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Nelson is a city on New Zealand's South Island. It is on the eastern side of Tasman Bay. It was founded in 1841 and is New Zealand's second oldest city and the oldest city on the South Island. It has a population of 46,437. Abel Tasman National Park, Kahurangi National Park, and Nelson Lakes National Park are all near the city. Origin of the name. The city was named in honor of the British Admiral Horatio Nelson. He defeated both the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Nelson's Māori name is Whakatū. It means to "build', "raise", or "establish". History. Early settlement of Nelson began in the 1300s by the Māori. The region was lived in by the Māori. But there were no permanent settlements in the area until the first Europeans arrived in the early 1840s. Queen Victoria made it the seat of an Anglican Bishopric in 1858 and Nelson became a city. The city grew slowly until the 1950s when it developed suburbs. Nelson remains a compact city with most attractions within walking distance. The city's main landmark is Christ Church Cathedral, on Church Hill.
The Diocese of Edmonton is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land. It covers the central part of Alberta and the headquaters of the diocese is in Edmonton. The diocese was created in 1913 from part of the Diocese of Calgary. The current bishop of the diocese is Jane Alexander, who became bishop in 2008. The diocese's cathedral is All Saints' Anglican Cathedral in Edmonton.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Alberta. It was created in 1912. The archdiocese covers Central Alberta, Edmonton Capital Region, and the middle and upper half of the Alberta's Rockies region. It has 129 parishes. The archdiocese's cathedral is St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton. The archdiocese has two suffragan dioceses, both located in Alberta: the Diocese of Calgary and the Diocese of Saint Paul. The current archbishop of Edmonton is Richard William Smith, since 2008.
Andrew Edward McKeever DSO, MC &amp; Bar, DFC (21 August 1894 – 25 December 1919) was a Canadian World War I two-seater flying ace. He is thought to have won 31 battles. He was the highest scoring two seater fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps or Royal Air Force.
Al Brady (October 25, 1910 – October 12, 1937) was an armed robber and murderer. He became one of the FBI's "Public Enemies" in the 1930s. He and a partner in crime were shot dead in an ambush by FBI agents in downtown Bangor, Maine in 1937.  Biography. Al Brady was born in Indiana in 1910. Both his parents died while he was still young. At age 18, he committed his first robbery in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was shot and wounded. After getting out of jail, he got together with a gang. Using guns, they stole cars and robbed places in Indiana; mostly grocery stores. They murdered a 23-year-old Indianapolis store clerk. Then they killed an Indianapolis policeman. After probably killing another police officer, the gang was put in jail in 1936. Brady and some of the gang escaped from jail and robbed a bank in Goodland, Indiana. While running away, they killed one policeman and injured another. Gun fight and death. Brady and his gang ended up hiding out in Bangor, Maine. They had about $5,000 left from their robberies. Brady thought Maine would be an easy place to get guns and ammunition without questions being asked. This was because there are many deer and bear hunters in the area. In Bangor, Brady began trying to buy automatic weapons at Dakin's Sporting Goods store, in downtown Bangor. On Sept. 21, 1937, Brady asked the owner, Everett Hurd, for 500 rounds of 30 calibre ammunition. Seeing a large amount of cash, the store owner became suspicious. Hurd called the police after taking their order. He told them to return in a few weeks to pick up their guns.  Brady and his gang came back to the store on October 12, 1937. Many FBI agents were waiting in ambush, inside the store and across the street. One of the gang was caught by an FBI agent in the store. Brady and the other one drew their weapons in the street. They were shot down in a lot of gunfire. Brady was killed by FBI agent Walter Walsh. Walsh
Jennifer Marie Morrison (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress, movie producer and model. She played Emma Swan in ABC's "Once Upon a Time". She also played Dr. Allison Cameron in the series "House". Morrison was born in Chicago.
Anne Parillaud (b. 6 May 1960) is a French actress. She has appeared in over 30 movies since 1977. She played Nikita in the movie "Nikita". She also played Marie in the horror movie "Innocent Blood". Parillaud was born in Paris, France.
In December 1929, the Indian National Congress Party agreed to start a movement for complete independence from British rule. The Party decided to start a movement named to disobey British rule. It became the civil disobedience movement. They decided to observe 26th January 1930 as the complete Independence Day. Many other political parties and revolutionaries came together to support this movement. Gandhi started this movement. Thus the civil disobedience movement began, and it soon spread throughout India. Indians started to break unfair laws in a peaceful manner in protest against the British rule.   The abolition of salt tax by salt march was one of the acts within it.  There were various events that led to the Civil Disobedience movement in India. The events are discussed as follows: 1.  The list of demands was: 1. Prohibition of the use of intoxicants  2. Change of the rate of land revenue. 3. Abolition of salt tax. 4. Reduction of the rate of land revenue. 5. Reduction of military expenditure.
Osamu Dazai (19 June 1909 – 13 June 1948), was a Japanese author. Dazai was born Tsushima Shūji in Aomori, northeastern Japan. He is best known for his novels "The Setting Sun" (1947) and "No Longer Human" (1948). Dazai wrote a number of novels about the meaning of life, pessimism and alcoholism based on his own private life. Dazai remains the most popular author among Japanese college students. On 13 June 1948, Dazai along with his wife both killed themselves by drowning. Their corpses were discovered on 19 June, his birthday, of the same year.
Barbara Lawrence (February 24, 1930 – November 13, 2013) was an American actress, writer, real estate businessperson and model. She played Gertie Cummings in the movie version of "Oklahoma!". She also played Marybelle in "Margie". In 1962, after retiring from acting, she worked in real estate. Lawrence was born in Carnegie, Oklahoma and died of kidney failure in Los Angeles.
Patricia Anthony (January 3, 1947 – August 2, 2013) was an American science fiction and slipstream author. She published her first science fiction novel, "Cold Allies", in 1992. Other novels include "The Happy Policeman" and "Brother Termite". She was born in San Antonio, Texas. She died at age sixty-six.
Ebola is the common name of the Ebola virus disease. It may also refer to:
Marian McPartland (born Margaret Turner; 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013) was an English composer, writer and jazz pianist. She was the host of "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz" on National Public Radio between 1978 and 2011. McPartland was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire. She died at 95 of natural causes in Port Washington, New York.
Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a "swordsman". It is a modern term mainly used to refer to small sword fencing. But it can also be applied to any martial art involving the use of a sword. The English word "swordsman" is parallel to the Latin word "gladiator". This was a professional fighter who fought against other fighters and others for the entertainment of spectators in the Roman Colosseum. The word "gladiator" itself comes from the Latin word "gladius", meaning "sword".  Noted swordsmen. Japan's greatest swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi won sixty duels. His classic book on swordsmanship is called the Book of Five Rings, written about 1645. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was called "the greatest knight who ever lived". He was one of England's greatest swordsmen. Guy Chabot, Seigneur de Jarnac was famous as France's finest swordsman. He won by a slashing blow to his opponent's buttocks so he could no longer stand. Winning a duel using this method has since been called a "coup de Jarnac". Italo Santelli was a great Italian fencing master (teacher). His fencing styles made Italians the best swordsmen in Europe by the end of the 19th century. He established and taught fencing in Hungary for over fifty years. By the 20th century his Hungarian fencers were the best in Europe. He was given a knighthood for his contributions to the sport in Hungary.
Barry Diamond (born November 14, 1951) is an American comedian. He was born in the Bronx, New York City. He released "Fighter Pilot", on IRS Records in 1983. He is also a stand up comedian. He has also acted in some films and television sitcoms.
Nina Bawden (19 January 1925 – 22 August 2012) was a British children's writer. She wrote many books, including "On the Run" (1964) and "Carrie's War" (1973). Bawden was born in Ilford, Essex. On 22 August 2012 she died at her home in London.
William Donlon "Don" Edwards (January 6, 1915 – October 1, 2015) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from California. Edwards studied at Stanford University. He was an FBI agent from 1940-1941. He then fought in World War II.  The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is named after him. Edwards turned 100 in January 2015. He died later that year on October 1, 2015 in Carmel, California.
The Fighter is a 2010 biographical, sports and drama movie. This movie is about professional boxing. Amy Adams plays Charlene. Melissa Leo plays Alice. Leo received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2011. This movie was released on December 10, 2010 in the United States.
Don Edwards (1915–2015) was a former U.S. Representative from California. Don Edwards may also refer to:
Don Edwards (March 20, 1939 – October 23, 2022) was an American singer and guitarist. He performed Western music.  Edwards recorded several albums, two of which, "Saddle Songs" and "Songs of the Cowboy", are included in the Folklore Archives of the Library of Congress. Edwards also performs the song "Coyotes" that plays during the final minutes of the documentary "Grizzly Man". In 2005, Edwards was inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame. Edwards died on October 23, 2022, at the age of 83.
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (DESFBANWR) is a US National Wildlife Refuge located in the southern part of San Francisco Bay, California. The Refuge headquarters and visitor center is located in the Baylands district of Fremont, next to Coyote Hills Regional Park, in Alameda County. The visitor center is on Marshlands Rd, off Thornton Ave. It was founded in 1974. The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is one of six wildlife refuges in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was renamed Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in 1995 in recognition of Congressman Don Edwards and his efforts to protect sensitive wetlands in south San Francisco Bay.
Happy Tears is a comedy-drama movie of 2009. The movie is about sisters who help their father with age-related health and mental problems. The movie was filmed in and around Philadelphia. It was released in the United States in 2010.
Major General Donald E. "Don" Edwards (June 15, 1937 – August 16, 2018) was an American general and civil servant. He was the Adjutant General of the State of Vermont. Edwards was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He as the senior uniformed officer in the state and responsible for the organization, training and equipping of nearly 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard.  From 1975 to 1981, he was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives as a Democrat. His position as Adjutant General also included appointment as Inspector General and Quartermaster General, and head of the State Military Department, including the Veterans Affairs office. Edwards served as President of the Adjutants General Association of the United States and was a Vice President of the National Guard Association of the United States. Edwards lived in South Bristol, Maine and Ashburn, Virginia. He died on August 16, 2018 in South Bristol from respiratory failure at the age of 81.
Ronald is a masculine given name. The pronunciation of the name is [ ron-ld ]. Ronald is a name of Scottish origin, derived from the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr, which means "ruler's advisor" or "mighty counselor." The name has been in use since the Middle Ages and has been popularized by various historical figures, including kings, saints, and famous athletes. This name was ranked #563 on the US Popular Names in 2021. Other common forms are Ron, Ronny and Ronnie.
The Bounty Hunter is a comedy-action movie of 2010. The movie is about a bounty hunter. He has to retrieve his ex-wife because she didn't go to court after paying bail. Gerard Butler plays Milo Boyd. Jennifer Aniston plays Nicole. This movie got bad reviews from the critics. It made money anyway.
Rex (December 16, 1984 – August 31, 1998) was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He was owned by Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy during his term as President of the United States. After Reagan left office, Rex lived to the age of 13 with the Reagan family before being euthanized after developing an enlarged heart.
Rancho del Cielo is a estate and a ranch that was owned by President Ronald Reagan. It is located at Santa Barbara, California, USA.
George Walter Freese (September 12, 1926 – July 27, 2014) was an American baseball player. He was third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and Chicago Cubs in 1961. Freese attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers in 1947. He was later a member of the Cubs coaching staff from 1964 to 1965 and a minor league manager for the Bakersfield Dodgers in 1973-1974. The older brother of MLB third baseman Gene Freese, George Freese lived in Portland, Oregon, where he played three years of minor league baseball for the Portland Beavers. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. Freese died in Portland, Oregon, aged 87.
Jaan Arder (February 26, 1952, Tallinn – July 24, 2014) was an Estonian singer. He was a member of the rock band Apelsin and the early music ensemble Hortus Musicus. His older brother Ott Arder was a poet, children's writer and translator. Arder died in Tallinn from cancer, aged 62.
Paul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – December 13, 2009) was an American economist of Jewish descent. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.  The Swedish Royal Academies stated, when awarding the prize, that he "has done more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory".  Economic historian Randall E. Parker calls him the "Father of Modern Economics", and "The New York Times" thinks of him to be the "foremost academic economist of the 20th century". Samuelson died after a brief illness on December 13, 2009, at the age of 94.
Vasculitis (plural: "vasculitides") is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis. Vasculitis is primarily caused by leukocyte migration and resultant damage. Although both occur in vasculitis, inflammation of veins (phlebitis) or arteries (arteritis) on their own are separate entities.
The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County, Ohio, in the United States. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area. The population was 41,302 at the 2020 census. It is the birthplace of 19th President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes.
Paul Clifton Anthony George Jr. (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He plays with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). George played high school basketball for Knight High School before playing two seasons of college basketball at Fresno State. He was drafted by the Pacers as the 10th overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft. In 2013, he was selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game, received the NBA Most Improved Player Award, and was named to All-NBA Third Team and All-Defensive Second Team.
Kevin Douglas Ware (born January 3, 1993) is an American college basketball player. He played for the Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team. Ware spent most of the 2012–13 season backing up starting guards Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.  Ware received widespread media attention when he broke his right leg and his right tibia bone popped-out of his leg in an Elite Eight game against the Duke Blue Devils on March 31, 2013, when he tried to block a three-point attempt by Tyler Thornton.  On April 12, 2014, Ware officially transferred to Georgia State University.
Home to You is the sixth studio album by John Michael Montgomery. The album was released on May 25, 1999 through Atlantic Records. The album was ranked 16 on billboard. The album featured the single "Hello L.O.V.E." and "Home to You".
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock/heavy metal band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward", they have released seventeen studio albums and completed numerous international tours. The band was founded following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Melbourne. Throughout the 1980s, beginning with their debut LP "From Her to Eternity" (1984), the band drew largely on post-punk, blues and gothic rock, and brought in musicians such as Blixa Bargeld, Barry Adamson and Kid Congo Powers. The band later softened their sound and incorporated other influences on albums such as "The Good Son" (1990) and "The Boatman's Call" (1997). Following Harvey's departure in 2009, the band broadened their sound further to include electronic and ambient styles, which feature prominently on the trilogy of albums "Push the Sky Away" (2013), "Skeleton Tree" (2016) and "Ghosteen" (2019). History. The project that later evolved into Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds began following the demise of The Birthday Party in August 1983. Both Cave and Harvey were members of the Birthday Party, along with guitarist Rowland S. Howard and bassist Tracy Pew. During the recording sessions of the Birthday Party's scheduled EPs "Mutiny/The Bad Seed", internal disputes developed in the band.
Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and public commentator. He served as White House Press Secretary in the Johnson administration from 1965 to 1967. He also worked as a network TV news commentator for ten years. Moyers was born Billy Don Moyers in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Timothy J. McCarthy (born June 20, 1949) is an American police officer. He is the current police chief of Orland Park, Illinois, and a former member of the United States Secret Service. During the 1981 Reagan assassination attempt, he turned into the line of fire, shielding Ronald Reagan from one of John Hinckley, Jr.'s .22 caliber bullets. Surgeons at George Washington University Hospital successfully removed the round from McCarthy's abdomen, and he fully recovered. McCarthy is one of only four Secret Service agents to have taken a bullet for the President. He received the NCAA Award of Valor in 1982 in recognition of his bravery. In July 2016, McCarthy was named interim Village Manager of Ashburn in Chicago.
Jerry S. Parr (September 16, 1930 - October 9, 2015) was a Secret Service Agent. He was one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981. Parr's interest in joining the Secret Service originated as a boy after watching "Code of the Secret Service" (1939) starring Ronald Reagan as agent "Brass" Bancroft. Parr died of congestive heart failure in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 2015, aged 85.
James Thompson (16 October 1964 – 2 August 2014) was an American-Finnish crime writer. He was born in Kentucky and grew up in Lahti. He had a master's degree in English philology from the University of Helsinki. He also studied Finnish and was fluent in it. He studied six languages. He published four crime novels with the Finnish inspector Kari Vaara as the protagonist. Thompson died in Lahti, Finland, aged 49.
Miangul Aurangzeb (Urdu/Pashto: ميانگل اووررنگزيب) (28 May 1928 – 3 August 2014) is a PakistanI politician. He served in the National Assembly of Pakistan and as governor of Balochistan and subsequently as governor of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Aurangzeb died in Islamabad, Pakistan, aged 86.
Trainspotting is a 1996 British crime comedy drama movie. It is based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. This movie is about heroin addicts in late 1980s Edinburgh. The movie's cast includes Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle and Kelly Macdonald. This movie was released in February 1996 in the United Kingdom, and July 1996 in the United States. A sequel, "T2 Trainspotting", released in 2017.
The first generation iPad Mini (sold as iPad mini) is a tablet computer that is made and sold by Apple Inc. It is the first of the iPad Mini line of mini tablet computers. It has a screen size of 7.9 inches, compared to the 9.7 inch screen on a regular iPad. It was released on November 2, 2012. It received many good reviews, with reviewers talking about the device's size, design, and the number of applications that are available. It was succeeded by the second generation iPad Mini in 2013. The first generation iPad Mini is no longer being sold. The first generation iPad mini was discontinued in 2015.
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of brutal shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12, 1916. Four people were killed and one gravely injured. The attacks left the world in shock and sharks stereotyped as bloodthirsty killers. Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved. The Great white shark and the Bull shark are mostly thought to be the shark species being blamed for the attack. The attacks happened during a deadly summer heat wave and polio epidemic in the Northeastern United States. It drove thousands of people to the seaside resorts of the Jersey Shore. The shark attack led many meetings about public awareness in congress by the United States House of Representatives and by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. Shark attacks on the Atlantic Coast of the United States outside the semitropical states of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas were rare, but scholars believe that the increased presence of sharks and humans in the water led to the attacks in 1916. Sharks have ever since been hunted and overfished. Timeline: July 1st, 1916, as he takes an afternoon swim, 25 year old Charles Vansant's leg is almost torn off by a shark. He is escorted from the water and dies a little later as he resides in Engleside Hotel. 5 days later Charles Bruder is out swimming far from the shore. His legs are torn off and he dies from shock and blood loss in a hospital.