Argentavis magnificens is one of the two largest flying birds ever discovered. This bird, sometimes called the Giant Teratorn, is an extinct species known from three sites from the late Miocene of central and northwestern Argentina or Alaska, where a good sample of fossils have been obtained.
Currently accepted estimates:
Curtis Axel
Joseph Curtis "Joe" Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Curtis Axel and previous ring name Michael McGillicutty. He currently works for the WWE. He is a former Intercontinental Champion and former WWE Tag Team Champion with David Otunga. He was also a member of The New Nexus which was led by CM Punk.
Axel was born in Champlin, Minnesota. His father was "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and his grandfather is Larry "The Axe" Hennig. He chose his ring name Curtis Axel as a tribute to them.
Insider trading
Insider trading means the trading of public companies' stocks and other assets on stock markets using secret information. This is done by getting people who have confidential or non-public facts about how much a stock is really worth to tell traders so they can buy or sell. A stock could be worth more or less than the public knows, depending on how well a company is doing in making money.
In many countries, insider trading with secret information is against the law and thought to be a bad thing to do.
Some economists think insider trading should be allowed.
Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis (or Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20, 1907 — May 31, 2001) was an American actress and radio talk show host. She hosted "What's My Line?" from 1950 to 1975. She was also a stage performer.
Francis was born in New York City. She died from Alzheimer's disease.
Frances Bean Cobain
Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is an American visual artist and former model. She was born in Los Angeles. She is the only child of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.
Isaac Vorsah
Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian football player. He plays for FC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
He began his career at Oscar FC in Kpando, Ghana and FC Maamobi. He transferred to Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2005. In January 2007 Asante Kotoko bought Vorsah. The German team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim offered him a trial. After the trial he was loaned until 30 June 2008. On 1 April 2008 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim bought him and he signed until 30 June 2011. For Hoffenheim he played 106 times and shot 4 goals. He moved to Red Bull Salzburg in August 2012. After he came back from the Africa Cup 2013 he was injured badly and missed the 2013/14 season.
Vorsah played his first match for Ghana in 2007 against Senegal. For Ghana he played the Africa Cup 2010 and 2013. He was also part of the team for the FIFA World Championship 2010. In total he played 16 matches for Ghana.
Leopard danio
The leopard danio ("Brachydanio" "rerio" or "Brachydanio frankei") is a species of freshwater fish. They are native to India.
The leopard danio is an active fish that likes to live in shoals (groups). They are peaceful fish. They are often kept in community fish tanks. They grow to about 40-50 mm. They like to live in a water temperature of about 18–25°C.
Leopard danios are omnivores. In the wild, they mostly eat invertebrates. In tanks, they can eat bloodworms, brine shrimp and flake foods.
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Lady Amis, CBE, FRSL (26 March 1923 – 2 January 2014) was an English novelist. Before being a writer, Howard was an actress and a model.
Howard died at the age of 90, at her home in Bungay, Suffolk.
She married Sir Peter Scott in 1942. They had a daughter, Nicola (born 1943). Howard left Scott in 1946 and they divorced in 1951.
Her second marriage to Jim Douglas-Henry in 1958 was brief. Her third marriage to novelist Sir Kingsley Amis lasted from 1965 until their divorce in 1983. Her stepson, Martin Amis, has said that she encouraged him to become a more serious reader and writer.
Malin Åkerman
Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978) is a Swedish-Canadian actress. She acted in "27 Dresses" in 2008 and in "Watchmen" in 2009. She also does singing and modeling. She played Kate Harrison in the ABC comedy "Trophy Wife".
She will appear as Claire Wyden in the 2018 science fiction movie "Rampage".
Åkerman was born in Stockholm. She moved to Canada at age two and was raised partly in Sweden and partly in Ontario.
Joost van der Westhuizen
Joost van der Westhuizen (20 February 1971 – 6 February 2017) was a South African former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half for the national team. He played in the 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cups.
On 12 May 2011, van der Westhuizen's publicist announced that he had a muscle-related neural disease. It was believed to be a form of motor neurone disease. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States have since confirmed that he had motor neurone disease. They believed he had only a 20% chance of living for two to five years.
On 6 February 2017, van der Westhuizen died at a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa from complications of motor neurone disease, aged 45.
Seal of Missouri
The Great Seal of the State of Missouri is an emblem that represents the U.S. state of Missouri. It was officially adopted on January 11, 1822. The center of the seal has two bears with the motto: "United we stand, divided we fall". The outer circle has the words "The Great Seal of the State of Missouri".
The year 1820 is shown in Roman numerals. Missouri, however, did not become a state until August 1821.
Seal of Iowa
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is an emblem that represents the U.S. state of Iowa. It was created in 1847, one year after Iowa became a state. The seal shows a soldier over fields of wheat surrounded by symbols important to Iowa's history. They include transportation, farms and mining.
The seal has the words "The Great Seal of the State of Iowa" around the outside.
Seal of Louisiana
The Great Seal of the State of Louisiana is an emblem that represents the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was adopted in 1902.
It has four pelicans (one adult, the other three are little). Mother Pelican wounds her breast to feed her young. "Union, justice, confidence" are the words of the motto surrounding these four pelicans.
The wording "State of Louisiana" is on the outer edge of the seal.
Seal of Arkansas
The state seal of Arkansas was adopted in 1864. It was changed to its present style on May 23, 1907. The inner seal contains an Angel of Mercy, Sword of Justice and Goddess of Liberty around a bald eagle.
The outer ring has the words "Great Seal of the State of Arkansas".
Luhman 16
Luhman 16 is a binary brown dwarf in the southern constellation Vela at 6.6 light-years from the Sun. It is also known as WISE 1049-5319.
These are the nearest known brown dwarfs to the Solar System, and the closest system discovered since Barnard's Star in 1916.
The primary has a stellar classification of L8 ± 1, and the secondary is probably near the L/T transition. The pair orbit each other at a distance of about 3 AU with an orbital period of about 25 years.
Springhill, Louisiana
Springhill is a city in the north of Louisiana. It is next to the border with Arkansas. The city was originally called "Barefoot".
Its local government was set up in 1902.
Yolanda Denise King
Yolanda Denise King (November 17, 1955 – May 15, 2007) was the first daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.. She was also the sister of Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King.
Yolanda's father was killed when she was only 12 years old. On April 4, 1968, the day that he was killed, her mother got a phone call from Jesse Jackson. Yolanda was the only one of her four brothers and sisters to realize that their father had been killed. She went to his funeral and tried to act like her mother after that. She graduated from her high school when she was 16 years old.