Miriam Margolyes (born 18 May 1941) is an English-Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Professor Sprout in the "Harry Potter" movie series. She also appeared appeared in the movies "The Age of Innocence" (1993), which won her a BAFTA Award, "Babe" (1995), and "" (1998). She has appeared in television series such as "Merlin", "Doc Martin" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures".
Margolyes was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of Ruth (née Walters; 1905–1974), a property investor and developer, and Joseph Margolyes (1899–1996), a Scottish physician from Glasgow. She was grew up in a Jewish family and her ancestors are from Poland and Belarus. She is a lesbian and has been with her partner Heather for over forty years. She has also been an Australian citizen since 2013.
Magda Szubanski
Magdalene Mary "Magda" Szubanski (born 12 April 1961) is an English-born Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host and author. She is best known for playing Sharon Strzelecki in the television comedy show "Kath & Kim". She also portrayed Esme Hoggett in the movie "Babe" (1995) and its sequel "" (1998).
Szubanski was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. She is of Polish, Irish and Scottish ancestry. She moved to Melbourne, Victoria with her family in 1965. She came out as lesbian in 2012.
Chesney Hawkes
Cheesy Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971) is an English singer, musician and actor. He was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He had a hit record "The One and Only". It was number 1 for five weeks in 1991. He starred in the movie Buddy's Song along with Roger Daltrey.
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village near Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the largest village in Årdal. It is sits on the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet. The village of Årdalstangen is at the southern end. The village has a population (2013) of 3,206. This gives the village a population density of . Farnes Church is in this village.
The road "Tindevegen" goes from Øvre Årdal, through the Fardalen valley to Turtagrø in Luster municipality. It's one of the highest elevation roads in Norway. There is also a road which goes south past the lake Tyin to the European route E16 highway which goes through Valdres to Oslo.
Øvre Årdal is the starting point for tours into the nearby Utladalen Landscape Protection Area and Jotunheimen National Park. There are trips to the Utladalen and Avdalen valleys, to the mountain Falketind and to the Vettisfossen waterfall. There are also trips to the historic farms of Vetti, Vettismorki, and Avdalen.
Norsk Hydro has an aluminium smelting plant which is a major employer in the area.
Årdal FK is an association football club. They play at Jotun stadium in Øvre Årdal.
Färila
Färila is a locality in Ljusdal Municipality in Gävleborg County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,293 people lived there. The locality is situated in a valley next to the river of Ljusnan.
William H. Nicholson
William H. Nicholson (1869-1911) was the first African American fireman in the New York City Fire Department. He was assigned to Engine Company 6 and detailed to the veterinary department to feed the horses and shovel manure.
Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Mario Benjamín Menéndez (3 April 1930 – 18 September 2015) was an Argentine military officer. He was a Brigadier General of the Argentine Army. After the 1982 Argentine occupation, he served as Governor of the Falkland Islands from 3 April until 14 June. He surrendered to British forces during the Falkland Wars.
Menéndez was born in Buenos Aires. His brother was Luciano Benjamín Menéndez (1927–2018), a general of the Dirty War.
Menéndez died on 18 September 2015 at the age of 85.
Logan City
Logan City is a city and local government area in South East Queensland, Australia. Logan City has 63 suburbs and 12 divisions, and, as of 2012, 293,353 live in there.
The city was named after Patrick Logan. The current mayor of Logan City is Luke Smith.
Vadim Kuzmin
Vadim Alexeevich Kuzmin (; 16 April 1937 – 17 September 2015) was a Russian theoretical physicist, meaning he worked on using mathematical processes to develop the theories used to explain data. He was known for working in the elektroweak baryogenesis field.
Mishael Cheshin
Mishael Cheshin (‎; February 16, 1936 – September 19, 2015) was an Israeli Justice. He served in the Supreme Court of Israel from 1992 to 2006.
Before becoming a judge he was working at the Justice Ministry.
Cheshin was born in Beirut and died at the age of 79 from cancer in Tel Aviv.
Fired Up (Alesha Dixon album)
Fired Up is the debut studio album by British recording artist Alesha Dixon. The album was recorded after Dixon's group Mis-Teeq had split up. Dixon signed a deal with Polydor Records. Her single "Lipstick" reached number 14 on the UK chart. Her next single with Polydor, "Knockdown" failed to reach the Top 40 (it reached number 45). Dixon left Polydor afterwards but kept the rights to her songs from the album. "Fired Up" was finally released as a CD in Japan in 2008. The album was billed as just Alesha instead of using Dixon's full name.
For the album, Dixon worked with many known UK songwriters including Richard X and Xenomania.
Anoka, Minnesota
Anoka ( ) is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota. The population was 17,142 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat. Anoka calls itself the "Halloween Capital of the World". This is because it hosted one of the first Halloween parades in 1920. It continues to celebrate the holiday each year with several parades. Anoka is a northern suburb of the Twin Cities.
The Entertainer (Alesha Dixon album)
The Entertainer is the third studio album by English recording artist Alesha Dixon. It was released on 26 November 2010 in the United Kingdom by Asylum Records. It was released by Atlantic Records in the United States. The album was originally called "Unleashed" but was renamed to "The Entertainer" instead. "The Entertainer" was the second album that Dixon used her first name instead of her full name. The first was 2006's "Fired Up". Dixon also rapped on some of the songs. The album has an American precision pop beat feel to it. It is a club record with the same kind of songs Britney and Lady GaGa love to sing.
Mauritian Creole
Mauritian Creole is a French-based creole language. It is spoken in Mauritius. It is not an official language but is well known among the Mauritian people. It is mostly French with a few non-French words. Mauritian Creole is spoken in over 65% of Mauritius.
I Am (Leona Lewis album)
I Am is the fifth studio album by British recording artist Leona Lewis. It was released on 11 September 2015, by Island Records after Lewis left Syco Music in June 2014, she had been with that label ever since she had won "The X Factor" in 2006.
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Reverend Lovejoy
Reverend Timothy Lovejoy is a fictional character on the long running TV show The Simpsons. His voice is performed by Harry Shearer. He is the reverend of The First Church of Springfield.
Reverend Lovejoy was named after Lovejoy St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
Lovejoy is the pastor of the First Church in Springfield.
Janet Jackson (album)
Janet Jackson is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was released on September 21, 1982, by A&M Records.
"Janet Jackson" received mixed reviews from music critics.
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Minnesota Legislature of the U.S. State of Minnesota. There are 67 members, each representing a senatorial district. Each senator represents about 79,163 residents. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota.