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John "Sonny" Franzese, Sr. (February 6, 1917 – February 24, 2020) was an Italian-American longtime member and underboss of the Colombo crime family. Franzese was famous as the oldest active member of the American Mafia. Franzese was an associate producer of the 2002 movie "This Thing of Ours". Franzese was born in Naples and raised in New York City. He also helped pay the $22,000 budget of the 1972 pornographic movie "Deep Throat" and the 1974 slasher movie "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", which earned over $30 million from a $80,000–140,000 investment. Franzese was released from the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts on June 23, 2017, at the age of 100. Franzese died on February 24, 2020, in a New York City hospital at the age of 103.
Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress. She was known for her roles in "Du Guesclin", "Verdict", "The Children of the Marshland", "What Love May Bring", and in "My Afternoons with Marguerite". She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and "Grand-Croix" of the National Order of Merit. Her career has lasted for nearly 80 years. Casadesus died on 24 September 2017 in Paris of respiratory failure at the age of 103.
Diane Birch (born January 24, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter. Her album, "Bible Belt", was released in 2009. Her second album, "Speak a Little Louder", was released in 2013. She was born in Michigan.
Adrianne Palicki (born May 6, 1983) is an American actress. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. Palicki has acted in both television series and movies. She was in the television series "Friday Night Lights" (2006–2011) and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2014–2016). She acted in "Legion" (2010), "Red Dawn" (2012), "" (2013), and "John Wick" (2014).
Betty Schrampfer Azar is an expert on teaching and learning English grammar. She wrote the "Azar Grammar Series" for students of English as a second or foreign language. This series is used by teachers and students all over the world. It has been very popular for more than thirty years. Azar thinks teaching grammar is a good way to teach a new language. Students should start by learning about grammar, and that will help them learn all language skills — speaking, listening, writing, and reading. There are four editions of Azar's book series. Stacy A. Hagen became Azar's co-author 2006, so now the books are called the "Azar-Hagen Grammar Series". There are three main textbooks in the series:
The American Bobtail is a breed of cat. It has a short "bobbed" tail about one-third to one-half the length of a normal cat's tail. This is because of a genetic mutation that affects the way their tail develops. This mutation also happens with the Manx cat.  The American Bobtail looks like the Japanese Bobtail, but they are not in the same cat breed family. The genetic mutations for their bobbed tails are different because the gene for the American Bobtail's tail is dominant and the Japanese Bobtail's is recessive. Appearance. American Bobtails can have either short or long-haired fur coats. Their coat is shaggy instead of fluffy. They can have any color of eyes and coat. They look like a "wild" tabby cat. Their eyes are almond shaped. They have a long and strong body. Their tail is short, but the end of it can be seen above their back. It can be straight or curved, slightly knotted or may have bumps. These cats take two to three years to grow from kittens into adult cats. Behavior. American Bobtails are playful and have a lot of energy. They are friendly and are not shy. These cats are intelligent. Some have been clever enough to escape from rooms and cages with closed and latched doors. Since they are playful and want attention, they will beg for it by meowing or just by hopping into laps.  History. An urban legend says that Bobtail cats began by cross mating a domestic tabby cat and a wild bobcat. Their unusual tail is really an accidental genetic mutation in the cat world. It may be related to the Manx gene, which is also dominant. The first Bobtail cat's parents were a short-tailed brown tabby cat male named Yodie and a seal point Siamese female in the late 1960s. This cat was born in Arizona near an American Indian reservation. Yodie's family breed was not known. It was thought to have been a bobcat and domestic cat hybrid because of its stubby tail.  The breed was first recognized by The International Cat Association in the United States, in 1989.
Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She was born and raised in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The president of Epic Records, L.A. Reid, discovered Trainor and signed her to a record contract. She became famous through her song "All About That Bass", which reached number one in several countries around the world, including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Trainor's debut major label album, "Title", spawned three other successful singles: "Lips Are Movin'", "Dear Future Husband", and "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" which features R&amp;B singer John Legend. Trainor also recorded, co-wrote, and co-produced the song "Better When I'm Dancin'", which is featured during the closing credits of "The Peanuts Movie". She was featured on singer-songwriter Charlie Puth's single "Marvin Gaye". At the 2016 Grammy Awards, Trainor won the award for Best New Artist. On March 5, 2016, she released the lead single from her second major-label album, "Thank You", titled "No". "Thank You" was released on May 13, 2016. "Me Too" was released on May 5, 2016, as the second single from the album. In 2017, she became engaged to actor Daryl Sabara, who is known for his role in the movie "Spy Kids", after dating since 2016. In 2018, she released the single "No Excuses" and announced that she was working on a new album. That year, she and Sabara were married and they have a son, Riley born in 2020.
Sarah Waters (born 21 July 1966) is a Welsh novelist. She is known for novels set in the Victorian era and featuring lesbian protagonists. Her books include "Tipping the Velvet" and "The Night Watch". She was born in Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She is openly lesbian and lives in London.
Kjell Stefan Löfven (born 21 July 1957) was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 until 2021. He was a leader of a Swedish trade union from 2006 to 2012. And he has been the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2012. On 14 September 2014, he lead his party in the 2014 Swedish general election to become Sweden's new Prime Minister. Löfven was elected Prime Minister and took office in October 2014. On 22 August 2021, Löfven announced that he would retire as Leader of the Social Democrats at the November party congress, and would resign as Prime Minister upon the election of his successor.
Alter Echo is a third-person action video game published by THQ and developed by Outrage Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was released on August 19, 2003 in North America and on October 3, 2003 in the PAL region. Reception. The received mixed reviews from critics. IGN rated the game a 6.8 out of 10. GameSpot gave the game a 7.5 out of 10 and Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot wrote that "It would have been nice to have seen some more variety in the environments, and the instances of backtracking through areas you've already visited are disappointing. But the game's exciting, free-form combat makes up for those deficiencies."
Anwar Kamal Pasha (1927-1987) was a famous early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore. He dominated the first 20 years of Pakistani cinema. He was the son of noted poet and scholar, Hakim Ahmad Shuja who named him after the Turkish leader Enver Kemal Pasha. Some of Pasha's top hit films were "Do Ansoo" (1949), "Gumnaam" (1954), "Qatil" (1955), "Sarfarosh" (1956) and "Anarkali" (1958). From the 1960s, he gradually started making less films and his popularity grew less.
The State Anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR () was the national anthem of Azerbaijan when it was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was then known as the Azerbaijan SSR. Background. The anthem was used from 1944 to 1992. It was composed by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, who also composed the March of Azerbaijan, the current national anthem of Azerbaijan. Suleyman Rustam, Samad Vurgun and Huseyn Arif wrote the lyrics which were changed in 1978 to remove mentions of Joseph Stalin. Like many national anthems of the republics of the Soviet Union, this song praised Vladimir Lenin (and formerly Joseph Stalin as well), the October Revolution and Communism. It also praised the friendship of the republics of the Soviet Union. It was the anthem of Azerbaijan when it gained independence until 1992 when the March of Azerbaijan was restored.
(12 February 1920 – 7 September 2014), widely known by her Chinese name Li Xianglan (Li Hsiang-lan) and English stage name Shirley Yamaguchi, was a Chinese-born Japanese actress and singer. She was elected as a member of the Japanese Diet in the 1970s and served for 18 years. Ōtaka was known for her role in "Eternity". She was born in Fushun, Manchuria. Ōtaka died at the age of 94 in Tokyo, Japan from heart failure.
Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, GBS (2000), OBE (1994), JP (20 November 1947 – 13 September 2014) was a Hong Kong businessman and civil servant. He was a Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was the Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong and a Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong. Cheung died in Hong Kong at the age of 67 from leukemia.
Milan Galić (; 8 March 1938 – 13 September 2014) was a Serbian footballer. He scored 37 international goals in 51 matches for the Yugoslavia national football team. He participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal, the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship, where Yugoslavia finished second (despite his goal in the final), and the 1962 FIFA World Cup, where Yugoslavia finished fourth.  Galić died in Belgrade, Serbia, aged 76. Honours. Club. Partizan Standard Liège International. Yugoslavia
Frank Joseph Torre (December 30, 1931 – September 13, 2014) was an American baseball player. He was first baseman in Major League Baseball. Torre who batted and threw left-handed. He played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–63). He was the older brother of Hall of Famer Joe Torre. Torre died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida from cardiac arrest, aged 82.
The amount of incoming solar radiation, also called insolation determines the temperature on Earth. This temperature rises and falls according to the strength of radiation given off by the sun, the distance from the earth to the sun, and the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation. However, the recent change between glacial and inter-glacial states that occurs on a circa 100,000 year (100 ka) timescale, does not correlate well with these factors. This is known as the 100,000 year problem. Due to variations in the Earth's orbit, the amount of insolation varies; there are periods of around 21,000, 40,000, 100,000, and 400,000 years. Variations in the amount of solar energy drive changes in the climate of the Earth, and are recognised as a key factor in the timing of start and termination of glaciations. Looking at strata, isotope analysis can be performed. One of the most precise methods consist in using Oxygen-18. The amount of oxygen 18 mainly depends on the amount of ice that can be found and on the temperature of the planet.  There are different hypotheses to explain the phenomenon:
The Scottish independence referendum, 2014 is a referendum which decided whether Scotland would be an independent country or would stay a member of the United Kingdom. The voting took place on 18 September 2014. The result was that Scotland should stay as part of the United Kingdom. Who could vote. Over 4 million people in Scotland could vote in the referendum. In order to vote on the day of the referendum a person much have been: People who were Commonwealth of Nations citizens who had "leave to remain in the United Kingdom or do not require such leave" could also vote in the referendum. Those in the armed forces (army, navy or air force) at the time of the referendum could also vote as long as they were registered to vote in Scotland. 4,285,323 people registered to vote in the referendum, which was 97% of the population who were able to register to vote in the referendum. This was the largest number of people Scotland has ever known to register to vote in any election or referendum. The total population of Scotland in 2014 was about 5 million (this includes all those who could and could not vote). Almost 85% of those registered voted in the referendum. The YES campaign. The YES campaign was led by the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. He resigned after the vote. Supporters of the YES campaign wanted Scotland to be an independent country. The NO campaign. Supporters of the NO campaign wanted Scotland to stay a part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Leader of the Opposition Ed Miliband all wanted Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has also been campaigning for Scotland to remain part of the UK. Result. "Should Scotland be an independent country?" Result: Scotland remains part of the United Kingdom.
Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&amp;B, hip hop and new jack swing group. It was formed by Ricky Bell, Michael "Mike" Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe of the group New Edition. The group was established in 1989. The group's most successful song was "Poison" in 1990.  Their first album "Poison" was released in 1990. It sold over 3 million copies. Other hit singles from the album include B.B.D.(I Thought It Was Me), When Will I See You Smile Again, and She's Dope!.  The group released their second album "Hootie Mack" in 1993. It was less successful than the first.  All three members reunited with New Edition to record and release another album in 8 years, "Home Again" (1996). Bell Biv DeVoe released their third album "B.B.D." in 2001. It had no commercial success, probably because it had a harder rap sound.
The Azerbaijan Chess Federation (, "AŞF") is the national chess organization in Azerbaijan. It is a member of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The Azerbaijan Chess Federation was founded in 1920, when Azerbaijan became a member of the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. It was reorganized in 1992, after Azerbaijan gained its independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It became a member of FIDE the same year. The headquarters of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation is in Baku. This is the capital city of Azerbaijan. As of 2023, the President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation is Mahir Mammedov. Executive Committee. The executive committee includes: Competitions. The federation organizes the following chess competitions:
Jaimie Alexander (born March 12, 1984) is an American actress. She played Tammy in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia". She also played Jenna York in "CSI: Miami". The actress was born in Greenville, South Carolina.
Benjamin Adesanya Maja Adekunle (26 June 1936 – 13 September 2014) was a Nigerian Army leader. He served as general during many important Nigerian battles. Some of which, he is known for fighting at the Congo Crisis battles and fought during the Nigerian Civil War. He began his service years in 1958. He retired in 1974. Adekunle died in Lagos, Nigeria, aged 78.
William Anthony Auth Jr. (May 7, 1942 – September 14, 2014), better known as Tony Auth, was an American cartoonist. He was best known for serving as an editorial cartoonist for "The Philadelphia Inquirer" from 1971 to 2012. His other work includes the comic strip "Full Disclosure", which he worked on in 1982 and 1983, and "Norb", which he worked on in 1989. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1976 and the Herblock Prize in 2005. Auth was born in Akron, Ohio. Auth died of brain cancer on September 14, 2014 at the age of 72 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing video game. It was released and shared by Nintendo, and created by Midway Games. It is the first game in the "Cruis'n" series. The arcade game was released in North America on November 1994. It was further released as a video game on the Nintendo 64 on 3 December 1996 for North America and on 12 April 1998 for Europe. It was re-released for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console service on 28 March 2008 in Europe and on 31 March 2008 in North America. The Virtual Console release was the first third party developed Nintendo 64 game to be released on the service. Issues. The game, along with "Killer Instinct", was to be planned as a launch game for the Nintendo 64. Both of these games did not make it out for Nintendo 64's launch, due to the technology of the arcade games they were made on having more power than the Nintendo 64. The game was very good in the arcade, but was not good when it came to the Nintendo 64. This was due to the game being less properly made for the system. The game took longer to be released too, due to issues with what was shown. Reviews. IGN rated the game a 4 out of 10 with the words: "Ignoring the dated gameplay and less than impressive physics and handling, at least graphical problems like pop-up and low frame-rates should have been fixed." GameSpot gave the game a 6.1 out of 10, with the words: "Ultimately, Cruis'n USA is a dead conversion of a dead arcade game."
Post Bahadur Bogati (18 July 1953 – 15 September 2014) was a Nepalese politician. He was a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). He was also the vice chairman of the political party. He was the Minister for Information and Communications as well as Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. Bogati was born in the Nuwakot District. He was married and had three children: two daughters and a son. Bogati died from a brain haemorrhage caused by a cardiac arrest on 15 September 2014 in Kathmandu. He was 61.
Berks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading. History. It was named after the English county of Berkshire where William Penn's family had large estates. Berkshire is often abbreviated as Berks. Reading developed during the 1740s. At that time the people living in northern Lancaster County sent several petitions requesting that a separate county be made. With the help of German immigrant Conrad Weiser, the county was formed on March 11, 1752. It was made from parts of Chester County, Lancaster County, and Philadelphia County.
Vladimír Sobotka (born July 1, 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey center. He currently plays for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has also played for HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga, as well as the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Career. Sobotka started his ice hockey career with HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga. He played 96 games throughout 4 seasons with them, scoring 10 goals and recording 19 assists. He was drafted with the 106th overall pick by the Boston Bruins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. On November 24, 2007, Sobotka played in his first NHL game in a 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders. On February 13, 2008, Sobotka was able to score his first NHL goal and the game-winning goal against Ty Conklin of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 2-1 win. On June 26, 2010, Sobotka was traded to the St. Louis Blues for the rights to Boston University defenseman David Warsofsky. Sobotka's first goal as a member of the Blues came on November 6, 2010 against his former team, the Boston Bruins, beating Tuukka Rask after the puck was turned over in the Bruins' zone. On June 15, 2011, he re-signed to a three-year contract with the Blues. On March 9, 2013, he scored his first NHL hat trick against the San Jose Sharks in a 4-3 overtime win. On January 6, 2014, he was named to the Czech Republic's men's Olympic team roster, but he suffered a leg injury on January 31 which prevented him from being able to take part in the Olympics. The Blues placed Sobotka on the injured reserve list and he missed the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. After the 2013-2014 season ended, he became a restricted free agent. Sobotka decided not
Marthasville is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2020 census. The Katy Trail, a 240-mile long bike path, passes through Marthasville. Because of the many wineries from here east to Defiance, Marthasville is considered to mark one end of the "Missouri Rhineland". History. Daniel Boone and his family came to the area later known as Marthasville in 1799. At the time there was only a French trading post there called LaCharette. Flanders Callaway and his wife Jemima Boone (Daniel and Rebecca's daughter), built a house just outside the present city limits. In 1804 the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped here near LaCharette. On their return 20 September 1806 they were greeted by the area residents, the first civilization they had seen since leaving. Rebecca Boone died in 1813 at Jemima’s home and was the first burial in the family cemetery of the Bryans and Boones (now Marthasville cemetery). In 1817 the city of Marthasville was established by Dr. John Young of Kentucky. He named it after his wife Martha. A year later Montgomery County was formed with Marthasville being the only town. In 1833 the area became Warren County. The original graves of Daniel Boone and his wife Rebecca were located there. In 1845, Boone's remains and those of his wife Rebecca were dug up and taken to Kentucky for reburial. Resentment in Missouri about the removal of the bodies grew over the years. A legend was that Boone's remains never left Missouri. A modern forensic anthropologist believes the body removed from Missouri was probably a black slave and not Daniel Boone. In 1850, during the California Gold Rush, a number of people left Marthasville to find gold. The group was led by one of Daniel Boone's grandsons, M. Jackson Lamme. Others in the group were also descendants of Boone. They settled in California and have many descendants there today. In 1892, The Missouri, Kansas and
In computer science, a pointer is a variable whose value is a location in the computer's memory. If Rick stands in a room and points to his friend Sally, then Rick is a pointer whose value is Sally's location. A programmer must "dereference" the pointer to retrieve the object it points to. Pointers do not take up much memory (RAM). Copying a pointer to a large object is faster than copying the large object itself because only the location needs to be copied, instead of the whole object. Uses of Pointers. Pointers are used in linked lists. Each record of a linked list has a pointer to the next record. These pointers chain the records together. This means that the records in a linked list can be sorted and arranged by changing their pointers.
Nicholas Romanovich Romanov, Prince of Russia ( 26 September 1922 – 15 September 2014) was a claimant to the headship of the House of Romanov and President of the Romanov Family Association.  Although he is related to the Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, his claimed titles and official membership in the former Imperial House are disputed by those who maintain that his parents' marriage violated the laws of Imperial Russia.
Angus Lennie (18 April 1930 – 14 September 2014) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his movie appearance as Steve McQueen's friend Archibald Ives in the 1963 movie "The Great Escape". He was also known for being in the television soap opera "Crossroads". Lennie died in London, England, aged 84