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Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023) was an American singer who was best known for his song "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". During his career, he won 20 Grammy Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Career. Bennett started singing at an early age. He fought in the final stages of World War II. He had his first number-one popular song with "Because of You" in 1951. Several popular tracks such as "Rags to Riches" followed in early 1953. In 1962, Bennett recorded his best known single, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". He sang several duets and organized concerts with many well known American and foreign singers, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Vicente Fernández and others.  Later in his career, he became known for his collaboration with Lady Gaga, which began with the album "Cheek to Cheek" (2014). They released another album together "Love for Sale" (2021). For this album, Bennett broke the individual record for the longest run of a top-10 album on the "Billboard" 200 chart for any living artist. Bennett also broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material, at the age of 95 years and 60 days. Bennet's final live performances were on August 3 and 5, 2021, when he presented a pair of shows with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall. Personal life. Bennett was born at St John’s Hospital in Queens, New York. He was married three times and had four children. Bennett was a Democrat and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Obama's re-election. In February 2021, Bennett said that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. He died from the disease on July 21, 2023 in New York City, aged 96.
Robert Flemyng (January 3, 1912 – May 22, 1995) was an English movie, stage, voice, radio and television actor who is known for his role as Professor Bernard Hichcock in "The Horrible Dr. Hichcock" (1962).  He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Flemyng was married and had one child. He died on May 22, 1995 in London, England from pneumonia, he was 83 years old.
The , also known as the , are a chain of Japanese islands in a line between Kyushu and Taiwan. The native people of the Ryūkyū Islands are the Ryūkyūan people and its native languages are the endangered Ryukyuan languages. History. In the islands, the dates from the middle 14th century. It entered into a tributary relationship with Imperial China. In the early 17th century, the kingdom entered into a tributary relationship with Japan after the Satsuma Domain invaded. In 1765, the islands were described by Hayashi Shihei in "Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu". Geography. The islands are at the eastern edge of the East China Sea and the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The Islands are separated into two geographical regions: the Northern Ryūkyū Islands, centered on Amami Island, and the Southern Ryūkyū Islands, centered on Okinawa Island. Sometimes the Southern Ryūkyū Islands are further divided into the Okinawa Islands and the Sakishima Islands. The largest of the islands is Okinawa Island. Culture. Karate was invented by the local people (mainly from Okinawa). The Japanese phrase "Karate-do" means "way of the empty hand").
Leessang (Hangul: 리쌍; stylized as LeeSsang) is a South Korean Hip-hop duo, composed of Kang Hee-gun ("Garie") and Gil Seong-joon ("Gil"). Members. Garie Gil
Desi Arnaz (Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He is known for playing Ricky Ricardo in "I Love Lucy". He was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. He was married to Lucille Ball from 1940 until they divorced in 1960. They had a son named Desi Jr, and a daughter named Lucie. Then he was married to Edith Mack Hirsh from 1963 until her death in 1985. Arnaz died from lung cancer in Del Mar, California, on December 2, 1986. He was 69 years old.
The pig footed bandicoot {"Chaeropus ecaudatus") is a small marsupial. The distribution range of species was later reduced to an inland desert region, where it was last recorded in the 1950s. It is now believed to be extinct. Description. The pig footed bandicoot has a body which around 23-26 centimetres and a tail 10-15 centimetres. The bandicoot has a pointed ears and large, slender limbs. It had a broad head and a slender snout. Its fur was coarse and straight. Its colour varied from a grizzled grey through fawn orange-brown. Habitat. The pig footed bandicoot is known to live in the western Victoria and New South Wales. It inhabited a fairly wide range of types: from grassy woodland and grassland plains to the spinifex country and parched flats of central Australia.  Diet/ food sources. The pig footed bandicoot only eats plants.
George Pal (György Pál Marczincsak, February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, movie director and producer who helped the movie industry grow during the 1950s and 1960s. An award is named after him. Pal was born in Cegléd, Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, (now Hungary). He was educated at the Budapest Academy of Arts. He was married to Elizabeth Zsoka from 1930 until his death in 1980, they had two children. Pal died on May 2, 1980 in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. He was 72 years old.
Donald Cortez "Don" Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television host and television producer. He was known for creating the music franchise series "Soul Train". Cornelius was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Delores Harrison until they divorced. He was later married to Viktoria Chapman from 2001 until they divorced. Cornelius committed suicide on February 1, 2012 in Sherman Oaks, California after shooting himself with a gun.
Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and a children's author who is mostly known for his children's book "The Giving Tree". He has won two Grammy Awards. Although he's most known for his children's poetry, he also was good at many other things. In the 1950s, while he was serving in the U.S. armed forces, Silverstein drew cartoons for the Pacific Stars and Stripes, an American military newspaper. He started writing and drawing cartoons for Playboy magazine in 1952. Shel Silverstein also wrote plays. It was Ursula Nordstrom, a book editor, who suggested that he should write for children. Career. Silverstein's first book of poetry, "Don’t Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies", was published in 1964. He's most well known for his books "A Light in the Attic", "The Giving Tree", and "Where the Sidewalk Ends". He has been compared to other writers, like A. A. Milne, Edward Lear, and Dr. Seuss. Shel Silverstein won multiple awards for his children's poetry books. "Where the Sidewalk Ends" won the Michigan Young Readers' Award in 1981, and Silverstein also won the George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Award twice in 1984. Two books of poetry were published after Shel Silverstein's death, "Runny Babbit" and "Every Thing on It". Songs. Silverstein also had success writing songs. Some of his poetry was based on songs he had written. "A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by Silverstein that was first made popular by Johnny Cash in 1969. That same year Silverstein also recorded it as a single on an album on RCA Records. It was produced by Chet Atkins. Personal life. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in both Chicago and in Florida. He died in Key West, Florida on May 10, 1999 after having a heart attack. He was 68 years old.
The many-plumed moths are the Alucitidae, a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles. They make a structure similar to a bird's feather. This is a small family, with 9 genera and 130 species. They are found mostly in temperate to subtropical (but not tropical) regions. They are rare even in parts of their core range; both in Great Britain and North America for example, only one species is found – the Twenty-plume Moth ("Alucita hexadactyla") – and in America, it is introduced. This smallish moth may be found fluttering in the evening twilight or resting with its "wings" outstretched. Its larvae feed on honeysuckle ("Lonicera").  On the other hand, in Continental Europe there are many species, mostly of the large genus "Alucita".
Matthew J. "Matt" Vogel II (born October 6, 1970) is an American puppeteer. He has worked with the Muppets, "Sesame Street", and "Oobi". In 2017, he started playing Kermit the Frog. He was an understudy for the character Big Bird since 1998. Caroll Spinney, the first person that played Big Bird, retired in 2018. From then on, Matt Vogel played Big Bird full time.
William "Will" Lee (born William Lubovsky; August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for playing Mr. Hooper on "Sesame Street". Lee was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. He has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Emmy Award. Robards was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 26, 1922.  Personal life. He married to Eleanor Pittman from 1948 to 1958. He married Rachel Taylor from 1959 to 1961. He married Lauren Bacall from 1961 to 1969. He married Lois O'Connor from 1970 to 2000. He had six children. Robards died of lung cancer on December 26, 2000 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Availability is a term used in information security to show that a system is running and reachable by those that are supposed to be able to use the system. Availability is sometimes expressed as a percentage of uptime, such as 99%. High availability is usually expressed as five nines - 99.999%. In a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week operation this would be just a little over 5 minutes per year.
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne (September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011) was an American inventor, writer, actor, fitness and exercise instructor and expert who was known for helping people to get fit and healthy. Early life. LaLanne was born Francois Henri LaLanne in San Francisco, California on September 26, 1914. He was raised in Bakersfield, California. Career. LaLanne hosted his own show "The Jack LaLanne Show" and appeared in cameo appearances in some movies. LaLanne was also known for swimming in the San Francisco bay with a small fishing boat tied to a rope in his mouth. LaLanne has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also received many nicknames, such as "The Godfather of Fitness" or "First Fitness Superhero." LaLanne has beat Arnold Schwarzenegger in a fitness contest in his 50s. Personal life. LaLanne was married to Irma Navarre from 1942 until they divorced in 1948; they had one daughter. Then he married Elaine Doyle from 1959 until his death in 2011, they had two sons and one daughter. Death. On January 23, 2011, LaLanne died at his home in Morro Bay, California from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was 96 years old.
Indiana State University (ISU) is a university in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is in Terre Haute, Indiana. ISU's sports teams, known as Sycamores, play mostly in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Sycamores football team plays in the separate but related Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school is perhaps best known as the alma mater of basketball player Larry Bird.
Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. (November 9, 1915 – January 18, 2011) was an American politician who was the first director of the Peace Corps from 1961 until 1966, then he was the first director of the OEO from 1964 until 1968, and was the 21st ambassador to France from 1968 until 1970. He was also a Vice President nominee with presidential nominee George McGovern in 1972, they lost to Richard Nixon and to Spiro Agnew. He was also an activist. Early life. Shriver was born in Westminster, Maryland on November 9, 1915 and was educated at Yale University and at Yale Law School. He had served in the army during World War II from 1941 through 1945 and was awarded a Purple Heart for his wounds during the war. Career. Shriver founded many social programs and organizations, including Head Start, VISTA, Job Corps, Community Action, Upward Bound, Foster Grandparents, Legal Services, the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services (now the Shriver Center), Indian and Migrant Opportunities and Neighborhood Health Services, in addition to directing the Peace Corps. He was active in Special Olympics, founded by his wife Eunice. Shriver was awarded the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award in 1967. It was named after a 1963 encyclical letter by Pope John XXIII that calls upon all people of good will to secure peace among all nations. "Pacem in terris" is Latin for 'Peace on Earth'. Shriver served as U.S. Ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970, becoming a quasi-celebrity among the French for bringing what "Time" magazine called "a rare and welcome panache" to the normally sedate world of international diplomacy. Personal life. In 1953 Shriver married Eunice Kennedy (the sister of John F. Kennedy) and together they had 5 children; Robert Sargent Shriver III, Maria Shriver (the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger), Timothy Peter Shriver, Mark Kennedy Shriver,
Kendall Nicole Jenner (born November 3, 1995) is an American model, media personality, businesswoman, and socialite. She became well known for being in the reality television show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians". She was in the series for 20 seasons over nearly 15 years from 2007 to 2021. In 2022, she and her family were in the reality television series "The Kardashians". Jenner began modeling at the age of 13. In 2014 and 2015, she began appearing on fashion shows for popular fashion designers in New York City, Milan, and Paris fashion weeks. Jenner has appeared in campaigns and cover shoots for "LOVE" and other editions of "Vogue". She is a brand ambassador for Estée Lauder. Jenner made her first appearance at No. 16 on "Forbes" magazine's 2015 list of top-earning models, making . In 2017, Jenner was named the world's highest-paid model by "Forbes". During her modeling career, Jenner has modeled for many fashion designers such as Marc Jacobs, Giles Deacon, Givenchy, Chanel, Donna Karan, Diane von Fürstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Fendi, Ports 1961, Bottega Veneta, Pucci, Dolce &amp; Gabbana; Sonia Rykiel, and Balmain. A businesswoman, Jenner is also known for her cosmetics projects with her sister Kylie Jenner. They both worked together to create "The Kendall &amp; Kylie Collection" for PacSun and Kendall + Kylie for Topshop. She has also created products for her sister's Kylie Cosmetics company. In 2021, Jenner began making her own tequila, known as 818 Tequila. She has also worked with some charity organizations, such as the Robin Hood Foundation and Feeding America, to raise money for charitable causes by hosting events or fundraisers. Early life. Kendall Nicole Jenner was born on November 3, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. Her father is former Olympic decathlete champion Caitlyn Jenner (then known as Bruce Jenner) and television personality and businesswoman Kris Jenner
Verla Eileen Regina Brennan (née Brennen; September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American television, movie and theater actress. She received an Oscar nomination for the movie "Private Benjamin". She received Emmy nominations for guest starring roles on "Newhart" and "Will and Grace". Brennan was born in Los Angeles, California on September 3, 1932. She was married to David John Lampson from 1968 until they divorced in 1974. They had two children. Brennan died on July 28, 2013 in Burbank, California from bladder cancer, aged 80.
Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος; April 27, 1935 – January 24, 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter, and movie producer who is known for his movie "Eternity and a Day". Angelopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on April 27, 1935 and studied at the University of Paris. He was married to Phoebe Economopoulou from 1980 until his death in 2012. They had three children. Angelopoulos died on January 24, 2012 in Piraeus, Greece after being hit by a motorcycle in a busy street. He was 76 years old when he died.
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American movie, voice, stage, and television actor. He was known for his role in "The Final Countdown", "Jesus of Nazareth", and in "Dynasty".  He was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 24, 1938. He was married to Elizabeth Ashley from 1962 until they divorced in 1965. He was married to Michele Lee from 1966 until they divorced in 1982. He was married to Debrah Farentino from 1985 until they divorced in 1989. He was married to Stella Farentino from 1994 until his death in 2012. He had a son, David Farentino. Farentino died on January 24, 2012 from heart failure in Los Angeles, California, he was 73 years old.
Henry James "Harry" Fowler, MBE (10 December 1926 – 4 January 2012) was a British movie, stage, and television actor who has appeared in many movies during his 62-year career. He was born in London, England on December 10, 1926. He was married to Joan Dowling from 1951 until she committed suicide in 1954. Then he was married Catherine Fowler from around 1955 until his death in 2012. Fowler died on January 4, 2012 from unknown causes in London, England, he was 85 years old.
The Scarlet Tiger Moth ("Callimorpha dominula", formerly "Panaxia dominula") is a colourful dayflying moth of Europe and the near East. It belongs to the tiger moth family, Arctiidae. The caterpillars feed mostly on comfrey ("Symphytum officinale"). The moth imago flies by day, and has both cryptic colouring on the front wings, and warning colour on the hind wings. If disturbed it jinks the front wings forward to show the red warning flash on the hind wings. It can occur in rare colour morphs, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. Yellow, black and red are common warning colours in insects and other animals. The three morphs occurring in the population at the Cothill reserve in Oxfordshire have been studied for many years, including research by E.B. Ford and R.A. Fisher. McNamara (1998) describes how amateurs can rear this species.
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for playing Brutus "Brutal" Howell in the 1999 movie "The Green Mile". He was born in Hamilton, Massachusetts. He has been married to Susan Wheeler Duff since 1982. They have 3 children.
Eve Brent (Jean Ann Ewers, September 11, 1929 – August 27, 2011) was a Saturn Award-winning American television, movie, and stage actress. She was known for her roles as Jane in "Tarzan's Fight for Life" and as Elaine Connelly in the 1999 movie "The Green Mile". Brent was born in Houston, Texas on September 11, 1929. She was married to Micahel Ashe until his death in 2008. They had a son. Brent died on August 27, 2011 in Sun Valley, California from natural causes. She was 81 years old.
Naomie Melanie Harris (born 6 September 1976) is a British movie, stage, voice, and television actress. She is known for her role as Tia Dalma/Calypso in ' and in '. She was born in London on September 6, 1976 to a Jamaican mother and a Trinidadian father. Harris played Winnie Mandela in the 2013 movie "". She played Eve Moneypenny in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" (2012), "Spectre" (2015) and "No Time to Die" (2021).
Eugene Levy, (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian movie, television, stage, voice actor, and comedian. He is known for his role in the all eight of the "American Pie" series of movies. He appeared in the 2012 movie "Madea's Witness Protection". He has won a Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, a Gemini Award, and a Satellite Award. He voiced Charlie, Dory's father, in the 2016 Pixar movie "Finding Dory" and Lou the Porcupine in "Over the Hedge". He is also known for his award-winning role as Johnny Rose in the television series "Schitt's Creek". Levy was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on December 17, 1946. and studied at McMaster University. He has been married to Deborah Divine since 1977. They have two children (Dan and Sarah) and currently live in Los Angeles, California. In 2021, he was named honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades.
John Christopher "Chris" Stevens (April 18, 1960 – September 12, 2012) was the tenth American ambassador to Libya from June 7, 2012 until his death on September 12, 2012. Early life. Stevens was born in Grass Valley, California on April 18, 1960. He studied at the University of California at Berkeley, at the University of California, at Hastings College of the Law, and at the National War College. Political career. Stevens joined the United States Foreign Service in 1991. His early overseas assignments included: deputy principal officer and political section chief in Jerusalem; political officer in Damascus; consular/political officer in Cairo; and consular/economic officer in Riyadh. In Washington, Stevens served as Director of the Office of Multilateral Nuclear and Security Affairs; Pearson Fellow with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; special assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Iran desk officer; and staff assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Ambassador to Libya. He had served in Libya twice previously: as the Deputy Chief of Mission (from 2007 to 2009) and as Special Representative to the National Transitional Council (from March 2011 to November 2011) during the Libyan civil war. He arrived in Tripoli in May 2012 as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya. Death. Stevens died on September 12, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya in the 2012 U.S. diplomatic missions attacks after he inhaled smoke from a smoke grenade. He was 52 years old. According to the Daily Mail News Online, Ambassador Stevens had sent out a diplomatic cable expressing concerns, on the day he was killed. Stevens said that security at Benghazi was compromised. Stevens stated that two Libyan security groups were threatening to withdraw over a disagreement on U.S. Policy whether centrist politician Mahmoud Jibril would become Libya's prime minister. Stevens is buried in his family's ancestral plot in Grass Valley, California.
On September 11, 2012, the United States embassies in Cairo, Egypt; Chennai, India; Tunis, Tunisia; Khartoum, Sudan; Sana'a, Yemen, and the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya were attacked. Protest and attack. On September 11, 2012, the attack was caused by protests over media excerpts from a trailer of a movie, "", which the protestors considered blasphemy against the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. In Egypt, a group scaled the embassy wall and tore down the American flag, replacing it with a black Islamist flag. In Libya, rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the consulate from a nearby farm. The attack killed the visiting U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Glen Doherty a security officer, Sean Smith a United States Foreign Service Information Management Officer, and Tyrone S. Woods a former U.S. Navy Seal, ten Libyan police officers, and two others. The protest ended on September 27, 2012. Deaths. About 75 people were killed by the attack. The most notable deaths were the ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone Woods. Other locations. Other locations include: Some of these locations were burning the United States flag and the Israeli flag.
Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940) is an American television and movie actress. She is mostly well known for starring on the long running program "Dallas". She starred in the stage of version of "Terms of Endearment". She was born in Santa Monica, California. References. &lt;br&gt;