Jesús "Jess" Franco (Jesús Franco Manera; 12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish movie director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and actor. His career began in the 1961 movie "The Awful Dr. Orloff". He was known for his movies "Necronomicon" (1967), "Ninety-Nine Women" (1968) and two Christopher Lee movies, "The Bloody Judge" and "Count Dracula".
Franco was born on 12 May 1930 in Madrid, Spain. He was married to Linda Romay from 2008 until his death 2013. They had no children. Franco died on 2 April 2013 in his home in Málaga, Spain from a stroke, aged 82.
Notting Hill (movie)
Notting Hill is a 1999 British-American romantic comedy-drama movie. It is set in Notting Hill, west London. It was written by Richard Curtis. It stars Julia Roberts as Hollywood actress Anna Scott and Hugh Grant as book shop owner Will Thacker.
Virtual private server
A virtual private server (VPS) is a virtual machine (something like a computer divided into many smaller machines using special software). They are often used by Internet hosting providers. Multiple VPS's run on the same machine, but they are separated as they will only share hardware resources without interfering on software level. A VPS is dedicated to the customer's needs, has the privacy of a separate physical computer, and can run server software. There are many platforms that can run a VPS. Some of them are VMWare and Xen.
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country Returns is a platform video game for the Nintendo Wii game console. It was made by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo. It was released in North America on November 21, 2010, in Australia on December 2, 2010, in Europe on December 3, 2010, and in Japan on December 9, 2010. It is the first game in the "Donkey Kong Country" series since "" in 1996.
The plot involves the Tiki Tak Tribe hypnotizing the animals of Donkey Kong Island. The hypnotized animals steal Donkey Kong's bananas. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong go on an adventure to take back their bananas from the Tikis.
Many elements of the "Donkey Kong Country" games return. These include the mine cart levels, the ability to collect bananas, and the golden KONG letters. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are once again the main playable characters.
On February 14, 2013, Nintendo announced a Nintendo 3DS port of the game called "Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D". It was released in North America and Europe on May 24, 2013, in Australia on May 25, 2013, and in Japan on June 13, 2013.
Michal Handzuš
Michal Handzuš (born March 11, 1977, in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak NHL ice hockey centre that played for the Chicago Blackhawks.
He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues with the 101st overall pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Blues for 3 seasons, Phoenix Coyotes for 2 seasons, Philadelphia Flyers for 2 seasons, Chicago Blackhawks for 8 games, Los Angeles Kings for 4 seasons and the San Jose Sharks for 1 season. He was traded from the Sharks back to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 4th round draft pick on April 1, 2013. On June 24, 2013, He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
Pump Up the Volume (movie)
Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 comedy movie. Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis star. The movie received positive reviews from the critics. This movie was released August 22, 1990.
Aaron Downey
Aaron Downey (born August 27, 1974 in Shelburne, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger that played 10 seasons in National Hockey League.
He was one of few people that was not drafted by an NHL team or a major junior team. Downey played in the NHL for six teams, the Boston Bruins for 1 game, Chicago Blackhawks for 39 games, Dallas Stars for 2 seasons, St. Louis Blues for 17 games, Montreal Canadiens for 2 seasons, and the Detroit Red Wings for 2 seasons. Since his retirement, he returned to Detroit to become a part-time strength and conditioning coach for the Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins.
Kernot Range
The Kernot Range is a small mountain range in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located in the Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area, near the junction of the Lasseter Highway and Luritja Road. The range consists of a singe ridge of deformed sedimentary rock, running in a northwest-southeasterly direction for about 18 km.
The Kernot Range was named by the explorer W. H. Tietkens when he reached the area on 18 July 1889. He named it after William Charles Kernot, a professor at the University of Melbourne. He named Mount Thompson, the highest peak in the north-western end of the range, after a politician from Victoria, H. M. Thompson.
The hills are culturally important to southern Luritja people, many of whom live in the surrounding area. The most important ceremonial site in the Kernot Range is Wilbia (also spelled Wilpia or Wilpiya). This is a clearing at the south-eastern end of the range that contains a soakage. The soak is a reliable source of water and an important place to many families living across the Luritja homeland. The site is connected with similar Dreaming sites at Uluṟu and Kata Tjuṯa. Wilbia is often used for rituals and ceremonies, including initiations.
Lasseter Highway
The Lasseter Highway is a highway in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a sealed road that runs for . It connects Yulara, Kata Tjuṯa and Uluṟu to the Stuart Highway. It is the major access route for tourists heading to Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. The highway is named after the prospector Harold Bell Lasseter, who claimed to have discovered a rich gold deposit (Lasseter's Reef) west of Kata Tjuṯa.
The highway begins in Erldunda, a roadhouse and hotel, on the Stuart Highway (N87). The Stuart Highway connects Darwin in the north and Adelaide in the south and is therefore one of Australia's major highways. From Erldunda, the Lasseter Highway leads west along the southern side of the Basedow and Kernot Ranges. After about 110 km, next to the Kernot Range, there is the junction with the Luritja Highway (S3), which leads north to Kings Canyon. Another 25 km towards the southwest is a rest area that has a view of Mount Conner. A further 22 km away is the Curtin Springs, a cattle station with a roadhouse. A further 100 km west along the highway is the tourist town Yulara. After Yulara, the road meets the Great Central Road, a dirt road that leads into Western Australia through the Petermann Ranges and across the Gibson and Great Victoria Deserts.
There are petrol stations at Erldunda (at the start of the highway), Mount Ebenezer (km 57) and Curtin Springs (km 245).
2013 San Diego Padres season
The 2013 San Diego Padres season began with two losses to the New York Mets.
Tripitaka
The Tripitaka is the collection of main religious text in Buddhism. They are often used alongside various sutras such as the Lotus. It is divided into three categories - the Sutras, the Abhidharma and the Vinaya.
Khanqah
A khanqah or khaniqah () is a place where members of the Sufi faith meet and do their spiritual rituals. Today, there are a lot of khanaqahs around the world, especially in muslim countries.
100 Tears
100 Tears is a 2007 slasher comedy movie. The story is about revenge. This movie was released with an NC-17 rating. The reviews were mainly negative, with a 28% audience score on the Rotten Tomatoes website.
Peggy Shannon
Winona Sammon, more well known as Peggy Shannon (January 10, 1907 - May 11, 1941) was an American actress. She acted on stage and in movies during the 1920s and 1930s. She had many movies during her short career. She was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In May 1941, Shannon died in Los Angeles after a heart attack
Foreign advisors to the government in Meiji period Japan
The "oyatoi "came from many nations. By the 1870s, they were employed in many projects of the government.
The strategy of employing "oyatoi" was ended in 1899.