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Tali Tali Pompey (about 1945/1947 – 16 November 2011) was an Aboriginal artist from central Australia. She had a short career as an artist, beginning only in 2002. During this time, however, her work was taken in by several major public galleries. Life. Pompey was born on a sand dune near Finke, in the southern Northern Territory. This inspired her name; "" is the word for a sandhill in languages of the Western Desert. Pompey's parents were Yankunytjatjara people from lands further south, around Kalka and Kaṉpi in South Australia. Pompey grew up in the area around Finke, and then moved south to Ernabella when she was a young woman. At the time, this was a Christian mission set up for Aboriginal people coming in from the desert. While living in Ernabella, learned art and craft at the community's craft room. She learned how to sew, make batik, dye fabrics and spin sheep's wool to make rugs. Pompey's husband, who she married at Ernabella, was a Pitjantjatjara elder and law keeper for the country around Kaltjiti. They moved to Kaltjiti after it was set up as an outpost in the 1960s. They had 8 children, including six boys and two girls. Pompey started painting for the community's art centre, Kaltjiti Arts, in 2002. She painted regularly and became quickly noticed by critics. In 2003, one of Pompey's paintings, titled "Pita", was chosen as a finalist for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award. Another of her works, "Para - Desert Gums", was chosen as a finalist for the competition in 2010. In the ten years that she worked as an artist, Pompey's works became well represented in Australian collections. In 2007, she suffered a mild stroke, which affected the movement in her left hand. She recovered and then continued to paint up until her death. She died on 16 November 2011, in
Rupert Thorne is a fictional Batman character, who is the crime boss of Batman. Many people think that he hired Joe Chill to kill Bruce Wayne's parents. He helped Mayor Hamilton Hill to be elected and re-elected and corrupting him throughout his term. Throne had hired many people to try to kill Bruce Wayne. In other media. He was voiced by John Vernon in "".
Harvey Bullock is a fictional Batman character who is a detective who is loyal to Commissioner James Gordon, but does not trust Batman. He is a corrupt detective in one case while in another case he is a good cop. In other media. He was voiced by Robert Costanzo in "".
Roland Daggett is a fictional character in the "Batman" media franchise. He appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Fictional character biography. He is the owner of Daggett Industries and a rival of Bruce Wayne. Daggett is the creator of Clayface. He has tried to corrupt Wayne Enterprises. Daggett uses his medicine company to create a virus in dogs and cats. He was the only person with a cure to the virus. He planned to use the cure to become a hero to the people of Gotham and to make a large amount of money. In other media. He was voiced by Ed Asner in '. He was played by Ben Mendelsohn as John Daggett"' in "The Dark Knight Rises".
Detective Arnold John Flass is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and is commonly associated with the Batman franchise.  Fictional character biography. He is a corrupt detective who sells drugs and gives money to drug dealers or the Gotham Mafia. He was the first police-partner of (back then) officer James Gordon when Gotham City was an unsafe place (before Batman).  In other media. He was played by Mark Boone Junior in "Batman Begins".
Joe Chill is a fictional Batman character who was the mugger who killed Bruce Wayne's parents when he was young. He was the reason why Batman became Batman from his parents death. Chill was killed during a trial. In other media. He was played by Richard Brake in "Batman Begins".
Victor Zsasz is a fictional Batman character from the DC Comics universe who is a serial killer in Gotham City. He has the number of people he had killed written in tally marks on his skin. He uses a pocket knife to kill. He was killed by an anarchist Heat Wave. In other media. He was played by Tim Booth in "Batman Begins" and will be played by Chris Messina in "Birds of Prey" (2020).
Firefly (Garfield Lynns) is a fictional Batman character who dresses up as a firefly and shoots gas or poison from a gun. He appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer France Herron and artist Dick Sprang, first appearing in "Detective Comics" #184 in 1952. Fictional character biography. He also uses visual effects. He uses his wings to travel to places. He has a suit that keeps the toxic fumes to go into his lungs. He was once a visual effects artist. Powers and abilities. Firefly is known for his expertise in pyrotechnics and fire-based weaponry. He often uses a variety of gadgets, including a jetpack that allows him to fly and flamethrowers that he uses to create chaos and destruction. His skills in engineering and pyrotechnics make him a formidable foe, especially in urban environments. In other media. Michelle Veintimilla played the character in the television series "Gotham". Brendan Fraser was going to play him in the cancelled movie "Batgirl", set in the DC Extended Universe.
Michael Akins is a fictional Batman character from the DC Comics universe who succeeded James Gordon as commissioner of Gotham City when Gordon retired after his wife was killed by the Joker. A couple years later Gordon had again became commissioner of Gotham.
The Clock King is the name of three fictional Batman characters from the DC Comics universe who use magical watches to turn back time or to go to the future. The character can also freeze time. The Clock King uses anything related to time to help him do his crimes. The first Clock King debuted in "World's Finest Comics" #111 (August 1960), and was created by France Herron and Lee Elias. Powers and abilities. He has no superpowers or abilities. He wears a clock mask, a cape, and a blue suit with clock drawings on it. Clock King is a master planner and sometimes uses clock-themed gadgetry.  In other media. Additionally, an original incarnation, Temple Fugate, appears in shows set in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Alan Rachins.
Jor-El was a fictional Superman character who appears in the DC Comics universe and was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Jor-El first appeared in the "Superman" newspaper comic strip in 1939.  Publication history. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Jor-El first appeared in the "Superman" newspaper comic strip in 1939.  Fictional character biography. He was the father of Superman who died in the planet of Krypton when it was destroyed. He knew his planet would be destroyed but when he told his leaders, they did not listen try or stop the destruction since they did not believe it was true. So he built a rocket and sent superman to earth so superman would not die when the planet was destroyed. Years later an artificial intelligence that Jor-El created helped his son to learn the true power he holds and helps him become Superman. He was married to Lara Lor-Van. In other media. He was played by Marlon Brando in "Superman" and by Russell Crowe in "Man of Steel".
General Zod (full name Dru-Zod) is a fictional Superman character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, who first appeared in "Adventure Comics" #283 (April 1961), was created by Robert Bernstein and initially designed by George Papp. He is a supervillain from Superman's planet Krypton. He has the same powers and strength that his enemy Superman has. He was sent to Earth to kill Superman. "Total Film" ranked Zod #32 on their "Top 50 Greatest Villains of All Time" list in 2007. Pop-culture website IGN.com ranked General Zod as #30 on their list of the "Top 100 Comic Book Villains", asserting that "Stamp is Zod". Publication history. General Zod was first introduced in "Adventure Comics" #283 in 1961, created by writer Robert Bernstein and artist George Papp. Fictional character biography. Zod was born on Krypton and was a member of the ruling council before the planet's destruction. His character's origin story often includes his conflict with the law, leading to his imprisonment in the Phantom Zone—a limbo-like dimension designed for Kryptonian criminals—after attempting to conquer Krypton or assert his dominion over others. Powers and abilities. He possesses abilities similar to Superman due to the effects of Earth's yellow sun, giving him superhuman strength, speed, flight, heat vision, and more. In other media. He was played by Terence Stamp in "Superman" and in "Superman II". He was also played by Michael Shannon in "Man of Steel" and "The Flash".
Perry White is a fictional Superman character from the DC Comics universe. He was created by George Putnam Ludlam for the "The Adventures of Superman" radio show (February 1940), and then was introduced into comics by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster shortly afterward, first appearing in "Superman" #7. (December 1940). Fictional character biography. He is the chief-editor of the "Daily Planet". He is the boss of Clark Kent and Lois Lane. He is known for his catchphrases "Great Caesar's ghost!" and "Don't call me chief!". Perry White in other media. He was played by Jackie Cooper in "Superman," Lane Smith in the TV series ', Frank Langella in "Superman Returns", Laurence Fishburne in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) movies "Man of Steel" and '. He will be played by Wendell Pierce in the upcoming movie "Superman."
Willie Lumpkin is a fictional Fantastic Four character from the Marvel Comics universe. He is a mailman. He can wiggle his ears and nose. He is one of the few people to know the secrets of the Fantastic Four. He was played by Stan Lee in "Fantastic Four".
The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales. It covers much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman. The Division was one of the original 75 divisions created for the first Federal election in 1901. The Division was named after Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales. In 2015 the Australian Electoral Commission said that the Division of Hunter would be abolished at the next election. Because of population changes, New South Wales loses a division, and a new one will be created in Western Australia. The boundaries of many NSW divisions will have to be changed, and the area covered by Hunter will be added to nearby divisions. Under AEC rules however, names of the original 1901 divisions should be kept, so the Division of Charlton will be renamed Hunter. Members. The seat has been held by the Labor since 1910. Famous members include the first Prime Minister Edmund Barton, and Opposition Leaders Matthew Charlton and Dr H.V. Evatt. Joel Fitzgibbon, Minister for Defence, took over the seat when his father, Eric Fitgibbon retired in 1996.
J. Jonah Jameson is a fictional Spider-Man character appearing in publications by Marvel Comics.  Fictional character biography. He is the chief-editor of the "Daily Bugle". He is the boss of Peter Parker. He thinks that Spider-Man is a bad influence. He is the father of John Jameson. In other media. The character has appeared in different forms of media including toys, movies, and television series. He was played by J. K. Simmons in the movies "Spider-Man", "Spider-Man 2", "Spider-Man 3," ' and in '.
Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional in the Marvel Comics universe and a "Spider-Man" character. She raises Peter Parker. She was married to Ben Parker until he was shot and killed. Aunt May does not know that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Aunt May later married John Jonah Jameson, Sr. (the father of J. Jonah Jameson). In other media. The character has appeared in different forms of media including television series, movies, and video games as well. She was played by Rosemary Harris in "Spider-Man" (2002), "Spider-Man 2" (2004), and in "Spider-Man 3" (2007). She was then played by Sally Field in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012), and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014). She is played by Marisa Tomei in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ' (2016), ' (2017), ' (2019), and in ' (2021).
Mary Douglas Leakey, FBA (née Nicol, 6 February 1913 – 9 December 1996) was a British archaeologist and anthropologist, who spent much of her life working in East Africa, in Tanzania and Kenya. She discovered the first fossilized "Proconsul" skull, an extinct primate. They had a mixture of Old World monkey and ape characteristics, and their position in the evolution of the apes is still not clear. Leakey also discovered the robust "Zinjanthropus" skull at Olduvai Gorge. For much of her career she worked together with her husband, Louis Leakey, in Olduvai Gorge, uncovering the tools and fossils of ancient hominins. She developed a system for classifying the stone tools found at Olduvai. She also discovered the Laetoli footprints. In 1960 she became director of excavation at Olduvai. Eventually, she chose and trained her own staff. After the death of her husband she became a leading palaeoanthropologist, helping to establish the Leakey tradition by training her son, Richard, in the field. Excavations. Leakey served her apprenticeship in archaeology under Dorothy Liddell at Hembury in Devon, 19301934, for whom she also did illustrations. In 1934 she was part of a dig at Swanscombe where she discovered the largest elephant molar known at the time in Britain. She needed help to identify its species.p47 Olduvai. The years 1935 to 1959, spent at Olduvai Gorge in the Serengeti plains of Northern Tanzania, yielded many stone tools from primitive stone-chopping instruments to multi-purpose hand axes. These finds came from Stone Age cultures dated as far back as 100,000 to two million years ago. The Leakeys unearthed a "Proconsul africanus" skull on Rusinga Island, in October 1948. In 1960, unable to leave the museum except on weekends, Louis appointed Mary director of excavation at Olduvai. She brought in a staff of Kamba tribes
Laetoli is a site in Tanzania, dated to the PlioPleistocene. It is famous for its hominin footprints, preserved in volcanic ash. The site of the Laetoli footprints is 45 km south of Olduvai gorge. It was excavated by archaeologists Louis and Mary Leakey in 1978. “The Laetoli Footprints” got a lot of attention from the public because they are convincing evidence of bipedalism in Pliocene hominins. Dated to 3.6 million years ag,o they were the oldest known evidence of hominin bipedalism. Now older evidence has been found, such as the "Ardipithecus ramidus" fossils. The footprints and skeletal structure excavated at Laetoli were clear evidence that bipedalism evolved before enlarged brains in hominids. Although it is debated, it is believed the three individuals who made these footprints belonged to the species "Australopithecus afarensis". Together with footprints were other hominin and animal skeletal remains and Acheulean artifacts (hand-axes). After debate, it was decided that "Australopithecus afarensis" is the species of the three hominins who made the footprints at Laetoli. This is based on the reconstruction of the foot skeleton of a female "A. afrarensis" hominin. Detailed footprint analysis compared both human and bipedal animals such as bears and primates. Gaits (stride pattern), and foot structure were analysed. Step length, stride length, stride width and foot angle showed that "A. afarensis" was more human-like in gait than ape-like. "A. afarensis", then, is an obligate bipedal hominid. Its brain size was very similar to that of modern chimpanzees and gorillas. So, in one important respect it was like the genus "Homo" since it was bipedal. That means it was adapted to living in open woodland and savannah, not tropical rain forest. On the other hand, it
The Division of Wide Bay is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions created for the first federal election in 1901. Wide Bay is located in south east Queensland. It includes the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, and Noosa Heads. It also covers Fraser Island, and inland areas as far west as Murgon. It is named after Wide Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in 1770. Members. Famous members for Wide Bay include three time Prime Minister Andrew Fisher and Warren Truss, the leader of the National Party.
Nancy Lou Marchand (June 19, 1928 – June 18, 2000) was an American actress. She started her career on stage in 1951. She is best known for her television roles of Margaret Pynchon in "Lou Grant" and Livia Soprano in "The Sopranos". Marchand was born in Buffalo, New York. She was married to character actor Paul Sparer from 1951 until his death in 1999. The couple had three children. For a number of years before her death, Marchand had lung cancer and emphysema. She died on June 18, 2000, in Stratford, Connecticut, one day before her 72nd birthday.
Bonnie Bartlett (born June 20, 1929 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) is an American actress. She works mostly in television. She has been in some movies. She acted in "Little House on the Prairie" and "St. Elsewhere". She received an Emmy Award for "St. Elsewhere". Bartlett is married to actor William Daniels.
Ignosticism is the belief that people should avoid taking a position on "the existence of God" until a concept of God has been defined. Ignostics claim that the sound or row of alphabet letters "God" (with a capital "G") is meaningless because they lack belief that any coherent definition has been presented.  Ignostics claim that "God is what caused everything to exist that exists except God" is not only circular, defining "God" in terms of "God", but also gives no description for "God" since "what something did" is not "what something is". It is sometimes considered synonymous with theological noncognitivism.
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983) is an American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, comedian, musician and record producer. He is best known for portraying the character Troy Barnes on the comedy television series "Community". He was originally a writer for the comedy series "30 Rock". Aside from acting, Glover is also a rapper where he performs under the stage name Childish Gambino. He said that he got his stage name from the Wu-Tang Clan name generator.  Career. From 2006 to 2009 Glover wrote for "30 Rock." In 2008 he and his co-writers were presented with the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series for his work on the third season. In June 2008, he released the independent mixtape "Sick Boi". In September 2009, he released his second mixtape "Poindexter".  In July 2010, Glover received the Rising Comedy Star award at the Just for Laughs festival and was featured in Gap's 2010 holiday advertising campaign. He released a couple albums and mixtapes by himself before he released his first album "Camp" for Glassnote Records on November 15, 2011. In 2015 he played a scientist who brings dead people back to life with disastrous consequences in "The Lazarus Effect".  In May 2018, he released a single titled "This Is America" while performing as both host and musical guest on "Saturday Night Live". The song debuted at number one, becoming both Glover's first number one and top ten single in the United States. In 2019, he starred as Simba in the live action remake of "The Lion King". On March 15, 2020, Glover streamed his surprise fourth album on his website Donald Glover Presents. Personal life. Glover began dating Michelle White and they had three sons Legend Glover, Drake Glover and Donald Glover III.
Emberá-Wounaan is an indigenous region of Panama. The population is of 9 544 habitants (2010) and the area is of 4 383,5 km²; was created in 1983. The capital is Unión Chocó. Emberá-Wounaan has 2 districts and 5 corregimientos:
Blasphemy are a Canadian black and death metal band from Vancouver, British Columbia.  The band was formed in 1984 and released their first album, "Fallen Angel of Doom" in 1990. The band was originally signed to Wild Rags but left because the label did not pay them as much as they promised.
Lloyd Hartman Elliott (May 21, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American educator. He was the president of George Washington University, from 1965 to 1988. He was a teacher at Cornell University and the president of the University of Maine. Elliot was born on May 21, 1918 in Crosby, Clay County, West Virginia. He studied at Glenville State College.  He was married to Evelyn Elliot until her death in 2009. They had two children. Elliot died on January 1, 2013 in his home in Clay County, West Virginia from natural causes. He was 94.
Jiřina Jirásková (February 17, 1931 – January 7, 2013) was a Czechoslovak actress who is known for her roles in "Caesar and Cleopatra", "Richard III", "The Cherry Orchard", and "The Full Monty". Jirásková was born on February 17, 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. She was married for two years to Jiří Pleskot until they divorced. Then she spent 27 years with Zdeněk Podskalský until her death. She had no children. Jirásková died on January 7, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic from natural causes, aged 81.
Rexford "Rex" Trailer (September 16, 1928 – January 9, 2013) was an American actor, singer, cowboy, producer, and television personality who was known for hosting his cowboy television show "Boomtown". Trailer was born on September 16, 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was raised in Fort Worth and spent most of his adult life in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He was married to Cindy Trailer from 1955 until her death in 2011. They had one child. Trailer died on January 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida from pneumonia, aged 84.
Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was an Romanian director, actor, and politician who was part of the Romanian Senate from 1992 through 2011. He was known for his movies such as "Mihai Viteazul", "Dacii", and in "Un comisar acuză". Nicolaescu was born on April 13, 1930 in Târgu Jiu, Romania. He studied at Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He was raised in Timișoara, Romania. Nicolaescu died on January 3, 2013 in Bucharest, Romania from cardiac arrest resulting from respiratory failure which was caused by abdomen infection-related surgical complications, aged 82.
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch were an American hip hop group from Boston, Massachusetts.  The group was led by Marky Mark and also featured Ashey Ace, Scottie Gee, Hector the Booty Inspector and DJ-T. The group released their debut album "Music for the People" on July 23, 1991. The album featured their best known song "Good Vibrations". The group had a video game titled "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Make My Video" released by Digital Pictures but it was not successful and is considered to be one of the worst video games ever made. The band released their second studio album "You Gotta Believe" on September 15, 1992. The band split up in 1993 with Marky Mark joining reggae musician Prince Ital Joe. Marky Mark released until he retired from music in 1998 and became a successful actor.