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James Foley (journalist)

**James Wright Foley** (October 18, 1973 –  August 19, 2014) was an American photojournalist. He was abducted in northwestern Syria on November 22, 2012, while working for the U.S.-based online news outlet _GlobalPost_.

He was beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant at an unknown desert location in August 2014 in revenge for United States airstrikes on the group. His family, President Obama and the United States National Security Council all confirmed that a video of his death was real. Foley's beheading marked the first time ISIS had killed an American citizen.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: James Wright Foley
- **caption**: Foley in 2011
- **birth place**: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
- **disappeared date**: November 22, 2012
- **disappeared place**: Syria
- **death place**: Raqqa, Iraq
- **death cause**: Beheading
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **other names**: Jim Foley
- **occupation**: Photojournalist
- **employer**: _GlobalPost_
 Agence France-Presse
- **parents**: John Foley
 Diane Foley
Daniel Pearl

**Daniel Pearl** (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist. He had American and Israeli citizenship. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and raised in Encino, Los Angeles. He was kidnapped by Pakistani militants and later murdered by al-Qaeda member Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Pakistan. Pearl was kidnapped while working as the South Asia Bureau Chief of _The Wall Street Journal_, based in Mumbai, India.

In July 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder.

## Other websites

- The Daniel Pearl Foundation
- Rewards for Justice Daniel Pearl Page
- South Asian Journalists Association Roundup
- Wall Street Journal selection of stories by Daniel Pearl
- Daniel Pearl International Journalism Institute, IDC Herzliya
- Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship
- DANIEL PEARL AWARD - École de journalisme de Sciences Po

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Daniel Pearl
- **image**: Daniel Pearl Passport.JPG
- **birth place**: Princeton, New Jersey, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Karachi, Pakistan
- **body discovered**: May 16, 2002
- **death cause**: Murder by decapitation
- **resting place**: Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **nationality**: Israeli, United States, American
- **citizenship**: Israel, United States
- **other names**: Danny
- **known for**: Wall Street journalism
- **education**: B.A. in Communication
- **alma mater**: Stanford University
- **employer**: _The Wall Street Journal_
- **occupation**: journalism, Journalist
- **title**: South Asia Bureau Chief
- **spouse**: Mariane Pearl
(m. 1999–2002; his death)
- **children**: Adam Daniel Pearl, born May 28, 2002
- **parents**: Ruth Pearl (mother)
Judea Pearl (father)
- **relations**: Michelle and Tamara (sisters)
Rochester, New Hampshire

**Rochester** is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,492. The city includes the villages of East Rochester and Gonic. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Rochester, New Hampshire
- **settlement type**: City
- **nickname**: The Lilac City
- **image skyline**: Downtown Rochester 9.JPG
- **image caption**: View of downtown Rochester from Central Square
- **image map**: Strafford-Rochester-NH.png
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location within Strafford County, New Hampshire
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in New Hampshire, County
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision name1**: New Hampshire
- **subdivision name2**: Strafford County, New Hampshire, Strafford
- **parts type**: Villages
- **parts**: East Rochester, New Hampshire, East Rochester
Gonic, New Hampshire, Gonic
North Rochester, New Hampshire, North Rochester
- **leader title**: Mayoralty in the United States, Mayor
- **leader title1**: Deputy mayor, Deputy Mayor
- **leader title2**: City council, City Council
- **leader title3**: City manager, City Manager
- **established title**: Settled
- **established title2**: Incorporation (municipal government), Incorporated
- **area total sq mi**: 45.44
- **area total km2**: 117.68
- **area land sq mi**: 45.02
- **area land km2**: 116.60
- **area water sq mi**: 0.41
- **area water km2**: 1.08
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 32492
- **population density km2**: 278.65
- **population density sq mi**: 721.71
- **timezone**: North American Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **elevation ft**: 225
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 03839, 03866–03868
- **area code**: Area code 603, 603
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 33-65140
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0869554
- **unit pref**: Imperial
Odessa Sathyan

**Cheeram Veetti Sathyan**, popularly known as **Odessa Sathyan** (10 October 1957 – 19 August 2014) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and social activist. he was known for his works in the naxal movements of the seventies in Kerala and his association with _Odessa Collective_. He was a recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award, for his musical album, _Balikurup_, a documentary on Malayalam poet, A. Ayyappan.

Sathyan died on 19 August 2014 from pancreatic  cancer at the Kozhikode Medical College in Kerala, India. His body was laid to rest at his home at Narayana Nagar, Kozhikode.

## Other websites

- News report on Madhyamam daily
- News report on Mathrubhumi News

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Odessa Sathyan
- **image**: Odessa Satyan.jpg
- **birth place**: Vadakara, Kerala, India
- **death place**: Kerala, India
- **restingplace**: Narayana Nagar, Kozhikode
- **occupation**: Filmmaker, social activist
- **spouse**: Jenny
- **children**: Sandra
Soya
- **awards**: Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
Special Jury Prize IFFK
Candida Lycett Green

**Candida Lycett Green** (22 September 1942 – 19 August 2014) was a British author.

Lycett was born in Dublin. She was the daughter of John Betjeman. She was raised in Berkshire. She married Rupert Lycett Green in 1963.

She wrote sixteen books including _English Cottages_, _Goodbye London_, _The Perfect English House_, _Over the Hills and Far Away_ and _The Dangerous Edge of Things_.

Her television documentaries include “The Englishwoman and the Horse” and “The Front Garden”. _Unwrecked England_, based on a regular column of the same name she has written for _The Oldie_ since 1992, was published in 2009.

Lycett Green died at the age of 71 on 19 August 2014 from pancreatic cancer.

## Other websites

- Candida Lycett Green's website
Mercator projection

The **Mercator projection** is a cylindrical map projection which is widely used in cartography today. It was developed by Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It is not a physical projection, and cannot be constructed using geometric tools. On a small scale, geometric shapes can be moved around the map, without distorting them (this property is known as conformity). As a downside, the scale of the shape and the direction of lines may change when shapes are moved. For example, Africa is actually 15 times larger than Greenland, but on this map projection they look the same size.

Today, Mercator projections are seldom used in [atlas]es or maritime charts but still used for online maps such as Google Maps.
James Cama

**James Cama** Sr. (December 8, 1957 – August 15, 2014) was an American martial arts practitioner and teacher. He was known for practicing Wing Chun and the Southern Praying Mantis moves. Cama wrote a single book, covering the Buddha Hand Wing Chun system, which was published on August 14, 2014.

## Other websites

- Late Cama's Wing Chun website

## Infobox (martial artist)

- **name**: James Cama Sr.
- **image**: James Cama.JPG
- **caption**: James Cama (right), 1995
- **birth place**: New York (state), New York, United States
- **death place**: New York City, United States
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **style**: Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis (martial art), Southern Praying Mantis
- **years active**: 1975 – 2014
- **occupation**: Martial Arts Teacher
- **teacher**: Peter Urban (karate), Peter Urban, Henry Leung, Robert Lee (martial artist)
- **students**: Tomas D'Amico, Bruce Nepon, Peter Bonet, Flavio Addei
- **website**: http://www.futsaoyongchunkuen.com/
Ger van Elk

**Ger van Elk** (Amsterdam, March 9, 1941 - Amsterdam, August 17, 2014) was a Dutch artist. He made sculptures, painted photographs, installations and movies. His work is generally seen as conceptual art and arte povera.

Between 1959 and 1988, he lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Amsterdam. He studied in Groningen in the 1960s. In 1996. he won the J. C. van Lanschot Prize for Sculpture.

## Other websites

- Ger van Elk at Grimm Gallery
Levente Lengyel

**Levente Lengyel** (13 June 1933 – 18 August 2014) was a Hungarian chess player. Lengyel gained the title of International Master in 1962 and became a Grandmaster in 1964.

His final published rating from the international chess federation FIDE was 2293, although he had not been active for a number of years. At his peak, he was regarded as a strong grandmaster, competing for his nation at the top level and winning medals. He died in Budapest in 2014.
Brian G. Hutton

**Brian G. Hutton** (January 1, 1935 – August 19, 2014) was an American movie director. He was known for his movies in _Where Eagles Dare_, _Kelly's Heroes_, _The First Deadly Sin_, _High Road to China_, and _King Creole_.

Hutton died in Los Angeles, California, aged 75.
Samih al-Qasim

**Samīħ al-Qāsim**,  ,  , (born May 11, 1939 - died August 19, 2014) was a Arab-language poet from Israel. His poetry is influenced by two primary periods of his life: before and after the Six-Day War. He joined the Communist Rakah party in 1967, later Hadash - the Front for Democracy and Equality. Al-Qasim has published several volumes and collections of poetry.

He worked also as a journalist and was several times in prison because of his political activities.

Al-Qasim died aged 75 of cancer.

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Samīħ al-Qāsim
 سميح القاسم

- **image**: Samih al-qasim.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **caption**: Samīħ al-Qāsim in Madrid
- **birth place**: az-Zarqa, Emirate of Transjordan, Transjordan
- **death place**: Rameh, Israel
- **occupation**: Poet and journalist
- **nationality**: State of Israel, Israeli
- **period**: 1963-2014
- **genre**: Nationalist, tragedy
Anton Buslov

**Anton Sergeevich Buslov** (4 November 1983 – 20 August 2014) was a Russian blogger, columnist at The New Times magazine, expert in transportation systems. He was the founder of non-governmental organization "Voronezh Citizens – for trams". He was co-chair and co-founder of trans-regional non-governmental organization "City and transportation".

Buslov died from cancer in New York City, USA, aged 30.
Rajesultanpur

**Rajesultanpur** is a town and Nagar Panchayat in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has many government offices. It has a police station. It is connected by NH 233B and NH 233A.
Irbid

**Irbid** () is the capital city of the Irbid Governorate.

## Twin towns - Sister cities

- Iaşi, Romania
- Gaziantep, Turkey
- Zhengzhou, China

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Irbid
- **other name**: Arabella (Ancient Greek)
- **native name**: مدينة إربد
- **nickname**: Bride of the North in Arabic language, Arabic: عروس الشمال
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Irbid1.jpg
- **pushpin map**: Jordan
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Jordan
- **subdivision type1**: Province
- **subdivision name1**: Irbid Governorate
- **government type**: Municipality
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Hussein Bani Hani
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 5000 B.C.
- **area total km2**: 30
- **area metro km2**: 410
- **area metro sq mi**: 158.30
- **population as of**: 2015
- **population total**: 502714
- **population metro**: 1770158
- **timezone**: Greenwich Mean Time, GMT +2
- **timezone dst**: +3
- **area code**: +(962)2
- **elevation m**: 620
- **elevation ft**: 2034
- **website**: http://www.irbid.gov.jo/
Ain Shams University

**Ain Shams University** (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس) is a university in Cairo, Egypt. It started in 1950. It was called Ibrahim Pasha's University. Its name was changed after the revolution of July 23, 1952. It has eight campuses. The university has more than 180,000 students.

## Other websites

- Official site
God Help the Girl (movie)

***God Help the Girl*** is a 2014 British musical drama movie written and directed by Stuart Murdoch. At the Sundance Film Festival it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award (Ensemble).

## Cast

- Emily Browning - Eve
- Olly Alexander
- Hannah Murray
- Pierre Boulanger
Kelly's Heroes

***Kelly's Heroes*** is a 1970 American war comedy movie directed by Brian G. Hutton. It is about a group of World War II soldiers who go AWOL to rob a bank behind enemy lines.

The movie stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Donald Sutherland, with secondary roles played by Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod and Stuart Margolin.

It was released on June 23, 1970 and made $5,200,000 at the movies. It had the budget of $4,000,000.

## Infobox (movie)

- **name**: Kelly's Heroes
- **caption**: Theatrical release poster by Jack Davis (cartoonist), Jack Davis
- **director**: Brian G. Hutton
- **producer**: Gabriel Katzka
Harold Loeb
Sidney Beckerman (movie producer), Sidney Beckerman
- **writer**: Troy Kennedy Martin
- **starring**: Clint Eastwood
Telly Savalas
Don Rickles
Carroll O'Connor
Donald Sutherland
- **music**: Lalo Schifrin
- **cinematography**: Gabriel Figueroa
- **editing**: John Jympson
- **studio**: Avala Film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Katzka-Loeb
- **distributor**: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- **runtime**: 146 minutes
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **budget**: US $4 million
- **gross**: $5,200,000
Albert Reynolds

**Albert Reynolds** (3 November 1932 – 21 August 2014) was an Irish politician. He was Taoiseach of Ireland two terms in a row. He served from February 1992 to January 1993 and again from January 1993 to December 1994. He was the fifth leader of Fianna Fáil during the same period.

In 1995, Reynolds was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Reynolds died in Dublin, from complications from Alzheimer's disease, aged 81.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Albert Reynolds (cropped).jpg
- **order**: 9th
- **office**: Taoiseach
- **president**: Mary Robinson
- **1blankname**: Tánaiste
- **term start**: 11 February 1992
- **term end**: 15 December 1994
- **predecessor**: Charles Haughey
- **successor**: John Bruton
- **office1**: Leader of Fianna Fáil
- **deputy1**: Bertie Ahern
- **term start1**: 6 February 1992
- **term end1**: 19 November 1994
- **predecessor1**: Charles Haughey
- **successor1**: Bertie Ahern
- **office2**: Minister for Finance (Ireland), Minister for Finance
- **taoiseach2**: Charles Haughey
- **term start2**: 24 November 1988
- **term end2**: 7 November 1991
- **predecessor2**: Ray MacSharry
- **successor2**: Bertie Ahern
- **office3**: Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Minister for Industry and Commerce
- **taoiseach3**: Charles Haughey
- **term start3**: 10 March 1987
- **term end3**: 24 November 1988
- **predecessor3**: Michael Noonan (Fine Gael politician), Michael Noonan
- **successor3**: Ray Burke (Irish politician), Ray Burke
- **office4**: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Minister for Industry and Energy
- **taoiseach4**: Charles Haughey
- **term start4**: 9 March 1982
- **term end4**: 14 December 1982
- **predecessor4**: Michael O'Leary (politician), Michael O'Leary
- **successor4**: John Bruton
- **office5**: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Minister for Transport
- **taoiseach5**: Charles Haughey
- **term start5**: 25 January 1980
- **term end5**: 30 June 1981
- **predecessor5**: George Colley
- **successor5**: Patrick Cooney
- **office6**: Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
- **taoiseach6**: Charles Haughey
- **term start6**: 12 December 1979
- **term end6**: 30 June 1981
- **predecessor6**: Pádraig Faulkner
- **successor6**: Patrick Cooney
- **office7**: Teachta Dála
- **term start7**: 1992 Irish general election, May 1992
- **term end7**: 2002 Irish general election, May 2002
- **constituency7**: Longford–Roscommon (Dáil constituency), Longford–Roscommon
- **term start8**: 1977 Irish general election, June 1977
- **term end8**: 1992 Irish general election, May 1992
- **constituency8**: Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency), Longford–Westmeath
- **birth place**: Roosky, County Roscommon, Ireland
- **death place**: Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland
- **death cause**: Alzheimer's disease
- **resting place**: Shanganagh Cemetery
 Shankill, Dublin, Ireland
- **nationality**: Irish people, Irish
- **party**: Fianna Fáil
- **children**: 7, including Leonie Reynolds, Leonie
- **education**: Summerhill College
Matt Heafy

**Matthew Kiichi Heafy** (born January 26, 1986) is a Japanese musician. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the heavy metal band Trivium. He joined the band at the age of twelve.

## Other Bands

Shortly after Ember to Inferno was released, Heafy wanted to try out post-hardcore music. He created a joke band called _Tomorrow Is Monday_. In a 2008 interview with Rock Sound he said the first song was written, recorded and edited in one hour.

### Trivium

- _Trivium_ EP (The Blue Demo) - (2003)
- Ember to Inferno - (2003)
- Ascendancy - (2005)
- The Crusade - (2006)
- Shogun - (2008)
- In Waves - (2011)
- Vengeance Falls - (2013)

### Capharnaum

- Fractured - (2004)

### MindScar

- _MindScar_ EP - (2001)

### Tomorrow Is Monday

- "Head on Collision with a Rosebush Catching Fire" - (2004)

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **image**: Trivium @ Steel Blue Oval (1 3 2010) (4416156025).jpg
- **image size**: 250px
- **caption**: Heafy in 2010
- **background**: solo_singer
- **name**: Matt Heafy
- **birth place**: Iwakuni, Japan
- **origin**: Orlando, Florida, United States
- **instrument**: Lead vocals, guitar
Ann-Christine Bärnsten

**Margareta _Ann-Christine_ Bärnsten**, born 10 July 1957, is a Swedish singer and writer. She has written several detective stories.

As a singer, she participated at Melodifestivalen 1975 with the song _Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård_. The song ended up 5th.

## Svensktoppen hit songs

- "Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård" – 1975

## Bibliography

- Döden är en schlager - 2005
- Gröna villan - 2007

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Ann-Christine Bärnsten
- **nationality**: Swedish
- **occupation**: singer, writer
- **known for**: Ska vi plocka körsbär i min trädgård
Mats Rådberg

**Mats Rådberg** (8 June 1948 in Stockholm – 27 June 2020 in Stockholm) was a Swedish country singer, guitarist, composer and architect. He scored several chart successes in Sweden during the 1970s and 80s. He is well known for working together with the country band Rankarna under the name _Mats Rådberg & Rankarna_. He also participated at Melodifestivalen 1977 with the song "Du och jag och sommaren". The song was written by Tomas Ledin, and ended up 10th.

Mats Rådberg also acted as a background singer behind Chips at Melodifestivalen 1980. In 1980, he released the album _I'm the Singer, You're the Song_ together with Elisabeth Andreasson. In 1983 he scored a hit with the song _Peta in en pinne i brasan_, a Swedish-language version of _Put Another Log on the Fire_.

Rådberg died on 27 June 2020 in Stockholm, aged 72.

### Albums

- 1969 – Country Our Way (Rank Strangers)
- 1969 – Early Morning Rain (Rank Strangers) (the same as _Country Our Way_ released in Canada)
- 1970 – Rank Strangers featuring Mats Rådberg
- 1970 – Wellknown Strangers (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
- 1975 – På egen hand
- 1975 – We Weren't Born in Tennessee (Mats Rådberg & Rankarna)
- 1976 – Min musik
- 1976 – The Best of Mats Rådberg
- 1977 – Mats Rådberg
- 1978 – Boogie
- 1979 – Det handlar om känslor
- 1980 – Mina bästa låtar
- 1980 – I'm the Singer, You're the Song
- 1980 – Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
- 1982 – Mamma, låt inte din grabb växa upp och bli en cowboy
- 1983 – Take Me to the Country
- 1984 – Familjens Svarta Får
- 1987 – Country Cookin'
- 1988 – Jag ger dig min morgon
- 1996 – When We Were Young
- 2002 – 100% Mats Rådberg & Rankarna

## Other websites

- Rankarna.se

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Mats Rådberg
- **image**: Mats Rådberg.JPG
- **image size**: 200px
- **landscape**: Mats Rådberg appearing at Sommarkrysset in 2008
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth place**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **death place**: Stockholm, Sweden
- **genre**: country music, country
- **occupation**: Singer, musician, composer, architect
- **instrument**: guitar
- **years active**: 1969–2020
- **associated acts**: Rankarna, Chips (band), Chips, Elisabeth Andreassen
Blockbuster

**Blockbuster** was an American retailer chain and media brand of home video (DVD, VHS), and video game rental services. The company stopped existing in 2013. In 2004, Blockbuster had 84,300 employees and over 8,000 stores.

Blockbuster was founded in 1985 by David Cook, a technician. In 1994 it was bought by media giant Viacom and in 1997 John Antioco was named CEO. In 2004, they launched the "Blockbuster By Mail" DVD service to compete with Netflix and In 2007, James Keyes, a 7-Eleven executive, replaced Antioco as CEO. Blockbuster also started "Blockbuster On Demand" as an online-streaming service. Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2010. On April 6, 2011, the company and its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by the satellite television company Dish Network and Michael Kelly of Dish was named President of Blockbuster. Stores remained open until Dish closed all company-owned locations in 2013.

In 2015, Blockbuster replaced "Blockbuster On Demand" with Sling TV, an over-the-top television service. The Blockbuster Fan Page originally tracked the franchise-owned stores, but as of 2020, the majority of stores do not exist anymore.

However, while the company itself is all but dead, there is one last remaining Blockbuster location that is still open in Bend, Oregon. It is colloquially called "The Last Blockbuster"

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Blockbuster LLC
- **logo**: Blockbuster logo.svg
- **type**: Subsidiary
- **fate**: Bankruptcy
- **successors**: Sling TV
Dish Movie Pack
- **founder**: David Cook
- **services**: Home video rentals
- **assets**: $37,000,000 (2010)
- **num employees**: 84,300 (2004)
25,000 (2010)
3 (2019)
- **parent**: Dish Network
Imelda May

**Imelda Mary Clabby** (or **Imelda May**; born 10 July 1974) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. She is known mostly as a singer, though plays guitar, bass guitar and tambourine.

Her third studio record, _Mayhem_, earned her a nomination for Choice Music Prize.

Imelda May was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Scagliola

**Scagliola** (from the Italian _scaglia_, meaning "chips"), is an artificial way of imitating marble and other precious material. It is a decorative building material.

Stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements can be made by scagliola. It came into fashion in 17th-century Tuscany.

Scagliola is a composite substance made from selenite, glue and natural pigments, imitating marble and other hard stones. The material may be veined with colours and stuck on to a core, or patterns may be carved into a prepared scagliola matrix. The pattern is then filled with the coloured, plaster-like composite. Then it is polished with flax oil for brightness, and wax for protection. The whole thing gives a  richness of colour not easy to get in natural marbles.
Telmo Vargas

General **Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar** (9 October 1912  –  9 August 2013) was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as President of Ecuador. He was Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of Ecuador. His army overthrew the military of Ramón Castro Jijón on 29 March 1966.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **office**: List of heads of state of Ecuador, Head of State of Ecuador
- **term**: 1966
- **predecessor**: Ramón Castro Jijón
- **successor**: Clemente Yerovi
- **birth name**: Telmo Oswaldo Vargas Benalcázar
- **birth place**: San José de Minas, Quito Canton, Ecuador
- **death place**: Quito, Ecuador
- **rank**: General
- **branch**: Armed Forces of Ecuador
Gerry Anderson (broadcaster)

**Gerald Michael "Gerry" Anderson** (28 October 1944 - 21 August 2014) was a Northern Irish radio and television broadcaster. He worked for BBC Northern Ireland. He was known for his unique style and somewhat unusual sense of humor. Anderson often called himself on his show, as "Turkey Neck", "Puppet Chin" or "Golf Mike Alpha".

Anderson died in Belfast, Northern Ireland from a long illness, aged 69.

## Other websites

- Radio Foyle biography

## Infobox (person)

- **birth name**: Gerald Michael Anderson
- **image**: Gerry_anderson.jpg
- **caption**: Gerry Anderson
- **birth place**: Derry, Northern Ireland
- **death place**: Belfast, Northern Ireland
- **occupation**: Broadcaster
- **nationality**: Northern Irish
- **years active**: 1963–2014
Puli

The **Puli** is a small to medium sized dog breed. It was brought to Hungary with the Magyars in the late 9th century. They are used as herding and guard dogs.

Female Pulis are about  high. Males are .  Females weigh . Males weigh a little more.

## Behavior

The Puli is an intelligent and active dog. It needs obedience training while still young. If a Puli gets enough exercise it can live in the city, even in an apartment.
But Pulis do best when not kept as indoor pets in a small living space. Pulis kept indoors need a lot of exercise to use up their energy, or they can became either shy or overactive. They need to get the kind of exercise they were created for.  A Puli without enough exercise can became mischievous and cause trouble. The right kind of exercise includes running, biking, hiking, jogging and field work;  not just a walk around the corner. Pulis are best kept in a house with a garden.

The Puli is happiest when it has work to do. Then this dog will show excellent intelligence, strength and ability to work with humans. This satisfies their strong instinct to guard their herd.

As a working dog, the Puli is obedient and focused when doing a task. Some of them are used as police dogs. They are one of the best sheepdogs. Pulis don't need to be taught how to guard the sheep. They naturally protect their territory and flock. Even though they are not big dogs, they will still try to scare away anyone they do not know.

If well trained, they understand even the smallest instructions and obey. They are excellent in obedience trials for dogs. These are also dogs who are sensitive (get their feelings hurt easily). Pulis hate being bullied or made fun of. Because they are so intelligent, they understand that they are being mistreated. If not treated well, they lose their desire to cooperate.

Pulis are not very friendly with people they do not know. With owners and friends, these dogs are funny, lovely and playful. Pulis bark quite a lot.

## Fur

The coat of fur on a Puli is corded, like dreadlocks. The puli is a one-colored dog. It is usually black. It can also be white, gray, or cream. All Pulis, even the white ones have black eyes,  black noses and black feet.  The Puli's coat needs a lot of care to keep its cords clean, neat, and attractive. About 45 minutes of grooming work each week is recommended. When the dog is older the cords can become quite long and heavy. They sometimes are so long that they touch the ground. The cords can be thinner or thicker cords. The thin, nice cords are made by keeping the fur clean and cared for. Thin ropes are made by hand forming thinner ropes.
This breed has little to no shedding (see Moult).
Robert Hansen

**Robert Christian Hansen** (February 15, 1939 - August 21, 2014), known in the media as the **"Butcher Baker"**, was an American serial killer.

Hansen was born in Estherville, Iowa to Edna and Christian Hansen, who was a Danish immigrant. In 1960, he burned down a bus garage. He was convicted of arson and sent to prison. His wife divorced him when he was in prison. He was assessed as having an infantile personality and released in 1962. He married another woman in 1963. The couple and their two children moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1967. In 1977, he was convicted of theft and sent to prison. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and in 1978 was released. In 1983, he was charged with assault, kidnapping, firearms offences, theft and deception.

Between 1971 and 1983, Hansen abducted, raped, tortured and murdered at least 17 and possibly as many as 21 women in and around Anchorage. He was discovered, arrested, and convicted of four murders in 1984. He was sentenced to 461 years plus a life sentence with no possibility of parole.

Hansen died at the age of 75, at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage on August 21, 2014 due to an illness.
Kaufman Astoria Studios

**Kaufman Astoria Studios** is a movie studio in New York.

## Television shows filmed here

- Sesame Street (1993-Present)
- Ghostwriter (1993-1996)
- Square One TV (1995-1996)
- Big Bag (1996-1998)
- The Electric Company (2009-2011)
Sava Stojkov

**Sava Stojkov** (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Стојков; 29 March 1925 – 20 August 2014) was a Serbian naive art painter. He was known for his environment depictions, as well as for his pre-photorealistic tendencies.

Stojkov has exhibited at over 650 group exhibitions and received over 40 awards for his work worldwide. Ten books, monographs and 12 painting maps were published about his art and a large number of documentary movies, radio and television shows were recorded about his works.

Stojkov was one of the most popular painters in Serbia and in the region. He painted landscapes and plains of Vojvodina, portraits of its people, and occasionally worked in specific oil-on-glass technique.

Stojkov died on 20 August 2014 in Sombor, Serbia, aged 89.

## Other websites

- Biography and Awards  (Bio in Serbian, Awards in English)

## Infobox (artist)

- **name**: Sava Stojkov
- **image**: Сава Стојков завршава портрет Новака Ђоковића у свом атељеу у Препарандији.jpg
- **caption**: Sava Stojkov finishing his portrait of Novak Djokovic
- **birth place**: Sombor, Kingdom SHS
- **death place**: Sombor, Serbia
- **nationality**: Serbian
- **known for**: painting
American Cocker Spaniel

The **American Cocker Spaniel** is a  breed of dog. It is one of many Spaniel breeds. In the United States, the breed is usually called the Cocker Spaniel. In other parts of the world, it is called the American Cocker Spaniel. This is because there is a Cocker Spaniel called  English Cocker Spaniel. They are clever, loving and happy dogs.

## The breed

The breed is the smallest of the sporting or hunting dogs. Also, there are some differences between it and its English relative. It is a happy and intelligent working breed. Because of having been bred to meet show dog qualities, it is no longer an ideal working dog. These Spaniels now have many health problems with their hearts, eyes and ears.

The American Cocker has a medium long silky coat of fur. It has an upturned nose, either black or brown. It has long, silky ears that hang down. The eyes are large, dark in color and round.  Fur colors can be black, tan, cream, dark red, buff, roan and sometimes merle.

## Behavior

This dog breed is nicknamed the "Merry Cocker". It is a friendly dog and not shy.

It is smart as a hunting dog. IQ tests given in the 1950s and 1960s showed the American Cocker did best of all dogs tested on hunting skills. But, they did not do as well on other skills. These showed they were slower in uncovering a dish of food or pulling on a string.  The American Cocker Spaniel is in 20th place in Stanley Coren's _The Intelligence of Dogs_. This means this dog is excellent in "Working or Obedience Intelligence" and in being trained.

If they are played with and loved as puppies, American Cockers can get along with people, children, other dogs and other pets. This breed has a tail that wags most of the time. It likes best to be around people.  It is not meant to be left alone in a backyard. Cockers can get stressed by loud noises and by being treated roughly or fussed at.

Because they have now been bred to have a long coat, they can no longer be active enough to hunt or be exercised outside.

## Other websites

- American Spaniel Club
- Animal Planet: American Cocker Spaniel: Is this the breed for you?

- American Cocker Spaniel France
Casimir Pulaski

**Count Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski** of Ślepowron coat of arms (; March 6, 1745 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called "the father of the American cavalry".

Pulaski was one of the leading military commanders for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he was driven into exile. Following a recommendation by Benjamin Franklin, Pulaski emigrated to North America to help in the cause of the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution. He most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army. He created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion. He also created the American cavalry. At the Battle of Savannah, while leading a daring charge against British forces, he was gravely wounded, and died shortly thereafter.

In 2009, he was honored by becoming an honorary U.S. citizen.

## More reading

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## Other websites

- A Chronology of Casimir Pulaski's Life 1745–1779
- One More Funeral of Kazimierz Pulaski 221 Years After his Death
- Casimir Pulaski Day , the Office of Civil Rights and Diversity at Eastern Illinois University. Leszek Szymański, _Casimir Pulaski: A Hero of the American Revolution_, E207.P8 S97 1994.
- for his reputed burial site in Savannah, Georgia {for reference only}
- Casimir Pulaski Foundation

## Infobox (military person)

- **name**: Casimir Pulaski
- **native name**: Kazimierz Pułaski
- **image**: Kazimierz Pułaski.PNG
- **image size**: 225px
- **caption**: A painting of Casimir Pulaski, by Jan Styka.
- **birth place**: Warsaw, Poland
- **death place**: Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, USA
- **allegiance**: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
United States
- **serviceyears**: 1762–1779
- **unit**: Pulaski's Legion
- **battles**: War of the Bar Confederation, American Revolutionary War (Siege of Savannah)
- **rank**: U.S. brigadier general (United States), Brigadier General
- **branch**: Military of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Continental Army
- **signature**: Kazimierz Pułaski Signature.svg
Raed al Atar

**Raed al Atar** (1974 – 21 August 2014) was a Palestinian military personal. He was the commander of the Rafah company of the Hamas Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He was also a member of the Hamas high military council. According to the Congressional Research Service analyst Jim Zanotti, his command was important due to Rafah being the destination point for the smuggling tunnels from Egypt. al Atar was born in Gaza.

Al Atar was killed in Rafah, Gaza on 21 August 2014 in a missiles strike by the Israeli army.
Amanda Palmer

**Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer** (born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as **Amanda Palmer**, is an American musician. She became famous for being the singer of The Dresden Dolls. In 2008 her first solo album _Who Killed Amanda Palmer_ was released by Roadrunner. Her second album _Theatre Is Evil_ was released in 2012.

Palmer was born in New York City. She grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts.

At a Halloween party in 2000, Palmer met drummer Brian Viglione. Afterwards Palmer and Viglione started The Dresden Dolls.

Palmer has been married to English writer Neil Gaiman since 2011.

## Other websites

- Amanda Palmer's official site
Knock Shrine

**Knock Shrine** () is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site. In 1879, a religious vision was said to have happened in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. It was seen by fifteen people. The vision was of The Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. A church was later built on the site, to worship and remember this event.

## The vision

On the evening of 21 August 1879, at about 8 o'clock, fifteen people, aged from five years to seventy-five included men, women, teenagers and children, witnessed this event.

They all said they saw an apparition of Our Lady, Saint Joseph, and Saint John the Evangelist on the wall of the small parish church. The little church was called the Church of Saint John the Baptist.

### Description

The Blessed Virgin Mary was said to be beautiful, standing a few feet above the ground. She wore a white dress. She had a crown on her head. The crown was golden, sparkling, and glittering. She was described as "in prayer", with her eyes raised to heaven.

Saint Joseph, also wearing a white robe, stood on the Virgin's right hand. Behind the figures, to the left of Saint John was a plain altar. On the altar was a cross and a lamb, with angels around. The lamb is the symbol of Jesus. This symbol is from the religious phrase The Lamb of God)

Those who saw the apparition stood in the rain for up to two hours.

### Evidence

An ecclesiastical inquiry was held to decide if the vision was true and not a mistake or fake.

The evidence was found to be trustworthy and not a lie. At a second Commission of inquiry in 1936, the surviving witnesses confirmed the evidence they gave to the first Commission.

Every August, ten thousand pilgrims go to visit the Knock Shrine .

The original little church is still there. A new Apparition chapel with statues of Our Lady, St Joseph, the lamb and St John the Evangelist, has been built next to it. Knock Basilica is a separate building showing a tapestry of the apparition.

## Recent history

Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the Shrine in June 1993.

## Related pages

- Knock, County Mayo
- Our Lady of Fátima
- Our Lady of Lourdes

## More reading

- John MacPhilpin. _The Apparitions and Miracles at Knock_. PJ Kennedy. 1904
- Sister Mary Francis Clare. _Three Visits to Knock._ PJ Kennedy. 1904
- Neary, Tom, _I Saw Our Lady_.

## Other websites

- Official website of Knock Shrine
- The music for the song "Lady of Knock"
Raphael (archangel)

**Raphael** is an archangel (arch means "highest" or "chief").  He is known in various religions as an angel who does acts of healing. The name _Raphael_ means "It is God who heals", "God Heals", "God, Please Heal". Raphael is an angel in the Bible. His feast days (celebration days) are on September 29 and October 24.

## In religions

Raphael is an archangel in Judaism and Christianity. In Islam, Raphael is the fourth major angel; in Muslim tradition, he is known as Israfil. Raphael is also an angel in Mormonism, as he is briefly mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants.

## In the Bible

Raphael is generally associated with the angel mentioned in the Gospel of John as stirring the water at the healing pool of Bethesda. Raphael is spoken about in the Book of Tobit.  Raphael was sent by the Lord to heal Tobit of his blindness. He also takes care of Tobit son, Tobias. He walks with Tobias to the village where he meets his future wife, Sarah. Sarah needs to be rescued from a demon who kills everybody who goes near her. This evil demon kills every man she marries on their wedding night. While they walk, Tobias and the Angel catch a fish together. Raphael told Tobias to catch a fish and use the gallbladder to heal Tobit's eyes. Raphael also told Tobias how to protect himself from the demon.  Tobias made a little fire and was burning the heart and liver of the fish. Tobias was driving away the evil demon with smoke.

## Angel

Raphael is the angel who can heal. He is the patron saint (taking care of) the young people, shepherds; sick people and travelers. He can cure eye problems and nightmares.

He is a special angel of the apothecaries; meaning nurses, pharmacists, physicians and jobs like those. He can also be the guardian angel of happy meetings. Raphael is said to guard pilgrims on their journeys, and is often shown holding a staff. He is also often shown holding or standing on a fish. The fish is a symbol of his healing of Tobias's father Tobit with the fish's gall.
Jean Redpath

**Jean Redpath**  (28 April 1937 – 21 August 2014) was a Scottish folk singer-songwriter. She released over 23 albums between 1962 and 1995. She was worked with American folk legend such as Bob Dylan and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Her last album was _The Moon's Silver Cradle_.

Redpath was born in Edinburgh and raised in Leven, Fife. As a young adult, she moved to the United States to begin a music career. She was given an MBE in 1987.

Redpath died from cancer on 21 August 2014 at a hospital in Arizona. She was 77.
Steven Sotloff

**Steven Joel Sotloff** (May 11, 1983 – September 2, 2014) was an American journalist. He is best known for his work for _Time_. He also worked for _The National Interest_, _Media Line_, and _Foreign Policy_. He has appeared on CNN and Fox News. He has traveled to Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Libya, and Bahrain.

Sotloff was born and raised in Miami, Florida. His father is Arthur Sotloff. His mother is Shirley Pulwer. He studied at universities in Florida and New Hampshire.

## Kidnapping

On August 4, 2013, Sotloff was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria near the Turkey border. He is currently being held captive by ISIS Islamic militants in eastern Syria. On August 19, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a video titled "A Message to America", showing the beheading of fellow journalist James Foley. At the end of the video, ISIS threatened U.S. president Barack Obama, telling him that "his next move" will decide the fate of Sotloff.

However, only days after this threat was released, the U.S. stepped up airstrikes against ISIS. The U.S. fired 14 missiles at various ISIS Humvees near the Mosul Dam.

## Beheading

On September 2, 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant released a video of the beheading of a man they identified as Sotloff.

## Related pages

- James Foley (photojournalist)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Steven J. Sotloff
- **birth name**: Steven Joel Sotloff
- **birth date**: May 11, 1983
- **birth place**: Miami, Florida, United States, U.S.
- **disappeared date**: August 4, 2013
- **disappeared place**: Aleppo, Syria
- **disappeared status**: Executed
- **death date**: reported
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **other names**: Steve Sotloff
- **alma mater**: University of Central Florida
- **occupation**: Journalist
- **employer**: _Time (magazine), Time_
- **parents**: Arthur Sotloff
Shirley Sotloff
- **relatives**: Lauren Sotloff (sister)
Prime number theorem

The **prime number theorem** is a theorem from number theory. Prime numbers are not distributed evenly across the number range. The theorem formalizes the idea that the probability of hitting a prime number between 1 and a given number becomes smaller, as numbers grow. This probability is about n/ln(n), where ln(n) is the natural logarithm function. This means that the probability of hitting a prime number with 2n digits is about half as likely than with n digits. For example, among the positive integers of at most 1000 digits, about one in 2300 is prime (ln 10<sup>1000</sup> ≈ 2302.6), whereas among positive integers of at most 2000 digits, about one in 4600 is prime (ln 10<sup>2000</sup> ≈ 4605.2). In other words, the average gap between consecutive prime numbers among the first _N_ integers is roughly ln(_N_).

Fifteen-year old Carl Friedrich Gauss suspected that there was a link between prime numbers and logarithms in 1793. Adrien-Marie Legendre also suspected such a link in 1798. Jacques Hadamard and Charles-Jean de La Vallée Poussin proved the prime number theorem in 1896, over a century after Gauss.
Azerbaijani rock

**Azerbaijani rock** is a type of rock music sung by Azerbaijani people. In the Soviet era, rock music was forbidden because the Communist Party of the Soviet Union believed it was a "Western anti-socialist" influence. However, in the 1980s popular rock bands in Azerbaijan began to emerge. The Azerbaijanis blended folk music with their rock music. After Bolshevism, progressive rock music began to be popular among Azerbaijani people. Since 2004, the Azerbaijan Music Awards honors musicians who record rock music.

## Other websites

- Azerbaijans.com - Music » Rock
2014–15 Premier League

The **2014–15 Premier League** is the 23rd season of the **Premier League**. It is the top English professional league for association football clubs since it started in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014.
The season started on Saturday 16 August 2014 and will end on Sunday 24 May 2015.

## Teams

A total of 20 teams will play in the league. The top 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and the three promoted from the 2013–14 Football League Championship.
On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013–14 Football League Championship after ten-years away from the Premier League.  They became champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014.  On 21 April 2014, Burnley earned promotion to the Premier League with second place. This followed their win over Wigan Athletic. On 24 May 2014 Queens Park Rangers were the final team to be promoted after winning the 2014 Football League Championship play-off Final. They won 1–0 against Derby County at Wembley Stadium in London. The three teams replace Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, who were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season.
Liz Holzman

**Elizabeth E. "Liz" Holzman** (February 9, 1953 – August 11, 2014) was an American movie and television director, producer, animator and writer. She was best known for her work on the animated television shows _Animaniacs_ and _Pinky and the Brain_. She won three Emmy Awards during the 1990s.

Holzman was born in San Francisco, California. She studied at Mills College and at the California Institute of the Arts. There she earned her MFA in movie graphics. She was also the Animation Department Chair at the Art Institute of Portland.

Holzman died from breast cancer on August 11, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. She was 61.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Liz Holzman
- **birth name**: Elizabeth E. Holzman
- **birth place**: San Francisco, California, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- **other names**: Elizabeth "Liz" Chapman
- **occupation**: Movie director, television director, producer, animator, writer
- **years active**: 1979–2002
Cat o' nine tails

The **cat o' nine tails** is a multi-tailed whip. It is sometimes called just **the cat**. It was first used to give severe physical punishment. It was used in the Royal Navy and British Army.

The cat o' nine tails is sometimes used in BDSM or sexual fetish activity.
Maria Altmann

**Maria Altmann** (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a Jewish refugee from Nazi Austria to the United States. She was an art collector. Altmann's family owned five paintings painted by Gustav Klimt. They were stolen by Nazis during World War II. She was successful in getting back those five paintings, which included two portraits of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer.

Altmann was born in Vienna, Austria. She died at age 94.

The movie _Woman in Gold_ is based on Altmann's life.
Contour line

**Contour lines** or **isolines** are used when plotting a function of 2 variables. All the points where the function has the same value are connected. Two well-known examples where such lines are common are: height lines drawn on topographical maps, and showing areas with the same pressure or temperature on weather charts. Contour lines are an application of level sets.
Loleatta Holloway

**Loleatta Holloway** (November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer. She was known mainly for disco songs, such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation".

Holloway was born in Chicago, Illinois. She died there from heart failure.