El cerco de Numancia (The siege of Numancia) is a tragedy written in 1585 by the Spanish writer and soldier Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It tells the story of the defeat of Numancia by the Roman Empire in the 2nd century BC.
The play is also known as "The Numancia", "Comedy of the siege of Numancia", "The destruction of Numancia" and "Tragedy of Numancia". Two handwritten copies of the play have survived. One copy is in the National Library of Spain which is an actor's script from the 17th century. Another copy, the codex "Sancho Rayón", is held by the Hispanic Society of America. This copy was made by Antonio of Sancha in 1784, with modern spelling, together with another play, the "Trip of the Parnaso". Both copies are believed to be based closely on the original, although the modern editors prefer to use "The Numancia" from the manuscript "Sancho Rayón".
Arizona (1940 movie)
Arizona is a 1940 American western movie directed by Wesley Ruggles and was based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Clarence Budington Kelland. It stars Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall, Edgar Buchanan, George Chandler, Colin Tapley and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for 2 Academy Awards in 1941.
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands is a 1940 American romantic comedy movie directed by Wesley Ruggles and was based on the 1919 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. It stars Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas, Harry Davenport, Dorothy Peterson, Meville Cooper and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941.
Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball is a 2001 American romantic drama movie directed by Marc Forster and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Barry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def. It was distributed by Lionsgate Films and was nominated for 2 Oscars and won an Academy Award in 2002.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Japanese: 戦場のメリークリスマス, Hepburn: Senjō no Merī Kurisumasu - "Merry Christmas on the Battlefield", also known in many European editions as , is a 1983 British Japanese New Zealand World War II movie directed by Nagisa Oshima and was based on the 1963 novel "The Seed and the Sower" by Laurens van der Post. It stars David Bowie, Jack Thompson, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Alistair Browning, Yuya Uchida and won a BAFTA Award in 1984.
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Teairra Marí
Teairra Marquisha Thomas (born December 2, 1987) professionally known as Teairra Marí, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and model.
Marí was discovered by the American music mogul Jay Z while she was 16 years old. Jay Z signed her under his label Roc-A-Fella records. In the same year, she released her debut album, titled ‘Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Mari’, which turned out to be a major debacle. It was a critical success but struggled in garnering the expected sales numbers. This failure threatened to destroy her musical career even before it started and she exited from the label during the production of her second album. A few years later, she got another chance to redeem her career with the single ‘Hunt 4 U’, and its success enabled her to approach studios to produce her second album. It was eventually released with the title ‘At that Point’. She embarked into acting in 2009 with the film ‘The Magnificent Cooly-T’. Thereafter, she appeared in another film ‘Lottery Ticket’ in 2010. She has also released some mix tapes featuring some well known artists of this era and has tasted success with her latest album, ‘Night Shift’ which was released in 2017.
According to Teairra, she was in an-again-off-again relationship for nine years with Brandy Norwood's brother Ray J. In September 2014, Ray J claimed that Teairra was physically abusive to him during their relationship. In 2011, Teairra was arrested in Beverly Hills, California for allegedly assaulting a police officer. In July 2015, Mari was charged with battery after her Uber driver alleged that she punched him and stole his phone charger after he originally declined to let her charge her phone in his car. Nonetheless, the court case had ended in a mistrial when the judge had to excuse himself due to illness in early 2017.
Chips Ahoy!
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Michael S. Regan
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He was an air quality specialist in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
On December 17, 2020, it was reported that then President-elect Joe Biden nominated Regan to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 11, 2021.
Juan Pérez-Giménez
Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez (March 28, 1941 – December 10, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1979 until his death. He was chief judge of the court from 1984 to 1991. Pérez-Giménez was nominated to the court by President Jimmy Carter. He was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Pérez-Giménez died on December 10, 2020 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico at the age of 79.
James Atwell
The Very Reverend James Edgar Atwell, MA, BD (3 June 1946 – 12 December 2020) was an English Anglican priest who was Dean of Winchester from 2006 to 2016. Atwell was born in Calne, Wiltshire.
Atwell died on 12 December 2020 at the age of 74.
Sal Rocca
Sal Rocca (October 29, 1946 – December 13, 2020) was an Italian-born American politician and real estate developer. He was born in Casalvieri, Italy. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, 1983 to 1994, and 2001 to 2004.
Before 1992, he was a member of the Democratic Party. Afterwards, Rocca was a Republican. Rocca was raised in Detroit, Michigan.
Rocca died of COVID-19 in Troy, Michigan on December 13, 2020 at the age of 74.
Segundo Galicia Sánchez
Segundo Galicia Sánchez (August 11, 1938 – December 14, 2020) was a Peruvian professor and sociologist. He was born in Virú, Peru. He was a full-time professor and researcher, "C" holder of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, (UAS), Mexico. He also was a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.
Galicia Sánchez died on December 14, 2020 in Mazatlán, Mexico at the age of 82.
John Obiero Nyagarama
Nyagarama (1946 – 18 December 2020), formally known as John Obiero Nyagarama, was a Kenyan politician. He was the first Governor of Nyamira County from 2013 until his death. He was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement. Nyagarama was born in Nyamira County, Kenya.
Nyagarama was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 15 December 2020 and was hospitalized in Nairobi, Kenya. He died three days later from respiratory failure caused by the infection, aged 74.
Rahah Noah
Rahah binti Mohamed Noah (11 June 1933 – 18 December 2020) was a Malaysian socialite. She was the widow of former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak and the mother of former Prime Minister Najib Razak. Noah was born in Muar, Johor.
Noah died on 18 December 2020 in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 87.
Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch (16 February 194517 December 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for the role of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Bulloch was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
Bulloch died on 17 December 2020 in London from Parkinson's disease-related problems, aged 75.
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