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The New Batman Adventures (often shortened as TNBA) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It is a continuation of the 1990s "". It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. About. Stories in this show give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, among others.  The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan the Demon and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited".  The 2001 video game ' and its follow-up ' are based on this series. The show had a huge change in focus from the original series, with episodes focusing less on Batman and more on the many characters that live in Gotham City.
Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a sidekick of superhero Batman. He was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick. He first appeared in (August 1989) as the third character to assume the role of Batman's sidekick Robin.  Fictional character biography. As a small boy, Tim was taken to Haly's Circus, where he met Dick Grayson and the Flying Graysons, the same day as their deaths, which he witnessed and would never forget. Years later, Tim saw footage of Batman and Robin apprehending the Penguin and noticed Robin's unique acrobatics, which reminded him of Dick Grayson.  In other media. The character has been seen in "The New Batman Adventures", "Young Justice: Invasion", and the video game series "". In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
Creeper (Jack Ryder), is a fictional character, a superhero created by Steve Ditko and Don Segall for DC Comics.  Fictional character biography. He is a former talk show host dressed in a wild costume with a green, yellow, and red color scheme. Powers and abilities. He is characterized by super strength, agility, and stamina. He can heal himself quickly and has a painful laughter.  The Creeper is supposed to be the hero version of Joker.
Charles Richard Moll (January 13, 1943 – October 26, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom "Night Court" from 1984 to 1992 and as the voice of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in Batman-related shows. Moll died at his home in Big Bear Lake, California, on October 26, 2023, at the age of 80.
George Dzundza ( ; born July 19, 1945) is an American actor. He was born in Rosenheim, Germany. His father was Ukrainian and his mother was Polish. He spent the first couple years of his life in displaced persons camps. He was an original cast member of the long-running NBC drama "Law &amp; Order", playing NYPD Sergeant Max Greevey in the first season. He voiced supervillain the Ventriloquist in ' and Perry White in '.
The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction thriller movie directed by Robert Wise and based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, David Wayne, Paula Kelly, Kate Reid and George Mitchell and was distributed by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1972. With a few exceptions, the movie follows the book closely. It is about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin which has killed almost all the inhabitants of a remote village in New Mexico. Despite the G rating, it contains intense imagery as it was aimed at older audiences.
Perfecto "Jun" Rivas Yasay Jr. (January 27, 1947 – June 12, 2020) was a Filipino politician. He was Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines from June 30, 2016 until March 8, 2017. He was a member of the Bangon Pilipinas. He was born in Kidapawan, Philippines. He was Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 1995 to 2000 and was Bangon Pilipinas Party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2010 Philippine elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva. Yasay Jr. died on June 12, 2020 in Manila from pneumonia caused by lung cancer, aged 73.
Silent Running is a 1972 American science fiction movie directed by Douglas Trumbull and starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The style of the film is "apocalyptic". This is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy, dystopian or horror film where the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed.
This is a list of presidents of Madagascar, since the blishment of the office of President in 1959, during the Malagasy Republic. Term limits. As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Madagascar. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.
Marc Ravalomanana, GCSK (born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician. He was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. He resigned following a popular uprising in 2009.  From 2009 to 2012 Ravalomanana lived in exile in South Africa. In October 2014 he was arrested after returning to Madagascar, having been sentenced in absentia to lifelong hard labour for abuses of power. After his sentence was lifted and he was freed from house arrest in May 2015.
Robert Fisk (12 July 1946 – 30 October 2020) an English-Irish writer and journalist. He was a Middle East correspondent from 1976 until his death for many medias. From 1989 until his death, he was a correspondent for "The Independent". Fisk was born in Maidstone, Kent. Fisk studied at Lancaster University and at Trinity College Dublin. He was a known Arabic speaker, he was the few Western journalists to interview Osama bin Laden. He interviewed him three times between 1993 and 1997. Fisk died of a stroke on 30 October 2020 at a Dublin, Ireland hospital at the age of 74.
High Anxiety is a 1977 American comedy thriller movie directed by Mel Brooks (who also stars) and starring Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Ron Carey, Dick Van Patten and Barry Levinson. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Sheikh Sahidul Islam Politician of Bagerhat District of Bangladesh And elected a member of parliament from Bagerhat-2. Career. Sahidul was elected to parliament from Bagerhat-2 as a Jatiya Party In 1988 Bangladeshi general election.
Wizards is a 1977 American animated science fiction fantasy movie directed by Ralph Bakshi and starring Bob Holt, Jesse Welles, Richard Romanus, David Proval, Steve Gravers and Mark Hamill. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The movie is about a battle between Avatar, a wizard who uses magic and his evil brother, Blackwolf, a wizard who uses technology.
Parasnath Yadav (12 January 1949 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian Samajwadi Party politician. He was a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from Malhani (Assembly constituency) in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He also was Minister of Rural Engineering Department in Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was born in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. Yadav died at his home in Jaunpur on 12 June 2020 from bladder cancer, aged 71.
Dan Hicks (July 19, 1951 – June 30, 2020) was an American actor. Hicks was best known for starring roles in "Evil Dead II", "Darkman" and "Intruder". He starred in many movies directed by Sam Raimi such as "Spider-Man 2" and "Oz the Great and Powerful".  Hicks was born in Pontiac, Michigan.  On June 6, 2020, he was diagnosed with stage-4 cancer. He died from the disease a few weeks later on June 30, 2020 in California, aged 68.
Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor and director. He was best known for starring on the radio series "Dr. Christian" from 1937 to 1942 and in the movie "Heidi" (1937). He was born in Copenhagen. He told "The Literary Digest" how to pronounce his last name, "In English, "her'sholt"; in Danish, "hairs'hult"."  Hersholt died on 2 June 1956 in Hollywood, California of pancreatic cancer, aged 69.
Rosemary DeCamp (November 14, 1910 – February 20, 2001) was an American actress. She was born in Prescott, Arizona. Her career lasted from 1937 to 1989. Her first movie role was in "Cheers for Miss Bishop" and appeared in many Warner Bros. movies, including "Eyes in the Night", "Yankee Doodle Dandy" playing Nellie Cohan, "This Is The Army" alongside Ronald Reagan, "Rhapsody in Blue", and "Nora Prentiss".  She played the mother of the character played by Sabu Dastagir in "Jungle Book". DeCamp died at her home in Newport Beach, California on February 20, 2001 from pneumonia, aged 90.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue is a 1975 American black comedy movie directed by Melvin Frank and based on the 1971 play of the same name by Neil Simon. It stars Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Sacks, F. Murray Abraham and Sylvester Stallone and was distributed by Warner Bros.
Dorothy Fay (April 4, 1915 – November 5, 2003) was an American actress. She was known for her appearances in Western movies. She was born in Prescott, Arizona.  She played a heroine in "The Green Archer" (1940) and "White Eagle" (1941), both at Columbia Pictures.  Fay also made a few small appearances in other genres, such as the crime drama movie "Missing Daughters" (1939). She had a small role in "The Philadelphia Story", which starred Cary Grant, James Stewart, and Katharine Hepburn.  She was married to Tex Ritter. She was the mother of John Ritter and paternal grandmother of Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter. Fay died on November 5, 2003 in Los Angeles at the age of 88. Her son John Ritter died less than two months before his mother on September 11, 2003, from a heart disease.
Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor. He was popular in the mid 1930s into the 1960s. His son was actor John and his grandchildren include Jason and Tyler, and granddaughter Carly. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1936, Ritter moved to Los Angeles. His motion picture debut was in "Song of the Gringo" (1936). He starred in 12 B-movie Westerns for Grand National, including "Headin' for the Rio Grande" (1936), and "Trouble in Texas" (1937) co-starring Rita Hayworth. Between 1938 and 1945, he starred in around forty "singing cowboy" movies. He made four movies with actress and future wife Dorothy Fay. Ritter died in Nashville, Tennessee on January 2, 1974 from an aortic dissection, aged 68.
Liu Shaoqi ( ; ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist.  He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1956 to 1966 and Chairman (President) of the People's Republic of China, China's "de jure" head of state, from 1959 to 1968. For 15 years, President Liu was the third most powerful man in China, behind only Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. In the early 1960s before the Cultural Revolution, he became a critic of Mao.  Liu disappeared from public life in 1968 and was called the "commander of China's bourgeoisie headquarters", China's foremost "capitalist-roader", and a traitor to the revolution. Liu died on 12 November 1969 in Kaifeng, Henan while under torture, aged 70. After his death, the Chinese government later honored him with a state funeral and is now seen as a political hero.
Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1957) is an American actress.  Chao's best-known roles have been Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show "AfterMASH", Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie "The Joy Luck Club", Keiko O'Brien on ' and ' in the 1990s, and Dr. Kim on "The O.C." in 2003. For some time, Chao worked at Disneyland as an international tour guide.
Taija Thomas (born 24 October 1996) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Sofía Lauren Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series "Austin &amp; Ally". In 2015, she appeared as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Descendants", and later returned to this role in "Descendants 2" and "Descendants 3".
Darlene Ramdin (born 5 August 1989) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She played for St. John's University's women's volleyball team.
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlavi (Urdu: ; ) (7 July 1926 – 12 June 2020) was an Indian poet, scholar, and journalist. He was honored by Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on his 91st birthday for his works towards Urdu Poetry. He was an editor of the first Urdu science magazine named "Science Ki Dunya". He was born in New Delhi. He taught at the University of Delhi for forty years. Gulzar Dehlvi died on 12 June 2020 in New Delhi from problems caused by COVID-19, aged 93.
Kiune Fletcher (born 14 May 2002) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
David Owen Brooks (February 12, 1955 – May 28, 2020) was an American convicted murderer. Working with serial killer Dean Corll, who, along with Elmer Wayne Henley Jr., abducted, raped, tortured, and murdered at least 28 boys and young men in a series of killings from 1970 to 1973 in Houston, Texas.  The crimes, which became known as the Houston Mass Murders. Many of the victims had been friends of Brooks and Henley. At the time of their discovery, the Houston Mass Murders were seen as the worst example of serial murder in American history. In the years since his 1975 conviction, Brooks was repeatedly denied parole (most lately in 2018). He was next eligible for parole in 2028. Brooks died of COVID-19 on May 28, 2020 in a Galveston, Texas hospital while serving out his sentence. He was 65.
Delicia Pierre (born 11 October 1991) is a Trinidad and Tobago female volleyball player. She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.  She played for Bethune-Cookman University's women's volleyball team.
The Ninth Fort () is a stronghold in the northern part of Šilainiai elderate, Kaunas, Lithuania. It is a part of the Kaunas Fortress, which was constructed in the late 19th century.  During the occupation of Kaunas and the rest of Lithuania by the Soviet Union, the fort was used as a prison and way-station for prisoners being transported to labour camps.  After the occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany, the fort was used as a place of execution for Jews, captured Soviets, and others.
Frank W. Bolle (June 23, 1924 – May 12, 2020) was an American comic-strip artist, comic book artist and illustrator. He was best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips "Winnie Winkle" and "The Heart of Juliet Jones". He also drew for comic books "Tim Holt" and "Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom". He was the illustrator for the Boy Scouts of America magazine "Boys' Life" for 18 years.  Bolle died May 12, 2020 in Weston, Connecticut at the age of 95.
Markus Klaer (June 26, 1968 – May 21, 2020) was a German politician and engineer. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Klaer was in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, the city's state parliament, from 2011 until 2016. He returned to the Abgeordnetenhaus from August 1, 2019, until his death in May 28, 2020. He was born in Geseke, North Rhine-Westphalia. Klaer died on May 21, 2020 at the age of 51.
Józef Grzesiak (18 February 1941 – 30 May 2020) was a Polish boxer. He was born in Popów, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. He competed for Poland in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He finished in third place, winning a bronze medal. Grzesiak died of dementia-related problems in Warsaw on 30 May 2020, aged 79.
Claude Heater (October 25, 1927 – May 28, 2020) was an American opera singer and actor. He was also known for playing the role of Jesus Christ in the 1959 classic movie "Ben-Hur". Heater was born in Oakland, California. Heater died on May 28, 2020 from heart disease in San Francisco at the age of 92.
Simone Turck (1924 – 23 May 2020) was a French actress and theatre director. She starred in French Shakespeare productions of "Twelfth Night", "King Lear" and "The Taming of the Shrew". A theatre director, she directed French productions of "The Game of Love and Chance", "La Dispute", "The Barber of Seville" and "Electra".  Turck was born in Toulouse. She died in Nice on 23 May 2020, aged 96.
Kitbull is a 2019 American animated short movie directed and written by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and made by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.  It is the third movie in Pixar's "SparkShorts" program. It is about stray kitten and an abused pit bull, who form an unlikely friendship. The short premiered at El Capitan Theatre on January 18, 2019, before being released on YouTube on February 18, 2019.  The short was also released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The movie had strong positive reviews. The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Lava is a 2014 American computer-animated musical romantic short movie, produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was directed by James Ford Murphy and produced by Andrea Warren. It premiered at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival on June 14, 2014, and was theatrically released alongside Pixar's "Inside Out" on June 19, 2015.  The short is a musical love story that takes place over thousands of years between two volcanoes near Hawaii. It stars Kuana Torres Kahele and Nāpua Greig.
Piper is a 2016 computer-animated short movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was written and directed by Alan Barillaro, it was theatrically released alongside Pixar's "Finding Dory" on June 17, 2016. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 89th Academy Awards, becoming the first Pixar animated short to win the award since "For the Birds" in 2002. The short movie is about a hungry baby sandpiper learning to overcome her fear of water.
Bao is a 2018 American computer-animated short movie written and directed by Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It was released with "Incredibles 2" on June 15, 2018.  The movie is about an aging and lonely Chinese-Canadian mother, suffering from empty nest syndrome, who gets a second chance at motherhood when she makes a steamed bun (baozi) that comes to life.  The movie won the Oscar for the Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
The Blue Umbrella is a 2013 computer-animated short movie produced by Pixar Animation Studios that was released alongside "Monsters University". The short is directed by Saschka Unseld of Pixar's technical department. The short uses photorealistic lighting, shading, and compositing. The movie was about a blue umbrella that falls in love with a red umbrella in the middle of a storm in a busy city. However, because of the story, it makes it hard for the blue umbrella to follow and find the red umbrella. Eventually, the owners of the umbrella find each other and therefore the two umbrellas fall in love.
Egbert "Eppie" Wietzes (28 May 1938 – 10 June 2020) was a Dutch-born Canadian racing driver. He was born in Assen, Netherlands.  Wietzes took part in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 August 1967. He retired on lap 69 with wet electrics and was disqualified for receiving outside assistance. Wietzes also participated in the 1974 Canadian Grand Prix with a rented Brabham BT42 but again retired with a transmission problem. He was the driver of the first safety car in Formula One, in the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, taking a Porsche 914 course car on to the track after a crash involving François Cevert and Jody Scheckter. Wietzes was inducted into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993.
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (25 February 1944 – 6 October 1973) was a French racing driver. He took part in the Formula One World Championship. He competed in 47 World Championship Grands Prix, achieving one win, 13 podium finishes and 89 career points. He was killed in a racing competition in Watkins Glen, New York on 6 October 1973, aged 29.
Horst's tree frog ("Litoria amboinensis") is a tree frog from Papua New Guinea. People have seen it in the Southern Highlands Province, from 1280 to 1750 metres above sea level. These frogs can grow to 65 mm long from nose to rear end. People have seen them near human-made ponds by the edges of forests. They make a loud rattling sound with their voices.
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) (also referred to as Free Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Free Zone (CHFZ), or the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP)) was a self-declared autonomous region that emerged in Seattle, Washington, in June 2020. It was established by protesters in response to the killing of George Floyd and aimed to challenge traditional power structures within the city and promote a peaceful approach to social justice, adopting the slogan "Free Capitol Hill". During its existence, CHAZ encompassed six city blocks within Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, including the area surrounding the 's East Precinct, which was abandoned on June 8, 2020 when all the police left the area. Within the zone, protesters set up tents, community gardens, and established various forms of self-governance. The area functioned as a space for demonstrations and artistic expressions. The existence of CHAZ was relatively short-lived, as the Seattle Police Department eventually reclaimed the precinct and dismantled the zone in early July 2020. Background. The had been the site of various protests in previous years, some of which involved violence between protestors and police. On May 29, 2020, many people gathered at the District's police precinct to protest the killing of George Floyd. Fighting ensued between protestors and police. After defensive measures including tear gas, OC grenades, and blast balls failed to disperse the protest, police evacuated the area. Following this, protestors claimed the area surrounding the precinct as an area independent from the city government. Geography. There are homes in the area along with restaurants and other small businesses. The police precinct which was abandoned during the zone's existence was located near it's south eastern corner along E. Pine Street. Barricades were constructed at the zone's street entrances, using materials such cement blocks, plywood, and even vehicles. Government. There were no paid police officers in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. There were many people who had guns in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. No one outside of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone knows who the leaders in their government were. Some people think their leader was a singer named Raz Simone. Others think their leader was Nikkita Oliver.
The Cape Melville tree frog ("Ranoidea andiirrmalin") is a tree frog from Australia. It lives in the Melville Range mountains on Cape Melville in Queensland. These frogs live in fields of boulders near rainforests. They are difficult for people to study because the mountains are hard to climb. As of 2004, they had only been found in four streams.
Pamela Pereira (born 25 April 1988) is a Brazilian Paralympic sitting volleyball player. She is part of the Brazil women's national sitting volleyball team. She won the bronze medal, Brazil's first in the sport, at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after defeating the Ukrainian women's national sitting volleyball team by 3 sets to 0, and the silver medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games.