Tomáš Kaberle (born March 2, 1978 in Rakovník, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional Czech ice hockey defenceman that played for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1998 to 2011, the Boston Bruins in 2011 and the Carolina Hurricanes in 2011. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 204th overall pick in the 2003 NHL Draft. He played in the Czech Extraliga for the HC Kladno where he played four seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins on June 15, 2011 when the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in game 7 by a score of 4-0.
Margot Frank
Margot Betti Frank (16 February 1926 – early March 1945) was the older sister of Anne Frank. She was born in Frankfurt and died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. According to the famous diary of her sister Anne, Margot was keeping a diary as well, but no trace of Margot's diary has ever been found. Quiet, polite Margot was very different from her energetic, friendly sister Anne. She was the elder daughter of Otto Frank (1889 – 1980), a German businessman, and Edith Frank-Holländer (1900 – 45). She was named after her mother's sister. According to Anne's diary, Margot wanted to be a midwife in Palestine.
On 13 March 1933, elections were held in Frankfurt, and Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party won. Acts of Antisemitism began almost immediately. The Franks were afraid of what might happen to them if they stayed in Germany. Therefore, later that year, Edith, Anne, and Margot went to Aachen. They stayed there with Edith's mother, Rosa Holländer. Otto remained in Frankfurt, but after getting an offer to start a company in Amsterdam, he moved there to begin the business and to find a place to live with his family. The Franks were included in the 300,000 Jews who ran away from Germany between 1933 and 1939.
Anne often felt jealousy about her sister, whom she thought was pretty, clever, and everyone's favorite, and Margot was not often mentioned in her diary. However, when the sisters went into hiding, they became closer towards each other. On 12 January 1944, Anne wrote, "Margot's much not nearly so catty these days and is becoming a real friend. She no longer thinks of me as a little baby who doesn't count."
The American (2010 movie)
The American is a 2010 American thriller-drama movie that was based on the novel "A Very Private Gentleman" by Martin Booth. The movie was directed by Anton Corbijn. The movie was shot and set in Abruzzo. The movie was released on September 1, 2010 and gained a mediocre response from critics.
Easy A
Easy A is an American teen comedy movie. It is set in Ojai, California. It was inspired by the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The movie was directed by Will Gluck and written by Gluck, Zane Devine and Mark Benton Johnson. The movie was released on September 17, 2010 in North America. The movie received positive reviews with Rotten Tomatoes giving the movie a 87% which is rated as "fresh" and Metacritic gave the movie a 72% out of 100.
Joe Flacco
Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985 in Audubon, New Jersey) is an American football starting quarterback. In 2008, he joined the Baltimore Ravens. Flacco was drafted out of the University of Delaware by the Baltimore Ravens with the 18th pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Flacco threw for 2,971 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while he started all 16 regular season games and became only the eighth rookie quarterback in NFL history to start a playoff game. He had repeated success in 2009 (21touchdowns, 12 interceptions) and 2010 (25 touchdowns, 10 interceptions), as well as 2009 (20 touchdown passes, 11 interceptions). He also has five career rushing touchdowns including the postseason. Flacco has gotten Baltimore to the playoffs in his first four NFL seasons; he is the first quarterback in league history to do so. Flacco is known for a strong arm and quiet personality.
Flacco led the Ravens to a 34-31 win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. He was also named the Super Bowl MVP of the game.
He was traded to Denver for a fourth round pick in the NFL Draft.
Troy Smith
Troy Smith (born July 20, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football Quarterback that most recently played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. Smith was drafted out of the Ohio State University by the Baltimore Ravens with the 174th pick in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
Kyle Boller
Kyle Bryan Boller (born June 17, 1981 in Burbank, California) is an American football Quarterback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Boller was drafted out of the University of California by the Baltimore Ravens with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams in 2009. Boller has been considered a professional bust, as his success with any of his NFL teams was very limited, unlike his college football career.
Boller is married to former Miss California, Carrie Prejean.
St Albans Cathedral
St Albans Cathedral (formerly St Albans Abbey) is an Anglican church in St Albans, Hertfordshire. At , its nave is the longest of any cathedral in England. With much of its present architecture dating from Norman times, it became a cathedral in 1877. Local residents often call it "the Abbey", although the present cathedral represents only the church of the old Benedictine abbey.
The church, although legally a cathedral, differs in certain ways from most of the other cathedrals in England. It is also used as a parish church, of which the Dean is rector. He has the same powers, responsibilities, and duties as the rector of any other parish.
Alban was a pagan living in the Roman city of Verulamium, where St Albans is now, in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London along Watling Street. Before Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, local Christians were being persecuted by the Romans. Alban sheltered their priest, Amphibalus, in his home and was converted to the Christian faith by him. When the soldiers came to Alban's house looking for the priest, Alban exchanged cloaks with the priest and let himself be arrested in his stead. Alban was taken before the magistrate, where he avowed his new Christian faith and was condemned for it. He was beheaded, according to legend, on the spot where the cathedral named for him now stands.
The date of Alban's execution is a matter of some debate, and is generally given as "circa" 250–scholars suggest dates of 209, 254 or 304. The Tomb of St Amphibalus is also in the Cathedral.
Much of the current layout and proportions of the structure date from the first Norman abbot, Paul of Caen (1077–1093). The 14th Abbot, he was appointed by the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Lanfranc.
The cruciform (cross shaped) abbey was the largest built in England at that time. the Norman Robert the Mason gave particular attention to solid foundations, running a continuous wall of layered bricks, flints and mortar below and pushing the foundations down to twelve feet to hit bedrock. Below the crossing tower special large stones were used.
The tower was a particular triumph–it is the only 11th century great crossing tower still standing in England. Robert began with special thick supporting walls and four massive brick piers. The four-level tower tapers at each stage with clasping buttresses on the three lower levels and circular buttresses on the fourth stage. The entire structure weighs 5,000 tons and is 144 feet high. The tower was probably topped with a Norman pyramidal roof; the current roof is flat. The original ringing chamber had five bells, but none of them has survived.
The monastic abbey was completed in 1089 but not consecrated until Holy Innocent's Day, 28 December 1115, by the Archbishop of Rouen. King Henry I attended as did many bishops and nobles.
A nunnery (Sopwell Priory) was founded nearby in 1140.