Cava is a white sparkling wine from Catalonia. Like other similar sparkling wine, fermentation will happen in the bottle. It is produced from different kinds of white grapes. It has been produced since 1872. Today, most Cava is produced in Penedès. Tzhe regulations for Cava are similar to those for Crémant, which is mostly produced in France.
Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, author and public speaker. She appeared as a Mouseketeer on "The New Mickey Mouse Club". She played Blair Warner in the television series "The Facts of Life". She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her contemporary Christian album "All Because of You".
In 2012, Whelchel participated as a contestant in CBS' reality series "". She tied for second place. She was voted fan favorite.
Whelchel was born in Littlefield, Texas.
2020 United States Senate election in Texas
An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Texas. The five people in the election were John Cornyn (Republican Party), MJ Hegar (Democratic Party), Kerry McKennon (Libertarian Party), David Collins (Green Party), and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (independent). John Cornyn won the election and was reelected to the Senate for the fourth time.
A primary election was held for the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Five people were in the Republican primary election and twelve people were in the Democratic primary election. In the Democratic primary no one got more than 50% of votes, so a second round was held between the two highest candidates. John Cornyn won the Republican primary election and MJ Hegar won the Democratic primary election.
NCAA Award of Valor
NCAA Award of Valor is an award presented by NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) in order to recognize "courageous action or noteworthy bravery" by individuals who are involved with intercollegiate athletics.
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2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming
An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Wyoming. The two people in the election were Cynthia Lummis (Republican Party) and Merav Ben-David (Democratic Party). Mike Enzi who was the senator was not going to try to be reelected so the seat was left for a new person. Cynthia Lummins won the election and became the first woman senator from Wyoming.
There were primary elections for the political parties. Ten people were in the Republican Party primary election and six people were in the Democratic Party primary election. Cynthia Lummis won the Republican Party primary election and Merav Ben-David won the Democratic Party primary election.
Shirley Horn
Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz musician, pianist and singer. She collaborated with many jazz greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Carmen MacRae and Wynton Marsalis.
Horn was nominated for nine Grammy Awards. She won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.
Horn was born in Washington, D.C.. She died from breast cancer and diabetes.
Debi Thomas
Debra Janine "Debi" Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, 1988 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time U.S. national champion. She competed with Katarina Witt in the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
Thomas was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. She grew up in San Jose, California.
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American movie and television actress. She made her first movie acting in "Set It Off" in 1996. She got high marks for her performance in the 1998 movie "Beloved".
In her career, Elise has appeared in such movies as "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005), "For Colored Girls" (2010), "Almost Christmas" (2016) and "Death Wish" (2018). She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the 2004 drama movie "Woman Thou Art Loosed". She is a four-time NAACP Image Awards winner.
Elise is a vegan.
Elise was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2020 United States Senate election in West Virginia
An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of West Virginia. The three people in the election were Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party), Paula Jean Swearengin (Democratic Party), and David Moran (Libertarian Party). Shelley Moore Capito won the election and a second term in the Senate.
There were primary elections for the Republican and Democrat political parties. Three people were in the Republican Party primary and also the Democratic Party primary. Shelly Moore Capito won the Republican Party primary and Paula Jean Swearengin won the Democratic Party primary.
2020 United States Senate election in Virginia
An election happened on November 3, 2020, to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Virginia. The two candidates were Senator Mark Warner (Democratic Party) and Lieutenant colonel Daniel Gade (Republican Party). Mark Warner won the election and a third term in the Senate.
There was a primary election for the Republican Party. There were three people in the Republican primary and Daniel Gade won. There was no Democratic Party primary because no one ran against Mark Warner.
Nobody in the Democratic Party went against Mark Warner in the primary, so no election happened.
Tim Healy
Timothy Malcolm Healy (born 29 January 1952) is an English actor. He played Dennis Patterson in the ITV-BBC One comedy-drama series, "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet", from 1983 to 1986, and again from 2002 to 2004. Other important parts for Healy were Les/Lesley Conroy in the ITV comedy series, "Benidorm", from 2009 to 2018; and Gastric in the BBC One comedy series, "Still Open All Hours", from 2014 onwards. He has also acted in other British television series such as "Coronation Street", "Emmerdale", "Casualty", and "Waterloo Road".
Healy married actress Denise Welch in 1988. They had two sons before divorcing in 2012; their oldest son, Matthew, is the lead singer of The 1975. Healy married Joan Anderton in 2015. He is an strong supporter of Newcastle United FC.
Benidorm (TV series)
Benidorm is a British sitcom written and created by Derren Litten and produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for ITV that aired for ten series from 1 February 2007 until 2 May 2018. The series features an ensemble cast of holiday makers and staff at the Solana all-inclusive hotel in Benidorm, Spain over the course of a week each year.
Liberia civil wars
There were two civil wars in Liberia, which lasted from 1989 to 2003. Liberia is made of multiple ethnic groups. In the civil wars these groups fought for power and influence. On the other had, there were warlords, who fought each other. The civil wars were also about who had control of the natural resources of the country. Child soldiers were common during these wars.
The first war lasted from 1989 to 1996. Charles Taylor started an armed uprising against president Samuel Doe. Doe was quickly captured, and one of Taylor's associates, Yormie Johnson, tortured him to death. Johnson later split from Taylor, and founded his own movement. The supporters of Doe also founded their own movement, fighting went on between the different factions. All parties were very brutal when it came to interactions with civilians. Joshua Milton Blahyi, a young warlord, who was better known as General Butt Naked, was especially cruel. Using child soldiers, he is said to have killed 20,000 civilians. The UN enforced an embargo against Liberia.
At the same time, there was a civil war in Sierra Leone. Charles Taylor supported a rebel force in Sierra Leone. He is said to have traded with blood diamonds.
The first war lasted until 1996. In 1997, Taylor was elected president. He obtained about 75% of the votes, the elections were called free and fair.