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Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. She was raised with a sister and three brothers. Mid life. As an adult, she was a teacher, and married, had two children: Rob and Karin. She divorced, and married again. Creech’s first two novels were for adults. After her father’s death she wrote "Absolutely Normal Chaos", her first book for kids. Her fourth book, Walk Two Moons, won the Newbery Medal. Chasing Redbird (1997) was shortlisted for the Whitbread award. A few years later, she won another Newbery award for her book, Love That Dog Still (1995). These are only a few of her accomplishments. Creech lives in Maine. Education. She attended Hiram College for undergraduates. She later attended George Mason University for her master's degree. Themes. Sharon Creech's books are mostly about family relationships. Often, they have a teenage girl as the main character. She experiences growth or learns an important lesson. A lot of Creech’s book are based on actual experiences that happened in her life. Beginning of writing. In the earlier years of her life she spent most of her time teaching and being with her family. Unfortunately in 1980, her father had a stroke, he was left paralyzed and mute. After her father’s death in 1986 Creech started her first novel. “When I finished it," she continued, "I wrote another,and another, and another. The words just rushed out."
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (November 3, 1912 – August 16, 2006) was the President of Paraguay from 1954 until 1989. His time as president is seen by most as a dictatorship. Stroessner began is career in 1929 at the age of sixteen when he joined the Paraguayan army. In 1951, he was a commander-in-chief of the Paraguayan army. He led a revolt to overthrow president Federico Chavez. Since he was the only candidate, he was elected president. During his rule, Alfredo Stroessner helped with economy of the country, but anyone who criticized him was put in prison. He was a controversial leader. He has been accused of allowing murder or torture of opponents or criticizers of his government. Other crimes which he has been said to support include abduction, pedophilia and rape of children. He was in power until 1989 when he was overthrown. He died on August 16, 2006 in Brasilia while in exile.
Oppositional defiant disorder is a mental disorder. It causes irritable and angry behaviour for at least 6 months. This behavior is noticeable in communication with other people. Most people with ODD do not usually get aggressive towards other people or animals, steal, or cause destruction. This is different from people with conduct disorder. But people with ODD do argue, and they often deliberately cause trouble. Symptoms. To be diagnosed with ODD, the person must have a behavior pattern for at least six months. At least four of these eight symptoms must be there in that time: About 10.2% of people have or have had ODD (11.2% of males and 9.2% of females). In many cases this condition worsens into conduct disorder, which often worsens into antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). This is more likely in boys than girls, and more likely if the person also has ADHD. ODD typically begins in childhood. It is the most common mental disorder in children. It is unusual in adults, because the affected person usually either recovers or develops Antisocial personality disorder  ODD is more common in family members of people who have ODD, CD or ASPD. It is more common in poor urban areas.  Most people who have ODD also have other mental disorders, most often ADHD. Many children who have ODD have problems with alcohol and drugs in their adolescence and adulthood.
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from "Mary Poppins", the 1964 musical movie. It was sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews. It won the 1964 Academy Award for the Best Original Song. The song was inspired by one of the drawings of a chimney sweep. It was covered and redone through other musicians.
RCA Corporation, originally the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company. It was in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is used by Sony Music Entertainment and Talisman Brands, which licenses the name to other companies, among them Voxx International, Alco Electronics, Curtis International and TCL Corporation. History. After World War I began in August 1914, the western Allies cut the German transatlantic telegraph cables. This caused a tremendous increase in radio traffic across the Atlantic Ocean. The General Electric corporation made the acquisition of Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America in 1919. With this they formed the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). In 1926, RCA created the first nationwide broadcast network, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). After the golden age of radio had passed, RCA began to decline. In 1982 they ended most of their public affairs programs. Finally, in 1986, General Electric bought back RCA, along with NBC, for $6.28 million. In 1988, General Electric sold the right to use its brand on consumer electronics, as well as various assets of RCA, excluding NBC, to Thomson.
Plitt Theaters was a major movie theater chain in the United States. It was originally the theater division of Paramount Pictures. This included a number of theater circuits acquired by Paramount, notably Balaban and Katz. In the late 1930s the United States government filed an antitrust lawsuit against five Movie studios. As a result Paramount was required to split off their theater chain.  On December 31, 1949, the theater business was spun off into an independent company called United Paramount Theaters (UPT). It was headed by Leonard Goldenson. In 1953 UPT purchased the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). This provided ABC's television network with a source of cash flow that allowed it to survive and eventually become competitive. The new company was named American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters. In 1965 the corporation was renamed American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. The theater chain was renamed ABC Theaters. In 1974 ABC sold its movie theaters in the Midwest (a division called ABC Great States) to one of its executives, Henry Plitt, doing business as Plitt Theaters. Plitt subsequently bought the ABC Southern theater operations in 1978. In 1985, Plitt Theaters was sold to Cineplex Odeon Corporation.
ABC Entertainment is a television production company that was made in New York City in 1999. It was made by merging Buena Vista Television Productions with the ABC Television Network to produce television shows. It is part of The Walt Disney Company. Its headquarters are in Burbank, California. It started as a radio network in 1943 but now only does television. ABC has eight owned-and-operated and more than 230 affiliated television stations throughout the United States and its territories.
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation(just known as Westinghouse with it's W in it's logo) was an American manufacturing company. It was founded on January 8, 1886, as Westinghouse Electric Company. Later it was renamed the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. They helped to bring electricity to homes and businesses across the United States. Westinghouse was a diversified company. It was involved in a wide variety of products and services. The company had a number of firsts. It produced the first jet engine in the United States and the first nuclear power plant. It also developed the first U.S. radar station (used at Pearl Harbor). In the late 1980s a number of bad business decisions caused the company to decline. After selling off most of its manufacturing divisions, Westinghouse Electric took the name of one of its subsidiaries, CBS, which it bought in 1995.
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American socialite, model, publicist for Calvin Klein. Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. Her relationship with her husband and her fashion influence drew comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Kennedy, her husband and older sister, Lauren Bessette, died in a plane crash in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on July 16, 1999.
Kathleen Norris (July 16, 1880 – January 18, 1966) was an American newspaper columnist and novelist. Her stories appeared in the "Atlantic", "Ladies' Home Journal" and some other publications. She used her fiction to promote marriage, motherhood and importance of service to others. Many of her books were turned into movies. Norris was born in San Francisco, California. She also died there.
Elizabeth Patterson (November 22, 1874 – January 31, 1966) was an American actress. She gained popularity late during her career. She played Matilda Trumbull in "I Love Lucy". She also played Aunt Hester in the movie "A Bill of Divorcement". She later acted in stage and theater. Patterson was born in Savannah, Tennessee. She died in Los Angeles at age 91 from pneumonia.
Twisted Metal 2 (also known as Twisted Metal 2: World Tour in Europe and Twisted Metal EX in Japan) is a vehicular combat video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and SingleTrac. It is the second and most successful game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was released on the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation Network. It was released on October 31, 1996 in North America, in February 1997 in Europe, and on August 28, 1997 in Japan. It was also released on November 13, 1997 on Microsoft Windows as well as on July 26, 2007 in Japan and November 1, 2007 in North America on the PlayStation Network.  Reception. IGN rated the game a 7.3 out of 10 GameSpot rated the PlayStation version 8.8 out of 10 stars and the PC version a 6.4 out of 10 stars.
Robert Lynn "Bob" Welch (November 3, 1956 – June 9, 2014) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1978 until 1987 and Oakland Athletics from 1988 until 1994. He was a two time MLB All-Star. In 1990, he won the American League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher. Welch was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in California. Welch died after an accidental fall on June 9, 2014 in Seal Beach, California, aged 57.
Reinhard Höppner (2 December 1948 – 9 June 2014) was an (East) German politician, mathematician, and writer. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from July 1994 until 16 May 2002. The role was taken by Wolfgang Böhmer after Höppner's term was over. Höppner was born in Haldensleben, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany. He performed several leading positions in the Evangelical Church in Germany. Höppner died from cancer on 9 June 2014 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, aged 65.
Twisted Metal III (also known by its former name Twisted Metal 3) is a vehicular combat video game that was both published and developed by 989 Studios. It is the third game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was only released on the PlayStation and was only released in North America. The game was released on October 31, 1998 in North America for PlayStation. It was rereleased in 1999 as part of the Sony Greatest Hits lineup. Reception. IGN rated the game a 4 out of 10 and said that "with the exception of the four-player combat and Rob Zombie's hard-rock soundtrack -- the two great things about the game -- Twisted Metal 3 is a middle-of-the-road game that unfortunately doesn't do anything more than the first two games. In fact, it's just plain old hat." GameSpot's Joe Fielder said that the game's soundtrack by Rob Zombie and Pitchshifter was "fitting" but he criticized the "lackluster" level design and "strange" physics engine. He advised readers to check out Activision's "Vigilante 8" or GT Interactive's "" instead.
Twisted Metal 4 is a vehicular combat video game that was both published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by 989 Studios. It is the fourth game in the "Twisted Metal" series. It was only released on the PlayStation and was only released in North America. The game was released on October 31, 1999 in North America for PlayStation. It was rereleased in 2000 as part of the Sony Greatest Hits lineup. Reception. IGN's Marc Nix rated the game a 6 out of 10 and praised the "colorful" graphics and "well-done" interactive environments but criticized the "toy car" control, look and sound of the vehicles. GameSpot's Joe Fielder said that the game was a "huge leap" ahead of "Twisted Metal III", commenting on the improved level design, control and physics, but he also said that the latter two "remain a little too touchy and unforgiving" and that the graphics, while they were "prettier" than those of Twisted Metal III, they "aren't nearly as sharp as the graphics in its current main competitor - Activision's """.
The Hunger Games is a series of four Young adult books by Suzanne Collins. The series tells the story of Katniss Everdeen. She is a girl who lives in a fictional dystopian society called Panem. Panem is made up of the remains of the United States after a nuclear crisis. This country holds an event called The Hunger Games. They have 24 teenagers (aged 12–18) competing to stay alive. The objective is to kill all other players and prevent other players from doing the same. The last person alive (or in the 74th annual Hunger Games' case, the last two people from the same district alive) has successfully won the Hunger Games. An upcoming fifth book in the series is set to be released on March 18, 2025. Setting. The books are set in a fictional country called Panem. Panem is split into 13 districts (Districts 1-12, Capitol). Previously, there was a district 13, but after the people in District 13 revolted against and declared war on the Capitol and lost, they were removed from Panem. The revolts resulted in the Capitol starting the Hunger Games, intended to scare the citizens and remind them that the Capitol is in charge. Each district had a purpose (e.g, District 12 - Coal Mining, District 11 - Agriculture, etc) and the Peacekeepers (workers from the Capitol) prevent people from going into other districts and making sure they follow the rules, mostly punishing law-breakers by public executions. Panem is located in future North America. Novels. Trilogy. The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is set in North America. It is set about 250 years after a nuclear war destroyed the United States. Survivors of the war formed a nation called Panem. It is made of 12 districts and a central Capitol. When the nation was young, it was similar to the democratic republic that the United States currently is. As the nation became older, it became more corrupt. It changed into a totalitarian police state. The population of the Capitol stopped working and controlled over the districts with fear. The 13th district was made of most of the New England states
WWE 2K15 is a professional wrestling video game. It was being developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts. It was published by 2K Sports. The game was released on April 29, 2014. The game will be available on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It was the first game in the "WWE 2K" series to be released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Development. WWE 2K15 is the first attempt in the series at a next-generation game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Justin Gabriel released a photo on his official Instagram of himself getting "scanned" for what appears to be the Eco-Motion engine that was used in "NBA 2K14"'s next generation game. Former "NXT" Chris Hero (Kassius Ohno) also did some motion-captioning for the game. 2K's community manager, Ronnie Singh described the Eco-Motion engine as "One example of the Eco-Motion Engine in action is the new fluid nature of player animations. Gone are the days of pre-canned animations that must play out exactly as they were mocapped. Now, players adjust their movements based on the environment around them."
The Izmit massacre occurred on 24 June 1921 in the town of Izmit, Turkey. It was a mass killing of some 300 Turkish civilians by the retreating Greek army. It happened during the Greek-Turkish war of 1919–1922. British journalist Arnold Toynbee landed at the town after the Greek retreat and saw the aftermath. Background. Izmit was a coastal Ottoman town with a mixed population of Turks, Greeks and others. In the last years of the Ottoman Empire it was occupied by the Greek army in 1920. The local Greeks wanted to join Greece. The Turkish nationalists were opposed to join Greece and fought against the Greek troops in the surrounding of the town. Then the Greek army decided to retreat in June 1921. The local Christians also fled with the Greek army and lost their non movable property. Before the Greeks left they looted the Turks, partly burned the town, burned some surrounding villages and desecrated the mosques of Izmit. On 24 June they killed more than 300 people in the cemetery. Thousands of Turks hid in the French college to find safety. Izmit was occupied by the Turkish army on 28 June 1921. Most of the Christians never returned to the town.
Eric Gordon Hill (7 September 1927 – 6 June 2014) was a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. He was best known for his character Spot the Dog. Hill was born in Holloway, London. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. He was married to Gillian and had two children, Christopher and Jane. Hill died after a short illness on 6 June 2014 in California, United States, aged 86. He had lived in the U.S. since the 1980s.
The Menemen Massacre occurred on June 16–17, 1919 in the town of Menemen. It happened during the Greco Turkish war of 1919–1922. Victims were estimated to be between 100 and 1.000. Background. Menemen was an Ottoman town in which Greeks and Turks lived together. After the Ottomans lost World War I, Greek troops landed at the coastal town of Smyrna. One Greek detachement occpied Menemen. The Turkish nationalist movement began an armed resistance against the Greeks. There was a battle at the town of Bergama after which the Greek troops retreated. They passed along Menemen where a massacre took place against local Turkish civilians. The events were investigated by a Western delegation, they estimated that between 100 and 200 Turks had been killed and 200 wounded , the Turks themselves claimed 1000 dead. The British reported that the presence of British officers restrained the Greeks in their excesses.
The 101st Airborne Division is an infantry division in the United States Army. It was called an "airborne" division because, as a paratrooper unit, it used airplanes to go into battle. It is most famous its defense of Bastogne at the Battle of the Bulge. The division later fought in the Vietnam War, including the Battle of Hamburger Hill. It also fought in the Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, and War in Iraq. History. The 101st Division was organized 2 November 1918 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. World War I ended 9 days later. The unit was disbanded on 11 December 1918. The unit was made active again on 10 September 1921, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were assigned to the United States Army Reserve. At this time the "Screaming Eagle" nickname became associated with the division. They assumed several traditions as a successor to the volunteer regiments of the American Civil War. In order to reorganize the 101st as an airborne division in the (regular) U.S. Army, the reserve division was disbanded on 15 August 1942. World War II. The 101st Airborne Division was activated in the U.S. Army on 16 August 1942. This was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. On 19 August 1942, its first commander, Major General William C. Lee, promised his new recruits that the 101st had "no history but had a rendezvous with destiny." On D-Day (6 June 1944) the 101st Airborne Division parachuted behind the enemy lines in back of Utah Beach. They cleared a path for the beach landings and captured several key objectives. The division took part in Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944). This was the largest airborne operation of all time.
Eli Lilly and Company is an American global medication company. Its headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. The products of the company are sold in about 125 countries. The company was founded in 1876. It was named after Colonel Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical chemist and American Civil War veteran. Eli Lilly's most important products before World War II included diabetic insulin. One of the brand names they used for the insulin was Iletin. In 2002, Eli Lilly made more products for people with diabetes than any other company.  Eli Lilly is the largest manufacturer and distributor of medications used for mental health issues. They make medications for bipolar disorder, clinical depression, generalized anxiety and others. One drug in this class is Amytal. It is used mainly to help with sleep and anxiety. In 2023 it developed a new obesity drug, Zepbound, a rival to Wegovy produced by Novo Nordisk. The two drugs, which are given by weekly injections, are expected to generate $18.2bn in sales in 2024.
Postal codes () in Taiwan is a system of &lt;DEL&gt;five&lt;/DEL&gt; six digit codes used by Chunghwa Post for postal service in the Republic of China. There are 368 sets of three-digit codes for townships, county-controlled cities, districts (cities of Chiayi and Hsinchu have a single code covering all its districts) in Taiwan, and the uninhabited island groups of Dongsha (Pratas), Nansha (Spratly), and Diaoyutai (Senkaku) (currently controlled by Japan). There are also codes for Kinmen and Matsu, the parts of Fujian Province controlled by the Republic of China.  The first digit is for a large postal zone, as follows:
Smothered, Covered &amp; Chunked is a cover album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse. The album was released on August 14, 2012.
Céret is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It was the capital of the historic Catalan comarque of Vallespir. It is a subprefecture in the department and the capital of the Céret "arrondissement". Name of the city. The name "Céret" comes from the Catalan name for the town: "Ceret". Former known names of Céret are, in order of appearance, "vicus Sirisidum" in 814, "vico Cereto" in 866, "villa Cerseto" in 915, "vigo Ceresido" in 930, also "Cered" and "Ceriteto" in the 10th century, "Ceret", "Cericeto" in the XIth and XIIth centuries, "Cirset" around 1070, "Cersed" (one of the most common forms) in 1130 and "Cerset" in 1138, and from the XIIIth to the XVth centuries "Cereto", "Ceret", "Seret" and "Saret". "Ceret" becomes the most common form around the XVIth century. Geography. Céret lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. It is in the valley of the Tech river. It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is . The lowest point () of the "commune" is on the Tech river and the highest is on the Roc de Frausa (). The "commune" is at from Perpignan, from Montpellier and at from Toulouse. It is surrounded by the "communes" Vivès, Saint-Jean-Pla-de-Corts, Maureillas-las-Illas, Reynès, Oms. Climate. The climate of Céret, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. Population. The inhabitants of Céret are known, in French, as "cerétans" (women: