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Chantico was the Aztec goddess of both pain and pleasure. She is also the goddess of the family hearth, the home and volcanoes. According to Aztec myths she brings wealth and stability to the home. Chantico protects the home from thieves and losing things. She is sometimes shown wearing a crown of cactus spikes and red snakes. She is the 'Lady of the chili pepper' and is sometimes shown with one or two pods of red chilies. The meaning of her name is 'in the house', meaning she lives in the house. According to one myth she was changed into a dog and another name for her was Quaxolotl.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical drama movie from 1964. It is about the title character (originally Margaret Brown) who survived the sinking of the RMS "Titanic" in 1912. Debbie Reynolds plays Molly Brown. The movie received good reviews. It received several Academy Award nominations. It was released in the United States in June 1964.
Hermione Baddeley (13 November 1906 – 19 August 1986) was an English character actress. She played Mrs. Worth in "The Happiest Millionaire" in 1967. Three years before that, she played Ellen in the 1964 musical "Mary Poppins", which won several Academy Awards. She played Madame Adelaide in "The Aristocats". Baddeley was born in Broseley, Shropshire, England. She died at age 79 in Los Angeles after suffering several strokes.
Dave Lee Travis (born 25 May 1945), also known as DLT, is a British radio and television presenter. He was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He started being a presenter for BBC Radio 1 in 1967. From 1981 to 2001, Travis presented "A Jolly Good Show". Personal life. Travis married his wife Marianne in 1971. He said he has cheated on her "once or twice". Sex offence charges. Travis was arrested on 15 November 2012 as part of Operation Yewtree, an investigation into sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile and other people. Travis was on trial for 14 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Travis told police that if he had known Savile was a paedophile he would have reported him. Travis was cleared of all but two charges on 13 February 2014. He was retried on those two charges and another charge. On 23 September 2014, he was convicted of one count of indecent assault.
Hebron is a Palestinian city , south off Jerusalem. It is situated in the Judaean Mountains, 930 meters (3,050 feet) above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and the second largest in the Palestinian territories after Gaza. There are about 215,000 people living in Hebron (2016). Hebron is divided into two parts:- H-1, controlled by the Palestinian Authority and H-2, about 20% of the city is controlled by Israel. The city is famous as the traditional burial site of the Biblical Patriarchs &amp; Matriarchs. This makes it a very important city in Judaism. It is also a Holy Site of Islam because of it's connections with Abraham. In fact, it was in Hebron that many things took place, such as the anointing of David. On top of that, Hebron is where Judaism originated.  Hebron is important to the economy of the area due to the sale of marble from quarries. It is known for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. It is also the location of the major dairy-product maker, "al-Junaidi". The old city of Hebron has narrow, winding streets, flat-roofed stone houses, and old bazaars. The city is home to Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University. It has no cinemas or places of entertainment.
Guy Henry Ourisson (March 26, 1926 – November 4, 2006) was a French chemist. He was vice president and later president of the Academy of Sciences. Career. In 1952 he got a PhD from Harvard University. In 1954, he got a doctorate in physics from the Sorbonne under the direction of G. Dupont. At the University of Strasbourg, he was appointed as a lecturer in 1955, professor in 1958. He became a retired professor in 1995. He died, aged 80, in Strasbourg.
Abraham Cressy Morrison (1888-1951) was an American chemist. He was President of the New York Academy of Sciences. Personal life. He was known to his close friends as "Cressy". His wife was the former Marguerite Snow of New York. He loved to fish and entertain at their summer home on Deer Isle, south of Bangor, Maine. Notable work. Morrison published a book called "Man in a Chemical World: The Service of Chemical Industry" (New York: Scribner's Sons, 1937). It is a work on science for the general reader. He is better known for his book "Man Does Not Stand Alone", which was published in 1944. His largest work was "The Baking Powder Controversy" (New York: American Baking Powder Association, 1904–07). This is a work in two volumes on the history of the baking powder industry in the U.S.
Zeatin is a plant hormone taken from adenine. It is most commonly found in coconut milk and young corn seeds. Uses. Zeatin and multiple other hormones in its family are known to make plants grow faster. The hormone is used to start seed growth in young plants. It is also used in many anti-aging formulae.
Megan Charpentier (born May 26, 2001) is an American and Canadian actress. She was born in California. She grew up in Canada. She appears as young Valerie in the 2011 movie "Red Riding Hood". Megan plays a girl named Chrystal, who can hear a cat talk in the movie "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever". The movie was first shown on Lifetime television on November 29, 2014.
Mama is a 2013 Spanish supernatural horror movie directed by Andy Muschietti. It is about two young girls abandoned in a forest cabin. The two girls, Victoria and Lilly, have different personality traits from one another. The story begins during the 2008 financial crisis and continues to 2013. The movie got good reviews from critics. It became successful in the box office.
Russell David Johnson (November 10, 1924 – January 16, 2014) was an American television and movie actor. He was best known as "The Professor" on the CBS television sitcom "Gilligan's Island".  Johnson died at his home in Bainbridge Island, Washington on January 16, 2014. He died from kidney failure. He was 89 years old.
David Joseph "Dave" Madden (December 17, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Canadian-American actor. He was known for his role as Reuben Kincaid on "The Partridge Family". Madden died on January 16, 2014 in Jacksonville, Florida. He died from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome. He was aged 82.
Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack (8 February 1944 – 16 January 2014) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as Trigger in the television shows "Only Fools and Horses", "The Vicar of Dibley" and "The Old Guys", and his role in the movie "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Lloyd-Pack died from pancreatic cancer on 16 January 2014. He died at his home in Kentish Town in London. He was aged 69.
William Jack Baumol (February 26, 1922 – May 4, 2017) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at New York University. He was also a retired professor at Princeton University. Baumol has written many books about labor market and other issues that affect the economy. Baumol died on May 4, 2017 in New York City at the age of 95.
Thomas Fredrik Weybye Barth (22 December 1928 – 24 January 2016) was a Norwegian social anthropologist. He published several ethnographic books with a clear formalistic view. He was born in Leipzig. He was a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Boston University. He had previously been a professor at the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen, Emory University and Harvard University. He started the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989. Barth died in Oslo, Norway on 24 January 2016 at the age of 87.
The Division of Throsby was an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. It was named after Charles Throsby (1777-1828), a pioneer and explorer in the areas south of Sydney. Throsby included Albion Park, Berkeley, Berrima, Blackbutt, Bowral, Cringila, Dapto, Exeter, Fitzroy Falls, Horsley, Kembla Grange, Lake Illawarra, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Oak Flats, Port Kembla, Robertson, Warrawong, Welby, Willow Vale, and parts of Warilla. Members. Jennie George was the first woman to be the President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) 1996-2000.
Biker Mice from Mars is a cartoon created by "Rick Ungar" that first aired in 1993 in the United States and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled. It is about three human like mice named Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie. Although there are battles, no blood is shown, no guns are used and many villains are monsters, aliens, and robots. Characters. Super villains. In most episodes Limburger tell Karbunkle to use transporter to bring in one of the very powerful super villains. Each of them have one special ability which is useful for Limburger´s plan in hand. Video games. A "Biker Mice from Mars" video game was released by "Konami" for the Super Nintendo in 1994. The European version features advertisements for Snickers candy bars.
That Awkward Moment is a 2014 American romantic comedy movie written by Tom Gormican in his drectorial debut. It stars Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis and Jessica Lucas. Plot. After Mikey's break-up, Jason and Daniel promise to stay single with him. However, they both end up falling in love and have to avoid facing their promise.
The 7.92×57mm Mauser, aka 8mm Mauser round is a German bullet first used in the G98 Mauser rifle. Other German rifles chambered (Size of the bullet the gun can take) in 7.92×57mm include weapons such as the K98, MG34, MG42, FG42, G41, and G43.  A variant (Different style) of the 7.92×57mm, the 7.92×33 mm "8mm Kurz", was created as an intermediate cartridge intended to be used in urban warfare, as the German army learned from fighting in cities, mainly in Russia after Operation Barbarossa. The 8mm Kurz was used in the STG44 assault rifle. This round, weapon, and concept was picked up and expanded on by the Russians after the war, and this led up to the development of the 7.62×39mm cartridge used in the SKS45, AK47 (and variants), and the RPD light machine gun. After World War II, Germany was split into two countries, West Germany and East Germany, and both countries stopped using 8mm Mauser weapons. This was because the alliances they made required them to use the same ammunition for all their weapons as their allies. West Germany would use NATO weapons, and East Germany would use Warsaw Pact weapons.
Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing Sasha in the movie "Bratz: The Movie" (2007) and Brianna in "Meet the Browns". She currently stars as Jelena Howard on the VH1 series "Hit the Floor". Life and career. Browning joined the cast of "Meet the Browns" during the second season. She replaced Brianne Gould as the character Brianna Ortiz. She also makes a brief appearance in Prima J's "Rockstar" music video, as well as B5's music video "U Got Me". She also had a recurring role on the Disney XD series "Pair of Kings".
Olympus Has Fallen is an American action movie from 2013. It is about commandos from North Korea holding people hostage in the White House. It stars Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, and Aaron Eckhart. It was released in summer of 2013. A sequel, "London Has Fallen", was released in March 2016.
José Sulaimán Chagnón (born May 30, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Mexican boxing official. He was the president of the World Boxing Council. He was entered into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 10, 2007. Sulaimán was born in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. He died in Los Angeles, California.
Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist. He was best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects on Parkinson's disease.  He won the Wolf Prize in Medicine in 1979. He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1989. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000. He won the award alongside Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.
Paul Greengard (December 11, 1925 – April 13, 2019) was an American neuroscientist (neurobiologist), biochemist, and pharmacologist of Jewish descent. He was best known for his work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. In 2000, Greengard, Arvid Carlsson and Eric Kandel were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system. Greengard died on April 13, 2019 in New York City at the age of 93.
Anne Jeffreys (January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She was known for her works in "Topper", "Street Scene", and the musicals "Kiss Me, Kate" (1948) and the musical "Three Wishes for Jamie" (1952). She replaced Patricia Morison in the musical "Kiss Me, Kate". Jeffreys was born Annie Carmichael in Goldsboro, North Carolina on January 26, 1923. Jeffreys died on September 27, 2017 at the age of 94.
Bảo Đại (22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997) was the last king of Vietnam. He was the 13th and last king of the Nguyễn Dynasty. He was the leader of the country during World War II. Bảo Đại ruled as the King of Annam from 1926 to 1945. Japan briefly took control of Vietnam in 1945, and Bảo Đại was made Emperor of Vietnam but with little real power. France took back control of Vietnam in 1949 as the State of Vietnam. Bảo Đại served as Chief of State from then to 1955, but the French had the real power. Early Life. Bảo Đại was born on 22 October 1913 and given the name of Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy in the Palace of Doan-Trang-Vien. He was sent to France to be educated. On 8 January 1926, he was made the emperor after his father's death and took the name Bảo Đại (Protector of Grandeur). Independence and abdication. In 1940, during the WW2, Imperial Japan took over French Indochina. In 1945, the Japanese made Bảo Đại into declaring Vietnamese independence from France as a member of Japan's sphere of influence; the country then became the Empire of Vietnam. The Japanese surrendered to the Allies in August 1945, and the Viet Minh aimed to take power in Vietnam. Due to Hồ Chí Minh's popular political stand against the French and the 1945 famine, he was able to persuade Bảo Đại to abdicate and hand over power to the communists. Return to Power. Bảo Đại was an advisor during the First Indochina War. During the war, he signed many treaties that made him very unpopular. After the First Indochina War, a peace deal was made to split Vietnam into two, with State of Vietnam receiving the South. Bảo Đại remained "Head of State" of South Vietnam but moved to Paris and appointed Ngô Đình Diệm as his prime minister. Second Removal From Power. A rigged referendum made Ngô Đình Diệm the president of the new Republic of Vietnam, so Bảo Đại was removed from power.
Dominic Wynn Woods (born June 20, 1992), better known by his stage name Sage the Gemini, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is from Fairfield, California. He is a member of The HBK Gang. He is known for his single "Gas Pedal", featuring Iamsu!, which peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. This made it both artists' first top-40 hit. It was #6 on the "Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs" and #4 on the "Hot Rap Songs charts" in 2013.
Joshua James Atwill "Josh" Pais (born June 21, 1958) is an American actor in movies and television. Personal life. Pais married actress Lisa Emery on August 27, 1990; actor Zane Pais is their son. They divorced in 2003. Pais is married to Marie Forleo.
Charlotte Riley (born 29 December 1981) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Sarah in "Easy Virtue". She also played Kate Hansen in the movie "Entity". Riley was born in Stockton-on-Tees. She married actor Tom Hardy in 2014.
Assassination Games is a 2011 American action thriller movie directed by Ernie Barbarash, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Scott Adkins. This movie is about two people wanting revenge for different reasons. One is asking for money, the other revenge. Due to Interpol getting on their trail, two assassins, Vincent and Roland, work together to kill their victims before they themselves are killed. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Vincent. Release. The film had a limited release on July 29, 2011. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the DVD in the United States on September 6, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2011. Reception. IGN gave the film a 6 out of 10 stars and wrote, "If you need a quick dose of action, "Assassination Games" should do the trick. Don't expect a masterpiece and you should walk away moderately pleased with the experience".
Lake Nicaragua is the biggest lake in Central America. It lies in the south of Nicaragua, close to the border with Costa Rica. A river connects the lake to Lake Managua, which lies to the north. There are over 400 islets, three islands, and two volcanoes in Lake Nicaragua. San Juan river connects the lake to the Caribbean Sea.
The Ferrari California is a sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer Ferrari. It is a two door "2+2" convertible with a folding metal top. The California is powered by a V8 engine. The California has a top speed of . Both its chassis and body are made of aluminum. The California is built in a new production line next to the existing factory at Maranello, Italy. The existing production line produces 27 cars per day, or 6,000 per year. Design. The California represents a number of firsts for Ferrari:
The Big Wedding, 2013, is a romantic-comedy movie. It is about marriage and divorce in New England. It is also about deception. Katherine Heigl plays Lyla, Susan Sarandon plays Bebe, and Amanda Seyfried plays Missy. The movie was released on April 26, 2013. The movie made almost $4 million more than its budget of $32 million. That, however, was not considered very good.
The movie Diana is a 2013 British-French-Belgian-Swedish biographical movie. It is on the life of Princess Diana. In particular, the movie is about the last two years of her life after her divorce from Prince Charles. Naomi Watts plays Diana. The movie was released on 20 September 2013 in the UK. It was condemned almost immediately by British press. In the United States, reviews were negative.
Thomas W. Sneddon Jr. (May 26, 1941 – November 1, 2014) was the district attorney of Santa Barbara County, California. He was best known for prosecuting charges of child molestation against pop singer Michael Jackson in 2005. He retired in 2007. Jackson wrote a song about Sneddon called "D.S.". It was on his 1995 album "". The song was in response to Sneddon's investigation into Jackson for child molestation in 1993. Sneddon died on November 1, 2014 from complications of cancer, aged 73, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Jon Snow (born 28 September 1947) is a British journalist and television presenter. He was born in Ardingly, Sussex. He went to Ardingly College. In 1989 he started presenting "Channel 4 News".  Personal life and family. In March 2010 he married Precious Lunga. His father was George D'Oyly Snow. His grandfather was Thomas D'Oyly Snow. His cousin is Peter Snow.
Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. Gold was a guest judge on the celebrity impersonation series, "The Next Big Thing". He has been in multiple movies such as "Cheaper by the Dozen". He was also in the sitcom "In-laws". Gold is from New York. In his younger years, Gold attended the Westchester Day School, in Westchester, and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, in Manhattan. Gold has also stated that he is an observing Jew.
James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931 – August 25, 2016) was an American nuclear physicist. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic reactions are not the same as to fundamental symmetry principles (called CP violation). Cronin died on August 25, 2016 in Saint Paul, Minnesota at the age of 84.
Walter Kohn (March 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016) was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist of Jewish descent. He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998. Kohn was one of 20 Nobel Laureates who signed the "Stockholm memorandum" at the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on Global Sustainability in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 May 2011. Kohn died on April 19, 2016 at his home in Santa Barbara, California from jaw cancer, at the age of 93.
Sir John Anthony Pople, (31 October 1925 – 15 March 2004) was an English scientist. He was a Nobel Prize winning theoretical chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Walter Kohn in the year 1998.
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the House of Representatives, serving for 34 Centuries and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts. He served as Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the only Speaker to serve for five complete consecutive Congresses, and the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn. O'Neill retired from Congress in 1987 but remained active in public life.  O'Neill died of cardiac arrest on January 5, 1994.
Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014) was a Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan. He worked as a lobbyist and adviser at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &amp; Berkowitz. Baker died on June 26, 2014 at the age of 88 from complications of a stroke he suffered the week prior. He died in his native Huntsville, Tennessee, with his wife, Nancy, by his side.
James Best (July 26, 1926 – April 6, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS television series "The Dukes of Hazzard". He has also worked as an acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. Best died on April 6, 2015, in Hickory, North Carolina from complications of pneumonia. He was 88.
The South African Army is the army of the South African National Defence Force, which is the military of South Africa. The South African military traditions evolved from the frontier warfare fought by the commando forces, because the Afrikaners did not trust standing armies. After the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, General Jan Smuts, South Africa's first Minister of Defence, placed a high priority on creating a unified military from the four separate armies of the provinces. This led to the creation of the Union Defence Force (UDF). The modern day South African Army is made up of professional soldiers of all races. The South African Army has been with peacekeeping operations with the United Nations and the African Union in countries such as Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.