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Dr. Rupal Patel is an Indian American speech scientist and the CEO and founder of VocaliD. VocaliD is a company that customizes digital voices for people with speech impairments. She collects the limited sounds that her patients are able to make, and matches them with a donated voice from their “Voice Bank”. This way, people with speech impairments can have computerized voices that match their identities. For example, a young girl's voice will not sound like an adult man. She began research in 2007 and later founded VocaliD in 2014. She has also received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. She gave a TED talk about her work in 2013. It convinced 1,500 people to sign up to donate their voice. She has a masters, bachelor's degree, and a doctorate in psychology, speech acoustics, and speech-language pathology. Patel was on the faculty in the department of bio-behavioral sciences at the Teachers College of Columbia University in 2003.
Luzmila Carpio is a Bolivian singer-songwriter, former Bolivian ambassador to France, advocate for nature, the importance of women, and indigenous culture. Career. Carpio began recording songs in Quechua. She then moved to Paris in 1980 to spread awareness of her culture. Her music is inspired by nature and protecting her indigenous culture.Carpio has collaborated with artists such as Gilberto Gil and Lila Downs. Her album Yuyay Jap’ina Tapes was named Top 15 Latin Albums of 2015 by Rolling Stone. Carpio was invited to sing at Michelle Bachelet’s presidential inauguration in 2006. She was also appointed Bolivia’s ambassador to France in 2006-2010. She now speaks about the importance of young people connecting with their culture and with Mother Earth.
Maya Sekine is an Ainu YouTuber. She works to preserve Ainu culture. She's devoted to passing down Ainu culture. Sekine spoke to the United Nations about the importance of saving the Ainu language. Sekine was born in Japan. She learned Ainu from a young age. In college, Sekine was able to share her Ainu culture with her friends and peers. She started her YouTube channel in 2019 after being a presenter on an Ainu language-learning radio program for a year. Sekine wanted to spread her culture by teaching people short and everyday phrases. She taught people traditional Ainu cooking, music, and weaving on her YouTube. Sekine values being honest and preserving her culture. She would love to open a cafe where all the waiters speak Ainu.
The Himalayan whipping frog or Himalayan tree frog ("Polypedates himalayensis") is a frog. It lives in Bhutan and India. People have seen it between 100 and 2000 meters above sea level. Scientists used to think this was the same frog as "Polypedates maculatus". This frog can lay eggs in streams, rice paddies, wetlands, canals, and other bodies of water. Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it can live in places that humans have changed.
The Baram whipping frog, forest bush frog, brown-striped tree frog, big-eared whipping frog, dark-eared tree frog, or Bongao bubble-nest frog ("Polypedates macrotis") is a frog. It lives in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and some islands in the South China Sea. People have seen them as high as 1300 meters above sea level. This frog lives in forests. It can lay eggs in ditches and other bodies of water. Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place and because it can live in places that humans have changed.
A rainbow crossing or rainbow crosswalk is a pedestrian crossing with the rainbow flag on it, to represent the LGBT community. History. The rainbow flag or gay pride flag, is linked with the LGBTQIA+ community and LGBT activities around the world. The idea of rainbow crosswalks first appeared in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008.  The first permanent rainbow crosswalks were built in West Hollywood, as part of the 2012 Gay Pride Month. Similar crossings were built in Sydney, Australia, the following year, as well as some temporary rainbow crossings in other cities such as Tel Aviv.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 American-Canadian romantic comedy movie directed by Joel Zwick and written by Nia Vardalos. The movie stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin and Joey Fatone.  Plot. A 30-year old middle-class Greek American woman, who still lives with her family in Chicago, falls in love with an upper middle-class White Anglo-Saxon Protestant man, and struggles to get her family and especially her father, who wants her to marry a Greek, to accept him, while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. Production. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was shot in Toronto, Canada, which stands in for Chicago in the movie. The movie spawned a movie franchise, which inspired the 2003 sitcom "My Big Fat Greek Life" and the 2016 sequel "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2". A third movie, titled "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3", was released in cinemas on September 8, 2023. Reception. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was very successful at the box office; its budget was estimated at $5 million and the box office was $368.7 million. The reviews of the movie by the movie critics and the audience were positive.
Marvel's Spider-Man is a video game released in 2018. It was developed in 2018 by Insomniac Games. The story is about Spider-Man trying to stop the Super-villian Mister Negative from taking over New York City's criminal underworld. "Marvel's Spider-Man" was released for the PlayStation 4 on September 7, 2018. It had an expansion released called "" in late 2018. The game was remastered and released on the PlayStation 5 in November 2020 and later on PC. The game had a spin-off called "" in November 2020 for the PlayStation 5  The game had a sequel called "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" released in October 2023 for the PlayStation 5.
"Avatar" is an American media franchise created by James Cameron, which consists of a planned series of epic science fiction films produced by Lightstrom Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Studios.
Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for WWE on their NXT brand and is a former one-time NXT Champion. He also competed for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), Impact Wrestling and Evolve. During his time in Impact Wrestling, Page was known for being one-half of the tag team The North with Josh Alexander. Together they became two-time Impact World Tag Team Champions. Career. All Elite Wrestling (2021–2024). On March 7, 2021, Page signed a three-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He made his debut the same night at Revolution. He competed in the Face of the Revolution ladder match as a surprise entrant but the match was won by Scorpio Sky. On the March 29 episode of "", Page created a tag team with Scorpio Sky. They later called themselves the Men of the Year. On the August 18 episode of "Dynamite", Page and Sky joined Dan Lambert's American Top Team stable. On the October 27 episode of "Dynamite", Page challenged Sammy Guevara for his TNT Championship but lost the match. At New Year's Smash, Page once again challenge for the TNT Championship, losing to Cody Rhodes. Men of the Year quietly broke up after Sky lost his TNT Championship to Wardlow on the July 7, 2022 episode of "Dynamite". At "The House Always Wins", Page competed in a 15 Man Battle Royal to determine who would become the number one contender for the AEW TNT Championship. The match was eventually won by The Butcher. On the July 1, 2023 episode of "Collision" in his hometown of Hamilton, Page challenged MJF for his AEW World Championship but was defeated. On May 2, 2024, Page’s profile was removed from AEW and ROH’s websites, ending his time with the companies. WWE (2024–present). On the May 28, 2024 edition of "NXT", Page made his WWE debut, attacking
"Stumblin' In" is a 1978 song by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. It was included on some editions of her fifth studio album "If You Knew Suzi...". It went to number 4 in the United States, number 41 in the United Kingdom, number 2 in South Africa, Germany, New Zealand and Australia, number 11 in Canada, number 13 in Ireland and number 3 in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was their only top 40 in the United States. In 2024, it was covered by Australian DJ Cyril. It went to number 2 in Austria and Germany, number 3 in Belgium, number 5 in the Netherlands, number 7 in Switzerland, number 8 in Luxembourg, number 11 in New Zealand, number 12 in Australia and number 20 in France.
"I'm Just Ken" is a song sang by Canadian actor Ryan Gosling for the 2023 movie "Barbie". It was written and produced by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. The song appears on the soundtrack album "Barbie the Album". , the song had over 100 million streams on Spotify and over 3 million views on YouTube. It won Best Song at the 29th Critics' Choice Awards and was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards.
Melanie Hernandez Calumpad (born January 5, 1981), known as Kyla, is a Filipino singer, actress, and television personality. Known for her vocal range and melismatic singing style, she has been credited with helping to redefine R&amp;B and soul music in the Philippines. She has been cited by media outlets as the country's "Queen of R&amp;B".
The following is a list of planes flown by American Airlines: Current fleet.  American Airlines operates the following mainline aircraft:
Steffen Hofmann ( 9 September 1980 in Würzburg) is a former German football player and current official. He played mainly in Austria as midfielder for SK Rapid Wien. With 540 games he is a record player. In 2010 he became Bundesliga top scorer with 20 goals. He is now part of the executive committee of SK Rapid since November 2022.  Career. Through the youth clubs 1. FC Kirchheim and Würzburger FV he came to the youth department of FC Bayern Munich in 1996. There he was active until 1999. From 1999 to 2002 he was a member of Bayern's amateur squad. On 27 October 2001 (11th matchday) Hofmann made his debut in the Bundesliga . He came in as a substitute for Claudio Pizarro in the 90th minute versus 1. FC Köln. 2002 he moved to SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga. During the winter break of the 2005/06 season, Steffen Hofmann moved to the second division team TSV 1860 Munich. In July 2006 he returned to Rapid. After a injury he became a dominant figure in the team. In the 2009/10 season he became Austria's top scorer with 20 goals.No other midfielder in Austria had achieved this till that time. Hofmann's contract ended on 30 June 2018. After his contract expired, he ended his career.  Manager and Official. In September 2020 he became coach of SK Rapid Wien II as head coach. For the 2021/22 season, Patrick Jovanovic took over the head coaching position and Hofmann was assistance coach. In November 2021, he took over as interim head coach of the Rapids first team together with Thomas Hickersberger. In January 2022, Hofmann left the Rapid II coaching staff and became Rapid's sports coordinator. Under President Alexander Wrabetz, he became a member of the executive board of SK Rapid in November 2022. Since December 2022 he has been managing director of SK Rapid GmbH.
The 2024 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. It was conducted by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission (TEC). The 10-year-incumbent centre-right Liberal government, led by Jeremy Rockliff, was re-elected for the fourth time in a row, defeating the centre-left Labor opposition, led by Opposition Leader Rebecca White. Minor parties, such as the left-wing Greens (led by Rosalie Woodruff) and the big tent Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN), also contested this election. There was a big swing against the Liberal Party with almost 12 per cent fewer than the 2021 election. JLN, Labor, the Greens and independents all had positive swings. The Liberals remained the largest party in the House of Assembly by both seats and vote share, but no party could form a majority government. The Liberal Party will form a minority government instead, with Rockliff as Premier, because Labor said they would not be able to form a government with their current seat numbers and declared that they had lost the election. White resigned as Labor leader and was replaced by Dean Winter after a leadership election. It is the first time in the state's history that the Tasmanian Liberal Party has been re-elected a fourth term in government. The number of seats had also increased from 25 to 35, with 7 seats per electorate.
Rochdale is a seat represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) since it was created in 1832. The Rochdale constituency has above average unemployment and many people living in poverty. There is a significant British Asian community in the constituency. Since 1997, the constituency has also included the semi-rural suburb of Littleborough where there are fewer poor people. It was represented by Tony Lloyd of the Labour Party until his death on 17 January 2024 and a by-election is to take place on 29 February 2024. He was first elected MP for this seat in 2017; previously, he had been the MP for Stretford and then Manchester Central from 1983 until his resignation from Parliament in 2012. Candidates. Azhar Ali was selected as the Labour Party candidate on 27 January 2024. He is the leader of the Labour group on Lancashire county council. He was a candidate for the Westminster seat of Pendle in 2015 and 2019. During the campaign, Ali came under fire over the content of a recording obtained by the "Daily Mail", in which he suggested at a meeting that Israel allowed the 7 October attacks to go ahead. When the recording was made public, Ali said he was wrong to say that and apologised. Following information about additional comments by Ali, Labour withdrew its support for Ali on 12 February, and the party will no longer devote resources to his campaign. Before this Ali had received abuse for Labour's position on Israel despite his own support for Palestine. Former Labour and Respect Party MP George Galloway is standing for the Workers Party of Britain. He is focusing his campaign on support for Palestine. He was critical of Keir Starmer. His activism was criticised by Azhar Ali as divisive. Simon Danczuk is the candidate for Reform UK. Danczuk was the Labour MP for Rochdale from 2010 until 2015, when he was suspended from the party after it emerged he had exchanged explicit messages with a 17-year-old girl. He then sat as an independent until the 2017 election where he ran for
Ernst Winkler was an Austrian football player. He played at the beginning of the 20th century as forward for SC Rudolfshügel. In 1920 he became top scorer of the 1. Klasse, the then highest league in Austria, with 21 goals.
Jane Slaughter (born 1961) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the background role of Tracey in BBC soap opera "EastEnders." Slaughter has portrayed Tracey since the initial episode of "EastEnders" on 19 February 1985, making her the longest serving character on the show, with no breaks or temporary exits. Life and career. As a child, Slaughter trained at Elmhurst Ballet School. She made her debut television appearance as Petrova in "Ballet Shoes" in 1975, and in 1976, she appeared as Bella in three episodes of "Katy". In 1981, she portrayed the role of Joanna in "The History Man". In 1985, Slaughter began portraying the role of Tracey in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". In an interview with "Radio Times", she stated "As a child, I was lucky and worked continually. Then I got in to my late teens and I lost my way. I wanted to play it safe, didn’t want to be brave, and never made that leap to adult actress." Slaughter is currently the longest serving character on "EastEnders", since Adam Woodyatt took a break from the show between 2021 and 2023. Personal life. Slaughter has two sons.
Owner-occupancy or home-ownership is a form of housing in which a person, called the owner-occupier, owner-occupant, or home owner, owns the home in which they live. The home can be a house, such as a single-family house, an apartment, condominium, or a housing cooperative. Owner-occupancy is also a real estate investment. The value of housing generally increases over time.  Some homes are built by or for the people who want to live in them. Many are inherited. A large number are bought, as new homes from a real estate developer or as an existing home from a landlord or an owner-occupier. A home is the most expensive single purchase most people make. It usually costs several year's household income. Most people do not have enough money to pay the entire amount outright. They borrow money using the home as security. This is called a mortgage. They have to pay interest on the loan. If they dont pay the lender can take their home.  In many countries the government helps people to buy homes. There may be grants or subsidies. They may have to meet certain qualifications to get this help such as being a first-time homebuyer or having an income below a certain level. They may have to pay property taxes, related to the value of the property, either every year, or when the property is sold. International statistics. "Source: Housing Finance Information Network (HOFINET)
Babyshambles is a British indie rock band formed in 2003 by singer and guitarist Pete Doherty. The band gained significant attention due to Doherty's previous involvement with another notable British rock band, The Libertines, which he co-founded with Carl Barât.
In the United Kingdom, a tied cottage is a dwelling (not always a cottage) owned by an employer for an employee to live in. If the employee leaves their job they may have to leave it. i. While the term originally applied mainly to cottages, it may be loosely applied to any tied accommodation from a small flat to a large house. The idea is generally associated with farming, but may occur in other jobs. It is still common in churches. It used to be common in the police, in railways, and in public parks. It gave employers great power over their workers. The concept has been in use at least since the 18th century. There has been considerable debate, particularly in the 20th century, over whether the system is fair to occupiers, and a number of laws have been enacted or amended to improve their security of tenure. The concept still exists, though in a substantially different form from the original idea.
Home insurance is a type of insurance policy that covers losses and damages to the home and/or its contents. Home insurance protects homeowners from perils such as fire, flood, vandalism, theft, malicious damage, water, wind, hurricane, earthquake, the weight of snow, hail, and more. Insured perils and amount of coverage are listed in the policy documents. Coverage varies according to the type of policy. Some policies cover only the building, while some include contents. There are also other benefits that may be included in the homeowners insurance policy such as Additional Living Expenses, which is the added cost the insured incurs when using alternative accommodation if the home is uninhabitable. The effects of climate change are pushing up the costs of home insurance. Extreme weather events such as storms, floods and wildfires have become more frequent and severe
The Songkok, also called Peci or Kopiah, is a hat worn by men in many Southeast Asian countries like Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, southern Philippines, and southern Thailand. It looks like a cone and is often made of black or fancy felt, cotton, or velvet. People wear it on special times like weddings, funerals, and holidays such as Christmas and Easter. In Indonesia, it is also linked to the nationalist movement. In Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, it is called "songkok", while in Java, it is called "kopiah" or "kopeah". In Indonesia, it is usually called "peci", though the peci might be a bit different, being more oval-shaped and sometimes decorated. History. The kopiah has been around for a long time. It was worn by special Majapahit soldiers in the past. The mention of kopiah goes back to the 16th century and was mentioned in Pigafetta's Italian-Malay vocabulary. In the epic Hikayat Iskandar Zulkarnain, written before 1600 AD, there's a part where someone wears a golden rosary kopiah. Historians think the songkok became popular in the 13th century when Islam spread in the area. But the first written record of the word "songkok" is in "Syair Siti Zubaidah" from 1840. Traditionally, the special triangular Malay headgear, Tengkolok or destar, was worn by important people like nobles and kings. But the songkok later became connected with Islam, especially for Malay men. The Royal Malay Regiment of the Malaysian Army has been wearing the songkok as part of their uniform since the time of British rule. Current use. The songkok is worn by Muslim men for important events. In Indonesia, it became important because of a leader named Sukarno. He and other leaders like Mohammad Hatta and Agus Salim made the peci, another name for the songkok, popular. Sukarno even made the plain black velvet peci the official hat of Indonesia. In Indonesia, presidents and palace guards wear the peci
Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete who gained fame for her incredible speed. She set world records in 1988 for the 100m and 200m races. During the late 1980s, she became well-known not only for her athletic achievements but also for her unique personal style.  Griffith Joyner grew up in California and showed athletic talent from a young age, participating in track meets as a child. She continued competing in track and field while attending California State University, Northridge and later the University of California, Los Angeles. She qualified for the 1980 Olympics in the 100m event, but was unable to compete due to the U.S. boycott. She made her Olympic debut in 1984, winning a silver medal in the 200m race at the Los Angeles Olympics. At the 1988 U.S. Olympic trials, Griffith set a new world record in the 100m sprint and went on to win three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Surprisingly, she retired from athletics in February 1989. Despite leaving the world of sports, she remained a prominent figure in popular culture.
Reinsurance is insurance that an insurance company purchases from another insurance company to protect itself (at least in part) from the risks that are too big for itself, like a major disaster. With reinsurance, the company passes on ("cedes") some part of its own insurance liabilities to the other insurance company. The company that purchases the reinsurance policy is referred to as the "ceding company" or "cedent". The company issuing the reinsurance policy is referred to as the "reinsurer". In the classic case, reinsurance helps insurance companies to remain solvent after major claims events, like hurricanes or wildfires.  The reinsurer may be either a specialist reinsurance company, which only undertakes reinsurance business, or another insurance company.
The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 54th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season coming off a championship win in the NBA Summer League. They are lead by Donovan Mitchell. The Cavaliers entered the draft with a second round pick. With the pick, they selected Emoni Bates from Eastern Michigan. Trades: