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Tim Blake Nelson

Timothy "Tim" Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American director, writer, and actor. He is known for his roles in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Holes, The Incredible Hulk, and in Lincoln.
Nelson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Ruth (Kaiser) Nelson. He is Jewish.

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Living people
American movie directors
American movie producers
American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
American stage actors
Jewish American actors
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Singers from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Robert Bruce Smith, IV

Robert Bruce Smith, IV (June 14, 1945 – August 13, 2014) was an American music and history expert and writer. During 2004, Smith published a book, Madness and the Mississippi Bonds, about the famous Mississippi bond scandal. 

For several years, he led a walking tour of historic William Faulkner sites during Ripley, Mississippi's annual Faulkner Festival. Smith was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Smith died in an a car accident on August 13, 2014 in Saltillo, Mississippi at the age of 69.

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1945 births
2014 deaths
American historians
Road accident deaths in Mississippi
Writers from Mississippi
People from Tupelo, Mississippi
Larry Craig

Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American politician. He is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate (1991–2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district (1981–91).

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1945 births
Living people
American Methodists
Ranchers
United States representatives from Idaho
United States senators from Idaho
US Republican Party politicians
Trent Lott

Chester Trent Lott, Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American politician. He is a former United States Senator from Mississippi. He was a member of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate. He became Senate Majority Leader, then fell from power after praising Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid.

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1941 births
Living people
American Baptists
Minority leaders of the United States Senate
Majority leaders of the United States Senate
United States representatives from Mississippi
United States senators from Mississippi
US Republican Party politicians
James Abourezk

James George Abourezk (born February 24, 1931) is an American politician. He is a former Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator. He was the first Greek Orthodox Christian of Lebanese-Antiochite descent to serve in the United States Senate. He represented South Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 1973 until 1979.

References

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 American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee official website
 Interview with Counterpunch, April 16, 2006 
 MEMRI TV video of Hezbollah TV interview
 MEMRI Transcript of Hezbollah TV interview
 Booknotes interview with Abourezk on Advise & Dissent, March 25, 1990. 

1931 births
Living people
American Eastern Orthodox Christians
Lawyers from South Dakota
United States representatives from South Dakota
United States senators from South Dakota
US Democratic Party politicians
20th-century American politicians
Lebanese politicians
People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Writers from South Dakota
René Casados

René Casados Morales (born October 21, 1961) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his roles in telenovelas. His career began during the 1970s. As of February 2010, he has appeared in nineteen telenovelas (Spanish-language soap operas). He is known for his roles La madrastra as Bruno Mendizábal and Fuego en la sangre as Father Tadeo.

References

Other websites
 

1961 births
Living people
Mexican movie actors
Mexican television actors
People from Veracruz
Rafael Inclán

Rafael Jiménez Inclán (born February 22, 1941) is a Mexican actor. He stars on movies, telenovelas (Spanish soap operas), and stage works. He was known for his role in La Red and on Mujeres Asesinas. His career began in 1969.

Inclán was born in Mérida, Yucatán, México.

References

Other websites
 

1941 births
Living people
Mexican movie actors
Mexican television actors
Mexican stage actors
Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States.  As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388. Actor Andy Griffith was born here in 1926.

Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation. Mount Airy was incorporated in 1885.

References

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 City of Mount Airy

Cities in North Carolina
B. K. S. Iyengar

B. K. S. Iyengar, or Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (December 14, 1918 - August 20, 2014) was an Indian yoga teacher and writer. He founded the style of yoga known as "Iyengar Yoga". He was thought to be one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2014. In 2004, Iyengar was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.

Iyengar died in Pune, India from a heart attack caused by renal failure, aged 95.

References

Other websites

The official Iyengar website 
BBC World Service article and programme by Mark Tully
Leap of faith(2008, Trivedi & Makim) Documentary about the life of BKS Iyengar

1918 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Deaths from renal failure
Disease-related deaths in India
Indian educators
Indian writers
Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress. She played Elvira in Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She also played the Hostess in the movie Elvira's Movie Macabre. 

Peterson was born in Manhattan, Kansas.

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1951 births
Living people
Catsuit

Catsuits are close-fitting one-piece garments that cover the torso and the legs, and often the arms. They are often made with leather, chiffon, latex or spandex materials. The suits usually close with zippers in the front or back.

Catsuits were worn as early as the 1940s. They can be worn by males or females. Despite their name, they do not have feline characteristics.

Catsuits may also be transparent or completely opaque.

Some people consider catsuits to be fetish items.

Clothing
Chiffon

Chiffon is a lightweight, plain-woven sheer fabric. The fabric is woven of S and Z twist crepe yarns. The twist in the crepe yarns puckers the fabric in both directions. 

Chiffon is made from cotton, silk or synthetic fibers.

Gowns, lingerie, scarves and other clothing can be made of chiffon.

Cloth
Latex clothing

Latex clothing is clothing made out of latex rubber. This clothing includes fetish fashion and BDSM clothing. It can also include raincoats, gloves, leotards and stockings.

Latex clothing is often worn very close to the skin.

Clothing
Leotard

A leotard is a skin-tight one-piece garment that covers the torso. Leotards are often worn by acrobats, gymnasts, dancers, circus performers and figure skaters. They are worn by both males and females.

Leotards can have short sleeves, long sleeves, or no sleeves.

Clothing
Chattanooga (band)

Chattanooga was a pop trio consisting of the Mia, Ackie and Clara Kempff sisters from Halmstad in Sweden. They scored chart successes during the early 1980s. They also participated at Melodifestivalen 1982 with the song "Hallå hela pressen". It ended up 4th.

In 2004, the trio was conemporary united to rerecord "Hallå hela pressen" together with Nina & Kim.

Discography

Albums
Stoppa pressarna - 1982
Glimten i ögat - 1983

Singles
Hallå hela pressen/Himmel och helvete
På jakt/Bitterljuva tårar
Kan inte stanna, kan inte gå/Leka med pojkar
Ute på vift/Längtans ateljé
På fri fot (promosingle)
Låt oss få ha våra drömmar ifred/Skyddsängel (maxisingle)

References

Östersundsposten interview with Mia Kempff 4 March 2010  accessdate: 31 March 2011

Swedish pop music groups
Port of Rio de Janeiro

The Port of Rio de Janeiro () is a seaport in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is located in a cove on the west shore of Guanabara Bay. The port is managed by Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro. As of the 21st century, it is the third busiest port in Brazil.

References

Other websites
Port of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
List of flags of the Nguyen dynasty's administrative units

Flags of the Nguyễn Dynasty's administrative units were used since about 1868 to 1885, with 2:2 ratio.

Royal provinces

Provinces of Northern Region

Provinces of Central Region

Related pages 
 Provinces of Vietnam
 List of flags of Vietnam

References 

 Peter Truhart, Regents of Nations, K.G Saur Münich, 1984–1988 , Art. «Vietnamese Dynasties/Vietnamesische Dynastien», pp. 1786-1790.
 Vietnamese flags
 Flags of the Nguyen dynasty's administrative units
 The star icon in Vietnamese consciousness

History of Vietnam
Provinces of Vietnam
Symbols of Vietnam
2014 Ferguson unrest

On August 10, 2014, the day after the shooting of Michael Brown, an African-American 18-year-old, protests began in Ferguson, Missouri. These happened for over two weeks.

On August 10, a day of memorials began peacefully. However, after an evening candlelight vigil, looting started.

On August 13, The Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and The Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilley were arrested.

CNN reported on 212 arrests. President Barack Obama said that most of the protestors in Ferguson were peaceful.

At a charity event, rapper Nelly led a crowd to join him in chanting "Hands up, don't shoot."

On August 19, two miles from Ferguson a 25-year-old African-American man, Kajieme Powell, was shot and killed by two police officers. Six other people have been injured.

On August 20, St. Ann Police Lieutenant Ray Albers was suspended for pointing a semi-automatic assault rifle at a peaceful protestor the night before.

Police made an "organized protest zone" in Ferguson.

August 26 was the #HandsUP Global Day of Action.

On August 28 a lawsuit was filed by five people against the Ferguson Police Chief, Thomas Jackson, St Louis County Police Chief, Jon Belmar, officer Justin Cosma and several officers who were not named. A few hundred people held a rally at West Florissant Avenue on August 30.

A memorial for Brown was burned. After this happened there were more protests. Seven people were arrested. The memorial was made again. On October 13, Cornel West was arrested at a peaceful protest.

Reactions
North Korea called the United States a "human rights graveyard".

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Ferguson October

2014 crimes
2014 in Missouri
2010s crimes in the United States
Riots in the United States
August 2014 events
Black Lives Matter
American Curl

The American Curl is a breed of cat.  It has unusual ears for a cat. They curl back away from the face and seem to be sideways. This cat is a rare breed, but now lives in the United States, Spain, France, Japan, Russia, and other parts of the world.  The American Curl is usually a strong and healthy breed.

Both longhaired and shorthaired American Curls have soft, silky coats which lie flat against their bodies. They require little grooming and enjoy spending time with their owners.

Appearance 
The American Curl is a medium-sized cat (5–10 lbs). It is not completely grown until 2–3 years of age. American Curl kittens are born with straight ears, like any other kittens. The ears begin to curl in about eighty-two days. After four months, their ears will not curl any longer. Then they become hard and feel stiff.

A house pet American Curl may have almost straight ears. To qualify for cat shows, ears must curl at an angle between 90 and 180 degrees. More curl is better, but cats will be not allowed to be shown if their ears touch the back of their skulls.

History
The breed began in Lakewood, California in a natural birth of kittens, but with a genetic mutation. In June 1981, two stray kittens were found and taken in by the Ruga family. The kittens were both longhaired, one black and the other black and white. The family named the black cat Shulamith. The black and white was named Panda. Several weeks later, Panda went missing. This left Shulamith to be the first female of the American Curl breed.

In 1986, an American Curl was judged in a cat show for the first time.  In 1992, a longhaired American Curl became a champion in The International Cat Association (TICA). In 1999, the American Curl was the first breed the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) Championship Class allowed in both longhair and shorthair categories.

Health 
American Curl cats' ears need cleaning often to keep away infections. The ears must also be handled very gently to keep from breaking the cartilage.

Related pages 
 Scottish Fold, a breed with ears folding down and forward

References

Other websites 

Gato American Curl 

Cat breeds
Boris Dubin

Boris Vladimirovich Dubin (; 31 December 1946 – 20 August 2014) was a Russian sociologist and a translator for English, French, Spanish, Latin American and Polish books. 

Dubin was the head of department of sociopolitical researches at the Levada Center and the assistant to Lev Gudkov, editor-in-chief of the sociological journal Russian Public Opinion Herald published by the Center. He worked at the Russian State University for the Humanities.

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1946 births
2014 deaths
Russian writers
Sociologists
People from Moscow
James Foley (journalist)

James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 –  August 19, 2014) was an American photojournalist. He was abducted in northwestern Syria on November 22, 2012, while working for the U.S.-based online news outlet GlobalPost.

He was beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at an unknown desert location in August 2014 in revenge for United States airstrikes on the group. His family, President Obama and the United States National Security Council all confirmed that a video of his death was real. Foley's beheading marked the first time ISIS had killed an American citizen.

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1973 births
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American war correspondents
American people murdered abroad
American photojournalists
Kidnapped American people
Murders by blade weapons
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Filmed executions
Daniel Pearl

Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist. He had American and Israeli citizenship. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in Encino, Los Angeles. He was kidnapped by Pakistani militants and later murdered by al-Qaeda member Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Pakistan. Pearl was kidnapped while working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, based in Mumbai, India.

In July 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder.

References

Other websites
 The Daniel Pearl Foundation 
 Rewards for Justice Daniel Pearl Page 
 South Asian Journalists Association Roundup 
 Wall Street Journal selection of stories by Daniel Pearl
 Daniel Pearl International Journalism Institute, IDC Herzliya
 Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship 
 DANIEL PEARL AWARD - École de journalisme de Sciences Po 

1963 births
2002 deaths
American people murdered abroad
Israeli journalists
Jewish American writers
Jewish Israeli writers
Journalists from California
Journalists from New Jersey
Kidnapped American people
Murders by blade weapons
Naturalized citizens of Israel
People from Princeton, New Jersey
People murdered in Pakistan
Rochester, New Hampshire

Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 29,752. The city includes the villages of East Rochester and Gonic. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport.

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Cities in New Hampshire
Odessa Sathyan

Cheeram Veetti Sathyan, popularly known as Odessa Sathyan (10 October 1957 – 19 August 2014) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and social activist. he was known for his works in the naxal movements of the seventies in Kerala and his association with Odessa Collective. He was a recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award, for his musical album, Balikurup, a documentary on Malayalam poet, A. Ayyappan.

Sathyan died on 19 August 2014 from pancreatic  cancer at the Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala, India. His body was laid to rest at his home at Narayana Nagar, Kozhikode.

References

Other websites
 News report on Madhyamam daily 
 News report on Mathrubhumi News 

1957 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Indian movie directors
Activists
Candida Lycett Green

Candida Lycett Green (22 September 1942 – 19 August 2014) was a British author. 

Lycett was born in Dublin. She was the daughter of John Betjeman. She was raised in Berkshire. She married Rupert Lycett Green in 1963.

She wrote sixteen books including English Cottages, Goodbye London, The Perfect English House, Over the Hills and Far Away and The Dangerous Edge of Things. 

Her television documentaries include “The Englishwoman and the Horse” and “The Front Garden”. Unwrecked England, based on a regular column of the same name she has written for The Oldie since 1992, was published in 2009.

Lycett Green died at the age of 71 on 19 August 2014 from pancreatic cancer.

References

Other websites
 Candida Lycett Green's website

1942 births
2014 deaths
British novelists
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
People from Berkshire
Writers from Dublin
Mercator projection

The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection which is widely used in cartography today. It was developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It is not a physical projection, and cannot be constructed using geometric tools. On a small scale, geometric shapes can be moved around the map, without distorting them (this property is known as conformity). As a downside, the scale of the shape and the direction of lines may change when shapes are moved. For example, Africa is actually 15 times larger than Greenland, but on this map projection they look the same size.

Today, Mercator projections are mainly used for maps.

Map projections
List of flags of Vietnam

The following is a list of flags of Vietnam:

National flags

 Present

 Past

Government flags

Royal standards

Government standards

Personal standards
 Emperors

 Presidents

Ensigns

Military flags
 Vietnam People's Armed Forces (1944 to present)

 Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (1955 - 1975)

 Others

Flags of subjects
 Provinces

 Areas with special status

Flags of organizations
 Political org.s

 Political parties

 Religional org.s

 Social org.s

Historical flags

References

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V
Flags of Asia
James Cama

James Cama Sr. (December 8, 1957 – August 15, 2014) was an American martial arts practitioner and teacher. He was known for practicing Wing Chun and the Southern Praying Mantis moves. Cama wrote a single book, covering the Buddha Hand Wing Chun system, which was published on August 14, 2014.

References

Other websites
 Late Cama's Wing Chun website

1957 births
2014 deaths
American martial artists
Educators from New York
Writers from New York
Sportspeople from New York
Ger van Elk

Ger van Elk (Amsterdam, March 9, 1941 - Amsterdam, August 17, 2014) was a Dutch artist. He made sculptures, painted photographs, installations and movies. His work is generally seen as conceptual art and arte povera. 

Between 1959 and 1988, he lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam. He studied in Groningen in the 1960s. In 1996. he won the J. C. van Lanschot Prize for Sculpture.

References

Other websites
 Ger van Elk at Grimm Gallery

1941 births
2014 deaths
Dutch artists
People from Amsterdam
Levente Lengyel

Levente Lengyel (13 June 1933 – 18 August 2014) was a Hungarian chess player. He gained the Grandmaster title in 1964. Lengyel gained the title of International Master in 1962 and became a Grandmaster in 1964.
 
His final published rating from the international chess federation FIDE was 2293, although he had not been active for a number of years. At his peak, he was regarded as a strong grandmaster, competing for his nation at the top level and winning medals. He died in Budapest in 2014.

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1933 births
2014 deaths
Hungarian chess players
Brian G. Hutton

Brian G. Hutton (January 1, 1935 – August 19, 2014) was an American movie director. He was known for his movies in Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes, The First Deadly Sin, High Road to China, and King Creole.

Hutton died in Los Angeles, California, aged 75.

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1935 births
2014 deaths
Movie directors from New York City
Samih al-Qasim

Samīħ al-Qāsim,  ,  , (born May 11, 1939 - died August 19, 2014) was a Arab-language poet from Israel. His poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life: before and after the Six-Day War. He joined the Communist Rakah party in 1967, later Hadash - the Front for Democracy and Equality. Al-Qasim has published several volumes and collections of poetry.

He worked also as a journalist and was several times in prison because of his political activities.

Al-Qasim died aged 75, after a long battle with cancer.

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1939 births
2014 deaths
Communists
Deaths from cancer
Druze
Israeli activists
Israeli journalists
Israeli writers
Israeli-Palestinian people
Jordanian people
Poets
Political activists
Anton Buslov

Anton Sergeevich Buslov (4 November 1983 – 20 August 2014) was a Russian blogger, columnist at The New Times magazine, expert in transportation systems. He was the founder of non-governmental organization "Voronezh Citizens – for trams". He was co-chair and co-founder of trans-regional non-governmental organization "City and transportation".

Buslov died from cancer in New York City, USA, aged 30.

References

1983 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from cancer
Russian writers
Russian bloggers
Rajesultanpur

Rajesultanpur is a city and Nagar Panchayat in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has many government offices. It has a police station. It is connected by NH 233B and NH 233A.

Cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh
Irbid

Irbid () is the capital city of the Irbid Governorate.

Twin towns - Sister cities
  Iaşi, Romania
  Gaziantep, Turkey
  Zhengzhou, China

References

Other websites
 
 

Cities in Jordan
Ain Shams University

Ain Shams University (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس) is a university in Cairo, Egypt. It started in 1950. It was called Ibrahim Pasha's University. Its name was changed after the revolution of July 23, 1952. It has eight campuses. The university has more than 180,000 students.

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Other websites
Official site

1950 establishments
20th-century establishments in Egypt
Buildings and structures in Cairo
1950s establishments in Africa
God Help the Girl (movie)

God Help the Girl is a 2014 British musical drama movie written and directed by Stuart Murdoch. At the Sundance Film Festival it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award (Ensemble).

Cast
Emily Browning - Eve
Olly Alexander
Hannah Murray
Pierre Boulanger

2010s musical movies
2014 drama movies
British musical movies
British drama movies
Movies directed by Stuart Murdoch
Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy movie directed by Brian G. Hutton. It was about a group of World War II soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines.

The movie stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald Sutherland, with secondary roles played by Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, and Stuart Margolin.

It was released on June 23, 1970 and made $5,200,000 at the movies. It had the budget of $4,000,000.

References

More reading

Other websites

 
 
 

1970 comedy movies
1970s war movies
American comedy movies
American war movies
Movies set in the 1940s
Albert Reynolds

Albert Reynolds (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish politician. He was Taoiseach of Ireland two terms in a row. He served from February 1992 to January 1993 and again from January 1993 to December 1994. He was the fifth leader of Fianna Fáil during the same period.

In 1995, Reynolds was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Reynolds died in Dublin, from complications from Alzheimer's disease, aged 81.

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1932 births
2014 deaths
Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
Taoisigh of Ireland
Roman Catholics
Matt Heafy

Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the heavy metal band Trivium. He joined the band at the age of twelve.

Other Bands
Shortly after Ember to Inferno was released, Heafy wanted to try out post-hardcore music. He created a joke band called Tomorrow Is Monday. In a 2008 interview with Rock Sound he said the first song was written, recorded and edited in one hour.

Discography

Trivium
 Trivium EP (The Blue Demo) - (2003)
 Ember to Inferno - (2003)
 Ascendancy - (2005)
 The Crusade - (2006)
 Shogun - (2008)
 In Waves - (2011)
 Vengeance Falls - (2013)

Capharnaum
 Fractured - (2004)

MindScar
 MindScar EP - (2001)

Tomorrow Is Monday
 "Head on Collision with a Rosebush Catching Fire" - (2004)

References

 
1986 births
Living people
Heavy metal musicians
Ann-Christine Bärnsten

Margareta Ann-Christine Bärnsten, born 10 July 1957, is a Swedish singer and writer. She has written several detective stories.

As a singer, she participated at Melodifestivalen 1975 with the song Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård. The song ended up 5th.

Svensktoppen hit songs
"Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård" – 1975

Bibliography
Döden är en schlager - 2005
Gröna villan - 2007

References

1957 births
Living people
Swedish singers
Swedish writers
Mats Rådberg

Mats Rådberg (8 June 1948 in Stockholm – 27 June 2020 in Stockholm) was a Swedish country singer, guitarist, composer and architect. He scored several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s and 80s. He is well known for working together with the country band Rankarna under the name Mats Rådberg & Rankarna. He also participated at Melodifestivalen 1977 with the song "Du och jag och sommaren". The song was written by Tomas Ledin, and ended up 10th.

Mats Rådberg also acted as a background singer behind Chips at Melodifestivalen 1980. In 1980, he released the album I'm the Singer, You're the Song together with Elisabeth Andreasson. In 1983 he scored a hit with the song Peta in en pinne i brasan, a Swedish-language version of Put Another Log on the Fire.

Rådberg died on 27 June 2020 in Stockholm, aged 72.

Discography

Albums
 1969 – Country Our Way (Rank Strangers)
 1969 – Early Morning Rain (Rank Strangers) (the same as Country Our Way released in Canada)
 1970 – Rank Strangers featuring Mats Rådberg
 1970 – Wellknown Strangers (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
 1975 – På egen hand
 1975 – We Weren't Born in Tennessee (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
 1976 – Min musik
 1976 – The Best of Mats Rådberg
 1977 – Mats Rådberg
 1978 – Boogie
 1979 – Det handlar om känslor
 1980 – Mina bästa låtar
 1980 – I'm the Singer, You're the Song
 1980 – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
 1982 – Mamma, låt inte din grabb växa upp och bli en cowboy
 1983 – Take Me to the Country
 1984 – Familjens Svarta Får
 1987 – Country Cookin'
 1988 – Jag ger dig min morgon
 1996 – When We Were Young
 2002 – 100% Mats Rådberg & Rankarna

References

Other websites
 Rankarna.se 

1948 births
2020 deaths
Singers from Stockholm
Musicians from Stockholm
Guitarists
Blockbuster

Blockbuster was an American provider of home video (DVD, VHS), and video game rental services that was founded in 1985 and disestablished in 2013. In 2004, Blockbuster had 84,300 employees and over 8,000 stores.

Blockbuster was founded in 1985 by David Cook, a technician. In 1994 it was bought by media giant Viacom and in 1997 John Antioco was named CEO. In 2004, they launched the "Blockbuster By Mail" DVD service to compete with Netflix and In 2007, James Keyes, a 7-Eleven executive, replaced Antioco as CEO. Blockbuster also started "Blockbuster On Demand" as an online-streaming service. Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2010. On April 6, 2011, the company and its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by the satellite television company Dish Network and Michael Kelly of Dish was named President of Blockbuster. Stores remained open until Dish closed all company-owned locations in 2013.

In 2015, Blockbuster replaced "Blockbuster On Demand" with Sling TV, an over-the-top television service. The Blockbuster Fan Page originally tracked the franchise-owned stores, but as of 2019 there is only remaining in operation in Bend, Oregon.

Notes

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Movie industry
1985 establishments in the United States
2014 disestablishments in the United States
Imelda May

Imelda Mary Higham (or Imelda May; born 10 July 1974) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. She is known mostly as a singer, though plays guitar, bass guitar and tambourine. 

Her third studio record, Mayhem, earned her a nomination for Choice Music Prize.

Imelda May was born in Dublin, Ireland.

References

Irish guitarists
Irish singer-songwriters
1974 births
Living people
Scagliola

Scagliola (from the Italian scaglia, meaning "chips"), is an artificial way of imitating marble and other precious material. It is a decorative building material. 

Stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements can be made by scagliola. It came into fashion in 17th-century Tuscany.

Scagliola is a composite substance made from selenite, glue and natural pigments, imitating marble and other hard stones. The material may be veined with colours and stuck on to a core, or patterns may be carved into a prepared scagliola matrix. The pattern is then then filled with the coloured, plaster-like composite. Then it is polished with flax oil for brightness, and wax for protection. The whole thing gives a  richness of colour not easy to get in natural marbles.

Notes 

Building materials
Telmo Vargas

General Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar (9 October 1912  –  9 August 2013) was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as President of Ecuador. He was Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of Ecuador. His army overthrew the military of Ramón Castro Jijón on 29 March 1966.

References

1912 births
2013 deaths
Centenarians
Generals
Presidents of Ecuador
South American military people
Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)

Gerald Michael "Gerry" Anderson (28 October 1944 - 21 August 2014) was a Northern Irish radio and television broadcaster. He worked for BBC Northern Ireland. He was known for his unique style and somewhat unusual sense of humor. Anderson often called himself on his show, as "Turkey Neck", "Puppet Chin" or "Golf Mike Alpha".

Anderson died in Belfast, Northern Ireland from a long illness, aged 69.

References

Other websites
Radio Foyle biography

1944 births
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Puli

The Puli is a small to medium sized dog breed. It was brought to Hungary with the Magyars in the late 9th century. They are used as herding and guard dogs.

Female Pulis are about  high. Males are .  Females weigh . Males weigh a little more.

Behavior 
The Puli is an intelligent and active dog. It needs obedience training while still young. If a Puli gets enough exercise it can live in the city, even in an apartment. 
But Pulis do best when not kept as indoor pets in a small living space. Pulis kept indoors need a lot of exercise to use up their energy, or they can became either shy or overactive. They need to get the kind of exercise they were created for.  A Puli without enough exercise can became mischievous and cause trouble. The right kind of exercise includes running, biking, hiking, jogging and field work;  not just a walk around the corner. Pulis are best kept in a house with a garden.

The Puli is happiest when it has work to do. Then this dog will show excellent intelligence, strength and ability to work with humans. This satisfies their strong instinct to guard their herd.
 
As a working dog, the Puli is obedient and focused when doing a task. Some of them are used as police dogs. They are one of the best sheepdogs. Pulis don't need to be taught how to guard the sheep. They naturally protect their territory and flock. Even though they are not big dogs, they will still try to scare away anyone they do not know.

If well trained, they understand even the smallest instructions and obey. They are excellent in obedience trials for dogs. These are also dogs who are sensitive (get their feelings hurt easily). Pulis hate being bullied or made fun of. Because they are so intelligent, they understand that they are being mistreated. If not treated well, they lose their desire to cooperate.

Pulis are not very friendly with people they do not know. With owners and friends, these dogs are funny, lovely and playful. Pulis bark quite a lot.

Fur
The coat of fur on a Puli is corded, like dreadlocks. The puli is a one-colored dog. It is usually black. It can also be white, gray, or cream. All Pulis, even the white ones have black eyes,  black noses and black feet.  The Puli's coat needs a lot of care to keep its cords clean, neat, and attractive. About 45 minutes of grooming work each week is recommended. When the dog is older the cords can become quite long and heavy. They sometimes are so long that they touch the ground. The cords can be thinner or thicker cords. The thin, nice cords are made by keeping the fur clean and cared for. Thin ropes are made by hand forming thinner ropes. 
This breed has little to no shedding (see Moult).

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Robert Hansen

Robert Christian Hansen (February 15, 1939 - August 21, 2014), known in the media as the "Butcher Baker", was an American serial killer. 

Hansen was born in Estherville, Iowa to Edna and Christian Hansen, who was a Danish immigrant. In 1960, he burned down a bus garage. He was convicted of arson and sent to prison. His wife divorced him when he was in prison. He was assessed as having an infantile personality and released in 1962. He married another woman in 1963. The couple and their two children moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1967. In 1977, he was convicted of theft and sent to prison. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and in 1978 was released. In 1983, he was charged with assault, kidnapping, firearms offences, theft and deception. 

Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least 17 and possibly as many as 21 women in and around Anchorage. He was discovered, arrested, and convicted of four murders in 1984. He was sentenced to 461 years plus a life sentence with no possibility of parole.

Hansen died at the age of 75, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage on August 21, 2014 due to an illness.

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Kaufman Astoria Studios

Kaufman Astoria Studios is a movie studio in New York.

Television shows filmed here 
Sesame Street (1993-Present)
Ghostwriter (1993-1996)
Square One TV (1995-1996)
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Sava Stojkov

Sava Stojkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Стојков; 29 March 1925 – 20 August 2014) was a Serbian naive art painter. He was known for his environment depictions, as well as for his pre-photorealistic tendencies.

Stojkov has exhibited at over 650 group exhibitions and received over 40 awards for his work worldwide. Ten books, monographs and 12 painting maps were published about his art and a large number of documentary movies, radio and television shows were recorded about his works. 

Stojkov was one of the most popular painters in Serbia and in the region. He painted landscapes and plains of Vojvodina, portraits of its people, and occasionally worked in specific oil-on-glass technique.

Stojkov died on 20 August 2014 in Sombor, Serbia, aged 89.

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American Cocker Spaniel

The American Cocker Spaniel is a  breed of dog. It is one of many Spaniel breeds. In the United States, the breed is usually called the Cocker Spaniel. In other parts of the world, it is called the American Cocker Spaniel. This is because there is a Cocker Spaniel called  English Cocker Spaniel. They are clever, loving and happy dogs.

The breed
The breed is the smallest of the sporting or hunting dogs. Also, there are some differences between it and its English relative. It is a happy and intelligent working breed. Because of having been bred to meet show dog qualities, it is no longer an ideal working dog. These Spaniels now have many health problems with their hearts, eyes and ears.

The American Cocker has a medium long silky coat of fur. It has an upturned nose, either black or brown. It has long, silky ears that hang down. The eyes are large, dark in color and round.  Fur colors can be black, tan, cream, dark red, buff, roan and sometimes merle.

Behavior 

This dog breed is nicknamed the "Merry Cocker". It is a friendly dog and not shy.

It is smart as a hunting dog. IQ tests given in the 1950s and 1960s showed the American Cocker did best of all dogs tested on hunting skills. But, they did not do as well on other skills. These showed they were slower in uncovering a dish of food or pulling on a string.  The American Cocker Spaniel is in 20th place in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs. This means this dog is excellent in "Working or Obedience Intelligence" and in being trained.

If they are played with and loved as puppies, American Cockers can get along with people, children, other dogs and other pets. This breed has a tail that wags most of the time. It likes best to be around people.  It is not meant to be left alone in a backyard. Cockers can get stressed by loud noises and by being treated roughly or fussed at.

Because they have now been bred to have a long coat, they can no longer be active enough to hunt or be exercised outside.

Bibliography 
 Coile, D. Caroline (2006). The Cocker Spaniel Handbook. Barron's Educational Series Inc. 
 Coren, Stanley (2006). The Intelligence of Dogs. Pocket Books. 
 Palika, Liz (2009). Cocker Spaniel: Your Happy Healthy Pet. John Wiley & Sons. 
 Walker, Joan Hustace (2010). Barron's Dog Bibles: Cocker Spaniel. Barron's Educational Series Inc.

References

Other websites 

 
 American Spaniel Club
 Animal Planet: American Cocker Spaniel: Is this the breed for you?

 American Cocker Spaniel France
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Casimir Pulaski

Count Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of Ślepowron coat of arms (; March 6, 1745 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called "the father of the American cavalry".

Pulaski was one of the leading military commanders for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he was driven into exile. Following a recommendation by Benjamin Franklin, Pulaski emigrated to North America to help in the cause of the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution. He most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army. He created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion. He also created the American cavalry. At the Battle of Savannah, while leading a daring charge against British forces, he was gravely wounded, and died shortly thereafter.

In 2009, he was honored by becoming an honorary U.S. citizen.

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 A Chronology of Casimir Pulaski's Life 1745–1779
 One More Funeral of Kazimierz Pulaski 221 Years After his Death

 Casimir Pulaski Day , the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity at Eastern Illinois University. Leszek Szymański, Casimir Pulaski: A Hero of the American Revolution, E207.P8 S97 1994.
  for his reputed burial site in Savannah, Georgia {for reference only}
 
 Casimir Pulaski Foundation

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Raed al Atar

Raed al Atar (1974 – 21 August 2014) was a Palestinian military personal. He was the commander of the Rafah company of the Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He was also a member of the Hamas high military council. According to the Congressional Research Service analyst Jim Zanotti, his command was important due to Rafah being the destination point for the smuggling tunnels from Egypt. al Atar was born in Gaza.

Al Atar was killed in Rafah, Gaza on 21 August 2014 in a missiles strike by the Israeli army.

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Amanda Palmer

Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American musician. She became famous for being the singer of The Dresden Dolls. In 2008 her first solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer was released by Roadrunner. Her second album Theatre Is Evil was released in 2012.

Palmer was born in New York City. She grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts.

At a Halloween party in 2000, Palmer met drummer Brian Viglione. Afterwards Palmer and Viglione started The Dresden Dolls.

Palmer has been married to English writer Neil Gaiman since 2011.

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Knock Shrine

Knock Shrine () is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site. In 1879, a religious vision was said to have happened in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. It was seen by fifteen people. The vision was of The Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. A church was later built on the site, to worship and remember this event.

The vision 
On the evening of 21 August 1879, at about 8 o'clock, fifteen people, aged from five years to seventy-five included men, women, teenagers and children, witnessed this event.

They all said they saw an apparition of Our Lady, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist on the wall of the small parish church. The little church was called the Church of Saint John the Baptist.

Description 
The Blessed Virgin Mary was said to be beautiful, standing a few feet above the ground. She wore a white dress. She had a crown on her head. The crown was golden, sparkling, and glittering. She was described as "in prayer", with her eyes raised to heaven.

Saint Joseph, also wearing a white robe, stood on the Virgin's right hand. Behind the figures, to the left of Saint John was a plain altar. On the altar was a cross and a lamb, with angels around. The lamb is the symbol of Jesus. This symbol is from the religious phrase The Lamb of God)

Those who saw the apparition stood in the rain for up to two hours.

Evidence 
An ecclesiastical inquiry was held to decide if the vision was true and not a mistake or fake.

The evidence was found to be trustworthy and not a lie. At a second Commission of inquiry in 1936, the surviving witnesses confirmed the evidence they gave to the first Commission.

Every August, ten thousand pilgrims go to visit the Knock Shrine .

The original little church is still there. A new Apparition chapel with statues of Our Lady, St Joseph, the lamb and St John the Evangelist, has been built next to it. Knock Basilica is a separate building showing a tapestry of the apparition.

Recent history
Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the Shrine in June 1993.

Related pages
 Knock, County Mayo
 Our Lady of Fátima
 Our Lady of Lourdes

More reading 
 John MacPhilpin. The Apparitions and Miracles at Knock. PJ Kennedy. 1904
 Sister Mary Francis Clare. Three Visits to Knock. PJ Kennedy. 1904
 Neary, Tom, I Saw Our Lady.

References

Other websites
 Official website of Knock Shrine
 The music for the song "Lady of Knock"

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Raphael (archangel)

Raphael is an archangel (arch means "highest" or "chief").  He is known in various religions as an angel who does acts of healing. The name Raphael means "It is God who heals", "God Heals", "God, Please Heal". Raphael is an angel in the Bible. His feast days (celebration days) are on September 29 and October 24.

In religions
Raphael is an archangel of the Judaism and Christianity. In Islam, Raphael is the fourth major angel; in Muslim tradition, he is known as Israfil. Raphael is also an angel in Mormonism, as he is briefly mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants.

In the Bible
Raphael is generally associated with the angel mentioned in the Gospel of John as stirring the water at the healing pool of Bethesda. Raphael is spoken about in the Book of Tobit.  Raphael was sent by the Lord to heal Tobit of his blindness. He also takes care of Tobit son, Tobias. He walks with Tobias to the village where he meets his future wife, Sarah. Sarah needs to be rescued from a demon who kills everybody who goes near her. This evil demon kills every man she marries on their wedding night. While they walk, Tobias and the Angel catch a fish together. Raphael told Tobias to catch a fish use the gallbladder to heal Tobit's eyes. Raphael also told Tobias how to protect himself from the demon.  Tobias made a little fire and was burning the heart and liver of the fish. Tobias was driving away the evil demon with smoke.

Angel
Raphael is the angel who can heal. He is the patron saint (taking care of) the young people, shepherds; sick people and travelers. He can cure eye problems and nightmares.

He is a special angel of the apothecaries; meaning nurses, pharmacists, physicians and jobs like those. He can also be the guardian angel of happy meetings. Raphael is said to guard pilgrims on their journeys, and is often shown holding a staff. He is also often shown holding or standing on a fish. The fish is a symbol of his healing of Tobias's father Tobit with the fish's gall.

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Jean Redpath

Jean Redpath  (28 April 1937 – 21 August 2014) was a Scottish folk singer-songwriter, educator and musician. She released over 23 albums between 1962 and 1995. She was worked with American folk legend such as Bob Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Her last album was The Moon's Silver Cradle.

Redpath was born in Edinburgh and raised in Leven, Fife. As a young adult, she moved to the United States to begin a music career. She was given an MBE in 1987.

Redpath died from cancer on 21 August 2014 at a hospital in Arizona. She was 77.

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