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Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known as Bobby Vee, was an American pop singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s. He was born in Fargo, North Dakota. He was a hit during the 1950s and 1960s. He sang many songs including "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "Devil or Angel". Bobby Vee said in 2012 that he has Alzheimer's disease, an illness in the brain that affects older people. On October 24, 2016, Vee died from complications of early onset Alzheimer's disease in Rogers, Minnesota at age 73.
Wilbert Homer Gardiner (March 25, 1913 – August 28, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Gardiner played 144 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers. Before he played in the NHL, he played with the Philadelphia Arrows of the CAHL and the Crescent-Hamilton A.C. of the Eastern Hockey League. He also played with the Philadelphia Ramblers of the CAHL/IAHL, the New Haven Eagles of the IAHL, and the Washington Lions of the AHL. When Dave Kerr got injured in Game 1 of the 1939 Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins called up Gardiner from Philadelphia to replace him. Gardiner played in the final six games of the finals. Gardiner retired from professional ice hockey in 1944. He died on August 28, 2001 in Los Angeles, California.
Heather Chantal Jones (born September 8, 1988) is an American model and actress. She appeared on "America's Next Top Model". She is also known for her bubbly personality. Jones was born in Austin, Texas.
Similarity is an idea in geometry. It means that two polygons, line segments, or other figures can become the same via resizing. Similar objects do not need to have the same size. Two shapes are similar if their angles have the same measure and their sides are proportional. Two circles, squares, or line segments are always similar. If figure formula_1 is similar to figure formula_2, then we write formula_3. Similarity is very similar to congruence. Congruent shapes have the same sides and angles. Because of that, two shapes are congruent to each other if one can become another through rotating, reflecting or moving only. In fact, all shapes that are congruent to each other are also similar, but not vice versa.
Idina Kim Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel; May 30, 1971), is an American actress, songwriter, and singer. Early life. Menzel was born Idina Kim Mentzel on Long Island, New York. She changed her name to make it simpler. Her parents divorced when she was young. As a kid her favorite songs were "Tomorrow" and "The Way We Were". Menzel went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She was a wedding singer until 1995. Career. In 1996, Menzel played Maureen Johnson in the Broadway show "Rent". She played that role through 1997. She was nominated for a Tony Award for the show. In 1998, Menzel released her album, "Still I Can't Be Still". She did a month-long tour to promote it. Eighteen thousand copies were sold. She also played Circe in an episode of "". In 2000, Menzel played Kate in the off-Broadway show "The Wild Party". She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Drama League Award. In 2001, she played Dorothy in "Summer of '42" off-Broadway and Sheila in "Hair" at New York City Center Encores! Menzel is known for her role as Elsa the Snow Queen in the 2013 movie "Frozen". She is also known for her role as Elphaba in the original Broadway production of "Wicked", for which she won a Tony Award in 2004. Other notable roles include Maureen Johnson in the original Broadway production of "Rent" and in the movie based on the play, Shelby Cororan in "Glee", and Nancy Tremaine in Disney's "Enchanted". Menzel appeared in the Broadway show "If/Then". For her role in that show, she was nominated for a Tony Award.  Menzel was born in Queens, New York.
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey ( ; born November 9, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and television personality. He was best known as the lead singer of the multi-platinum selling boy band 98 Degrees. Lachey was born in Harlan, Kentucky and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married to singer Jessica Simpson from 2002 to 2006. He married model Vanessa Minnillo in 2011. Their son, Camden John Lachey, was born on September 12, 2012. Lachey and his wife are hosts of the 2020 Netflix reality dating series, "Love Is Blind".
Vanessa Joy Lachey (née Minnillo; born November 9, 1980) is an American television personality, fashion model, and actress. She was named Miss Teen USA in 1998. She has also been a correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" from 2005 to 2007 and hosted "Total Request Live" on MTV. Early life. Minnillo was born in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines. Her mother is Filipino and her father is an American of Ashkenazi Jews, Irish and Italian ancestry. Personal life. She married singer-songwriter Nick Lachey in 2011. Their son, Camden John Lachey, was born on September 12, 2012.
David Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American comedian, actor, and author. He was known for appearing on "The Tonight Show". He is also known for his leading roles in "Snip" and in "Worth Winning". Brenner died on March 15, 2014 in New York City, New York from pancreatic cancer, aged 78.
Elias James "E.J." Corey (born July 12, 1928) is an American chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of organic synthesis. Corey was born in Mathuen, Massachusetts. His parents were Lebanese immigrants. He studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
John Edward "Jack" Gelineau (November 11, 1924 – November 12, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Gelineau played 147 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks. Before he played in the NHL, Gelineau played college hockey for 4 years at McGill University. He has also played for the Quebec Aces of the QSHL and QHL. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1950. He retired from professional ice hockey in 1954. He died from cancer on November 12, 1998 in Montreal, Quebec.
Hector Salisbury Highton (December 10, 1923 – September 28, 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Highton played 24 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks. Highton also played for the Providence Reds and St. Louis Flyers of the AHL as well as the Los Angeles Monarchs, Victoria Cougars, Vancouver Canucks, and Portland Eagles of the PCHL. He retired from professional ice hockey in 1951. He died on September 28, 1985 in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
(born December 27, 1974) is a Japanese and American actor and digital effects artist. He is best known for his role as Hiro Nakamura on NBC's "Heroes" (2006–10). Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan. He moved to Los Angeles, California at a young age, before he settled in New York City, New York. His IQ is reported to be 180.
Jonathan Adam Saunders "Jay" Baruchel (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He has appearded in the well-known movies "Million Dollar Baby" (2004), "Knocked Up" (2007), "Tropic Thunder" (2008), "The Trotsky" (2009), "Fanboys" (2009), "She's Out of My League" (2010), "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010), "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010) and "This Is the End" (2013). Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He grew up and still lives in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec. He is of is French, German, Irish and Jewish (Sephardi) ancestry. He was engaged to actress Alison Pill from 2010 to 2013. He is an agnostic. He appears in the two short films entitled 'The Watchmaker' and 'The Office of the Watchmaker' on the Canadian Band Rush live DVD/Blu-ray of 'Clockwork Angels Tour' released in 2013. The films were shown at the intermission and at the end of the concert.
Robert T. Janecyk (born May 18, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Janecyk played 110 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Los Angeles Kings. Before he played in the NHL, Janecyk played at Chicago State University. He also played for the Fort Wayne Komets and Flint Generals of the IHL, as well as the New Brunswick Hawks, Springfield Indians, and the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL. During his time with the New Brunswick Hawks in the 1981–82 AHL season, he won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award. He also won the Ken McKenzie Trophy in the 1979-80 IHL season during his time with the Fort Wayne Komets. He retired from professional ice hockey in 1988. His son Adam plays ice hockey at the University of Michigan.
Edward Joseph Johnston (born November 24, 1935 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender, coach, and general manager. Johnston played 22 years in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, and Chicago Black Hawks. He was the head coach of the Black Hawks for 1 year and the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins for 7 years. He was also the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Hartford Whalers. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins twice, in 1970 and 1972. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 1978. He is the Penguins' all-time leader in coaching losses (224) and games coached (516).
An electric arc is an electrical breakdown of a gas which produces a plasma spark. The electric arc was first described in 1801. Electric arcs are used for welding, plasma cutting and lighting for stage performances. Electric arc furnaces are used in making steel and other things.
Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon (born February 13, 1956) is an American politician. He was the Governor of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the United States. Nixon's ancestor, John Inskeep, was mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Michael George Karakas (December 12, 1911 – May 2, 1992) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Johnston played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. He was the NHL's first American-born and trained goaltender. He won the Stanley Cup with the Black Hawks in the 1937–38 NHL season. During the playoffs, he broke his toe before the start of the Stanley Cup final against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Black Hawks substituted Alfie Moore in the first game. After the first game, Moore was ruled ineligible, and the Black Hawks lost the next game. Karakas returned with a steel-toed boot and he won the next two games which lead to the Black Hawks winning their second Stanley Cup win. In 1973, he was named as an original member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in his hometown of Eveleth.
Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American politician. In 2007, he became the Governor of Kentucky. He left office on December 8, 2015 because of term limits and was succeed by Matt Bevin. In 1996, he ran for U.S. Senator representing Kentucky, but lost to Mitch McConnell. Beshear delivered the Democratic response to a speech to a joint session of the United States Congress given by President Donald Trump on February 28, 2017.  His son is Governor Andy Beshear.
Stephen Clark Bullock (born April 11, 1966) is an American politician. In 2013, he became the Governor of Montana. He left the office in 2021. Bullock was born in Missoula, Montana. He graduated from Claremont McKenna College and Columbia Law School. He was a professor at the George Washington University Law School before opening his own law firm upon returning to Montana. In 2008, Bullock was elected Attorney General of Montana, and was the state's attorney general from 2009 to 2013. In 2012, he beat Republican nominee Rick Hill in the 2012 gubernatorial general election with 48% of the vote. In 2016, Bullock won re-election with 50.2% of the vote, beating Republican nominee Greg Gianforte.  Bullock chaired the National Governors Association from 2018 to 2019.  On May 14, 2019, Bullock announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. His slogan was "A Fair Shot for Everyone". He ended his campaign on December 2, 2019. On March 8, 2020, Bullock announced his candidacy for the United States Senate challenging incumbent Republican Senator Steve Daines. He lost the election to Daines in November 2020.
John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American politician. In 2011, he became the Governor of Oregon. He was also Governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003. On February 13, 2015, Kitzhaber resigned as governor due to some serious allegations against him. His resignation became effect on February 18 when Kate Brown succeeded him. On May 2, 2016, Kitzhaber announced his endorsement for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his 2016 nomination for the Democratic nomination.
Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (born February 9, 1957) is an American politician. In 2014, he became the 72nd Governor of Virginia. His term ended on January 13, 2018, when he was succeeded in his position by Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam. McAuliffe began his business career at the age of 14. He was seen as a possible candidate for President of the United States in the 2020. On December 8, 2020, McAuliffe announced he would run for Governor again in the 2021 election. In June 2021, he won the Democratic nomination winning 62% of the vote. In November, he lost the election to Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Jack Alan Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American politician and businessman who is the United States ambassador to Italy and San Marino since 2023. Markell was the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2022 to 2023. He was the Governor of Delaware from 2009 until 2017. Markell was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the State Treasurer of Delaware from 1999 to 2009. In June 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Markell to be the U.S. Ambassador to the OECD. His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 2021. On May 12, 2023, President Joe Biden nominated Markell to serve as the United States ambassador to Italy and San Marino. He was confirmed by the full Senate to this position on July 27, 2023.
Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American outdoorsman, engineer, mountain climber, and motivational speaker. He is best known for having to amputate his own right arm to free himself from a boulder in Blue John Canyon, in eastern Wayne County, Utah on April 26, 2003. The event was the subject of his autobiography "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" and the 2010 movie "127 Hours", starring James Franco. Ralston was born in Marion, Ohio and was raised in Denver, Colorado. During adulthood, he moved to Aspen, Colorado to pursue a life of climbing mountains. He has two children and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Jack Chakrin (June 24, 1923 – June 28, 2015), known by his professional name of Jack Carter, was an American comedian, actor and host. He worked with Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, and Don Rickles. Carter was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of respiratory failure in Beverly Hills, California, aged 93.
Marc Lamothe (born February 27, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Lamothe played 4 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings. Before playing in the NHL, Lamothe played 3 seasons in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs. He was drafted with the 92nd overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for the Fredericton Canadiens, Syracuse Crunch, Hamilton Bulldogs and Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, as well as the Wheeling Thunderbirds of the ECHL and the Indianapolis Ice of the IHL. When he left North America, he joined Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the RSL. He also played for Severstal Cherepovets and SKA St. Petersburg. He played 15 games in the KHL with Barys Astana, 14 games in the SM-liiga with the Pelicans, and 15 games in the DEL with the Hamburg Freezers. His season with the Pelicans was cut short after he suffered a medial ligament tear in his knee. He returned to North America on November 23, 2010 after being released from the Freezers. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2011.
Marga Spiegel (21 June 1912 – 11 March 2014) was a German writer. She was Jewish and survived the Holocaust of World War II. Her story was published into a book in 1969 and a movie, "Unter Bauern – Retter in der Nacht", released in 2009. She was born in Oberaula, Hesse, German Empire. Spiegel died from natural causes on 11 March 2014 in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was 101 years old.
Howard Hollis Callaway, known as Bo Callaway (April 2, 1927 -March 15, 2014) was an American politician and businessman. He served as Secretary of the Army from 1973 to 1975. He was also a United States representative from Georgia. Callaway was born in LaGrange, Georgia. In 1949 he graduated from West Point with a degree in military engineering. He died in Atlanta, Georgia from a brain hemorrhage, aged 86.
Everett Leslie "Terry" Fullam (July 1, 1930 – March 15, 2014) was an American priest, biblical scholar, and academic. He was best known to the Episcopal Church, and the Worldwide Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Protestant communities for his renewal ministries from 1972 to 1998. He was born in Montpelier, Vermont. Fullam died after falling health on March 15, 2014 in Ormond Beach, Florida. He was 82 years old.
Michel Larocque (born October 3, 1976 in Lahr, West Germany) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Larocque played 3 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Blackhawks. Before playing in the NHL, Larocque played college hockey for 4 years at Boston University. During his time playing for BU, he was named the William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player in 1997. He was drafted with the 137th overall pick by the San Jose Sharks in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He played 1 game with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL, 4 games with the Greensboro Generals of the ECHL and 4 games with the Saint John Flames as well as 13 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. He debuted in the NHL during the 2000-01 NHL season with the Chicago Blackhawks. He played 3 games and 35 games with the Norfolk Admirals for 35 games. He retired from professional ice hockey in 2001.
Raymond J. LeBlanc (born October 24, 1964) is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender. LeBlanc played 1 game in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played with the Chicago Blackhawks. He played 1 season with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL, 2 seasons in the ACHL with the Pinebridge Bucks and Carolina Thunderbirds, 4 seasons in the IHL with the Flint Spirits and Saginaw Hawks, 1 game in the AHL with the New Haven Nighthawks, 5 more seasons in the IHL with the Fort Wayne Komets and Indianapolis Ice, 1 game in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks, 2 more seasons with the Indianapolis Ice, 1 seasons with the Cincinnati Cyclones, 4 seasons with the Chicago Wolves of the IHL, 1 season with the Flint Generals of the UHL, and 2 seasons with the Jacksonville Lizard Kings of the ECHL. During the 1986–87 IHL season, he won the Ken McKenzie Trophy. LeBlanc is best known for being the goaltender for the United States team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The United States were unable to win a medal and they lost 6–1 to Czechoslovakia in the bronze medal game. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2000. He is married to his wife Julie and they have three childrenl 2 sons and 1 daughter. He live in Largo, Florida and works in receiving for Budweiser at Great Bay Distributors. He also works with the homeless and spreads the gospel in downtown St. Petersburg with Team Hope, his church group at Calvary Chapel.
David Sive (September 22, 1922 – March 12, 2014) was an American lawyer, environmentalist, and professor of environmental law. He is recognized as a pioneer in the field of United States environmental law, and is credited with helping create the field of environmental law. He was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. Sive died on March 12, 2014 in West Orange, New Jersey. He was 91 years old.
Samuel "Sam" Lacey (March 8, 1948 – March 14, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He played as a center. He played for the Cincinnati Royals / Kansas City-Omaha Kings, New Jersey Nets, and Cleveland Cavaliers in a thirteen-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lacey was born in Indianola, Mississippi to an African American family. After basketball, he worked in real estate. Lacey died from natural causes on March 14, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri, aged 66.
Violet &amp; Daisy is an action, comedy and drama movie of 2011. It was released in June 2013. It is about two teenage assassins who take a job they think may be easy. However, their plan is changed by one of the people they plan to kill. James Gandolfini plays Michael. Alexis Bledel plays Violet. Reviews of the movie were mostly negative. Running time for the movie is 88 minutes.
The Possession is an American melodramatic and supernatural horror movie of 2012. It is about a haunted box and things related to it. Kyra Sedgwick plays Stephanie Brenek. Reviews of the movie were mixed. It made over $78 million.
Alexei Anatolievich Navalny (рус. Алексей Анатольевич Навальный) (4 June 1976 – 16 February 2024) was a Russian lawyer, politician, and activist. He was a known critic of President Vladimir Putin. Early life. Navalny was born in Butyn to a Ukrainian father and Russian mother. In 1993 he started his law degree at Peoples’ Friendship University, in Moscow. In 1998 he graduated. In 2000, Navalny joined the Russian United Democratic Party, "Yabloko".  Career. He became known through his LiveJournal blog. In 2012, "The Wall Street Journal" described him as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most." In September 2013 Navalny came second in the Moscow mayoral election. Navalny is a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He is a Yale World Fellow. 60 Minutes called Navalny ‘’the man trying to beat Putin’ in a program aired in December 2017. He was a candidate for President of Russia in the 2018 election. He ran against President Vladimir Putin. In January 2021, he published his investigation about Putin's palace. Because of it, rallies of Navalny's supporters had been started. Personal life. Navalny was poisoned by Putin on August 2020. After this incident and being in the hospital, Navalny went to prison on political ground. He had two children and a wife. He met his wife after a vacation in Turkey in 1999. 2020 poisoning and arrest. On 20 August 2020, Navalny was poisoned during a flight from Tomsk, Siberia to Moscow and was hospitalized in Omsk. He was soon in a coma, on a ventilator. On 7 September 2020, he woke up from the coma, and on 14 September, he was taken off the ventilator. He was released on 22 September. On 17 January 2021, he went back to Russia, where he was arrested for going against terms of a suspended jail sentence. On 4 August 2023, Navalny was given an increased sentence of 19 years in prison for extremism charges. Death. On 16 February 2024, the Russian prison service announced that Navalny had died in prison in Yamalo-Nenets, after taking a walk and feeling unwell in the morning.