In March 2013 his song "Blurred Lines", featuring T.I. and Pharrell, was released through Star Trak Recordings. It was a worldwide hit, reaching number one in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland. It and its video has been criticized for being misogynistic and promoting rape culture. It was later banned at Leeds Student Union, Edinburgh Student Union, University of Derby, Kingston University, University of Bolton, and The University of West Scotland for these reasons. "The song hugely objectifies women and excuses rape culture,” Hollie O’Connor, president of the University of Derby Students’ Union, told NBC News. “It is a man suggesting that there are ‘blurred lines’ when it comes to sexual consent and that is unacceptable. We felt we needed to take a stand.” Numerous parodies of the video were released online. Thicke responded to criticism by calling it 'ridiculous'. He said the lyrics are about "blurring the lines between men and women and how much we're the same" and "blurred lines between a good girl and a bad girl."
On July 30 the album "Blurred Lines" was released in the US. It entered the Billboard chart at #1.
In August the song was performed at the MTV Video Music Awards with Miley Cyrus. The performance was the most Tweeted-about event in history. Thicke also performed Give It 2 U with Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz.
Give It 2 U, Blurred Lines' second single, was officially released August 27. It features rappers Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz. will.i.am was one of the writers. Like Blurred Lines, the video is directed by Diane Martel. It reached 25 in the Billboard Hot 100. The third single is to be '4 the Rest of My Life'.
Thicke was married to Paula Patton until October 2014. He has a three-year-old son, Julian Fuego.
Robin Givens
Robin Simone Givens (born November 27, 1964 New York City) is an American stage, television and movie actress. Her acting began in 1985 beginning with sitcoms "The Cosby Show" and "Diff'rent Strokes".
Kodaira, Tokyo
The municipality calls itself "Kodaira City" in English.
Heather Matarazzo
Heather Christina Amy Marie Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was Dawn Wiener, a dorky girl in the film "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (1995). She played Lilly in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and "" (2004). Her other movies include "The Devil's Advocate" (1997), "Scream 3" (2000), "Sorority Boys" (2002), "Saved!" (2004), and "" (2007).
Matarazzo is a lesbian. On July 31, 2008, Matarazzo's publicist announced that Matarazzo was engaged to musician Caroline Murphy. In 2012, popular media news outlets announced that Matarazzo and Murphy had split amicably. On January 11, 2018, Matarazzo proposed to her girlfriend, comedian and writer Heather Turman, and the two were married on November 11, 2018.
Matarazzo revealed that she was scheduled to be at a meeting on the 15th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, shortly after the attacks occurred.
In 2017, Matarazzo was awarded an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts from online education enabler InterActive.
Matarazzo endorsed and actively campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Provinces of Oman
The regions and governorates of Oman are divided into provinces.
Scream 3
Scream 3 is a 2000 American horror movie. It stars Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell. It was released via Dimension, which was a division of Miramax at that time.
It is the third in the "Scream" franchise. It came after "Scream 2" and was followed by "Scream 4".
Three and a half years ago was the Woodsboro massacre. Now, Sidney lives retiring under a false name. During the filming of Stab 3 begin the first murders.
Gale, Dewey and Sidney the survivor of the Woodsboro massacre. All three want to catch the killer. They do support detective Marc Kincaid.
Gale and Dewey want to catch the killer. They do support detective Marc Kincaid. sidney wants to end the nightmare.
Gale finds out, that Maureen Prescott wanted to be an actress.
The movie was rewritten due to the Columbine High School massacre.
Ranzan, Saitama
Ranzan Keikoku Gorge is a forested area near Mount Ohira. The Tsukigawa River runs through it.
Provinces of Panama
Panama is divided into ten provinces (). There are three provincial-level indigenous regions (, often shortened to "comarcas").
There are also two indigenous "comarcas" within provinces that are considered equivalent to a "corregimiento" (municipality).
Hitachi, Ibaraki
Hitachi became a city in the year 1939.
In 1910, Namihei Odaira established a machine repair shop in the city. The business grew into the international company which is named after the city -- Hitachi.
Third Geneva Convention
The Third Geneva Convention says that all prisoners of war must be treated fairly. It is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was first used in 1929, but much of it was updated in 1949.
Cranberry
A cranberry is a fruit. It grows on an evergreen dwarf shrub. Cranberries are in the genus "Vaccinium", and its subgenus "Oxycoccus". In some classification methods, they are regarded as a genus in their own right.
Cranberry plants grow in acidic bogs in cooler areas of the northern hemisphere. They are low creeping shrubs up to seven feet (3 m) long, from two to eight inches (5-20 cm) high. They have slender and wiry stems with small leaves which are evergreen with dark pink flowers. Cranberries are usually eaten during Thanksgiving in the United States. They are also eaten in Europe and some parts of South America.
Cranberries are strong cash crops for certain U.S. states. They are turned into juice, sauce or jam. Since 2000, cranberries have been marketed as superfruit due to their antioxidant and nutrient qualities.
Victoria Tolstoganova
Victoria Victorovna Tolstoganova (Russian: Виктория Викторовна Толстоганова; born Moscow, 24 March 1972) is a Russian actress. She is best known for acting in Russian TV series in the 2000s.
Tolstoganova is divorced from Andrei Kuzichyov. They have two children. She is currently dating Aleksei Agranovich, with whom she has one child.
Nakano, Tokyo
The municipality calls itself "Nakano City" in English.
Nakano is a west-central ward. It borders Shibuya on the south. Suginami is on the ward's western border. Nerima is on the northern border. Shinjuku is on the west.
Assembly line
An assembly line is a manufacturing process which is a very important part of industry.
In an assembly line, parts are added to a product in a sequence. Each worker and machine does one part, and the parts are put together to make the finished object. This makes a product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods, where one person made the whole object.
The division of labour was discussed by Adam Smith in his book "The Wealth of Nations" (1776). He used the manufacture of pins as an example of increasing productive efficiency.
The assembly line developed by Ford Motor Company between 1908 and 1915 made assembly lines famous as an example of mass production. The result was a cheaper car, the Ford Model T, and higher wages for Ford workers. Henry Ford was the first to master the moving assembly line, and was able to reduce labor hours needed to make a car, and increased numbers of cars and parts. Ford was the first company to build large factories around the assembly line concept.
Mass production by assembly lines was the catalyst which started the modern consumer culture by making possible low unit cost for manufactured goods. It is often said that Ford's production system was ingenious because it turned Ford's own workers into new customers. The lower prices turned a huge potential market into a reality. The greater demand allowed further economies of scale to be exploited. This bootstrapping quality of growth made Ford famous and set an example for other industries.