Jonathan Edward Schell (August 21, 1943 – March 25, 2014) was an American writer. He was also a visiting fellow at Yale University. He is best known for campaigning against nuclear weapons. He was born in New York City, New York.
Schell died from cancer on March 25, 2014 at his home in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. He was 70 years old.
1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot
The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot was a riot that took place on June 14, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the first riot in Vancouver since the tour opener for The Rolling Stones which lead to a clash between police officers and 2,000 Stones fans outside the Pacific Coliseum in 1972.
The riot took place after the New York Rangers defeated the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. The riot started on Robson and Thurlow Street after a man fell off of a streetlight into the crowd. When police, who were on bikes, were trying to escort paramedics into the crowd, some members of the crowd tried to take the bikes from the police. Police warned the crowd to clear out and retreated.
After a while, riot police gathered in the crowd and fired tear gas. This caused the crowd to scatter in different directions. Lots of stores had their windows broken, including 50 windows smashed at a Eaton's store.
The tear gas that was fired drifted into the open windows of residents living on the West End. St. Paul's Hospital responded by putting guards at the emergency room entrance to prevent tear gas victims from entering there. They claimed that there was nothing that could be done for them. After a while, bowls filled with water were put outside by security guards for the people that were suffering from tear gas. The total damage to the downtown core was estimated at $1.1 million CAD.
Now You See Me (movie)
Now You See Me is a 2013 American caper thriller movie. It was produced by Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. The movie was directed by Louis Leterrier. Now You See Me was released on May 31, 2013 in North America and on July 31, 2013 in France. The movie gained mixed reviews from critics and hold a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was a box-office success and gained a sequel.
Robert F. Coleman
Robert F. Coleman (November 22, 1954 – March 24, 2014) was an American mathematician and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked primarily in number theory, with specific interests in "p"-adic analysis and arithmetic geometry. He is also known for introducing "p"-adic Banach spaces into the study of modular forms.
Coleman died in his sleep on the night of March 24, 2014. He was 59 years old.
Operation Yellow Ribbon
Operation Yellow Ribbon was started by Canada to help with the diversion of civilian airline flights because of the September 11 attacks in 2001. It was to make sure that possible destructive air traffic was removed from the United States airspace as quickly as possible, and away from potential U.S. targets. Instead they placed the aircraft on the ground in Canada, mainly at military and civilian airports in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and British Columbia (as well as some in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec). Canada began the operation after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (carried out by Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids (SCATANA)) had grounded all the aircraft across the United States. The FAA was then able to work with Transport Canada to reroute the incoming international flights to airports in Canada.
The actual number of diverted aircraft and passengers varies from different sources. Transport Canada stated that over 33,000 passengers on 224 flights arrived in Canada, while NAV CANADA stated that there were 239 flights. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said that the number of flights was anywhere between 225 and 250 and that the number of passengers were between 30,000 and 45,000.
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, President Barack Obama recalled Canada's help during that time, and he expressed his gratitude for Canada's friendship and solidarity.
Cuvier's beaked whale
Cuvier's beaked whale ("Ziphius cavirostris"), is the only member of the genus Ziphius. It is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales.
It is a record deep diver:
The French anatomist Georges Cuvier, in his "Sur les Ossemens fossiles" (1823), first described the species based on an imperfect skull from the Mediterranean coast of France. A peasant had found it on the shore in 1803.
Cuvier named it "Ziphius cavirostris". The specific name comes from the Latin "cavus" for "hollow" or "concave". This refers to the deep hollow in the skull, a diagnostic trait of the species. Cuvier believed it was an extinct species. In 1850 zoologists realized the species was still living, when Paul Gervais compared the type specimen to a whale stranded at Aresquiès, Hérault. He found the two to be identical.
Cuvier's beaked whale feeds on several species of squid. They also prey on deep-sea fish. On March 27 2014 a Cuvier's beaked whale tracked by a satellite-linked tag set a new deep diving record for a sea mammal, plunging nearly two miles below the ocean surface.
Although it is in the Odontoceti, it has little use for teeth. As adults, two incisors at the front of the lower jaw stick forward. Basically, it sucks in prey by expanding its throat.
Anita Pallenberg
Anita Pallenberg (6 April 1944 – 13 June 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion designer. She starred in the movie "Candy" in 1968. She also played Black Queen of Sogo in "Barbarella" in that same year. Pallenberg appeared in more than a dozen movies over 40 years.
Pallenberg became widely known in popular culture as the girlfriend of Brian Jones and later Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. She spent a lot of time with singer Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger's girlfriend in the late 1960s, who remained a friend of Pallenberg's. They appeared together in 2001 in the BBC situation comedy "Absolutely Fabulous" in episode four, "Donkey", with Faithfull playing God and Pallenberg The Devil.
Pallenberg was born in Rome. She died of complications from hepatitis C on 13 June 2017 in Chichester, West Sussex, aged 73.
Barbarella
Barbarella is a 1968 French-Italian science fiction movie. It is about the title character in the 40th century. Jane Fonda plays Barbarella, who is based on a character from a comic book series. Roger Vadim directed the movie.
Candy (1968 movie)
Candy is a 1968 sex comedy movie. The movie is a series of pornographic stories related to high school students.
Ewa Aulin plays Candy. Ringo Starr plays Emanuel. Walter Matthau and Marlon Brando are also in the movie.
"Candy" was released in December 1968. The reviews were mostly positive. Its box office intake was good.
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (also known as just Zohan) is a 2008 American slapstick comedy movie. It was produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Robert Smigel. The movie was written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, and Judd Apatow and was directed by Dennis Dugan. The movie was released on June 6, 2008 in North America. The movie gained mixed reviews from critics and holds a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Dick Guidry
Richard P. Guidry, known as Dick Guidry (September 22, 1929 – March 26, 2014) was a businessman from Galliano, Louisiana. He is a Democrat. He is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafourche Parish. He is thought to be the youngest member ever elected to the Louisiana House.
Guidry died in New Orleans, Louisiana, aged 84.
Najib Razak
Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician. He became the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia after being elected in 2009. He lost his re-election bid in the 2018 general election.