Crooklyn is a 1994 semi-autobiographic drama movie. It was directed by Spike Lee. He also wrote the movie and acted in it. The movie takes place in the 1970s in Brooklyn, New York. The stars Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, and Zelda Harris. "Crooklyn" was released in May 1994 and did well at the box office.
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts is a 1994 Christmas comedy movie. It is about incidents during the holiday season. Juliette Lewis, Madeline Kahn and Parker Posey are in the cast. This was released on December 21, 1994 for the United States. The movie received very bad reviews from critics. It did not make much money.
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco-Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who was the 11th President of the Philippines, the first woman to hold that office, and the first female president in Asia. She is known as ""The Mother of Philippine Democracy"". She led the 1986 People Power Revolution, which fled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. She was named "Time" magazine's ""Woman of the Year"" in 1986.
Her husband was Benigno Aquino, Jr., a Filipino senator. She is the mother of Benigno Aquino III, the previous President of the Philippines.
She was born on January 25, 1933.
She was a very important figure in the People Power Revolution.
Aquino was diagnosed with cancer in March 24, 2008.
She died on August 1, 2009 at the age of 76 of colorectal cancer.
Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey (30 March 1922 – 30 September 2012) was an Austrian born actor. Bey was active in Hollywood from 1941 to 1953. Bey was born as Gilbert Selahettin Shahultavey. He was the son of Turhan Bey a Turkish Diplomat and of Irma Meyer a Czech Jewish lady. In 1930, he moved to the United States. There he studied with Ben Ard at the School of Dramatic Art and at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Bey began using his stage name soon after moving to the United States. He moved with his Jewish mother from Vienna to escape the Nazis. His popular nickname was "The Turkish Delight". This was a reference to his good looks that made him an very good partner for exotic actresses such as Maria Montez movies set in faraway places.
He began his career in Hollywood in 1941. He became one of the actors who almost always appeared in the Universal movies with Maria Montez. The movies he appeared with her include "Raiders of the Desert", "Bombay Clipper", "Arabian Nights", "White Savage", "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves", "Follow the Boys" and "Bowery to Broadway".
Bey acted with the big stars of that time in movies such as "A Night in Paradise", "Out of the Blue", and "The Amazing Mr. X" until the popularity of the genre lessened in the 1950s.
Bey moved back to Vienna and worked as a photographer. He did some work as a stage director, and also one of the founder of the Pro Circumcision Group "Eurocirc". He returned to Hollywood for a short time in the 1990s. During this time, he worked on both television and movies. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work as Turval on the space fantasy TV series "Babylon 5".
Turhan Bey died in Vienna on September 30, 2012 after being ill with Parkinson's disease for a long time. He was cremated on October 8, 2012.
Cadillac Man
Cadillac Man is a 1990 comedy movie. It was directed by Roger Donaldson. The movie stars Robin Williams and Tim Robbins. The movie is about the problems of a car salesman in New York City. These problems include his wife wanting alimony, his two mistresses, his missing daughter and money owed to the Mafia. The movie was released in May 1990.
Bures, England
Bures is a village in England. Some of it is in Suffolk and some is in Essex. Bures was listed in the Domesday Book as "Bura"/"Buro". It has a church called St Mary.
Pacific Heights (movie)
Pacific Heights is a melodramatic 1990 suspense drama movie. It is about apartment tenants who are at first welcomed, but later evicted and forced to leave the apartment. Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith and Laurie Metcalf are in the cast. This movie was released on September 1990, and the reviews were mixed. However, the movie performed very well at the box office, earning back almost $45 million.
Aldham, Essex
Aldham is a village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England. In 2011 there were 491 people living in Aldham. It has a church called St Margaret.
Mount Bures
Mount Bures is a village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England. It is above the River Stour, north-west from Colchester and south-east of Sudbury.
Mount Bures takes its name from the "Mount" or "Mound" which is at the centre of the village, and "bur" which means building or dwelling. Mount Bures was previously called Bures Saint John, Little Bures or Bures Sackville to distinguish it from Bures Hamlet and Bures Saint Mary.
The railway opened in 1848 and runs through the centre of the village. The nearest railway station is at Bures Hamlet. The village has a church called St John's Baptist Church. It is close to the mount.
The parish has no main focus of settlement, but many scattered small settlements around tyes or greens; for example, Downing Tye, Mount Green, Janks Green, and Piotts Green. In 2011, there were 249 people living in Mount Bures.
Mount Bures has a rich historical background in relation to the Boudiccan revolt. The "motte" (mound) of Mount Bures is most commonly recognised as Boudicca’s Mount; due to the ideology that the queen’s warriors were buried here.
Bookmaker
A bookmaker, bookie or Turf Accountant is person or company that collect bets for sporting events. Bets are placed and winnings are paid when the chosen team wins or event happens. The most popular bet will be for winning team. If chosen team wins - person betting will win their money back with some earnings.
Bookmakers are very popular in UK and Ireland. The person betting can chose from many variations. Most bets are made in sports like football, horse racing and rugby. Some bets can be placed for events too, like Oscar or presidential winners.
The first bookmaker was Harry Ogden opened in 1790s.
Origen
Origen (or Origenes, also Origen(es) Adamantius) was an early Christian scholar. He lived in Alexandria in the 3rd century. He was born in the year 185 or 186, and proably died around the year 254. Today, he is regarded as one of the Church Fathers, but not as a Saint. This is probably because he had some ideas, which were declared to be false later on. These ideas included that the human soul existed before conception, and entered the human body before birth (generally known as pre-existence). Another idea was that of the souls entering a different human body after death. A third idea, called Apocatastasis, is that the reign of god would be restored when the world ends. These ideas were discussed by church fathers, but it was decided that they were false beliefs. The Ecumenical Council of Constantinople in 453 CE posthumously excommunicated Origen, and the 2nd Council of Constantinople in 553 CE declared "apocatastasis" as heresy. However, in recent years the idea has found some reconsideration especially among Restorationist Christian groups.
His writings are included in the general collection of early Church Fathers. However, unlike many church fathers, Origen was never canonized by the Catholic Church, because some of his teachings (for example, that every man and woman, and even the devil and his demons, would ultimately be saved) directly contradicted the teachings and actions of the apostles.