Harold & Kumar is an American series of stoner comedy movies. There are three movies in total. The movies star John Cho (Harold), Kal Penn (Kumar) and Neil Patrick Harris (himself). The first movie, "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle", was released on July 30, 2004. The second movie, "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", was released on April 25, 2008. The third and final movie, "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas", was released on November 4, 2011. The reviews of each movie has been mixed, but they have all done well at the box office.
Harold &amp; Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (also known as Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies) is a 2004 American stoner comedy movie. It is the first movie in the "Harold & Kumar" series. It is directed by Danny Leiner. It stars John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Fred Willard, Bobby Lee, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds and Malin Åkerman. It is written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The movie was released on July 30, 2004 by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews, but did well at the box office. The movie's sequel, "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay", was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros.
The movie is about two friends, Harold and Kumar, as they go to the fast food restaurant White Castle after smoking cannabis, but end up on a series of misadventures when they cannot find the restaurant.
Harold &amp; Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 American stoner comedy movie. It is the second movie in the "Harold & Kumar" series. It stars John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Reep, Rob Corddry and Ed Helms. It is directed/produced/written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. The movie was released on April 25, 2008 by Warner Bros. It received mixed reviews, but did well at the box office.
The movie follows the event after "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" with Harold and Kumar flying to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. They are then imprisoned and end up on a series of misadventures when they escape from Guantanamo Bay.
Secret ballot
A secret ballot is a type of vote where the voter's choices are anonymous. This is to make bribery or intimidation of voters more difficult. Secret ballots are good for many different voting systems. The most basic form may be blank pieces of paper. The voter writes only his or her choice, then places it into a sealed box. The box is emptied later for counting.
The French Constitution of 1795 states that "All elections are to be held by secret ballot". Britain followed later. The secret ballot was first used in Britain on 15 August 1872 in a by-election. The original ballot box, sealed in wax with a liquorice stamp, is kept at Pontefract museum.
Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas "Rob" Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American Football placekicker. He played college football for the Georgia Southern University Eagles. He played 144 games in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Tennessee Titans. During his NFL career, he was named to the All-Pro team and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2007. He has also played for the Charleston Swamp Foxes, Carolina Cobras, and New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL). Bironas was released by the Titans on March 19, 2014.
On September 20, 2014, Bironas was involved in a car crash when he lost control of his SUV and swerved off of the road, hitting several trees and turning his vehicle upside down. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but was pronounced dead.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries.
The term has been used for several centuries. Originally, they were schools teaching Latin. More recently, they are academically-oriented secondary schools.
In the late Victorian era grammar schools were reorganised for secondary education throughout England and Wales. Scotland had developed a different system. Grammar schools were also established in British territories overseas, where they have evolved in different ways.
They were described as "the selective tier of state-funded secondary education in England and Wales".
Grammar schools became "selective" in the mid-20th century, after World War II. This means they selected applicants whom they thought would get the most out of that kind of education. The selection was done by means of an 11+ test which included an IQ test. This was designed so that it was more based on native ability, rather than taught learning.
Labour governments in the 1960s and 70s made efforts to replace grammar schools with comprehensive schools. Comprehensive schools were open to children of all abilities, similar to high schools in the United States.
As a result, in the 1960s and 1970s some grammar schools became fully independent and charged fees. Many others were abolished or became comprehensive. In both cases, many of these schools kept "grammar school" in their names. There are still 164 state-run grammar schools in existence.
Valeria Golino
Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian director and actress. She played Susanna in "Rain Man". She played Ramada in "Hot Shots!".
Golino was born in Naples, Italy. She was raised in Sorrento and Athens.
Paradise (movie)
Paradise is a 1991 drama movie. It is about a young couple torn apart by family tragedy. Don Johnson plays Ben Reed. Melanie Griffith plays Lily Reed. Elijah Wood plays Willard. Thora Birch plays Billie.
This movie was released on October 4, 1991.
George Radwanski
George Radwanski (February 28, 1947 – September 18, 2014) was a Canadian public servant, policy adviser, journalist and author. In his journalism career, Radwanski won two National Newspaper Awards for editorial writing.
In 1971, he published "No Mandate But Terror" with Kendal Windeyer, an account of the October Crisis. In 1978, he published "Trudeau," a best-selling political biography of then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Radwanski died of a heart attack on September 18, 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, aged 67.
Sacrifice (2010)
Sacrifice (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was held on May 16, 2010 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the sixth Sacrifice event that TNA held.
There were nine matches on the card. The main event saw Rob Van Dam defeat A.J. Styles to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Vince Callahan
Vincent Francis "Vince" Callahan Jr. (October 30, 1931 – September 20, 2014) was an American politician. He served for 40 years as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
From January 1968 to January 2008, he represented the 34th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving Republican in the Virginia General Assembly.
On September 20, 2014, Callahan died of West Nile virus at the age of 82.
James C. Marsters
James Carlyle Marsters (April 5, 1924 – July 28, 2009) was a deaf American orthodontist. In 1964, he helped invent the first teletypewriter device that could be used with telephone lines. The device let deaf people communicate by telephone. Although Robert Weitbrecht did much of the actual design work, Marsters promoted the device's use.
Marsters was born in Norwich, New York.
Marsters died in Pasadena, California from heart disease and West Nile virus, aged 85.
Linda Griffiths
Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright. She was known for her roles in "Lianna", "Overdawn at the Memory Bank", "The Execution of Raymond Graham", "Sword of Gideon", "A Town Torn Apart", and in "Boys Briefs 2".
Griffiths died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from breast cancer, aged 60.
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