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Tessa Lynn Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She is of Afro-Panamanian, English, German, Irish, Mexican and Scottish descent. She was known for her role in the 2009 indie movie "Mississippi Damned". In movie, she starred as Nyla Adrose in the drama "For Colored Girls" (2010), civil rights activist Diane Nash in the historical drama "Selma" (2014), Bianca in the sports drama "Creed" (2015), and as Valkyrie in the superhero movie ' (2017) and in ' (2018). On television, Thompson starred as Jackie Cook in the mystery drama "Veronica Mars" (2005–2006), Sara Freeman in the period crime drama "Copper" (2012–2013), and Charlotte Hale in the HBO science-fiction thriller series "Westworld" (2016–present).
Eugenio Beltrami (16 November 1835 18 February 1900) was an Italian mathematician notable for his work on non-Euclidean geometry, electricity, and magnetism. He was born in Cremona in Lombardy, then a part of the Austrian Empire, and now part of Italy. Beltrami first began studying mathematics at the University of Pavia in 1853, but was forced to discontinue his studies in 1856 because of financial hardship. He was appointed to the University of Bologna as a professor in 1862, the year he published his first paper. Beltrami later taught at universities in Pisa, Rome and Pavia. He died in Rome in 1900. In 1868, (in "Essay on an interpretation of non-Euclidean geometry") Beltrami gave the first model of hyperbolic geometry. In Beltrami's model, lines of hyperbolic geometry are represented by geodesics on the pseudosphere. Beltrami provided the first proof that Euclid's parallel postulate could not be derived from the other axioms of Euclidean geometry.
Evert Gerrit Kroon (September 9, 1946 – April 2, 2018) was a Dutch water polo goalkeeper. He participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. After two seventh-place finishes Kroon won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hilversum, North Holland. Kroon died on April 2, 2018 in Amsterdam at the age of 71.
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada (San José, January 14, 1980) is a Costa Rican writer, journalist, political scientist and politician. He was the President of Costa Rica from 2018 to 2022. He served as Minister of Labor and Social Security.  On April 1, 2018 Alvarado won the presidential election by 61% after promising to support gay marriage.
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría (born 9 January 1940) is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) in 2004. He stepped down and returned to his country to face allegations of financial wrongdoing during his presidential tenure in Costa Rica. On 27 April 2011 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for corruption. In December 2012, he was exonerated by an appeals court.
Anna Chennault, born Chen Xiangmei (June 23, 1925 – March 30, 2018), also known as Anna Chan Chennault or Anna Chen Chennault, was an American war correspondent and known Republican member of the US China Lobby. She was married to U.S. WWII aviator Claire Lee Chennault. She was born in Peking, China. In January 1981, Chennault visited Beijing to meet the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, as a private citizen, but in fact as an unofficial diplomat representing the incoming Republican president Ronald Reagan, who was due to be sworn in as president on January 20, 1981. Chennault died in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 2018 of complications from a stroke at the age of 94.
Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator. He was best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chennault was twice married and had a total of ten children. From 1947 until his death in 1958, he married Chinese reporter Anna Chennault.  Chennault was promoted to lieutenant general in the U.S. Air Force on July 18, 1958, nine days before his death on July 27, at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans. He died of lung cancer in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 27, 1958 at the age of 64.
Just before 1 p.m. PDT on April 3, 2018, an active shooter was reported at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, United States. The suspect, armed with a handgun, approached an outdoor patio and opened fire.  Three people were shot (including one who sustained critical injuries); an other person was injured while fleeing the building. Police reported that the shooter, a woman, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Two law enforcement sources told the Associated Press that a man who was wounded in the attack is believed to be the shooter's boyfriend, and said that the shooting is believed to have been motivated by a domestic dispute. Shooting. At 12:46 p.m., San Bruno police received a report of a shooter at YouTube headquarters. Aghdam's weapon had a capacity of 10 bullets, and she fired an entire magazine before reloading. Helicopter footage later showed a large hole and broken glass in the building's lobby door. Aghdam took her own life, two days before her 39th birthday. A coroner's report stated that she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the heart; Police found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in her system. Perpetrator. The perpetrator was identified by police as Nasim Najafi Aghdam (Persian: نسيم نجفى اقدم; 5 April 1979 – 3 April 2018), a vegan activist and fitness personality of Iranian-Azerbaijani heritage. She was born in Urmia, Iran; her parents immigrated to Iran from the Republic of Azerbaijan. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1996. She was a registered member of the Baháʼí Faith and described how veganism aligned with her religion. She was critical of Muslims and Baháʼís who ate animals. She lived with her grandmother in Riverside County, California, and posted content on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube in Persian, Azerbaijani, English and Turkish. Her content went viral on Iranian social media and drew widespread attention. She had protested with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) against the
Commerce is a city in Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is on the eastern edge of North Texas and the northeastern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The town is northeast of Dallas and south of the Texas/Oklahoma border.  Commerce is the second largest city in Hunt County, with a population of 9,090 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Texas A&amp;M University–Commerce, a four-year university of over 12,000 students that has been in the town since 1894. Commerce is one of the smallest college towns in Texas.
A. Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a social activist who fought for labor rights for African-American communities during the 20th century. During World War I, he attempted to unionize African-American shipyard workers and elevator operators and co-launched a magazine designed to encourage demand for higher wages. He later importantly founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which by 1937 would become the first official African-American labor union. In 1942, he received the Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. On September 14, 1964, he was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by the President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Raymond Colin "Butch" Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach. Wilkins began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at the age of 18. He later played for the likes of Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. He won 84 caps for the England national football team from 1976 to 1986. After his playing career ended, he worked as coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Chelsea. He managed Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and his last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa later that year. On 4 April 2018, Wilkins died of cardiac arrest at St George's Hospital in Tooting at the age of 61. "Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkins goal." Honours. Player. Manchester United Rangers England Individual
"La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song. The song began in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Its origins are unknown, but composer Andres Henestrosa in about 1940 popularized the song and may have added to the existing verses. One popular interpretation of the song is of the singer feeling trapped by this woman (La Llorona) who has fell in love with him. If he even thinks about leaving her, she weeps. He tries everything in his power to leave her, but he is trapped by pity for the woman. Another interpretation is that someone who was so in love with Llorona climed the highest pine tree to see her, but because the pine tree was young and not solid enough, fell and lost their life. Thus proving that even in death, the admirer still loves La Llorona. "Y aunque la vida me cueste, Llorona no dejaré de quererte." The song “La Llorona” is featured in the 2017 Disney-Pixar movie "Coco"; it is performed by Alanna Ubach (in the English version) and Angélica Vale (in the Spanish version) as Imelda Rivera.
John L. Sullivan (born Thomas Sullivan; November 25, 1946 – April 4, 2018) was an American professional wrestler and manager. He was best known by his ring name, Johnny Valiant. Valiant competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which became the World Wrestling Federation during his time with the promotion. He won the World Tag Team Championship two times. Valiant was struck by a pickup truck and killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 4, 2018 at the age of 71.
Jeffrey Perry (born August 16, 1955) is an American Drama Desk Award-winning actor. He stars in the ABC political drama "Scandal" as Cyrus Beene. He was born in Highland Park, Illinois and studied at Illinois State University. He began his career in Chicago. He was a tough superior to Kevin Bacon's detective in the thriller "Wild Things" (1998). His daughter is Zoe Perry. From 1983 to 1992, he was married to Laurie Metcalf. Perry is known for his roles in "The Human Stain" (2003), "Hard Promises" (1991) and "The Grifters" (1990) as well as appearances on "My So-Called Life" (1994), "The West Wing" (2003), "The Practice" (2003), "Lost" (2005), "Cold Case" (2006), "Raines" (2007), and several episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" (2005).
Joan Allen (born August 20, 1956) is an American actress. She was born in Rochelle, Illinois. She won the 1988 Tony Award for her Broadway debut in "Burn This". Allen is also a three-time Academy Award nominee; receiving Best Supporting Actress nominations for "Nixon" (1995) and "The Crucible" (1996), and a Best Actress nomination for "The Contender" (2000). She also starred as Grandma in the 2015 movie "Room". From 1990 until 2002, she was married to actor Peter Friedman.
Ma Long (simplified Chinese:马龙; traditional Chinese: 馬龍; pinyin: "Mǎ Lóng"; born 20 October 1988 in Anshan) is a Chinese table tennis player. In 2015 and 2017 he became World Champion in Singles, and in 2016 and 2020 he became an Olympic champion. Career. Ma first appeared internationally in 2006, where he won gold with the team at the World Table Tennis Championships. In 2007 he appeared more internationally in appearance, which he rose in the world rankings. After good performances in the year, Ma won the Kuwait and Qatar Open as well as the World Tour Grand Finals. Nevertheless, he wasn't nominated for the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2009 he took part in World Championships for the first time, where he lost in the semifinal and bronze won. In 2010 Ma Long with the Chinese Team won gold at the World Championship. In the final they beat Germany 3:1. In 2011 took part in World Championships again, where he lost to Wang Hao in the semifinal again. So he won bronze again. In 2012 he wasn't nominated for the Olympic Games, but Ma Long won gold at the World Championships with the Team again. He also participated in the same year for the first time at the World Cup, where he won gold after a final victory over Timo Boll. 2013 Ma lost the third time against Wang Hao in the semifinals at the World Championships. In the same year he won the World Tour Grand Finals and the German and Qatar Open. 2014 he won with team the gold medal at the WTTC and Ma took part in the World Cup event, where he lost to Zhang Jike in the final. 2015 was his best year: Ma won the Qatar Open and won silver at the Kuwait Open. At the World Championships he won the first time gold in the singles event and was since this event N.1 in the world ranking. He also won the World Cup and the World Tour Grand Finals. In 2016 Ma won for the seventh time the WTTC with
A blank cheque is a cheque where a person has filled all the details, including his signature, but has not written the amount that is to be cashed by the other person. The term is a metaphor meaning "there's no limit". It may used to describe giving someone unrestricted funds for a project, for example; "The city council gave the contractors a blank cheque to build the new library".
was a Japanese movie director, animator, screenwriter and producer. Takahata was the co-founder of Studio Ghibli along with long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki. He has directed movies such as "Grave of the Fireflies", "Only Yesterday", "Pom Poko", and the comedy "My Neighbors the Yamadas". Takahata's most recent movie is "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya". On April 5, 2018, Takahata died at a hospital in Tokyo of lung cancer at the age of 82.
Eric John Bristow MBE ("The Crafty Cockney") (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018) was a professional English darts player. He was ranked number one by the World Darts Federation a record six times, in 1980 and 81, 1983 to 1985, and in 1990. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion and a four-time World Cup singles champion. Bristow died on 5 April 2018 after a heart attack in Liverpool at the age of 60.
Yuriy Vasilyevich Abramochkin ("Юрий Васильевич Абрамочкин"; normally rendered in English as Yuriy or Yuri Abramochkin, 11 December 1936 – 5 April 2018) was a Soviet and Russian photographer and photojournalist. Abramochkin worked with Soviet and world leaders, politicians and celebrities, making among others the photos of Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Charles de Gaulle, Willy Brandt, Francois Mitterrand, Richard Nixon, Urho Kekkonen, Jacques Chirac, Bill Clinton, Yuri Gagarin, Ronald Reagan, Valentina Tereshkova and Elizabeth II.
Jeremy Samuel Piven (born July 26, 1965) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Ari Gold in the comedy series "Entourage", for which he won a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards, and as Spence Kovak on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom "Ellen".  Piven also starred in the British period drama "Mr Selfridge". Jeremy Piven and Sister Shira Piven created The Performance which makes it's U.S. premiere January 7th at the Palms Springs International Film Festival.  In October 2017, Piven was falsely accused of harassment and assault by three women. In January 2018, three more women accused Piven of assault.
Sheila Houlahan is an American actress and musician based in Seattle, Washington. Sheila is best known for portraying "Optima Prime" in the feature movie "Wallflower". In 2012, Sheila won an award in the "American Protégé" International Voice Competition. Career. Sheila studied at the Manhattan School of Music and obtained a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. In 2009, Sheila performed at the "Salzburg Festival" as a featured soprano soloist. She appeared on the Science Fiction TV series "Exceptionals" (2017), where she played the role of Ghania. Sheila also appeared in the feature movie "Wallflower" (2017), which was produced by Seattle based "Paradigm Studios". Notably, in 2016 she performed as a headliner soloist at the CES Intel Live Show, Las Vegas along with Indian music director A.R. Rahman. According to IMDB, in August 2018, Sheila will appear on one episode of "The Wonderland Murders" (2018).
Logan is a 2017 superhero drama thriller action movie based upon the fictional character known as Wolverine. The movie was directed by James Mangold. It deals with a story set in an alternate universe's future where an aging Wolverine coping with an old and senile Charles Xavier. Plot. In an alternate future, half of mutant kind have been murdered by a corporation called Transigen. No mutant children have been born for years. An aged Logan uses his second name "James" and his surname "Howlett" as a cover to traverse a changed, hostile world. A now senile (and dangerous) Professor Xavier requires expensive medication to prevent him from becoming a weapon of mass destruction, and Logan also needs money for a boat for them to live safely on the ocean. Accompanied by mutant albino Caliban, they are fugitives from the law. Reactions and box office. The movie was one of the biggest hits of 2017. It earned more than $616 million worldwide. The movie got nominated Best Adapted Screenplay.
Frederick Douglas Reese, or F. D. Reese, (November 28, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American civil rights activist, educator, and minister. He was born in Selma, Alabama. He was known as a member of Selma's "Courageous Eight".  Reese was the president of the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) when that organization invited the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Martin Luther King, Jr. to come to Selma to amplify the city's local voting rights campaign.  Reese retired from teaching and from February 2015 until his death in April 2018, he was active as a minister at Selma's Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Reese died on April 5, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 88.
Susan Florence Anspach (November 23, 1942 – April 2, 2018) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in movies during the 1970s such as "Five Easy Pieces" (1970), "Play It Again, Sam" (1972), "Blume in Love" (1973), and during the 1980s such as "Montenegro". Anspach died on April 2, 2018 in Los Angeles, California of heart failure at the age of 75.
Salah Abdulla Nooruddin Nooruddin (; born 1963) is a significant Bahraini businessman and entrepreneur. He is the current CEO of Envest Limited.  Nooruddin is also the former chairman of Leeds United A.F.C.. In 2014, Nooruddin was removed as club chairman by the new owner of Leeds United A.F.C. He remained as a member of board of directors until April 2014, when he resigned from the board.
Tyrosine (Tyr or Y) or 4-hydroxyphenylalanine is an amino acid. Tyrosine is one of the 20 standard amino acids used by cells to make proteins. It is a non-essential amino acid, meaning the body can make it. Its codons are UAC and UAU. Tyrosine can be synthesized in the body from phenylalanine. It is also found in many high-protein food products such as chicken, turkey, fish, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese, peanuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soy products, lima beans, avocados, bananas and eggs. It is called tyrosyl when referred to as a functional group or side chain.
The Mississippi Bar is the required group that attorneys in the U.S. state of Mississippi must join. History. The Mississippi Bar was first a voluntary membership organization formed in 1821. However, this association ended four years later. It was restarted in 1886 but ended six years after that. In 1905 it was started again. During the Great Depression, membership declined because the public did not thing that the lawyers were ethical. So, the main lawyers in Mississippi got the state to pass its Unified Bar Act in 1932, which led to the current required Bar assocation.
Peshmerga () are the military forces of the federal region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Peshmerga and other Kurdish security forces are responsible for the security of the regions in Iraqi Kurdistan. These forces include Asayish (intelligence agency), "Parastin u Zanyarî" (assisting intelligence agency) and the Zeravani (military police). The peshmerga was started in 1943, but built upon a traditional, strictly tribal pseudo-military border guard under the Ottomans and Safavids. The regular Iraqi army is forbidden to enter Iraqi Kurdistan, so Peshmerga forces are the only security forces in the area. Formally the peshmerga are under the command of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. In reality the peshmerga force itself is largely divided and controlled separately by the two regional political parties: Democratic Party of Kurdistan and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Unifying and integrating the peshmerga has been on the public agenda since 1992 but the forces remain divided due to factionalism which has proved to be a major stumbling block. In 2003, during the Iraq War, peshmerga were said to have played a key role in the mission to capture Saddam Hussein. In 2004, they captured key al Qaeda figure Hassan Ghul, who revealed the identity of Osama Bin Laden's messenger, which eventually led to the attack that killed Osama Bin Laden. In 2017 Peshmerga troops were part of the coalition that took back Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
A mortice (or mortise) and tenon joint is a type of joint that connects two pieces of wood or other material. Carpenters have used it for thousands of years to join pieces of wood. It is used when the adjoining pieces connect at an angle of 90°.  In its basic form, it is simple and strong. There are many variations. The basic mortice and tenon has two parts: the mortice hole and the tenon tongue. The tenon, on the end of a member (called a rail), fits into a square or rectangular hole in the corresponding member. The tenon is cut to fit the mortice hole exactly and usually has shoulders that seat when the joint fully enters the mortice hole. The joint may be glued, pinned, or wedged to lock it in place. This joint is also used with other materials. For example, it is a traditional method for stonemasons and blacksmiths.
Tongue and groove is a method of fitting objects together edge to edge. It is used for wood flooring, parquetry, panelling, and similar constructions.  Tongue and groove joints allow two flat pieces to be joined strongly together to make a single flat surface. Before plywood became common, tongue and groove boards were also used for wood-covered buildings and to construct concrete formwork (the wooden frames for concrete to be poured into).
Sheikh Ahmed bin Ali bin Abdulla Al Khalifa () is a Bahraini businessman. He is a member of Bahrain's Royal family, the Al Khalifa family. He is the Chairman of Board of Al-Muharraq SC. He also is the chairman of Zain Bahrain. Early life and career. Ahmed was born in Muharraq Governorate. He started his business career in Bahrain through the chairmanship of the boards of companies. It includes Zain Bahrain, Al Areen Desert Resort, and Al Areen Holding Company. He served as Vice Chairman of Al Muharraq Club from 1978 to 1989. He currently serves as its chairman since April 1994.