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Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer who plays for India national cricket team. He was born in Delhi, India on 5 Nov ,1988. Virat is the first player in ICC cricket history to win all 3 ICC awards in a single year- ICC , ODI player of the year, ICC Test player of the year and ICC Player of the year award in 2018. He is rated as one of the best batsmen in the world. He plays right handed-batting. He is considered as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. In ODIs, he boasts an average of 65.5 runs when batting second and 51.7 runs when batting first. Playing Style. Kohli's playing style is widely regarded as aggressive, a trait that extends to his leadership on the field. Kohli is known as a skilled batsman who plays with determination and energy. In one-day cricket, he usually bats at number three and stands with his chest slightly open and holds the bottom of his bat firmly. He's praised for his quick footwork, wide range of shots, and his talent for leading innings, especially in high-pressure situations. Instead of trying to hit big shots, Kohli prefers to play safe shots close to the ground. People admire his ability to make wrist shots and consistently perform well in the mid-wicket and cover areas. Kohli is known for his composed batting technique and versatility in his play. He scores runs between long-off and long-on with an aligned bat, while also possessing the ability to display a destructive streak. His combination of bat-speed and supple wrist movements enable him to craft innovative angles that disrupt traditional field positioning. However, Kohli has a known vulnerability to deliveries that are wide of the off-stump. Bowlers often make use of this weakness by targeting him with such deliveries, especially in Test and ODl matches. This weakness has resulted in Kohli's dismissal on many occasions. Cricket experts such as VVS Laxman and former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar have acknowledged this weakness, and former New Zealand cricketer Richard Hadlee has also noted that Kohli is particularly exposed to out-swinging
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the next Mayor of London. It was the fifth London mayoral election. The sitting mayor of London Boris Johnson did not stand for re-election. The Conservative Party candidate was Zac Goldsmith and the Labour Party candidate was Sadiq Khan. In the election, Khan was elected mayor. Results. The election election used the supplementary vote system, which is where the voters choose a first and a second choice of candidates. After two rounds Khan was elected as Mayor.
Jimmy Boyd (January 9, 1939 – March 7, 2009) was an American musician and actor. He became known for his performance and recording of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus". He was born James Boyd in McComb, Mississippi. He died from cancer, age seventy, in Santa Monica, California. Early life and career. Jimmy Boyd was born on January 9, 1939, in McComb, Mississippi, to a musical family. He gained national attention at the age of 13 when he recorded “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, which became an instant hit. The song topped the charts in 1952 and sold millions of copies. Boyd's success with this recording launched his career as both a musician and actor . Acting career. In addition to his musical success, Boyd appeared in several television shows and films. He worked with stars such as Milton Berle and Dean Martin, showcasing his versatility as a performer. He had guest roles in popular shows like Bachelor Father and Date with the Angels . Later life and death. Boyd continued to perform throughout his life, though his fame gradually waned. He passed away on March 7, 2009, at the age of 70 in Santa Monica, California, after battling cancer.
The Mississippi State Seal was adopted in 1798, back when Mississippi was a U.S. territory, the Mississippi territory. When it became a state in 1817, it was declared the state seal. The central part of the seal has an eagle centered inside it. The wings of the eagle are spread out, and its head held high. Stars and stripes adorn its chest. The outer circle of this seal carries the words "The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi". This seal was adopted on 19 January 1818. In July 2014, the seal was slightly changed when the state government added the words "In God We Trust" to the bottom. The state government said that it did this to protect "religious freedom".
Rod Liddle is an English journalist.  Early life. Liddle was born in Abbey Wood, London to a train driver. He was brought up in Nunthorpe from the age of eight. At 16 he was a member of the Socialist Workers Party. He stayed a member for about a year.  Personal life. Liddle met Rachel Royce at the BBC in 1993. In January 2004 Liddle married her in Malaysia.
Jean Rhys, CBE (24 August 1890 – 14 May 1979), born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams, was a novelist from Dominica. She is best known for her novel "Wide Sargasso Sea". Early life. Rhys was born to a Welsh father and a white Creole mother. In 1907 Rhys left her Caribbean island home to live in England with her aunt. In 1919 Rhys married. In 1927 her first collection of short stories "The Left Bank and Other Stories" was published by Jonathan Cape (London). Her first novel was published in 1928. That year she moved to London. She married her agent in 1934. Death. Rhys died alone in a nursing home in Devon in 1979, just before her 87th birthday.
In mathematics, a sequence is an ordered set of mathematical objects (most notably a list of numbers). In some cases, the sequence tends towards a limit, in which case the limit is denoted using the symbol formula_1 (as in formula_2), and the sequence is said to be convergent, otherwise it is divergent. In a convergent sequence, the absolute difference between the value of the current term and the limit, formula_3, will decrease towards 0, as the sequence progresses.  Formal Definition. We call formula_4 the limit of the sequence formula_5 if the following condition holds: *For each real number formula_6, there exists a natural number formula_7 such that, for every natural number formula_8, we have formula_9. In other words, for every measure of distance formula_10, we can find an infinite number of terms of the sequence that are closer than formula_10 to the limit. We say that the sequence formula_5 converges to or tends to the limit formula_4, which we write as formula_14 or formula_15. The limit can be also shown to be unique. If a sequence converges to a limit, then it is convergent; otherwise it is divergent. History. The Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea is famous for formulating paradoxes that involve limiting processes. Leucippus, Democritus, Antiphon, Eudoxus and Archimedes developed the method of exhaustion, which uses an infinite sequence of approximations to determine an area or a volume. Archimedes succeeded in summing what is now called a geometric series. Newton dealt with series in his works on "Analysis with infinite series" (written in 1669, circulated in manuscript, published in 1711), "Method of fluxions and infinite series" (written in 1671, published in English translation in 1736, Latin original published much later) and "Tractatus de Quadratura Curvarum" (written in 1693, published in 1704 as an Appendix to his "Optiks"). In the latter work, Newton considers the binomial expansion of ("x
Marguerite Wendy Jenkins (also Wendy Barrie; 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-born American actress who worked in British and American movies. She played Pamela Starr in "Women in War" (1940). She also played Ann Patterson in "Submarine Alert". Barrie was born in Hong Kong. She died following a stroke in Englewood, New Jersey.
David Michel (born 2 December 1975) is a French producer and head of Marathon Media. He created many famous television series. These include "Totally Spies!", "Martin Mystery", "The Amazing Spiez!, " and "" David is Co-Founder of European media production powerhouse Federation Studios, as well as Managing Director of its children’s division Federation Kids &amp; Family. He is also President &amp; Co-Founder of Cottonwood Media, a production subsidiary of Federation Studios.   Headquartered in Paris with offices in Berlin, Los Angeles and Toronto, Cottonwood Media creates, produces and invests in premium kids and family content (live action, animation series, animated feature films) for the global market.  With a TV career that spans more than two decades, David launched Cottonwood Media alongside fellow co-founders Zoé Carrera Allaix and Cécile Laurenson in 2014.  With a special expertise in forging European/US co-productions, some of Cottonwood’s credits include tween live action series (ZDF, ZDF Studios, France Télévisions, Hulu), Circuit Breakers (with co-pro partners Aircraft pictures for Apple TV+), (ZDF, ZDF Studios, France Télévisions, HBO Max, Globo), the hit teen drama (ZDF, ZDF Studios, Be-Films, Opera national de Paris), the animated feature film , (the most exported French animated movie in 2021) distributed by StudioCanal, as well as preschool series and animated comedy . Prior to Cottonwood, David Michel co-founded Marathon Media (now a Banijay company), one of France’s leading fiction producers at the time. During this period, he co-created and produced over 12 television programs including the international hit series Totally Spies (6 seasons, 156 episodes) which is still in production and sold in over 120 territories.
Samuel Kelly (born Roger Michael Kelly) (19 December 1943 – 14 June 2014) was an English actor. He appeared in movies, television, radio and theatre. He was best known for his roles as Captain Hans Geering in "'Allo 'Allo" and as Ted Liversidge in "Barbara". Kelly had Cancer of unknown primary origin. He was admitted to a hospice on 13 June 2014. He died early the next morning, aged 70.
Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author. She was best known for her controversial novel "Peyton Place", which was made into a soap opera in the 1960s. She also wrote several other novels. Metalious was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. She died from cirrhosis of the liver, age 39, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Frankie Valli (born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio; May 3, 1934) is an American popular singer. He is most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is well known for his unusually powerful falsetto voice. He is known for his song "My Eyes Adore You" and "Grease" (1978). Frankie's younger brother Bobby Valli is also a popular singer and entertainer who has performed with bands such as The Duprees, Joey Dee and the Starliters and Classics IV.
Mona Barrie (18 December 1909 – 27 June 1964) was an English actress in American movies and theater. She played Helen Anders in "I Met Him in Paris". She also played Stephanie in "Something to Sing About". Barrie was born in London, England. She died, age 54, in Los Angeles.
Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987), is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly. He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestled for WWE on their NXT brand and for many different independent promotions which include Ring of Honor (ROH), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW). During his career, he has won PWG's 2013 Battle of Los Angeles, the ROH World Championship and the PWG World Championship once each, the NXT Tag Team Championship a record three times as part of The Undisputed Era, and the ROH World Tag Team Championship three times with Bobby Fish. He has type 1 diabetes. He notes Bret Hart, Toshiaki Kawada, Royce Gracie, and Muhammad Ali as his role models. He lived with fellow wrestlers Davey Richards and Tony Kozina.
The random walk hypothesis is a financial theory. It says that stock market prices change according to a random walk, Price changes are random and cannot be predicted. The concept can be traced to French broker Jules Regnault who published a book in 1863. It can also be traced to French mathematician Louis Bachelier. His Ph.D. dissertation, "The Theory of Speculation" (1900), had comments on the subject. The same ideas were later worked on by MIT Sloan School of Management professor Paul Cootner in his 1964 book "The Random Character of Stock Market Prices". The term was was made popular by the 1973 book, "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", by Burton Malkiel. It was used earlier in Eugene Fama's 1965 article "Random Walks In Stock Market Prices", which was a less technical version of his Ph.D. thesis. The theory that stock prices move randomly was earlier said by Maurice Kendall in his 1953 paper, "The Analysis of Economic Time Series, Part 1: Prices". Other websites. Consumption, by Robert E. Hall
Stan Smith (born July 1, 1967) is the main character of animated television series "American Dad!". He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane. Smith works for the CIA in Langley Falls, Virginia.  He is a Republican and his hero is Ronald Reagan. He is often makes bad decisions or lies, but at the end learns his lesson. MacFarlane says that Smith is based on Archie Bunker in "All in the Family". When Stan was young, his father left his mother because he was on the run from the police. His father, Jack, is a burglar.
Francine Smith (née Ling; formerly Dawson) (born September 26, 1967) is a fictional character on the animated television series "American Dad!". She is the wife of the title character Stan Smith and the mother of Hayley and Steve. Francine is voiced by Wendy Schaal. She was adopted by Asian parents when her wealthy parents decided to leave her behind at an airport because she was too young to travel in first-class.
Hayley Dreamsmasher Smith (born August 8, 1987) is a character from the animated television series "American Dad!". She is voiced by Rachael MacFarlane, the younger sister of one of the series co-creators, Seth MacFarlane. Hayley, along with her father Stan, was one of the first two characters that were thought of and created for the series.  During the series, Hayley's storylines is usually about her liberal opinions clashing with her father's staunch conservative beliefs, and her on-again-off-again relationship with boyfriend Jeff Fischer, whom she later marries in the show's sixth season.
Klaus Heissler is a fictional goldfish of the animated series "American Dad!". He was created by Seth MacFarlane. He is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker in a German accent.  Klaus was once an East German Olympic ski-jumper until his mind was transferred into the body of a goldfish during the 1986 Winter Olympics by the CIA to prevent him from winning the gold medal, leaving him trapped in the goldfish's body. Ironically, Klaus started out on the series as a bully for his harsh criticism, but now he is the one being bullied by the family.
Steven Anita "Steve" Smith is a fictional character in the animated television series "American Dad!". He is voiced by Scott Grimes. He is Stan and Francine Smith's only son and Hayley's younger brother as well as the youngest of the series' six main characters. Steve's original design was much geekier and gawky and he was voiced by Ricky Blitt. Halfway through production, Grimes replaced the design of the character used by Blitt. Steve was made to be more attractive, so he would be less comparable to Neil Goldman from "Family Guy".
Roger David Smith is a fictional character in the animated sitcom "American Dad!". He is voiced by Seth MacFarlane. The character was created and designed by MacFarlane. Roger is hundreds of years old. He is a grey space alien living with the Smith family. Roger's design is inspired by E. T. the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". Having lived on Earth since 1947, Roger came to live with the Smiths after rescuing main character Stan Smith at Area 51 four years before to the beginning of the series. Roger is known for dressing-up in many personas, so that his identity as an alien cant be known. He sometimes dresses-up as famous people.
Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; 18 December 1917 – 4 February 2005) was an American movie, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and social activist. He was known for his role as Yar in the 2000 animated movie "Dinosaur". He was married to actress Ruby Dee. Davis died in Miami, Florida from heart disease, aged 87.
Peter "Petey" Williams III (born August 26, 1982) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his time working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). During his time there, he was the captain of Team Canada and was a two time TNA X Division Champion. Williams is known by the nickname "The Canadian Destroyer" because of his front flip piledriver finishing move of the same name. Williams is a member of the band The High Crusade. He plays the guitar and harmonica with fellow wrestlers Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin as well as their friends Adam Tatro and Chris Plumb. They released their debut album, It's Not What You Think, on September 7, 2010.
Ernie Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American author, comedian and actor. He played Captain Locke in the movie "Operation Mad Ball". He also played Harry Foster Malone in "It Happened to Jane". Kovacs was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He was married to actress Edie Adams from 1954 until his death. He died from injuries from in a car accident in Los Angeles.
Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 – June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress. She played the Lady Margaret Cronin in "Waterloo Bridge" (1940). She also played Fanny Farrelly in the movie "Watch on the Rhine" The actress was born in Quebec City. She died after a heart attack in New York City.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (), or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), or Islamic State, (IS) is a Sunni Islamist militant organization. It seeks to establish a global caliphate ruled by Sharia law. In Arabic it is often called the phrase "Daesh" but it is disliked by the group. It operates in Libya, Nigeria, Syria and a small part of northern Iraq. It is influenced by the Wahhabi Sect of Islam. It claims the status of independent state for the territories under its control in Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, and Syria. It is opposed to Shiism and has been described as "Shiaphobic". The earliest evolution of the group traces its origins back to the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad group which was founded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 1999. This group eventually grew and became a centralized network in the early years of the Iraq War and associated itself with Al-Qaeda in 2004. In 2006, the group formed into the Mujahideen Shura Council which was an umbrella organization that was composed of different insurgent groups. On 15 October 2006, the group rebranded itself as the Islamic State of Iraq and appointed Abu Omar al-Baghdadi as its emir. Its aim was to establish a caliphate in the Sunni majority regions of Iraq, later expanding this to include Syria. In February 2014, after an eight-month power struggle, Al-Qaeda cut all ties with ISIL. ISIL is millenarianist, meaning it believes that society is going to change a lot, and everything we know will end soon. The group recruits new members by promising them sex slaves or cheap marriages. Fighting. At the height of the Iraq War, ISIL was in the Iraqi provinces of Al Anbar, Ninawa, Kirkuk, most of Salah ad Din, parts of Babil, Diyala and Baghdad. It claimed Baqubah as its capital. In the ongoing Syrian Civil War, the group has a large presence in the Syrian governorates of Ar-Raqqa, Idlib and Aleppo. The group has attacked government and military targets. It
The Orpheum is a theatre and music venue. It is located on 884 Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Orpheum is a part of the Vancouver Civic Theatres group of live performance venues along with the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Vancouver Playhouse. It was opened on November 7, 1927 as a vaudeville house although they had their first show the day before. When it opened in 1927, The Orpheum was the biggest theatre in Canada, had three thousand seats and cost $1.25 million to build. When vaudeville was slowing down from its popularity, the Orpheum found new owners in Famous Players and became mainly a movie house but hosted live events every now and then. In 1973, Famous Players wanted to turn the place into a multiplex because of economic reasons. There was a "Save the Orpheum" public protest that was launched, which Jack Benny flew in to help with. The Orpheum was then saved. It is the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The Orpheum was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on November 15, 1979.
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) was an African-American actress. She acted in movies and television. She appeared in dozens of movies between the 1920s and 1960. She played Delilah in "Imitation of Life" (1934). She also played Stella in "Shadow of the Thin Man". Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She died following a heart attack in Los Angeles, aged 60.
Toussaint L'Ouverture (c. 1743–1803) was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. Toussaint L’Ouverture started his military career as a leader of the 1791 slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue, which was a French colony. When he did this he was a free black man (not a slave). Toussaint built and led a large army. His army gradually took control over the whole island (also the Spanish part called Santo Domingo). When he had power for years, he tried to improve the security and economy on Saint-Domingue. He also restored the plantation system, by using paid workers.  Early life. Little is known for sure about Toussaint L’Ouverture’s early life, because sources disagree. The first records of his life were from his son, Isaac L’Ouverture. Most histories say Toussaint’s father was Gaou Guinou, who was a son of King Arrada. King Arrada, also called Great Arrada, was the king of what is now Benin. His mother was Gaou Guinou’s second wife. Most sources tell us that Toussaint L’Ouverture was born on the plantation of Bréda at Haute de Cap in Saint Domingue. His birthdate is unknown. All Saints' Day is likely, because his name "Toussaint" means "all saints'" in French. When the Haitian Revolution started he was probably about 50 years old. Different sources give birth dates from 1739 until 1746. When he was a child he was small and weak. But as an adult he was known by his great stamina and horse-riding skills. Education. Most sources tell us that Toussaint was well-educated by his godfather, Pierre Baptiste. By age 20 he could speak three languages, French, Creole and some Latin. He also had a knowledge of medicinal plants. Marriage and children. Toussaint married Suzanne Simone Baptiste in 1782. Suzanne was probably his cousin. People think that he had 16 children, and that 11 of them had already died before
Diana Barrymore (March 3, 1921 – January 25, 1960) was an American stage and movie actress. She was the stepdaughter of Dolores Costello. She was the aunt of the actress Drew Barrymore. She played Leslie Stafford in the movie "Nightmare" (1942). She played Anne Partridge in "Eagle Squadron". Diana Barrymore was born in New York City. She died there from an overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol.