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Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945) was an American confectioner, philanthropist, and the founder of the Hershey's candy company. Hershey was born on September 13, 1857 in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. In 1887, Hershey created the Lancaster Caramel Company. He created many kinds of caramels. He began experimenting with chocolates at the Chicago World's Fair. On March 2, 1903, he began construction on what was to become the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing company, only he didn't know that it would become a large company. In 1935, Hershey established the M.S. Hershey Foundation, a private charitable foundation that provides educational and cultural opportunities for Hershey residents. Hershey supplied the U.S. armed forces with chocolate bars during World War II. These bars were called Ration D Bars and Tropical Chocolate Bars. Hershey was married to Catherine Sweeney from 1898 until her death in 1915. In 1912 Hershey was supposed to go on the RMS "Titanic", but business concerns forced him to take an earlier ship from Europe to the United States. Sweeney died three years later. Hershey died on October 13, 1945 from natural causes in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a town named after him, aged 88 years old. Hershey started a school for orphaned children. He gave the Hershey Trust to that school. He made a town for his workers. Unlike other worker towns, it was comfortable and not expensive. Among many of the places he built for his workers to go to in their free time, Hershey built the Hershey Park, now a popular amusement park. Hershey was among the first to use the idea of Taylorism, after Frederick Winslow Taylor. Taylorism is the idea that workers who do more should earn more.
Dominick George "Don" Pardo (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer. He was the announcer for "Saturday Night Live". He was also the announcer for "Jeopardy!" when it was hosted by Art Fleming.  Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts on February 22, 1918. His career began in 1938. He lived in New York City, New York until he moved to Tucson, Arizona. In March 2013, Pardo was hospitalized for a broken hip.  Pardo died on August 18, 2014 in Tucson, aged 96.
Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American activist, journalist, writer, and actor. He talked about crimes, scandals, or mysteries in his books or his own television show "Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice".  Biography. Early and personal life. Dunne was born on October 29, 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut. He studied at Kingswood School, Canterbury School, and Williams College. His brother was writer John Gregory Dunne (1932-2003).  Dunne was married to Ellen Beatriz Griffin from 1954 until they divorced in 1965. Dunne had two sons, actor Griffin (born 1955) and Alexander (born 1957). His daughter was actress Dominique Dunne (1959-1982).  Death. Dunne died on August 26, 2009 in Manhattan, New York from bladder cancer, aged 83.
James Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles in "Once Upon a Time in America", "Salvador", "Nixon", "Ghosts of Mississippi", "The Last Day of Summer" and "Casino". He was the voice of Hades in "Hercules". He played himself in "Family Guy". Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah. Woods was married to Kathryn Morrison from 1980 until they divorced in 1983. Then he was married to Sarah Owen from 1989 until they divorced in 1990. Woods was a vocal supporter of former U.S. President George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and is a Republican Party. He supported John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Carly Fiorina for the 2008, 2012, and the 2016 presidential elections respectively.
Martin Eugene Mull (August 18, 1943 – June 27, 2024) was an American comedian, painter, recording artist, and movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He appeared in animated shows including "American Dad!". He played Russell the pharmacist in "Two and a Half Men". He voiced Vlad Master in "Danny Phantom". Mull was raised in North Ridgeville, Ohio and in New Canaan, Connecticut. Mull married his wife Wendy in 1982. He had a daughter, Maggie. Mull died on June 27, 2024, at the age of 80, in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer.
Lloyd Wolfe Bochner (July 29, 1924 – October 29, 2005) was a Canadian movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for his television role as Chief Inspector Neil Campbell in "Hong Kong" and as the voice of Gotham City's Mayor Hamilton Hill in "" and in "The New Batman Adventures". He won an ACTRA Award in 2004. Bochner was born on July 29, 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bochner was married to Ruth Roher until his death in 2005. Bochner died on October 29, 2005 in Santa Monica, California from cancer, aged 81.
Brock Peters (born George Fisher, July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He was known for his roles as Fleet Admiral Cartwright in two "Star Trek" movies and as the voice of Lucius Fox in "". Peters was born on July 2, 1927 in New York City, New York. Peters was married to Dolores Daniels from 1961 until her death in 1989. Peters died on August 23, 2005 in Los Angeles, California from pancreatic cancer, aged 78.
Robert "Bob" Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American movie, television, voice, stage, and radio actor who is known for his voice work as Commissioner James Gordon in "". Hastings was born on April 18, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York City. Hastings had been married to Joan Rice since the 1940s. They had four children. His brother was actor Don Hastings. Hastings died from prostate cancer on June 30, 2014 in Burbank, California, aged 89.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (November 30, 1918 – May 2, 2014) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, and voice actor. He was known for his roles in the television series "77 Sunset Strip" and "The F.B.I.". He is also known for his role as "Dandy Jim Buckley" in the series "Maverick". His more recent roles included voice acting. He was the voice of Alfred Pennyworth in "". He was the voice of Dr. Octopus in the 1994 Spider-Man television series. He was the voice of Justin Hammer in the second season of the "Iron Man" television series.  Zimbalist died at his ranch in Solvang, California at the age of 95. Early life. Zimbalist was born on November 30, 1918 in New York City, New York. His parents were Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. and Alma Gluck. Zimbalist studied at the Fay School and at Yale University. Career. Zimbalist played private detective Stu Bailey in "77 Sunset Strip". It ran on ABC from 1958 to 1964. The series had over 200 episodes. Zimbalist played Dandy Jim Buckley in "Maverick". He was the voice of Alfred Pennyworth in "". He has won a Golden Globe Award. Personal life. Zimbalist married Emily McNair in 1945. They had two children. She died of cancer in 1950. Zimbalist married Stephanie Spalding in 1956. They were married until her death in 2007. They had one child. Zimbalist lived in Solvang, California. He was a member of the Republican Party. For his role in the television series "The F.B.I.", Zimbalist, Jr. was honored by FBI director Robert Mueller as a special member of the FBI. Death. On May 2, 2014, Zimbalist died in his lawn after watering his plants at his home in Solvang, California. He died of a possible heart attack. He was 95 years old. He was buried at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her television performances. She played Rudy Huxtable in the NBC situation comedy "The Cosby Show" (1984-1992). Before that, she acted on "Sesame Street". Knight Pulliam was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Megasthenes (, ca. 350 – 290 BCE) was a Greek ethnographer and explorer in the Hellenistic period. He wrote the work "Indica". He was born in Asia Minor (now Turkey). Arrian says that Megasthenes lived in Arachosia, with the satrap Sibyrtius. He visited India from there: "Megasthenes lived with Sibyrtius, satrap of Arachosia, and often speaks of his visiting Sandracottus, the king of the Indians." Arrian, "Anabasis Alexandri"  At the beginning of his "Indica", he speaks about the older Indians who know about when Dionysus and Hercules arrived in India. This story was very popular during the Alexandrian period. What he says about the religions of the Indians is important. He mentions the devotees of Heracles (Lord Krishna) and Dionysus (Lord Shiva or King Lord Indra). However, he does not mention Buddhists. This could mean that the religion was not well known before Ashoka took power. Writers like Arrian, Strabo, Diodorus and Pliny refer to "Indica" in their works. Arrian said the best things about Megasthenes, but Strabo and Pliny do not treat him with as much respect. Megasthenes' "Indica" is the first well-known description of India by someone from the Western world.
Super Bowl I was the first championship game in professional American football. At the time it was called First AFL-NFL World Championship Game. It was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs. The score was 35–10. Super Bowl I was the only Super Bowl in history that was not a sellout in terms of attendance. Of the 94,000 seat capacity in the Coliseum, 33,000 went unsold. The game was broadcast on NBC and CBS. It is the only Super Bowl to be on two television networks. Each network used its own announcers. Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker, and Frank Gifford were on CBS. Curt Gowdy and Paul Christman were on NBC. Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs entered the game after an 11-2-1 during the regular season. In the AFL Championship Game, they beat the Buffalo Bills, 31-7. Kansas City's offense led the AFL in points scored (448) and total rushing yards (2,274). Their trio of running backs, Mike Garrett (801 yards), Bert Coan (521 yards), and Curtis McClinton (540 yards) all ranked among the top ten rushers in the AFL. Quarterback Len Dawson was the top rated passer in the AFL. He completed 159 out of 284 (56 percent) of his passes for 2,527 yards and 26 touchdowns. Wide receiver Otis Taylor had 58 receptions of 1,297 yards and 8touchdowns. Receiver Chris Burford added 58 receptions for 758 yards and 8 touchdowns. The Chiefs also had a strong defense. All-AFL players Jerry Mays and Buck Buchanan were on their line. Linebacker Bobby Bell was great at run stopping and pass coverage. The strongest part of their defense was their secondary, led by All-AFL safeties Johnny Robinson and Bobby Hunt, who each recorded 10 interceptions, and defensive back Fred Williamson, who recorded 4. Their Head Coach was Hank Stram. Green
Sheldon Brookbank (born October 3, 1980 in Lanigan, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, and the Chicago Blackhawks. His older brother Wade Brookbank was also an ice hockey player and is currently a pro scout for the Chicago Blackhawks. He began his hockey career when he played with the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He later played with the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL, and then played with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. He was signed by the Anaheim Ducks and played for their AHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for two seasons. The Ducks didn't resign him and he signed a contract with the Nashville Predators where he mainly played on their AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. After he was named the captain of the Admirals he was called up to the Predators. He played 3 games with the Predators before he was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2007. He was waived by the Blue Jackets and was later claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Devils on October 2, 2007. After playing 44 games with the Devils, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on February 3, 2009. He played 4 seasons with the Ducks before signing a free agent deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2012. On June 24, 2013, He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
Augustus Cornelius "Gus" Johnson, Jr. (born August 10, 1967) is an American sportscaster. He is employed by Fox Sports, Showtime, and the Big Ten Network.  He is well known for his yelling and screaming on exciting plays. He was employed by CBS Sports. He was also a play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He called Big East basketball for ESPN Plus, college basketball and college hockey for ESPN. He hosted Black College Sports Today in 1991. Johnson called Canadian Football League games for ESPN. He also called NFL games for CBS until 2011. Johnson was first paired up with Steve Tasker, then Brent Jones. He got back together with Steve Tasker in 2005 until his departure for Fox Sports in 2011. He had sports anchor stints on KXXV-TV, WAAY-TV, WXII-TV, and WTTG-TV. He called college basketball tournaments for CBS for many years. He had many partners including Dan Bonner, Len Elmore, and Bill Raftery. He was also the radio voice and back-up television play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks. He was well known for calling Allan Houston's game winning buzzer beater to knock off the top seeded Miami Heat.  He called boxing for MSG as well as hosting Knicks GameNight and Yankees Scorecard. He was the studio host for New York Rangers telecasts. Johnson was a preseason voice in 2006 for the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the preseason voice of the Detroit Lions for the Detroit Lions Television Network in 2008.  Johnson replaced Steve Albert as lead play-by-play announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing and called Strikeforce for CBS Sports Spectacular. He also called games for the defunct arena football New York Dragons. He calls NFL and college football games on Fox with Charles Davis. Johnson also calls college basketball games for the Big Ten Network and worked a few road games for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.
Charissa Jean Thompson (born May 4, 1982) is an American television host and sportscaster. , she works for Fox Sports. Previously, Thompson worked for ESPN, Versus, GSN and the Big Ten Network. She was the co-host of "SportsNation" with Marcellus Wiley until June 2013. She became the host of "Fox Sports Live" on the new Fox Sports 1 network on August 17, 2013. She also was one of the hosts of "Ultimate Beastmaster". From 2014 to 2017, Thompson was a co-host on the syndicated entertainment news program "Extra". Thompson was the host of "Rockies All Access" and "WNBA Weekly" and covered sports for the Denver Pioneers. Thompson also hosted The 2007 MLB All-Star Game "Red Carpet Parade" and "The Baseball Report". She also hosted "BCS Breakdown", "Toughest Cowboy", the "BCS Show", and "Friday Night Tailgate" for FSN as well as a co-host for "Big Saturday Night" for the Game Show Network as well as Big Ten's "Best for the Big Ten Network". She also did reporting for "Shaq vs." as well as an ice-level reporter for the "NHL on Versus" with the lead broadcast team of Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk. Thompson hosted "NFL Now Updates" and "Fast Track to Fame". She replaced Michele Breade as co-host of "SportsNation" with Colin Cowher.
The hymenium is the part of a fungus that produces spores. It is a broad flat layer of tissue. This is where cells which make the spores grow. There are two types of cells which produce spores, the basidium and the asci. The hymenium can be found on different parts of fungi, depending on the type of fungi. It could be in gills or pores. The position of the hymenium is used to identify mushrooms. It is also used to put mushrooms into family groups. Below are some examples of where to find the hymenium in different types of Basidiomycota and Ascomycota.
The sporocarp (also known as the fruiting body or the fruit body) of a fungus is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are born. Mushrooms are sporocarps that grow above ground. Truffles are sporocarps that grow underground. The largest known fruiting body is the "Fomitiporia ellipsoidea" species, found on Hainan Island. The species can measure up to in length, and is estimated to weigh between .
Regular Show is an Emmy Award-winning animated television series created by J.G. Quintel that originally aired on Cartoon Network from September 6, 2010 to January 16, 2017. The eighth and final season of the show was branded under the title Regular Show in Space. Mordecai is a 23-year-old blue jay, and Rigby is a 23-year-old brown raccoon.  "Regular Show" is rated TV-PG and TV-PG-V. One episode is rated TV-Y7-FV, (however, the rating was changed to TV-PG after a while). One episode was rated TV-PG-D. It's aimed at 10-18-year-olds. It has some mild profanity and mature subject matter. In 2012, the show won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program". It was also nominated for that award in 2011. Plot. The series focuses on two best friends, Mordecai, a 23-year-old blue jay, and Rigby, a 23-year-old brown raccoon. Mordecai and Rigby work as groundskeepers at a park as they attempt to keep their jobs, which are constantly under threat by Benson, their boss.  In the series, Mordecai is in love with Margaret, a red robin. But started a relationship with CJ after accidentally thinking that Margaret is engaged. And Rigby has a crush on Eileen, a brown mole, which is still uncertain.
This is a list of episodes from the TV Series Regular Show. Series overview. &lt;onlyinclude&gt;&lt;/onlyinclude&gt; Season 2: 2011. Season 2 began on January 3, 2011 (with "It's Time") and ended on August 1, 2011 (with "Karaoke Video"). It contains 27 episodes.
Jim Simpson (December 20, 1927 – January 13, 2016) was an American sportscaster. He worked for NBC Sports and later ESPN. He called Baltimore Orioles local telecasts in 1988. In 1997, he won the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame. For NBC: he called For ESPN, Simpson called:
Ernest Mason Satow (30 June 1843 - 26 August 1929), was a British scholar, diplomat and Japanologist. Career. Along with William George Aston and Basil Hall Chamberlain, Satow was one of three major British Japanologists during the 19th century. Selected works. In an overview of writings by and about Ernest Mason Satow, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 200+ works in 300+ publications in 9 languages and 4,000+library holdings. "This list is not finished; you can help Wikipedia by adding to it."
Islam in Albania is the majority religion and has a rich and longstanding history in the country. It was introduced in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquests of the Balkans. During the Ottoman rule, the majority of Albanians were of Muslim affiliation (Sunni and Bektashi). However, decades of state atheism which ended in 1991 brought a decline in religious practice in all traditions.  A recent Pew Research Center demographic study put the percentage of Muslims in Albania at 79.9%.
The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) is the institution that is responsible for setting standards for products and services in Israel. The institution does testing and certification of products (by providing "standards") and ensuring the quality of products. The institute is funded from payments it collects from user services. The government finances only about 1.5 percent of its budget. The institute is located in Tel Aviv, near to Tel Aviv University.
HelenOS is an operating system. It is made by staff and students of the Mathematical and Physical Faculty of Charles University in Prague. It is running on some architectures. Technical overview. HelenOS is a microkernel operating system, which supports multitasking, memory management, inter-process communication and symmetric multiprocessing. File system, device drivers and other services are implemented like user processes. It can run on some architectures like IA-32, x86-64, SPARC V9, IA-64, Power PC, ARM and MIPS. License of the source code is BSD license. History. Jakub Jermář made HelenOS as a student project at the University. A few years later worked on the HelenOS kernel group of students and some students are using it for self-education of programming until now. In 2011 the project HelenOS took part on Google Summer of Code.
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, U.S.A. It is seven miles west of Portland, Oregon. The name of Beaverton came from the native settlers, meaning "place of the beaver". The Beaverton population, according to the census of 2020, was 97,494 people. Beaverton is 19.6 square miles. Beaverton is called a part of "Silicon Forest", because many technology companies are located in Beaverton. For example, Linux Technology, IBM, and Tektronix. Nike's headquarters are located there.
Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American television and movie composer and conductor most known for his work in "Air Force One", "The Mummy", "Gremlins", "The Omen", five "Star Trek" movies, three "Rambo" movies, "Poltergeist", "Alien", and the 1968 movie version of "Planet of the Apes".  He has won an 1 Academy Award, 5 Emmy Awards, 1 Annie Award, and 1 Saturn Award. His career began in 1951 and would last up until his death in 2004.  Goldsmith was born on February 10, 1929 in Los Angeles, California and also studied at the University of Southern California and at the Los Angeles City College.  Goldsmith has been married to Sharon Hennagin from 1950 until they divorced in 1970. Goldsmith lastly married Carol Heather from 1972 until his death in 2004. He has five children, one of his sons, Joel Goldsmith, died in 2012.  Goldsmith died on July 21, 2004 in his home in Beverly Hills, California from colon cancer, aged 75.
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude "Roddy" McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British television, movie, stage, voice, radio, child actor and photographer. He is known for his soft smooth voice and for his role as Cornelius and Caesar in the "Planet of the Apes" movie series. He won a Tony Award, a Emmy Award, and a Saturn Award. McDowall was born on 17 September 1928 in Herne Hill, London, England. McDowall was never married and had no children. McDowall was a closeted homosexual. McDowall died on 3 October 1998 from lung cancer in his Studio City, Los Angeles, California home, aged 70.
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician. He did many forms of acting including movies, television, stage, radio and voice acting. Crother was known for the voice role of the character Hong Kong Phooey in "Hong Kong Phooey". He won a Saturn Award. Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, but was raised in Dayton, Ohio. He was married to Helen Sullivan from 1937 until his death in 1986. Crothers died on November 22, 1986 in Van Nuys, California from pneumonia caused by his lung cancer. He was 76 years old.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is a 1949 animated movie. It was made by Walt Disney Productions. The movie was released to theaters on October 5, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures. There are two parts in the movie. Both are based on popular works of literature. The story of Mr. Toad is based on Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows". The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is based on Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad was Disney's last animated anthology movie released under the Hays Code.