 1929 – May 6, 2021) was an American politician. Gambrell served in the United States Senate representing Georgia from 1971 through 1972. He was appointed to the Senate by President Jimmy Carter.

Gambrell died on May 6, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 91.

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1929 births
2021 deaths
United States senators from Georgia
Politicians from Atlanta, Georgia
US Democratic Party politicians
George A. Sinner

George Albert Sinner (May 19, 1928 – March 9, 2018) was an American politician. He served as the 29th Governor of North Dakota from 1985 through 1992. He served two four-year terms as governor.

Sinner died on March 9, 2018 in Fargo of pneumonia at the age of 89.

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Other websites
 Jane Sinner Papers at The University of North Dakota 
 North Dakota Historical Society: George Sinner

1928 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia
Governors of North Dakota
US Democratic Party politicians
Caravan

A caravan may refer to:

Automobile models 
Dodge Caravan
Nissan Caravan
Chevrolet Caravan (GM do Brasil)
 Caravan, term used by the German manufacturer Opel to denote its station wagon body style

Road vehicles 
Travel trailer, a small trailer known in the British Isles and Australasia as a caravan

Other 
Convoy, a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support
Caravan Tours, an escorted tour company
Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
Caravan (travellers)

A caravan (from ) is a group of people traveling together. Often they are on a trade expedition. Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road. Traveling in groups aided in defense against bandits, in the same way that convoys at sea helped protect against piracy. It also helped improve economies of scale in trade. In the 14th century there were reports of caravans of up to 12,000 camels.

In historical times, caravans traveled across East Asia and Europe. They often carried luxurious and lucrative goods, such as silks or jewelry. They would trade these for salt, gold, copper or slaves. At first donkey carts were used. They were replaced with the single hump camel. The camel could go great distances on very little water. 

Caravans could require a large investment in goods and camels. They were a rich target for bandits. The profits from a successful trade journey could be great. Many rulers along important trade routes created caravanserai (way stations). These were places where caravans could refresh their animals and supplies can be replenished. However, the volume a caravan could transport was limited. For example, a caravan of 500 camels could only transport as much as a third or half of the goods carried by a regular Byzantine merchant sailing ship.

Present-day caravans still transport important goods in less-developed areas of the world. Examples are the camel trains traversing the southern edges of the Sahara Desert. Also, modern caravans are often made up of cars, trucks and busses.

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Transport
Flying University

Flying University (or "Floating University") was a counterculture educational activist group in Warsaw, Poland. They gathered in private apartments to teach history and the Polish language to students. The group operated for 20 years from 1885 to 1905. Warsaw was then under the control of the Russian Empire. Marie Curie became a student here after being banned from Warsaw University because of her sex.

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Education in Poland
History of Poland
Warsaw
1885 establishments
Establishments in Poland
1900s disestablishments in Europe
1880s establishments in Europe
Because I Said So

Because I Said So is a 2007 romantic comedy movie. The movie is about an overbearing mother who is concerned about her three daughters. Diane Keaton plays Daphne. Mandy Moore plays Milly. Piper Perabo plays Mae. Lauren Graham plays Maggie.

Because I Said So got negative reviews from critics. But it did very well at the box office. It took in more than $69 million against a $39 million budget.

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2007 romance movies
2007 comedy movies
2000s romantic comedy movies
American romantic comedy movies
Piper Perabo

Piper Perabo (born October 31, 1976) is an American actress. She acts in movies, television and on stage. In the movie Whiteboyz, she played Sara. She played Violet "Jersey" Sanford in Coyote Ugly.

Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas. She grew up in Toms River, New Jersey.

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Actors from New Jersey
American movie actors
American stage actors
American television actors
1976 births
Living people
Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress, producer and novelist. She played Lorelai Gilmore on The Gilmore Girls. She played Sarah Braverman in the TV series Parenthood.

Graham was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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American television actors
American movie actors
Writers from Hawaii
Actors from Honolulu
1967 births
Living people
The Blue Meanie

Brian Daniel Heffron (born May 18, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is better known by his ring name The Blue Meanie. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 2000 and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Heffron's ring name is a reference to the Blue Meanies, the creatures from the 1968 movie, Yellow Submarine.

In ECW, Heffron was known for his time in the Blue World Order, which was a parody of World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s top heel group, the nWo. In the bWo, Meanie played a parody of nWo member Scott Hall and was named Da Blue Guy which was a parody of Scott Hall's nickname "The Bad Guy".

In wrestling 
Finishing moves
Meaniesault (Moonsault)
People's Leg Drop (Running delayed leg drop, with theatrics) (parodied from The Rock)
Snap DDT

Signature moves
Body avalanche
Bulldog
Diving splash
Elbow drop
Hip toss
Inverted atomic drop
Scoop slam
Short-arm clothesline

Double team finishing moves
With Nova
Blue Light Special (Wheelbarrow facebuster/Implant DDT combination)

Managers
Chastity
Jasmin St. Claire
Mini Meanie
Mrs. Patricia

Entrance music
"What Would You Do" by Tha Dogg Pound (ECW)
"MMMBop" by Hanson (ECW)
"Come Out and Play" by The Offspring (ECW; used while he was teaming with Raven)
"bWo Theme" by Swamp Candles (ECW / WWE; used while he was a part of the Blue World Order)
"Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool (ECW; used while he was teaming with Nova)
"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Revolting Cocks (ECW)
"Armed & Rambunctious" by Steve Goomas and Dougvid Perkins  (WWF; used while he was a part of the J.O.B. Squad)
"Here We Go" by Mark Sandell and Neal Watson (WWE)

Championships
Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
APWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
CAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Extreme Championship Wrestling
Hardcore Hall of Fame (2014)

Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Jim Neidhart)

NWA New Jersey
NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion (New Jersey version) (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
He was ranked #143 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2002.

Steel City Wrestling
SCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Stevie Richards (1), Nova (1), and Cactus Jack (1))
SCW Television Championship (1 time)

Ultimate Pro Wrestling
UPW Internet Championship (1 time)

West Coast Wrestling Connection
WCWC Championship (1 time)

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1973 births
American professional wrestlers
Former WWE wrestlers
Living people
Sportspeople from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastcote

Eastcote is a suburban area in west London. (It was in Middlesex until the county was abolished in 1965). It is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon. In the Middle Ages, Eastcote was one of the three areas that made up the parish of Ruislip, under the name of Ascot. The name came from its position to the east of the parish. From the mid-17th century there were clusters of small hamlets in this area.

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London Borough of Hillingdon
Monster Buster Club

Monster Buster Club is a children's comedy action animated television program series. It was created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel and by Marathon Media and Image Entertainment Corporation Inc. The series was first shown on TV in Europe on Jetix, June 2, 2008. In the United States it began on June 9, 2008. In Asia it started on May 3, 2008. The show was first shown on Canada's Television channel YTV in 2008. The series ended in 2009.

Plot
This show is about three twelve-year-olds, helped by an alien girl named Cathy, who are all charged with saving their town from alien invasions. With her grandfather, they reform a secret organization that was founded centuries ago called the Monster Buster Club, often abbreviated to MBC. The goal of the MBC is to locate alien criminals seeking refuge in Single Town, capture them, and send them to galactic authorities.

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Other websites 
 Official Site 
 Marathon Brings Monster to MIPCOM from animationmagazine.net
 Disney XD Official site
 

Animated television series
French television series
2008 Canadian television series debuts
2009 television series endings
2008 establishments in France
2000s disestablishments in Canada
2000s disestablishments in France
English-language television programs
Mieszko II Lambert

Mieszko II Lambert (ca. 990 - May 10, 1034) was a king of Poland from 1025 to 1031, and a duke of Poland from 1032 to 1034 from the Piast dynasty. He was the second son of Boleslaw I the Brave. He is the third known Polish ruler. He was father of Casimir I.

He was probably named after Mieszko I of Poland, who was his grandfather.

In 1028 and in 1030 he attacked Saxony. Later, Poland was attacked by Germany, Bohemia, and Kiev. When Poland was attacked by Yaroslav the Wise in 1031, Mieszko lost control over Poland.

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990 births
1034 deaths
Kings of Poland
Polish dukes
Piast dynasty
Self storage

Self storage is a place where rooms or spaces are rented to individuals and companies. These can very large rooms or outside spaces, or as small as a simple locker. These spaces are usually rented on a short term lease, or on a month by month basis.

A business may use self storage as a way to free up expensive office space to store company files, inventory, equipment, furniture and other items.

The person or business leasing the space is responsible for placing items inside. The storage company does not usually have access to the spaces.

The money spent on self storage in the USA was estimated to be $24 billion in 2013.

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Business
Chakri

Chakradhar Gilla (known as Chakri) (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014) was an Indian music composer and singer. He works for Tollywood movies. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for the movie Satyam (2003). His song named "O Maguva Nee Sneham Kosam" from his movie "Satyam" was thought to be his best known work. Chakri was born in Mahabubabad, Telangana.

Chakri died from a heart attack in Hyderabad, Telangana, aged 40.

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1974 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Indian singers
Composers
John McVie

John Graham "Mac" McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of rock groups John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac. He joined Fleetwood Mac shortly after its formation by guitarist Peter Green in 1967. He replaced bassist Bob Brunning.

In 1968, he married blues pianist and singer Christine Perfect, who became a member of Fleetwood Mac two years later. John and Christine McVie divorced, however, in 1977.

On 27 October 2013, Fleetwood Mac announced on their Facebook Page that McVie had been diagnosed with cancer and would be undergoing treatment. He has continued to play with the band during their 2014 On With The Show tour following an improvement in his condition.

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Other websites
 Fleetwood Mac official website
 

1945 births
Living people
British bass guitarists
English rock guitarists
Musicians from London
People with cancer
Louis Alphonse Koyagialo

Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo (23 March 1947 – 14 December 2014) was a Congolese politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. He was responsible for the Ministry of Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications . He became Acting Prime Minister on 6 March 2012 after Prime Minister Muzito resigned.

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1947 births
2014 deaths
Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saint Lucy

Saint Lucy (283–304) was born in Syracuse, Italy. Lucy’s mother tried to arrange a marriage for her. Lucy did not want to marry. Her mother agreed, but the rejected bridegroom was not happy. He betrayed Lucy to the governor as a Christian. Lucy was killed. She died at age 21.

Related page
St. Lucia Day

Christian saints
Saint Emiliana

Saint Emiliana was a Christian saint. She was born in Rome. Her feast day is January 5. She was a mystic person (a spiritual and faithful person).

Biography
Emiliana and her sister Tharsilla were aunts of Pope Gregory I. Their uncle was Pope Felix III. They treated their house like a convent. They were spiritual and committed to God. They wanted to help the world. Tharsilla died on December 24. A few days after Tharsilla died, she appeared to Emiliana. Emiliana died on January 5.

Christian saints
Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710)

Louis de Bourbon, or Louis III, Prince of Condé (10 November 1668 - 4 March 1710) was a Prince of the blood at the French court of Louis XIV. Styled as the Duke of Bourbon from birth, he succeeded his father as Prince of Condé in 1709. He was commonly called Monsieur le Duc. However, he was known by the lesser ducal title. He was prince for less than a year. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a prince du sang. He was governor of Burgundy from 1709 to 1710. He was forced to marry an illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV.

Children

Marie Anne Éléonore de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (22 December 1690 - 30 August 1760) died unmarried.
Louis Henri I, Prince of Condé (18 August 1692 - 27 January 1740) married Marie Anne de Bourbon and had no issue. He later married Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg and had issue.
Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (22 November 1693 – 27 May 1775) married Louis Armand, Prince of Conti and had issue.
Louise Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Charolais (23 June 1695 - 8 April 1758) died unmarried.
Marie Anne de Bourbon (16 October 1697 - 11 August 1741) secretly married Louis de Melun, Duke of Joyeuse.
Charles, Count of Charolais (19 June 1700 - 23 July 1760) secretly married Jeanne de Valois Saint Remy (descendant of Henri II of France) and had illegitimate issue.
Henriette Louise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Vermandois (15 January 1703 - 19 September 1772) died unmarried.
Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Sens (15 September 1705 - 15 April 1765) died unmarried.
Louis, Count of Clermont (15 June 1709 - 16 June 1771) died unmarried.

Tiles and styles
10 November 1668 – 1 April 1709  His Most Serene Highness the Duke of Bourbon.

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House of Bourbon
Deaths from stroke
Dukes and Duchesses of Bourbon
People from Paris
1668 births
1710 deaths
Raquel Castro

Raquel Castro (born November 17, 1994) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played Gertie in Jersey Girl in 2004. She played Destiny in Little Fugitive.

Castro was born in Long Island, New York.

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Actors from New York
People from New York
American child actors
American movie actors
American television actors
1994 births
Living people