The Glock pistol is a series of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols. They are designed and produced by Glock Ges.m.b.H. in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. It entered Austrian Armed Forces and police service by 1982. Different models use different ammunition.
There was resistance from the market to accept a "plastic gun", but this was overcome. Glock pistols have become the company's most profitable line of products, with 65% of the market share of handguns for United States law enforcement agencies.They also supply many national armed forces and security agencies around the world. Glocks are also popular firearms amongst civilians in the U.S, for recreational and competition shooting, and for home or self defense.
Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs about geek culture. His album "Artificial Heart" hit #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseeker Chart.
Nicholson Memorial
The Nicholson Memorial is a monument in the Margalla Hills, near the town of Taxila, Pakistan. It is in the shape of an obelisk. It was made in 1868 in memory of a British Indian officer John Nicholson, who once used to be in charge of this area. This officer died in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Marc LaBelle
Marc Labelle (born December 20, 1969) was a NHL hockey player for the Dallas Stars. He played from 1996-1997. He also played for the El Paso Buzzards in the WPHL league. He was born in Maniwaki, Canada and is 44 years old. He shoots left handed. He went undrafted and signed by the Montreal Canadiens in 1991. He wore number 27 jersey for the Dallas Stars.
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates is a 2001 American-French war drama movie with Jude Law and Ed Harris starring. Joseph Fiennes is also in the film.
Shirali Muslimov
Shirail Muslimov (March 26, 1805-September 2, 1973) claimed to be the oldest person who ever lived. He died at the age of 168. This was 46 years older than Jeanne Calment, a French supercentenarian. She has been confirmed as being the oldest person who ever lived. Muslimov got pneumonia in 1972 and died in 1973. As the only evidence of his age Muslimov had a passport issued in 1939. It showed him to have been born in the village of Barzavu in 1805. He claims to have five generations of descendants.
According to legend, Muslimov worked hard every day, up to 167 years. He did not smoke or drink. He ate fruits, vegetables, wholemeal bread, chicken broth, cheese and yogurt. He had several wives through his lifetime. Muslimov became ill with pneumonia between 1972 and 1973, but survived only to die later in 1973. Muslimov's story was picked up in 1973 by National Geographic Magazine. The article told that on the occasion he still rode horses and tended an orchard planted in the 1870s. National Geographic later recanted on the claim. The same story was told by the Guinness Book of World Records, stated as unconfirmed along with other similar claims. According to National Geographic, he had an 120-year-old wife whom he had married 102 years earlier. However according to his obituary, published by Time magazine, he was survived by his 107-year-old third wife.
The case of Muslimov became known in 1963. This is when a young photojournalist of TASS, Kalman Kaspiev, went to Barzavu to interview the centenarian. The story was picked up by the Soviet press, by the National Geographic, and by the Dannon company, which for promotional reasons suggested that the long life of Muslimov was linked to a diet of yogurt.
Some Gerontologists doubt his and other similar claims of extreme old age that come from this area. Analysis of Soviet census records show the lifespan in this area is no more than the expected 115 years for all other populations. Muslimov is one of several men to claim extreme longevity. There are twice as many super-long-lived men as women in this area. This is the opposite of all other populations where women usually outlive men. While there are no accurate records to prove his age, his story captured public attention.
Conker: Live &amp; Reloaded
Conker: Live and Reloaded (originally known as Conker: Live and Uncut, but it was actually more censored) is a platform game on the original Xbox. The game is a remake of the N64 game "Conker's Bad Fur Day".
The game has much better graphics, thanks to the Xbox's superior hardware. It has new enemies. It has a few changes in design. It has an improved multiplayer mode which supports System Link as well as Local Play and Solo with bots. It also supported Xbox Live before the original Xbox lost support for Xbox Live.
The game does not have some profanity that was in the original game.
True Lies
True Lies is a 1994 action movie. The movie is about a computer salesman who does covert missions for the United States government. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Harry. Jamie Lee Curtis plays Helen. Tom Arnold plays Albert. Eliza Dushku plays Dana.
This movie got positive reviews from the critics. It made a lot of money. "True Lies" was the first movie made with a budget of over $100 million dollars.
Madis Kõiv
Madis Kõiv (5 December 1929 – 24 September 2014) was an Estonian writer and physicist. His first published work was a play called "Küüni täitmine" ("Filling the Hay Barn"). Kõiv was also the author of several novels. "Widow" and "Aporia of Attica, Tragedy of Elea" are two of his best known works. He was born in Tartu, Estonia.
Kõiv died in Tallinn, Estonia, aged 84.
Stephen Sykes
Stephen Whitefield Sykes (1 August 1939 – 25 September 2014) was the Church of England Bishop of Ely and held professorial chairs in divinity at both Durham University and Cambridge University. He retired as Principal of St John's College, Durham at the end of August 2006.
Heavy Heavy Low Low
Heavy Heavy Low Low is an American mathcore band formed in 2004.
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler (née Odam; 14 March 1920 – 25 September 2014) was a British athlete. She competed mainly in the high jump. She won two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games. One at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, and the other at the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London. She was the first British woman to win an Olympic athletics medal herself. She later went on to win a gold medal at two British Empire Games; one in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1938), and the other in Auckland, New Zealand (1950). In 2012, she was a starting runner at the London Marathon.
Tyler-Odam was born in Stockwell, London. In 2009, at the age of 89, she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Tyler-Odam died after a long illness on 25 September 2014, aged 94.
Rudolf Kortokraks
Rudolf Kortokraks (8 July 1928 – 11 September 2014) was a German-Austrian painter. His work mainly featured still life (most often flowers), landscapes, cities and portraits.
He held exhibition between 1949 and 2014. His first one-man exhibit took place in 1951. During his art career, he worked in mainly Germany and Austria, as well as the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy and Mexico. In 2012, a documentary movie about Kortokraks was released in Austria.
Kortokraks was born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate. He studied in Graz in 1941, before moving to Austria. He lived and worked in Salzburg.
Kortokraks died on 11 September 2014 in Hallein, Salzburg. He was 86.
Naples National Archaeological Museum
The Naples National Archaeological Museum ("Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli", MANN) is a museum in Naples. The museum has a large display of Roman artifacts from Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum. The display has works made in Greek, Roman and Renaissance times. It is known as the most important Italian archaeological museum.
Charles III of Spain started the museum in the 1750s. The building was used to house soldiers in the 18th century.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic