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Otto Kerner Jr.

**Otto Kerner, Jr.** (August 15, 1908 &ndash; May 9, 1976) was an American politician. He was a Democrat. He was the Governor of Illinois from January 1961 to May 1968. He is best known for chairman of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders and for accepting bribes. He would later be charged with 17 felony charges and would serve time in jail. He was one of the four Governors of Illinois to be in jail. He would soon nominate Lyndon B. Johnson to be President.

Kerner was born on August 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. His father was politician Otto Kerner, Sr.. Kerner studied at the Trinity College and at Brown University. He was married to Helena Cermak, the daughter of ex-Chicago mayor Anton Cermak who was assassinated. After leaving office, Kerner had suffered cancer and would later die from the disease on May 9, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, aged 67. He was buried at the Arlington National Cemetery.

## References
## Other websites
* Otto Kerner marker at Arlington National Cemetery
Jizya

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**Jizya** or **jizyah** was a tax imposed upon dhimmi, non-Muslim residents in Muslim countries, as in the Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire and so on. Jews and Christians were required to pay the *jizya* and *kharaj* taxes,

## References
Greater spotted eagle

The **greater spotted eagle** (*Aquila clanga*), occasionally just called the **spotted eagle**, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. In summer it lives in eastern Eurasia, and winters further south.

## Description 
A medium-sized eagle, the greater spotted eagle only has white spots as a juvenile, when they extend in bands across the upperwing. By adulthood, the spots have faded leaving dark brown feathers across the head, body and wings, with slightly paler flight feathers on the upper side. In gliding flight, the greater spotted eagle holds the feathers at the tips of the wings downward. 

## References
Daniel Walker

**Daniel "Dan" Walker** (August 6, 1922 &ndash; April 29, 2015) was an American Democratic lawyer, businessman, and politician from Illinois. He was the 36th Governor of Illinois from January 1973 to January 1977. He was one of the four governors of Illinois to serve in jail. He went to jail because of bank fraud in 1988.

Walker was born on August 6, 1922 in Washington, D.C.. He was raised in San Diego, California. Walker studied at the United States Naval Academy and at Northwestern University. Walker died of heart failure in Chula Vista, California, aged 92.

## References
## Other websites
*Oral History Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Dan Walker Oral History and Victor deGrazia Oral History
Internet Marketing Conference

The **Internet Marketing Conference**, often named (**IMC**), is an international conference about some aspects of e-business. It was first hosted in Copenhagen in 2000. It has since then been hosted in Edinburgh, Stockholm, Las Vegas, Berlin, Vancouver, Montreal,  Gothenburg and New York. The conference was started by Lennart Svanberg.

Many guests have been helping with hosting this event, including Danny Sullivan (Search Engine Watch), Jeffrey Eisenberg (Future Now, Inc.), Jim Wilson (Jim World), Lucas Morea (LatinEdge), Mitch Joel (Twist Image), Scott Ferber (Advertising.com), Stephen Turner (ClickTracks), Matthew Colebourne (coComment), Brian Clifton (Google).

Topics discussed include: 

* web strategy
* social media
* onsite behavioral targeting
* competitive intelligence
* web analytics
* multivariate testing
* and all aspects of eMarketing (search marketing, affiliate marketing)

## References
## Other websites
Chandler Bing

**Chandler Bing** is a fictional character on American sitcom *Friends*, portrayed by Matthew Perry. He works in an advertising company. He says that he uses humor as a way to defend himself. He is married to Monica Geller. Her brother is Ross Geller, his college roommate. He has two adopted children.
Ross Geller

**Ross Geller** is a fictional character on the American sitcom *Friends*, portrayed by David Schwimmer. He works in a museum. He usually wants everyone to be right in facts or grammar. He was divorced three times. He has a son Ben and a daughter Emma. His sister is Monica Geller. In the series finale he ends up having a relationship with Rachel Green.
Monica Geller

**Monica Geller** is a fictional character on American sitcom *Friends*, portrayed by Courteney Cox for 10 seasons. (1994-2004) She worked in a very fancy restaurant. She likes everything in her apartment to be clean. She is known to be a "clean freak". She is married to Chandler Bing. Her brother is Ross Geller. She has two adopted children. They are named Erica and Jack Bing. She has a complicated relationship with her parents. Monica often acts like the mother hen of the group which can be annoying.
Rachel Green

**Rachel Green** is a fictional character on the American sitcom *Friends*. She is portrayed by Jennifer Aniston. Green worked as a waitress at Central Perk. Then she worked in Bloomingdales as an assistant. Then she was a manager of a Ralph Lauren company. She was divorced two times, one she left her fiancé at the altar. She has a daughter Emma. In the series finale she ends up having a relationship with Ross Geller.
Phoebe Buffay

**Phoebe Buffay** is a fictional character on the American sitcom *Friends*. She is portrayed by Lisa Kudrow. Buffay sang terrible songs at Central Perk. Then she worked as a massage therapist. Her dad left her, her twin sister (Ursula), and her stepmother who would later commit suicide. She would later marry Mike Hanagan.
Henry Horner

**Henry Horner** (November 30, 1878 &ndash; October 6, 1940) was an American-Democrat politician. He was the 28th Governor of Illinois, serving from January 9, 1933 through October 6, 1940, when he died in office. Horner was the first Jewish governor of Illinois. A park is named after him, Horner Park.

Horner was born on November 30, 1878 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the University of Chicago. He later came back to Chicago five months later. He died in Winnetka, Illinois on October 6, 1940, aged 61.

## References
## Other websites
* 
* Henry Horner Collection at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Tina Louise

**Tina Louise** (b. Tina Black, February 11, 1934) is an American sitcom and movie actress. She is best known for playing Ginger Grant on the television series ''Gilligan's Island*. She also played a doomed housewife in the 1975 movie *The Stepford Wives'', which was well received. She was born in New York City.

## References
GLONASS

**GLONASS** ('''') is a radio-based satellite navigation system. It is operated by the Russian Defence Forces. It provides an alternative to the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS). These are the only two navigational systems with global coverage. Some receivers can use both systems, giving more accurate locations, more quickly.

## References
## Other websites 
* Official GLONASS web page
J. Edgar Hoover

**John Edgar Hoover** (January 1, 1895 &ndash; May 2, 1972) was an American government official. He was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. He was chosen as director of the Bureau of Investigation because he helped start it. He was the director until his death in 1972 at age 77.

According to President Harry S Truman, Hoover transformed the FBI into his private secret police force. Truman stated that "we want no Gestapo or secret police. FBI is tending in that direction. They are dabbling in sex-life scandals and plain blackmail. J. Edgar Hoover would give his right eye to take over, and all congressmen and senators are afraid of him".

Hoover had the largest collection of pornography in history. Some adult movies included photos of Joan Crawford, Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty, and Tony Curtis. He studied at George Washington University. Many say Hoover was homosexual but he never admitted it.

It is unknown if Hoover and his second-in-command Clyde Tolson were ever in a relationship. Hoover died on May 2, 1972 in Washington, D.C. from heart failure, aged 77.

## Early Life
J. Edgar Hoover was born on New Year's Day in Washington, DC. His parents were Dickerson Naylor Hoover (1856-1921) and Anna "Annie" () Hoover. Dickerson Hoover's family was English and German. Annie Hoover's family was Swiss. J. Edgar Hoover was the youngest of four children. He never had a birth certificate until he was 43, even though Washington, D.C. required them. His childhood home was near Seward Square. The house no longer exists because a United Methodist church was built there. However, there is a stained glass window in the church that honors him.

## References
## Other websites

* StraightDope.com  – 'The Straight Dope: Was J. Edgar Hoover a crossdresser?'
* FBI file on J. Edgar Hoover
* J. Edgar Hoover Appointment and Phone Logs 
* Time.com  – 'The Truth about Hoover', December 22, 1975
* Wall Street Journal – 'Hoover's Institution', Laurence H. Silberman, July 20, 2005
* Assassination Records Review Board  – Final Report: 1998
* Zpub.com  – 'J. Edgar Hoover Biography'
* J. Edgar Hoover's Watching You  – slideshow by *Life magazine*
*
Jim Edgar

**James Robert "Jim" Edgar** (July 22, 1946 &ndash; September 14, 2025) was an American Republican politician. He was Governor of Illinois from January 1991 through January 1999. He was the Illinois Secretary of State from January 1981 through January 1991.

Edgar was a very popular governor. Even though Illinois is a Democratic state, he won in landslides as a Republican. He retired with high approval ratings.

Edgar was born on July 22, 1946 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was raised in Charleston, Illinois. Edgar studied at Wabash College and at Eastern Illinois University. He is married to Brenda Smith.

In February 2025, Edgar was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died from problems caused by the disease on September 14, 2025 at a hospital in Springfield, Illinois at the age of 79.

## References
## Other websites
* Gov. Edgar reacts to the allegations against Gov. Rod Blagojevich  – link to speech, op-ed, and interview about the 2008–2009 Blagojevich scandal; from the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Aubrey O'Day

'''Aubrey O'Day''' (born February 11, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter and reality television actress and participant.  She was in the music group Danity Kane, from which she was fired in 2008. 

O'Day was born in San Francisco.

## References
Luna Park, Tel Aviv

**Luna Park, Tel Aviv** is an amusement park complex in Tel Aviv Fairgrounds. It is managed by the "Israeli Entertainment Company" which also manages the Superland amusement park in Rishon Lezion. 

## Gallery 

File:Lunapark Tel-Aviv.JPG|View from above 
File:Anakondacoaster.JPG|Anakonda coaster
File:TopSpin.jpg|Top Spin

## Other websites 
* Luna Park, Tel Aviv website
Superland

**Superland** is an amusement park in Rishon LeZion, Israel. It was opened in 1991. In 1992 it opened as a park with a lake next to it. In the 2000s, a stadium was built in the park. In 2012, a movie theater was opened in the park.    

## Gallery 

File:WikiAir IL-13-06 005-B.JPG|View of Superland and the Movie theater
File:SuperlandPK.JPG|the Roundabout
File:RLZ Superland - SLC 689m Kumba Roller Coaster 02.JPG|the Roller coaster
File:RLZ Superland Pirate ship 01.JPG|the Pirate ship

## Other websites 
* Official website
The Great Giana Sisters

***The Great Giana Sisters*** is a 1987 platform game known for resembling Nintendo's *Super Mario Brothers*. The game was developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. Due to the game's similarity to Nintendo's *Super Mario Brothers*, Nintendo threatened the game's makers with a legal action, and the game was removed from stores.

Players control one of two protagonists Giana or Maria. Players defeat enemies and collect gems and powerups in order to increase their score. The player's objective is to advance through each level.
People's Sunday

'''People's Sunday''' is a tradition in Malta on the first Sunday of Lent. Many people went on pilgrimage to Zabbar to a chapel devoted to Our Lady of Graces.
Frans Hals

**Frans Hals the Elder** (c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch painter. He is known for his loose brushwork. He helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portrait painting.
The Cube

***The Cube*** is a British game show that airs on ITV. It is presented by Phillip Schofield. It began on 22 August 2009 and ended on 8 August 2015. The show ran for 9 series.

## Gameplay
Contestants play a seven games to win £250,000. Games take place inside of a cube. The contestant is given nine lives. Each time a contestant fails, he lose a life, and must play the game again. If a contestant loses all of their lives, they go home with nothing. Contestants may stop with the money they have so far before any game. Before each game, contestants are shown how to play it by a character named "The Body." A contestant has two helps available. The first one is **Simplify**. This allows a contestant to make a game easier. The other one is **Trial Run**. This allows contestants to play the game without the risk of losing their lives.

### Games
There are seven games per contestant. The last game is a harder version of the game the contestant had the most trouble with. If a contestant wins all seven games, they win £250,000.

## Other websites
*ITV website for *The Cube*
James R. Thompson

**James Robert Thompson, Jr.** (May 8, 1936 &ndash; August 14, 2020) was an American Republican politician. He was the 37th Governor of Illinois from 1977 through 1991. He was part of the 9/11 Commission. A structure in Chicago is named after him, the James R. Thompson Center.

Thompson was born on May 8, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to a Swedish-American family. He studied at the University of Illinois at Chicago, at Washington University in St. Louis, and at Northwestern University. He was married to Jayne Ann Carr Thompson. They had one child.

Thompson died of cardiac arrest at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago on August 14, 2020 at the age of 84.

## References
## Other websites
*Thompson's biography from the 9/11 Commission
*Thompson's biography from Northwestern University 
*Receipt for Thompson's contribution for Friends of Hillary 
*National Governors Association
Pearl Bailey

**Pearl Mae Bailey** (March 29, 1918 &ndash; August 17, 1990) was an American actress, entertainer, and singer. She was known for her roles in *St. Louis Women*, *Hello, Dolly!*, and in *Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale*. She won a Grammy Award in 1959, an Emmy Award in 1968, a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1976, and a Tony Award in 1986.

Bailey was born on March 29, 1918 in Southampton County, Virginia. She was married to John Randolph Pinkett from 1948 until they divorced in 1952. Then she was married to Louie Bellson from 1952 until her death in 1990. They had two children, one adopted. Bailey died on August 17, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was aged 72.

## Other websites
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*Pearl Bailey at TVGuide.com
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Kings City

**Kings City** was an amusement park in Eilat, Israel. It is located in the hotels area of the city. The amusement park is dedicated to the Bible and was open in 2005 at a cost of US$40,000,000, and closed in 2015.

## Gallery 

File:PikiWiki Israel 18736 Kings City in Eilat.JPG|View from above
File:PikiWiki Israel 8091 kings city in eilat.jpg|Water slide
File:PikiWiki Israel 8206 kings city eilat.jpg|Image of ancient Egypt

## Other websites 
* Kings City website 
* Kings City under construction 
* Photo gallery, August 2005 (111 photos)
Xenophon

historian]]
**Xenophon** (c. 430 – 354 BC), also known as **Xenophon of Athens**, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates.  He is known for his writings on the history of his own times, the 4th century BC. He preserved the sayings of Socrates, and descriptions of life in ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. 

His most famous book was the *Anabasis*, about the escape of Greek mercenaries after they fought for Cyrus the Younger. Cyrus wanted to be king of Persia but he died during the battle against his brother Antaxerxes, leaving only Xenophon to lead the Greeks our of danger.
Praxiteles

*, a Roman variant of the Knidian Aphrodite, Munich Glyptothek]]

**Praxiteles** was the most famous of the sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. While no sculpture by Praxiteles is extant, numerous copies of his works have survived.  Several authors, including Pliny the Elder, wrote of his works. Coins engraved with silhouettes of his various famous statuary types from the period still exist. His works include *Hermes and the Infant Dionysus''.
Mehmet Oz

**Mehmet Cengiz Öz** (born June 11, 1960), also known as **Dr. Oz**, is an American doctor, politician, writer, educator, and television personality who has been the 17th and current Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since 2025. He has a television show, *The Dr. Oz Show*. He helps people with health and weight. He won two Emmy Awards, in 2010 and in 2011. He also has Turkish citizenship.

A Republican, Oz unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 2022. In November 2024, he was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. and he was a regular guest on *The Oprah Winfrey Show*. In 2009, *The Dr. Oz Show* first aired. It ran for 13 seasons. Oz was a supporter of pseudoscience and often showed false medical claims.

## Political career
### U.S. Senate campaign
In November 2021, Oz announced that he was running in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania as a Republican. He won the nomination in June 2022, becoming the first Muslim to be nominated by either major party for U.S. Senate. He was defeated in the general election by John Fetterman.

### Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
On November 19, 2024, Oz was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. On April 3, the U.S. Senate voted 53–45 to confirm Oz as CMS administrator.

## Personal life
Öz was born on June 11, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio to a Turkish family. He studied at Tower Hill School, at Harvard University, at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. 

Oz served in the Turkish Army during the 1980s for 60 days of mandatory training.

Öz married his wife Lisa Lemole in 1985. They have four children. He now lives in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania.

## Notes
## References
## Other websites
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*  Dr. Oz Show
* Columbia University Department of Surgery profile
J. Bruce Ismay

**Joseph Bruce Ismay** (December 12, 1862 &ndash; October 17, 1937) was an English businessman. He was chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. He was known as the man who created the RMS *Titanic*. He was one of the survivors, but because he survived many people thought he was afraid of dying and would later destroy his reputation.

Ismay was born on December 12, 1862 in Crosby, Lancashire, England. He was married to Julia Florence Schieffelin from 1888 until his death in 1937. They had five children. Ismay died on October 17, 1937 in Mayfair, London, England from a stroke, aged 74.

## References
## Other websites
* J. Bruce Ismay at Encyclopedia Titanica
* 
* Article on Ismay and the Titanic
Cinereous vulture

The **cinereous vulture** (*Aegypius monachus*) is also known as the 'black vulture', 'monk vulture', or 'Eurasian black vulture'. It is a member of the family Accipitridae. It is one of the two largest old world vultures.

This bird is an Old World vulture, and is only distantly related to the New World vultures, which are in a separate family, Cathartidae, of the same order. It is therefore not directly related to the much smaller American black vulture despite the similar name and coloration. 

## References
Robert Hegyes

**Robert Hegyes** (May 7, 1951 &ndash; January 26, 2012) was an American actor who was known for his role as Juan Epstein in the 1970s comedy sitcom *Welcome Back, Kotter*.

Hegyes was born on May 7, 1951 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to a Hungarian-Italian family. He was raised in Metuchen, New Jersey. Hegyes studied at Metuchen High School and at Glassboro State College. He was never married. Hegyes died on January 26, 2012 from a heart attack in Edison, New Jersey, aged 60.

## References
## Other websites
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Sarah Lancaster

**Sarah Lancaster** (February 12, 1980) is an American actress who stars primarily in sitcoms. She starred as Rachel Meyers in the sitcom *Saved by the Bell: The New Class* and Marjorie in *What about Brian*. She was born in Overland Park, Kansas.
Search Engine Watch

**Search Engine Watch** (SEW) is a website with news and information about search engines and search engine marketing.

Search Engine Watch website was started by Danny Sullivan in 1996. In 1997, Sullivan sold it to MecklerMedia (now Jupitermedia). In 2005 the website and Search Engine Strategies were sold to Incisive Media for $43 million. On November 30, 2006 Danny Sullivan left Search Engine Watch. Rebecca Lieb became editor-in-chief next month.

Google's Matt Cutts has named Search Engine Watch "a must read." Yahoo's Tim Mayer has said that Search Engine Watch is the "most authoritative source on search." 

## Related pages 
* List of search engines
* Pay per click

## References 
## Other websites 
*
Prionosuchus

***Prionosuchus*** is a genus of extremely large temnospondyl amphibians from the Middle Permian (270 million years ago). Its remains were found in Brazil.

## Description
The fragmentary remains of this animal were found in the Parnaíba Basin of northeast Brazil. With an estimated length of 9 m (30 ft), *Prionosuchus* is the largest amphibian ever found.

It had an elongated and tapered snout, numerous sharp teeth, long body, short legs, and a tail adapted for swimming. 

Cox and Hutchinson re-evaluated *Prionosuchus* in 1991 and thought it was synonymous with the genus *Platyoposaurus* from Russia. However, *Platyoposaurus* had a total length of only 2.5 meters (8.2 ft), which suggested that the two animals were at least different species. The age of the sediments suggested the two were not comtemporaries. Most paleontologists consider *Prionosuchus* as a valid genus.

## Paleoecology
*Prionosuchus* lived in a humid and tropical environment as indicated by the petrified forest of the Pedra do Fogo formation in which the fossil was found. The strata of siltstones, shales and limestones were deposited in lagoonal and riverine environments. Other animals discovered in the same rocks include fish (primitive sharks, palaeoniscids, and lungfish) and amphibians.

Its general appearance was similar to a modern crocodile, such as the gharial. It probably had a similar lifestyle as an ambush aquatic predator feeding on fish and other aquatic animals.

It was one of a group known as the Archegosaurs. The archegosaurs were a group of temnospondyls that occupied the ecological niche of crocodiles and alligators during the Permian. The smaller European genus *Archegosaurus* is typical. The group went extinct at the end of the Permian. In the Triassic, the ecological niche was filled by other temnospondyls and by reptiles such as the phytosaurs.

## References
Notting Hill

**Notting Hill** is an area of central London west of Westminster. It is known for its carnival each August, and for a movie set in the Portobello Road market starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. The London Underground station Notting Hill Gate is on the Central line between Holland Park and Queensway.

## Gallery

Notting Hill Carnival 2014 (1).JPG|Notting Hill Carnival 2014
Notting Hill Carnival 2014 (2).JPG|Notting Hill Carnival 2014
Notting Hill Carnival 2014 (3).JPG|Notting Hill Carnival 2014
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Notting Hill Carnival 2014 5.JPG|Notting Hill Carnival 2014

## Related pages
*Kensington
Kanon

***Kanon*** () is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Key. It was released on 4 June 1999. It is playable on Windows PCs. Key later released versions of *Kanon* without the erotic content, and the game was ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. After the game's release, Kanon made several transitions into other media. Two Manga series were serialized in Dengeki Daioh and Dragon Age Pure. Comic anthologies, light novels and art books were also published, as were audio dramas and several music albums. Toei Animation produced a 13-episode anime television series in 2002 and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2003. Kyoto Animation produced a 24-episode anime series in 2006.

The story follows the life of Yuichi Aizawa, a high school student who returns to a city he last visited seven years ago, and he has little recollection (memories) of the events from back then. He meets several girls and slowly regains his lost memories.

## Characters
;**Yuichi Aizawa**
He is the main character of the story. He is friendly and outgoing. In the beginning of the story he moves to a new city and lives with his cousin, Nayuki Minase. He visited the town many years ago, but has since lost most of his memories of the place.

;**Ayu Tsukimiya**
Ayu is the main female character of the story. She is lively and energetic, and wears a backpack with wings on it. Her catchphrase is "uguu", which she uses to express emotions such as frustration, anger, or fear, Yuichi enjoys teasing her about it. She refers to herself as "boku", a Japanese masculine word for "I". Her favorite food is taiyaki. Although she looks very young, she is actually the same age as Yuichi (17 years old).

;**Nayuki Minase**
Nayuki is Yuichi's cousin. Yuichi moves in with her at the start of the story.

;**Mai Kawasumi**
Mai is a third-year student at the same high school Yuichi goes to. He met her standing alone in the school building at night, with a sword in her hand. At nighttime when no one is in the school, she comes in to fight and defeat demons. People are always blaming her for accidents that happen at the school, though she never denies them.

## References
## Other websites
* Key's official *Kanon* website 
* First *Kanon* anime's official website 
* Second *Kanon* anime's official website
Stefanie Powers

**Stefanie Powers** (born November 2, 1942) is an American actress and singer. She stars mainly in television programs. She played as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s series *Hart to Hart*.

Powers was born near Los Angeles.

## References
Jack Thayer

**John Borland "Jack" Thayer III** (December 24, 1894 &ndash; September 20, 1945) was an American writer and historian. He was a first-class passenger on the RMS *Titanic*. He helped many people to solve how the *Titanic* sank. He later wrote books about the sinking.

Thayer was born on December 24, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was married to Lois Cassatt until his death in 1945. Thayer committed suicide on September 20, 1945. He was depressed about his son's death during World War II. He was found in a car in Philadelphia with cuts on his wrist and throat, aged 50.

## References
## Other websites
* Encyclopedia Titanica article on John Borland Thayer III
Exit to Eden

***Exit to Eden*** is a 1994 comedy-thriller movie. Rosie O'Donnell, Dana Delany and Dan Aykroyd are in the cast. This movie is about undercover police, sex and vacationing on an island. *Exit to Eden* got attention because of sexual content and well-known actors in the cast.

## Plot
A young and attractive photographer named Elliot Slater is in southern California. He has been uncomfortable with his sexual matters, which are in the BDSM realm.

But before he begins his journey of sexual discovery, what Slater doesn't know is that he has photographed an international jewel thief named Omar. No other photos exist on Omar. The jewel thief has a criminal partner named Nina. Omar and Nina are wanting to recover the photographic film so Omar can stay anonymous.

Omar and Nina follow Elliot to an island resort called "Eden" and pose as vacationers. The island resort is operated by a mistress named Lisa Emerson. Following a tip that Omar is on the island, two undercover police officers, Fred Lavery and Sheila Kingston, also arrive. Fred is disguised as a handyman; Sheila as a vacationer.

Fred and Sheila send Omar and Nina into jail. Elliot later asks Lisa to marry him; Lisa says yes.

## Cast
* Dana Delany as Lisa Emerson
* Paul Mercurio as Elliott Slater
* Rosie O'Donnell as Sheila Kingston
* Dan Aykroyd as Fred Lavery
* Hector Elizondo as Dr. Martin Helifax; credited "As usual Hector Elizondo".
* Stuart Wilson as Omar
* Iman as Nina Blackstone
* Sean O'Bryan as Tommy Miller
* Stephanie Niznik as Diana
* Phil Redrow as Richard
* Sandra Taylor as Riba
* Julie Hughes as Julie
* Laura Harring as M.C. Kindra
* Deborah Pratt as Dr. Williams
* Laurelle Mehus as Heidi
* Tom Hines as Nolan
* Alison Moir as Kitty
* James Patrick Stuart as James
* Rosemary Forsyth as Mrs. Brady
* John Schneider as Professor Collins
* Donna Dixon as Fred's ex-wife

## Reception
*Exit to Eden* received attention during its release because of the BDSM themes and full-frontal female nudity. It also got attention for its cast members, the director and the writer of the novel on which the movie was based.

It didn't receive good reviews from critics. The critics were disappointed and confused about the combination of the original story and comedy elements. Rotten Tomatoes rated this movie at 6%, meaning "rotten" reviews. Roger Ebert gave the movie only half a star.

The movie was released on October 14, 1994.

## Awards
Rosie O'Donnell won a Razzie Award for the Worst Supporting Actress. Dan Aykroyd was nominated for the Worst Supporting Actor. Both were nominated as the Worst Screen Couple.

## References
Michel de Montaigne

**Michel Eyquem de Montaigne** (28 February 1533 — 13 September 1592) was a French Renaissance man, statesman, and writer. He was a court official in the late Valois-Angoulême period of the Kingdom of France. Montaigne was the inventor of essay-writing and was one of the most important philosophers of the French Renaissance.

## Related pages 
* Étienne de La Boétie
* Niccolò Machiavelli

## References 
## Other websites 
*Essays
Anna Shaffer

**Anna Shaffer** is an English actress, best known for her role as Ruby Button in teen soap opera *Hollyoaks,* and for her role as Romilda Vane in the Harry Potter film series.

## Filmography
### Film
### Television
### Music videos
## References
## Other websites
*
AccuWeather

**AccuWeather** is an American media organization that provides non-profit worldwide weather forecasts. The name *AccuWeather* is a portmanteau for *accurate* and *weather*. 

The network was founded in 1962 by Joel N. Myers, then a Penn State graduate student working on degrees in meteorology. The company adopted the name "AccuWeather" in 1971. It is centered in  State College, Pennsylvania. AccuWeather is a strong provider for a lot of local television stations, and does guest commentaries on major television, networks.

## Other websites 
* AccuWeather.com
Division of North Sydney

The **Division of North Sydney** was a former Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was named after the North Sydney area. It was set up in 1900 for the first federal election in 1901. It was abolished at the 2025 federal election, with its voters being given to divisions next to it.

## Electoral divisions 
The electoral division includes the suburbs of Artarmon, Cammeray, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Gore Hill, Greenwich, Henley, Hunters Hill, Huntleys Point, Kirribilli, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Lavender Bay, Linley Point, Longueville, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Naremburn, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Northbridge, Northwood, Riverview, St Leonards, Tarban, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, Woolwich and parts of Castlecrag, Gladesville and Willoughby. 

## Members
North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, which have never been held by the ALP. It has been held by a member of a non-Labor party for all but six years, when independent Ted Mack held it. It was held after the December 1922 election by Prime Minister Billy Hughes. Hughes was replaced as Nationalist party leader, and therefore Prime Minister by Stanley Bruce in February 1923. Joe Hockey was Treasurer in the Abbott Government, but lost his position when Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister. Hockey resigned from Parliament which caused a by-election, and was then appointed as the Ambassador to the US.

## Electoral divisions 
The electoral division includes the suburbs of Artarmon, Cammeray, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Gore Hill, Greenwich, Henley, Hunters Hill, Huntleys Point, Kirribilli, Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Lane Cove West, Lavender Bay, Linley Point, Longueville, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Naremburn, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Northbridge, Northwood, Riverview, St Leonards, Tarban, Waverton, Wollstonecraft, Woolwich and parts of Castlecrag, Gladesville and Willoughby.

## Members
North Sydney is one of only two original divisions in New South Wales, which have never been held by the ALP. It has been held by a member of a non-Labor party for all but six years, when independent Ted Mack held it. It was held after the December 1922 election by Prime Minister Billy Hughes. Hughes was replaced as Nationalist party leader, and therefore Prime Minister by Stanley Bruce in February 1923. Joe Hockey was Treasurer in the Abbott Government, but lost his position when Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister. Hockey resigned from Parliament which caused a by-election, and was then appointed as the Ambassador to the US.

## Election results
## References
* Division of North Sydney – Australian Electoral Commission

## Other websites
* Joe Hockey's website
Bearded vulture

The **bearded vulture** (*Gypaetus barbatus*), also known as the **lammergeier** or **lammergeyer**, is a bird of prey. It is the only member of the genus ***Gypaetus***.

An Old World vulture, it forms a minor line of the Accipitridae with the Egyptian vulture, its closest living relative. They are not much more closely related to the Old World vultures proper than to hawks. They differ from Old World vultures by their feathered neck.

It eats mainly carrion and lives and breeds on crags in high mountains in southern Europe, the Caucasus, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Tibet. The females lay one or two eggs in mid-winter that hatch at the beginning of spring. Populations are resident.

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Abu Kabir Forensic Institute

**Abu Kabir Forensic Institute** (L. Greenberg National Institute of Forensic Medicine; ) is the only forensics institute in Israel. It is in Tel Aviv.

## Other websites 
* the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute at the Israeli Ministry of Health website (Hebrew)
Israel Meteorological Service

The **Israel Meteorological Service** is the central service for weather forecasting and climate research in Israel. It includes 30 weather stations. It is located in Rishon LeZion. It is also a unit in the Israeli Ministry of Transport.

## Other websites 
* Israel Meteorological Service - official website
Tyre, Lebanon

**Tyre** is a city in the south of Lebanon. About 120,000 people lived there in 2003. The Phoenicians originally built the city. It is known as *Tyrus* in Latin, and *Tyros* in Greek. Its name in Arabic and Turkish is *Suur*.
Water resistance

**Water resistance** may refer to:

* Waterproofing, stopping water from affecting objects
* Drag (physics), the force that slows things down through fluids
* Lotus effect, water resistance in plant leaves
Norodom Sihanouk

**Norodom Sihanouk** (October 31, 1922 &ndash; October 15, 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was in the Guinness Book of Records because he had had the most political duties in the world. He served as the 1st, 12th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 35th, and 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia. He was exiled in 2004 and later left his throne in the same year.

Sihanouk was born on October 31, 1922 in Phnom Penh, French Indochina. He studied at the Cavalry Military School. Sihanouk was married six times. His last wife was Norodom Monineath from 1952 until his death in 2012. Sihanouk had 14 children. He had suffered prostate cancer. Sihanouk died on October 15, 2012 while on a trip to Beijing, China from a heart attack, aged 89.

## References
## Other websites

* Official site
* Genealogy of the Cambodian Royal Family
* News release regarding support of gay marriage
* News release regarding his website
* Cambodian politicians biography 
* Official Contact with the IPSP 
* New York Times 
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David Dinkins

**David Norman Dinkins** (July 10, 1927 &ndash; November 23, 2020) was an American politician and activist. He served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1993. He lost reelection in 1993 to Rudy Giuliani. He was the first African American mayor of New York City.

Dinkins was born on July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey. He studied at Harvard University and at the Brooklyn Law School. Dinkins was married to Joyce Burrows until her death in 2020. They had two children.

Dinkins died on November 23, 2020 at his home in New York City from respiratory failure, aged 93.
 
## References
## Other websites
*Finding Aid for the David N. Dinkins Papers housed at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library
*David Dinkins's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
Thomas E. Dewey

**Thomas Edmund Dewey** (March 24, 1902 &ndash; March 16, 1971) was an American politician. He served as the 47th Governor of New York from January 1, 1943 through December 31, 1954. He ran for President two times, and he lost both of them. He was mostly known for losing to Harry S. Truman when the *Chicago Tribune* mistakenly printed newspapers that said Dewey Defeats Truman.

Dewey was born on March 24, 1902 in Owosso, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan and at the Columbian Law School. Dewey was married to Frances Hutt from 1928 until her death 1970. Dewey died while on a trip to Miami, Florida from a heart attack on March 16, 1971, aged 68.

## References
## Other websites
*Info from the Political Graveyard
*Collectibles, Memorabilia & Reproductions
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* "Thomas E. Dewey, Presidential Contender"  from C-SPAN's *The Contenders*
The Piano Teacher

***The Piano Teacher*** is an erotic drama movie of 2001 about a piano professor for a musical conservatory. The subjects of this drama are piano playing, voyeurism and masochism. *The Piano Teacher* received positive review by critics, and several international awards.
Robert M. La Follette

**Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr.** (June 14, 1855 &ndash; June 18, 1925) was an American Republican. He was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin from January 2, 1906 to his death. He ran for president in 1924 but lost. If La Follette had won, he would have been the seventh president to die in office. He is thought to be one of the greatest senators in American history.

La Follette was born on June 14, 1855 in Primrose, Wisconsin. He was of English-Scottish-French descent abd studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. La Follette was married to Belle Case Le Follette from 1881 to his death. They had four children.

La Follette diedin Washington, D.C., from a heart disease, aged 70.

## References
## Other websites
* Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Grave
*Free Speech and the Right of Congress to Declare the Objects of the War 
*Statement of Robert La Follette, Sr. on Communist Participation in the Progressive Movement, 26 May 1924
Harlem Shake

The **Harlem Shake** is an Internet meme that became popular in February 2013. It started with a video by a YouTube user named Filthy Frank. The trend spread with people trying to replicate the video. The videos feature the song *Harlem Shake* by electronic musician Baauer, and a dance. Normally, each video begins with one person (often wearing a mask) dancing to the song alone, surrounded by other people who seem to be unaware of the person dancing. When the bass drops, the entire crowd starts doing the dance. The video tends to be 30 seconds long.

Several reports have compared the Harlem shake to the Gangnam Style meme that was popular during 2012.

## References
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* YouTube: Here's How 'Harlem Shake' Went Viral, *Mashable*
Charter Communications

**Charter Communications** is a cable system group begun in Delaware in 1993. They have Cable television, Internet and telephone services for over 26 million customers in 41 U.S. States.

The Charter headquarters are in Stamford, Connecticut, though many operations remain in St. Louis, Missouri.

The company has gotten several awards. But like several other providers, they have been also under criticism.

In May 2016, Charter took over Time Warner Cable and the Bright House Networks; the three companies merged and then became Spectrum.

In 2019 Charter dropped the channel then known as Epix, now MGM+, and Cinemax, from its bundled packages, only making them available as  separate add-ons for purchase.

In 2024, Charter extended its programming deal with Paramount that included access to the ad-supported version of Paramount+ for many customers. Also in 2024, Charter extended its distribution deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to include access to the ad-supported versions of HBO Max and Discovery+ as part of its packages, its distribution deal with NBCUniversal to include the ad-supported version of the Peacock streaming service, and its distribution deal with AMC Networks to include access to streaming service AMC+.

In 2025, Charter reached a new distribution deal with Disney, restoring access to several cable channels such as Freeform that had been removed in a previous dispute in 2023, as part of an updated agreement that allowed Charter to offer access to the ad-supported versions of Disney+ and Hulu to its customers, as well as the new streaming service from ESPN.

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Har Nof

**Har Nof** (, meaning "scenic mountain") is a mountain in Jerusalem. It is a famous neighborhood of important Israeli Rabbis. There are ancient terraces in the neighborhood, which were used for growing grapes. There are also many presses, from the Second Temple carved in the rock, suggesting a large Jewish community at the time. There are also ruins from fortifications dating from the Herodian period.

The ruins of a castle and a small pond were found in one of the lowest streets in the neighborhood. The fort was from the time of the Second Temple, and was populated by guards who protected the pilgrims visiting the temple. Opposite the castle, an ancient wine press was found, which probably belonged to the fortress' guards.

## Other websites 
* Official website website
East North Central States

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The **East North Central States** are a region that consists of five US States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, according to the United States Census Bureau. Almost fifty million people live in this region. Some non-government groups may put the State of Kentucky within this group, although the Census Bureau usually has Kentucky in the East South Central region.

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West North Central States

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The **West North Central States** are made up of seven US States: Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Kansas. The region is defined by the United States Census Bureau and is populated by between 20 million and 21 million people. This region is also regarded by the names of *Heartland* or *The Farm Belt*.
Israel Space Agency

**Israel Space Agency** (**ISA**; , '''') is a government agency of Israel. It oordinates all Israeli space research programmes with scientific and commercial goals. It is part of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Israel. It was established in 1983. The head of the ISA is Major Gen. (ret.) Prof. Yitzhak Ben Yisrael.

## Other websites 
* Official website
National Gallery of Australia

The **National Gallery of Australia** is the national art museum of Australia. It is in Canberra. It holds more than 120,000 works of art in its collection. The gallery was established in 1967 by the Australian government. The construction of the building started in 1973, and cost AU$82 million. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982.

The gallery is northeast of Parliament House. It is near the High Court and the National Library. There are three levels of galleries. On the main floor, the galleries are large, and are used to display the collections of Indigenous Australian, European, and American art. The lower level also contains a series of large galleries, used to display the Asian art collection. The topmost level contains a series of smaller galleries, which holds the gallery's collection of Australian art. A smaller building on the eastern side of the gallery holds the gallery's temporary exhibitions. It includes a sculpture garden. A major expansion of the gallery began in 2006. It included several new galleries for indigenous Australian art.

The gallery's collection of indigenous Australian art is mostly modern, but in traditional forms. It is dominated by a memorial of 200 painted tree trunks commemorating all the indigenous people who died defending their land against invaders in the 200 years between 1788 and 1988. Each trunk is a coffin, which in the Yolngu culture is used to mark the safe journey of the soul of the dead from this world to the next.

The collection of non-indigenous Australian art includes work by Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts, William Dobell, Sidney Nolan, and many other famous artists. The gallery's international collection is mainly focused on late-19th-century and 20th-century art. Artists represented include Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Lucian Freud and Henri Matisse. The sculpture garden contains works by Bert Flugelman, Henry Moore, Fujiko Nakaya and Auguste Rodin.

## References
## Other websites
* Official website 
* National Gallery of Australia  on Artabase
Randolph Street

**Randolph Street** is a street in Chicago. It runs east-west through the Chicago Loop. It carries traffic west from Michigan Avenue across the Chicago River. The street runs through the whole city. The street is named after Edmund Randolph.

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