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Carry On Cleo Carry On Cleo is a British film comedy which was released in 1964. It is the tenth in the series of "Carry On" films to be made, and the website ICONS.a portrait of England describes "Carry On Cleo" as "perhaps the best" of the series. Regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, and Jim Dale are present and Connor made his last appearance until his return in "Carry On Up the Jungle" six years later. Joan Sims returned to the series for the first time since "Carry On Regardless" three years earlier. Sims would now appear in every "Carry On" up to "Carry On Emmannuelle" in 1978, making her the most prolific actress in the series. The title role is played by Amanda Barrie in her second and last Carry On. Along with "Carry On Sergeant" and "Carry On Screaming!", its original posters were reproduced by the Royal Mail on stamps to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Carry on series in June 2008.
Barret Swatek Barret Swatek (born March 3, 1977) is an American actress and comedian who has appeared in films such as "Lethal Weapon 4", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", and "High School". She has also made guest appearances on television shows such as "Just Shoot Me!", "American Dad!", and "2 Broke Girls", and recurred as teacher Ms. Sommers on "10 Things I Hate About You". She played resident bad girl gone good, Cheryl, on the WB series "7th Heaven" for three seasons, and played the role of Brittany on the NBC comedy series "Quarterlife". She is a frequent panelist on the late-night Fox News show "Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld". Swatek plays the recurring character Ally on the MTV comedy series "Awkward".
Andrew Demetriou Andrew Demetriou (born 14 April 1961) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator, and former Australian rules football player who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Australian Football League (AFL) up to June 2014. Demetriou played 103 games for the North Melbourne Football Club between 1981 and 1987, finishing his playing career with a three-game stint for Hawthorn in 1988. Chairing several companies after his retirement from playing, he was appointed CEO of the AFL Players Association in 1998, and was responsible for negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players. Demetriou was made CEO of the AFL in 2003, replacing Wayne Jackson. In his role as head of the AFL Commission, he was responsible for a number of changes, including the expansion of the league from 16 to 18 teams, the restructuring of the tribunal system, and the brokering of two new television rights deals.
Raven Goodwin Raven Tyshanna Goodwin (born June 24, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Teddy Duncan's best friend Ivy Wentz, on the Disney Channel Original Series "Good Luck Charlie" and as Tangie Cunningham on the Nickelodeon original television series "Just Jordan", which starred Lil' JJ. Goodwin first appeared as Annie Marks in the 2001 film "Lovely & Amazing" and two years later, as Cleo in the 2003 film "The Station Agent". She also played the main role of Becca on the ABC Family original series "Huge" before its cancellation. She is currently playing the role of Niecy Patterson in the BET drama series, "Being Mary Jane".
David Tanaka David Tanaka is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera "Neighbours", played by Takaya Honda. He made his first appearance in the main show during the episode broadcast on 21 September 2016. The character was introduced alongside his twin brother Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano), and they arrive in Erinsborough to find their long-lost biological father. The show's producer had planned their stories out six months in advance and was excited about the prospect of them joining the series. Both Honda and Kano auditioned for both roles and were later awarded their respective parts. David is characterised as the more self-conscious and socially awkward of the Tanaka twins, but he is career minded and confident in his role as a doctor.
Riann Steele Riann Steele is an English actress. After studying at Arts Educational Schools, London, she appeared in various Royal Shakespeare Company productions, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Love's Labours Lost" and "Hamlet" (including its subsequent BBC television film adaptation in 2009) alongside David Tennant. From 2009 to 2010, she played Nurse Lauren Minster in "Holby City". Her first feature film role was opposite Aidan Gillen in 2010's "Treacle Jr.". In 2012, she starred in the film "Sket" as Shaks, the girlfriend of a violent gang leader portrayed by Ashley Walters. and in Doctor Who (series 7) as Queen Nefertiti. She has also appeared as Cleo, a therapist, in the Channel 4/Netflix comedy series "Lovesick".
So Awkward So Awkward is a sitcom series on CBBC. It stars Cleo Demetriou as Lily Hampton, Ameerah Falzon-Ojo as Jas (Jasmine) Salford, and Sophia Dall'aglio as Martha Fitzgerald. The thirteen-episode first series began on May 21, 2015, and finished on August 6, 2015. Another thirteen-episode series began on August 25, 2016 and ended on November 17, 2016, followed by a thirteen-episode third series - which began on August 31, 2017 and will end in November 2017.
Moseley Shoals Records Moseley Shoals Records is an independent record label in the United Kingdom. The company was set up by British rock band Ocean Colour Scene in 2004, so that they could release their "Live Acoustic at the Jam House" album. The name Moseley Shoals is taken from their breakthrough second album "Moseley Shoals". Moseley is an area of Birmingham where the band formed, and they named their recording studio Moseley Shoals in deference to Muscle Shoals Sound recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Beatles (song) "Beatles", written by Sven Olov Bagge and Claes Bure, was the song that, performed by Swedish dansband Forbes, won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1977. The song's lyrics are about the popular 1960s British rock group the Beatles and include the phrase "Yeah, yeah, yeah" as an homage to the Beatles song "She Loves You". Forbes took the song to the United Kingdom for the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, with Anders Berglund as conductor. The audience cheered at the song, not unexpectedly since the contest took place in the United Kingdom, but the jury had another opinion. The song finished last, with only two points, from West Germany.
One Acoustic Night One Acoustic Night is the third album live by the German hard rock band Bonfire. It was released in 2005 by E-M-S Music and is a two-disc album that is a live acoustic performance in Germany. It also features a studio song dedicated to the victims of the tsunami disaster in Thailand, recorded in English, German and Spanish. Chris Limburg and Thomas Streck were guest musicians that helped with the live performance, which is all in German. A DVD was released at the same time of the acoustic performance.
Light Up the Sky (Yellowcard song) "Light Up the Sky" is the first and only single from Yellowcard's album "Paper Walls". The live acoustic version was first heard on March 30, 2007, at their concert at the Troubador in West Hollywood, California. It was then played electric in later shows. On May 15, 2007, the fully mixed album version was put on their Myspace page. The song impacted radio on June 5, 2007. It was released on iTunes on June 5, 2007, and it was the most added single to US Alternative/Modern Rock radio stations for the week ending June 8, 2007, and peaked at number 41 on the "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also reached number 32 on the Adult Top 40 chart.
Australia (Gyroscope song) "Australia" is a song by Australian rock band Gyroscope, from the album "Breed Obsession". It was released as the third single from their highly successful album, which peaked at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. The song was released to radio in May 2008, and was released as a CD single and digital download on 14 June 2008, along with two acoustic pieces. One of those being a live acoustic version of "Australia", the other a live acoustic cover of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game".
Live Acoustic America Live Acoustic America is an acoustic live recording of classic Howard Jones songs, released in 1996. It was recorded in Los Angeles to a sell out crowd and features Carol Steele on percussion. The acoustic tour travelled the world, with Jones playing venues in Europe, the USA and Jamaica. The tour accompanied the release of the piano-based album "In the Running" and featured pared-back versions of his hits, album tracks, and The Beatles cover "Come Together".
One Cold Night One Cold Night is an acoustic album by South African post-grunge/alternative metal band Seether, released on 11 July 2006, that features 12 acoustic tracks plus bonus DVD footage recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Grape Street Club on 22 February 2006. The album includes live acoustic renditions of songs from the band's "Fragile", "Disclaimer", and "Karma and Effect" albums, a cover song, and a remixed version of "The Gift".
Broken Down: The EP Broken Down: The EP is the third release on Flicker Records by Christian rock band Pillar. It features a demo version of the hit song "Bring Me Down" as well as live acoustic versions and studio acoustic versions of songs on Pillar's second album, "Fireproof".
Mabool Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven is the third full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land. It was released on February 23, 2004 through Century Media Records. There are two different versions of the album; in a CD version and an LP with different cover art for each. The album is also available as a limited edition version with a bonus live acoustic CD titled "The Calm Before the Flood". It was also released on vinyl by Profound Lore Records as a 2-LP album in a clear wax case limited to only 500 copies. The album also features two videos that were made for "Ocean Land" and "Norra el Norra" their first videos.
I Told You So (Karmin song) "I Told You So" is a song by American recording duo Karmin, taken from their debut EP "Hello". It was written by band members Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan, as well as Elite and producer John "Jon Jon Traxx" Webb, Jr. The song features a primary hip hop influence, as well as elements of rock, electronica and ska. The song debuted live on "Saturday Night Live" on February 11, 2012. Heidemann and Noonan first performed a live acoustic snippet of the song on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show prior to their SNL appearance. "I Told You So" is said to pay homage to Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now", a song they covered on YouTube that brought them to fame.
Nakhon Noi Nakhon Noi briefly occupied the throne of Lan Xang from 1582–1583 on the death of his father Sen Soulintha, who himself had been appointed as a vassal to the Toungoo Empire from 1580-1582. Nakhon Noi took the regnal name "Samdach Brhat Chao Samdach Brhat Chao Negara Nawi Raja Sri Sadhana Kanayudha". Little is known about his brief rule, it does not appear in the sources that the Burmese were at the origin of his selection to succeed Sen Soulintha and were instead informed belatedly. If he had supporters in the royal court of Lan Xang they were few and quickly became unhappy with his rule. Within the year the royal court had petitioned King Nanda Bayin for his removal. According to various versions of the chronicles it is cited that Nakhon Noi “did not rule with fairness,” or keep to the religious and behavioral precepts which were traditionally required by a sovereign. Other versions record that he simply had made enemies at court, or was perceived as illegitimate because (like his father Sen Soulintha) he was of common origins. Either at the hands of the royal court, or the Burmese, Nakhon Noi was deposed, arrested, and returned to Pegu. After Nakhon Noi was deposed a period of interregnum occurred from 1583-1591 which historian Paul Le Boulanger describes as a period of “absolute confusion,” among the factions at court. The chronicles again agree that it was only after the period of succession crisis that a petition was finally sent in 1591 to Nanda Bayin by the Lao sangha and Lan Xang court asking for Prince No Muang, the son and legitimate heir of Setthathirath, to be appointed as king. Nanda Bayin confirmed the request and Prince No Muang would take the throne as Nokeo Koumane and reign Lan Xang from 1591-1596.
Patiala House (film) Patiala House is a 2011 Indian sports drama film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. It was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar and Twinkle Khanna under the banner of People Tree Films, Credence Motion Pictures and Hari Om Entertainment. The film released on 11 February 2011. The theatrical trailer of was premièred with Farah Khan's "Tees Maar Khan" on 24 December 2010. Akshay Kumar plays the role of a fast bowler, loosely based upon Monty Panesar and its concept was conceived by Rahul Nanda, son of writer Gulshan Nanda.
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (Korean: 삼성화재) (KOSPI # 000810) is an insurance company based in Seoul, South Korea. Incorporated on January 26, 1952, under the name of "Korea Anbo Fire Marine Reinsurance Co.", the company changed its name to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., in December 1993, after its takeover by Samsung Group dated back to 1958. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, SFMI in short, is operating property and casualty insurance business and third-party insurance business defined by the Korea Insurance Business Act, while engaging in providing financial services and instruments approved by relevant laws and regulations including the Korea Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. Its business portfolio consists of automobile insurance, long-term insurance, general insurance (commercial lines), enterprise risk management, annuities, etc. As of the end of 2015, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has seven overseas subsidiaries in Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Brazil, Europe, US, and Singapore.
Key person insurance Key person insurance, also commonly called keyman insurance and key man insurance, is an important form of business insurance. There is no legal definition for "key person insurance". In general, it can be described as an insurance policy taken out by a business to compensate that business for financial losses that would arise from the death or extended incapacity of an important member of the business. To put it simply, Keyman Insurance is a standard life insurance, TPD insurance or trauma insurance policy that is used for business succession or business protection purposes. The policy's term does not extend beyond the period of the key person’s usefulness to the business. Keyman Insurance policies are usually owned by the business and the aim is to compensate the business for losses incurred with the loss of a key income generator and facilitate business continuity. Key person insurance does not indemnify the actual losses incurred but compensates with a fixed monetary sum as specified on the insurance policy.
Mahapadma Nanda Mahapadma Nanda (IAST: Mahāpadmānanda) (  400 – c. 329 BCE ) was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, king of the Shishunaga dynasty and a Shudra mother. Sons of Mahanandin from his other wives opposed the rise of Mahapadma Nanda, on which he eliminated all of them to claim the throne.
1999 Delhi hit-and-run case In 1999, Sanjeev Nanda, then a Wharton Business School student, and son of Indian industrialist Suresh Nanda ran over six people, including three police officers. While Nanda and several related parties were initially acquitted and released in a trial in 1999, Nanda was later found guilty in 2008 and sentenced to two years in prison, which was reduced to time served, a large fine, and two years of community service by the Indian Supreme Court in 2012. The case attracted media attention, and was viewed by "India Today" as "a test of the judicial system's ability to take on the powerful".
Nikhil Nanda Nikhil Nanda (born 18 March 1974) is an Indian businessman. Part of the Kapoor family, he is the son of insurance agent Ritu Nanda and industrialist Rajan Nanda, and the grandson of actorfilmmaker Raj Kapoor. He is the managing director of Escorts Limited, an engineering company that manufacture agricultural machinery, machine construction and material handling equipment and railway equipment. Escorts Limited was founded in 1948 by his paternal grandfather, Har Prasad Nanda (known as H.P. Nanda).The company’s corporate headquarters is in Faridabad, Haryana, India. He is married to Shweta Bachchan, the daughter of veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduriand has two children with her.
Ritu Nanda Ritu Nanda (born Ritu Kapoor; 30 October 1948) is a prominent insurance advisor associated chiefly with the life insurance business. She is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of Ritu Nanda Insurance Services (RNIS). Nanda was initially managing a household appliances manufacturing business Nikitasha which got closed due to poor growth. On recommendation of her friend, she decided to be an insurance agent. She has more than 55,000 clients, and is the recipient of the "Brand" and the "Best Insurance Advisor" of the Decade awards from the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the largest life insurance company of India.
Nandvanshi Nandvanshi is a term designating the descendants of Nanda (also known as Nandagopa). According to the "Harivamsha" and the "Puranas", Nanda was the head of the Gopas, a tribe of cowherds referred as "Holy Gwals". Vasudeva took his new-born son Krishna to Nanda on the night of the child's birth so that Nanda could raise him.
Escorts Group The Escorts Group is an Indian engineering company that operates in the sectors of agri-machinery, construction and material handling equipment, railway equipment and auto components. Headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, the company was launched in 1944 and has marketing operations in more than 40 countries. Escorts Group’s management team includes Rajan Nanda as the Chairman and Managing Director and Nikhil Nanda as the Managing Director.
Æthelweard (historian) Æthelweard (also Ethelward; d. c. 998), descended from the Anglo-Saxon King Æthelred I of Wessex, the elder brother of Alfred the Great, was an ealdorman and the author of a Latin version of the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" known as the "Chronicon Æthelweardi".
On the Resting-Places of the Saints On the Resting-Places of the Saints is a heading given to two early medieval pieces of writing, also known as Þá hálgan and the Secgan, which exist in various manuscript forms in both Old English and Latin, the earliest surviving manuscripts of which date to the mid-11th century. "Secgan" is so named from its Old English incipit, "Secgan be þam Godes sanctum þe on Engla lande aerost reston" "Tale of God's saints who first rested in England"), and is a list of fifty places which had shrines and remains of Anglo-Saxon saints. "Þá hálgan" (pronounced thar halgan) is a version of the so-called Kentish Royal Legend (Its incipit "Her cyð ymbe þa halgan þe on Angelcynne restað" "Here [follows] a relation on the saints who rest in the English nation") is a heading which appears to be for both texts, as the Kentish legend, which comes first, is actually an account of how various members of the royal family of Kent, descendents of Aethelbert, founded monasteries and came to be regarded as saints. As such it is closer to other hagiographical texts than to the list of burial sites that follows it. The texts describe people living from the 7th to 10th centuries, and they exist in both Old English and Latin versions, but both have their earliest known manuscripts dating from the 11th century.
Brut y Tywysogion Brut y Tywysogion (English: Chronicle of the Princes ), also known as Brut y Tywysogyon, is one of the most important primary sources for Welsh history. It is an annalistic chronicle that serves as a continuation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s "Historia Regum Britanniae". "Brut y Tywysogion" has survived as several Welsh translations of an original Latin version, which has not itself survived. The most important versions are the one in Robert Vaughan's MS. 20 and the slightly less complete one in the Red Book of Hergest. The version entitled "Brenhinoedd y Saeson" ("Kings of the English") combines material from the Welsh annals with material from an English source.
Anael (Book of Tobit) Anael is a brother of Tobit in the Book of Tobit, mentioned in Chapter 1 verse 21 of the Greek version. The verse corresponds to verse 24 in the Latin version (called Tobias), but the Latin version does not mention Anael.
Daniel (Old English poem) Daniel is an anonymous Old English poem based loosely on the Biblical Book of Daniel, found in the Junius Manuscript. The author and the date of "Daniel" are unknown. Critics have argued that Cædmon is the author of the poem, but this theory has been since disproved. "Daniel", as it is preserved, is 764 lines long. There have been numerous arguments that there was originally more to this poem than survives today. The majority of scholars, however, dismiss these arguments with the evidence that the text finishes at the bottom of a page, and that there is a simple point, which translators assume indicates the end of a complete sentence. "Daniel" contains a plethora of lines which Old English scholars refer to as “hypermetric” or long. Daniel is one of the four major Old Testament prophets, along with Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The poet even changed the meaning of the story from remaining faithful while you are being persecuted to a story dealing with pride, which is a very common theme in Old English Literature. The Old English, Daniel is a warning against pride and there are three warnings in the story. The Israelites were conquered because they lost faith in God, who delivered them from Egypt, and started worshiping idols and this is the first prideful act. The second and third warnings are about internal pride, shown to Nebuchadnezzar through Daniel's dream interpretations.
Codex Complutensis I The Codex Complutensis I, designated by C, is a 10th-century Latin manuscript of the Old and New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a version of the Latin Vulgate Bible. In some parts of the Old Testament, it presents an Old Latin version.
Alistair Campbell (academic) Alistair Campbell (12 December 1907 – 5 February 1974) was a British academic who was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Oxford, and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from October 1963 until his death. He was the editor of editions of the Old English poem "Battle of Brunanburh", Æthelweard's "Chronicon" and Æthelwulf's "De abbatibus". He was the author of "Old English Grammar" (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959 ISBN  ).
Changes to Old English vocabulary Many words that existed in Old English did not survive into Modern English. There are also many words in Modern English that bear little or no resemblance in meaning to their Old English etymons. Some linguists estimate that as much as 80 percent of the lexicon of Old English was lost by the end of the Middle English period, including a large number of words formed by compounding, e.g. "bōchūs" ('bookhouse', 'library'), yet we still retain the component parts 'book' and 'house'. Certain categories of words seem to have been especially vulnerable. Nearly all words relating to sexual intercourse and sexual organs were supplanted by words of Latin or Ancient Greek origin. Many, if not most, of the words in Modern English that are used in polite conversation to describe body parts and bodily functions are of Latin or Greek origin. The words which were used in Old English for these same purposes are now mostly either extinct or considered crude or vulgar, such as arse/ass.
Handbook for a Confessor The title Handbook for a Confessor (also Old English Handbook, or in full, Late Old English Handbook for the Use of a Confessor), refers to a compilation of Old English and Latin penitential texts associated with – and possibly authored or adapted by – Wulfstan (II), Archbishop of York (d. 1023). The handbook was intended for the use of parish priests in hearing confession and determining penances. Its transmission in the manuscripts (see below) seems to bear witness to Wulfstan's profound concern with these sacraments and their regulation, an impression which is similarly borne out by his "Canons of Edgar", a guide of ecclesiastical law also targeted at priests. The handbook is a derivative work, based largely on earlier vernacular representatives of the penitential genre such as the "Scrifboc" (or "Confessionale Pseudo-Ecgberhti") and the "Old English Penitential" (or "Paenitentiale Pseudo-Ecgberhti"). Nevertheless, a unique quality seems to lie in the more or less systematic way it seeks to integrate various points of concern, including the proper formulae for confession and instructions on the administration of confession, the prescription of penances and their commutation.
The Durham Proverbs The Durham Proverbs is a collection of 46 mediaeval proverbs from various sources. They were written down as a collection, in the eleventh century, on some pages (pages 43 verso to 45 verso, between a hymnal and a collection of canticles) of a manuscript that were originally left blank. The manuscript is currently in the collection of Durham Cathedral, to which it was donated in the eighteenth century. The "Proverbs" form the first part of the manuscript. The second part, to which it is bound, is a copy of Ælfric's "Grammar" (minus its glossary). Each proverb is written in both Latin and Old English, with the former preceding the latter. Olof Arngart's opinion is that the Proverbs were originally in Old English and translated to Latin, but this has since been disputed in a conference paper by T. A. Shippey .
Sign language in the brain Sign language refers to a mode of communication, distinct from spoken languages, which uses visual gestures with the hands accompanied by body language to express meaning. It has been determined that the brain's left side is the dominant side utilized for producing and understanding sign language, just as it is for speech. In 1861, Paul Broca studied patients with the ability to understand spoken languages but the inability to produce them. The damaged area was named Broca's area, and located in the left hemisphere’s inferior frontal gyrus (Brodmann areas 44, 45). Soon after, in 1874, Carl Wernicke studied patients with the reverse deficits: patients could produce spoken language, but could not comprehend it. The damaged area was named Wernicke's area, and is located in the left hemisphere’s posterior superior temporal gyrus (Brodmann area 22). Signers with damage in Broca's area, have problems producing signs. Those with damage in the Wernicke's area (left hemisphere) in the temporal lobe of the brain have problems comprehending signed languages. Early on, it was noted that Broca’s area was near the part of the motor cortex controlling the face and mouth. Likewise, Wernicke's area was near the auditory cortex. These motor and auditory areas are important in spoken language processing and production, but the connection to signed languages had yet to be uncovered. For this reason, the left hemisphere was described as the verbal hemisphere, with the right hemisphere deemed to be responsible for spatial tasks. This criteria and classification was used to denounce signed languages as equal with their spoken counterparts before it was more widely agreed upon that due to the similarities in cortical connectivity they are linguistically and cognitively equivalent. In the 1980's research on deaf patients with left hemisphere stroke were examined to explore the brains connection with signed languages. The left perisylvian region was discovered to be functionally critical for language, spoken and signed. Its location near several key auditory processing regions led to the belief that language processing required auditory input and was used to discredit signed languages as "real languages." This research opened the doorway for linguistic analysis and further research of signed languages. Signed languages, like spoken languages, are highly structured linguistic system; they have their own sets of phonological, morphological and syntactic characteristics. Despite complex differences between spoken and signed languages, the associated brain areas are thus far thought to share a lot in common.
Woldiya Stadium The Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali al-Amoudi Stadium (Amharic: ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Weldiya, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 25,155 people.
Midaq Alley (film) Midaq Alley (Spanish: "El callejón de los milagros" , also released as The Alley of Miracles) is a 1995 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons. The film deals with complex issues such as gay and lesbian related topics, the lower-middle class of Mexico City, and the lives of many people.
Languages of Morocco There are a number of languages in Morocco, but the two official languages are Modern Standard Arabic and Amazigh (Berber). Moroccan Arabic (known as Darija) is the spoken native vernacular. The languages of prestige in Morocco are Arabic in its Classical and Modern Standard Forms and French, the latter of which serves as a second language for many Moroccans. According to a 2000–2002 survey done by Moha Ennaji, author of "Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco", "there is a general agreement that Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, and Berber are the national languages." Ennaji also concluded "This survey confirms the idea that multilingualism in Morocco is a vivid sociolinguistic phenomenon, which is favoured by many people."
Ali Khamenei Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای‎ ‎ ] ; born 17 July 1939) is a "marja" and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran. Khamenei succeeded the first Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, after Khomeini's death, being elected as the new Supreme Leader by the Assembly of Experts on 4 June 1989 at the age of 49. His political career began after the Iranian Revolution, when the former President of Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, then a confidant of Khomeini, brought Khamenei into Khomeini's inner circle. Later on, the current President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, then a member of Parliament, arranged for Khamenei to get his first major post in the provisional revolutionary government as deputy defense minister. Khamenei then went to serve as the third President of Iran from 1981 to 1989 while becoming a close ally to Khomeini. Eventually, after Khomeini had a fall off with then heir-apparent Hussein Ali Montazeri, Rafsanjani claimed that Khomeini had chosen Khamenei as his successor while the Assembly of Experts deliberated to elect the next Supreme Leader. Khamenei is head of the servants of Astan Quds Razavi from April 14, 1979.
Hussein Ali Mahfouz Hussein Ali Mahfouz (3 May 1926 - 19 January 2009) was an Iraqi scholar in the field of Semitic languages.
Huave language Huave (also spelled Wabe) is a language isolate spoken by the indigenous Huave people on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The language is spoken in four villages on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the southeast of the state, by around 18,000 people (see table below). The Huave people of San Mateo del Mar, who call themselves "Ikoots", meaning "us," refer to their language as "ombeayiiüts," meaning "our language". In San Francisco del Mar, the corresponding terms are "Kunajts" ("us") and "umbeyajts" ("our language"). The term "Huave" is thought to come from the Zapotec languages, meaning "people who rot in the humidity", according to the 17th-century Spanish historian Burgoa. However, Martínez Gracida (1888) claims the meaning of the term means 'many people' in Isthmus Zapotec, interpreting "hua" as "abundant" and "be" as a shortened form of "binni" ("people"). The etymology of the term requires further investigation. Neither of the above etymologies is judged plausible by Isthmus Zapotec speakers.
Sayed Hussein Ali Bamyani Sayed Hussein Ali Bamyani (born 18 December 1951), was the 1st Afghanistan's Young Justice Party leader (anti-Taliban), and he was leader of the Hazara tribe in Bamyan. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2006 in Kabul.
Hussein Ali (judoka) Hussein Ali Hussein Al-Aameri (born November 24, 1990) is an Iraqi judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 81 kg event, in which he was eliminated by Paul Kibikai in the second round.
Hussein Ali Shido Dr. Hussein Ali Shido (Somali: Dr. Xuseen Cali Shido; born 1926, Hobyo, Somalia) is a Somali politician. He entered politics when he joined the Somali Youth League. Dr. Hussein was one of the founders of the United Somali Congress, and later became its chairman prior to General Mohamed Farrah Aidid holding the position.
Ozii Obiyo Ozii Obiyo (born January 23, 1985) is a Nigerian-American entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas. Originally as a promise to his brother Chuki Obiyo when they were both students at the University of Texas at Austin, he started the first online African Radio show in Austin, Texas on KVRX called African Extravaganza. Started in 2005, the show showcased a variety of African artists representing different genres and cultures, from Fela Kuti and his Afrobeat to Angelique Kidjo and her Afropop. The fusion of cultures on his show was an experience that Ozii coined as "Afro-fantastic". The radio show led to AfroFantasticTV, a TV show that interviewed students and small business owners on the streets of Austin about African culture through humor. The TV show, broadcast on K09VR, featured Texas business owners discussing how different cultural aspects of Sub-Saharan Africa connected to the Keep Austin Weird business campaign; in one episode, the show featured Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks. As of March 2010, Ozii, through Mediasify, LLC is producing web TV shows, videos, and press releases for business owners.
Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the animated television series "South Park", and the 70th episode of the series overall. "Terrance and Phillip: Behind the Blow" originally aired on July 18, 2001 on Comedy Central. In the episode, the four boys learn that their idols, Terrance and Phillip, have split over credit issues. They try to get them back together in time for an upcoming festival, or else face death in the hands of a trio of unhinged, environment-obsessed activists. The show "Behind the Blow" is a parody of the VH1 TV Show "Behind the Music". The show also parodies Earth Day, portraying it as a "brainwashing festival."
Lori Verderame Lori Verderame (best known as Dr. Lori) is a TV personality, author, and antiques appraiser with a Ph.D. in art history and resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Verderame is the main appraiser on the American TV show "Auction Kings" which airs internationally on Discovery channel. Verderame also served as the antiquities expert on the History channel's show, The Curse of Oak Island in season 4. She also appears as the Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser on FOX Business Network's TV show, Strange Inheritance in Season 2. She appears as the expert Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser on Discovery's Auction Kings in seasons 3 and season 4.
Comedy Gold (TV series) Comedy Gold is a comedy reality TV show, created and produced by Darren Chau. The format documented the nationwide search for Australia's next hit TV comedy show. The program was filmed at the 2007 SPAA conference on the Gold Coast and premiered on Foxtel’s the Comedy Channel on Australia Day 2008. The contestants submitted ideas for a thirteen-part half-hour comedy series to a panel of judges, and the show offered up $25,000 to the winning TV show towards its development.
Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler (1997 season) The 1997 season of the astronomy TV show starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 1997. Towards the end of this season, the show title changed from "Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler" to "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer". The change occurred for the November 10, 1997 episode because people complained that Internet searches for the show were turning up the adult magazine "Hustler" instead of the TV show itself.
Mia Michaels Mia Michaels (born February 23, 1966) is an American choreographer best known as a judge and for her contemporary choreography on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" (SYTYCD). She has worked with musical artists such as Celine Dion, Madonna, Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, and Prince. In 2005 she choreographed Cirque du Soleil's world tour, "Delirium" as well as Celine Dion's Las Vegas show "A New Day..." for which she was later nominated for Emmy. In 2007 she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for her "Calling You" routine on season 2 of "So You Think You Can Dance"; she won again in 2010 for her work on season 5. She was a main judge of So You Think You Can Dance together with Adam Shankman and Nigel Lythgoe for season 7. She choreographed the dance sequence of "Get Happy" in Season 7 Episode 15 of the "House" episode "Bombshells".
Co-Dependents' Day "Co-Dependents' Day" is the fifteenth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 21, 2004.
The Churchills (American band) The Churchills are an indie pop/rock foursome from the New York/New Jersey area. They are probably most commonly known for their appearance on the television show Spin City, during season 3 in the episode titled "Internal Affairs". They performed their song "Everybody Gets What They Deserve" at the end of the show in front of the Flatiron Building in Manhattan. This same song is also featured in the TV show Scrubs, in the episode titled My Lips Are Sealed. Meadow Soprano wears a band T-shirt in Episode 3 of Season 2 of The Sopranos, and again in Episode 3 of Season 3.
Fame Story Fame Story was a Greek reality TV show that was a licensed version of Endemol's Star Academy on the ANT1 network. It has been one of the most successful Greek TV shows of recent years. The contestants gave a weekly performance in a 2½–3 hour episode in which the contestants were judged and where one contestant was voted off after a week-long televote. On the other 6 days of the week, the best footage of the day was compiled in a late night episode from inside the academy's studios and from the adjacent house where the contestants lived for their entire stay on the show inclusively. The show's seasons ran for 3½ months, except for season three which ran for 6½ months. It is credited for having helped foster the careers of some of the show's contestants, which have gone on to produce chart topping hits in the Greek market.
Oleg Ryaskov Oleg Ryaskov is a director, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Moscow into a family of engineers. Oleg Ryaskov studied at Moscow architecture University. During his studies, he began to work in cinema and TV. His career began with Vladislav Listyev in the TV show TEMA. In 1992 he made TV Show "Nostalgie". He worked as a chief Director of the TV channel Stolica, then chief Director at the morning channel TV6, conducted a survey as directed more than 20 ballet performances in the theater of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich Danchenko. Supervised cycle of documentary films Mysteries of the Century channel 1 (Russia). From 2002 Oleg Ryaskov specializes in historical movies. His The most famous of his movies is The Sovereign's Servant, shown in more than 20 countries and has participated in international festivals in presenting his films in Italy,Sweden, Holland, Russia. Now he started new historical movie "The king of Madagascar".
I Got the Feeling (Today song) I Got the Feeling is a new jack swing song released as a single by the Motown artists Today. The first track on Today's album titled "The New Formula", the single was released on August 17, 1990 on both vinyl and cassette. The song peaked at #12 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was featured in the 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on the new jack swing radio station, .
I Want Her "I Want Her" is a song by American R&B singer Keith Sweat. As the first single from his debut album, "Make It Last Forever", it reached number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for three weeks. and became the most successful number one single of 1988 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart. This was the first new jack swing song to reach #1 on the R&B charts. "I Want Her" also peaked at number 38 on the dance chart. The song topped the R&B Billboard Year-End chart for 1988. It was ranked number 6 on complex.com's list of 25 best new jack swing songs of all time.
Damion Hall Damion Hall, also known as Damion "Crazy Legs" Hall is an African-American R&B singer. He is a member of the new jack swing group Guy and is the brother of Guy member, Aaron Hall. He has released one solo album, Straight to the Point in 1994, which spawned one single, "Satisfy You", featuring Chanté Moore. That song managed to reach #48 on the Billboard R&B charts. He is currently unsigned.
New Jack City (soundtrack) New Jack City is the original soundtrack to the 1991 film "New Jack City" released by Giant Records through Reprise Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B and hip-hop artists of the time. The music is heavily influenced by the new jack swing genre of R&B. Prominent artists and producers of the new jack swing era contributed to the soundtrack, including Guy with Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Color Me Badd, and Johnny Gill; Al B. Sure! produced the track "Get It Together," performed by F.S. Effect.
Aaron Hall (singer) Aaron Hall (born August 10, 1964, The Bronx, New York City and growing up in Brooklyn and Roosevelt, Long Island), is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is a current member of the group Guy, which he founded in the late 1980s, along with New jack swing producer Teddy Riley and songwriter Timmy Gatling, who was later replaced by Hall's brother Damion Hall. In 1988, they released their debut album which went on to sell over a million copies being certified platinum. Hall led the group in songs like "Groove Me", "I Like" and "Piece Of My Love".
Teddy Riley Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, keyboardist, and record producer credited with the creation of the new jack swing genre. Through his production work with artists including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Keith Sweat, Heavy D., Usher, and Jane Child, and his membership of the groups Guy and Blackstreet, Riley is credited with having a major impact and seminal influence on the formation of contemporary R&B, hip-hop, soul and pop since the 1980s.
List of new jack swing artists This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat) style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. It fuses the rhythms, samples and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop music with the urban contemporary sound of R&B. The new jack swing style developed as many previous R&B styles did, by combining elements of older styles with newer trends. It uses mellifluously soulful solo or harmonizing vocals sung over rhythms and "street" beats derived from urban musical influences. The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine, and hardware samplers, which was popular during the golden age of hip hop, with contemporary R&B style singing.
1990s in music Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, hip hop grew and continued to be highly successful in the decade, with the continuation of the genre's golden age. Aside from rap, reggae, contemporary R&B and urban music in general remained extremely popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing, neo-soul, hip hop soul and g-funk which were popular.
New Jack Reunion Tour The New Jack Reunion Tour was a 2006 concert tour that featured members of the 1990s music genre "new jack swing," which was created by Teddy Riley.
New jack swing New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle that became popular from the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Its influence, along with hip hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive black New York club scene. It fuses the rhythms, samples, and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop with the urban contemporary sound of R&B. The new jack swing style developed as many previous music styles did, by combining elements of older styles with newer sensibilities. It used R&B style vocals sung over hip hop and dance-pop style influenced instrumentation. The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine, and hardware samplers, which were popular during the Golden Age of Hip Hop, with contemporary R&B style singing.
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is an upscale shopping mall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was originally the "Sunrise Center", an open-air shopping mall constructed in 1954, but was demolished except for the Jordan Marsh anchor store that is now Dillard's and rebuilt as an enclosed mall. The Galleria opened in three phases, initially on November 11, 1980 with Burdines (now Macy's) and Saks Fifth Avenue (now H&M and Regus), second in 1982 featuring Neiman Marcus, and lastly in 1983 with Lord & Taylor.
North Shore Square North Shore Square is a 621192 sqft shopping mall in Slidell, Louisiana. The mall is the largest mall on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, fifth largest in the New Orleans area and the 11th largest in Louisiana. The mall is home to two anchor stores, Dillard's, and At Home, as well as approximately 23 other stores. All the anchor stores are on one level. The mall did not flood during Hurricane Katrina and experienced no serious damage. The mall formerly had Mervyns as an anchor store, but closed shortly after the storm when Mervyn's pulled out of the Louisiana market. The store was eventually replaced by Burlington Coat Factory, which is now closed due to corporate downsizing. JCPenney closed on July 31, 2017. The mall has struggled partially due to increased internet-based sales as well as an open-air shopping center located on the opposite side of town, to which it lost some of its tenants. Following a nationwide trend, the mall's future is uncertain as many former mall-based stores have either closed completely or downsized nationally, and enclosed shopping malls across the country are challenged by new consumer trends and shifting paradigms.
C.J. Segerstrom &amp; Sons C J Segerstrom & Sons is a family business incorporated as a major real estate company in Orange County (along with the Irvine Company and the O'Neill family), especially in the city of Costa Mesa. Swedish immigrant Carl Segerstrom started out by buying a large lima bean farm in 1900. In 1967 construction began on the jewel in their crown, South Coast Plaza. The enormous shopping mall is one of the highest grossing in the country, with over 300 stores and around one and a half billion dollars in annual sales. The family's monetary donations provided for the construction of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, on land also donated by the family/company. Besides the performing arts center the family/company gives heavily to the local Newport-Mesa school district. The family also owns land rights to much of the expanding commercial office space around the mall. Though they have sold the property rights to the residential areas south of the 405 Freeway, they still hold the mineral rights.
Mall of Georgia Mall of Georgia is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, near the city of Buford, 30 mi northeast of Atlanta. Built in 1999, it is currently the largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia, consisting of more than two hundred stores on three levels. The mall's anchor stores include Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's and Von Maur, other major stores include Barnes & Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Haverty's. Also, located in the Mall of Georgia Crossing is Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, T.J. Maxx, and Target. Also featured in the mall is a large village section, comprising lifestyle tenants and restaurants in an outdoor setting, as well as a 500-seat amphitheater. The mall attracts many high end stores such as Coach, Swarovski, Clarks, J.Crew, and Aveda. Simon Property Group manages the Mall of Georgia.
Hollywood Fashion Center The Hollywood Fashion Center was a shopping mall located at the South East corner of Hollywood Boulevard (State Road 820) and US 441 (State Road 7) in Hollywood, Florida. The mall opened in 1972, and had four anchor stores: JCPenney, Richard's (later Zayre/Ames), Burdines and Jordan Marsh. With the opening of Pembroke Lakes Mall six miles west in Pembroke Pines in 1992, most of the anchor stores in the Fashion Center moved to the bigger stores at Pembroke Lakes Mall. The mall closed in 1993, although a Gordon Food Service supermarket opened in the former Burdines in 1996, it later closed sometime in the 2010s. For a brief period from 2002-2004 it served as an indoor flea market named Millennium SuperMall "Hollywood's City Place" until it was discovered many of the booths were selling stolen wares. It has been closed since then.
Towne West Square Towne West Square is an enclosed shopping mall located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Opened in 1980, it comprises more than 100 stores in 951447 sqft of gross leasable area. The mall's five anchor stores include Convergys, Dick's Sporting Goods, two Dillard's locations and JCPenney. Sears (the sixth anchor store) closed in December 2014, leaving one anchor space vacant. The original anchor stores in the mall were: Dillard's, Henry's, JC Penney, Montgomery Ward and Service Merchandise. Sears opened in 1994 (14 years after the rest of the mall) moving a store from the open air Twin Lakes Shopping Center. There is a drop in daycare closest to JCPenny that opened in May 2015 called the Kiddie Klubhouse.
Hunt Valley Towne Centre Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in northern Baltimore County, Maryland. The development was constructed following the closure of Hunt Valley Mall (other than its anchor stores) in 2000. The anchor stores in existence today include Dick's Sporting Goods, Burlington Coat Factory, Wegmans, and Sears. Wal-Mart was located at Hunt Valley mall until late October 2007, when it moved two miles south to Cockeysville, Maryland. It was replaced by Best Buy which closed in May 2012 as part of a nationwide downsizing. Near a gazebo located in the main street area of the center, there is a memorial to Chuck Thompson.
Karcher Mall Karcher Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Nampa, Idaho, U.S.. The mall opened in August 1965 with Buttrey Food & Drug, Rasco-Tempo, and Skaggs Drug Centers as anchor stores. The mall was the largest shopping center in the Treasure Valley until 1988 when the Boise Towne Square Mall was opened in Boise. The new mall directed traffic away for the Karcher Mall and several retailers, including 20-year-old anchor JCPenney, departed the mall to move to Boise. Since then, the mall has been sold to numerous owners, each of which attempted to revitalize the mall to mixed results. Today, the mall has 28 stores, including anchor stores Burlington Coat Factory, Discount Furniture, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Ross Dress for Less, and Mor Furniture, and is owned by Milan Properties, Inc.
Southlake Mall (Indiana) Southlake Mall is a shopping mall in Merrillville, Indiana. The tract of land on which it sits was annexed from unincorporated Ross Township in 1993. It lies in the Chicago metropolitan area. Southlake Mall is the only enclosed super regional mall in Northwest Indiana, as well as one of largest in the state overall along with Castleton Square in Indianapolis and Glenbrook Square in Fort Wayne. Anchor stores include Carson's, Kohl's, JCPenney, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods and Sears. The Macy's store was previously an L. S. Ayres prior to September 9, 2006. The mall first opened with only two anchor stores - JCPenney and Sears - and the north and south anchor wings were added later. Carson's once housed the cafeteria-style "The Garden Restaurant" next to the entrance near the security garage on the south side of the mall from 1975-89
Raleigh Springs Mall Raleigh Springs Mall was an enclosed shopping mall serving the city of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The site is located on the north side of Memphis, on Austin Peay Hwy. just north of Interstate 40. Opened in 1971 as one of the city's first two shopping malls (the other being Southland Mall), owned and managed by Angela Whichard, Inc., Raleigh Springs Mall originally featured about seventy stores later to be remodeled and feature a twelve-screen multiplex, with four anchor stores, formerly occupied by Sears, JCPenney, Goldsmith's and Dillard's. The theater closed in December 2011, Sears closed in April 2011, and the other three anchors closed in 2003. The mall was later seized by the City of Memphis in favor to build a city Civic Center. The mall closed with 3 business still operating, City Trends, World Diamond Center, and a church. Some of the anchor stores JCPenney and Sears have been demolished leaving the movie theater, Dillard's, and the main building left. As of the end of 2016, the remaining buildings were surrounded by gates.
Vann &quot;Piano Man&quot; Walls Vann "Piano Man" Walls (born Harry Eugene Vann, 24 August 1918 – 24 February 1999) was an American rhythm and blues piano player, songwriter, studio musician, and professional recording artist. He was a long-standing session player for Atlantic Records, appearing on hits by artists including Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, and The Clovers. Walls performed under a number of different names, and is variously credited as Van Walls, Harry Van Walls, and Captain Van. He led the Harry Van Walls Orchestra, and also performed with Doc Starkes and His Nite Riders, and as Le Capitaine Van.
Harry Shannon Harry Shannon (born December 4, 1948) is an American novelist, songwriter and entertainer. He was born Harry Rivard Siebert in Reno, Nevada, to Dr. William L. Siebert and Belle Elizabeth (née) Cazier. He has a brother, Dwight W. Siebert, and a sister, Marsha Desiderio. Shannon was married from 1978 to 1988 to Swiss singer Suzanne Klee. In 1994 he married songwriter Wendy Kramer. They have one child, Paige Emerson Shannon, born 1999.
Mark Warnow Mark Warnow (April 10, 1900 - October 17, 1949) was a noted violinist and orchestra conductor, who performed widely on radio in the 1930s and 1940s. Warnow's superb, smoothly-flowing arrangements made him quite popular during his career. He was the older brother of composer/bandleader Raymond Scott (b. Harry Warnow), and is credited with steering his younger (and eventually more famous) brother into a career in music.
Harry Caray Harry Caray (born Harry Christopher Carabina March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American sportscaster on radio and television. He covered five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals with two of these years also spent calling games for the St. Louis Browns. After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and eleven years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last sixteen years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.
Harry Jackson (artist) Harry Andrew Jackson (April 18, 1924 – April 25, 2011), born Harry Aaron Shapiro Jr., was an American artist. He began his career as a Marine combat artist, then later worked in the abstract expressionist, realist, and American western styles.
Harry Landers Harry Landers (born Harry Sorokin; September 3, 1921) is an American character actor. He was born in New York City, New York.
Harry Morgan Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg, April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both "December Bride" (1954–1959) and "Pete and Gladys" (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on "Dragnet" (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on "Hec Ramsey" (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in "M*A*S*H" (1975–1983) and "AfterMASH" (1983–1984). Morgan appeared in more than 100 films.
Mallaby-Deeley baronets The Mallaby-Deeley Baronetcy, of Mitcham Court in the Parish of Mitcham and County of Surrey, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 June 1922 for the Conservative politician Harry Mallaby-Deeley. Born Harry Deeley, he assumed the same year by deed poll the additional surname of Mallaby, which was that of his maternal grandfather. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1962.
Raymond Scott Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) was an American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor.
Clavivox The Clavivox was a keyboard sound synthesizer and sequencer invented by American composer Raymond Scott in 1952, and patented in 1956. (U.S. Patent )
USS Randolph (CV-15) USS "Randolph" (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. "Randolph" was commissioned in October 1944, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning three battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career she operated exclusively in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. In the early 1960s she served as the recovery ship for two Project Mercury space missions, including John Glenn's historic first orbital flight.
USS Bennington (CV-20) USS "Bennington" (CV/CVA/CVS-20) was one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington (Vermont). "Bennington" was commissioned in August 1944, and served in several of the later campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning three battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS). In her second career, she spent most of her time in the Pacific, earning five battle stars for action during the Vietnam War. She served as the recovery ship for the Apollo 4 space mission.
USS Kearsarge (CV-33) USS "Kearsarge" (CV/CVA/CVS-33) was one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for a Civil War-era steam sloop. "Kearsarge" was commissioned in March 1946. Modernized in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), she served in the Korean War, for which she earned two battle stars. In the late 1950s she was further modified to become an anti-submarine carrier (CVS). "Kearsarge" was the recovery ship for the last two manned Project Mercury space missions in 1962–1963. She completed her career serving in the Vietnam War, earning five battle stars.
List of sunken aircraft carriers With the advent of heavier-than-air flight, the aircraft carrier has become a decisive weapon at sea. In 1911 aircraft began to be successfully launched and landed on ships with the successful flight of a Curtiss Pusher aboard the USS "Pennsylvania". The British Royal Navy pioneered the first aircraft carrier as floatplanes, as flying boats under performed compared to traditional land based aircraft. The first true aircraft carrier was the HMS "Argus" , launched in late 1917 with a complement of 20 aircraft, a flight deck of 550 ft and 68 ft wide. The last aircraft carrier sunk in wartime was the Japanese carrier "Amagi", in Kure Harbour in July 1945. The greatest loss of life was the 2,046 killed on the "Akitsu Maru"—a converted passenger liner with a small flight deck, carrying the Imperial Japanese Army's 64th Infantry Regiment.
USS Princeton (CV-37) USS "Princeton" (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. "Princeton" was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in which she earned eight battle stars, and the Vietnam War. She was reclassified in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), then as an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS), and finally as an amphibious assault ship (LPH), carrying helicopters and marines. One of her last missions was to serve as the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 10 space mission.
USS Wasp (CV-18) USS "Wasp" (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named "Oriskany", but was renamed while under construction in honor of the previous "Wasp" (CV-7) , which was sunk 15 September 1942. "Wasp" was commissioned in November 1943, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning eight battle stars. Like many of her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, but was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career she operated mainly in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean. She played a prominent role in the manned space program, serving as the recovery ship for five missions: Gemini IV, Gemini VI, Gemini VII, Gemini IX and Gemini XII. She was retired in 1972 and sold for scrap in 1973.
USS Midway (CV-41) USS "Midway" (CVB/CVA/CV-41) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned a week after the end of World War II, "Midway" was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal. A revolutionary hull design, based on the planned "Montana"-class battleship , gave her enhanced protection compared to previous carriers. She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and served as the Persian Gulf flagship in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. Decommissioned in 1992, she is now a museum ship at the USS "Midway" Museum, in San Diego, California, and the only remaining U.S. aircraft carrier commissioned right after World War II ended that was not an "Essex"-class aircraft carrier .
Launch and recovery cycle Aircraft carrier air operations include a launch and recovery cycle of embarked aircraft. Launch and recovery cycles are scheduled to support efficient use of naval aircraft for searching, defensive patrols, and offensive airstrikes. The relative importance of these three missions varies with time and location. Through the first quarter-century of aircraft carrier operations, launch and recovery cycles attempted to optimize mission performance for ships with a straight flight deck above an aircraft storage hangar deck. Carrier air operations evolved rapidly from experimental ships of the early 1920s through the combat experience of World War II.
Type 002 aircraft carrier The Type 002 aircraft carrier is a second generation Chinese aircraft carrier design. The ship will be the first Chinese aircraft carrier to be equipped with a catapult. According to the latest report, the construction of this carrier has been rescheduled for a decision on the catapults, where the latest competition results suggested that steam catapults will be used in the Type 002 aircraft carrier. The addition of aircraft catapult will give China the ability to launch various fixed wing support aircraft like airborne early warning (AEW) and carrier onboard delivery aircraft. Fighters can also be launched at full combat load and reach its full potential unlike current Type 001 aircraft carriers operated by Chinese navy.
USS Intrepid (CV-11) USS "Intrepid" (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 "Essex"-class aircraft carrier s built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, "Intrepid" participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, but also participated in the Vietnam War. Her notable achievements include being the recovery ship for a Mercury and a Gemini space mission. Because of her prominent role in battle, she was nicknamed "the Fighting I", while her frequent bad luck and time spent in dry dock for repairs—she was torpedoed once and hit by four separate Japanese kamikaze aircraft—earned her the nicknames "Decrepit" and "the Dry I". Decommissioned in 1974, in 1982 "Intrepid" became the foundation of the "Intrepid" Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.
Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010 The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm was prohibited by the state's Constitution from seeking a third term. This resulted in a large pool of candidates which was whittled down, when the May 11 filing deadline passed, to two Democrats and five Republicans. Both the "Cook Political Report" and the non-partisan "Rothenberg Political Report" rated the election as leaning Republican.
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1998 The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.
Kogi gubernatorial election, 2015 The 2015 Kogi Gubernatorial election was held on 21 November 2015 to determine the Governor for KOgi State.The gubernatorial election is to elect the governor of Kogi state; the official at the head of theexecutive branch of a state. The last Kogi state gubernatorial election was held in 2011. The incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, ran for re-election against the former Governor, Prince Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.