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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like system that was created in South Africa after the end of apartheid. Witnesses who were victims of gross human rights violations during apartheid were invited to give statements about their experiences, and some were selected for public hearings.  Perpetrators of violence could also give testimony and request amnesty from both civil and criminal prosecution. The TRC, the first of the 1003 held internationally to stage public hearings, was seen by many as a crucial component of the transition to full and free democracy in South Africa. It was controversial to some because many people who committed crimes were either acquitted or never prosecuted.
Rocket Raccoon is a Marvel Comics character. He is Groot's best friend and translator. The character is one of the main characters of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" comics. He was created by Bill Mantlo and the late Keith Giffen, and first appeared in "Incredible Hulk" # 271 in May of 1982. Fictional character biography. He was an animal that was biologically modified by the Loonies, and Rocket became the partner of the Flora Colossus Groot and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. In other media. Rocket has been voiced by Bradley Cooper in four movies and has been voiced by Billy West and Trevor Devall in cartoons.
Beast (Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in "X-Men" #1 in November 1963.  Fictional character biography. He has become a member of the mutant group, the X-Men and is a genius despite his animal-like appearance. He is also a mutant and is incredibly agile and strong with distinctive blue fur covering his entire body. In fact, Beast is both the brains and brawn of the team, preferring to think his way out of danger but more than capable of putting up a fight if he feels threatened or that his friends are in danger. He has been taken in a more darker Direction since The Krakon Age. In other media. The character has appeared in television series, video games, and action figures. He has been adapted into motion pictures and is played by Kelsey Grammer and Nicholas Hoult.
Montana (Jackson W. Brice) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #10 (March 1964).  Fictional character biography. In his comic book appearances, Montana is depicted as the leader of the Enforcers, a group of assassins usually employed by other villains such as the Big Man, the Green Goblin, and the Kingpin, which often places them in conflict with the superheroes Spider-Man and Daredevil. In other media. Montana has been adapted from the comics into numerous forms of media, most notably adopting the Shocker persona in both "The Spectacular Spider-Man" animated series (voiced by Jeff Bennett) and the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe movie "" (portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green).
SC Fortuna Köln is a German football club. They play in the Regionalliga West, the fourth division of German football. They are based in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Honours. The club's honours:
Mareku's tree frog ("Litoria mareku") is a frog from Indonesia. Scientists saw it in the Wondiwoi Mountains in Papua Province. Appearance. The scientists who wrote the first paper about this frog caught two adult male frogs. These frogs were 25.5 and 26.5 mm long in from nose to rear end with smooth skin. This frog is green and gray in color with a black mark in front of both eyes and a black band across its body. Its belly, chest, and throat are light in color, with yellow color on the sides of its body. The insides of its hind legs are blue. There are spots on the sides of its throat and body. Home. This frog lives in the Wandammen Peninsula in primary rainforest. The scientist team found the two frogs in their paper on small woody plants. The plants were not far from a stream and not far from a swamp. But the scientists did not know whether it was the stream or the swamp that the frogs liked. Taxonomy. Scientists say this frog is related to "Litoria mucro", "Litoria nigromaculata" and "Litoria nigropunctata". Name. Scientists named the frogs after the man who caught them: Genus Mareku. He is from Yeretuar village. He was a guide. He led the scientists through the Wondiwoi Mountains.
Bioty Moise Kean (; born 28 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Juventus, on loan from Everton, and the Italy national team. "Italy score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kean goal." Honours. Juventus Paris Saint-Germain Italy U19 Italy Individual
Alien vs. Predator is a 2004 American horror science fiction crossover movie directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. It is the first movie which stars the extraterrestrial antagonists, the Aliens (Xenomorphs) and the Predators (Yautja) in the same plot, and as deadly enemies of each other. Plot. Set in 2004, Alien vs. Predator follows a group of paleontologists, archaeologists and others assembled by billionaire businessman Charles Bishop Weyland for an expedition to Bouvet Island, a remote Norwegian island north of Antarctica, after a mysterious heat signal is discovered under the ice cap. Weyland and the group discover a pyramid buried beneath the ice cap. However, the structure is an ancient hunting ground where Predators stalk and kill Aliens for sport. The humans are caught between them and start getting killed by them and must fight to survive and escape the place. Sequel. It was followed by a sequel, "", in 2007, starring Ian Whyte as Wolf the Yautja.
Tonic Trouble is a 1999 video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released for the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color and Windows. Gameplay. The player plays as a purple alien named Ed who has to stop Grögh from using a magical tonic.
Sun Life Financial, Inc. is a Canada-based financial services company known primarily as a life insurance company. It is one of the largest life insurance companies in the world, and also one of the oldest with a history spanning back to 1865. Sun Life Financial has a presence in investment management with over CAD$891 billion in assets under management operating in a number of countries. Sun Life ranks number 277 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2016 as well as on the Fortune 500 list. Sun Life ranks number 235 on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2022.
The Bank of Montreal () is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1817 as Montreal Bank. Their head office remains in Montreal. They also have operational headquarters and executive offices in Toronto, Ontario, since 1977. One of the Big Five banks in Canada, as well as one of the ten largest banks in North America. It is commonly known by its acronym BMO. BMO is also its stock symbol on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Establishment and early history. On 23 June 1817, John Richardson and eight merchants signed the Articles of Association to establish the Montreal Bank in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. The bank officially began conducting business on 3 November 1817. This is the birth of Canada's oldest bank. It underwent a name change to its current in 1822. BMO's Institution Number (or bank number) is 001. In Canada, the bank operates as BMO Bank of Montreal and has more than 900 branches, serving over seven million customers. Operations in the USA. In the United States, it does business as BMO Financial Group, where it has substantial operations in the Chicago area and elsewhere in the country, where it operates "BMO Harris Bank". BMO Capital Markets is BMO's investment and corporate banking division, while the wealth management division is branded as BMO Nesbitt Burns. The company is ranked at number 131 on the Forbes Global 2000 list. On December 12th, 2021 Bank of Montreal announced the strategic acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas for US$16.3 billion. Achievements. The company has not missed a dividend payment since 1829. They paid dividends consistently through major world crises such as World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and the 2008 financial crisis; this makes the Bank of Montreal's dividend payment history one of the longest in the world.
The 1999–2000 UEFA Cup season was the 29th edition of the UEFA Cup. The final was played at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. It was won by Galatasaray, who beat in the final. The defending champions were they were eliminated by Werder Bremen in the fourth round. It was the first season of the new UEFA Cup format. Domestic cup winners would qualify for the UEFA Cup, after the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was disbanded. This change also added an additional knockout round. This was the first year when the UEFA Cup winners qualified for the UEFA Super Cup. Association team allocation. A total of 142 teams from 49 UEFA associations participated in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup. Associations are allocated places according to their 1999–2000 UEFA league coefficient. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup: Teams. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: Quarter-finals. Second leg. "Leeds United won 4–2 on aggregate." "Galatasaray won 6–2 on aggregate." "Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate." "Lens won 2–1 on aggregate." Semi-finals. Second leg. "Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate." "Galatasaray won 4–2 on aggregate."
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), is one of the "Big Five" banks in Canada. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario. CIBC's Institution Number (or bank number) is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is also one of the two major banks originally founded in Toronto alongside Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce (founded 1867) and the Imperial Bank of Canada (founded 1873), the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Small Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 12 November 1984 by Rough Trade Records. "Hatful of Hollow" reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart, and stayed on the chart for 46 weeks. In 2000, "Q" magazine placed the album at number 44 on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".
Reliable information on the lifespans of house cats is hard to find. Research has been done to get an estimate (an educated guess) on how long cats usually live. Cats usually live for 13 to 20 years. Sometimes, cats can live for 22 to 30 years. There are claims of cats dying at ages of over 30 years old. The "Guinness World Record" for the oldest cat was for a cat named Creme Puff. It lived to be 38 years old. Female cats seem to live longer than male cats. Neutered cats live longer than cats that have not been neutered. Mixed breed cats also appear to live longer than purebred cats. Researchers have also found that cats that weigh more have shorter lifespans. People sometimes guess how long a cat will live by comparing it to how long a human usually lives. The age of a cat in "cat years" can be estimated by multiplying the age of the cat in normal years by 7. A better guess for cat years used by veterinarians is: the age of the cat times 4, then plus 16. This math can be used for cats who are at least 2 years old. This is an example of both ways of estimating cat years for a 5 year old cat: formula_1 formula_2 The life expectancy of an indoor cat is around 17 years. Cats that live both indoor and outdoor have a similar lifespan. The life expectancy of outdoor only cats is 5.6 years.
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (born February 9, 1969) is an American journalist and a former political candidate. She was a regular CNBC contributor. She was co-host of "Power Lunch" and "Worldwide Exchange." In 2020, she ran against incumbent U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th congressional district, which covers portions of The Bronx and Queens. Caruso-Cabrera was defeated in the primary after receiving 18.2% of votes.
Susan Coxe Hendl (September 18, 1947 – October 12, 2020) was an American ballet dancer and "répétiteur". She danced with the New York City Ballet between 1963 and 1983. Hendl was born in New York City. Hendl died from renal failure on October 12, 2020 in New York City. She was 73.
Wayne Harold Johnson (May 2, 1942 — October 16, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate. He represented District 6 from 2005 until 2017. From 1993 to 2005, he was in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Johnson was born in El Paso, Texas. Johnson died on October 16, 2020 in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the age of 78.
Jacques Godin (; September 14, 1930 – October 26, 2020) was a Canadian actor. He was known for his roles as Paul Laliberté in "O.K. ... Laliberté" (1973) and the Inspector "Being at Home with Claude" (1992). Godin was born in Montreal, Quebec. Godin died on October 26, 2020 of heart failure at a hospital in Montreal, aged 90.
Stanley Augustus Kesler (August 11, 1928 – October 26, 2020) was an American guitarist, record producer and songwriter. His career began at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Abbeville, Mississippi. He co-wrote several of Elvis Presley's early recordings including "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" and "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", and played guitar and bass on hit records by Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. As a producer, his successful records included "Wooly Bully". Kesler died on October 26, 2020 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee from bone cancer, aged 92.
Robert Daniel Menaker (September 17, 1941 – October 26, 2020) was an American fiction writer and editor. He worked with the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton and as a consultant for Barnes &amp; Noble Bookstores. Menaker was a fiction editor at "The New Yorker" for twenty years. Menaker was born in New York City. Menaker died on October 26, 2020 from pancreatic cancer at his home in New Marlborough, Massachusetts at the age of 79.
Richard Adjei (30 January 1983 – 26 October 2020) was a German bobsledder and footballer. He was also an linebacker. Adjei was born in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. He won a silver medal for bobsledding at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Adjei died on 26 October 2020 from a heart attack at the age of 37.
Bishop Jan Niemiec (; ; 14 March 1958 – 27 October 2020) was a Polish-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate. He was an Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi and the Titular Bishop of Decoriana from 21 October 2006 until his death on 27 October 2020. He was born in Kozłówek, Poland. Niemiec died from COVID-19 on 27 October 2020 in hospital in Łańcut, Poland at the age of 62.
Benigno Gilberto Penayo Ortiz (3 April 1933 – 27 October 2020) was a Paraguayan football striker. He was born in Asunción, Paraguay. His career lasted from 1851 to 1965. He played for Sol de América, Cerro Porteño, Silvio Pettirossi and for the national team. Penayo died on 27 October 2020 in Asunción at the age of 87.
Mena Massoud (; born 17 September 1991) is an Egyptian-Canadian actor. He is known for starring as Aladdin in the Disney fantasy movie "Aladdin" (2019).  He also starred as Jared Malik in the Canadian drama series "Open Heart" (2015), Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime series (2018), and as Ethan Hart in the Hulu series "Reprisal" (2019), and Prince Thomas in the Netflix original film "The Royal Treatment" (2022). Early Life. Mena Mansour Massoud was born on September 17, 1991 in Cairo to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian parents Gorgit and Mansour Massoud. He has two elder sisters, Marian and Margaret. He and his family moved to Canada when he was three years old. When asked why his family left Egypt, Massoud stated, "I was born there. We immigrated when I was 3 1/2 years old, to Toronto. But I'm still very, very close to my culture and – back home in Egypt. We're Coptic Christian and my parents just felt like things were getting a little too dangerous when I was growing up in Egypt. They wanted to create a better life for their family so they decided to emigrate to Canada." Massoud grew up in Markham, Ontario, where he attended . He later attended the University of Toronto with a major in neuroscience, wanting to become a doctor or psychologist. He did not finish this degree, and instead auditioned for theatre schools. Massoud eventually transferred to Ryerson University for their theatre performance program, which he graduated from in 2014.
Anthony Soter Fernandez (22 April 1930 – 28 October 2020) was a Malaysian cardinal. Fernandez was born in Sungai Petani, Kedah.  Career. He was the first Malaysian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was appointed on 30 July 1983 by Pope John Paul II, and became the Archdiocese's second Archbishop upon his installation on 10 November 1983.  Fernandez was ordained as a priest on 10 December 1966 and was president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei from 1987 to 1990 and 2000 to 2003. He retired on 24 May 2003. Fernandez was previously the bishop of the Diocese of Penang, where he was bishop from 17 February 1978, until his transfer to Kuala Lumpur. Fernandez was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory on 19 November 2016. He was the first Malaysian to be made a cardinal. Death. In November 2019, Fernandez was diagnosed with tongue cancer. He died on 28 October 2020 in Kuala Lumpur from the disease, aged 88.
Ryszard Witke (9 November 1939 – 27 October 2020) was a Polish ski jumper. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Witke was born in Sanok, Poland. Witke died on 27 October 2020 in Karpacz, Poland at the age of 80.
The Witches is a 1990 dark fantasy comedy movie directed by Nicolas Roeg. It was produced by Jim Henson and starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson, and Jasen Fisher. It is based on the 1983 book of the same name by Roald Dahl. Plot. After nine-year old Luke Eveshim's (Jasen Fisher) parents die in a car crash, he lives with his grandma (Mai Zetterling). She tells him about real-life witches and how they hate children. She says that they look like ordinary women but there are ways to spot them. They use gloves to cover their claws, wigs because they are bald and wear comfortable shoes because they have no toes. While playing in his treehouse, Luke is approached by a witch who tries to give him a snake. Luckily, the grandma arrives and the witch leaves. While staying at a hotel, Luke goes into the hotel ballroom to train his pet mouse. A group of women enter the room and lock the doors but Luke remains hidden. The women then take off their disguises, revealing that they are witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) expresses anger with the other witches because of their failure to get rid of all the children. She then shows them her new potion named "Formula 86", which turns kids into mice. The Grand High Witch demonstrates the potion on a boy named Bruno Jenkins. However, Luke is discovered by the witches and they turn him into a mouse. Luke and Bruno (who are both now mice) go to the grandma's room and tell her what happened and they create a plan to defeat the witches. Luke goes into the Grand High Witch's room and steals the potion. He then goes into the hotel kitchen and puts it in the soup that the witches have ordered for dinner. Before dinner, one of the witches, Ms Irvine, decides to stop being evil because the Grand High Witch does not treat her well. At dinner, the witches all eat the soup and turn into mice. The grandma tells Bruno's parents that he is now a mouse and gives him back to them. After returning home, Luke tells the grandma that he is happy being a mouse. At night, Ms Irvine shows up outside their house and uses her magic to turn Luke back into a human.
The Queen is a 2006 biographical drama movie that shows the events of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997 and how it affected Queen Elizabeth II. The movie was directed by Stephen Frears, written by Peter Morgan, and starred Helen Mirren in the title role of Queen Elizabeth II. The movie had strong positive movie reviews. It has a 97% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Tor Torgersen (20 March 1928 – 23 October 2020) was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He was known for being part in the longest track distances, 5000 and 10,000 metres, as well as cross-country running and from around 1960 the marathon. He also competed at that year's Olympic Games.  Torgersen was born in Drammen, Norway. He died on 23 October 2020 at the age of 92.
Alexander Michael Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor. He won the Olivier Award three times for "Too Clever by Half" (1988), "Peer Gynt" (1996), and "My Fair Lady" (2003). He is the only performer to have won Olivier awards in the drama, musical and comedy categories.  He played Prince Charles in the 2006 movie "The Queen". He also played Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor, in the critically acclaimed Netflix series "The Crown". He also starred as Leopold I of Belgium in the ITV series "Victoria" (2016–2019) and as Stephen Frears' "A Very English Scandal" (2018). Jennings was born in Romford, Essex. He studied English and Theatre studies at the University of Warwick, graduating in 1978. He said he saw his first theatre while in high school and went to the Old Vic Theatre, which inspired him to be an actor. He trained as an actor for two years at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was a British actress. She was known for Narcissa Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" movies and for her role as Polly Gray in "Peaky Blinders". McCrory played Cherie Blair in both "The Queen" (2006) and "The Special Relationship" (2010). She starred as Clair Dowar in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" (2012). Life. Helen McCrory was born in London. Her father is Scottish and her mother is Welsh. McCrory was married to Damian Lewis and they had two children. Death. McCrory died of breast cancer at her home in London on 16 April 2021, aged 52.
Harry Potter is a movie series is based on the novels by J. K. Rowling. The series was made by Warner Bros. and were made-up of eight fantasy movies, beginning with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and ending with "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" (2011).  The series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as the three main characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Four directors worked on the series: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates. It took ten years to make all the movies of the series, with the main story being Harry's journey to beat his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final novel in the series, was made into two movies. "Part 1" was released in November 2010, and "Part 2" was released in July 2011. "Deathly Hallows Part 1", "Sorcerer's Stone", and "Deathly Hallows Part 2" are one of the 50 highest-grossing movies of all time. It is the third highest-grossing movie series with $7.7 billion.
Glenn Florio (January 26, 1967 – October 26, 2020) was an American rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Florio died of a heart attack on October 26, 2020 at the age of 53.