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Edmund "Ed" Pevensie, is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's "Chronicles of Narnia". He comes out in three of the seven books ("The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "Prince Caspian", and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"), and a smaller character in two other books ("The Horse and His Boy", and "The Last Battle"). In the live-action films, ', ' and "", Edmund is portrayed by actor Skandar Keynes. Actor Mark Wells portrays an older Edmund at the end of the first movie. In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", he betrays his siblings to Jadis, the White Witch while under her influence, but as the story goes on he accepts that he has done wrong. In the book, Edmund is described as having brown hair, grey eyes and dimples like his siblings. He is the only one out of brother and sisters to have light hair which as Lewis states represents him being an outsider. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Edmund is one of the main characters, at the age of 10 years old, and the character who develops the most over the story. It is said in the book that Edmund started his life as a likeable person, but then changed for the worse and began to act meanly after moving into a new school. However, in the 2005 movie adaptation of the book, it is said that he is upset that they are sent away from home, on account of their father forced to serve the war. Edmund talks cruely to Lucy when she first finds the entrance to Narnia through a wardrobe, and is the second of the Pevensie children to go to Narnia, after following Lucy so he could tease her. While there, he meets Jadis, the White Witch (who introduces herself as the Queen of Narnia) and he gets to eat some magical Turkish delight, which causes an addiction in the person who eats it. After that, he promises the White Witch that he will bring his brother and sisters to her castle, not
Dexter's Laboratory (commonly abbreviated as Dexter's Lab) is an American science fiction animated television series. It was created by Genndy Tartakovsky for the Cartoon Network, as the first Cartoon Cartoon. The series was broadcast from 1996 to 2003. The series takes place in the fictional city of Genius Grove, California, and follows a red-haired boy named Dexter who had a secret laboratory filled with large number of his inventions. His inventions are normally destroyed by his older sister, Dee Dee. This causes Dexter to have to recreate his inventions. The series was followed by a feature movie, "" (1999). Critical reception. The series was one of Cartoon Network president Betty Cohen's favorite animated programs. In an August 2002 "Billboard" interview, rapper Coolio said that he is a fan of the series. He states, "I watch a lot of cartoons because I have kids. I actually watch more cartoons than movies."
Southwestern Bell is an American telephone company. It performs operations in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas. Southwestern Bell is currently owned by AT&amp;T. The company was founded in the early 1920s close to the time Northwestern Bell was founded. The history. Southwestern Bell traces its histories to the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company. That network was established in 1882. It was merged into a single part of the Bell System under the Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company of Texas/Arkansas, the Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph Company of Oklahoma, and The Bell Telephone Company of Missouri—also called The Missouri Bell Telephone Company—on March 1, 1912. These companies would be the "Southwestern System" of the Bell System. The latter three companies were legally converted to Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company in 1917 and then rebranded as the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. The 1984 Bell System breakup and after. On January 1, 1984 the Bell System (AT&amp;T) was split into seven or eight Regional Bell Operating Companies. It was then Southwestern Bell became part of the RBOC division Southwestern Bell Corporation (later SBC Communications). In late 1994 or early 1995 Southwestern Bell Corporation changed its name to SBC Communications.  In late 2002 the Southwestern Bell name was phased away: doing business as names were not yet in operation at the time. At that moment Southwestern Bell became SBC (standing for nothing). But when doing business names were approved the Southwestern Bell identity was revived and resurrected in the mid-2000s. Southwestern Bell now performs business as AT&amp;T (which was originally American Telephone and Telegraph).
Rufus Wainwright is the first studio album by Rufus Wainwright. Track listing. All songs written by Wainwright.
Poses is an album by Rufus Wainwright. Track listing. All songs written by Wainwright, unless otherwise noted.
Want One is an album by Canadian-American singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was released in 2003. Track listing. All songs written by Wainwright.
Release the Stars is an album by Canadian-American singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It was produced by Marius de Vries and released in 2007. Other musicians on the album are Richard Thompson, Teddy Thompson and Kate McGarrigle. Track listing. All songs written by Wainwright.
Tidal is the 1996 first album by Fiona Apple. Six singles were released from it: "Shadowboxer", "Slow Like Honey", "Sleep to Dream", "The First Taste", "Criminal" and "Never Is a Promise". "Criminal" received the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. "Tidal" reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200. "Rolling Stone" put it at #83 in their 100 Best Albums of the Nineties.  Track listing. All songs written by Fiona Apple.
When the Pawn... is a 1999 album by Fiona Apple. The following poem is the full title of the album: "When the pawn hits the conflicts he thinks like a king&lt;br&gt; What he knows throws the blows when he goes to the fight&lt;br&gt; And he'll win the whole thing 'fore he enters the ring&lt;br&gt; There's no body to batter when your mind is your might&lt;br&gt; So when you go solo, you hold your own hand&lt;br&gt; And remember that depth is the greatest of heights&lt;br&gt; And if you know where you stand, then you know where to land&lt;br&gt; And if you fall it won't matter, cause you'll know that you're right" When it was released, it had the world record for the longest album title. Three singles were released from the album: "Fast as You Can", "Limp", and "Paper Bag". "Paper Bag" was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the 43rd Grammy Awards (2001). The album got good reviews. Pitchfork gave it a score of 8.0. Track listing. The Japanese edition of the album had "Across the Universe" and "Never is a Promise [live]" as bonus tracks.
Angela Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for her movies including "Waiting to Exhale" and "How Stella Got Her Groove Back". Her role as Queen Ramonda in the 2022 movie "", won her the Golden Globe Award and earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Early life. Angela Bassett was born in Harlem, New York City. Afterwards, she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and was brought up by her foster mother Betty. She studied of Yale University and got her "Bachelor of Arts" in African-American history in 1980. In 1986, she met her future husband Courtney B. Vance in Yale, who studied drama. After graduating, she worked as a receptionist for a beauty salon and as a photo researcher. Bassett married Vance in 1997. They live in California and have twin children since 2006.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition, there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a claim to a territory in Antarctica. All states and three territories have their own parliaments and administer themselves; the remaining territories are administered by the Federal Government.
Yogyakarta Principles, formally The Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is an advocacy document relating to international human rights law on the dignity and asserted rights of LGBT people. It was adopted after an international meeting held by the International Commission of Jurists in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 9 November 2006. Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is one of 29 people who signed the Principles. The Council of Europe esteems these Principles in a document, "Human Rights and Gender Identity". These Principles have also been translated into the official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. They have also been translated into other languages. The Principles also reports that there are refugees from persecution and even honour killings because of sexual orientation or gender identity. To realize the human rights on sexual orientation and gender identity according to the Vienna Declaration and those Principles, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has made up a document for the 19th sessions of United Nations Human Rights Council. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime also use those Principles for the human treatment of prisoners. Main contents. The Yogyakarta Principles consist of a Preamble, 29 Principles, and additional recommendations to the United Nations and the international community based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Vienna Declaration, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. According to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women they also exist to abolish the stereotyped role on gender. The Yogyakarta Principles affirm international legal standards with which they demand States must comply. The Preamble tells of human rights violations because of sexual orientation and gender identity and explains what sexual orientation and gender identity are. The Principles affirm human rights, such as civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and demand the prohibition of all discrimination relating to those human rights. Principle 3 demands legal recognition of the sex change of transsexuals without any surgery, including sterilization and sexual reassignment surgery, because the each person's self-defined gender identity is seen as important for the
Moorgate station is a central London National Rail and London Underground station in the City of London. It is on Moorgate, north of London Wall. At one time the station was named "Moorgate Street". It is the central London railway terminus for suburban First Capital Connect services from Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth. Until March 2009 it was also a terminus for trains on the Thameslink line, also run by First Capital Connect. It is the site of the Moorgate tube crash of 1975 in which 46 people were killed and 74 were injured. The Underground station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line between and , and also on the Circle, Hammersmith &amp; City and Metropolitan lines, between and .
Patrick M. Byrne (born 1962, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States) is the CEO and chairman of Overstock.com. He took control of the company in 1999. He had previously lead two smaller companies, including one owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.
Overstock.com is an Internet retailer based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, near Salt Lake City.  It was started in 1997 by Robert Brazell and originally called D2: Discounts Direct. It was an online seller of surplus merchandise which, upon its failure in 1999, was taken over by Patrick M. Byrne, who changed its name to Overstock.com. The company went public in 2002, achieved profits in 2009 and reported its first billion-dollar year in 2010.
Janusz Marian Palikot, born in Biłgoraj on October 26, 1964, is a Polish politician, activist and businessman known for his controversial remarks. He was elected to the Sejm twice—on September 25, 2005, when he got over 26,000 votes in 6 Lublin district, running on the Platforma Obywatelska (PO) list and getting over 44,000 votes in 2007. He left the Civic Platform on October 6, 2010 and started his own party, Modern Poland on October 22.
Gary Weiss is an American investigative journalist, columnist and author. He wrote two books about the ethics and morality of Wall Street. The articles he wrote for Business Week exposed organized crime on Wall Street and the Salomon Brothers bond trading scandal in the 1990s. He also has covered the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and the events caused by it."
Sam Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American politician. He was the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from February 1, 2018 until January 20, 2021. He served as the 46th Governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018. Before he was governor, Brownback was a United States Senator and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ambassadorship. On July 26, 2017, the White House issued a statement that Brownback would be nominated as the new U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.  On January 24, 2018, the Senate voted to advance his nomination to the floor, with Vice President Mike Pence casting the tie-breaking vote. Pence cast another tie-breaking vote to confirm the nomination after the cloture vote. On January 25, Brownback submitted his resignation as governor, effective January 31, 2018.
Populus" section "Aigeiros is a section of three species in the genus "Populus", the poplars. They are commonly known as cottonwood. The species are native to North America, Europe and western Asia. The cottonwood is the state tree of Kansas.
Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an American talk show host, movie, television, radio, and stage actor. He was the host for "The Jerry Springer Show". He served as Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978 as a Democrat. Springer was born in February 13, 1944 in Highgate, London to Jewish parents from Germany. He was raised in London until he and his parents moved to New York City and in Chicago, Illinois. He was the Mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 through 1978. He married Vicki Melton in 1973. He lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and in Chicago, Illinois. Political career. After announcing his candidacy, Springer was called to active duty and stationed at Fort Knox. He resumed his campaign after he was discharged. Personal life. In 1973 Springer got married to Micki Velton and had one daughter, Katie Springer (born 1976), and got divorced in 1994. Death. Springer died on April 27, 2023, at the age of 79, at his home in Evanston, Illinois. A family spokesperson said he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a few months before his death.
The Sea of Monsters is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology. It was written by Rick Riordan and published in 2006. It is the second novel in the "Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians" series and is the sequel to "The Lightning Thief". This book is about the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson. It describes how he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus, on a quest led by Clarisse la Rue, daughter of Ares. They also save Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, from a Titan attack. They bring the Golden Fleece from Polyphemus' island which c "The Sea of Monsters" received good reviews and was nominated for many awards such as the 2006 Book Sense Top Ten Summer Pick and the 2009 Mark Twain Award. It sold over 100,000 copies in paperback. It was released as an audiobook on September 6, 2006. "The Sea of Monsters" is followed by "The Titan's Curse", which is the third book of the five in the series. Plot. Like the first book, "The Lightning Thief", this novel is of the fantasy genre. Reviewers have called it a "fast paced" book with humor and action, which discusses acceptance and family love. Summary. Percy Jackson is a 13 year-old demigod. He is playing dodgeball against large seventh graders. He discovers they are Laistrygonians (a kind of monster in Greek mythology). They try to kill Percy with explosive fireballs. He is protected by Tyson, a friend. The Laistrygonians' fireballs do nothing to Tyson, which surprises Percy. Annabeth rescues Percy and takes Percy and Tyson to Camp Half-Blood. They find the camp is under attack. This is because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder. Chiron, the activities director, has been sacked. This is because he is suspected to have poisoned the tree. He is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment. Percy finds
Debut is an album by Björk. It was released in 1993. It has sold 4.7 million copies around the world. Five singles were released from it. These were "Human Behaviour", "Venus as a Boy", "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality" and "Violently Happy". Most of the reviews of "Debut" said that it is a good album. The video for "Human Behaviour" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 1994 Grammy Awards.
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson. It was released in 1979. 5 of the 10 songs on the album were released as singles: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock with You", "Off the Wall", "She's Out of My Life", and "Girlfriend". Three of them had videos. It sold over 8 million copies in the United States and 20 million copies around the world. The album got good reviews. "Rolling Stone" compared his vocals to the "breathless, dreamy stutter" of Stevie Wonder and described his tenor as "extraordinary beautiful". The first single, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", reached No.1. It won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&amp;B Vocal Performance in 1980. However, Jackson was disappointed at this. He said, "It was totally unfair that it didn't get Record of the Year and it can never happen again". "Off the Wall" was Jackson's first album produced by Quincy Jones. In 2001 a special edition of the album was released by Sony Records with 9 extra tracks. "Rolling Stone" put the album at number 68 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003. In 2008 the album became part of the Grammy Hall of Fame. Track listing. Notes
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released in 1982 and is the biggest selling album of all time. Seven singles were released from the album. It won eight Grammy Awards, the most anyone has won at once. In 1979 Jackson released "Off the Wall". It was very successful. However Jackson was not happy. At the 1980 Grammys he won one Grammy from the album. It was the Grammy Award for Best Male R&amp;B Vocal Performance for the single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Jackson said that "It was totally unfair that it didn't get Record of the Year and it can never happen again". When Jackson made "Thriller" he wanted it to be more successful than "Off the Wall". "Thriller" won Record of the Year. In October 2001 a special edition of the album was released. It has an extra twelve tracks. Thriller 25. In 2008, twenty-five years after its release the album was released again as "Thriller 25". It had seven extra songs: a new song, "For All Time", five remixes with Fergie, will.i.am, Kanye West, and Akon, and a clip from Vincent Price's spoken bit in the song "Thriller". Jackson was the album's executive producer. Jackson died in 2009. This made people buy more of his music. In 2009 "Thriller" sold 1.27 million copies in the US. This made it the 14th best-selling album of the year. "Thriller 25th Anniversary: The Book, Celebrating the Biggest Selling Album of All Time" was published. Singles. "The Girl Is Mine" was released as the album's first single. It reached number two in the "Billboard" 100. By 1985, it had sold 1.3 million copies. "Billie Jean" was released as the second single. It was number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland. It won two Grammy Awards. The album's third single "Beat It" reached number one in the
Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom and before the Millennials. Generation X are generally defined as the people born from 1965 to 1980. This generation is sometimes defined as those born from 1965 to 1979.
Bad is the seventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was released in 1987 by Epic Records. It is one of the 20 best-selling albums of all time and the ninth best-selling album ever in the UK. 9 out of the 11 songs on the album were released as singles, 10 had music videos, and five reached number one in the US "Billboard" Hot 100. This was the most number ones an artist had ever had from one album. The album is a mixture of R&amp;B, pop rock and soul. It was produced by Quincy Jones. "Rolling Stone" magazine put the album at number 202 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The album is in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". "Bad" won two Grammy Awards. Jackson wanted the album to have thirty songs on it. Quincy Jones cut this down to ten. The CD release of "Bad" included "Leave Me Alone" as the eleventh song. Davitt Sigerson, of "Rolling Stone" wrote that ""Bad" is a better record than "Thriller"." Singles. "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" was released as the first single from "Bad". It is a duet with Siedah Garrett. It reached number one in the US. "Bad" was released as the second single. It also reached number one. The third single was "The Way You Make Me Feel". It was "Bad"'s third number one. "Bad's" fourth single "Man in the Mirror" was number one. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. "Dirty Diana", "Bad's" fifth single, was also number one. "Another Part of Me" was released as the sixth single. It was the first single from the album to not be number one. It reached number eleven. "Smooth Criminal" was released as the sixth single. It reached number seven. Sales. In 1982 Jackson released "Thriller". It became the best-selling album ever. Jackson wanted "Bad" to be even more successful and to sell 100 million copies. "Bad
Dangerous is the eighth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on November 26, 1991 on Epic Records. "Dangerous" has sold over 40 million albums worldwide, 8 million albums were sold in the United States alone. It was his fastest selling album in the US. It was the best selling album in the world of 1992. Dangerous was the first album to be produced fully by Michael Jackson. Since 1979, Jackson's albums had been produced by Quincy Jones. The album has a new jack swing and R&amp;B sound. "Rolling Stone" gave the album four out of five stars. The themes of the lyrics on the album include social justice, lust, romance, and religion. Singles. 9 singles were released: "Black or White", "Remember the Time", "Jam", "In the Closet", Heal the World", "Who Is It", "Will You Be There", and "Gone Too Soon". "Dangerous" was going to be released but wasn't because of Jackson's personal problems. The album's singles were more successful in the United Kingdom and other countries than in the United States. The album's first single "Black or White" went to number one. The second single was "Remember the Time". The music video had Eddie Murphy and Iman in it. The third single from "Dangerous" was "In the Closet". It reached number six in the Billboard Hot 100. The black British model Naomi Campbell danced with Jackson in the video. Dangerous' fourth single "Jam" reached number twenty-six in the Billboard Hot 100. In other countries it was more successful. In Spain it reached number one. Big D rapped on the song. "Who Is It" was released as the album's fifth single. It reached number fourteen in the Billboard Hot 100. "Will You Be There" was on the soundtrack of "Free Willy". It features The Cleveland Orchestra. In 2009 Michael Jackson died and lots of people bought his music. "Dangerous" reached number 78 in the Swiss Singles Chart. Awards. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards. "Will You Be There" won the MTV Movie Award for "Best Song in a Movie" in 1994.