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Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics and created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck. He first appeared opposite the superhero Captain Marvel / Shazam in "Whiz Comics". Publication history. Created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, the character is a recurring enemy of the superhero Captain Marvel, who first appeared in "Whiz Comics" #2 (cover-dated February 1940) by Fawcett Comics. Fictional character biography. He is a brilliant but wicked mad scientist that seeks to conquer the world—although his origins and motives have varied between different incarnations, with the New 52/DC Rebirth continuity portraying him as a tragic figure seeking magic to cure his dying family. Sivana was soon established as Captain Marvel's archenemy and the Shazam/Marvel Family as a whole, serving as one of the two main antagonists of the "SHAZAM!" franchise (alongside Mister Mind). He has also served as an enemy towards Superman, the Justice League, the Outsiders, the Titans, and has been a part of numerous villainous organizations, such as the Secret Society of Super Villains, the Fearsome Five, the Monster Society of Evil, and the Science Squad. In 2009, Doctor Sivana was ranked as IGN's 82nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.  Beck has said Parker created Sivana's name by combining the name of the Indian god Siva with the word "nirvana".  Powers and abilities. Although Sivana possesses no super-powers of his own, he has genius level intelligence which allows him to give him a technological advantage in battle, by creating various weapons and gadgets. He is also very business savvy and has a cunning mind. He can see magic with his left eye. In other media. The character made his cinematic debut in the 2019 DC Extended Universe movie "Shazam!", played by Mark Strong, who reprised the role in a post-credits scene cameo in the 2023 sequel "Shazam! Fury of the Gods".
Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in movies such as "Stardust", "RocknRolla", "Body of Lies", "Sherlock Holmes", "Kick-Ass", "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", "Zero Dark Thirty", "The Imitation Game", ', and its sequel '. In 2011, he played Thaal Sinestro, Green Lantern's mentor, in the superhero movie "Green Lantern". Strong also played Doctor Thaddeus Sivana in the DC Extended Universe superhero movie "Shazam!" (2019). In 2024, he played a younger Carmine Falcone in the DC Studies limited series "The Penguin".
Black Adam, real name Teth-Adam, is a fictional supervillain and sometimes antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, the character is the archenemy of the superhero Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam (alongside Doctor Sivana and Mister Mind) and rival to both Superman and Hawkman. Publication history. He was created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, and first appeared in the debut issue of Fawcett Comics' "The Marvel Family" comic book in December 1945. Fictional character biography. Though his origins vary between versions, in all that he is depicted as the former champion of the Wizard, who was corrupted by his power, resulting in him becoming a villain and an adversary towards the Marvel Family. In recent years, however, he has frequently been depicted as a more neutral or anti-villainous character. In 2009, Black Adam was ranked as IGN's 16th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.  Powers and abilities. Black Adam possesses the powers of six Egyptian gods: the stamina of Shu, the strength of Heru, the power of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti, the speed of Anpu, and the courage of Mehen. These powers make him almost invincible, and he is capable of superhuman strength, speed, durability, flight, and energy projection. In other media. Actor Dwayne Johnson voiced Black Adam in "DC League of Super-Pets" (2022), before starring as him in his live-action debut in the DC Extended Universe movie "Black Adam" (2022), following a silent digital cameo in "Shazam!" (2019).
Göran Bror Benny Andersson (; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer. He was a member of the Swedish music group ABBA (1972–1982), and co-composer of the musicals "Chess", "Kristina från Duvemåla", and "Mamma Mia!". For the 2008 movie version of "Mamma Mia!", he worked also as an executive producer.  On 15 April 2013, it was officially announced by the EBU and the SVT that Andersson, along with Ulvaeus and the Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii, had composed the anthem for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The song was performed for the first time in the Final on 18 May.
Anni-Frid Synni, Dowager Princess Reuss of Plauen (; née Lyngstad, born 15 November 1945), commonly known as Frida Lyngstad (; ), or just by the mononym, Frida (), is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer-songwriter, and environmentalist. Frida is best known as one of the singers of the Swedish pop band ABBA. Career. In 1992, Lyngstad married Heinrich Ruzzo, Prince Reuss of Plauen, who was a prince of the former sovereign House of Reuss. Heinrich died of lymphoma in 1999. In 1996, Lyngstad recorded her final album in Swedish, "Djupa andetag" ("Deep Breaths"), released by Anderson Records, before retiring from music.
Ron Franklin (December 20, 1959 – March 8, 2018) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. At age 19, he rode Spectacular Bid to wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.  Franklin and Spectacular bid were off to the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York, where he would have won the Triple Crown, but finished third behind Coastal and Golden Act. Franklin rode 1,403 winning mounts in 9,242 starts from 1978 to 1992, and won purses of more than $14 million. Franklin died of lung cancer in Baltimore on March 8, 2018 at the age of 58.
Ron Cephas Jones (January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023), sometimes credited as Ron C. Jones, was an American actor. His movie roles include "He Got Game" (1998), "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999), "Half Nelson" (2006), and "Across The Universe" (2007). Jones performed stage roles with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. He starred on the NBC dramedy series "This Is Us" as William Hill. Jones died on 19 August 2023 from lung disease at the age of 66.
Linda Sarsour (born 1980) is an American political activist and former executive director of the Arab American Association of New York. Sarsour is a Muslim from a Palestinian background. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1980, the oldest of seven children. Her parents immigrated from the West Bank in the 1970s. Sarsour attended public schools growing up in the Sunset Park neighborhood. Linda Sarsour was married at the age of seventeen. She had an arranged marriage. She had three children with her husband by the time she had become twenty five. Sarsour gained national attention for her advocacy on behalf of American Muslims and as a co-chair of the 2017 Women's March. Sarsour spoke as a strong supporter for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Sergei Viktorovich Skripal (, born 23 June 1951) is a former Russian military intelligence officer. He acted as a double agent for Britain's intelligence services during the 1990s and early 2000s.  In December 2004, he was arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and later tried, convicted of high treason, and imprisoned. He settled in the UK in 2010 following the Illegals Program spy swap and moved to Salisbury, Wiltshire. On 4 March 2018, Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent, later identified as Novichok. They were in a critical condition at Salisbury District Hospital. The poisoning is being investigated as an attempted murder. On 9 April 2018, Yulia Skripal was discharged from hospital and taken to a secure location. On 18 May 2018, Sergei Skripal was discharged from the hospital too.
Ryhall &amp; Belmesthorpe railway station (originally Ryhall &amp; Belmisthorpe) was a station in Belmesthorpe and about half a mile from Ryhall, both in Rutland. It was the only intermediate station on the Stamford and Essendine Railway, later Great Northern Railway, single track line between Stamford and Essendine. It was sited south of a level crossing at the west end of the village. The goods yard was to the north of the level crossing.
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is an Australian Rules Football team in the Australian Football League (AFL) based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club was formed in 1994 to represent Fremantle in the AFL. They played their first game on 1 April 1995. The club also has a women's team in the AFL Women's league. Their colours are purple and white. When they first played, they wore red, green, purple and white jumpers, but changed to just purple and white in 2011. Fremantle's captain is Nathan Fyfe and their coach is Ross Lyon. Matthew Pavlich holds the record for most games played and most goals kicked by a Fremantle player. Peter Bell is the only former Fremantle player who is in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. The women's team is captained by Kara Donnellan and coached by Michelle Cowan. Fremantle started playing their home games at the Perth Stadium in 2018. Before that, they played at Subiaco Oval. The women's team plays most of their home games at Fremantle Oval, but has also played at Perth Stadium, Subiaco Oval and Ruston Park in Mandurah. Their game at Perth Stadium in 2018 set a record for the biggest ever crowd at a women's Australian football match. The Dockers have not yet won an AFL championship, which is known as the premiership. In 2013, they made the Grand Final for the first time, but lost the game to Hawthorn. Club song. &lt;poem&gt; "Freo, heave ho!" "Freo, heave ho!" "Give em all the old" "Freo, heave ho!" [Chorus:] "Freo, way to go" "Hit 'em real hard, send 'em down below" "Oh Freo, give 'em the old heave-ho" "We are the Freo Dockers." "We're the rollers, we're the rockers," "We're the mighty Freo Dockers. "We're gonna roll 'em and we'll
Christopher Joseph Gedney (August 9, 1970 – March 9, 2018) was an American college and professional football player. He was born in Liverpool, New York. He was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Gedney died on March 9, 2018 in Syracuse, New York, age 47. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Gedney had been suffering from Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Liverpool is a lakeside village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,242 at the 2020 census. The name was named from the city of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.  The village is on Onondaga Lake, in the western part of the town of Salina and is northwest of Syracuse, of which it is a suburb.
Crown Prince Hyojang (; February 15, 1719 - November 16, 1728) is a member of the Joseon dynasty. His real name is Yi Haeng (). He is the first son of crown prince Yeongjo of Joseon. He is the elder half-brother of Crown Prince Sado. He died when he was 9 years old. The cause is unknown.
Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) was the 6th President of Zambia from 2015 until 2021. He is a former Minister of Justice, Minister of Defence and Minister of Home Affairs. Following President Michael Sata's death in October 2014, Lungu was chosen as the candidate for the Patriotic Front for the January 2015 presidential by-election, which was to determine who would serve out the remainder of Sata's term. In the election, he narrowly defeated his opposition Hakainde Hichilema and took office on 25 January 2015. Lungu was elected to a full presidential term in the August 2016 election. Lungu was sworn in for his first full term on 13 September 2016. He lost his re-election bid in 2021, losing to businessman Hakainde Hichilema. Early life and career. Lungu was born 11 November 1956 at Ndola Central Hospital. After graduating with a law degree in 1981 from the University of Zambia, he joined the law firm Andre Masiye and Company in Lusaka. He subsequently underwent military officer training at Miltez in Kabwe under Zambia National Service (ZNS). He then returned to practising law. He then joined politics. In 2010, Edgar Lungu had his law practicing licence suspended by the Law Association of Zambia. This was after he was found guilty of professional misconduct. Political career. He joined the United Party for National Development(UPND) under Anderson Mazoka, but later switched to the Patriotic Front (PF) which was led by party founder Michael Sata. After the PF won the 2011 election, Lungu became Junior Minister in the Vice-President's office. He was subsequently promoted to Minister of Home Affairs on 9 July 2012. He became Minister of Defence on 24 December 2013 after Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba resigned from his ministerial post, and he functioned as Acting President during President Sata's long term illness in 2013–14.  When President Sata went abroad for medical treatment on 19 October
Chhota Bheem is an Indian animated comedy-adventure television series. This show is available in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Outline. The series was created by Rajiv Chilaka. In 2008, the television show made its debut on Pogo TV, centering around the thrilling escapades of a young lad named Bheem and his companions within the imaginative realm of Dholakpur. In this series, Bheem and his friends are usually involved in protecting Raja Indravarma, the king of Dholakpur and his kingdom from various evil forces. Sometimes they also help other kingdoms. It is one of the most popular animated series for children in India. There are also currently 64 movies that are based on the show and a live-action remake of the eleventh movie of its film series, "Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan" got released on May 31, 2024. Plot. The series is set in the fictional kingdom of Dholakpur somewhere in rural India. The series revolves around Bheem, sometimes referred to as Chhota Bheem due to his small age, He is a nine-year-old boy who is brave, strong, and intelligent. Bheem's rival is Kalia, who is envious of Bheem's popularity, Kalia along with his sidekicks who are always jealous of Bheem, they are twin brothers named Dholu and Bholu with their “Ustaad” Kalia, they always plot to embarrass and defeat Bheem, but never succeed. Most of the initial stories revolted around Bheem and his friends Raju, Jaggu and Chutki and rivalry with Kalia and his friends. Bheem gets his strength from laddoo, an orange Indian sweet. However, as the series has progressed, this Kalia topic has been adopted as the subject less often, although Kalia is still just as eager prove himself superior to Bheem, A large number of episodes also focus on Bheem and his team solving various problems affecting the village. Fighting misty evils that seek to harm D
France will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song Mercy, by Madame Monsieur. Destination Eurovision. Destination Eurovision is the national final for France in the Eurovision Song Contest. Semi-Final 1
A dialog system or conversational agent (CA) is a computer system intended to converse with a human, in coherent, structured language. Various so-called "dialog systems" have employed text, speech, graphics, haptics, gestures and other modes of communication on both the input and output channel. What does and does not constitute a dialog system may be debatable. The typical GUI wizard does engage in some sort of dialog, but it includes very few of the common dialog system components, and dialog state is trivial. Alexa, Bixby, Cortana, Siri, and digital PAs generally, are meant to be CAs, as are conversational AI bots like the GPT-3 Lena. But modern systems have a latency time of 4 years. An up-to-date CA would be able to read this text.
Milko Kelemen (March 30, 1924 – March 8, 2018) was a Croatian composer. He was born in Slatina, Croatia. Kelemen founded the Music Biennale Zagreb, an international contemporary music festival and served as its president from 1961 to 1979. He also worked at the Electronic Siemens Studio in Munich and was invited to Berlin as Composer in Residence. Keleman died on March 8, 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany at the age of 93.
Ion "Țop" Voinescu (18 April 1929 – 9 March 2018) was a Romanian footballer. He was often thought as one of the finest goalkeepers Romania has ever produced. Voinescu has won 22 caps for Romania, with his only honor being representing his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Voinenscu worked as a goalkeeper coach for his former club, Steaua București. On 9 March 2018, Voinescu died at the age of 88.
Elias Yanes Álvarez (16 February 1928 – 9 March 2018) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Zaragoza. Yanes Álvarez was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oviedo from 1970 to 1977. Yanes Álvarez then served as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza from 1977 until 2005. Yanes Álvarez died in Zaragoza of complications from a fall on 9 March 2018 at the age of 90.
Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (; 28 August 1841 – vanished 16 September 1890) was a French artist and inventor. He filmed what may have been the first moving picture sequences to use a single lens camera and a strip of (paper) film. Le Prince was never able to perform a planned public demonstration in the United States because he mysteriously vanished from a train on 16 September 1890. His body and luggage were never found, but, over a century later, a police archive was found that had a photograph of a drowned man who could have been him. In the years after his death, his son Adolphe was in a court. He was representing Louis, in a battle against Thomas Edison to name the true inventor of motion pictures. Edison won the case and a few months later, Adolphe was killed in a hunting accident.
"No Excuses" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor for her third studio album. She wrote the song with Andrew Wells, who produced the song, and Jacob Kasher, who also co-wrote Trainor's song "No". It was released on March 1, 2018. "People" has called the song "Time's Up-inspired" with a "funky, retro beat." It is her first song since having a second vocal surgery in 2017. After performing the song on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", the song reached number one on the US iTunes chart. Music video. The video for the song shows three different versions of Trainor in various outfits and hairstyles, against different backdrops.
Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho (7 March 1964 – 17 March 2016), was a Brazilian football player and manager. He was born in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul. After spending his youth years at Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo, he began his professional career in 1984 at Grêmio. The following year he transferred to Atlético Goianiense. In 1990, he returned to his youth club, signing a three-year deal with Flamengo. There he won the 1990 Copa do Brasil, the 1991 Rio State Championship and the 1992 Série A. During this period he played 198 matches and scored 98 goals. At the end of his contract he joined Italian Serie A side Lecce, where he failed to make a breakthrough with only five games played. He left the club halfway through the season and signed with Boca Juniors, where once again he failed to repeat his good performances. Gaúcho died of prostate cancer on 17 March 2016.
Leonard T. Connors, Jr. (April 11, 1929 – December 4, 2016) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. Connors was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 to 2008. He represented the 9th Legislative District. Previously he served on the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1977 to 1982, and was the Mayor of Surf City, New Jersey from 1966 to 2015. Connors died on December 4, 2016, at the age of 87 at his home in Seacrest nursing home.
Vikram Chatterjee is a Bengali film actor. He made his big screen debut with a small role in Mainak Bhowmik's 2012 movie "Bedroom" and was immediately noticed. In the same year he acted in Bappaditya Bandopadhyay's "Elar Char Adhyay" based on Rabindranath Tagore's last novel "Char Adhyay" as a lead. Soon after he acted in "Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends", "Hoichoi", "Britto" and many other films and established himself as a lead in Bengali films. He has gained immense popularity from his daily soap Ichchenodi where he played the lead character, Anurag and enjoys a huge fan base, thanks to the success of the show. Vikram has earned a lot of accolades for his film "Shaheb Bibi Golaam", where the whole industry has taken notice of his brilliant portrayal of Zico. Career. Vikram Chatterjee debuted in "Saat Pake Bandha", a TV serial on the Zee Bangla channel. After an entry into TV shows, he made his break into the wide screen in Bengali movies with a small but significant character in Mainak Bhowmik's "Bedroom". He was given a lead role soon after in the film Elar Char Adhyay, directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay based on one of Rabindranath Tagore's story of Kolkata of the 1930s. Vikram's portrayal of Atin in the film was appreciated by both the audience and the critics. Soon after Elar Char Adhyay he shot for Debarati Gupta's "Hoichoi". Next he teamed up again with his "Bedroom" director Moinak Bhowmik for Ami Ar Amar Girlfriends. His performance in Ami Ar Amar Girlfriends as a laid-back, on-the-face, no-nonsense Radio Jockey was loved by one and all. Also his pairing with Parno Mittra clicked and they were signed immediately for Sourav De's "Cactus". His next film was with the National Award Winning director Anjan Das where he was seen opposite Paoli Dam once again.
Bepannaah or Bepanah (English: "Unguarded") is an romantic thriller and drama TV series.The Serial is produced by Cinevistaas Limited. Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopra are in lead roles, with Sehban Azim and Namita Dubey in supporting roles. This will also be Winget's 3rd collaboration with Cinevistaas after Dill Mill Gayye and Beyhadh.  The show Started from 19th March at 9pm and airs on Colors TV it took the timeslot of Shani (TV series). The Show was earlier titled Adhoora Alvida but the producers changed the show title to Bepanaah. Plot. The plot revolves around Aditya Hooda and Zoya Siddiqui, two individuals brought together through their spouses' betrayal. Zoya and Yash are a married couple. Aditya Hooda, a pilot, and Pooja, an artist, are a another married couple. Airing release. The Series Broadcast aired Every Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM IST from 19 March 2018 to 26 May 2018. But from 28 March 2018, The Series is being shifted from 9:00 PM IST to 9:30 PM IST because of launch of "Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop" at 9:00 PM IST Primetime Slot on 28 May 2018. Now, "Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop" will air Every Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM IST from 28 May 2018 and Bepannah will now air Every Monday to Friday at a new time 9:30 PM IST from 28 May 2018. Bepannah will be replacing the show "Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardani" at the 9:30 PM IST Primetime Slot as "Laado - Veerpur Ki Mardani" is going off-air. The series started airing from 19 March 2018 on Colors TV and is aired every Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM IST.
Christopher Pell Liddell (born 24 April 1958) is a New Zealand-born American businessman and philanthropist. He serves in the Executive Office (the White House) of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, as the Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives. Liddell has been the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of General Motors (GM) and CFO of Microsoft, Senior Vice President and CFO of International Paper, and CFO of William Morris Endeavor (WME/IMG).
Millie Dunn Veasey (January 31, 1918 – March 9, 2018) was an American veteran. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. She served from 1942-45 in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). She was active in the civil rights movement with the Raleigh-Wake Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where she became president in 1965. Veasey died on March 9, 2018 in Raleigh at the age of 100.