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Walter Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association. Frazier is very well known by the nickname Clyde as well as the much lesser known nickname Mr. Cool. He was raised in Southern Illinois. As their floor general, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went into broadcasting. He is currently a color commentator for telecasts of Knicks games on the MSG Network. Frazier is thought of as one of the greatest point guards of all time, and particularly one of the greatest defensive guards as well. He was noted for his very quick hands, and it is claimed that he once stole the ball on eight consecutive plays in a 1971 game against Atlanta (steals were not an official statistic at the time). At one point Frazier held the single-game championship round record for assists when he scored 36 points, had 19 assists, 7 rebounds (and a claimed 6 steals) in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals. Frazier is also a spokesman for Just for Men hair products, often starring alongside baseball player Keith Hernandez.
Monroe County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,772. The county seat is Monroeville. The name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. It is the birthplace of notable writer Harper Lee and served as the childhood home for Truman Capote, her lifelong friend and a fellow writer.
Adwa Al-Dakheel () ; born 27 January 1992) is a Saudi Arabian author, poet, pilot, musician and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Falak, Ns3a and Dar Technology and co-founder of the Social Advisors. She also is the founder of the multiple exciting startups currently operating in the jewelry industry, the media industry and the financial technology industry. Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Adwa wrote her debut book at the age of 16. She is also the author of the book “Proven Billionaire Formula”. Al-Dakheel won an honorary grade at Suffolk University in Boston for three consecutive years. Early life. Adwa was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 27 January 1992. She started writing poems and playing guitar at the age of 8. Al-Dakheel won first prize in the poetry competition at the World Poetry Forum in Washington. Watching the Bloomberg channel on tv taught her how to analyze the stock exchange markets. After working on stock exchange markets as an analyst, she wrote her debut book “Proven Billionaire Formula” (Arabic: کتاب الزبدة). She also was the Kingdom’s squash champion for 2008 and 2009.
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the fifth-most populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. Montgomery County was founded on December 6, 1816. It is named in honor of Lemuel P. Montgomery, a U.S. Army military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.
Homage to Catalonia is a book by George Orwell. It was published in 1938. In the book, the author talks about his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. He explains what he saw and what happened to him. Background. George Orwell went to Spain in 1936, just after he had finished writing The Road to Wigan Pier. He wanted to fight against fascism. As well as fighting in the war, he wanted to write about what happened so people in Britain would know what was happening. Content. Orwell tells the story of what happened to him in the war. He talks about what Barcelona was like when it was run by anarchists and how the soldiers got ready to fight in the war. Next, Orwell talks about fighting in trenches. The second part of the book talks about how some of the groups fighting against the fascists started to argue amongst themselves and how Orwell had to leave the country to escape some of the groups who had turned against him.
Pickens County is a county on the central western border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,123. The county seat is Carrollton, in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county, although the communities of Carrollton, Aliceville, and Reform voted to become wet in 2011, 2012, and 2014 respectively. History. Pickens County was founded on the western border of Alabama on December 20, 1820, and named for American Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. The county seat was relocated from Pickensville to Carrollton in 1830.
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,009. The county seat is Troy. The name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. Pike County was one of the oldest in the state, founded on December 17, 1821.
Pike County is the name of ten counties in the United States: All were named to honor Zebulon Pike.
Pike County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 14,739. The county seat is Pittsfield. History. Pike County was founded on January 31, 1821 out of Madison County. It was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, leader of the Pike expedition in 1806 to map out the south and west parts of the Louisiana Purchase. Pike served at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and was killed in 1813 in the War of 1812.
Burmese Days is a novel by George Orwell. It was his first novel. It was published in 1934. The book is about colonialism and racism in Burma. Background. George Orwell worked as a policeman in Burma for five years. He thought the way people were treated in parts of the British Empire was unfair and he used some of his own experiences as ideas. For example, he based the fictional town of Kyauktada on the real town of Katha, where he worked. Orwell finished writing the book in 1933 and it was published the year after. He had it published in the United States because of concerns that the characters were described too much like actual people in Orwell's life and made them look bad. Plot. In Burma, a man called John Flory lives on his own. He is unhappy with his life and misses his home in England but he has been in Burma so long, he does not feel like he can return home. Flory does not like the other English people in the town. He thinks they treat the local people very cruelly. Flory's best friend is an Indian doctor called Veraswami and some people make fun of him for being friendly with someone who is not white. A young lady called Elizabeth moves to the town and Flory plans to marry her. He hopes that if he does, he might be able to become happy. At the same time, an important Burmese man in the town called U Po Kyin makes a plan to have more power and this effects Flory and Veraswami. Flory kills himself. U Po Kyin believe that he can wipe out the negative karma of his evil actions by giving money to build pagodas. However, he dies of a stroke before the first pagoda can be built. His wife has a dream where he is reborn as a snake or frog.
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American spiritual teacher, politician, author, and lecturer. She has published 14 books, including four "New York Times" number one bestsellers.  She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS  in the Los Angeles area, and the co-founder of The Peace Alliance. Williamson is on the Board of Directors of the RESULTS organization, which works to end poverty in the United States and around the world. Williamson unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. In December 2024, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship in the 2025 election. Early life. Williamson was born in Houston, Texas, in 1952. Williamson studied theater and philosophy at Pomona College in Claremont, California for two years before dropping out in her Junior year and moving to New York City to be a cabaret singer. In 1979, Williamson returned to Houston, where she ran a metaphysical bookstore. Career. In 1997 Williamson published her book "Healing the Soul of America" (hardcover originally titled "The Healing of America") and began a more energetic political engagement. In this book, Williamson laid out plans to “transform the American political consciousness and encourage powerful citizen involvement to heal our society.” She has been a guest on television programs such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Good Morning America", and "Real Time with Bill Maher". Her multiple appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" made her popular and earned her the nickname of Oprah Winfrey's "spiritual advisor". In December 2006, a "Newsweek" magazine poll named her one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. She is known for being a popular teacher of "A Course in Miracles", a non-religious self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy and has written many of her own books also. Williamson has been called a "New Age guru". She has stated that she prefers to be called an author. 2014 U.S. House race.
Rick Genest (August 7, 1985 – August 1, 2018) was a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model. He was also known as Zombie Boy. Genest was featured in Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way", with Lady Gaga wearing makeup to replicate Genest's tattoos. He was cast as the character "foreman" in the 2013 movie "47 Ronin". Planned to be unveiled in 2019, an sculpture of Genest called “Self-Conscious Gene” will be a new permanent fixture at the Science Museum, London, UK. The statue is to be created by British artist Marc Quinn. On August 1, 2018, Genest was found dead after a fall from the balcony at his Plateau-Mont-Royal apartment. Police first thought Genest took his own life. However, in October 2019, a coroner ruled his death as accidental.
Johanna (Hannie) van Leeuwen (18 January 1926 – 1 August 2018) was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party (until 1980) and the Christian Democratic Appeal. She was born in Delft, the Netherlands.  Van Leeuwen was an MP from 1966 to 1978, and a Senator from 1995 to 2007. She also was an alderwoman of Zoetermeer, and acting mayor of Hazerswoude and Nootdorp. Hannie van Leeuwen died in Rotterdam on 1 August 2018, aged 92.
A Clergyman's Daughter is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1935. It tells the story of a young woman called Dorothy Hare who loses her memory and finds herself lost in London. Background. George Orwell spent some time living rough on the streets and working in fields in Kent so that he could understand what life was like for poor people. These experiences gave Orwell some of the ideas he used for the book. After the book was released, Orwell said that he did not like it and he did not want it to be published again whilst he was alive. He did say that it could be published again if his family needed money after he died. Plot. The story has five chapters which are each written in a different style. Chapter 1. Dorothy Hare is a young woman who lives with her father, a clergyman. He is very strict and treats Dorothy badly. She spends her days working hard for her father with no time for herself. One evening, she is invited to dinner by a male friend, Mr. Warbuton, who sexually assaults her. Afterwards, she stays up late to finish some work for the church. Chapter 2. Dorothy is now in London with no memory of the past eight days. She meets a group of young people who bring her to Kent to work in the fields with them. When she returns to London, it is difficult for her to find a place to stay and after a while she is homeless and has to sleep in Trafalgar Square. Chapter 3. Dorothy spends a night outdoors in Trafalgar Square. She is arrested and spends 12 hours in prison. Chapter 4. Dorothy's father sends a letter to his cousin who helps Dorothy to get a job as a school teacher. The owner of the school is only interested in making money but Dorothy tries to make the classes more interesting for the students. The owner of the school does not like this and after a while she tells Dorothy to leave the school and Dorothy loses her job. Chapter 5. As Dorothy leaves the school, Mr. Warbuton arrives. He tells Dorothy that someone had spread rumours about her behaving badly but nobody believed them anymore and it was safe for Dorothy to return home. Mr. Warbuton asks Dorothy to marry him but she says no and ends up back in her old routine.
The 1930 Dominican Republic hurricane was one of the most deadly tropical cyclones in the history of the Caribbean or Atlantic basin. It was the fifth deadliest Atlantic storm on record. The hurricane was small although strong when it went through the Caribbean. The storm caused 2,000-8,000 deaths, mostly in the Dominican Republic. Damage from the storm was over $50 million. The storm also struck Cuba and southern Florida. It then brushed eastern North Carolina with strong tropical storm force winds.
Hurricane Bret was the only hurricane to Texas in the 1990s. The storm hit a lightly populated region of Texas on August 22-23, 1999. It was a small hurricane. Bret struck south-central Texas with winds of . There were four indirect deaths from the storm in Texas. Bret killed no people directly. Damage from Bret was unusually low for a major hurricane.
The STP 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every spring at Martinsville Speedway, It was first run in 1950 and held in conjunction with the Camping World Truck Series race the previous day. Goody's Powder sponsored the race from 1996 to 2002 and again in 2007 to 2012. The race is first of two races held at the racetrack, with the other one being the First Data 500 in November. The trophy is in the form of a grandfather clocks.
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. History. Samsung sponsored the race from 2002-2012, the sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 when Nextel became title sponsor, when they banned wireless sponsorships, since the merger in 2005 with Sprint and Nextel, since Sprint and Nextel were combined.
Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1936 and it was Orwell's third book. It tells the story of a man who does not want to focus on money and tries to live a different life. Background. Like the character in the book, Orwell spent some time working in a book shop. He used some of these experiences of living in poverty to give him ideas for the book. George Orwell said afterwards that he did not like this book. He said that it should not be published again until after he had died. Plot. The main character is a man called Gordon Comstock. He had a well paid job until he gave it up for a part time job in a book shop so he could spend more time writing poetry. He does not have much money and he struggles to pay for the basic things he needs like food and a place to live.
Coming Up for Air is a novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1939, just before the beginning of World War II. It tells the story of a man called George Bowling who sees the world changing around him. Background. Orwell wrote the book in Morocco. He was there to get better after being shot in the Spanish Civil War. Plot. George Bowling is a 45 year old man who lives with his wife and children. He thinks about when he was a child and he used to enjoy spending time outdoors and going fishing. He wins some money on a horse race and decides to spend it on visiting the town where he grew up. When he returns to the town, he sees that everything has changed and that all the good things from his memories are now gone.
The Advance Auto Parts Clash is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in February the weekend before the Daytona 500, It began as the Busch Clash and was a 50-mile "all out sprint", In its current format, it is made up of two segments, starting with the 25-lap segment, which culminates with the final 50-lap segment, The race, like the Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race in May, carries no points for the winner but rather a large purse, circumstances which are supposed to encourage an all-out driving style not seen in regular season races, where one series mistake can largely ruin a season. However, due to the smaller fields, huge crashes in the Daytona 500 are uncommon. The 1987 race, won by Bill Elliott, was completed at an average speed of , It stands as the fastest-sanctioned race in the history of NASCAR (though it was not a points-paying event).
The Can-Am Duel is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event before to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway, It consists of two races, held on Thursday, determine the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is unique in NASCAR, Only the two front row starters (the pole position and the outside pole) are determined by the ordinary qualifying process of timed laps, After the top two positions are locked in, the rest of the starting grid is set in the finishing order in both races, Drivers participate in one of the two races, Half the field entering the Daytona 500 races in the first race, and the other half the second, The finishing order of the first race fills the odd positions in the starting grid (inside of each row), and the finishing order for the second race fills the even positions of the starting grid (outside of each row).
The Food City 500 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Bristol Motor Speedway, it is one of two NASCAR races held at the circuit, with the other one being the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race in mid August, It was the first venue to host the fifth-generation car, a race won by Kyle Busch. The Food City 500 was sponsored by Stand Up to Cancer. History. The Food City 500 is one of the famous races at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, and it is home to two Xfinity Series race, two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races and one Camping World Truck Series race.  In 2010 and 2017, Kyle Busch swept all three series at Bristol in the fall race.
Moussa Traoré (25 September 1936 – 15 September 2020) was a Malian soldier and politician. He was the President of Mali from 1968 to 1991. As a Lieutenant, he was ousted on 19 November 1968 military coup by Modibo Keïta. Traoré died on 15 September 2020 in Bamako, aged 83.
Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a former President of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008. In September 2021, Konaré was urgently hospitalized in Morocco at Cheikh Zaid Hospital in Rabat.
Randolph County is a county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,967. The county seat is Wedowee. The name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. Randolph County was founded on December 18, 1832.
Russell County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. The county seat is Phenix City. The name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. Russell County was founded on December 18, 1832.
St. Clair County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,103. It has two county seats in Ashville and another in Pell City. It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat. The name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, an officer in the French and Indian War. St. Clair County was founded on November 20, 1818.
Sumter County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,345. The county seat is Livingston. The name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. Sumter County was founded on December 18, 1832.
Abigail Spencer (born August 4, 1981) is an American actress. She played Rebecca Tyree on the soap opera "All My Children" (1999-2001). She also had roles on "Mad Men" (2009). She later played Lucy Preston in the NBC science fiction show "Timeless". Spencer appeared in many movies, such as "This Means War" (2012), "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013) and "The Sweet Life" (2016). Spencer was born in Gulf Breeze, Florida, near Pensacola.
Gainesville is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census the population was 172. Gainesville was founded in 1832 and incorporated in 1835.
Geiger is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 155. Geiger was incorporated in 1912.
Addison is a town in Winston County Alabama, United States. It was founded in December 1949. In 2020, 659 people lived there. Geography. Addison is at the coordinates (34.200042, -87.177851). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has an area of . All of the area in the town is land.
Ashford is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 2,246 at the 2020 census. Ashford was incorporated in June 1891.
Dennis Michael Richardson (July 30, 1949 – February 26, 2019) was an American politician. On January 2, 2017, he became the 26th Secretary of State of Oregon. He was the Republican candidate for Governor of Oregon in the 2014 Oregon gubernatorial election. Richardson was born in Los Angeles, California. He studied at Brigham Young University. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2003 to 2015. In May 2018, Richardson was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. He died on February 26, 2019 from the disease in Central Point, Oregon, aged 69.
Apaxco or Apaxco de Ocampo is a town seat from Apaxco Municipality in the state of México in Mexico. The town had a census population in 2020 of 15,171 people.
From November 15 to 16, 2006, a series of tornadoes broke out across the southern United States. Most of the tornadoes happened on November 15, but ended with a deadly tornado in North Carolina on the morning of November 16. Synopsis. A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for the Southeast for the night of November 14 and November 15. It began in the overnight hours in Louisana and Arkansas. One tornado killed one person, another tornado in Mississippi led to several injuries, and in Montgomery, Alabama it destroyed a skating rink, but none of the 30 children inside suffered injuries. As the squall line pushed into Georgia and northern Florida, it allowed for supercells to form. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Riegelwood, North Carolina and a tornado warning was issued at 6:29 a.m. ET. At 6:37 a.m., a F3 tornado touched down and struck a mobile home park, killing eight people including a 6-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy and 20 people were injured.
Armand de Las Cuevas (26 June 1968 – 2 August 2018) was a French racing cyclist. He was born in Troyes, France. He won races such as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and the Clásica de San Sebastián. He was thought to have been one of the best time-trialists of the early 1990s, having won many prologues and individual time trials.  De Las Cuevas retired to Réunion in 1999, where he founded a cycling school. He killed himself in Réunion on 2 August 2018, aged 50.
Daan Schijvers (18 September 1941 – 2 August 2018) was a Dutch football player. He played as a defender in Netherlands. He was also capped for the Dutch national team 22 times. Schrijvers made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1962. He became skipper of the national team in 1964. Schijvers died on 2 August 2018 at the age of 76.
Matija Barl (February 17, 1940 – August 3, 2018) was a Slovene actor, producer and translator. He was born in Ljubljana. In 1962 he founded and organized the first, oldest and most important Slovenian music festival called Slovenska popevka.  He was known for his role as Kekec in the 1951 movie "Kekec". Barl died in Marezige on August 3, 2018, aged 78.