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Kairshasp Nariman Choksy, PC, MP (7 February 1933 – 5 February 2015) (known as "K. N. Choksy") was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was Cabinet Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe. He had also served as Cabinet Minister of Constitutional &amp; State Affairs from 1993 to 1994 under President D. B. Wijetunga and was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2010.
The Metro-North Commuter Railroad, or Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service in New York. It is run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It is the second largest commuter railroad in the United States. Metro–North goes from New York City to the New York Hudson Valley. It also has stops in Connecticut. Riding Metro-North in New York City costs less than riding it outside the city. There are 122 stations. There are five Metro-North Railroad lines. It has over of track. The lines are more than long. The MTA also operates New York City Transit subways and buses, and the Long Island Rail Road. It has jurisdiction, through Metro-North, over railroad lines on the western and eastern portions of the Hudson River in New York State. Service on the western side of the Hudson is operated by New Jersey Transit under contract with the MTA. Metro-North operates 124 stations.  The rolling stock used on the Harlem and Hudson lines consists of Budd M3As and Bombardier M7As, similar to LIRR trains, on the electrified portions of the lines. Bombardier Shoreliner coaches are pulled by GE Genesis and Brookville BL20GH locomotives on the electrified portions. The New Haven Line uses catenary wire since its route is shared with Amtrak; they use Kawasaki M8 electric multiple units on main line and New Canaan branch, and Shoreliner coaches pulled by GE and Brookville locomotives on the Danbury and Waterford branches.
Brown bread is a name for breads made with a lot of whole grain flour, usually with rye or wheat. There are sometimes dark-coloured ingredients such as molasses or coffee.
Nutella is the brand name of an Italian sweetened hazelnut chocolate spread. Manufactured by the Italian company Ferrero, it was introduced to the market in 1964. Nutella has 200 calories per jar. History. "Pietro Ferrero", Nutella's creator, owned a bakery in Alba, an Italian town known for the production of hazelnuts. In 1946, he sold the first () batch of , taken from Gianduja. Originally sold as a solid block, Ferrero started to sell a creamy version in 1951 as "". Health. Even though Nutella is one of the best-selling spreads in the world, with a jar of Nutella being sold about every 2.5 seconds, it's been shown to be very bad for human health when eaten regularly. In just two tablespoons of Nutella, there are 21 grams of refined sugar, as well as 11 grams of fat (3.5 grams are saturated fat.) Nutella also has soy lecithin and vanillin, which are chemicals that are bad for human health.
Kevin Stemke (born November 23, 1978) is a retired American football punter. He played eight games in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and the St. Louis Rams in 2004. Stemke was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is the son of U.S. Olympic soccer player Horst Stemke. He played college football with the University of Wisconsin Badgers. During his first year, Stemke set the team punting record while averaging 43.9 yards per kick and in his second year, he was able to make the first team in the Big Ten Conference. In his senior year, he was able to break his own school record and averaged 44.5 yards per punt which was also the third best in the United States. He was awarded the very first Ray Guy Award for being the nation's top punter. Stemke went undrafted in the 2001 NFL Draft but he was signed by the Green Bay Packers on April 23, 2001. The Raiders signed Stemke in August 2002. He played two games with them before he was cut from the team. He was then signed by the Miami Dolphins in January 2003. The Dolphins would send send him to play for the Scottish Claymores of the NFL Europe but they waived him before the start of the NFL regular season. The Washington Redskins cut Stemke along with 13 other players on August 30, 2004. After being cut, Stemke was signed by the St. Louis Rams in November 2004 in replace of Sean Landeta. The Rams released him before the start of the 2005 season in favor of Reggie Hodges. Stemke has an award named after him and it is awarded to the Wisconsin high school senior kicker/punter.
Andrew John Heyward (born October 29, 1950) is an independent media consultant in Manhattan, New York. Heyward is a principal in MarketspaceNext LLC and in his own practice, Heyward Advisory LLC. He is a senior advisor to Monitor Deloitte. Before this, he was President of CBS News from January 1996 to November 2005. Before that he was an executive producer for the CBS Evening News (October 1994-January 1996). He has won 12 national Emmy Awards. Early life. Heyward was born in New York. His parents were E. J. R. and Elisabeth Heyward. In 1972 he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and literature. Heyward is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Career. He was going to go to law school but took a job as a production assistant at WNYW-TV in New York. He became a producer. He then was hired by WCBS and became the news producer within a year. In 1981 he took a job as a field producer at CBS. In 1984 he was promoted to senior producer of the CBS Evening News. In 1986 he was senior broadcast producer of the CBS Evening News With Dan Rather. In 1994 he became the vice president of CBS News and executive producer of the CBS Evening News. He became president of CBS News in January 1996.
Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 6 February 2015) was an Italian actress, singer and television personality. She died in Rome on 6 February 2015 of cancer of unknown primary origin, aged 83.
Shawn Mullins (born March 8, 1968) is an American rock singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1998 single "Lullaby". The song was able to reach #1 on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He also played in the band The Thorns before they broke up in 2004. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Earlier in his life, Mullins served as an inactive Infantry officer in the Individual Ready Reserve component of the U.S. Army Reserve. He reached the rank of 1st lieutenant before he fulfilled his service obligation and resigned honorably.
Leslie Roy "Les" Moonves (born 6 October 1949) was President and chief executive officer (CEO) of CBS Corporation. Moonves was born in New York City. He is a former vice-president of Lorimar Productions. In 1995 he resigned as president of Warner Brothers Television and became president of CBS Productions. In 2003 he became CEO of CBS Television. From 2003 he has been CEO of CBS Corporation. In 2016, he became Chairman and resigned in September 2018 after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment. In July 2018, "The New York Times" reported that Moonves would be the subject of an investigation by the board of directors of CBS. According to "The New Yorker", six women accuse Moonves of sexual harassment and intimidation. In September 2018, "The New Yorker" reported that six more women had raised accusations against Moonves, going back to the 1980s. He resigned as Chair later that day. As of February 8, 2019, Moonves is now head of his own company in West Hollywood, California, named Moon Rise Unlimited.
Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is an American television host, attorney, liberal political commentator and former politician who is the host of Morning Joe on National Broadcasting Company's (NBC) sister network MSNBC (Microsoft NBC). He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. As a member of the Republican Party, he was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. On July 11, 2017, Scarborough announced on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that he was leaving the Republican party to become an independent.
Meg Cabot (born Meggin Patricia Cabot on February 1, 1967) is an American writer. She writes romantic and paranormal fiction for teenagers and adults. She has published over fifty books. She is best known for "The Princess Diaries". A movie was made based on that book. Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana.
Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20, 1967) is an American actress. She appeared in many independent movies. She was also in big budget movies including "Ransom" (1996) and "The Conjuring" (2013). She played Grace Stalker in "Arizona Dream". She played Jojo Barbosa in "Mystic Pizza" in 1988. Taylor was born in Glencoe, Illinois.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (commonly called the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center in Washington, D.C. The Center opened on September 8, 1971. It shows theater, dance, ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music performances. It is the busiest performing arts center in the United States of America. Each year, it hosts about 2,000 performances, and almost two million people watch one of these performances. The Center presents music, dance, and theater to the public; helps artists make new works and does arts education. The "National Cultural Center Act" of Congress in 1958 requires that its programming must be paid for through private money. The center is a public-private partnership. It mostly gets its money from ticket sales and gifts from individuals, corporations, and private foundations. It also gets federal funding each year to pay for the maintenance and operation of the building. It is both the nation's public memorial to President John F. Kennedy and the "national center for the performing arts." The building was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, built by Philadelphia contractor John McShain, and is administered by a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution. History. In 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt first had the idea for the center. It was during the Great Depression, and she thought the government should provide jobs for unemployed actors. In 1935 and 1938, the United States Congress talked about making a building for it in Washington D.C., but the only thing they did was add a small auditorium to the Library of Congress. In 1950, Representative Arthur George Klein proposed a bill to build a cultural center. Congress debated the bill between 1955 and 1958. The bill was passed in summer 1958 and President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into law on September 4, 1958. This was the first time that the federal government provided money for a structure dedicated to the performing arts. It cost a total of $70 million to build it. Congress gave most of the money, but donations from foundations, individuals, and businesses were also given. Construction and Opening. Edward Dure
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Orlando Brown (born December 4, 1987) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for his roles as Eddie Thomas on the teen sitcom "That's So Raven", the voice of Sticky Webb on the animated series "The Proud Family", and as the voice of Cornelius Filmore on the animated series "Fillmore!". Brown is also a singer and released his debut album "Trade It All" in 2006. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Legal issues. On February 29, 2016, Brown was arrested in Torrance, California, and charged with misdemeanor, domestic battery, obstruction of justice, drug possession with intent to sell, and having contraband in jail. On January 18, 2018, Brown was arrested again, this time in Barstow, California after an alleged family dispute including an argument with a girlfriend. He was charged with battery of a spouse, resisting a police officer, and possession of a controlled substance. He was booked into the Barstow Jail on the same day. On June 5, 2018, Brown was arrested for a third time in Las Vegas after the police witnessed him walking in and out of a motel with a high drug and prostitution area. He was stopped but refused to cooperate and was thus cuffed. Brown was found to have possessed bags of drugs which were identified as crack. Brown was booked on felony narcotics possession, misdemeanor, drug paraphernalia, and resisting a police officer. On September 2, 2018, Brown was arrested for a fourth time after breaking into his friend's restaurant and trying to change the locks.
Lizabeth Virginia Scott (September 29, 1922 – January 31, 2015) was an American actress and singer.  Scott specialised in film noir roles of the 1940s and early 1950s. She was known for her roles in "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers" (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck, "Dead Reckoning" (1947) with Humphrey Bogart, "Desert Fury" (1948) with John Hodiak, and "Too Late for Tears" (1949) with Don DeFore. Scott was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Of her 22 feature films, she was leading lady in all but one. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on television from the late 1940s to early 1970s. Scott died of congestive heart failure at the age of 92 on January 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Pedro León Zapata (February 27, 1929 – February 6, 2015) was a prominent Venezuelan artist, humorist and cartoonist. He was born in La Grita, Táchira. Zapata died in Caracas, Venezuela at the age of 85.
Patrick Alan Nunnelee (October 9, 1958 – February 6, 2015) was an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for from 2011 until his death in 2015. Before being a representative, he served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 6th district, from 1995 to 2011. He was a member of the Republican Party. Nunnelee died in his birthplace of Tupelo, Mississippi from brain cancer, aged 56.
Annika Evaldsson, born 14 May 1970 in Åsarna, Sweden, is a Swedish cross country skier. She competed at international top level from 1992 to 2002. Her best World Cup finish was seventh in a sprint event in Sunne in Sweden on 11 March 1997. During the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she finished 25th in the 5 kilometers event and 29th in both the 5 km + 10 kilometers combined pursuit and the 15 kilometers events. Her best finish during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was when she ended up 14th in the 5 kilometer event at Trondheim in 1997. During Swedish national championships she won the 5 kilometers events in the years of 1996 and 1997 and the sprint event in the year 2000. She was also part of Sollefteå SK's 3 x 5 kilometers relay-winning team in the years of 1994 and 1995. In the year 2000 she won Tjejvasan.
Carina Görlin, born 17 February 1963 in Borlänge, Sweden, is a Swedish former cross country skier. She competed at international top level from 1991 to 1994. She participated during at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. She there had her best career finish of seventh in the 4 x 5 kilometers relay event. Her best individual finish was the 14th position during the 5 kilometers race. Her best result during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was when she ended up 10th in the 15 kilometers event in Val di Fiemme in 1991. Her best World Cup finish was two 12th places. They both occurred at 5 kilometers events in 1991. In 1993, she won Tjejvasan.
Stinsen Arena is an indoor bandy venue in Nässjö in Sweden. Construction began on 27 April 2012. The arena was opened on 6 October 2012.  The first game inside the arena was played on 11 October 2012. In that game, Nässjö IF lost, 2-7, to Vetlanda BK.
Jönköpings idrottshus, nicknamed Kåken, is a sports hall in Väster in the town of Jönköping in Sweden. It was opened on 19 November 1939 with a handball game between GoIF Fram and IFK Kristianstad. It also acts as home ground for club teams like Jönköping City IBK (floorball), IK Cyrus T/S, IF Hallby (handball), Jönköpings IK (floorball) and KFUM Jönköping. Following criticism for being "too old" by the early 2000s, it was renovated and reopened on 8 September 2012.
Råslätts IP is a sports ground in Råslätt in Jönköping in Sweden. Construction began in 1971. Råslätts IP is mostly used for bandy, soccer and track and field athletics. It serves as home ground for Jönköping Bandy IF's bandy team and Råslätts SK's soccer team. The artificial ice rink was onoened on 15 January 1988. There are plans to build a multi arena with a indor bandy venue. It was originally thought to have been completed by 2009. At Råslätts IP, international bandy games have been played between Sweden and Russia in 1993 (Swedish victory, 4-1) and 1997 (Swedish victory, 6-4). The seating capacity is 3,000 spectators. On 19 January 2013, a practice game was played yhere where Månsarps IF defeated the Canadian national team 6-1., On 21 January the same year another similair game was played where Jönköping Bandy IF won, 5-4, over the Team USA.
IBF NB 87 was a floorball club in the town of Karlstad in Sweden. It was established as a merger out of the Norrstands IF and Bengens IBF floorball sections in 1987. In 2001 it merged with Sjöstads IF, establishing Karlstads IBF. The men's team played the 1996 Swedish national championship finals. They lost to Balrog IK.
Sjöstads IF is a floorball club in the town of Karlstad in Sweden. It was established in 1977 as a soccer club. In 1984 the floorball section was started. The soccer section was later disestablished. During the 1990's, both the men's and the women's teams played in the Swedish top division. The women's team even won the 1993-1994 Swedish national championship. From the 2001-2002 season, the club became inactive. Instead, the club played floorball together with IBF NB 87 under the name Karlstads IBF. From the 2005-2006, Sjöstads IF as a club returned.
André Philippus Brink, (29 May 1935 – 6 February 2015) was a South African novelist. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and was a Professor of English at the University of Cape Town. Brink died on 6 February 2015 at the age of 79 on a flight from Belgium, where he had received an honorary doctorate from the Belgian Francophone Université Catholique de Louvain, to South Africa.
Assia Djebar () is the pen name of Fatima-Zohra Imalayen (30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015) was an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker.  She was known for writing books about feminism. She was elected to the Académie française on 16 June 2005, the first writer from the Maghreb to achieve such recognition. For the entire body of her work she was awarded the 1996 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Djebar died in Paris, aged 78.
Liberty Heights is a 1999 American comedy-drama movie. It was directed by Barry Levinson and was produced by both Barry Levinson and Paula Weinstein. "Liberty Heights" was released on November 17, 1999. The movie was written by Levinson and it is semi-autobiographical account of his time growing up in Baltimore during the 1950s. The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
IBK Sundsvall was a floorball club in Sundsvall in Sweden. It was established in 1986. The men's team played in the Swedish top division during the 1990's. In 2006 the club merged with IBK Nordic becoming Sundsvall City. In 1991 the club also played soccer in the men's Division 6.
Tenhults IBK was a floorball club in Tenhult in Sweden. It was established in 1988. The men's team played in the Swedish top division during the 1989-1990 season. Later, Tenhults IF began to play floorball instead.
Caracara are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. They live in South and Central America, and the southern USA. Mostly they are not fast fliers, and are scavengers. One species, the red-throated caracara, eats insects and the larvae of bees and wasps. Their classification is somewhat unclear, but some sources say there are five living genera and 11 species. They were all originally put within the genus "Polyborus". Extinct species have been found in the La Brea tar pits.
Instinct is a 1999 American psychological thriller movie. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub and was produced by Michael Taylor and Barbara Boyle. "Instinct" was released on June 4, 1999. It was the first movie to be produced by Spyglass Entertainment after Caravan Pictures shut down. The movie gained negative reviews from critics and holds a 27% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also a box office bomb and was only able to gain $34,105,207 of its $80 million budget. The movie won the Genesis Award for Best Feature at the 2000 Genesis Awards.
Xerostomia, or dry mouth, also dry mouth syndrome, is dryness in the mouth. It may be associated with a change in the composition of saliva, reduced salivary flow (also hyposalivation), or dehydration. Causes of hyposalivation include dental caries, oral candidiasis, damage to salivary glands, or certain other causes. Certain drugs or medications may also cause dry mouth as a side effect. Minor cases of dry mouth can be treated at home by hydration, re-balancing the minerals in the body, and avoiding acidic foods. More severe cases may need to be looked at by a doctor.
Rättvik Arena is an indoor bandy venue and event arena for music and culture in Rättvik in Sweden. It was opened on 13 June 2010 with performances by music artsts like Kalle Moraeus and Ola Svensson. The arena was completed already by November 2009. The arena originally planned to be taken into use for the 2009/2010 season.
Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Smith (January 22, 1939 – July 7, 2004) was an American chef. He wrote several best-selling cookbooks. Smith was the host of "The Frugal Gourmet", a long running American cooking show. He was called "the most visible gourmet" of the 1980s by Time Magazine. Career. Smith was born in Tacoma, Washington on January 22, 1939. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in philosophy and sociology in 1962. When he graduated from Drew University in 1965, Smith began teaching cooking classes to his students called "Food as Sacrament and Celebration", and was ordained as a minister in the United Methodist church. Smith came back to the University of Puget Sound, to become a chaplain of Aldergate Methodist Church in 1966, and married his wife Patricia "Patty" Smith that same year. In 1972, Smith and his students opened and ran a deli and kitchen supply store in Tacoma, Washington, called Chaplain's Pantry Restaurant and Gourmet Shop. In 1973, Smith began his television career with his first cooking show, "Cooking Fish Creatively", on a local Tacoma, Washington PBS station, KTPS-TV. The first six episodes of "Cooking Fish Creatively" were broadcast in black and white, and then, the station began using federal grant for color cameras, because Smith was asked to design a new cooking show, he called it "The Frugal Gourmet". The name was suggested by his wife, Patty. The program was later moved to WTTW-TV in Chicago, and then, by KQED in San Francisco, and A La Carte Communications, where it aired nationally on PBS from 1983 to 1997. Known himself as "The Frugal Gourmet", Smith's nickname quickly became "The Frug". Smith always appeared wearing his "trademark" blue and white striped apron. His first cookbook, "Recipes from The Frugal Gourmet", was published in 1977. The theme music for "The Frugal Gourmet" was the
Lake Placid is a 1999 American monster horror comedy movie. It was directed by Steve Miner and was produced by David E. Kelley, Michael Pressman, and Peter Bogart. "Lake Placid" was released on July 16, 1999. The movie is about a giant, long man-eating crocodile which terrorizes the fictional Black Lake, Maine, United States. Most of the movie was shot in British Columbia, Canada. The movie was financially successful at the box office and it spawned three made-for-television sequels. The movie gained mixed reviews from critics and holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Movie critic Roger Ebert described the movie as "completely wrong-headed from beginning to end".