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Eileen Essell (8 October 1922 - 15 February 2015) was an English actress. She was known for her roles in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and in "Duplex". She also starred in "The Bill", "Doc Martin", "Holby City", "Hustle", "Casualty", "Ideal" and "Sensitive Skin".  She guest starred as Christine in the episode "Out of the Rain" in season 2 of the BBC spin-off show "Torchwood". Essell was born on 8 October 1922 in London, England and died on 15 February 2015 in London, England.
Jetty Paerl (Henriette Nanette Paerl; 27 May 1921 – 22 August 2013) was a Dutch singer. She was most famous in the 1950s and 1960s.  Paerl was born on 27 May 1921 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She was married to Dutch artist Cees Bantzinger. Paerl died in Amstelveen on 22 August 2013 from natural causes, aged 92.
Gilbert Taylor (12 April 1914 – 23 August 2013) was a British cinematographer. He worked on several movies such as "Dr. Strangelove", "A Hard Day's Night", "The Omen" and "". Taylor was born on 12 April 1914 in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England. After six years service in World War II as an officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he became an operational cameraman flying in Avro Lancaster bombers, documenting the damage after British bombing raids. Taylor died on 23 August 2013 in Newport, Isle of Wight from natural causes, aged 99.
Orville Clarence Redenbacher (July 16, 1907 – September 19, 1995) was an American businessman. He was most often associated with the brand of popcorn called Orville Redenbacher's. Redenbacher was born on July 16, 1907 in Brazil, Indiana. He studied at Purdue University. Redenbacher was married to Corinne Strate from 1928 until her death in 1971. He was married to Nina Redenbacher from 1971 until her death in 1991. Redenbacher died on September 19, 1995. He drowned after having a heart attack in the Jacuzzi in his Coronado, California home, aged 88.
Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, director, musician and writer. He is well known for his marijuana-themed Cheech &amp; Chong comedy movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's "That '70s Show". Chong was born on May 24, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta. Chong studied at Crescent Heights High School. Chong first married Maxine Sneed, from 1960 until their divorce in 1970. They had two daughters, Robbi and Rae Dawn. His second marriage was to Shelby Fiddis in 1975. They had three children. He announced on June 9, 2012, that he has prostate cancer. He described the cancer "as a slow stage one [that I've] had for a long time." He said that he was drug-free for about three years, during which time he began having prostate-related problems. On July 15, 2012 Chong tweeted that the hemp oil he has been using to treat his cancer is working and that "he is 99% cancer free". However, on June 16, 2015, Chong stated he has rectal cancer and was "using cannabis like crazy" in order to endure the treatment. In 2019, Chong announced that he is "cancer-free".
2012 is a 2009 American science fiction disaster movie directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. It was produced by Centropolis Entertainment, Emmerich's production company, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It is based upon the 2012 phenomenon, which was a number of beliefs that destructive events would occur on or around December 21, 2012. It was released on November 13, 2009. Critics gave it mixed reviews. They liked its special effects, but were critical of its length (158 minutes) and screenwriting. It made $770 million worldwide. Plot. Neutrinos from a very large solar flare from the sun cause the temperature of Earth to increase at a very fast rate, eventually causing a very large geological and meterological disaster. The plot follows Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) as he tries to bring his children, Noah (Liam James) and Lilly (Morgan Lily), ex-wife Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet), and her boyfriend, Gordon Silberman (Thomas McCarthy) to safety from the destructive events that occur. Among these events, a very large earthquake causes California to fall into the Pacific Ocean, the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, and a very large tsunami hits the United States.
The Mount Cole State Forest is in western Victoria, Australia, near the town of Beaufort. The forest is around Mount Cole, which formed 390 million years ago. The Indigenous Australians, the Beeripmo balug people, called it "Bereep-bereep", which means "wild". The forest covers an area of 12,150 hectares, including the forest around Mount Lonarch. The forest is on a plateau which is above grassy plains. The plateau is about 760 metres above sea level. High peaks in the forest include Mount Buangor (1,090 metres), Mount Cole (899 metres) and Ben Nevis (877 metres). The main trees in the southern part of the forest are Messmate (Eucalyptus oblique), Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis), and Blue Gums (Eucalyptus st johnii). In the north, which is drier, there are Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora), and Red Stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorryncha). There is also the rare Mount Cole Grevillea, Grevillea montis-cole. On the high peaks there are groups of Snow Gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora). There have been 130 different birds seen in the forest. Animals include kangaroos, wallabies, echidna, koalas and possums. In 1954, 160 koalas were set free in the forest to as part of a plan to re-establish the animals in Victorian forests. In the 19th century, deer were introduced and Sambar deer are still living in the wet gullies in the south of the forest. Activities in the forest include camping, walking, four wheel driving, horse riding, and bird watching. The purpose of the forest is to supply good quality hardwood logs for sawmills. The management plan for the forest also protects the water catchments of several creeks which supply water to nearby towns. Mount Buangor State Park. An area of 1,940 hectares, the Mount Buangor State Park, was protected from logging in 1973. This park includes the waterfalls on Middle Creek, and the large rock faces and caves on Cave Hill.
A royal forest is an area of land with various meanings, but basically it is woodland once owned by monarchs.  In Anglo-Saxon England, the kings were great huntsmen but they never set aside areas forbidden to other users. Historians find no evidence of the Anglo-Saxon monarchs (c.500 to 1066) creating forests.  However, under the Norman kings (after 1066), no hunting was allowed on Royal lands except by authority of the King. The law was designed to protect the "venison" and the "vert", the "noble" animals of the chase – notably red and fallow deer, the roe, and the wild boar – and the greenery which sustained them.  Royal forests were designed as hunting areas reserved for the monarch or (by invitation) the aristocracy. The concept was introduced by the Normans to England in the 11th century, and in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, one-third of the land area of southern England was designated as royal forest. At one stage in the 12th century, all of Essex was afforested, and on his accession Henry II declared all of Huntingdonshire to be royal forest. Afforestation, in particular the creation of the New Forest, figured large in the folk history of the "Norman Yoke":  "the picture of prosperous settlements disrupted, houses burned, peasants evicted, all to serve the pleasure of the foreign tyrant, is a familiar element in the English national story ... The extent and intensity of hardship and of depopulation have been exaggerated".  Forest law prescribed harsh punishment for anyone who committed any offence within the forests. Killing game was a capital offence. By the mid-17th century, enforcement of this law died out, but many English woodlands still bear the title "Royal Forest". The practice of reserving areas of land for the sole use of the aristocracy was common throughout Europe during the mediaeval period.  Royal forests usually included large areas of heath, grassland and wetland – anywhere that supported deer and other game. In addition, when an area was designated forest, any villages, towns and fields that lay within it were also subject to forest law. Local inhabitants were restricted in the use of land they had previously relied on for their livelihood. However, common rights were not extinguished, but merely restricted.
The Hürtgen forest (also: Huertgen Forest; ) is along the border between Belgium and Germany. The forest is in the southwest corner of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rur River runs along the eastern edge of the forest. During World War II, the U.S. and German armies took part in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. In 1998, HBO made "When Trumpets Fade", which is a movie about the battle.
The Zitter Forest () is found in the Eifel region in the German district of Euskirchen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and in the Belgian province of Liège (Wallonia). Its highest point is 692 m above sea level. It is part of the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park. The Zitter Forest is one of the last habitats of the wildcat in Germany.
The New Forest is an area of southern England. It includes one of the largest remaining pieces of open pasture land, heathland and forest in the heavily-populated south East of England. It covers south-west Hampshire and extends into south-eastern Wiltshire and towards easter, Dorset. The name also refers to the New Forest National Park, which has similar boundaries. The New Forest District is a subdivision of Hampshire that covers most of the forest. There are many villages dotted around the area, and several small towns in the forest and around its edges. History. The New Forest was created as a royal forest by King William I in about 1079 for the royal hunt, mainly of deer. It was created at the expense of more than 20 small hamlets and isolated farmsteads and so it was "new" at the time as a single compact area. It was first recorded as "Nova Foresta" in Domesday Book in 1086. It is the only forest that the book describes in detail. "Probably no action of the early Norman kings is more notorious than their creation of the New Forest". Two of William's sons died in the Forest: Prince Richard in 1081 and William II in 1100. Local folklore asserted that it was punishment for the crimes that William had committed when he created the New Forest. A 17th-century writer provides detail: "William the Conqueror (for the making of the said Forest a harbour for Wild-beasts for his Game) caused 36 Parish Churches, with all the Houses thereto belonging, to be pulled down, and the poor Inhabitants left succourless of house or home. But this wicked act did not long go unpunished, for his Sons felt the smart thereof; Richard being blasted with a pestilent Air; Rufus shot through with an Arrow; and Henry his Grand-child, by Robert his eldest son, as he pursued his Game, was hanged among the boughs, and so dyed. This Forest at present affordeth great variety of Game, where his Majesty oft-times withdraws himself for his divertisement."  The common rights were confirmed by statute in 1698.
Natural England is a quango, a public body funded by government. It is responsible for protecting and preserving England's natural environment. This includes the land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils. It also has a responsibility to help people enjoy, understand and access the natural environment. Natural England work aims for:
Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation which has hard leaves and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem). The word comes from the Greek "sclero" (hard) and "phyllon" (leaf).  Sclerophyllous plants occur in many parts of the world. They are shaped by a Mediterranean climate, with mild, wet winters and long hot dry summers. Wildfires often occur. These conditions feature summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, This kind of climate occurs in:
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, (born Bradley Edward Manning; December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was diagnosed with gender identity disorder while in the Army. After Adrian Lamo exposed Manning leaking secret government files to WikiLeaks in 2011, readers of "The Guardian" chose her as 2012's person of the year.  On 21 August 2013 Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, but was released on 17 May 2017 by order of President Barack Obama on 17 January 2017. On January 11, 2018, she announced plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland to challenge the state's senior senator, two-term incumbent Ben Cardin, as a Democrat in the June 26, 2018 primary election. She lost the primary election to Cardin. On March 8, 2019, she was held in contempt of court by a United States District Court judge for refusing to testify to a federal grand jury investigating WikiLeaks and except for a brief period of release between May 9 and May 16 has been jailed continuously. On March 11, 2020, she tried to commit suicide in the federal detention center in Alexandria, Virginia. Early life. Manning was born in Crescent, Oklahoma.
Charnwood Forest is an area in north-western Leicestershire, England, near Leicester, Loughborough, and Coalville. Although called a forest, it is extremely varied, with many different areas. It has 45 sites of geological or wildlife interest. Above all, it is the only site in Europe where the Ediacaran fossil "Charnia" is found. The area has some extensive tracts of woodland. It is undulating, rocky and picturesque, with barren areas. It is generally 600 ft (180 m) and upwards. On its western side is an abandoned coalfield, with Coalville and other former mining villages. This is now being regenerated and replanted as part of the National Forest. The M1 motorway cuts through Charnwood Forest. The hard stone of Charnwood Forest has been quarried for centuries, and was a source of grind-stones. The granite quarries are of national importance and supply crushed stone ("aggregate") to much of southern Britain. Charnwood Forest includes a National Nature Reserve (NNR), 19 SSSIs, four geological conservation sites of international importance, and another six conservation sites, 13 Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS), five local nature reserves (LNRs), and seven Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust (LRWT) nature reserves. The Forest is an important recreational area with woodland walks, noted for their displays of bluebells in the early spring. Rockclimbing and walking are popular.
James Neil Hamilton (September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American actor. He is known for his role as Commissioner Gordon in "Batman". During the 1920s he was a minor leading man to major stars. Hamilton was born on September 9, 1899 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He was married to Elsa Whitmer from 1922 until his death in 1984. They had one child. He is a distant cousin of Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton died on September 24, 1984 in Escondido, California from an asthma attack, aged 85.
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988) was an English-American actor. He is best known for his role as Alfred the butler in the 1960s live-action "Batman" television series. Napier was born on 7 January 1903 in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England. His cousin was Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Napier studied at Clifton College and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He was married to Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge from 1930 until they divorced in 1944. He was married to Aileen Dickens Hawksley from 1944 until her death in 1961. Aileen was the granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Napier was a close friend of actor Michael Gough. Napier died on 8 August 1988 in Santa Monica, California from a stroke, aged 85.
Stafford Alois Repp' (April 26, 1918 – November 5, 1974) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Police Chief O'Hara in the 1960s television series "Batman". Repp was born on April 26, 1918 in San Francisco, California. He studied at Lowell High School.  Repp was married four times in which three of them ended in divorce. His last marriage to Sharon D. Currier would last until his death.  Repp died on November 5, 1974 in Inglewood, California from a heart attack, aged 56. After his death, his sister, a television writer, created the Stafford Repp Memorial Scholarship for alumni of his alma mater, Lowell High School.
William Dozier (February 13, 1908 – April 23, 1991) was an American movie and television producer and actor. He is probably best known for being the narrator and creator of the 1960s Batman television series "Batman".  Dozier was born on February 13, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska.  He was briefly married to Katharine Foley from 1929 until they divorced months later. Then he was married to Joan Fontaine from 1946 until they divorced in 1951. Then he was married to Ann Rutherford from 1953 until his death in 1991.  Dozier died on April 23, 1991 from a stroke in Santa Monica, California, aged 83.
Byron Keith (November 17, 1917 – January 19, 1996) was an American actor.  He made his movie debut in the 1946 Orson Welles thriller "The Stranger" and appeared mostly in supporting character roles in movie and television productions.  He is best known for his recurring part as Gotham City's Mayor Linseed on the 1960s television series "Batman." Keith was born on November 17, 1917 in El Paso, Illinois. His career began in 1946 until his retirement in 1970. Keith died on January 19, 1996 from a heart attack in his Los Angeles, California home, aged 78.
Madge Cummings Blake (May 31, 1899 – June 19, 1969) was an American character actress.  She was best remembered for her roles as Margaret Mondello in "Leave It to Beaver", as Flora MacMichael in "The Real McCoys", and as Aunt Harriet in the first two seasons in "Batman". She also played Dora Bailey in the opening scene of the 1952 movie "Singing in the Rain". Blake was born on May 31, 1899 in Kinsley, Kansas. Her uncle was actor Milburn Stone. Blake died on June 19, 1969 in Pasadena, California from a heart attack, aged 70.
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American ballet dancer and actress. She is best known for her role as Batgirl from the 1960s TV series "Batman" and as the Orion Marta in the "". Craig was born on May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois. She was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Craig was married to Jimmy Boyd from 1960 until they divorced in 1962. She was married to Kenneth Aldrich from 1988 until she died. Craig died of breast cancer at her home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, aged 78.
Bluebells are a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, Hyacinthoides. Bluebells are famous as indicator species (markers) for ancient woodland, where they carpet the forest floor in springtime. They grow in shade rather than in sunny areas. "Hyacinthoides" is differentiated by the presence of two bracts at the base of each flower, rather than one bract per flower or no bracts in other closely-related genera. Species. According to the "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families" , the genus contains 11 species and one interspecific hybrid. Most species are distributed around the Mediterranean Basin, with only one species in northwestern Europe.
The World's End is a 2013 British-American-Japanese science-fiction comedy movie directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, and Eddie Marsan.  It is the third in the "Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy", following "Shaun of the Dead" (2004) and "Hot Fuzz" (2007). It was released on 19 July 2013 in the United Kingdom and on 23 August 2013 in the United States. It received positive reviews.
The Chã das Calderas ("Plain of the calderas"), sometimes abbreviated Chã ("Plain"), is a caldera on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. With a diameter of and open to the east, it is surrounded on the west by the "bordeira", a mountainous wall which rises to . It was made by the eruption of "Monte Armarelo", which was replaced by the smaller Pico do Fogo. Geography. The Chã das Caldeiras is in southwestern Cape Verde and occupies the north-east of the island of Fogo. It is shared between the municipalities of Mosteiros to the north and Santa Catarina do Fogo to the south. A little more of a thousand people live permanently inside the caldera, in the small towns of "Bangaeira" and "Portela"; these towns are at about , where sometimes the temperature gets to . Part of the National Park of Fogo, it is one of the main tourist destinations of Cape Verde. It is accessed by a single central road long from São Filipe. The vegetation is sparse but several endemic plants nevertheless grow there, especially "Echium vulcanorum" (') and "Erysimum caboverdeanum" (') that can not be found anywhere else. Others are "Sarcostemma daltonii" ('), "Verbascum cystolithicum" ('), "Lavandula rotundifolia" (') ou "Euphorbia tuckeyana" ('). Economy. Where land is not covered by lava, farmers grow fruit trees, grains and vineyards. A cooperative produces a local wine, the "manecon", which is not send to other countries. Infrastructure. A school had 158 students in 2010. The village of Portela has two churches, one Catholic and one Adventist. In 2012 there was no electricity in the villages of Bangaeira and Portela but the connection is expected in 2016.
Oil sands, or tar sands are an unconventional source of petroleum. The oil sands are a mixture of sand, clay and water in a dense and extremely sticky form of petroleum called bitumen. Natural bitumen is found in many countries, with the largest quantities in Canada, Kazakhstan and Russia.  The worldwide deposits may be over two trillion barrels (320 billion cubic metres). These estimates include deposits that have not yet been discovered. Around 70% of all known reserves are in Canada. Oil produced from bitumen sands is often said to be unconventional oil. The production process takes energy, so the net energy gain is smaller than traditional oil. Making liquid fuels from oil sands makes 12 percent more greenhouse gases per barrel of oil than traditional oil. Oil sands have only recently been needed. Higher prices allow this more expensive type of oil production to sell. Environmental issues. Getting the oil sands off the ground often destroys large areas of land. Much water is used to separate the oil from the sand and then left polluted. Carbon dioxide and other emissions from the extraction process are polluting the air. The environmental destruction caused by oil sand extraction is criticized by environmental groups such as Greenpeace, The Climate Reality Project, 350.org, MoveOn.org, the Sierra Club and the Energy Action Coalition. In 2012 the European Union (EU) said that it may declare oil sands oil as "highly polluting". This caused stress between the EU and Canada.