Jess is from London. She has a Jamaican father and English mother. Asami lives in Scotland but was born in Japan. Shereen has a Scottish mother and Belizean father. Amira has a Gambian mother and Jamaican father.
Neo soul
Neo Soul is a genre (style) of music. It combines soul, hip hop soul, alternative hip hop and quiet storm. Some notable artists that make this kind of music are Frank Ocean, Adele, Beyonce, and Miguel. The term neo soul was created by the record producer Kedar Massenburg.
Qunu
Qunu [ˈk͡ǃuːnu] is a small rural village in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. It is south-west of Mthatha on the road between Butterworth and Mthatha.
Nelson Mandela spent his childhood here and had a retirement home there. On 15 December 2013, Mandela was buried in Qunu after a state funeral.
United States National Library of Medicine
United States National Library of Medicine is a medical library in Bethesda, Maryland. It is operated by the United States Federal government. It is the largest medical library in the world.
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho. Its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994. It was the home of the 1820 settlers. The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the Xhosa people.
This region is the birthplace of many famous South African politicians, such as Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, Chris Hani, Thabo Mbeki, Steve Biko and Charles Coghlan.
Scarling.
Scarling is an American noise pop band. The members are Jessicka and her husband Christian Hejnal-Addams. They have released two albums.
Jessicka Fodera started Scarling. in Los Angeles in 1999 after her band Jack Off Jill broke up. Their first single, "Band Aid Covers the Bullethole" was released in 2003. The b-side was a cover of "Creep" by Radiohead. They released their first album "Sweet Heart Dealer" on February 17, 2004. It was produced by Chris Vrenna. In the summer of 2004 Scarling. performed at Curiosa, a tour organized by Robert Smith.
They released their second album "So Long, Scarecrow" on October 25, 2005. Scarling. produced the album with Rob Campanella. They their first UK tour in December 2005. In 2006 they released an EP, "Staring to the Sun". It has a cover of "Wave of Mutilation" by Pixies on it.
On October 29, 2013 they released a single, "Who Wants to Die for Art"? Their next album will be released in 2014 by The Committee to Keep Music Evil.
Roberto M. Levingston
Roberto Marcelo Levingston Laborda (January 10, 1920 – June 17, 2015) was an Argentine politician. He was a general in the
Argentine Army and president of Argentina from June 18, 1970 to March 22, 1971, during the Revolución Argentina period in Argentine history.
Hop Is Back
"Hop Is Back" is a song by the rap musician Hopsin. It is from his album "Knock Madness". In the song, he insults Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.
Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American politician. He served as the first African American to be elected as Governor of Virginia. He was the first African-American governor of any state in the United States since the 1870s during the Reconstruction of the United States.
Wilder was born in Richmond, Virginia. He studied at Virginia Union University and at Howard University.
Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.
L. Douglas Wilder was born in the segregated Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond on January 17, 1931.
On May 30, 2004, Wilder announced his intention to run for Mayor of Richmond. On November 2, 2004, Wilder received 79% of the vote (55,319 votes) to become the first directly elected Mayor of Richmond in sixty years. On May 16, 2008 Wilder announced that he would not seek reelection to another four-year term as mayor.
Wilder was married to Eunice Montgomery. Their marriage ended in divorce. He now lives in Richmond, Virginia.
DJ Drama
DJ Drama is an American DJ and record producer. He has made albums and mixtapes. He is signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle Records.
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a noise pop band. It was started in San Francisco in 1994 by Rob Fisk and Greg Saunier. They have released twelve albums. The members of Deerhoof are now Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez, and Greg Saunier.
Deerhoof was signed to Kill Rock Stars in 1995. The band released its first album on the label, "The Man, the King, the Girl" in 1997. In 1998, Kelly Goode joined the band to play keyboard. She left in 1999. The band's fourth album was released by 5 Rue Christine and Kill Rock Stars. In 2001, Chris Cohen became a guitarist for the band. On September 4, 2012, Deerhoof released their 11th studio album, "Breakup Song", on Polyvinyl Records.
Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa surrounded by his family after a prolonged lung infection. His death was announced by President Jacob Zuma. Reactions from governments, international organizations, and notable individuals, have gained worldwide media coverage.
His death brought many reactions such as from, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, David Cameron, Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth, Harry Reid, Rihanna, Bashar al-Assad, José Mujica, Raul Castro, Nicolás Maduro, Prince William, and F. W. de Klerk.
The South African government announced a period of 10 days of national mourning ending with the state funeral on 15 December 2013. All flags on government buildings will be flown at half-mast for the duration of this period.
On 9 December, it was confirmed that at least 80 foreign heads of state and government would travel to South Africa to attend events.
Other notable guests include the President of the United States and three former presidents of the United States; the President of India; the Prime Minister of Italy; the Vice President of China; the President of Brazil; the President of France; the President of Ireland; the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; the President of Germany; the Prime Minister of Australia; two former Governors General of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada, and three former Prime Ministers of Canada; the Prime Minister of Jordan; and the President of Afghanistan. Royal dignitaries attending include, the King of the Netherlands, the King of Belgium, the Prince of Wales, the Prince of Asturias, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Princess of Sweden, the Crown Prince of Norway, the Crown Prince of Japan, and the Queen Rania of Jordan.
Queen Elizabeth II will honor Mandela with a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey in early 2014.
The South African government declared Sunday, 8 December 2013 to be observed as a national day of prayer and reflection.
Mandela's body layed in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11 to 13 December 2013.
The state funeral was held on 15 December 2013 in Qunu in the Eastern Cape. He was later buried there on the same day.
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and published by THQ. The game was known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 2 in Japan. The Japanese version was published by Yuke's.
It was released on November 21, 2000 in North America, December 1, 2000 in Europe and on January 25, 2001 in Japan. The game was the second game in the "WWF SmackDown!" video game series. It was the sequel to "WWF SmackDown!" and was followed by "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It".