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Mister Mxyzptlk ( , ), sometimes called Mxy, is a fictional impish character from the 5th dimension, who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books, sometimes as a supervillain and other times as an antihero. Mr. Mxyzptlk was created to appear in "Superman" #30 (September / October 1944), in the story "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyzptlk", by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Ira Yarborough. Fictional character biography. He is usually presented as a trickster, a self proclaimed god of chaos, in the classical mythological sense, in that he possesses reality-warping powers with which he enjoys tormenting Superman in a cartoonish way. In most of his appearances in DC Comics, he can be stopped only by tricking him into saying or spelling his own name backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"), which will return him to his home in the 5th dimension and keep him there for a minimum of ninety days. However, this specific limitation of the character has been eliminated since the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" reboot, upon which the character leaves only when he willingly agrees to do so after meeting some conditions he sets, such as having Superman succeed in getting Mxyzptlk to paint his own face blue. In 2009, Mister Mxyzptlk was ranked as IGN's 76th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. In other media. The character has been featured in different forms of media including toys, television series, and video games as well; he appeared in live-action by Howie Mandel in the 1993 television series "". The character renamed Mikhail Mxyzptlk also appeared in the television series "Smallville" played by Trent Ford. Mxyzptlk appears in the television series "Supergirl" played by Peter Gadiot in the second season and by Thomas Lennon in the fifth season.
The Suicide Squad is a fictional supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in "The Brave and the Bold" #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander. One of the two teams saves the world from a threatening race of savages. Overview. The team was formed by Amanda Waller. Members of the group are: Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Enchantress, Harley Quinn, Katana and Killer Croc. In other media. In 2016, a movie version of the group was made. Another movie, "The Suicide Squad", was released in 2021.
Birds of Prey is the name of many American comic book series, miniseries, and special editions published by DC Comics since 1996. The group was created by Black Canary and Barbara Gordon. The group is initially based in Gotham City and later operates in Metropolis. The series was created by Jordan B. Gorfinkel and originally written by Chuck Dixon. Gail Simone scripted the comic from issue #56 to #108. In other media. In 2020, a movie of the comic group was made.
Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional main character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in "Legends" #1 in 1986, and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne.  Amanda Waller is a villain and sometimes ally to the superheroes of the DC Universe. She created the anti-hero group Suicide Squad. Fictional character biography. Though lacking superpowers, Amanda Waller is often portrayed as a ruthless, high-ranking government official who uses guile, political connections, and intimidation to achieve her goals, often in the name of national security. Waller is commonly associated with the fictional government agencies Checkmate and A.R.G.U.S. Waller is a former congressional aide and government agent in charge of the Suicide Squad, a quasi-secret government-run group of former supervillains working in return for amnesty. She later serves as Secretary of Metahuman Affairs under President Lex Luthor before being arrested because of Luthor's public fall from grace. She later serves in leadership roles in Checkmate and A.R.G.U.S. In 2020s comic books, she heads up more ambitious attacks on the superhero community, serving as the primary antagonist of the "Absolute Power" event. In other media. The character has been adapted into other media on a number of occasions, notably voiced by CCH Pounder in her animated debut in the DC Animated Universe, with Pam Grier originating the character in live action on the TV show "Smallville". She first appears in film played by Academy Award winner Angela Bassett in "Green Lantern". Waller is played by Viola Davis in the live-action DC Extended Universe movie "Suicide Squad" (2016). Davis returned to portray the role in the sequel "The Suicide Squad" (2021), "Black Adam" (2022), the HBO Max streaming television series "Peacemaker" (2022-present). Davis is set to voice the character in the upcoming animated miniseries "Creature Commandos" (2024) and will return in the live-action series "Waller" (2024).
The Enchantress is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Bob Haney and Howard Purcell. The character made her first appearance in "Strange Adventures" #187 (April 1966). The character, whose real name is June Moone, is seen as an antihero. She appears in the fifth volume of the "Suicide Squad" comic series, in which she is a regular member of the team and a romantic interest of Killer Croc. In other media. The Enchantress was played by Cara Delevingne in the 2016 movie "Suicide Squad", which is part of the DC Extended Universe.
Katana () is a fictional superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.  Fictional character biography. First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superhero.  Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker.  Katana has been seen in many DC Comics superhero teams, including the Justice League and the Birds of Prey, but is most commonly seen with the team known as the Outsiders, a team of heroes hand-picked by Batman. In other media. In the 2016 movie "Suicide Squad", the character is played by actress Karen Fukuhara, which is part of the DC Extended Universe.
Karen Fukuhara (born February 10, 1992) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Katana in the 2016 DC superhero movie "Suicide Squad" and as The Female in the 2019 Amazon Prime original series "The Boys".  She is also known for voicing the character Glimmer in the Netflix series "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power".
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock. It is also a type of Celtic fusion which uses Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into rock music. It has been popular since the early 1970s. It was an important foundation for developing of very successful mainstream Celtic bands and popular musical performers. It was also important for creating other types of music genres. It is important keeping and defining regional and national identities and in fostering a pan-Celtic culture. It has also helped to introduce those cultures to other people. Definition. The style of music is the combination of traditional Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton musical forms with rock music.
Jessica Jaymes (March 8, 1979 – September 17, 2019) was an American pornographic actress. She was known for being "Hustler"s first contract model and the ""Hustler" Honey of the Year" in 2004 and the August 2008 "Penthouse" Pet of the Month. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska. Her career began in 2002. Jaymes played a small role in two episodes of the television series "Weeds" in 2006 and 2007, and made appearances on various reality shows such as VH1's "Celebrity Rehab Sober House" and HBO's "Vivid Valley" as well as "The Howard Stern Show". Jaymes was found dead at her home in San Fernando Valley, California on September 17, 2019 at the age of 40. The Los Angeles County Coroner said that her cause of death was from a seizure and alcohol abuse.
Ethan Avram Berkowitz (born February 4, 1962) is an American lawyer, radio personality, businessman and politician. He was the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 2015 until 2020. From 1997 to 2007, he was the Alaska State Representative for District 26 as a member of the Democratic Party. Berkowitz was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2006, for Alaska's at-large congressional district in 2008 and for Governor in 2010. He was elected mayor of Anchorage in 2015 and reelected in 2018.
Folk punk (also known as rogue folk) is a combination of folk music and punk rock. It became popular in the early 1980s by The Pogues in Britain, and by Violent Femmes in the United States. Folk punk got some mainstream success in the 1980s. In more recent years, its subgenres Celtic punk and Gypsy punk have gotten some commercial success. Characteristics. Folk punk includes Celtic punk, gypsy punk, riot folk, anti-folk, alt. country, crusty punk, acoustic punk, gutter punk, indie punk, lo-fi punk and many more. Folk punk is linked with DIY punk scenes, and bands often perform in house venues as well as more traditional areas. Folk punk musicians may play their own songs in the style of punk rock, but using some folk instruments, such as mandolins, accordions, banjos or violins. Folk punk has a history of progressive and leftist political views. Songs often have topics like race, class, feminism, animal rights, queerness and anarchism.
is a Japanese video game composer and musician. He works for Sega. He is known for his music in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game series. He is also the songwriter and lead guitarist for the band Crush 40. Crush 40 has also created songs to many "Sonic" games. Biography. Senoue was born on August 2, 1970 in Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan. He started playing piano at the age of three. He moved to Panama when he was 12 years old. In Panama, he became dedicated to rock music after being watching MTV. He started to teach himself to play the electric guitar when he was 15 years old. He created his first original band recording when he was 17 years old. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in economics in 1993. After that, Senoue sent demo tapes to Namco and Sega. Sega hired him. His first project with Sega was on "Dark Wizard". He arranged a medley of the game's music for its staff roll.
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. They were created in Birmingham in 1964. At first, the band had keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas, guitarist Denny Laine, drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. The group came became famous for their rhythm and blues music. They made some changes in musicians but settled on a line-up of Pinder, Thomas, Edge, guitarist Justin Hayward, and bassist John Lodge, who stayed together for most of the band's "classic era" into the early 1970s. Their second album, "Days of Future Passed", which was released in 1967, was a combination of rock with classical music. This made the band early creators in the development of art rock and progressive rock. It has been described as a "landmark" and "one of the first successful concept albums". The group toured a lot in the early 1970s. Then, they took a long break from 1974 until 1977. Founder Mike Pinder left the group a year after they re-formed. He was replaced by Swiss keyboardist Patrick Moraz in 1978. In the following decade they took on a more synth-pop sound. They created "The Other Side of Life" in 1986. This made them the first band to earn each of its first three top 10 singles in the United States in a different decade. Health problems led to a smaller role for founder Ray Thomas throughout the 1980s. However, he made more music after Moraz left in 1991. Thomas left the band in 2002. The band's most recent album was "December" (2003), a collection of Christmas music. They continued to tour throughout the first decade of the 2000s. They still regroup for some events, one-off concerts, short tours, and cruises. The Moody Blues' most successful songs include "Go Now", "Nights in White Satin", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Question", and "Your Wildest Dreams". The band has sold 70 million albums worldwide. This includes 18 platinum and gold LPs. They were inducted into
M (— "M – A City Searches for a Murderer") is a 1931 German drama-thriller movie. It was directed by Fritz Lang, and it starred Peter Lorre. The film was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou. It was the director's first sound film. The film focuses on the actions of a serial killer of children and the manhunt for him. The police and the criminal underworld do the manhunt. Now considered a classic, the film was deemed by Lang to be his magnum opus. Release. "M" was shown in Berlin on 11 May 1931 at the UFA-Palast am Zoo in a version that was 117 minutes long. The film later was released in the U.S. in April 1933 by Foremco Pictures.
Fallen is the debut studio album by the American rock band Evanescence. It was released on March 4, 2003 by Wind-up Records. Evanescence co-founders Amy Lee and Ben Moody began writing and recording songs in 1994. After releasing two EPs and a demo CD, they signed to Wind-up in January 2001. Some of the songs on "Fallen" are from Lee and Moody's early independent records. "Fallen" was recorded between August and December 2002 in several studios in California, including Conway Recording Studios. It is Evanescence's only album to feature Moody, as he left the band in October 2003. "Fallen" has sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, including 10 million in the United States. It debuted at number seven on the "Billboard" 200 with 141,000 copies sold in its first week, peaking at number three in June 2003. The album was at the top of the charts in more than ten countries. It was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in November 2022. Background. After Evanescence was founded by Amy Lee and Ben Moody in 1994, they independently released two EPs and one demo CD. In January 2001, they signed with Wind-up Records.  Track listing. 20th Anniversary Edition. Each track was remastered in 2023.
Robert Charles O'Brien (born June 18, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician. He has worked privately and with the United States government. He was the 28th United States National Security Advisor from September 18, 2019 to January 20, 2021. He also is an ambassador with the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. He is a partner at Larson O'Brien LLP, a Los Angeles-based boutique law firm. In November 2020, O'Brien was seen as a possible candidate for president in the 2024 election.
Virginia Ann Patton (June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022) was an American businesswoman and actress. She was cast in her most well-known role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946). In 1949, Patton retired from acting. Her last role was in "The Lucky Stiff" (1949). Patto died on August 18, 2022 in Albany, Georgia at the age of 97.
The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission abbreviated as SUPARCO is the national space agency of Pakistan. It was founded in 1961. Its headquarters are based in Karachi. It is responsible for the nation's public and civil space programme and for aeronautics and aerospace research.
Rex Haddon Downing (born April 25, 1925) is a retired American actor. He started his career as a child actor in 1935. He retired in 1948 and made a small comeback in 2007. Downing was born in San Francisco, California. His best known role was a Young Heathcliff in the 1939 William Wyler movie "Wuthering Heights" (1939).  Downing had a major role in the B-Movie serial "Mandrake the Magician" (1939; serial) and played the younger version of Tyrone Power's character in "Blood and Sand" (1941).
Kaïs Saïed () (born 22 February 1958) is a Tunisian jurist, politician and professor of constitutional law. Saïed is the 6th and current President of Tunisia since October 2019. He successfully ran as an Independent candidate for President in the 2019 election. Early life. Saïed is a Professor at the Université de Tunis. He was the Secretary-General of the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law between 1990 and 1995 and has been the vice president of the organization since 1995. Presidency. Saïed received 620,711 votes in the first round of the 2019 election, coming in first place and moved on to face businessman Nabil Karoui in the second round. He defeated Karoui in the October run-off election winning 72.7% of the vote. The regime being semi-presidential, Kaïs Saïd has a week after his inauguration to charge the party that came first in the legislative elections to form a government. The latter then has one month to obtain the confidence of the Assembly of People's Representatives. From a practical point of view, he refuses to lodge in the presidential palace of Carthage, preferring his villa to Mnihla, located in the governorate of Ariana. On October 30, he appointed diplomat Tarek Bettaïeb as head of the presidential cabinet, General Mohamed Salah Hamdi as national security advisor, while Tarek Hannachi led the protocol. Abderraouf Bettaïeb is minister-advisor to the President of the Republic, Rachida Ennaifer in charge of communication, while Nadia Akacha is responsible for legal affairs. On November 15, 2019, he appointed Habib Jemli, Ennahdha's candidate, for the post of head of government and charged him with forming a government. On 25 July 2021, Saied fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and froze the Assembly of Representatives, causing a political crisis in the country. In September 2021, he picked Najla Bouden Romdhane to become the next prime minister. On October 7, 2024, the electoral authority announced the results, Kais Saied was re-elected president of Tunisia with 90.69%.
Presidential elections were held in Tunisia on 15 September 2019. No candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, so a runoff was held on 13 October. Before the death of incumbent president Beji Caid Essebsi on 25 July, the elections had been planned for 17 and 24 November. However, as a result of Essebsi's death, the elections were brought forward in order to ensure that a new president would take office within 90 days, as required by the constitution. The elections were the second direct vote for the presidency since the 2011 revolution. Kaïs Saïed and Nabil Karoui were the two candidates who made it to the run off. In the run-off, Saïed won the election in a landslide victory.
May Britt (born Maybritt Wilkens; 22 March 1934) is a Swedish actress who had a brief career in the 1950s in Italy and later in the United States. She retired from the screen while she was married to Sammy Davis Jr. from 1960 to 1968. After the divorce, Britt resumed working with sporadic TV guest appearances, the last in 1988. Since then she retired and mainly involved in painting. She currently resides in California.  In Italy she has also worked as a model for the high fashion designer Vincenzo Ferdinandi. She was born in Lidingö, Sweden.
William Herbert Foege M.D., M.P.H. (; born March 12, 1936) is an American epidemiologist. He is seen as the person responsible for "the eradication of smallpox in the late 1970s".
Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (born August 22, 1935) is an American diplomat. She has worked for 32 years with the U.S. State Department, holding several posts. She was Ambassador to Finland and to East Germany, and finished her career as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. She was president of the Atlantic Council from 1989 to 1996, and currently the chairwoman of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation. In 1998, Ridgway was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Margaret of Anjou (; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1487) was the Queen consort of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. She was born in the Duchy of Lorraine into the House of Valois-Anjou. Margaret was the second eldest daughter of René, King of Naples and Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. Margaret was important in the Wars of the Roses. At times, she personally led the House of Lancaster into battle. Her husband had several nervous breakdowns. They were seen as insanity, so Margaret ruled the kingdom in his place. It was she who called for a Great Council in May 1455 that excluded the House of York headed by Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York. This started a civil conflict that lasted for more than thirty years. This conflict caused the deaths of thousands of men. One of those who died was her only son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. Margaret was taken prisoner by the Yorkists after the Lancastrian defeat at Tewkesbury. In 1475, she was ransomed by her cousin, King Louis XI of France. She went to live in France as a poor relation of the French king. She died in France at the age of 57. Early life and marriage. Margaret was born on 23 March 1430 at Pont-à-Mousson in Lorraine. Margaret was the second daughter of René, King of Naples and of Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine. She had five brothers and four sisters, as well as three half-siblings from her father's relationships with mistresses. Her father, popularly known as "Good King René", was duke of Anjou and titular king of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem; he has been described as "a man of many crowns but no kingdoms". Margaret was baptised at Toul in Lorraine. She spent her early years at the castle at Tarascon on the River Rhône in Provence and in the old royal
David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist. He wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the "Miami Herald" from 1983 to 2005. He has also written many books of humor and parody. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary (1988) and the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism (2005). Barry was born in Armonk, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Haverford College in 1969.
Levente Riz (December 2, 1974 – September 19, 2019) was a Hungarian educator and politician. He was born in Budapest. He was a member of the National Assembly (MP) for Rákosmente (Budapest Constituency XXV) from 2010 to 2014. He has been the mayor of Rákosmente (District XVII, Budapest) from October 1, 2006 until his death. Riz was a member of the Economic and Information Technology Committee from May 14, 2010 to May 5, 2014. On 13 August 2019, Levente Riz announced, he will not run as a candidate for Mayor of Rákosmente in the 2019 local elections because of health issues. He died a month later on September 19 in Budapest at the age of 44.
The National Assembly (; "Country Assembly") is the parliament of Hungary. It is made up of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. The election of members is based on a system involving both area and list election. Parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter the list of members of the assembly (but area winners enter regardless).  The Assembly includes 25 standing committees to debate and report on introduced bills and to overlook the activities of the ministers.  The Constitutional Court of Hungary has the right to challenge legislation on the grounds of constitutionality. The assembly has met in the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest since 1902.
This is a list of episodes of "May Bukas Pa" which aired on ABS-CBN's "Primetime Bida" evening block from February 2, 2009 to February 5, 2010. The series was directed by Jerome Chavez Pobocan, Jojo A. Saguin, and Erick C. Salud. Series overview. &lt;onlyinclude&gt;
Gheorghe Simionescu (1895–1992) was a Romanian Orthodox priest born in 1895 in Pietroșița, Dâmboviţ. He served for many years as a parish priest in his native village. He was a member and local leader of the National Peasant Party. He was arrested in 1952 and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment for this activity. Curiously, his name still appears in 1956 on the Council of Europe's list of prominent political prisoners.  Gheorghe Simionescu died on March 27, 1992, at age 96.