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Patricia Honor Richardson MBE (née Greene; born 1931) is an English actress. She is best known as the voice of on the BBC Radio 4 radio soap opera "". Greene is one of .  Early life. Patricia Honor Greene was born in , England in 1931. She is the youngest of two children to Josie Greene (née Johnson), a housewife, and Edward Greene, an engineer and former piano salesman. She has an older sister. Greene and her family moved to Champion Street in the area, before moving to Kirk Street in . She has recalled experiences of her mother having extramarital affairs, in which she would bring men to the family home and order Patricia not to tell their father. Greene attended Ashgate Infants School on Ashbourne Road and St Paul's Junior School. She also attended . She later joined an amateur dramatic society. Greene trained at the in London from 1951 to 1954. Greene worked as a at the . She also worked as a secretary in the sheet metal factory of Hawk Industries. She worked as a on the trolley bus in Derby, and as a waitress during the holidays. Greene once noticed her father crying at one of her theatre performances. She credits that moment with her wanting to become an actress. Career. Greene made her broadcasting debut in 1957, after being told "you'll never be a broadcaster, you sound like a fairy in hockey boots" by her then 84-year old tutor at the .  Greene joined the cast of the BBC Radio 4 radio soap opera "" on 25 July 1957. She is the long-standing voice of (née Patterson). She was the sixth, and last, actress to audition for the role and thought she would not be cast. Greene found the first six weeks tough due to her inexperience. She recalled that on her second day, she took stage directions too far and threw a glass of water over , who portrayed , and nearly electrocuted him. This impressed the creator and he kept her in the serial. She was paid seven guineas a week. Greene was tempted to leave the series when her son was a toddler but felt a loyalty to the programme
Lesley J Saweard (born 1934) is an English retired actress and former schoolteacher. She is best known as the voice of Christine Barford in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers". Early life. Lesley J Saweard was born in Grimsby, Humberside, England in 1934, as the younger of two children to William Montague Saweard (1889–1977) and Hilda Louisa Saweard (née Kiddle; 1897–1997). She has a elder sister, Barbara (born 1927). Saweard trained in elocution and drama, but, having lived near a small market town, had never thought of becoming a professional actress. Career. Saweard joined the cast of the BBC Home Service radio soap opera "The Archers" in 1953, as the voice of Christine Barford (born 21 December 1931), the sister of established character, Phil Archer. She had taken over the role from Pamela Mant. She left the serial in 1962 and the role of Christine was recast to Joyce Gibbs. She returned as Christine in 1968. She voiced Christine until her departure in 2019. Saweard worked as a provincial schoolteacher before being cast in "The Archers". Personal life. Saweard met Geoffrey Lewis, an actor, on the set of "The Archers" in 1954. The couple married in Kensington, London in January 1956. They had two children together; Simon (born 1962) and Sarah Jane (born 1967). The couple remained married for 41 years until his death in 1997. Saweard resides in Louth, Lincolnshire.
John Ernest Briggs (5 September 1935 – 28 February 2021) was an English actor. He was best known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera "Coronation Street", in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006 and again in 2012. Briggs was awarded the MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours. Briggs died on 28 February 2021 at his home in Portishead, Somerset from a long-illness, aged 85.
Amanda Barrie (born 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the "Carry On" movies. She also starred as Alma Halliwell in ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", which she played on and off for 20 years. She also played Bev Tull in the ITV prison drama series "Bad Girls" (2003–2006). Barrie is openly bisexual.
William Foster Hayes III (June 5, 1925 – January 12, 2024) was an American actor and singer. His song, “The Ballad of Davy Crockett“ hit the top of the "Billboard" charts in the spring of 1955. He also played Doug Williams on NBC's "Days of Our Lives". Hayes died on January 12, 2024, at the age of 98.
Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American schoolgirl, peace activist, and child actress. She became famous during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.  In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with a personal invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. Smith became a "Goodwill Ambassador" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, becoming America's Youngest Ambassador.  Smith died on August 25, 1985 in the Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 plane crash near Auburn, Maine at the age of 13.
Morton Ira Greenberg (March 20, 1933 – January 28, 2021) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1987 until his death. He became senior judge in 2000. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 11, 1987 to the court. Greenberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greenberg died on January 28, 2021 at the age of 87.
Prince Tony Momoh (27 April 1939 – 1 February 2021) was a Nigerian journalist and politician. He was Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture from 1986 to 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Momoh was born in Auchi, Nigeria. He died on 1 February 2021 in Lagos, Nigeria at the age of 81.
Sara James Tarses (March 19, 1964 – February 1, 2021) was an American television producer and television studio executive. Tarses was the President of ABC Entertainment from 1996 to 1999. She was the first woman and one of the youngest people to hold such a post in an American broadcast network. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She helped produce "Friends", "My Boys" and "Happy Endings". Tarses died of cardiac arrest caused by a stroke on February 1, 2021 at the age of 56.
A universe that is fine-tuned is a universe that is designed well-enough to support life. Life as we know it would be impossible if certain things in physics were slightly different. Our universe is fine-tuned for life, and this is seen as not likely. This is because many things have to come together in a certain way. One explanation for this is the anthropic principle. This means that the universe supports life because we wouldn't be here to wonder that if it didn't. This usage of the anthropic principle is tautological. This means that it is true because it is true. Another explanation for this is the teleological argument. It is also known as argument from design. This means that an intelligent creator created the universe. It is still unknown if the universe created itself or if it was created by someone or something else. Examples. Martin Rees had six of these examples. Some of these are:
The rock band Nine Inch Nails started doing tours when it was first made in 1988. Trent Reznor started the band and does most of the work for the band's studio. The band has played in many festivals. For example, they played at Woodstock '94, Lollapalooza in 1991 and 2008, and the MTV Video Music Awards. Before 2013, they did 938 gigs. Nine Inch Nails does not play the same in concerts than when they do in studios. Reznor makes and plays most of the band's music. Other people might sing or play instruments if it is needed for the song. Reznor makes groups of backing musicians (people who play for concerts). Alessandro Cortini (one of the band's keyboardists) said that how the band plays in studios and in CDs is different from how they play in concerts. Before 2016, Reznor was the only member of the band. Nine Inch Nails' concerts have lighting effects used for the stage. The effects have been done by Reznor and Rob Sheridan starting in 1999. Three tours have been talked about in albums and documentaries. Critics have said that the tours are good. Some critics talk about how the stage feels aggressive. They also liked the effects that the stage uses. In 2008, Reznor wanted the band to stop touring after 2009. They started touring again in 2013.
Shakti (Devanagari: शक्ति, IAST: Śakti; lit. "Energy, ability, strength, effort, power, capability") is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the entire universe in Hinduism, and especially Shaktism, a major tradition of Hinduism. Shakti is the personification of the energy that is creative, sustaining, as well as destructive, sometimes referred to as auspicious source energy. As the Shakti or Creatrix, She is known as Adi Parashakti or "Adi Param Shakti" or simply "Adi Shakti" (i.e., Primordial Inconceivable Energy). On every plane of creation, energy manifests itself in all forms of matter, thermal energy, potential energy, gravitational energy etc. These are all thought to be infinite forms of the Para Shakti. But Her true form is unknown, and beyond human understanding. She is "Anaadi" (with no beginning, no ending) and "Nitya" (forever). In Shaktism, Adi Parashakti is worshipped as the Supreme Being. Origin. Found in a Paleolithic context in the Son River valley and dating to 9,000–8,000 BCE, the Baghor stone, says Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, is highly probable that the stone is associated with Shakti. The worshipping of Shiv and Shakti was also prevalent in Indus valley civilization. Evolution. The Shakti goddess is also known as "Amma" in south India, especially in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. There are many temples devoted to various incarnations of the Shakti goddess in most of the villages in South India. The rural people believe that Shakti is the protector of the village, the punisher of evil people, the cure of diseases, and the one who gives welfare to the village. They celebrate Shakti Jataras with great interest once a year. Some examples of Shakti names are Mahalakshmi, Kam
Peter Thorp Fay (January 18, 1929 – January 31, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 1981 until his death. He was nominated for the Court of Appeals by President Ronald Reagan. Fay was also the United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 1970 to 1976. He was nominated by for the District Court by President Gerald Ford. He was born in Rochester, New York. Fay died on January 31, 2021 in Miami, Florida at the age of 92.
Andrew Ira Brooks (February 10, 1969January 23, 2021) was an American immunologist, academic, and businessman. He was an associate research professor at Rutgers University. He created the first FDA-approved rapid saliva test for COVID-19 diagnosis. Brooks died on January 23, 2021 from a heart attack in New York City, aged 51.
Kjersti Døvigen (27 June 1943 – 1 February 2021) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in Oslo, Norway. She acted in "Elskere" (1963), "Douglas" (1970), "The Last Fleksnes" (1974), "Lasse &amp; Geir" (1976), "Bør Børson II" (1976) and "Life and Death" (1980). Døvigen died on 1 February 2021 in Oslo, aged 77.
Jean Marie Joseph François Dubois (4 October 1926 – 1 February 2021) was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in four summer Olympics between 1948 and 1960.  Dubois died on 1 February 2021 at the age of 94.
Ricky Powell (November 20, 1961 – February 1, 2021) was an American photographer. He was known for his works with the Beastie Boys. His pictures were seen in "The New York Times", the "New York Post", the "Daily News", "The Village Voice", "TIME", "Newsweek", "VIBE", "The Source" and "Rolling Stone". He was born in New York City. Powell died on February 1, 2021 from heart failure in New York City, aged 59.
The Goon Show was a British radio comedy programme, produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960. Occasional repeats were on the BBC Light Programme. The first series was broadcast from 28 May to 20 September 1951. It was titled Crazy People; later series had the title "The Goon Show". The show's chief creator and main writer was Spike Milligan.  The show was acted by Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Milligan. Michael Bentine was also a member until 1953.  Each of the actors played several stock characters, a regular pattern in radio and theatrical comedy. By "stock characters" is meant characters whose idiosyncracies (peculiaririties) is well understood by the listening audience. This was also a feature of much music hall entertainment. The scripts mixed ludicrous plots with surreal humour, puns, catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. Some of the later episodes had electronic effects devised by the fledgling BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Many of these ideas were reused by other shows for decades. Elements of the show satirised life in Britain, parodying aspects of show business, commerce, industry, art, politics, diplomacy, the police, the military, education, class structure, literature and films. The show was preceded by Ted Ray's "Ray's a Laugh" as the key comedy programme on BBC radio. The "Goon Show" had an influence on the later BBC television series "Monty Python". Both were absurdist comedies.
Tamara Nikolayevna Rylova (; 1 October 1931 – 1 February 2021) was a Russian speed skater. He was born in Vologda, Soviet Union. He won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.  Rylova died on 1 February 2021 in Moscow, aged 89.
Nicholas John Robinson (born March 22, 1995) is an American actor. He starred in "Melissa &amp; Joey" (2010–2015) and played Simon in "Love, Simon" (2018).
Love, Simon is a 2018 American romantic comedy drama movie directed by Greg Berlanti. It stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, and Jennifer Garner. "Love, Simon" premiered at the Mardi Gras Film Festival on February 27, 2018. It was released in the United States on March 16, 2018, by 20th Century Fox. A television series titled "Love, Victor", set in the same universe as the movie.
Port Washington is a town in Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, 1,538 people lived here.
A stock character is a stereotype fictional character. In a theatre, novel, play or film, the audience immediately knows about him or her without further explanation. All types of fiction use this device, especially comedy. They have been used in all forms of theatre, right back to the Ancient Greek theatre. The Star Wars movie franchise offers many examples. They are archetypal characters, simplified and "flat". As a result, they may be easy targets for parody, and criticized as clichés. Stock characters help to identify a genre or subgenre. For example, a fairy tale or fantasy is likely to have a knight-errant as hero and a witch as opposition. One stock character often used is the low-class character(s) who warn the hero of danger to come. Examples: It seems their function is to introduce the idea of fatalism, the idea that we are not masters of our fate. Human fame and glory is temporary. Even Achilles has his weakness. As the hero falls, he is usually allowed a final comment. Caesar's was "Et tu, Brute?" meaning "Not you as well, Brutus?" That's known as a valediction (means a farewell comment). Shakespeare has many examples: Another famous example is Richard III's last cry of "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
Mount Semeru is a active volcano in the island of Java, Indonesia.  Mount Semeru has a elevation of 3.676 m above sea level. The mountain is in East Java, between the Lumajang and Malang regency. Its geographical position is between 8°06' SL and 120°55' EL.
In grammar, the dative case is the grammatical case used to show the object of an action (the thing the verb acts on). For example, "Maria gave Jacob a drink". In this example, Jacob is the dative as he is being given the drink, he is what the verb ("gave") is acting upon.
Taare Zameen Par (titled Like Stars on Earth internationally) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language family drama movie. Amir Khan produced and directed it. The film stars Darsheel Safary and Aamir Khan. It is about a child with dyslexia. Story. The film is about a 8-year-old dyslexic child named Ishaan Awasthi. He does well in art class but not in his other classes. His teachers and principal gives him a report card showing his low grades, so his parents send him to boarding school. The teachers there are unkind to him. He becomes very sad. However, Ishaan's new art teacher is not abusive at all. He is nice and expresses concern about Ishaan. The new art teacher figures out that he is dyslexic and helps him to overcome his disability. Production. The film stars Darsheel Safary as 8-year-old Ishaan, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra as Ishaan's parents, Sachet Engineer as Ishaan's brother, and Aamir Khan plays his art teacher. Creative director and writer Amole Gupte developed the idea with his wife Deepa Bhatia, who served as the film's editor. Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy composed the film's score, and Prasoon Joshi wrote the lyrics for many of the songs. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and in Panchgani's New Era High School. Some of the school's students make appearances.  The film was released on December 21, 2007 and won awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film for 2008 and the 2008 National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. It was India's official entry for the 2009 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film but did not go further to the short-list.
Grant Dwight Jackson (September 28, 1942 – February 2, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. Jackson played in Major League baseball (MLB) from to for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and Kansas City Royals. After Jackson’s playing career, he was a coach for the Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. Jackson died on February 2, 2021 from problems caused by COVID-19 in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, aged 78.
Ralph "Chad" Colley Jr (May 13, 1944 – January 30, 2021) was an American para-alpine skier, army officer and activist for disabled Americans. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Paralympic Games. Colley was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Colley died on January 30, 2021 at the age of 76.
An airborne transmission is transmission of diseases through small particulates that can be passed through the air over time and distance.  Diseases that can be infected through airborne transmission may be viruses, bacteria, or fungi, and they may be spread through breathing, talking, coughing, sneezing, raising of dust, spraying of liquids or even flushing toilets.
Maureen Morfydd Colquhoun ( ; (12 August 1928 – 2 February 2021) was a British economist and Labour Party politician. She was born in London. She was a Member of parliament from 1974 to 1979. Colquhoun was Britain's first openly lesbian MP. Colquhoun died on 2 February 2021, aged 92.
Jacqueline Clay Shumiatcher, (April 29, 1923 – February 1, 2021) was a French-born Canadian philanthropist, arts patron, and art collector. She and her husband Morris C. Shumiatcher began supporting the arts community in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 2014 she donated 1,310 Inuit sculptures and paintings by the Regina Five, worth C$3 million, to the University of Regina. She was honored the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2001 and the Order of Canada in 2017. She was born in Vendin-le-Vieil, Pas de Calais. Shumiatcher died on February 1, 2021 at the age of 97.
Lieutenant General Joshua Mahamadu Hamidu (1936 – 2 February 2021) was a Ghanaian soldier, politician and diplomat. He was the Chief of Defence Staff from 1978 to 1979. He was the Ghanaian High Commissioner to Zambia in 1978 for a short time. He was also High Commissioner to Zambia from 2003 to 2005.  Hamidu died on 2 February 2021 at an Accra hospital.
North Sea Germanic, also known as Ingvaeonic , is a group of West Germanic languages that were first spoken in what is now northern Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark. They were also spread to the British Isles in the Migration Period. The languages were Old Frisian, Old English and Old Saxon. They have become other languages since then and spread worldwide, especially the modern English language. The grouping was first proposed in "Nordgermanen und Alemannen" (1942) by German linguist and philologist Friedrich Maurer as an alternative to the strict tree diagrams, which had become popular following the work of 19th-century linguist August Schleicher and assumed the existence of a special Anglo-Frisian group. The other groupings are Istvaeonic, from the Istvaeones, which developed into Franconian, and Irminonic, from the Irminones, which developed into Upper German. Old Ingvaeonic. Is the proto-language for ingvaeonic and your evolution from Proto-West Germanic. Nasal before a fricative became a ogonek in the anterior vowel, example:&lt;br&gt;munþ → mųþ&lt;br&gt;unþi → ųþi&lt;br&gt;uns → ųs Is diffrent from others like Frank; and the dialects of he: Old High Franconian and Old Low Franconian. The Old Ingvaeonic change ō to œ:&lt;br&gt;Frankō → Francó&lt;br&gt;the pronunciation became diffrent, look at the pronounce of "Ingƿó": /iŋˈgwɔːː/ → /iŋˈgwɔː/ → /ˈiŋgwɒ/ Characteristics. Changes originating in Ingvaeonic A, like Old Norse but unlike Gothic and Old High German, include:
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy drama buddy film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the production banner of Vinod Chopra Films. It was distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures. It was released in India on 25 December 2009. It is adapted loosely from Chetan Bhagat's 2004 novel "Five Point Someone: What NOT to do at IIT!" It is a cult film in the Hindi cinema. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the title roles. Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Omi Vaidya, Mona Singh, Javed Jaffrey, Parikshit Sahni and Amardeep Jha also appear. There are two parallel dramas, one in the present and the other set ten years in the past. The story follows the friendship of three students at an Indian engineering college. It is a satire about the social pressures under the Indian education system. Synopsis. Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long-forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes, ridiculously out of control. Their inner journey is the story of their friend - the impressible free-thinker Rancho. He had touched and changed their lives. It is a story of their hostel days. It swings between Rancho's romance with the spirited Pia, and his clash with an oppressive mentor, Viru Sahastrabuddhe. And then one day, suddenly, Rancho vanished. Who was he? Where did he come from? Why did he leave? He was the friend who influenced and inspired them to think creatively and independently. The conformist world called them "three idiots". Where is the original idiot now? Finally, in misty mountains with unparalleled beauty, the friends find the key
Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district includes the counties of Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox. Parts of Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa counties are in the district. The district also has parts of the cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa/Northport city areas. The 7th congressional district is the only congressional district in Alabama to be represented by a Democrat. The representative is Terri Sewell. The district was created in 1843 and has only been represented by a Republican for 6 years. When the districts were being drawn again in 2010 the Republicans in Alabama drew the district to have many of the Democratic Party counties in Alabama so there would only be one Democratic congressional district in Alabama. This is called gerrymandering.