The Event was an American television show on NBC. It is in the genre of science fiction. It is about a group of aliens who come to Earth. 97 of these aliens are being held by the United States government. They were held held for 66 years until they escaped. The show will have 22 episodes for the first season. On May 13, 2011, NBC announced that the show will end after one season due to declining ratings. However the producers said that Netflix or Syfy may pick it up.
At the end of World War II the aliens crash into Alaska. Some of them are taken by the United States. Others get away. They stay hidden taking normal jobs. Some of them are helping the aliens get back home. President Elias Martinez decides to release the aliens. However as he is holding a press conference the an airplane attempts to kill him. It does not work because the Aliens transport the plane to a desert in Arizona. The aliens that were being held told him that they were the only ones. However that was not true. Soon they escape the prison and attempt to kill the president. They have the Vice-President help with this. They save him.
"The Event" reached 10,800,000 people watching it for the first episode. However after that the ratings went down slowly to 4,000,000 for episode 14.
Before the show premiered, it was a mixture of "24", "Lost" and "The 4400". However many viewers found this show confusing and hard to follow. This was because of constant flashbacks and time jumps. The show soon went on a hiatus and came back with no more flashbacks.
Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American actor.
Born in De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas. He began his career as an actor in short films such as "Hook a Crook" (1955) with Joe Besser, and "Outer Space Jitters" (1957), starring The Three Stooges.
Blocker also starred in several roles in the series "The Restless Gun" (1957), with John Payne.
Then play a regular role in "Cimarron City" 1958-1959, as Tiny Carl Budinger.
He was also a guest-star on the TV western "Sheriff of Cochise", "Zane Grey Theater", "Have Gun - Will Travel", "Cheyenne", "Gunsmoke", "Maverick", "The Rebel", "Colt 45", "Wagon Train", "Jefferson Drum".
He worked on such films as "Gunsight Ridge" (1957), with Joel McCrea, "Come Blow Your Horn" (1963), and "Lady in Cement" (1968) featuring Frank Sinatra., and participation in the TV movie with John Wayne, "Swing Out, Sweet Land" (1970) he plays a funny Indian.
In 1970 Dan Blocker starred in "Western Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County", accompanied by genre figures Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, and special star Mickey Rooney.
Dan Blocker is known for playing the role of Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright, in "Bonanza", with Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Pernell Roberts. The American series was made by NBC (1959-1973).
Hoss formed a great duo with 'Little Joe', Michael Landon recording very comic and serious scenes, also in alternating chapters of Bonanza, gunmen stories of drama and comedy.
Dan Blocker's "Hoss" character was personified in 415 chapters from 1959 to 1972.
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What's My Name?
"What's My Name?" is a 2010 song from Barbadian singer Rihanna and Canadian rapper Drake. This song was released in October 2010 and was praised by the music critics. It was a commercial success, topping the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and becoming her third number-one song during 2010. The song was Rihanna's seventh number-one hit in the US and Drake's first. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the top five in Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.
In the video for the song, Rihanna and Drake are seen walking in a city until they meet in a grocery store. Rihanna dances throughout the video, with the two becoming romantic with one another.
List of subcamps of Stutthof
The following is a list of subcamps of Stutthof complex of Nazi concentration camps.
Long pepper
Long pepper ("Piper longum"), also known as the Indonesian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family "Piperaceae", known for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice.
Today, long pepper is a very rare ingredient in European cuisines, but it can still be found in Pakistani vegetable pickles, some North African spice mixtures, and in Indonesian and Malaysian cooking.
Zedoary
Zedoary is a perennial herb. This plant is native to India and Indonesia.
The eatable root of zedoary has a white core and an aroma like the mango; however, its taste is more similar to ginger, except with a very bitter aftertaste. In Indonesia, it is ground to a powder and added to curry pastes, whereas in India, it tends to be used fresh or in pickling.
Zedoary is also used in some traditional eastern medicines. Zedoary has been used to treat coronary heart disease, liver cancer, anemia, chronic pelvic inflammation and helps prevent leukopenia due to cancer therapies.
Hoja santa
Hoja santa ("Piper auritum") is a herb with a heart-shaped velvety leaf. The name "hoja santa" means "sacred leaf" in Spanish language. It is also known as yerba santa, hierba santa, Mexican pepperleaf, root beer plant, and sacred pepper.
The difficult taste of Hoja santa is not easy to describe. It has been compared to eucalyptus, licorice, sassafras, anise, nutmeg, mint, tarragon, and black pepper. The flavor is stronger in the young stems and veins.
Brandon McKinney
Brandon McKinney (born August 24, 1983 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football nose tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). McKinney didn't get drafted but played college football at Michigan State University. McKinney started his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers in 2006 and played 3 seasons with them before signing a contract with the Baltimore Ravens on October 8, 2008. He played four seasons with the Ravens before signing with the Indianapolis Colts on April 4, 2012.
Kelly Gregg
Kelly Michael Gregg (born November 1, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American football nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. Gregg was drafted out of the University of Oklahoma by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 173rd overall pick in the sixth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Gregg won Super Bowl XXXV while he was part of the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.
Anquan Boldin
Anquan Kenmile Boldin (born October 3, 1980 in Pahokee, Florida, USA) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Boldin was drafted out of Florida State University by the Arizona Cardinals with the 54th overall pick in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Boldin has been selected for 3 Pro Bowls in 2003, 2006 and 2009. He has been known for his physical play. He won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
In 2017, Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins founded the Players Coalition to help NFL players work for racial justice. Part of the Coalition is a charity and part is a political action group. By January 2020, the Coalition had given more than US$25 million to charities.