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The Quapaw people are a tribe of Native Americans. From the 17th century they resided on the west side of the Mississippi River in what is now the state of Arkansas. The territory and state was named for them, as Europeans first learned their name as the "Arkansea". This was the term used by the Algonquian-speaking Illini people. They are among the Siouan-speaking peoples west of the Mississippi. The Quapaw are federally recognized as the "Quapaw Tribe of Indians". Since removal in 1834, their tribal base has been in present-day Oklahoma. The number of members enrolled in the tribe is 3,240.
Kaiketsu Masateru (Japanese: 魁傑 將晃, born Teriyuki Nishimori; February 16, 1948 – May 18, 2014) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He also won two top division tournament championships. After his retirement in 1979 he became a coach. He was also chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2010 to 2012. He died on May 18, 2014 while practicing golf from heart disease in Tokyo. He was 66.
Gerald Maurice Edelman (July 1, 1929 – May 17, 2014) was an American biologist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Rodney Robert Porter. They won the award for their work on the immune system. Edelman's Nobel Prize-winning research concerned discovery of the structure of antibody molecules. Edelman died from Parkinson's disease and prostate cancer in La Jolla, California, aged 84.
Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr. (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He worked with Francis Ford Coppola. He is known for his works such as "The Godfather", "Manhattan", and "Annie Hall". Willis died in North Falmouth, Massachusetts from metastatic cancer, aged 82.
Sexsmith is a small town in Alberta, Canada. It is near Grande Prairie, Alberta. As of 2021, 2,427 people lived there. The mayor of Sexsmith is Kate Potter.
Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician. He is the United States senator of Massachusetts serving since July 2013. Before being senator, Markey was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Massachusetts. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Markey is a progressive. He has focused on climate change and energy policy. He is the Senate author of the Green New Deal. Markey's progressive policies have made him popular with younger voters. The Hill called him "a Gen-Z Icon". In 2020, then-U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III ran against Markey for the Democratic nomination in that Senate race. Markey beat Kennedy III with 55% of the vote. Markey became the first person to beat a member of the Kennedy family in a Massachusetts election. Since 1988, Markey has been married to Susan Blumenthal, who works for the Health and Human Services for Women's Health. From 2005 to 2017, he was a writer for "The Huffington Post".
Halifax, legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. The population of the Halifax region was 359,111 in the year 2001. On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (11 January 1858 – 8 May 1947) was an American-British business owner. He founded the London-based department store Selfridges. He was one of the most respected and wealthy retail businessmen in the United Kingdom. Early life. Selfridge was born in Ripon, Wisconsin. Selfridge was raised in Jackson, Michigan. Selfridge's parents were Robert Oliver Selfridge and his wife Lois. They had three sons. His father fought in the American Civil War. He was a major in the Union Army. After he was discharged, he did not come back to the family. Both of Selfridge's brothers died young. His mother taught school. From the age of 10, Harry began working. He sold newspapers to help his mother. Later he stocked shelves at a store. Career. When he was 21, Selfridge went to Chicago. He worked for Field, Leiter and Company. This later became Marshall Field's &amp; Co. He worked there for 25 years. Selfridge started the idea of a bargain basement in a department store. Selfridge's ideas added to the success of Marshall Field &amp; Company. When he asked Marshall Field to let him become a partner, Field was surprised, but he agreed. Field even lent him the money needed to become a partner. After visiting England, Selfridge decided to open his own department store in London. In 1909, his store opened on Oxford Street. It brought about many changes in shopping. It is still a big store today. Selfridges &amp; Co. was named the Best Department Store in the World in 2010 and 2012. and 2014. Personal life. In 1890, Selfridge married Rose Buckingham. Her family was wealthy and influential. Rose was a property developer when she married. She died of the Spanish flu in 1918. Harry never married again, even though he had several girlfriends. Death. Selfridge died of pneumonia in Putney, London, aged 89. Writings. Selfridge wrote the book "The Romance of Commerce." He used a ghostwriter to help him write it. The book was published in 1918.
Warid Telecom International is an Arabic mobile telecommunication company. The company provides telephone services in the Congo, Pakistan, and Uganda. Pakistan. In 2004, Warid Telecom International bought a license for starting a national mobile network and long distance international network for $291 million US dollars. It was the first project of Warid Telecom International. The license was bid by a team headed by Bashir Tahir, the then CEO of the Abu Dhabi Group, which is the parent company of Warid Telecom International. Bangladesh. In December 2005, Warid Telecom International got a 15-year GSM license to operate as the sixth mobile network in Bangladesh at the cost of USD 50 million. Congo. Warid Telecom International bought a GSM based mobile license on January 2008. It is a joint project with the government of the Congo.
Joan Ramón García Castejón, Elche, (December 17, 1945), known as Joan Castejón is a Spanish draftsman, painter and sculptor, considered one of the leading representatives of social realism in the Spanish postwar plastic renewal of the 70s and 80s. Member of the Grup d'Elx. His work has been exhibited in some of the most important museums in Spain, among others, the Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM), the Museum of the University of Alicante, Guerricabeitia Martinez Collection at the University of Valencia, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, the Bancaja Foundation Center, Centre of the Carmen Valencia, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Elche. Biography. Early life. At sixteen he moved to Valencia, where he received training in the fine arts at the Academy of San Carlos. His first solo exhibition is held in the Valencian art gallery Mateu in 1966. This first moment of his career (1964-1967) can be described as neofigurative. The human figure (sometimes grouped) appears in the middle of undefined spaces. Works from this stage, including anthropomorphic themed drawings, announce the peculiar features that characterize his later works. Political imprisonment. That momentum of his career was cut short, however, by the traumatic time in prison tafter taking part in the demonstrations of May 1967 in Valencia against Francoist regimen. After standing up for a friend who was being brutally beat, a plainclothes agent arrested Castejón. He received several beatings that night and short after that was sentenced to six years in prison. Until mid 1969 remains in prisons of Valencia and Teruel. That year became part of the Grup d'Elx in its second stage, participating in their exhibitions until 1971. On these facts, re-enters the prison in the Canary Islands during seven months of 1971. While in prison he draw around two thousand drawings with wax or pencil, and define another specific stage of production. Dénia. Castejón marries Paca Galván and in 197
Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a writer. She was born in New Zealand. She moved to the United Kingdom when she was 19. She died when she was 34. Early life. Mansfield was born into a middle-class family in Wellington. She was a cousin of Elizabeth von Arnim. She went to Queen's College with her sisters.
Prudhoe Bay Oil Field is a large oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is the largest oil field in both the United States and in North America. It coverers and originally contained about of oil. It has twice as much recoverable oil as the next largest field in the United States, the East Texas oil field. The field is operated by British Petroleum. Its partners are ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips Alaska. Location. The field is located north of Fairbanks. It is on the North Slope and lies between the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska to the west and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the east.
Shotacon, sometimes shortened to shota (ショタ), is a Japanese slang portmanteau of the phrase Shōtarō complex (正太郎コンプレックス). A Shotacon is described as an attraction to young, or young in appearance, fictional male characters.  The female version is called Lolicon.
Morris Weiss (August 11, 1915 – May 18, 2014) was an American comic book and comic strip artist and writer. His career began in 1930. He would retire in 1970. Weiss worked with Marvel Comics. He is known for creating Mickey Finn and Joe Palooka. Weiss died from natural causes, aged 98.
Ľudovít Lehen (3 June 1925 – 12 May 2014) was a Slovak painter and chess composer. His career began in 1977 with composing chess problems. He was arrested for six years. He was arrested for being a communist in then-Czechoslovakia. Lehen died in Bratislava, Slovakia, aged 88.
The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. James River may also refer to: Rivers:
The James River is a river in southern Missouri. Its source is near the town of Diggins in Webster County. It begins on a northwesterly course, then turns southwest near Northview. It passes down the east side of Springfield where a dam creates Lake Springfield. From Springfield, it flows west and then south to Galena. Shortly after Galena it enters Table Rock Lake. Before the dam that created Table Rock Lake, the James River emptied into the White River.  Large sections of the James River are used by canoes or kayaks. A solid 3-day float from the spillway below Lake Springfield to Galena is possible when the levels are high enough. There are several access points along the river. These offer a variety of amenities including fishing and boat rentals.  The James River is not a water source for the city of Springfield. However, Springfield Lake is a primary source of water for the cooling system at the Southeast Power Plant which sits by the dam. James River Freeway on the city's south side is named after the river. The river's unusual green stain is from copper-fixing bacteria present in the waters.
High Chaparral is a Wild West theme park and museum, close to Värnamo, Sweden. It features cultural artifacts and collectibles. It opened in 1966, founded by Bengt Erlandson, more commonly known as 'Big Bengt'. Big Bengt, the founder. Big Bengt was born in 1922 in Brännehylte, Småland. His parents owned a forest farm and a wood mill. Big Bengt was involved in starting over 1000 companies. His interest in the Wild West was born from coming from a countryside where many had emigrated to America and from the stories they told. Bengt went to the United States himself in 1956 and in 4 months covered 4000 km. He came back to Sweden with a lot of impressions. When the Swedish national phone company had to get rid of 200,000 telephone poles, Bengt took the opportunity and constructed a fort. When many people started to get curious about the place, he realized its possibilities.  Park. The park was opened in 1966. It stages several stunt shows a day. It also has a steam train that runs through the park. There is both the classic Wild West section, an Indian themed area, a Mexican themed area, and a museum overflowing with cultural artifacts, old cars, machinery, and various Cold War oddities such as the bronze monster-size statue of Lenin expelled from Nowa Huta.
Compassion is a positive response and desire to help with an inner motivation to lessen or prevent suffering of others. Compassion motivates people to go out of their way to help physical, spiritual, or emotional hurts or pains of another. The word “compassion” comes from Latin and Greek to mean “to suffer with.” Compassion means to suffer with another, and it includes a spontaneous desire to alleviate that suffering. Pity and compassion are closely related words but have subtle differences. The difference is that compassion usually involves some commitment to help. Pity does not usually require any personal involvement.
International Indian School, Dammam (formerly known as Indian Embassy School) is located in the Eastern Province,
Steven Michael "Steve" Burns (born October 9, 1973) is an American entertainer. He was the original host of the children's television program "Blue's Clues". He continues to act and is a musician. In 2001 Burns was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Blue's Clues". Early career. Burns was born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. He attended Boyertown Area Senior High School in Berks County and graduated from there in 1991. Burns played in bands called Sudden Impact US, Nine Pound Truck, and the Ivys (which he has called a "Morrissey rip-off band") while in high school and college. He studied theatre under an acting scholarship at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. He dropped out of school and moved to New York City to then become a professional actor. He lived in a basement apartment near Times Square, finding his first success as a voice-over artist for ads and making appearances on "" and "Law &amp; Order". "Blue's Clues". In 1995, Burns auditioned for "Blue's Clues", thinking it was another voice-over role. He had long hair and an earring. "I was a bit of a skate rat," he said. Initially, the Nickelodeon executives were not supportive of Burns hosting their new show; in subsequent auditions the show's creators requested that he dress more conservatively. (Burns reported that the creators, in a call-back phone conversation, asked him, "Could you not look like yourself tomorrow morning?") It became apparent, however, that he was the favorite with preschool test audiences. Executive producer and co-creator Traci Paige Johnson reported that of the 100 people they auditioned, Burns was "the realest". As Dr. Alice Wilder, Nickelodeon's Director of Research and Development said, "[T]here was just something about this kid, who was fresh out of Pennsylvania, who just knew where to look in the camera to really talk to kids. He was just right." "Blue's Clues" was an instant hit, due to Burns' performances as much
Tobias Alistair P. "Toby" Kebbell (born 9 July 1982) is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the movies "Dead Man's Shoes", ', "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "War Horse", "Wrath of the Titans" and '.  Kebbell won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Independent Film Awards for "Control".
Professor Ludwig Von Drake is a fictional duck. He is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. Overview. Von Drake first appeared in "The Wonderful World of Color" in 1961. Paul Frees was the original voice actor. The Professor is a scientist, psychologist, and road traveler. He is from Vienna, Austria. He enjoys learning. When asked for help from other characters, he usually has a university degree about the topic. Paul Frees was the original voice of Ludwig Von Drake. After Frees' death in 1986, Walker Edmiston and Albert Ash took over the role. As of 1988, Corey Burton has voiced the character.
George David Givot (February 18, 1903 – June 7, 1984) was an actor in movies, television and radio. His strength was speaking in several ethnic dialects. One famous role he played was the voice of Tony in "Lady and the Tramp". Givot was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Palm Springs, California at age 81.
Junius Conyers Matthews (June 12, 1890 - January 18, 1978) was an American movie actor. Matthews voiced the Tin Woodsman in a radio version of "The Wizard of Oz". He also had many supporting roles in radio programs. Matthews played the role of Rabbit in the Winnie the Pooh movies produced by the Disney studio from 1966 to 1977. He voiced Archimedes in The Sword in the Stone. Matthews died from natural causes in 1978 in Los Angeles.
Fish lice are the family Argulidae, or 'carp lice'. They are a group of parasitic crustaceans in the class Maxillopoda. Although they are thought to be primitive forms, they have no fossil record. Argulidae is the only family in the order Arguloida (occasionally "Arguloidea"), although a second family, Dipteropeltidae, has been proposed.
Edward Canby (November 9, 1817 – April 11, 1873) was a general in the Union army during the American Civil War. He was born in 1817 in Kentucky. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1839. He fought in the Mexican-American War. After moving around to different army posts, he became commander of the U.S. army units in New Mexico in 1860. Canby was a colonel at the start of the Civil War. He helped defeat a Confederate force during the New Mexico Campaign in early 1862. At the end of March 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier general. He was reassigned to the eastern United States. In 1864, he became commander of the Union forces along the Gulf of Mexico. He captured the Confederate city of Mobile, Alabama in April 1865. Canby commanded U.S. army units in the South during the Reconstruction of the United States. In 1872, he was sent to the Pacific Northwest to fight the Indian tribes. He was killed in 1873 while trying to make a peace treaty with the Modoc Tribe in northern California.
The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is the state seal of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.  Description. The seal has the words "Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin" at its top. At the bottom, it has a cornucopia alongside bars of lead, above 13 stars, one for each of the original 13 states. Also at the top is "Forward", the state motto, and a badger. There are a sailor and a miner to represent mining and shipping, which were major industries when Wisconsin was established. On the four corners of the shield are a plough, a pick and shovel, an arm and hammer, and an anchor. In the center of the shield is the United States shield with the motto E Pluribus Unum.  The state flag features the state seal on a blue background.
Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei (, 2 February 1956 – 21 May 2014) was an Iranian super heavyweight freestyle wrestler.  He was the first and the only Iranian, to this day, to win the gold medal in the Superheavy Weight of Freestyle Wrestling. He won the medal at the World Championship 1989. He was born in Tehran, Iran. Soleimani died from a heart attack, aged 58.
The Great Seal of the State of Montana is the official seal of the U.S. state of Montana. It was adopted in 1865, when Montana was a United States Territory. When Montana became a state in 1889, it decided to use the same seal. The outer ring of the seal has the words "The Great Seal of the State of Montana". The inner circle shows a landscape of mountains, plains and forests by the Great Falls on the Missouri River and the official state motto "Oro y plata".
Sherman Oaks is an affluent neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is sandwiched between the neighborhoods of Encino and Studio City. It has a population of 66,686 people as of 2022. It is in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles.
Arthur Gelb (February 3, 1924 – May 20, 2014) was an American editor, author and executive. He was the managing editor of "The New York Times" from 1986 to 1989. Gelb wrote articles about playwright Eugene O'Neill. His career began in 1944. He was born in New York City. Gelb died on May 20, 2014 at his home in Manhattan, New York of complications of a stroke. He was 90.
ECW Hardcore Revolution is a professional wrestling video game published and released by Acclaim Entertainment . The game is based on Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was the first video game based on their promotion. It was released for the Nintendo 64 on January 31, 2000 in North America and March 3, 2000 in Europe, the PlayStation on January 31, 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe, the Game Boy Color in February 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe, and the Dreamcast on February 29, 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe. A sequel for the game titled "ECW Anarchy Rulz" was released six months after. The gameplay was identical to "WWF Attitude". Most of it was the same except that the WWF owned materials were switched to Extreme Championship Wrestling material. Reception. IGN rated the game a 5 out of 10, saying "after secretly sobbing for months at the loss of its lucrative WWF license, Acclaim has jumped back into the wrestling ring once more with ECW: Hardcore Revolution, a game based around the up-and-coming ... federation" and "Revolution is basically the company's WWF game of last year with a few additions". GameSpot gave the game a 4.2 out of 10 and stated "ECW and its fans deserve better than this" Digital Press rated the game 2.5 out of 10 saying "No matter how much you enjoy ECW, pro wrestling, or video games, this game sucks."
Douglas Kent Hall (December 12, 1938 – March 30, 2008) was an American writer and photographer. He was known for taking pictures during the Vietnam War-era and at Woodstock. Hall took famous pictured of Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. Hall was born in Vernal, Utah.  Hall died suddenly of cardiac arrest in his Albuquerque, New Mexico home, aged 69.
Lewis Robert "Lew" Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American talent agent and executive. He was manager of MCA, Inc.. He was a mentor to Ronald Reagan and worked closely with Jack Valenti. Wasserman died in Beverly Hills, California from a stroke, aged 89.
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an American business person. He was president of the Motion Picture Association of America from 1966 to 2004. During that time, he created the MPAA movie rating system. Valenti died in Beverly Hills, California from a stroke, aged 85.
The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee is the official state seal of the U.S. State of Tennessee. An official seal was provided for in the Constitution of the State of Tennessee of February 6, 1796. The design wasn't started until September 25, 1801. The outer ring has the words "The Great Seal of the State of Tennessee" and the date "Feb. 6th, 1796". The month and day were left out of later designs so only "1796" is shown.
ECW Anarchy Rulz is a professional wrestling video game developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City and published by Acclaim Entertainment . The game is based on Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was the second and final video game based on their promotion before its bankruptcy. It was released for the PlayStation on August 18, 2000 in North America and in 2000 in Europe, it was also released on the Dreamcast on December 30, 2000 in North America and on February 9, 2001 in Europe. It was the sequel to "ECW Hardcore Revolution" which was released six months earlier. Acclaim tried to make up for their last game by adding many new match types. Some of the matches that they added in were a Street Fight, Tables Match, Inferno Match, Dumpster Match, Lion's Den, Hate Match, and the Team Rumble. There was supposed to be a Nintendo 64 version but it was cancelled because console was approaching the end of production. Reception. IGN rated the game a 3.8 out of 10, saying "I'd recommend Anarchy Rulz only to ECW fans, and their reaction might only be to wonder where everything they liked about the promotion has gone". GameSpot gave the game a 5.5 out of 10 and stated "Things just don't feel quite right, and, even if you like the controls, the AI still cheats too much, the same boring combinations still lead to wins, and crowd involvement still takes precedence over inherent skill,"