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Robert Alfred "Bob" Wolff (November 29, 1920 – July 15, 2017) was a longtime sportscaster who has called football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey. Wolff was born in New York City. He studied at Duke University. From 1945 until his death, Wolff was married to Jane Hoy. They had three children including author and baseball player Rick Wolff. He has called NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, MLB, and NHL. Wolff has called games for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Colts and college football for MSG Network. He called basketball games for NBC, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, and college basketball for MSG Network. Wolff called games for Mutual, ABC, NBC, NBC Radio, Washington Senators, and Minnesota Twins. He called games for the New York Rangers for many years. Wolff called games for the old Tamp Bay Rowdies, boxing, gymnastics, bowling, track-and-field, and tennis tournaments. Wolff died on July 15, 2017 at his home in South Nyack, New York at the age of 96.
Lindsey Nelson (May 25, 1919 – June 10, 1995) was a sportscaster who was best calling play-by-play for the New York Mets. Other play-by-play announcing besides the Mets include the following: The Tennessee Volunteers baseball stadium is named after Nelson.
Tribune is a city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is the county seat of Greeley County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 772. History. The town was founded in 1886. It became the county seat one year later in 1887. Education. The city has 3 schools in total: 1 Elementary, 1 Middle, and 1 High School.
Greg Gumbel (May 3, 1946 – December 27, 2024) was an African-American sportscaster. He was known for his broadcasting work with CBS Sports. Gumbel was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His brother is Bryant Gumbel. He broadcasted the National Football League and NCAA basketball by giving commentary. He became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. He was a play-by-play broadcaster for the "NFL on CBS" until 2023. Gumbel died on December 27, 2024 from cancer in Davie, Florida at the age of 78.
Robert Michael O'Hare, Jr. (May 6, 1952 – September 28, 2012) was an American movie, stage, and television actor. He was known for his role as Jeffrey Sinclair on the television series "Babylon 5".  O'Hare was born on May 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the Juillard School and at Harvard Universty. O'Hare died on September 28, 2012 from a heart attack at age 60.
Michael Rye (John Michael "Mike" Riorden Billsbury March 2, 1918 – September 21, 2012) or Rye Billsbury was an American movie, stage, radio, video game, television, and voice actor who has voiced over 100 characters. He is mostly known for his role as the Apache Chief and as the Green Lantern in "The All New Super Friends Hour". Rye was born on March 2, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois. Rye has been married to Patricia Rye. Rye died on September 21, 2012 from short illness in his Los Angeles, California home, aged 94
Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an American comic book writer, author, journalist, and television producer. He is known for creating the television series "Babylon 5".  Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey and studied at San Diego State University. He was married to Kathryn M. Drennan from 1983 until they divorced in 2008.
John Coates (7 November 1927 – 16 September 2012) was an English movie producer who is best known for producing the animated movie "The Snowman". Coates was born in 1927 in England. Coates died on 16 September 2012 in his home in Kent, England from cancer, aged 84.
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Son (14 June 1945 – 14 June 2012) was a Brazilian filmmaker who is known for his movies such as; "Dream of Life", "Forbidden Paradise", "City Life", and "Look and Feel".  Reichenbach was born on June 14, 1945 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, but was raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Reichenbach studied at the School of Cinema São Luiz. Reichenbach died on his 67th birthday June 14, 1945 from heart failure in São Paulo, Brazil, aged 67.
Michael Anthony Peña (born January 13, 1976) is an American movie, television actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in movies such as "Crash", "World Trade Center", "Shooter", "Observe and Report", "30 Minutes or Less", "Tower Heist", "End of Watch" and "A Wrinkle in Time".  Peña was born on January 13, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in the Chicago areas of North Lawndale and in Chicago Lawn. He is married to Brie Shaffer. They have a son, Roman. Peña is a Scientologist. Other websites.
The scalloped hammerhead ("Sphyrna lewini"), also known as the bronze hammerhead, the kidney-headed hammerhead, or the southern hammerhead, is a species of hammerhead shark. It was first known as "zygaena lewini", but is now known as "Sphyrna lewini". The word "Sphyrna" is a Greek word meaning "hammer", which refers to the "hammer" or "cephalofoil" on its head. It is . It is found in warm temperate and tropical coastal waters all around the world, between latitudes 46° N and 36° S. It is the most common Hammerhead shark. Description. Like all other hammerhead sharks, the scalloped hammerhead has a "hammer", which is known as the "cephalofoil", on its head. The shark's eyes and nostrils are placed on the ends of the cephalofoil. Scalloped hammerheads usually grow to the length of 1.5 to 2.7 meters long, but the longest found was 4.3 meters long. The heaviest ever found weighed 150 kilograms. They are usually olive, bronze, light brown, grey-brown or even silver-grey in colour with a white belly. The edges of the fins are usually darker on the young, but as they grow older they become more lighter. Taxonomy. The scalloped hammerhead was first known as "Zygaena lewini". It was renamed "Sphyrna lewini" in 1834. It has also been known as "Cestracion leeuwenii" in 1865, "Zygaena erythraea" in 1871, "Cestracion oceanica" in 1913, and "Sphyrna diplana" in 1941. The word "Sphyrna" is a Greek word meaning "hammer". It refers to the shape of the shark's head. Where they live. The scalloped hammerhead is a coastal pelagic species. It is found in continental and insular shelves, and in nearby deeper water.
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Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. His most famous roles include Tim Canterbury in "The Office", John in "Love Actually", Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", Dr. Watson in "Sherlock", and Paul Maddens in "Nativity!" He played the role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of "The Hobbit". Early life. Freeman was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. He went to Salesian School.
Hyder Ali (, , "Haidarālī"; , "Haidar Alī"; c. 1720 – 7 December 1782, 2 Muharram 1197 in the Islamic calendar) was the "de facto" ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born Hyder Naik, he distinguished himself militarily, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers. Rising to the post of "dalwai", or commander-in-chief to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government, and eventually seized control of all of the reins of power. He expanded the kingdom's borders at the expense of the Maratha Empire and Nizam of Hyderabad (among others), and was one of the few local rulers to effectively blunt the military advances of the British East India Company during two wars. In the First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars he came within striking distance of the British outpost at Madras. He was given a number of honorific titles, and was referred to as Sultan Hyder Ali Khan or Hyder Ali Sahib. As a ruler. Hyder's rule of Mysore was characterised by frequent warfare with his neighbours and rebellion within his territories. This was not unusual for the time, as much of the Indian subcontinent was then in turmoil, with the Maratha Empire struggling with the remnants of the Mughal Empire. He was a shrewd leader, and left his son Tipu Sultan a kingdom that was significantly larger than when he first took it over. He organised his military in part along European lines, and was a pioneer in the military use of rocket artillery. He had at two wives, and fathered at least three children.
The Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (KIFMC) was created in 2005. It takes place at the beginning of September in the town of Kazan, Russia. It is an annual forum of cinematographers, and a place of regular meetings and an exchange of experience, of further cooperation, between moviemakers of Russia, Muslim countries and the entire world. Not only Muslims can take part, but also representatives of other faiths creating movies, popularizing universal spiritually-moral and cultural traditions. In the first, it was supposed to be a mobile festival between Muslim regions in Russia and other states of the Muslim world. The city of Kazan was chosen because it is the biggest Islamic city in the northern hemisphere. Nevertheless, after the phenomenal success and wide popularity in the whole world, and especially in the countries of the Islamic world, President of the Republic Tatarstan insisted that KIFMC should be the Culture Brand of the capital of the Republic "Kazan" which became the permanent residence for the festival, and City name has been added to the name of the festival. Organization. The founders of Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (KIFMC) are: The festival is held under the support and the supervision of: Festival program. The program of the Festival will include: Documentation. Entry applications for the Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema should reach the General Management of Festival not later than June 30, 2013. Only movies produced after January 1, 2011 will be accepted for the Competition programs, preference in Competition programs is given to the world and International premieres. Not less than: Will participate in the Main Competition of the Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema. All conditions and mentioned dates are obligatory otherwise the Management of the 8th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, has the right to exclude the movie from the Festival program.
Richard Mulligan (November 13, 1932 – September 26, 2000) was an American television program and movie actor who starred primarily in sitcoms. He was especially notable for his role as Dr. Harry Weston in the TV sitcom "The Golden Girls" and the 1970s sitcom "Soap". Mulligan was born in New York City. He died due to colorectal cancer on September 26, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, aged 67.
The Mansion of Happiness is a 19th-century board game for children. It was designed by clergyman's daughter and children's author Anne Abbott. The game was published by W. &amp; S. B. Ives in 1843. Parker Brothers republished the game in 1894. The firm claimed the game was the first board game published in America, but this claim is disputed. It was however the first mass-produced board game in America. The game is didacticit is both entertaining and instructive. The theme of the game is Christian virtue. Players race about a track of 66 spaces. "The Mansion of Happiness" (Heaven, the center space) is their goal. Landing on a space marked with a vice (such as dishonesty) will send the player back several spaces and away from the goal. Spaces marked with virtues (such as honesty) send players forward and closer to the goal. The winner is the player who reaches the center space first. Like many Christian-themed games of the middle 19th-century, "The Mansion of Happiness" lost some of its popularity in the last decades of the 19th century. It was then that games with secular and materialistic themes such as Milton Bradley's "The Checkered Game of Life" rose in demand. In literature, "The Mansion of Happiness" is mentioned in the boys' book "Shifting for Himself; or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes" (1876) by Horatio Alger, Jr. In this story, the title hero plays the game with friends Laura and Fred Vivian to while away the evening hours. In 2012 the game board was available on-line in a color reprint of the original.
Hamish Linklater (born July 7, 1976) is an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Matthew in "The New Adventures of Old Christine". Early life. Linklater was born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on July 7, 1976, to Scottish Kristin Linklater, Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Acting Division at Columbia University and a renowned teacher of vocal technique, and Jim Cormeny.
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson, Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959) also commonly known as The Big Bopper, was an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter whose big voice and exuberant personality made him an early rock and roll star. He is best known for his recording of "Chantilly Lace". The Big Bopper died on 3 February 1959 in the same plane crash that killed fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.He was 28 years old.
Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker on August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. He appeared in "Paulie" (1998) as Artie. Early life. Hackett was born Leonard Hacker in Brooklyn, New York City, New York on August 31, 1924, the son of a Jewish upholsterer.
Ángel Maria Herrera (born December 3, 1859 - May 2, 1948), was a Panamanian educator. The son of Don Braulio Herrera and Doña Luisa Tuñón, Herrera received his teaching degree in 1884 at the École Normale de Institutores and that same year was appointed "académico" of the Boys' School of Saints. A year later he became chief academic at the School for Boys of St. Anne in Panama.  Herrera was also named preceptor in Penonomé. A year later, in 1897, he was appointed director of the School of the College of the Isthmus. For several years he was inspector of public instruction in the provinces of Colon and Coclé.  A few years ago the school suffered a serious fire, with $40,000 in losses.
Mia Novoa is a character in the television series "Grachi", is interpreted by actress, model and singer Venezuelan Maria Gabriela de Faria. It is a new witch who studies in Escolarium, it is very bad and selfish and will do anything to be her boyfriend Daniel and destroy Grachi. His first appearance was in the last episode of the first season Grachi where a flower Grachi damage had created and Escolarium breaking a glass with magic, her eyes showed very strong orange color meant hatred and evil. She also has a birthmark shaped chandelier. Personality. Mia is very selfish, brilliant and intelligent, magically solve everything that she thinks all witches should use their powers to have fun and make everything easier. She does not throw his spells as Grachi and Matilda, they throw it with your finger and see a glimmer, she appears purple smoke by closing his hand and leaving two fingers up being the index and the middle but when Athena Grachi launched the spell of forgetfulness she was in another world and knew nothing of magic but when Matilda, will not affect the spell, she said she is a witch spells all made with the finger. Second season. In the first episode of the 2nd season was his second appearance in Grachi, the program begins where she is in her room that is purple, she gets up from her bed, using her magic dress and placed his shoes one at a time with magic and then comes his older brother Ignacio "Nacho" who knows nothing of magic, and says that breakfast is ready and to order her room, her room was so messy so I use magic and then comes back Nacho he said he was going to help but she says it is not necessary because it's over. Then decided to stroll Enchanted City (home), and meets Lucia Grachi and makes a spell to hear what they were talking and listening Grachi Lucia told him not to worry of evil witches because she is the Chosen (the most powerful witch, but no more than the tip), then wanted to go to the mall and opposite Grachi to pull conjures up a shelf full of many things but just then Grachi lifts, Mia showed making powers all
Maria Gabriela de Faria Chacón (born September 11, 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an award-winning Venezuelan actress and singer. She got international fame as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in the Nickelodeon series "Isa TKM". Across Latin America and the US Hispanic population, the teen telenovela, with Maria in the lead role, became Nick’s #1 Spanish language program in over 20 countries. It also had a sold-out live tour and two numbet one albums. The series had many adolescent fans. These were described by the Los Angeles Times as "Isa-Mania". She was also dating her TV love interest in real-life, Reinaldo Zavarce. This brought them more attention from the international media as well as the covers of teen magazines across Latin America. Maria can currently be seen in Season Two of Nickelodeon’s series Grachi in the role of Mia Novoa. Career. María Gabriela de Faria began her career acting in the Venezuelan telenovela "Ser Bonita No Basta", the teen drama "Túkiti, Crecí de Una", a production of RCTV in which she played the heroine Wendy, and the soap opera "Toda Una Dama" (also with Reinaldo Zavarce. In 2007 she was a co-host of the children's program "La Merienda" from RCTV. She has also a featured in various TV campaigns across Latin America.
Reinaldo Zavarce (born June 8, 1988 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an award-winning Venezuelan actor and singer. He started acting in the Venezuelan RCTV telenovelas "", "Te Tengo en Salsa", "Amantes", and "Toda una dama". His film credits include the popular romantic comedy "Dia Naranja". He is probably best known for his role as Alex in the Nickelodeon Latin America /Sony Pictures Television teen drama series "Isa TKM" and "Isa TK+". The show is often called the “Latin American High School Musical”. It became popular with teens across the Americas (US included due to its airing on MTV's Spanish language channel MTV Tr3s). It became a #1 hit in its demographic in over 23 countries its first season. The Los Angeles Times called the interest in the show and its cast members “Isa-mania”. In 2008 Reinaldo was awarded “Actor of the Year” at Nickelodeon Brazil’s “Meus Premios Nick” Awards. He got the same award in 2010 at the Kids Choice Awards Mexico. That Zavarce’s real-life girlfriend was (and is) his co-star made people even more interested in Reinaldo. It has kept them both on the covers of some of the biggest magazines across Latin America and Brazil. Zavarce has also been featured in Nickelodeon's highly successful "Julie e os Fantasmas" series (2012). He hosted the Nickelodeon Latin America and Brazil coverage of the 2012 US Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards with Will Smith. He used a mix of English, Spanish and Portuguese languages (he is fluent in all three).
Hernán Enrique Jiménez Pino (born May 7, 1983) is a Panamanian singer. He is better known by his stage name Makano. Makano in Panama means "strong like a tree". At the age of 12, Jiménez was part of a reggaeton group called "Los Makanos". The members of the group made a promise that the first of them to record a full disc would carry on the group's name. When he was 16, Jiménez was writing quality music. His father discouraged him from music, saying he needed to get a real job. After several years of trying, Jimenez appeared on the CD "La Alianza" in 2004. Afterward, he was given the chance to record several songs which later became number one hits in Panama. In 2007, Jimenez signed with Panama Music. He recorded his first album as a solo singer, "Te Amo", which features the songs "Yo Quisiera Vivir", "Te Va a Doler", "Te Amo" and "Déjame Entrar".
is a Japanese city in Akita Prefecture on the island of Honshu. The National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region (NARCT) is in Daisen.
is a Japanese city in Akita Prefecture on the island of Honshu. History. In 2005, the city was created by the merger of the towns of Tennō, Iitagawa and Shōwa.
Mokèlé-mbèmbé, meaning "one who stops the flow of rivers" in the Lingala language is a legendary water-dwelling creature of Congo River basin folklore, sometimes described as living creature, sometimes as a spirit, and loosely analogous to the Loch Ness Monster in Western culture. It is claimed to be a sauropod by some cryptozoologists. Expeditions mounted in the hope of finding evidence of the Mokèlé-mbèmbé have failed, and the subject has been covered in a number of books and by a number of television documentaries.
The smalleye hammerhead ("Sphyrna tudes"), also known as the "golden hammerhead" or the "curry shark", is a small species in the hammerhead shark group, and is found in the shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Venezuela to Uruguay. It likes to live in muddy habitats. Like all other hammerhead sharks, the smalleye hammerhead shark has a "hammer" (also known as the "cephalofoil") on its head. Description. The smalleye hammerhead shark is a small member of the hammerhead shark group, reaching up to the length of 1.5 meters (4.9 ft) long, but ones which are 1.2-1.3 meters (3.9-4.3 ft) long are more common. They weigh around 9 kg. The cephalofoil is wide and long, measuring up to 28-32% of the body length. The eyes, which are placed at the ends of the cephalofoil, are smaller than the eyes of other hammerhead sharks and have a third eyelid. The nostrils are placed inside the eyes. Young smalleye hammerhead sharks are grey on the top and are white below. When they reach the length of 45 cm (18 in) their undersides start turning yellow, which turns to orange when they are 50 cm (20 in) long. The golden colour then comes when they are 55–70 cm (22–28 in) long, but fades when they become mature. Where they live. The smalleye hammerhead shark is found along the eastern coast of South America, from Uruguay to Venezuela, but it is sometimes found further west than the Orinoco Delta southeast of Trinidad. They have been unconfirmed reports of this shark being found off Panama, Mexico, and western Florida. It is the most common shark of where it lives. The smalleye hammerhead shark also is found in inshore murky waters which are 5–40 meters (16–130 ft) deep. Newborns and young ones which are under 40 cm (
This is the list of cities and towns in Serbia. Places are called "urban" and "rural" depending not only on size, but also on other administrative and legal criteria. Administrative cities. "Cities" in administrative sense are defined by the Law on Territorial Organization. They have their own Civic Parliaments and executive branches. They also have Mayors elected through popular vote. The capital Belgrade is the only city on the level of a district. All other cities are on the municipality level and are part of a district. , the following cities have official administrative city rights:
is a Japanese city in Aomori Prefecture on the island of Honshu. History. Hirosaki was a castle town (城下町) of the Tsugaru clan. The town grew up around Hirosaki Castle, which was built in 1601. City emblem. Hirosaki uses the swastika ("manji" ) as official symbol. This came from the flag emblem of the Tsugaru clan in Edo period. Geography. Hirosaki is located in the southwest part of Aomori Prefecture. It is in the south of Mount Iwaki; and it is along the border with Akita Prefecture. Other websites.
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