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Ralph Angus McQuarrie (June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American costume designer and illustrator. He designed the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Cocoon", for which he won an Academy Award.  McQuarrie was born on June 13, 1929 in Gary, Indiana, a suburb close to Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Billings, Montana. He was educated at the Art Center School. McQuarrie was married to Joan Benjamin from 1983 until his death in 2012. McQuarrie died on March 3, 2012 in Berkeley, California from Parkinson's disease, he was 82 years old.
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell (31 August 19136 August 2012) was an English physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 to 1980. Lovell is mostly known for his works in astronomy. Lovell was knighted in 1961, later becoming "Sir".  Early Life. Lovell was born on August 31, 1913 in Oldland Common, Bristol, England to Gilbert and to Luara Lovell. Lovell was educated at King's Oak Academy. Lovell was never married and had no children.  Death. Lovell died on August 6, 2012 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England from natural causes, he was just 25 days short from his 99th birthday, he was 98 years old.
Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero movie. It is based on the DC Comics superhero Superman and his archenemy Lex Luthor. The movie was directed by Bryan Singer. It was produced by Bryan Singer, Gilbert Adler, and Jon Peters. The movie stars include Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie Saint, Kal Penn, and James Karen (deleted scenes). It also includes a computer-generated image scene of Marlon Brando, who died in 2004. "Superman Returns" was released on June 28, 2006. The movie used John Williams' original score from the original movie.
The Ba'ath Party is a political party started in Syria in 1947. The word Ba’ath is an Arabic word which means ‘resurrection and renaissance’. The name refers to the main intention of the party which is ‘Arab unity and freedom from non-Arab control and domination’. Baʿthism calls for the Arab world to be a single state. The Ba’ath Party was set up by Michel Aflaq (1910-1989) a Christian and Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912-1980) a Sunni Muslim. Their political vision was a mixture of Arab nationalism, Arab socialism, and anti-imperialism. By 1945, the Baathists decided to register their party to become an official party, but their application was rejected by the French mandate which administered Syria. The theme ‘unity’ became an inspiration for Lebanon, Jordan and other Arab countries in 1948-1951. The connection for Arab nationalism became attractive and popular and Baatism spread out all over the Arab region. The Arab Baʿth Party merged with the Arab Socialist Movement, led by Akram al-Hawrani, in 1952 to form the Arab Socialist Baʿth Party. This was a relative success. It became the second-largest party in the Syrian parliament in the 1954 election. This and the increasing strength of the Syrian Communist Party led to the establishment of the United Arab Republic, a union of Egypt and Syria, in 1958. After the attack of 1956 in Egypt by Britain, France and Israel, Iraqis realized how cruel these invaders are and that they no longer can’t stay on the side of the British. This bitter awareness was a seed to the Iraqi revolution by the youngsters. Hafaz al-Assad (1930-2000) was the ruler of the Ba’ath Party in Syria and Saddam Hussein (1937-2006) was the ruler of the Ba’ath Party in Iraq. The Ba’ath Party was active in Syria and Iraq after military coups in 1963.  The Ba’ath party wanted to create unity among Arabs. The ideology of socialism for the Ba’ath
Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and movie actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role as Richard Nixon in the play "Frost/Nixon" (2006), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation. He often plays villains and unsympathetic characters, but he has also played sympathetic characters.  Langella is also known for his other movie appearances, including "Dave", "Superman Returns", "Masters of the Universe", "The Caller", "The Beast", "House of D", "The Box", "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", "Unknown" and "Robot &amp; Frank".  Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He attended Syracuse University. He married Ruth Weil from 1977 to 1996. They have two children, Frank III and Sarah. He was partners with Whoopi Goldberg from 1996 to 2001.
Tuesday Weld (born August 27 1943) is an American movie and television actress. She began her acting career as a child. She has acted in many television programs and movies.  Weld was born Susan Ker Weld in New York City. After her father died, her mother put her to work as a child model. Weld's first acting job was on television at age 12. She was in a movie the same year with a small role in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, "The Wrong Man". The pressures of her career, however, resulted in a nervous breakdown at age nine, alcoholism by age 12, and a suicide attempt around the same time. Weld's mother did not like her teenage daughter's affairs with older men, such as actor John Ireland. In 1961, she had an off-screen romance with Elvis Presley, her costar in "Wild in the Country". Personal life. Weld has been married three times.  She was married to screenwriter Claude Harz, from 1965 until their divorce in 1971. They had a daughter, Natasha, in 1966.  She married British actor, musician, and comedian Dudley Moore in 1975. In 1976 they had a son, Patrick. He is now an actor, director, and editor. They divorced in 1980. In 1985 she married Israeli concert violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman. They divorced in 1998.
Russell Scott (June 30, 1921 - August 27, 2012), also known as Blinky the Clown, was an American clown, stage, and entertainer who starred in a Denver, Colorado television program called "Blinky's Fun Club" from 1958 until the show was cancelled in 1998. Scott was also a stage actor and performed in the South Broadway theatre in Denver, Colorado. Scott was born in Enid, Oklahoma on June 30, 1921. Scott was never married and had no children. Scott died on August 27, 2012 in a hospital in Morrison, Colorado from complications of pneumonia, he was 91 years old.
Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams (August 22, 1947 – January 25, 2023) was an American movie and television actress. She starred in many television series and movies. She is best known for starring in the television sitcom "Laverne &amp; Shirley" (1976 to 1982) and playing Laurie in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti".  After a brief illness, Williams died in Los Angeles on January 25, 2023, at the age of 75.
is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team. Biography. Obe was born in Sakaiminato on February 15, 1975. She joined Nikko Securities Dream Ladies in 1991. She was selected Young Player Awards in 1991 and Best Eleven for 4 years in a row (1995-1998). The club also won Nadeshiko League championship for 3 years in a row (1996-1998). However, the club was disbanded in 1998 due to financial strain. She moved to OKI FC Winds in 1999. But the club was disbanded end of season. She moved to YKK Tohoku Ladies SC Flappers (later "TEPCO Mareeze"). End of 2006 season, she retired. She was selected Best Eleven total 7 times in her career. On August 21, 1991, when Obe was 16 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against China. She was a member of Japan for 1991, 1995, 2003 World Cup, 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She played at 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 AFC Championship, 1998 and 2002 Asian Games. She played 85 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2004. She was also the captain. At TEPCO Mareeze, when Obe was a player, club manager Takahiro Kimura end of 2006 Nadeshiko League season in November. She managed as playing manager in 2006 Empress's Cup in December.
is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an association football player. Career statistics. "Updated to 25 February 2019".
The following is a list of the current governors of the states and territories of the United States. there were 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats holding the office of governor in the states. There are 4 Democrats and 1 Republican (one is also a member of the New Progressive Party) as governor of United States Territories and Mayor of the District of Columbia. State governors. In the table below, Next Election means the year the governor's term ends. The current term ends in January of the given year for every state except Alaska, Hawaii, and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of the year of election. When the table has (term limits) after the year it means that the current governor cannot seek re-election in that year. If the table has (retiring) it means that the current governor has said they will not seek re-election at the end of the term or to run for another office. The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Jay Inslee of Washington, having served since January 16, 2013, and the most recently inaugurated governor is Jeff Landry of Louisiana, having served since January 8, 2024. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest.  References. Notes
Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978 near San Antonio, Texas) is an American movie and television actress who has starred in numerous television programs and movies. She began with "Girlfight" in 2000 and continued with other notable movies, such as "Avatar" and "Machete". Personal life. Rodriguez is bisexual.
Myo Cheong (Hangul: 묘청, Hanja:妙淸, ?-1135) was a Korean Buddhist monk, politician, and philosopher during the Goryeo Dynasty. His other name was Jungshim.  Myo cheong was from Pyongyang. Although he was a Buddhist, he performed divination and prophecy.
A papal name is a special name (regnal name) which is chosen by the pope when he is elected.  History. In the early church, popes were known by their ordinary names, such as Pope Adeodatus, Pope Formosus and Pope Hyginus. The practice of choosing a papal name started in the sixth century. At birth, Pope John II was named after the Roman god Mercury. When he was elected pope, he chose to be called by a Christian name. Papal names became customary in the 10th century. In 996, the first German pope was chosen; and he changed his name from Bruno to Gregory. He is known as Pope Gregory V. Every pope since the 16th century is known by a different name than the one he was given at birth. Frequency of names. The papal names have included John (23 times), Gregory (16), Clement (14), Innocent (13), Leo (13) and Pius (12).  The first papal name to be repeated was Pope Sixtus. There have been four others. As with kings and emperors, a Roman numeral is added if the Pope chooses a name that another pope has used before -- for example, Pope John Paul II decided to be known by the same name as the pope who came before him.
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American Academy Award-nominated television, stage, voice, and movie actor who has appeared in many movies such as; "The Visitor", "The Cabin in the Woods", "Eddie", "Fun with Dick and Jane", "Blue Steel", "Wolf", "The Mod Squad", "Killing Them Softly", "" and "The Shape of Water". In television, he is known for his role in "Six Feet Under". Jenkins was born in DeKalb, Illinois on May 4, 1947. Jenkins was educated at Illinois Wesleyan University. Jenkins is currently married to Sharon R. Friedrick since 1969, they have 2 children together. Jenkins currently lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
James Fox, also known as William Fox (born 19 May 1939) is a British television, stage, and movie actor, who has appeared in over 100 television programmes and over 50 movies in his 62-year career. Fox is best known for his roles in "Sexy Beast", "The Lost World", and "Patriot Games". In the U.S. he is mostly known for his role as Mr. Salt in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Fox was born in London, England on 19 May 1939. Fox has an elder brother, actor Edward Fox, and a younger brother, movie producer Robert Fox. His grandfather was playwright Frederick Lonsdale. Fox has been married to Mary Elizabeth Piper since 1973, they have five children - the middle child is actor Laurence Fox. His son-in-law is actor and comedian Richard Ayoade. His daughter-in-law is actress Billie Piper. His sister-in-law is actress Joanna David. His niece is actress Emilia Fox. His nephew is actor Freddie Fox.
Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American television, radio, voice, and movie actor, mostly known for his role as a mobster and also best known for his role as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit show "The Sopranos". He began his career 1988 and had a small part in the 1990 movie "Goodfellas". Pastore was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York on July 14, 1946. Pastore was educated at Pace University. Pastore was married to Nancy Berke until they divorced, they had one child. Pastore currently lives in City Island, New York.
June Foray (born June Lucille Forer; September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American television, stage, radio, movie, and voice actress. She was mostly known for making the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Granny in all of the Looney Tunes shows or movies. Foray has also made the voice of Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Lucifer the cat, and Witch Hazel. She received a Daytime Emmy Award and an Annie Award. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her voice work. Foray was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 18, 1917. She was educated at the Classical High School. She was married to Hobart Donovan from 1954 until his death in 1976. They had no children. Foray helped create the Best Animated Feature category of the Academy Awards. On July 26, 2017, Foray died at a hospital in Los Angeles, California of cardiac arrest. She was 99 years old.
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is a British movie, voice, television, and stage actor who has appeared in over 100 movies such as; "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "Superman II", "Get Smart","The Haunted Mansion", "", "Valkyrie", "Yes Man", and "Wanted". Stamp has been awarded a Golden Globe Award, Silver Bear Award, and a Satellite Award. He has acted in over 100 films. Stamp was born in Stepney, London. In the 1960s he and supermodel girlfriend Jean Shrimpton were one of the most photographed couples of the day. Another of his famous girlfriends was Julie Christie. Later, Stamp became a follower of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and lived for a while at the latter's ashram (~estate) in Poona. At 64, Stamp married 29 year old Elizabeth O'Rourke in 2002. The couple divorced in 2008.
Sir Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born John Price on 1 June 1947) is a Welsh movie, television, stage and voice actor. He has appeared in many movie, television programs, and plays during his 42-year career. Pryce is mostly known for his roles as Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies", Sam Lowry in "Brazil", King James I/VI of England in "The New World", Juan Perón in "Evita", Govenor Weatherby Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Movie Series, "U.S. President" in both "G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra", and in "G.I. Joe Retaliation". In 2019, he played Pope Francis in the Netflix movie "The Two Popes", a role which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Pryce was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales on 1 June 1947. He studied at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts. He was raised in London, England. Pryce is currently married to Kate Fahy since 1974.
Richard Thomas Griffiths, OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was a British movie, stage, television, Actor and Voice actor. He appeared in many movies, plays, and television programs. Griffiths is mostly known for his roles as Harry Potter's Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" movie series, Uncle Monty in "Withnail and I", Henry Crabbe in "Pie in the Sky", and as King George II in "". He won a Laurence Olivier Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award. Early life. Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, England on 31 July 1947. He lived in Manchester, England during his early adulthood. He was raised as Roman Catholic. His parents were both deaf, and he learned sign language at an early age so that he could communicate with them. During his childhood he tried to run away from home many times. He dropped out of Our Lady &amp; St Bede School in Stockton-on-Tees at age 15. Griffiths was educated at Stockton &amp; Billingham College and at Manchester School of Theatre. Career. Griffiths' movie roles were in: "Gorky Park" (1983), "Withnail and I" (1987), "King Ralph" (1991), "" (1991), "Guarding Tess" (1994) and "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). Later, he played Harry Potter's cruel uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter movie series" ("Sorcerer's Stone", "Chamber of Secrets", "Prisoner of Azkaban", "Order of the Phoenix", and "Deathly Hallows Part 1".) Griffiths appeared as King George II in 2011's "". He appeared in the first episode of the television series "Episodes" as Julian Bullard. Griffiths once got a standing ovation after ejecting a female audience member from his "West End" play. Her ringtone sounded for the third time during Griffiths play. In April 2012, Griffiths starred, with Danny DeV
James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American singer, television, and movie actor. He was best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on the TV programs "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Nabors was the host of two programs. They were "The Jim Nabors Hour" and "The Jim Nabors Show". Nabors was also a guest star in "The Steve Allen Show", "The Danny Kaye Show", "The Muppet Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show". He won a Golden Raspberry Award for his role as Lugs Harvey in the movie "Stroker Ace". Life. Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on June 12, 1930. Nabors was educated at the University of Alabama. There was a rumor that Nabors was married to Rock Hudson, the rumor was later denied. Nabors only said that he and Hudson were only "special friends." Since 1975, Nabors lived with his partner Stan Cadwallader in Honolulu, Hawaii. A month after same-sex marriage became legal, Nabors married Cadwallader on January 29, 2013. In the early morning of November 30, 2017, Nabors died peacefully at his home in Honolulu. He was 87 years old.
Rabbi Re'em Ha'Cohen (, born in March 10, 1957) is an Israeli Rabbi. Ha'Cohen is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Otniel (together with Rabbi Binyamin Kalmanzon). He is a well-known religious zionist. He is also the community rabbi of the town Otniel, which is in South Mount Hebron, in the occupied Palestinian territories. Ha'Cohen grew up in Jerusalem. He is married to Noa and a father of 9 children. Ha'Cohen holds that smoking is forbidden by the Jewish religion. He also believes that Jewish law says people should be organ donors.
The harp seal ("Pagophilus groenlandicus"), also known as the saddleback seal or Greenland seal, is a species of earless seal. They live in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. It now belongs to the monotypic genus "Pagophilus". Its scientific name, "Pagophilus groenlandicus", means "ice-lover from Greenland". Description. The harp seal has a black face with silvery-gray body. Its eyes are pure black. It has black harp or wishbone-shaped markings on the back. They show little sexual dimorphism. This means there is little difference between the males and females. The baby harp seal (pup) has a yellow-white coat at birth. After three days, the coat turns white and stays white for about 12 days. Adult harp seals grow up to be 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 to 6 feet) long and weigh from 140 to 190 kg (300 to 400 pounds). Harp seals like to swim in the ocean. They spend little time on land. They are very social animals. They can be very noisy, as well. They will form large colonies where they spend a great deal of time. Many harp seals are able to live up to 30 years in the wild. On the ice, pups call their mothers by "bawling" and "mumble" while playing with others. Adults "growl" and "warble" to warn off others. Underwater, adults use more than 19 call types during courting and mating. Reproduction. Females mature sexually at age five to six. Then each year, they bear one pup. This is usually in late February. Newborn pups weigh around and are long. After birth, the mother only feeds that pup. During the 12 day nursing period, the mother does not eat. She loses up to per day. Harp seal milk has up to 48% fat, so pups gain over per day. Weaning is sudden. The mother turns from nursing to promiscuous mating. She leaves the pup behind on the ice. While court
The ringed seal ("Pusa hispida"), also known as the jar seal and as netsik or nattiq by the Inuit, is an earless seal. They live in the Arctic and sub-Arctic areas. The ringed seal is a small seal. They are rarely greater than 1.5 m in length.  They have a distinctive patterning of dark spots surrounded by light grey rings. It is the most abundant and wide-ranging ice seal in the northern hemisphere. The live throughout the Arctic Ocean, into the Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea as far south as the northern coast of Japan in the Pacific, and throughout the North Atlantic coasts of Greenland and Scandinavia as far south as Newfoundland, and include two freshwater subspecies in northern Europe. Ringed seals are one of the main prey of polar bears. They have long been a part of the diet of indigenous people of the Arctic. Description. The ringed seal is the smallest and most common seal in the Arctic. They have a small head, short cat-like snout, and a plump body. Their coat is dark with silver rings on their back and sides with a silver belly. Depending on subspecies and condition, adult size can range from 100 to 175 cm (40-69 in) and weigh from 32 to 140 kg (70-308 lbs). The seal averages about 5 ft (1.5 m) long with a weight of about 50–70 kg (110-150 lbs). Their small front flippers have claws more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick that are used to make breathing holes through 6.5 ft (2 m) thick ice. Range and habitat. Ringed seals live throughout the Arctic Ocean. They can be found in the Baltic Sea, the Bering Sea and the Hudson Bay. They like to rest on ice floe and will move farther north for denser ice. One subspecies can be found in freshwater. Life history. Females reach sexual maturity at 4 years. Males do not reach maturity until 7 years old. During the spring breeding season, females make lairs in
The saffron cod "(Eleginus gracilis)", is a type of fish. They are closely related to true cods (genus "Gadus"). It is dark grey-green to brown, with spots on its sides and pale towards the belly. It may grow to 60 cm and weigh up to 1.3 kg. It lives in the North Pacific, from off the Korean coasts until beyond Bering Straits, off the Alaskan coasts. It normally is found in shallow coastal waters at less than 60 m depth. It may also be found at depths up to 200 m. The saffron cod may also enter brackish and even fresh waters, occurring quite far up rivers and streams.  Saffron cods begin to mature during their third year of life. They feed on fish and small crustaceans. They are commercially fished in many areas of the northwestern Pacific. The country with the largest catch is Russia. It is used for human's to eat in the Russian Federation and Japan, fresh or frozen.