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Mariclare Costello (born February 3, 1936) is an American actress and educator. She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Her best known roles were as Rosemary Hunter Fordwick on the television series "The Waltons," from 1972 to 1977.  In 1977, after her role on "The Waltons", she played Maggie Fitzpatrick on the short-lived drama show "The Fitzpatricks." Costello was born in Peoria, Illinois. From 1977 until his death in 2013, she was married to actor Allan Arbus. She is an acting professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Cofresh Snack Foods is a company that makes savoury snacks. It is based in Leicester, United Kingdom. The company earns £28 million a year. Cofresh was started in 1974 by an Indian family who moved from Kenya to Leicester, and used their fish and chip shop to make snacks, such as Bombay Mix.  Products. Cofresh's main range of Indian snacks includes versions of poppadum curls, potato grills, spiced nuts, Bombay Mix and Ganthiya. In 2017, Cofresh released "Eat Real", which is a brand of gluten-free snacks. "Eat Real" snacks are mostly made from hummus or quinoa.
was a Japanese diplomat from Tokyo who was an Ambassador to the United Nations from 1957 to 1961. Biography. Matsudaira was born in Tokyo to a shipowner on 5 February 1903. He first went to high school and then studied law at Tokyo Imperial University in his hometown. Although he entered the foreign service in 1926, he did not receive a degree until a year later. His further studies were in Paris, where he got a Doctor of Law. That same year, he also went to Institut d'études politiques de Paris, where he got a diploma. In 1932, Matsudaira joined the League of Nations in Geneva as a delegate for Japan. Two years later, he was sent to work at the contract department at Japan's foreign office until early 1941. Some months afterward, he worked as a secretary at Japan's embassy in Washington, D.C. until the Attack on Pearl Harbor. After returning to Japan, Matsudaira was one of the leading people at the foreign office's contract department until he went to Moscow as the first embassy secretary in 1944. After World War II, Matsudaira was one of the witnesses at the Allied military court in Tokyo before serving as an Ambassador to Canada. He later went to the United Nations as an ambassador from 1957 to 1961. After his time at the UN, he went on to serve in India.
Gilles Grondin (3 February 1943 – 18 July 2005) was a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Shawinigan-Sud, Quebec from 1977 to 1985. He was also a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1986 to 1988. He represented the electoral area of Saint-Maurice. During this time, he was a part of the Liberal Party. As a politician, he was the mayor of Shawinigan-Sud for two terms. He did not try to get elected for a third time. Instead, he was elected in a by-election in 1986 to replace Jean Chrétien. This was for the federal House of Commons. In the 1988 federal election, he did not run for re-election. He was replaced by Denis Pronovost, who was a part of the Progressive Conservative Party. Grondin died in 2005. He had cancer for a very long time.
SpaceX Demo-2 (also referred to as SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2, or Demo-2) was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, from the company SpaceX. It launched on 30 May 2020 at 19:22:45 UTC (3:22:45 PM EDT). It was heading to the International Space Station. It was originally scheduled for 27 May 2020 at 20:33:33 UTC (4:33:33 PM EDT), but was stopped 16 minutes before take-off due to Tropical Storm Bertha. Demo-2 is the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final Space Shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011, on which Douglas G. Hurley was the pilot. Hurley was commander on Crew Dragon Demo-2, joined by Robert L. Behnken as joint operations commander. Crew Dragon Demo-2 is also the first two-person orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since STS-4 in 1982.
SpaceX Dragon 2 is a class of reusable spacecraft created by American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX as the replacement to the Dragon 1 cargo spacecraft.  The spacecraft launches atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket and returns to Earth via an ocean splashdown. The spacecraft can dock itself to the International Space Station (ISS) instead of being berthed.  It has two versions; Crew Dragon, a human-rated capsule capable of carrying up to seven astronauts, and Cargo Dragon, an updated replacement for the original Dragon spacecraft. Crew Dragon is equipped with an integrated launch escape system in a set of four side thruster pods with two SuperDraco engines each. The spacecraft features redesigned solar arrays. SpaceX plans to replace Dragon 2 with Starship. List of flights. "Launch dates are listed in UTC." Crew Dragon flights. Later flights. 8 April 2022 to 25 April 2022: Axiom-1 mission used space capsule "Resilience". The crew was The mission was Crew-5. Design. Crew Dragon has eight SuperDraco engines, with each engine able to produce of thrust to be used for launch aborts (or giving up a a launch - after it has already started). Each pod also contains four Draco thrusters that can be used for attitude control and orbital maneuvers (or using engines while already in an orbit). The SuperDraco engine combustion chamber is printed of Inconel, an alloy of nickel and iron, using a process of direct metal laser sintering.
Oleh Hornykiewicz (17 November 1926 – 26 May 2020) was a Polish-born Austrian Wolf Prize-winning biochemist. Hornykiewicz was born in Sykhiw (a district of Lviv), then in Poland (now Ukraine).  He was chairman of the Institute of Biochemical Pharmacology at the University of Vienna for twenty years. In 1967, he began a long career with the University of Toronto in Canada and, in 1992, he was named professor emeritus at that institution. He discovered that Parkinson's disease was due to dopamine deficiency in the brain. He also played a key role in the development of L-dopa as a therapy for the disorder. Hornykiewicz died on 26 May 2020, aged 93.
Biff Benedict Pocoroba (July 25, 1953 – May 24, 2020) was a Major League Baseball catcher who also played a few games at third base. He was born in Burbank, California. He played for the Atlanta Braves from 1975 to 1984. In 1978, he made the National League All-Star team. He retired at the age of 30. In retirement, Pocoroba was known for creating a business where he made his own sausages. Pocoroba died on May 24, 2020 at the age of 66.
El Progreso is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Guastatoya. Municipalities. There are eight municipalities:
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (or Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province, , "Ostān-e Chahār-Mahāl-o Bakhtiyārī" ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Shahr-e Kord.
"Daisies" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on May 15, 2020. Perry wrote the song with Jonathan Bellion, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, and Michael Pollack. The song was produced by The Monsters &amp; the Strangerz. The song entered the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 40.
Qizha (, like Kiz-ha) is Palestinian semolina cake. It is made from semolina flour flavored with crushed Nigella seeds.
Rachael Finch (born July 8, 1988) is an Australian television host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She finished 4th in Miss Universe 2009 pageant. She has Ukrainian ancestors on the mother's side of the family. She is [so-called] half-Ukrainian through her mother. Marriage and Children. Rachael married her former "Dancing with the Stars" partner Michael Miziner on 3 January 2013. Finch gave birth to her daughter, Violet Rachael Miziner, in September 2013. She gave birth to her second child, Dominic Michael Miziner in March 2017. Instagram Activity. Rachael is active on Instagram, where she has over 290,000 followers. It was there that she posted her controversial lunchbox post.  Lunchbox Controversy. In late February 2020, Rachael faced severe backlash after she posted the image of the lunchbox of her schoolgoing daughter, Violet. Critics stated that she did not feed Violet enough, but Rachael proved them wrong, stating, “My number one priority is to ensure that my kids are happy and healthy - so I give them real food, I give them whole pieces of fruit, and I give them vegetables in their lunch box. So Violet will go to school with sushi and a Greek salad, for example...If a mother wants to feed her child cherry tomatoes over cheezels "(sic)" then she can. It’s not deprivation or a screwed up childhood... it’s because she cares, and perhaps she has learnt from experience.” Television. Rachael works for the Seven Network as a reporter for several of its programs across current affairs and sports telecasts as well as making contestant appearances on Seven Network's in-house celebrity competition programs. She was one of the contestants in Celebrity MasterChef Australia in 2009. She progressed to the semi-finals, where she and "Biggest Loser" trainer Michelle Bridges made it through to the next stage. Rachael reached the grand-finals in which she came third overall. She also appeared in the 2010 series of "Dancing with the Stars". She was eliminated on 1 August 2010.
The Carey Treatment is a 1972 mystery thriller movie directed by Blake Edwards and based on the 1968 novel "A Case of Need" by Michael Crichton. It stars James Coburn, Jennifer O'Neill, Pat Hingle, Elizabeth Allen, John Fink, James Hong and Jennifer Edwards and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Dark Command is a 1940 American western movie directed by Raoul Walsh and based on the novel by W. R. Burnett. It stars John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Porter Hall, Marjorie Main and was distributed by Republic Pictures. It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1941. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Art Direction by John Victor Mackay. Release. "Dark Command" was first shown in Lawrence, Kansas. Many people liked the movie. Republic wanted continue to give more money for John Wayne films because people liked this movie.
Kevin Reardon Lloyd (28 March 1949 in Derby – died 2 May 1998 in Burton-on-Trent) was a British actor best known for playing DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines in ITV "The Bill", Harry Blackburn in "Auf Wiedersen, Pet" and Don Watkins in "Coronation Street". He has also appeared in "Britannia Hospital", "Link", "Don't Open till Christmas", "Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire", "A Dirty Knight's Work". He was the older brother of ITN journalist Terry Lloyd.
James R. Langevin (born April 22, 1964) is an American politician from Rhode Island. He had represented Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2023. He is a part of the Democratic Party. He was also the Secretary of State of Rhode Island between 1995 and 2001.  Langevin is the first quadriplegic to be a part of the United States Congress. He was paralyzed after an accidental shooting. In January 2022, Langevin announced he would not run for re-election in that year's election.
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a programming language made by Cleve Moler from MathWorks. It was originally made for numerical analysis (especially numerical linear algebra). But today, it is used in many areas such as: Release history. For a complete list of changes of both MATLAB and official toolboxes, check the MATLAB release notes.
Mahdi Elahi Ghomshei (; 1901 – 15 May 1973) was an Iranian poet, translator of the Quran, and one of the grand Masters of the philosophical school of Tehran. He taught in Sepahsalar School, University of Tehran for 35 years. Education. He was under supervision of Grand masters from different cities such as Esfahan, Najaf, Mashhad and Tehran. Teachers. He had various teachers, such as Molla Muhammad Mahdi Farzaneh Qomshehei, Hasan Amin Jafari. Sheikh Muhammad Hakim Khorasani, Sayyed Hassan Modarres, Aqa Bozorge Hakim, The Grand Ayatollah Haji Aqa Hossein Qommi, Sheikh Asadollah Yazdi, Fazil, Fazin Barsi, Hajj Mirza Hasan Faqih Sabzevari Khorasani, Mirza Mahdi Esfahani, Mirza Tahir Tonekaboni. Career. His Persian translation of the Quran is one of the most used, the most authentic and proper Persian translation of the Quran until the current 21st century. The translation was also honoured by the Grand Ayatollah Bojnourdi. Pupils. His pupils includes Allameh Hasanzadeh, Allameh Abdollah Javadi-Amoli, Ayatollah Hajj Sayyed Muhammad Hasan Langroudi, Ayatollah Sayyed Razi Shirazi, Kazim Midir Shahnehchi, D.R Sayyed Muhammad Baqir Hojjati, Muhammad Baqir Muhaqiq, Sheikh Abdul Rahim Malakian. Works. He wrote numerous books and notes in diverse religious sciences. Including:
Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is an American political commentator and politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, West represented in the House from 2011 to 2013. In July 2019, West announced he would be running for the chairmanship of the Republican Party of Texas in 2020. He won the election, however, resigned at Texas GOP Chair in 2021. On May 23, 2020, West was in a motorcycle crash just outside Waco, Texas. West unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Texas, challenging incumbent Governor Greg Abbott. In October 2021, West was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia. While hospitalized, he continued to criticize COVID-19 vaccinations and mask mandates.
Jaime R. Harrison ( ; born February 5, 1976) is an American lawyer, politician and political strategist. He was the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2021 to 2025. He was chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. Harrison was Democratic nominee in the 2020 U.S. Senate election. Harrison lost to incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham by ten points. Born and raised in South Carolina, Harrison graduated from Yale University and then headed a non-profit to assist students in achieving in education and career. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Harrison worked for South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn and became staff director for the House Democratic Caucus. He then worked as a lobbyist, before being selected to chair the South Carolina Democratic Party. Following the Democratic Party's loss to the Republicans in the 2024 presidential election, along with other state and federal election losses, Harrison announced that he would not seek a second term as chair of the party in 2025.
William "Bucky" Baxter (1955May 25, 2020) was an American rock country guitarist. He was known for having played in Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour during the 1990s. He released his only solo album, "Most Likely, No Problem", in 1999. He was born in Melbourne, Florida. Baxter was a founding member of The Dukes, Earle's backing band. Baxter also appeared on various albums by artists such as Ryan Adams, R.E.M., and Joe Henry. In studio, Baxter played steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, dobro. Baxter died on May 25, 2020, in Sanibel Island, Florida, at the age of 65.
Franklin Cullen "Pepper" Rodgers (October 8, 1931 – May 14, 2020) was an American football player and coach. Rodgers was a quarterback and placekicker for Georgia Tech. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. As a college football player, he led the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to an undefeated season in 1952 and later became their head coach. He also coached for the Kansas Jayhawks and UCLA Bruins. He worked for the United States Football League (USFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Rodgers died on May 14, 2020 in Reston, Virginia from problems caused by a fall, aged 88.
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. In 2018, Reston was ranked as the Best Place to Live in Virginia. The U.S. Census Bureau said Reston's population to be 63,226.
Valeriy Davydenko (, 16 March 1973 – 23 May 2020) was a Ukrainian businessman and politician. He was born in Nosivka, Chernihiv Oblast. He was a member of the Verkhovna Rada from 2014 to 2020. He was a member of the Spade and Our Land political parties. Davydenko was found shot dead in the bathroom of his office on 23 May 2020 in Kyiv, aged 47.
Zdena Tominová (7 February 1941 – 24 May 2020) was a Czech novelist and a dissident in the communist era of Czechoslovakia. He was born in Prague. She was a spokesperson for Charter 77. Tominová published two novels in the 1980s, "Stalin's Shoe" and "The Coast of Bohemia". Tominová died on 24 May 2020 in Prague, aged 79.
Jimmy Kirunda (1950 – 25 May 2020) was a Ugandan international football player and international football manager for the Uganda national football team. He participated in five Africa Cup of Nations. He was manager of the national team between 1989 and 1996. Kirunda died of a heart attack on 25 May 2020 in Kampala, Uganda at the age of 70.
Jörg Ohm (14 March 1944 – 21 May 2020) was an East German football player and manager. He played in the DDR-Oberliga for both Chemie Leipzig and 1. FC Magdeburg. As a defender he won the championship four times between 1964 and 1975. Ohm began to play football in the youth department of BSG Lokomotive Haldensleben, north of Magdeburg. In 1962 he joined the focus club of BSG Lokomotive, SC Lokomotive Leipzig, after playing four matches for the youth national team in the spring. Ohm died on 21 May 2020, aged 76.
Renate Krößner, also Renate Krössner (17 May 1945 – 25 May 2020) was a German actress. She was known for her main role in the 1980 movie "Solo Sunny". From 1985, she worked in West Berlin and was known for roles in TV series such as "Tatort" and "Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle". She was born in Osterode am Harz, Lower Saxony. Krößner died on 25 May 2020 in Mahlow, Brandenburg at the age of 75.
Golestan Province (, "Ostān-e Golestān") is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Gorgan. It is to the south of the Caspian Sea.
Alborz Province (, "Ostān-e Alborz" ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is Karaj. Alborz Province was created by division of Tehran Province into two provinces, after the Parliamentary approval on 23 June 2010, and was introduced as the 31st province of Iran.
"Meda Dau Doka" (), also known as "God Bless Fiji" in English, is the national anthem of Fiji. It was adopted in 1970 when the country got its independence from the United Kingdom. Earlier, in 1911, American gospel writer Charles Austin Miles composed the music for the Christian hymn "Dwelling in Beulah Land" – the same melody that is being used for this song today. The lyrics (words) were written by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott. The Fijian version and the English version are not translations of each other, and the English version is used much more commonly. In 2008, it was suggested that this anthem should be sung in Fijian, English and Fiji Hindi – the country's official languages – all in one piece. This version is much more popular. Blessing grant oh God of nations on the isles of Fiji As we stand united under noble banner blue And we honour and defend the cause of freedom ever Onward march together God bless Fiji "For Fiji, ever Fiji, let our voices ring with pride" "For Fiji, ever Fiji, her name hails far and wide," "A land of freedom, hope and glory, to endure what ever befalls" "May God bless Fiji" "Forever more!" Blessing grant, oh God of nations, on the isles of Fiji Shores of golden sand and sunshine, happiness and song Stand united, we of Fiji, fame and glory ever Onward march together God bless Fiji. He jagdishwar, kripa karo tum Fiji desh pe apne Ahle watan hum teri sharan mein, teri dhwaja ke neehe Ajaadi ki raksha aur samman sada hum karege Sab milke badhte rahege Sarwamangal Fiji "Yeh Fiji, hamara Fiji"  "Hum sab mil gaate rahe" "Yeh Fiji Hamara Fiji"  "Yeh naara lagate rahe"  "Dharti hai apni, azaadi, asha aur garva ki"  "Kripa rahe prabhu ki, Fiji par sarwada"
Mizrahi music () is a music genre in Israel that combines elements from Europe, North Africa and the Arab world, and is mainly performed by Israelis of Mizrahi descent.  Over time fusions of Mizrahi music with other genres emerged, including oriental rock, hip hop, and pop.
Professor Andrew Baum is a British academic. He is Professor of Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. His research focuses mainly on property finance, development and technology, property funds and international real estate investment. In 2019, he was given the UK PropTech Association Special Achievement Award. Career. From 1975 to 1985, Baum was a lecturer at the University of Reading. From 1985 to 1987, he served as the Reader at the Centre for Property Valuation and Management at the City University, London. He was appointed to the Chair in Land Management at the Henley Business School, University of Reading from 1989 to 2013. He was appointed Emeritus Professor at the University of Reading in 2013. From 2009 to 2014, he was Honorary Professor of Real Estate Investment at the University of Cambridge. In 2013, he was appointed as the Visiting Professor of Management Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2013. In June 2018, Baum was appointed as Professor of Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Heike Beier (born 3 December 1983, Berlin) is a German volleyball player. Career. Heike Beier started her career in Dresdner SC junior league. In 1994, she moved to VC Olympia Pirna, where she played for many years. She won several German junior championship titles. During the 2000/01 season she was active at the VC Olympia Berlin. Beginning in 2001, she played for the women's team of the Dresdner SC and won the DVV Cup. In 2007, she won the German championship. In 2006-07, she made her debut in the senior team under the new national coach Giovanni Guidetti. In summer 2007 she won the European Grand Prix qualification with the women's national team and finished sixth at the European Championships in Belgium and Luxembourg. In 2008 she moved to Rebecchi Lupa Piacenza in the Italian A2 league. In 2010 she joined the Russian club Leningradka St. Petersburg. In January 2011, she returned to Rebecchi Lupa Piacenza. In the 2011/12 season she played for the Italian second division club Giaveno, with whom she rose to the A1 league. In 2012/13 she played for league competitor Pomì Casalmaggiore. In 2013, she took first place in the European League with the national team. In 2014, she moved to the Polish league to Aluprof Bielsko-Białaand. From 2015 to 2017, she played for Budowlani Łódź . Beier retired in 2017.