The idea of six degrees of separation comes from Milgram's 1967 small-world experiment. It has been criticized a lot, but in 2008 Microsoft found that the average chain of contacts between users of its '.NET Messenger Service' was 6.6 people. A study published in the January 2014 volume of "Computers in Human Behavior" found that the average number of acquaintances separating people in unusual jobs is 3.9, and 3.2 for average Facebook users.
Milgram was born to a Jewish family in New York City.
Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher, composer, and music theorist.
He designed the F-scale with other researchers at the University of California. This scale tried to measure "the authoritarian personality", the "F" standing for "Fascist". He wrote about this in the 1950 book "The Authoritarian Personality." He was a Marxist.
Nipissing University
Nipissing University is a university in Ontario, Canada. It is located in located in North Bay, Ontario.
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan (or Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines) is one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history. It formed on November 3, 2013, in the western Pacific Ocean. It began east-southeast of Pohnpei. The storm later hit the Philippines with extremely high winds and a strong storm surge. It has caused major damage in the Visayas. At least 6,241 people died in the storm. The director of Meteorology at Weather Underground, Jeff Masters, said this could be the strongest tropical system to reach land. Haiyan's winds were near 195 miles an hour.
Cessna 140
The Cessna 140 is a light civilian aircraft. It was designed and built in USA between 1946 and 1950. At least more than 7600 examples were built. It's a single-engine plane with a high wing.
Kibera
Kibera is a slum in southwest Nairobi, Kenya. It is often called the biggest slum in Africa. Most people in Kibera don't have running water or electricity. Kibera has thirteen villages. Kibera is a very poor slum. It has very bad conditions.
Curt Hennig
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator. He is known for competing in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He competed under his real name and under the ring name, Mr. Perfect.
He was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig. He was the father to current WWE superstar Joe "Curtis Axel" Hennig. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Major League Baseball player and longtime friend Wade Boggs in 2007. He is considered to be one of the greatest ever in-ring performers.
Kate Bush
Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter. In 1978, her first single "Wuthering Heights" was Number 1 in the UK for a month, making her the first woman to have a No.1 in the UK with a song she had written by herself. She has released ten studio albums and 25 UK hit singles.
Bush was born in Welling, Kent and raised in East Wickham. At the age of 11 she taught herself piano. At 13 she was writing songs, some of which featured on her first album.
In July 1976 Bush was signed to EMI. Bush's first album "The Kick Inside "was released 17 February 1978 and reached number three in the UK album charts. The album had her brother Paddy playing harmonica and mandolin. She released her second album "Lionheart" nine months afterwards. It reached number six in the UK album chart.
In 1979 she did The Tour of Life, her only tour until August 2014.
In 1980 she had her first UK No.1 album, "Never for Ever". "Babooshka" was the best-selling single from the album. It reached number five in the UK and was the 20th best-selling single of the year in Australia.
In 1982 her fourth album, "The Dreaming", was released. It was the first album she had produced. It was also her first album to enter the US "Billboard" 200 chart. It went straight to number 3 in the UK chart but it is her lowest-selling album so far.
"Hounds of Love<nowiki>'</nowiki>"s" "1985 release gave Bush her second No.1 album. It is her best-selling studio album so far. Its first single, "Running Up That Hill", was her most successful 1980s release. It reached No.3 in the UK, her second highest chart place for a single ever. In 1986 it was used as the theme tune for the BBC children's drama "Running Scared". "The Whole Story", a collection of her "greatest hits" so far, was released and reached No.1 in the UK chart.
1989's "The Sensual World "reached number 2 in the UK album chart. It" "is Bush's best-selling album in the US.
In 1990 she played a bride called Angela in a comedy film, "Les Dogs".
In 1993 Bush released "The Red Shoes", her last album for twelve years. Bush released a short film called "The Line, the Cross and the Curve" in 1994.
Her eighth studio album and first double album, "Aerial", was released on CD and vinyl in 2005. It took nine years to make.
In 2007 she was asked to write a song for The Golden Compass soundtrack. It was played in the credits at the end of the film.
In 2011 she released two albums, "Director's Cut" and "50 Words for Snow " on her own record label Fish People.
"Director's Cut" is made of songs from "The Sensual World" and "The Red Shoes". They have been remixed and three have been re-recorded. It got mostly good reviews.
"50 Words for Snow" got good responses from critics and won the 2012 Best Album at the South Bank Arts Awards.
On 26 August 2014 Bush performed her first concert in 35 years.
Bush lives in Devon with her husband Dan McIntosh and son Albert "Bertie" Jack, who was born in 1998.
Aethelred I of Mercia
Aethelred, also Æthelred or Ethelred, ( 716) was an early King of Mercia. He succeeded his brother Wulfhere when he died in 675. Like his brother, Wulfhere, he was considered an overlord over other English kings. But he never reached the same political status as Wulfhere. His importance was in his contributions to the church. Aethelred ruled Mercia until his in 704. He stepped down to retire to the monastery at Bardney.
Aethelred was a son of King Penda. At about the same time he succeeded his brother to the throne he married Osthryth, daughter of Oswiu of Northumbria. Aethelred attacked Kent in 676 to get Hlothhere of Kent back in line as a vassal of Mercia. He destroyed much of that kingdom as well as sacked Rochester. In 679 Aethelred continued the struggle his father and brother had with Northumbria. He found Ecgfrith of Northumbria waiting for him on the River Trent which divided north and south Mercia. In the battle, Aelfwine, the younger brother of King Ecgfrith was killed and the Northumbrians were defeated. To prevent a blood feud between the two royal families, Theodore, the Archbishop of Canterbury stepped in to prevent further bloodshed. He secured a truce between Northumbria and Mercia that lasted for 50 years. For the rest of his reign Aethelred was respected as overlord of England even though Bede never listed him among the seven .