title: Glass frog

paragraphs: Glass frog (or Glassfrogs) is the common name for the frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae. Most glass frogs are a lime green color. For some glass frogs the skin on the stomach area is transparent. The insides, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract can be seen through the skin. This is the reason for the common name.

paragraphs: Glass frogs are generally small, ranging from in length. The frog is known to eat its own young. They are green in color over most of their bodies. The skin along the lower surface of the body is translucent.

paragraphs: Glass frogs are similar in appearance to some green frogs of the genus "Eleutherodactylus" and to some tree frogs of the family Hylidae. Hylid tree frogs have eyes that face to the side, whilst those of glass frogs face forward.

paragraphs: These frogs live from southern Mexico to Panama. They are through the Andes from Venezuela and the island of Tobago to Bolivia. Some species are in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, the Guiana Shield region, southeastern Brazil, and northern Argentina.

paragraphs: Glass frogs are mostly arboreal. They live along rivers and streams during the breeding season. Many live in montane cloud forests of Central and South America. Some species also live in Amazon and Chocóan rainforest and semi-deciduous forests.

paragraphs: The eggs are usually put on the leaves of trees or shrubs. The leaves hang over the running water of mountain streams, creeks, and small rivers. One species leaves its eggs over stones close to waterfalls. After they hatch, the tadpoles fall into the waters below. The tadpoles are long, with powerful tails and low fins, suited for fast flowing water. Outside of the breeding season some species live in the canopy.


title: Ceratophryinae

paragraphs: The Ceratophryinae, known as common horned frogs, are a subfamily of the leptodactylid frogs. All species live in South America.

paragraphs: Fossils of the giant "Beelzebufo" from Cretaceous Madagascar suggest that the subfamily may have once ranged throughout the prehistoric supercontinent of Gondwana. Not all species in the subfamily have the horn-like growth at the eyes. All are carnivorous, terrestrial or semi-aquatic. They have large heads and mouths.

paragraphs: Some people enjoy keeping these frogs as pets.


title: Craugastoridae

paragraphs: Craugastoridae is a family of frogs. There are 2 genera: "Craugastor" and "Haddadus".

paragraphs: The genus "Craugastor" has 112 species. They can be found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America up to northwestern South America. The genus "Haddadus" has 2 species. They are only found in south-eastern Brazil.


title: Cycloramphinae

paragraphs: Cycloramphinae is a subfamily of leptodactylid frogs. They are found in South America.


title: Eleutherodactylidae

paragraphs: Eleutherodactylidae is a family of frogs. They used to be a subfamily of Leptodactylidae. There are 801 frogs in the family.


title: Ghost frog

paragraphs: The Heleophrynidae is a family of frogs. They are commonly called ghost frogs. The family has two genera, "Heleophryne" and "Hadromophryne". There are seven species. Ghost frogs live in swift-moving mountain streams in South Africa. The common name of "ghost frogs" may be because they live in Skeleton Gorge.

paragraphs: Ghost frogs are medium sized frogs, reaching a length of . They have flat bodies. This lets them climb inside rocky crevices. They have very large toe discs in comparison to their size. This helps to hold onto rocks. The mouthparts of the tadpoles are a sucking disc. This lets them hold onto the surface they live on and remain still while they are feeding.

paragraphs: The ghost frogs are closely related to the Sooglossidae family, which inhabit the Seychelles. They may also be closely related to the Australian Myobatrachids.


title: Hemiphractidae

paragraphs: Hemiphractidae is a family of frogs. They live in South and Central America. Previously, this group was classified as a subfamily under family Hylidae.

paragraphs: This frog is different in that the eggs grow into froglets on the back of the female. In most there is no free-swimming tadpole stage. In some of the frogs the eggs are in a pouch until they hatch.

paragraphs: The Hemiphractidae family is divided into the following genera:


title: Ettore Bassi

paragraphs: Ettore Francesco Maria Bassi (born April 16, 1970) is an Italian actor and television presenter. In 2010, it was announced that he is the successor of Kaspar Capparoni in the German-Austrian-Italian thriller series "Inspector Rex".


title: Shovelnose frog

paragraphs: The shovelnose frogs are nine species of frog in the genus, Hemisus. The is the only genus in the Family Hemisotidae. They are found in tropical and subtropical sub-Saharan Africa.

paragraphs: The shovelnose frogs are medium sized frogs, reaching a length of . They are round-bodied, with short legs. Their head is small and narrow, with a hard, upturned nose.

paragraphs: The shovelnose frogs are digging frogs. They live most of their life underground. The female will dig underground while it is in amplexus. It then will lay the eggs in an underground hole. The male will leave through the tunnel, and the female will stay with the eggs. Once enough rain has fallen, the female will dig, with her nose, towards a water source. The tadpoles will stay there until metamorphosis. The tadpoles may stay out of water for up to a few days.

paragraphs: Unlike most digging frogs, the shovelnose frogs dig head first. Other frogs dig rear first.


title: Hyperoliidae

paragraphs: Hyperoliidae is a family of small to medium sized, brightly colored, frogs. It has more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera live in sub-Saharan Africa.

paragraphs: Hyperoliids range from to in body length. Many species have smooth, brightly patterned, skin that almost looks enameled.

paragraphs: Most hyperoliids live in trees. Some live on land, including several "Kassina" species that move by walking or running rather than hopping. Diet varies widely, with examples including "Tornierella", who eats snails, and "Afrixalus fornasinii", the only land frog known to eat eggs of other species of anurans.

paragraphs: Breeding in this family begins at the start of the rainy season. Hyperoliids come together at breeding sites. Most hyperoliids lay their eggs in water. Tadpoles are pond type larvae with large dorsal fins on the tail.


title: Mantellidae

paragraphs: Mantellidae is a family of the order Anura. These frogs are found only in Madagascar and Mayotte.

paragraphs: These frogs are very different from each other. Most species live on land, though some live in trees. Body size ranges from 3 to 10 centimetres in length. The genus Mantella has many similarities with the South American poison dart frogs.

paragraphs: They are small, aposematically coloured, and secrete alkaloid toxins.

paragraphs: Some members of this group are kept as pets due to their bright colors.


title: Microhylidae

paragraphs: Microhylidae is a family of frogs. There are 495 species in 68 genera and nine subfamilies. This is the largest number of genera of any frog family.

paragraphs: As suggested by their name, microhylids are mostly small frogs. Many species are below in length. Though some species are as large as . They can live in trees or on land. Some will even live close to water. The ground dwellers are often found under leaf litter within forests. The sometimes go out at night to hunt. There are two main shapes for the microhylids. One shape is with wide bodies and narrow mouths. The other shape is with normal frog proportions. Those with narrow mouths generally eat termites and ants, and the others have diets typical of most frogs.

paragraphs: The microhylids of New Guinea and Australia do not have a tadpole stage. Those who live in trees can lay the eggs in trees, and never go to the ground. Where species do have tadpoles, these almost always do not have the teeth or horny beak typical of the tadpoles of other families.

paragraphs: Frogs from Microhylidae live throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of North America, South America, Africa, eastern India, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia, through New Guinea and Australia. Although most are found in tropical or sub-tropical regions, a few species can be found in arid or non-tropical areas. They are the majority frog species in New Guinea and Madagascar.


title: Myobatrachidae

paragraphs: Myobatrachidae is a family of frogs found in Australia and New Guinea. Members of this family vary greatly in size. There are species less than long. This family also has the second-largest frog in Australia, the Giant Barred Frog at in length. The entire family either live in land or water. None of them live in trees.

paragraphs: These frogs do not have the adhesive toe disc cups found in the tree frogs. The family is broken up into three sub-families: Limnodynastinae, Myobatrachinae and Rheobatrachinae. This separation is based mainly on their egg-laying habits. Those of the sub-family Limnodynastinae lay foam nests. The female makes foam with a chemical on her skin. The foam may float on top of water, or be on land. The sub-family Rheobatrachinae has the two species of gastric-brooding frog, and the rest are in the sub-family Myobatrachinae.


title: Julianna Margulies

paragraphs: Julianna Margulies (born June 8, 1966) is an Emmy and Golden Globe award winning actress. She has received more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other actress or actor. She played Carol in the long-running series "ER" and Alicia in the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife". She also performed in sitcoms and theatrical movies. She was raised in New York.


title: Maya Rudolph

paragraphs: Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. She is the daughter of singer Minnie Riperton and music composer Richard Rudolph. She has acted in numerous sitcoms, in particular NBC's "Up all Night". She was a cast member on the NBC television show "Saturday Night Live" from 2000-2007.

paragraphs: She was raised in Santa Monica, California. She attended University of California, Santa Cruz.

paragraphs: Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida. She is the daughter of soul singer Minnie Riperton and composer/songwriter/producer Richard Rudolph. Her father is an Ashkenazi Jew, and her mother was African-American. Her paternal grandfather was Sidney Rudolph, a philanthropist who once owned all of the Wendy's and Rudy's restaurants in Dade County, Florida. Her parents moved to Los Angeles when she and her brother Marc were very young, and they grew up primarily in the Westwood section.


title: Minnie Riperton

paragraphs: Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 - July 12, 1979), known professionally as Minnie Riperton, was an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You". She was well known for her R&B singing. She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph from 1972 until her death in 1979. They had two children: music engineer Marc Rudolph and actress/comedienne Maya Rudolph. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. She died of breast cancer at the age of 31 on July 12, 1979.

paragraphs: Riperton was born in Chicago to Thelma and Daniel Riperton, a Pullman porter. She was the youngest of eight children. She was raised in a musical family. She embraced the arts early. Although she began with ballet and modern dance, her parents recognized her vocal and musical abilities and encouraged her to pursue music and voice.


title: Deftones

paragraphs: Deftones is an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California. Deftones has five members in the band; the current band members are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Frank Delgado and Sergio Vega.

paragraphs: The band was formed in 1988. They released their debut album "Adrenaline" on October 3, 1995. The song ""Elite"" from their third studio album, ""White Pony"" won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2001. The band has been noted for influencing bands like Muse, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Seether, System of a Down, Fightstar, 10 Years as well as many other bands.

paragraphs: On November 4, 2008, the band's bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a car accident which seriously injured him. The band brought in another bassist named Sergio Vega to replace him during his absence. Cheng died on April 13, 2013 after his heart stopped.


title: Fatimah bint Sa'd

paragraphs: Fatimah al-Bariqi. (from Bariq of azdYemen), also known as Bariqiyyah , (born 340 CE) was the mother of Kilab’s half-brothers Taym and Yaqazah (Ibn Ishaq named her Hind bint Harithah al-Bariqiyyah and also say Asma).

paragraphs: Fatimah Sa'dknow as Saad Ibn Uday Ibn Haritha Ibn Amr Mazikiee Ibn Aamr bin Haritha Algtarif bin Imru al-Qais Thailb bin Mazen Ibn Al-Azd Ibn Al-Ghoth Ibn Nabit Ibn Malik bin Zaid Ibn Kahlan Ibn Saba'a ( Sheba ) Ibn Yashjub Ibn Yarab Ibn Qahtan Ibn Hud (prophet) (Eber)) .


title: Wilby, Norfolk

paragraphs: Wilby is a village in Quidenham, Breckland, Norfolk, England. It has a church called All Saints.


title: Minnow

paragraphs: Minnow is a general term used for fish which are often used as bait for fishing. Many of these fish belong the Carp family. Fish in the family Leuciscinae are often referred to as "True Minnows".


title: Slinky

paragraphs: Slinky (also known as Spring) is a toy metal spring that tumbles end over end down stairs and even "walks". It was invented by Richard James in 1943, and quickly became a bestseller. Other Slinky toys were developed such as the Slinky Dog and the Slinky Train. Company president Betty James has always kept the toy's price low so children could buy it. It originally sold for $1. Slinky has received many toy industry awards and honors over the years. Its television jingle is the longest running jingle in advertising history.

paragraphs: Slinky was the invention of Richard James, a mechanical engineer in the United States Navy. In 1943 he was looking for a way to lessen the vibrations that sensitive equipment endured shipboard in rough waters. An accident during his experiments led to the creation of a "walking", tumbling metal spring. Neighborhood children loved it. James's wife Betty named the toy Slinky after finding the word in a dictionary. The Jameses had 400 Slinkys made by a local machine shop. The Jameses put Slinky on display at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in November 1945. All 400 units were sold.

paragraphs: The Jameses went into the Slinky business. They invented a machine that could produce a Slinky from 80 feet of steel wire within 10 seconds. A huge advertising campaign was launched in America. James showed television viewers how Slinky worked. Other Slinky toys manufactured during the 1950s were the Slinky Dog, Suzie the Slinky Worm, and a pair of eyeglasses with eyeballs dangling at the end of two Slinkys. Other companies were granted licenses to produce Slinky toys.

paragraphs: The Jameses divorced. Richard became a missionary in Bolivia. Betty James moved the company to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1964. She was president of the company from 1960 to 1998. She kept the price of Slinky low so all children could afford one. The original Slinky was $1. In 2008 Slinky cost about $4. She explained the toy's appeal by saying, "It's the simplicity of it."

paragraphs: Very early in the production history of Slinky, Helen Malsed of Washington developed ideas for Slinky pull toys. The company liked her ideas and added Slinky Dog and Slinky Train to their line in 1952. The Slinky Dog was a small plastic dog whose front and rear ends were joined by a Slinky. Malsed received annual sums of $60,000 to $70,000 per year for 17 years for her idea.

paragraphs: Slinky Dog was reworked in 1995 for Pixar's "Toy Story". James Industries had dropped their Slinky Dog from production, but Betty James liked the new Slinky Dog. She said, "[The earlier Slinky Dog] wasn't nearly as cute as this one." The dog's front and rear ends were made in China, and the Dog put together and packaged in America. The entire run of 825,000 new Slinky Dogs sold out well before Christmas 1995.

paragraphs: The first Slinky television commercial was shown on Miss Patty's Romper Room in 1946. Homer Fesperman and Charles Weagley wrote the Slinky television jingle in 1962. In "Timeless Toys", Tim Walsh writes that this jingle is the longest running jingle in advertising history. In 1990 "USA Today" reported that 90 percent of all adults surveyed knew the Slinky jingle.

paragraphs: Slinky is a part of the Smithsonian Institution's permanent Americana exhibition. In 1999 the United States Postal Service issued a Slinky postage stamp. Slinky joined the Toy Hall of Fame in 2000. A bill to nominate the Slinky as the state toy of Pennsylvania was introduced in 2001, but not enacted. The same year, Betty James was inducted into the Toy Industry Association's Hall of Fame. In 2003, Slinky was named to the Toy Industry Association's "Century of Toys List", a roll call of the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the twentieth century. "Orange Coast Magazine" writes, "[T]he original machines designed and engineered by [James] turn 80 feet of steel wire into a coil in only 10 seconds. Since its introduction, more than 250 million Slinkys have been sold, enough for every person in the United States to have one. Stretched out, the wire would encircle the planet more than 126 times."


title: Sea devil

paragraphs: Sea devils are deep-sea anglerfish of the family Ceratiidae. They are among the most widespread of the anglerfish, found in all oceans from the tropics to the Antarctic.

paragraphs: The females are large: females of the largest species, Krøyer's deep sea angler fish, "Ceratias holboelli", reach in length. Males, on the other hand, are dwarfed, only maximum. When these fish were first studied, the males were mistaken for parasites. Females usually have more than one male attached to them, which is a good example of polyandry.

paragraphs: At birth, tiny male ceratiids already have extremely well-developed olfactory organs that detect scents in the water. The male lives solely to find and mate with a female. They are significantly smaller than a female angler fish, and may have trouble finding food in the deep sea. Furthermore, the growth of the gut may stop in some species, preventing them from feeding at all. This means the male must find a female quickly to prevent death. The sensitive olfactory organs help the male detect the pheromones from female anglerfish.

paragraphs: When the male finds a female, he bites into her skin, and releases an enzyme. The enzyme digests the skin of his mouth and her body, fusing the pair down to the blood-vessel level. The male then slowly wastes away, first losing his digestive organs, then his brain, heart, and eyes, and ends as nothing more than a pair of gonads. The gonads release sperm in response to hormones in the female's bloodstream. This extreme sexual dimorphism makes sure that, when the female is ready to spawn, she has a mate right there. Multiple males can be incorporated into a single female.

paragraphs: Ceratiids are the only animals known to become chimaeras as a normal part of their life-cycle.


title: Chimaera (genetics)

paragraphs: A chimaera or chimera is a single organism (usually an animal) made of two kinds of genetically distinct cells. The two types of cells may come from separate fertilised eggs or zygotes.

paragraphs: Chimeras that originate from distinct fertilised eggs fused together are called dispermic chimeras. When, on the other hand, the genetically distinct cell types originate from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic.

paragraphs: Dispermic chimaeras are formed from at least two fertilized eggs or early embryos fused together. Each population of cells keeps its own phenotype and the resulting organism is a mixture of the two phenotypes.

paragraphs: Microchimerism is a form of chimerism in which a host harbors a small set of genetically distinct cells. This often happens with blood transfusion or transplants, but also during pregnancy due to the two-way cell trafficking between the mother and the foetus.

paragraphs: Recently, epigenetic chimeras have been discovered in mouse models.

paragraphs: Germline chimerism occurs when the germ cells (for example, sperm and egg cells) of an organism are not genetically identical to its own.

paragraphs: Marmosets almost always give birth to fraternal twins. They may have the reproductive cells of their (fraternal) twin siblings. Placental fusion during development in the womb is what causes this.


title: Phil Donahue

paragraphs: Phil Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American talk show host. He is best known for hosting "The Phil Donahue Show" (1970 to 1996). He has also hosted other talk shows.


title: Exodus International

paragraphs: Exodus International was a non profit and ex-gay Christian group seeking to limit homosexual desire. The group was based in Orlando, Florida. They did not perform or conduct clinical treatment, although it does have a position saying that holistic counseling approaches that can address homosexual behaviors may be beneficial. The techniques involved are abstinence, lessening of homosexual temptations and correcting distorted style of relations to the same or opposite gender. This organization was founded around 1976. It represented over 120 local ministry networks in the United States and Canada and over 150 in another 17 countries. It was closed in 2013.


title: Trainz

paragraphs: Trainz is a computer program that allows you to create your own Railway. It is being developed by the Australian developer "Auran". The game comes in 3 areas: Routes, Railyard and Scenarios. Routes Has 3 areas inside it: Surveyor; Where you Can Create and change Routes, Driver; Where you can drive along surveyor routes,and Routes; Where You Can See all the routes. Railyard is Where you can see all your trains. Scenarios Is Where You can earn points by doing missions. They are different versions, The Latest one being Trainz 12. They Work With Windows XP and Up And Mac OS 10.6.8 and Up.


title: Petropedetinae

paragraphs: Petropedetinae are a subfamily of frogs.

paragraphs: They are placed in the true frog family (Ranidae) by many authors. Some think at least part of this group are a distinct family Petropedetidae. The Cacosterninae and Phrynobatrachinae are then separated as subfamilies. They may even be distinct families Cacosternidae and Phrynobatrachidae. Most members of this subfamily are in the genus "Phrynobatrachus".

paragraphs: These frogs mostly live in sub-Saharan Africa.

paragraphs: This group of frogs is made up from the following genera:


title: Pyxicephalidae

paragraphs: Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.

paragraphs: Pyxicephalidae has two subfamilies, with a total of 13 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae.


title: Rhacophoridae

paragraphs: Rhacophoridae is a family of frog species. They live in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. They are commonly known as shrub frogs. Sometimes they are called '"moss frogs" or "bush frogs". Some Rhacophoridae are called "tree frogs". Among the most spectacular members of this family are numerous "flying frogs".

paragraphs: Most of the species are arboreal. This may include reproducing in trees. Mating frogs, while in amplexus, hold onto a branch, and beat their legs to form a foam. The eggs are laid in the foam. They are then covered with seminal fluid. Then the foam hardens into a protective casing. In some species, this is done in a large group. The foam is laid above a water source, so the tadpoles fall into the water once they hatch.

paragraphs: The species in this family vary in size, from to . Like other arboreal frogs, they have toe discs. This family has the Old World flying frogs, including Wallace's flying frogs("Rhacophorus nigropalmatus"). These frogs have extensive webbing between their hands and feet. This lets them glide through the air.


title: Flying frog

paragraphs: A flying frog is a frog that has the ability to glide. Despite its name, it does not have the ability to fly. They live their life in trees, high above the ground.

paragraphs: Alfred Russel Wallace made one of the earliest reports of a flying frog. The species he observed was later described by George Albert Boulenger as "Rhacophorus nigropalmatus".

paragraphs: Flying frogs includes members of the following genera:


title: Connie Britton

paragraphs: Constance Elaine "Connie" Britton (born March 6, 1967) is an American movie, stage and television actress. She was nominated three times for Emmy Awards On television, she is well known for her roles as Nikki Faber on "Spin City" (1988–1991), (1996-2000), Tami Taylor on "Friday Night Lights" (2006-2011), as Vivien Harmon on "American Horror Story" (2011) and as Rayna James on "Nashville".


title: Adrenaline (album)

paragraphs: Adrenaline is the first studio album by American metal band, Deftones. "Adrenaline" was released on October 3, 1995. The album was originally known as "Communion" but was later changed to "Adrenaline". The album was ranked as #33 on music critic Piero Scaruffi's list of best metal albums of all times.


title: Hurricane Isaac (2012)

paragraphs: Hurricane Isaac was an Atlantic tropical cyclone that killed almost two dozen people in Hispaniola in August 2012 and moved over Cuba and Haiti. Isaac then became a Category One hurricane on August 28 and hit near the southeast tip of Louisiana at 6:44 pm that day.

paragraphs: According to the report. Issac was from a Tropical Wave that moved of the coast of Africa on August 15.

paragraphs: Issac did not become a tropical depression until August 21.

paragraphs: Issac was upgraded to a tropical storm that same day as Hurricane Hunters went into the storm and found winds more then 50 mph.

paragraphs: Issac made its passage along the Lesser Antilles on August 22.

paragraphs: On August 25 the storm made its first landfall on Haiti with winds of 70 mph.

paragraphs: Issac made its second landfall on Cuba with winds around 60-65 mph on the same day.

paragraphs: Issac quickly exited Cuba and went towards the Florida Keys on August 26 but even though it did made landfall. It caused heavy rain to the Keys.

paragraphs: Issac became a Hurricane on August 28 and made landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane with 80 mph.


title: Pothos

paragraphs: Pothos is a son of Aphrodite in Greek mythology. He is the god of sexual yearning, longing, and desire. He is was one of the winged love gods, known as Erotes.


title: Sooglossidae

paragraphs: The Seychelles frogs (Sooglossidae) are a family of frogs. They are found on the Seychelles Islands and India.

paragraphs: All of the species are small land frogs, about in length. They hide under fallen leaves or in rock crevices. They lay their eggs on moist ground, rather than in water. One species lacks tadpoles, with the eggs hatching directly into froglets. The others carry the tadpoles on their back until metamorphosis.

paragraphs: The family was first described in 1931 by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940).


title: Strabomantidae

paragraphs: Strabomantidae is a family of frogs. They live in South America. These frogs do not have a free-living larval stage. They hatch directly into miniature "froglets".


title: Purple frog

paragraphs: The Purple frog, Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis, is a frog species in the family Sooglossidae. It lives in the Western Ghats in India. Common names for this species are Indian purple frog, pignose frog or doughnut frog. It was discovered by S.D. Biju and F. Bossyut in October 2003.

paragraphs: This frog's body is shaped similarly to that of most frogs. It is somewhat rounded. It has a small head and an unusual pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purple in color. Its cry sounds more like one from a chicken.

paragraphs: The frog spends most of the year underground. It comes out only for about two weeks, during the monsoon. This is to mate.

paragraphs: Unlike many other digging species of frogs that feed above the ground, this species eats underground. They feed mainly on termites using their tongue.

paragraphs: The purple frog has one close relative, Bhupathy's purple frog, which also lives in the Western Ghats.

paragraphs: Scientists say that because the purple frog and Bhupathy's purple frog have close relatives in the Seychelles, which are close to Africa, it is likely that the Gondwanaland idea of why the continents are where they are is right. This idea says that Africa and India used to be one large continent, called Gondwanaland.


title: Jody Watley

paragraphs: Jody Vanessa Watley (born 30 January 1959) is an American singer, songwriter and recording artist. Her songs cross multiple genres. She was very popular in the late 1980s. She recorded and performed numerous songs related to dance-pop. She was born in Chicago.

paragraphs: Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, she is one of MTV Video Music Awards most nominated female artists ever. She had six nominations for her ‘Real Love’ video.

paragraphs: Watley has sold over 50 million albums and singles Worldwide.

paragraphs: In 2008, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from "Billboard" magazine.

paragraphs: The Grammy Awards are awarded each year by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

paragraphs: The American Music Awards is a yearly awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973.

paragraphs: The MTV Video Music Awards were started in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.

paragraphs: The Soul Train Music Awards is a yearly award show. They honor the best in African American music and entertainment.

paragraphs: The "Billboard" Music Awards are sponsored by "Billboard" magazine. They are to honor artists based on "Billboard" Year-End Charts. The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007. Before and after that time span, winners have been announced by "Billboard", both in the press and as part of their year-end issue. The award returned in 2011.


title: Kim (song)

paragraphs: "Kim" is a song by Eminem, released in 2000. The song appears on his third studio album, "The Marshall Mathers LP".

paragraphs: The song is about Eminem's anger towards his then-wife Kim Mathers. The song portrays Eminem screaming at and then murdering his wife Kim. He also murders her husband and her stepson. The song features the drum sample from the song "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin.

paragraphs: Eminem performed the song at a concert in Detroit, Michigan while abusing a blow-up doll that was dressed up to look like her on stage. Kim saw the performance and later after the show ended, she tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. She would later sue Eminem for defamation because of the song.


title: Anastasius

paragraphs: Anastasius is a male given name. It is from the Greek "" ("anastasis") meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia.


title: Pope Anastasius I

paragraphs: Pope Saint Anastasius I (; died 401) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 39th Pope from 399 until his death in 401.

paragraphs: Anastasius was born in Rome, but little is known about his early life. His father's name was Maximus.

paragraphs: Before Anastasius became a priest, he fathered a son who later became Pope Innocent I.

paragraphs: He best known for being against the thinking and writings of Origen. In 400 he called a council to discuss them. The council agreed that Origen was not faithful to the Catholic Church.

paragraphs: After Anastasius, it became traditional for priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the gospels.

paragraphs: During his reign, Anastasius encouraged Catholics in North Africa.

paragraphs: He is buried in the Catacomb of Pontian.

paragraphs: Pope Anastasius was praised by Augustine of Hippo and St Jerome.


title: Pope Anastasius II

paragraphs: Pope Anastasius II (; died 16 November 498) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 50th Pope from 496 until his death in 498.

paragraphs: Anastasius was elected pope on November 24, 496.

paragraphs: Anastasius II was pontiff during a time of controversy involving Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople Anastasius died in 498 at the height of the crisis.

paragraphs: In the "Divine Comedy", Dante placed this pope in Hell.


title: Pope Anastasius III

paragraphs: Pope Anastasius III (; died June 913) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 121st Pope from 911 until his death in 913.

paragraphs: Anastasius was elected pope in 911. He was pope during a period when Rome and the Papacy were in the power of Theophylact family.

paragraphs: He was active in developing the dioceses of Germany.


Pope Anastasius


title: Acceleration due to gravity

paragraphs: The acceleration which is gained by an object because of gravitational force is called its acceleration due to gravity. Its SI unit is m/s. Acceleration due to gravity is a vector, which means it has both a magnitude and a direction. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth is represented by the letter "g". It has a standard value defined as . However, the actual acceleration of a body in free fall varies with location.

paragraphs: Isaac Newton worked out that resultant force equals mass times acceleration, or in symbols, formula_1. This can be re-arranged to give formula_2.

paragraphs: The bigger the mass of the falling object, the greater the force of gravitational attraction pulling it towards Earth. In the equation above, this is formula_3. However, the amount of times the force gets bigger or smaller is equal to the number of times the mass gets bigger or smaller, having the ratio remain constant. In every situation, the formula_4 cancels down to the uniform acceleration of around 9.8 m/s. This means that, regardless of their mass, all freely falling objects accelerate at the same rate.

paragraphs: Depending on the location, an object at the surface of Earth falls with an acceleration between .

paragraphs: Earth is not exactly spherical. It is similar to a "squashed" sphere, with the radius at the equator slightly larger than the radius at the poles. This has the effect of slightly increasing gravitational acceleration at the poles (since we are close to the centre of Earth and the gravitational force depends on distance) and slightly decreasing it at the equator. Also, because of centripetal acceleration, the acceleration due to gravity is slightly less at the equator than at the poles. Changes in the density of rock under the ground or the presence of mountains nearby can affect gravitational acceleration slightly.

paragraphs: The acceleration of an object changes with altitude. The change in gravitational acceleration with distance from the centre of Earth follows an inverse-square law. This means that gravitational acceleration is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre of Earth. As the distance is doubled, the gravitational acceleration decreases by a factor of 4. As the distance is tripled, the gravitational acceleration decreases by a factor of 9, and so on.

paragraphs: At the surface of the Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is roughly . The average distance to the centre of the Earth is .

paragraphs: Using the constant formula_10, we can work out gravitational acceleration at a certain altitude.

paragraphs: Example: Find the acceleration due to gravity above Earth's surface.

paragraphs: ∴ Acceleration due to gravity above Earth's surface is .

paragraphs: Gravitational acceleration at the Kármán line, the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space which lies at an altitude of , is only about 3% lower than at sea level.


title: Pope Anastasius IV

paragraphs: Pope Anastasius IV (; c.1073–3 December 1154), born Corrado di Suburra, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 169th Pope from 1153 until his death in 1154.

paragraphs: Corrado di Suburra was born in Rome. He was son of Benedetto di Suburra.

paragraphs: In 1127, della Suburra was made cardinal-bishop of Sabina.

paragraphs: Anastasius was elected pope in July 1153. He is known for helping to settle a controversy between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Bishop of Magdeburg in Germany.

paragraphs: The Pantheon in Rome was restored while he was pope.


title: WWE 2K

paragraphs: WWE 2K series is a series of video games that are developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts and are published by 2K Sports. The video games are based on the professional wrestling company WWE.

paragraphs: The series was first known as "WWF/WWE SmackDown!" from 2000 to 2004 and then was changed to "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw" in 2004. The title was changed to simply "WWE" in 2011 with the release of WWE '12. The "WWE" title was used for WWE '12 and WWE '13 and was changed to "WWE 2K" when Take Two Interactive acquired the publishing rights for the series from THQ. In Japan, the series was known as "Exciting Pro Wrestling" until 2005. The series has gained positive reviews over the years and is one of the best-selling video game franchises.

paragraphs: The series was published by THQ from 2000 to 2013 before THQ filed for bankruptcy on December 19, 2012. THQ's assets were auctioned off and the WWE video game's publishing rights were acquired by Take Two Interactive (Parent company of 2K Games).


title: Jerry Nelson

paragraphs: Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer. He was best known for his work with "The Muppets". He was known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities. He performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials.

paragraphs: Nelson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked as a puppeteer from 1965 until 2011. He died on August 23, 2012 from complications of prostate cancer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nelson also suffered emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).. He was 78 years old.


title: James Cromwell

paragraphs: James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American movie and television actor. He is mostly known for his roles in "Babe", for which he earned a nomination for an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actor, "Star Trek: First Contact", "L.A. Confidential", "The Green Mile", "The Sum of All Fears", "The Artist", "Big Hero 6" and "". Cromwell is also known for his television role in "Six Feet Under" that ran from 2003 until 2005. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his 39 year career.

paragraphs: Cromwell is also known for his height which is 6 ft and 7 in., this makes Cromwell the tallest actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. Cromwell won his first Emmy Award in 2013.

paragraphs: Cromwell was born on January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California to Kay Johnson and John Cromwell. He was raised in Manhattan, New York. Cromwell was educated at Middlebury College and at Carnegie Mellon University.

paragraphs: Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 until they divorced in 1986, they had three children. Lastly he married Julie Cobb from 1986 until they divorced in 2005. He currently lives in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.

paragraphs: He supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.


title: Ralph McQuarrie

paragraphs: Ralph Angus McQuarrie (June 13, 1929 – March 3, 2012) was an American costume designer and illustrator who designed the original "Star Wars" trilogy, the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Cocoon", for which he won an Academy Award.

paragraphs: McQuarrie was born on June 13, 1929 in Gary, Indiana, a suburb close to Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in Billings, Montana. He was educated at the Art Center School. McQuarrie was married to Joan Benjamin from 1983 until his death in 2012. McQuarrie died on March 3, 2012 in Berkeley, California from Parkinson's disease, he was 82 years old.


title: Bernard Lovell

paragraphs: Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell, OBE, FRS (31 August 1913 – 6 August 2012) was an English physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 until 1980. Lovell is mostly known for his works in astronomy. Lovell was knighted in 1961, later becoming "Sir".

paragraphs: Lovell was born on August 31, 1913 in Oldland Common, Bristol, England to Gilbert and to Luara Lovell. Lovell was educated at King's Oak Academy. Lovell was never married and had no children.

paragraphs: Lovell died on August 6, 2012 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England from natural causes, he was just 25 days short from his 99th birthday, he was 98 years old.


title: Superman Returns

paragraphs: Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero movie. It is based on the DC Comics superhero Superman and his archenemy Lex Luthor. The movie was directed by Bryan Singer. It was produced by Bryan Singer, Gilbert Adler, and Jon Peters.

paragraphs: The movie stars include Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Parker Posey, Frank Langella, Sam Huntington, Eva Marie Saint, Kal Penn, and James Karen (deleted scenes).

paragraphs: It also includes a computer-generated image scene of Marlon Brando, who died in 2004. "Superman Returns" was released on June 28, 2006. The movie used John Williams' original score from the original movie.


title: Ba'ath Party

paragraphs: The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party was an Arab nationalist party with socialist beliefs. It was established in 1943 by Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din al-Bitar.


title: Frank Langella

paragraphs: Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and movie actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his role as Richard Nixon in the play "Frost/Nixon" (2006), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation.

paragraphs: Langella is also known for his other movie appearances, including "Superman Returns", "The Caller","The Beast", "House of D", "The Box", "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", "Unknown" and "Robot & Frank".

paragraphs: Langella was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. He attended Syracuse University. He married Ruth Weil from 1977 to 1996. He was partners with Whoopi Goldberg from 1996 to 2001. He had two children.


title: Tuesday Weld

paragraphs: Tuesday Weld (born August 27 1943) is an American movie and television actress. She began her acting career as a child. She has acted in many television programs and movies.

paragraphs: Weld was born Susan Ker Weld in New York City. After her father died, her mother put her to work as a child model. Weld's first acting job was on television at age 12. She was in a movie the same year with a small role in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, "The Wrong Man". The pressures of her career, however, resulted in a nervous breakdown at age nine, alcoholism by age 12, and a suicide attempt around the same time.

paragraphs: Weld's mother did not like her teenage daughter's affairs with older men, such as actor John Ireland. In 1961, she had an off-screen romance with Elvis Presley, her costar in "Wild in the Country".

paragraphs: She was married to screenwriter Claude Harz, from 1965 until their divorce in 1971. They had a daughter, Natasha, in 1966.

paragraphs: She married British actor, musician, and comedian Dudley Moore in 1975. In 1976 they had a son, Patrick. He is now an actor, director, and editor. They divorced in 1980. In 1985 she married Israeli concert violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman. They divorced in 1998.


title: Russell Scott

paragraphs: Russell Scott (born June 30, 1921- August 27, 2012), also known as Blinky the Clown, was an American clown, stage, and entertainer who starred in a Denver, Colorado television program called "Blinky's Fun Club" from 1958 until the show was cancelled in 1998. Scott was also a stage actor and performed in the South Broadway theatre in Denver, Colorado.

paragraphs: Scott was born in Enid, Oklahoma on June 30, 1921. Scott was never married and had no children. Scott died on August 27, 2012 in a hospital in Morrison, Colorado from complications of pneumonia, he was 91 years old.


title: Cindy Williams

paragraphs: Cynthia Jane "Cindy" Williams (August 22 1947) is an American movie and television actress. She has starred in many television series and movies. She is best known for starring in the television sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 to 1982) and playing Laurie in the 1973 movie "American Graffiti".


title: Yumi Obe

paragraphs: Obe was a member of the Japan women's national football team. She took part in World Cup matches in 1991, 1995 and 2003. She played with the women's Olympic teams which competed at the games in 1996 in Atlanta and 2004 in Athens.


title: Michelle Rodriguez

paragraphs: Michelle Rodriguez (born July 12, 1978 near San Antonio, Texas) is an American movie and television actress who has starred in numerous television programs and movies. She began with "Girlfight" in 2000 and continued with other notable movies, such as "Avatar" and "Machete".


title: Matteo Brancaleoni

paragraphs: Matteo Brancaleoni (pronounced branka-leeonee) is an Italian contemporary pop/jazz singer, actor and journalist.


title: Toni D'Alto

paragraphs: Toni Ann D'Alto (May 5, 1964 – August 26, 2012) was an American movie actress. She appeared in the film "The Appointment".(1996)

paragraphs: D'Alto was born on May 5, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to astrologer Jackie Stallone (b.1921) and her second husband Anthony Filiti. Toni was a younger half-sister of Sylvester Stallone.

paragraphs: D'Alto was twice divorced and had one son. She died on August 26, 2012 in her home in Santa Monica, California after a longtime battle with cancer, she was 48 years old.


title: Myocheong

paragraphs: Myo Cheong (Hangul: 묘청, Hanja:妙淸, ?-1135) was a Korean Buddhist monk, politician, and philosopher during the Goryeo Dynasty. His other name was Jungshim.

paragraphs: Myo cheong was from Pyongyang. Although he was a Buddhist, he performed divination and prophecy.


title: Jason Priestley

paragraphs: Jason Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor, producer and director who has acted in numerous television programs. He played Brandon Walsh in the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210". He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He became an American citizen in 2007.


title: Papal name

paragraphs: A papal name is a special name (regnal name) which is chosen by the pope when he is elected.

paragraphs: In the early church, popes were known by their ordinary names, such as Pope Adeodatus, Pope Formosus and Pope Hyginus.

paragraphs: The practice of choosing a papal name started in the sixth century. At birth, Pope John II was named after the Roman god Mercury. When he was elected pope, he chose to be called by a Christian name.

paragraphs: Papal names became customary in the 10th century. In 996, the first German pope was chosen; and he changed his name from Bruno to Gregory. He is known as Pope Gregory V.

paragraphs: Every pope since the 16th century is known by a different name than the one he was given at birth.

paragraphs: The papal names have included John (23 times), Gregory (16), Clement (14), Innocent (13), Leo (13) and Pius (12).

paragraphs: The first papal name to be repeated was Pope Sixtus. There have been four others.

paragraphs: As with kings and emperors, a Roman numeral is added if the Pope chooses a name that another pope has used before -- for example, Pope John Paul II decided to be known by the same name as the pope who came before him.


Pope John Paul


title: Richard Jenkins

paragraphs: Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American Academy Award-nominated television, stage, voice, and movie actor who has appeared in many movies such as; "The Visitor", "The Cabin in the Woods", "Eddie", "Fun with Dick and Jane", "Blue Steel", "Wolf", "The Mod Squad", "Killing Them Softly", "" and "The Shape of Water". In television, he is known for his role in "Six Feet Under".

paragraphs: Jenkins was born in DeKalb, Illinois on May 4, 1947. Jenkins was educated at Illinois Wesleyan University. Jenkins is currently married to Sharon R. Friedrick since 1969, they have 2 children together. Jenkins currently lives in Cumberland, Rhode Island.


title: James Fox

paragraphs: James Fox (born William Fox 19 May 1939) is a British television, stage, and movie actor, who has appeared in over 100 television programmes and over 50 movies in his 62 year career. Fox is best known for his roles in "Sexy Beast", "The Lost World", "Patriot Games". In the U.S. he is mostly known for his role as Mr. Salt in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

paragraphs: Fox was born in London, England on 19 May 1939. Fox has an elder brother, actor Edward Fox, and a younger brother, movie producer Robert Fox. His grandfather was playwright Frederick Lonsdale.

paragraphs: Fox has been married to Mary Elizabeth Piper since 1973, they have five children - the middle child is actor Laurence Fox. His son-in-law is actor and comedian Richard Ayoade. His daughter-in-law is actress Billie Piper. His sister-in-law is actress Joanna David. His niece is actress Emilia Fox. His nephew is actor Freddie Fox.


title: Vincent Pastore

paragraphs: Vincent Pastore (born July 14, 1946) is an American television, radio, voice, and movie actor, mostly known for his role as a mobster and also best known for his role as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit show "The Sopranos". He began his career 1988 and had a small part in the 1990 movie "Goodfellas".

paragraphs: Pastore was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York on July 14, 1946. Pastore was educated at Pace University. Pastore was married to Nancy Berke until they divorced, they had one child. Pastore currently lives in City Island, New York.


title: Nick Punto

paragraphs: Nicholas Paul Punto (born November 8, 1977) is an American major league baseball player. He plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Punnto was born in San Diego, California. He used to play for the Boston Red Sox.


title: June Foray

paragraphs: June Foray (September 18, 1917 – July 26, 2017) was an American television, stage, radio, movie, and voice actress. She was mostly known for making the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Granny in all of the Looney Tunes shows or movies.

paragraphs: Foray has also made the voice of Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Lucifer, and Witch Hazel. She received a Daytime Emmy Award and an Annie Award. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her voice work.

paragraphs: Foray was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 18, 1917. She was educated at the Classical High School. She was married to Hobart Donovan from 1954 until his death in 1976. They had no children.

paragraphs: Foray helped create the Best Animated Feature category of the Academy Awards.

paragraphs: On July 26, 2017, Foray died at a hospital in Los Angeles, California of cardiac arrest. She was 99 years old.


title: Terence Stamp

paragraphs: Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is a British movie, voice, television, and stage actor who has appeared in over 100 movies such as; "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "Superman II", "Get Smart","The Haunted Mansion", "", "Valkyrie", "Yes Man", and "Wanted". Stamp has been awarded a Golden Globe Award, Silver Bear Award, and a Satellite Award. He has acted in over 100 films.

paragraphs: Stamp was born in Stepney, London. In the 1960s he and supermodel girlfriend Jean Shrimpton were one of the most photographed couples of the day. Another of his famous girlfriends was Julie Christie. Later, Stamp became a follower of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and lived for a while at the latter's ashram (~estate) in Poona.

paragraphs: At 64, Stamp married 29 year old Elizabeth O'Rourke in 2002. The couple divorced in 2008.


title: Jonathan Pryce

paragraphs: Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born John Price on 1 June 1947) is a Welsh movie, television, stage and voice actor. He has appeared in many movie, television programs, and plays during his 42 year career.

paragraphs: Pryce is mostly known for his roles as Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies", Sam Lowry in "Brazil", King James I/VI of England in "The New World", Juan Perón in "Evita", Govenor Weatherby Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" Movie Series, "U.S. President" in both "G.I. Joe the Rise of Cobra", and in "G.I. Joe Retaliation". In 2019, he played Pope Francis in the Netflix movie "The Two Popes", a role which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

paragraphs: Pryce was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales on 1 June 1947. He studied at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts. He was raised in London, England. Pryce is currently married to Kate Fahy since 1974.


title: Richard Griffiths

paragraphs: Richard Thomas Griffiths, OBE (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was a British movie, stage, television, Actor and Voice actor. He appeared in many movies, plays, and television programs.

paragraphs: Griffiths is mostly known for his roles as Harry Potter's Uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter" movie series, Uncle Monty in "Withnail and I", Henry Crabbe in "Pie in the Sky", and as King George II in "". He won a Laurence Olivier Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award.

paragraphs: Griffiths was born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, England on 31 July 1947. He lived in Manchester, England during his early adulthood. He was raised as Roman Catholic. His parents were both deaf, and he learned sign language at an early age so that he could communicate with them.

paragraphs: During his childhood he tried to run away from home many times. He dropped out of Our Lady & St Bede School in Stockton-on-Tees at age 15. Griffiths was educated at Stockton & Billingham College and at Manchester School of Theatre.

paragraphs: Griffiths' movie roles were in: "Gorky Park" (1983), "Withnail and I" (1987), "King Ralph" (1991), "" (1991), "Guarding Tess" (1994) and "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). Later, he played Harry Potter's cruel uncle Vernon Dursley in the "Harry Potter movie series" ("the Philosopher's Stone", "the Chamber of Secrets", "the Prisoner of Azkaban", "the Order of the Phoenix", and "the Deathly Hallows - Part 1".)

paragraphs: Griffiths appeared as King George II in 2011's "". He appeared in the first episode of the television series "Episodes" as Julian Bullard.

paragraphs: Griffiths once got a standing ovation after ejecting a female audience member from his "West End" play. Her ringtone sounded for the third time during Griffiths play.

paragraphs: In April 2012, Griffiths starred, with Danny DeVito, in a revival of the Neil Simon play "The Sunshine Boys". The show was played at the Savoy Theatre from 27 April 2012, opening on 17 May and playing a limited 12-week season until 28 July.

paragraphs: Griffiths was married to Heather Gibson from 1980 until his death in 2013. He had no children.

paragraphs: Griffiths died on 28 March 2013 during heart surgery in Coventry, West Midlands, England, aged 65.Many reactions were posted on Twitter after his death. Some were from Daniel Radcliffe, Warwick Davis, and Richard E. Grant. His funeral took place at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire on 9 April 2013, with over four hundred mourners, including Daniel Radcliffe, Alan Bennett, Michael Palin, Richard E. Grant, Jack Whitehall and Judi Dench.

paragraphs: He was awarded an honorary degree from Teesside University in 2006 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.


title: Ann Romney

paragraphs: Ann Lois Romney (née Davies born on April 16, 1949) is the wife of the Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. She was the First Lady of the State of Massachusetts when he was Governor. She was born in Detroit, Michigan.


title: Jim Nabors

paragraphs: James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American singer, television, and movie actor. He was best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on the TV programs "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Nabors was the host of two programs. They were "The Jim Nabors Hour" and "The Jim Nabors Show".

paragraphs: Nabors was also a guest star in "The Steve Allen Show", "The Danny Kaye Show", "The Muppet Show" and "The Carol Burnett Show". He won a Golden Raspberry Award for his role as Lugs Harvey in the movie "Stroker Ace".

paragraphs: Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on June 12, 1930. Nabors was educated at the University of Alabama.

paragraphs: There was a rumor that Nabors was married to Rock Hudson, the rumor was later denied. Nabors only said that he and Hudson were only "special friends."

paragraphs: Since 1975, Nabors lived with his partner Stan Cadwallader in Honolulu, Hawaii. A month after same-sex marriage became legal, Nabors married Cadwallader on January 29, 2013. In the early morning of November 30, 2017, Nabors died peacefully at his home in Honolulu. He was 87 years old.


title: Re'em Ha'Cohen

paragraphs: Rabbi Re'em Ha'Cohen (, born in March 10, 1957) is an Israeli Rabbi. Ha'Cohen is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Otniel (together with Rabbi Binyamin Kalmanzon). He is a well-known religious zionist. He is also the community rabbi of the town Otniel, which is in South Mount Hebron, in the occupied Palestinian territories.

paragraphs: Ha'Cohen grew up in Jerusalem. He is married to Noa and a father of 9 children.

paragraphs: Ha'Cohen holds that smoking is forbidden by the Jewish religion. He also believes that Jewish law says people should be organ donors.


title: Harp seal

paragraphs: The harp seal or saddleback seal is a species of earless seal. They live in the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and parts of the Arctic Ocean. It now belongs to the monotypic genus "Pagophilus". Its scientific name, "Pagophilus groenlandicus", means "ice-lover from Greenland".

paragraphs: The harp seal has a black face with silvery-gray body. Its eyes are pure black. It has black harp or wishbone-shaped markings on the back. They show little sexual dimorphism. This means there is little difference between the males and females. The baby harp seal (pup) has a yellow-white coat at birth. After three days, the coat turns white and stays white for about 12 days. Adult harp seals grow up to be 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 to 6 feet) long and weigh from 140 to 190 kg (300 to 400 pounds).

paragraphs: Harp seals like to swim in the ocean. They spend little time on land. They are very social animals. They can be very noisy, as well. They will form large colonies where they spend a great deal of time. Many harp seals are able to live up to 30 years in the wild.

paragraphs: On the ice, pups call their mothers by "bawling" and "mumble" while playing with others. Adults "growl" and "warble" to warn off others. Underwater, adults use more than 19 call types during courting and mating.

paragraphs: Females mature sexually at age five to six. Then each year, they bear one pup. This is usually in late February.

paragraphs: Newborn pups weigh around and are long. After birth, the mother only feeds that pup. During the 12 day nursing period, the mother does not eat. She losies up to per day. Harp seal milk has up to 48% fat, so pups gain over per day.

paragraphs: Weaning is sudden. The mother turns from nursing to promiscuous mating. She leaves the pup behind on the ice. While courtship starts on the ice, mating usually takes place in the water.

paragraphs: Pups are unable to swim or find food until seven to eight weeks old or until the ice melts. This leaves them open to polar bears and other predators. Because they cannot eat, they lose up to 50% of their weight. As many as 30% of pups die during their first year.


title: Ringed seal

paragraphs: The ringed seal ("Pusa hispida"), also known as the jar seal and as netsik or nattiq by the Inuit, is an earless seal. They live in the Arctic and sub-Arctic areas. The ringed seal is a small seal. They are rarely greater than 1.5 m in length.

paragraphs: They have a distinctive patterning of dark spots surrounded by light grey rings. It is the most abundant and wide-ranging ice seal in the northern hemisphere. The live throughout the Arctic Ocean, into the Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea as far south as the northern coast of Japan in the Pacific, and throughout the North Atlantic coasts of Greenland and Scandinavia as far south as Newfoundland, and include two freshwater subspecies in northern Europe. Ringed seals are one of the main prey of polar bears. They have long been a part of the diet of indigenous people of the Arctic.

paragraphs: The ringed seal is the smallest and most common seal in the Arctic. They have a small head, short cat-like snout, and a plump body. Their coat is dark with silver rings on their back and sides with a silver belly. Depending on subspecies and condition, adult size can range from 100 to 175 cm (40-69 in) and weigh from 32 to 140 kg (70-308 lbs). The seal averages about 5 ft (1.5 m) long with a weight of about 50–70 kg (110-150 lbs). Their small front flippers have claws more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick that are used to make breathing holes through 6.5 ft (2 m) thick ice.

paragraphs: Ringed seals live throughout the Arctic Ocean. They can be found in the Baltic Sea, the Bering Sea and the Hudson Bay. They like to rest on ice floe and will move farther north for denser ice. One subspecies can be found in freshwater.

paragraphs: Females reach sexual maturity at 4 years. Males do not reach maturity until 7 years old. During the spring breeding season, females make lairs in the thick ice and give birth in these structures. Females give birth to a single pup in March or April after a 9 month gestation period. Pups are weaned after one month. They build up a thick layer of blubber.

paragraphs: Females usually begin mating in late April. Males will roam the ice for a mate. When found, the male and female may spend several days together before mating. Then the male looks for another mate.

paragraphs: Ringed seals live about 25 to 30 years. They are solitary animals. They separate themselves from each other by hundreds of yards.

paragraphs: Ringed seals eat a wide variety of small prey. They eat 72 species of fish and invertebrates. Their prey of choice includes mysids, shrimp, arctic cod, and herring. While feeding, ringed seals dive to depths of 35 to 150 ft (10–45 m). In the summer ringed seals feed along edge of the sea-ice for polar cod. In shallow water they feed on smaller cod. Ringed seals may also eat herring, smelt, whitefish, sculpin, perch, and crustaceans.

paragraphs: Ringed seal are an important food item in particular for polar bears. During the pupping season, arctic fox and glaucous gulls take ringed seal pups born outside lairs. Killer whales, Greenland sharks and occasionally Atlantic walruses prey upon them in the water.

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title: Saffron cod

paragraphs: The saffron cod "(Eleginus gracilis)", is a type of fish. They are closely related to true cods (genus "Gadus"). It is dark grey-green to brown, with spots on its sides and pale towards the belly. It may grow to 60 cm and weigh up to 1.3 kg.

paragraphs: It lives in the North Pacific, from off the Korean coasts until beyond Bering Straits, off the Alaskan coasts. It normally is found in shallow coastal waters at less than 60 m depth. It may also be found at depths up to 200 m. The saffron cod may also enter brackish and even fresh waters, occurring quite far up rivers and streams.

paragraphs: Saffron cods begin to mature during their third year of life. They feed on fish and small crustaceans. They are commercially fished in many areas of the northwestern Pacific. The country with the largest catch is Russia. It is used for human's to eat in the Russian Federation and Japan, fresh or frozen.


title: Forbes Kennedy

paragraphs: Forbes Taylor Kennedy (born August 18, 1935 in Dorchester, New Brunswick) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey centre that played a combined 12 seasons in the NHL. He played 1 season with the Chicago Black Hawks, 4 with the Detroit Red Wings, 2 with the Philadelphia Flyers, 4 with the Boston Bruins and 1 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He set records for most penalties in a game (eight), most minutes (38), most penalties in a period (six) and most penalty minutes in a period (34).

paragraphs: During the 1969 Stanley Cup playoff opener between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs, Bruins player Pat Quinn delivered a huge hit on Maple Leafs defenceman Bobby Orr which knocked Orr unconscious. Kennedy responded by taking part in four fights and punching a linesman after the last fight. He was fined $1,000 for punching the linesman. He was suspended for a long time and his time with the Maple Leafs ended. It was also the last game he played before he was forced to retire because he never recovered from knee surgery.


title: Rambling Rose

paragraphs: Rambling Rose is a 1991 American drama movie. The movie is set in Georgia during the Great Depression. It stars Laura Dern as the title character. Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd and Lukas Haas play the family she moves in with. It was released in September 1991 in the United States.


title: Gord Fashoway

paragraphs: Gordon "Gordie" Fashoway (June 16, 1926 – May 1, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger that played 13 games for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1950-51 NHL season. Fashoway also played in the Western Hockey League with the New Westminster Royals, Victoria Cougars, and Portland Buckaroos. He won the Fred J. Hume Cup in 1960 while playing with the Buckaroos.

paragraphs: After Fashoway retired, he became the head coach of the Oakland Golden Seals in 1968. He coached the Golden Seals for one year before he decided to coach the Portland Buckaroos for five years. In the 1970-71 WHL season, the Buckaroos won their third WCHL championship when Fashoway was coaching them.


title: Anne Archer

paragraphs: Anne Archer (born August 25, 1947) is an American movie and television actress. She has been in many television programs and movies. She starred in the thrillers "Fatal Attraction", "Body of Evidence" and "Patriot Games".


title: Dick Gamble

paragraphs: Richard Frank "Dick" Gamble (November 16, 1928 in Moncton, New Brunswick – March 22, 2018 in Pittsford, New York) was a Canadian retired NHL ice hockey left winger that played a combined 9 seasons in the NHL. He played 6 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, 1 season with the Chicago Black Hawks and 2 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gamble won a Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1953.

paragraphs: Gamble also played in the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans. During his time with the Americans, he won 3 Calder Cups and became a player-coach for the Americans in 1968–69. They retired his jersey number (#9).


title: Lee Lyang

paragraphs: Lee Lyang (, 1519 - 1583) was a politician and philosopher during the Korean Joseon Dynasty.

paragraphs: Lee was a member of the royal family of the Joseon Dynasty. He was a descendant of Prince Hyoryeongs and uncle of Queen Insun, wife of Myeongjong of Joseon. In 1546 he passed to Saengwon and Chinsa exam and passed to Imperial examination in 1552.


title: Diane Ladd

paragraphs: Diane Ladd (born November 29, 1935 in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American movie and television actress. She has been nominated for several major awards. She is the mother of actress Laura Dern.


title: Hiromi Ikeda

paragraphs: , also known as , is a Japanese female athlete. She is best known as an association football player who competed in two Summer Olympic Games.

paragraphs: Ikeda was a member of the Japan women's national football team for eleven years.

paragraphs: She competed three World Cup tournaments

paragraphs: She was part of the women's team which played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was elected captain of the Olympian women's football team at the 2008 games.


title: BBC World News

paragraphs: BBC World News is an international news channel. Unlike other BBC channels, it is not available in the UK and is not funded by a licence fee. Instead it has advertisements. BBC world news employs more correspondents and reporters than any other news channel. The channel was launched in 1991.


title: Gifu

paragraphs: It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.


title: Toyama, Toyama

paragraphs: In the pre-Meiji period, Toyama was a castle town and the capital of Etchū Province.


title: Brave and Bold

paragraphs: Brave and Bold is a boys' book written by Horatio Alger, Jr. It was serialized (published in parts) beginning on August 5, 1872 in the New York "Weekly". Also published in the same issue was Alger's poem "Friar Anselmo". "Brave and Bold" was then published in book form by A. K. Loring of Boston in 1873. The story was serialized in "Reader", an English magazine, in 1872, and was one of Alger's few stories to be so published.

paragraphs: Alger had lost some of his steam as the 1870s approached. He had made his literary name in exposing the horrors of life for street children in books such as "Ragged Dick" (1866). As the years passed, the government had taken on these horrors, studies were being conducted, and the plight of street children was being relieved. As a result, Alger was left without a literary subject. Boys' tastes were changing. They knew everything they needed to know about street boys from Alger's many novels about the poor. They wanted cowboys and Indians. Alger's publisher and his editor urged him ramp up the excitement in his books. Alger agreed, but let it be known that his moralizing would remain at its usual high level.

paragraphs: "Brave and Bold" was the first in a new series of Alger novels published by Loring, and the first in which sex rears its head. Before "Brave and Bold", the girls of the hero's age were sisters or simply prop figures. In this new book, Hester Paine, the lovely daughter of Millville's most prominent citizen and the reigning village belle, becomes a source of fascination and contention for "factory boy" hero Robert Rushton and his nemesis, the rich, snobbish, kid glove-wearing youth Halbert Davis.

paragraphs: "Brave and Bold" hit a new high in Alger's work, according Edwin Hoyt, but Hoyt describes the story as a "fiasco". Gary Scharnhorst describes it as "horrifying", and lists a shooting, a stabbing, and a suicide among the book's elements. The book was reviewed by a reader of the children's magazine "St. Nicholas"; he described it as "of the sensational order" and was glad he did not meet its characters in real life. This was the last review of an Alger work published by the prestigious magazine. The book initiated the controversy over making Alger's works available to the young.


title: Yamagata, Yamagata

paragraphs: It has been recognized as a special city since 2001.

paragraphs: The sightseeing spot of Yamagata are the peaks of the Zaou, Rissyaku Temple and Yamagata castle. This place is site of Hanagaza festival. This festival is held in August.

paragraphs: Yamagata is hot in summer and cold in winter.


title: Kevin McNally

paragraphs: Kevin McNally (born 27 April 1956) mostly known as Kevin R. McNally is an English movie, television, stage, voice, and radio actor who is mostly known for his role as Joshamee Gibbs in all four of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. McNally has also appeared in many movies such as; "Valkyrie", "Scoop", "Spice World", "Johnny English", "Stalin", "Conspiracy", "Tuesday", and has recently appeared in the 2012 movie "The Raven". McNally was born in Bristol, England. McNally is currently married to Phyllis Logan since 1977, they have a son together.


title: Wakayama, Wakayama

paragraphs: It has been recognized as a core city since 1997.


title: Nara, Nara

paragraphs: It has been recognized as a core city since 2002.

paragraphs: Many of the temples, shrines and ruins in Nara form "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara". It is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It includes

paragraphs: The Kasugayama old-groth forest is also identified as a world heritage site.

paragraphs: The city is in the northern part of Nara Prefecture. It is on the border with Kyoto Prefecture.


title: Tony Jay

paragraphs: Tony Jay (February 2, 1933 – August 13, 2006) was a British movie, television, radio, voice, and stage actor who is mostly known for his deep voice and for his voice roles in as Shere Kahn in "The Jungle Book 2" and as Claude Frollo in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Jay is also known for playing villain roles in voice and live-action movies.

paragraphs: Jay was born on February 2, 1933 in London, England, and was educated at the Pinner County Grammer School. Jay became a U.S. citizen.

paragraphs: Jay was married to Marta MacGeraghty from 1974 until his death in 2006. Jay died on August 13, 2006 in Cedars-Sinia Hospital in Los Angeles, California from complications of lung cancer after having surgery to remove the tumor, he was 73 years old.


title: Bob Holness

paragraphs: Robert Wentworth John Holness (November 12, 1928 – January 6, 2012) was a British radio and television presenter who is mostly known for hosting "Take a Letter", "Blockbusters", "Raise the Roof", and in "Call My Bluff". Holness has also guest-starred in "Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway". He also played James Bond in a radio program called "Moonraker".

paragraphs: Holness was born in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa on November 12, 1928 to British parents and was raised in Ashford, Kent. He was educated at Ashford Grammar School and at Maidstone College of Art.

paragraphs: Holness was married to Mary Holness until his death in 2012, they had 3 children. Holness lived in Pinner, London, England and would die there on January 6, 2012 from dementia, he was 83 years old.


title: Byblos

paragraphs: Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal (; ; earlier Gubla/Phoenician:𐤂𐤁𐤋). It is said to be the oldest city in the world (according to the ancient historian Philo of Byblos).

paragraphs: Byblos is a city located in Lebanon. It is called Byblos by the Greeks. The word Byblos appears in the Bible under the name Gebal. Gebal means mountains. The Greeks took the name of Byblos as their word for books, and from their word for books named the bible.

paragraphs: There are a lot interesting places in Byblos. The most important ones are Old Souk, Qartaba, Faraya, Abraham River, Jeita Grotto and Byblos Wax Museum. Old souk is a place where you find everything old and with a cheap price. Qartaba is a village in byblos, Qartaba means good, curing and balanced weather. In winter Faraya has a cold climate and snow, Faraya means "The land of fruits and vegetables". Abraham River is a small river also called Adonis, Adonis means "The God Of Love". Jeita Grotto is one of the most beautiful places to visit. Byblos Wax Museum is a wax museum that present historical people and everything old.

paragraphs: "Je m'appelle Byblos", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, H & D, 2005.


title: Bill Fagerbakke

paragraphs: William Mark "Bill" Fagerbakke (born October 4, 1957) is an American actor and voice actor who is mostly known for his role as Spongebob Squarepants' best friend Patrick Star in "Spongebob Squarepants" and as Michael "Dauber" Dybinski in "Coach". In movies he is known for his role as Deputy Webb in the 2009 horror movie "Halloween II".

paragraphs: Fagerbakke was born in Fontana, California on Ocotber 4, 1957. He was educated at the University of Idaho. He has been married to actress Catherine McClenahan since 1989. Together the couple have two children, Hannah and Carson. They separated in September 2012.


title: Rodger Bumpass

paragraphs: Rodger Albert Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, best known for his roles as Squidward Tentacles in "SpongeBob SquarePants" and Professor Membrane in "Invader Zim". He is also known for providing extra voices in "Toy Story 2", "A Bug's Life", and "Tarzan".

paragraphs: Bumpass was born Rodger Albert Bumpass in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 20, 1951. Bumpass was educated at Arkansas State University. Bumpass was nominated for a 2012 Daytime Emmy Award for his role as Squidward Tentacles.

paragraphs: During August 2006, rumors were circulated that Bumpass died during heart surgery. His death was noted on IMDb and in the Arkansas State University alumni newsletter. Bumpass confirmed that reports of his death were untrue.

paragraphs: On July 2019, Rodger married Angela VanZandt, his high school sweetheart of 50 years.

paragraphs: On January 19, 2016, Bumpass was arrested just after midnight for alleged driving under the influence in Burbank, California. He was later released on a $15,000 bail the next morning.


title: Carolyn Lawrence

paragraphs: Carolyn Lawrence (born February 13, 1967) is an American television and voice actress mostly known for her voice role as Sandy Cheeks in "Spongebob Squarepants" and as Cindy Vortex in "", "The Powerpuff Girls". Lawrence was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 13, 1967.


title: Mr. Lawrence

paragraphs: Douglas Lawrence "Doug" Osowski (born January 1, 1969) mostly known as Mr. Lawrence or Doug Lawrence is an American voice, actor, comedian, writer, storyboard artist, animator, and director. He is known for his voice roles as Plankton, Larry the Lobster, and Elain in "Spongebob Squarepants".

paragraphs: Lawrence was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey on January 1, 1969.


title: Māori people

paragraphs: The Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand. They were the first people to live in the islands.

paragraphs: The Polynesian ancestors of the Māori came to New Zealand between 800 and 1300 AD. There are many theories about where the Maori came from. They arrived from somewhere in tropical Polynesia, either from the Cook Islands or the Society Islands. In Māori stories, the place they come from is called Hawai'iki. This is not the same as the country Hawai'i.

paragraphs: Before Europeans came to New Zealand, the Māori did not need a name for themselves as a people. After Europeans came to New Zealand, the indigenous people called themselves "Māori. Māori" means "normal" or "ordinary". They called other people, especially those who came from Britain, "Pākehā". Today, in New Zealand English "Pākehā" is often used as a name for New Zealand Europeans.

paragraphs: Today, about 600,000 Māori people live in New Zealand. They are an important part of the country's culture. This is why they have received special rights from the Government of New Zealand. Their native language, the Māori language, is an official language of the country along with English. The New Zealand Government support Māori people to keep their culture alive.


title: Walter Breuning

paragraphs: Walter Breuning (September 21, 1896 – April 14, 2011) was an American supercentenarian and former railroader, and at the time of his death the oldest living man in the world after the death of British World War I-veteran Henry Allingham (who was 15 weeks, 2 days older) on July 18, 2009, and the oldest living man in the United States since December 27, 2008 upon the death of George Francis (who was born on the same day as Allingham). He was also a colorectal cancer survivor.

paragraphs: Breuning was born on September 21, 1896 in Melrose, Minnesota. Breuning was married to Agnes C. Breuning (née Twokey) from 1922 until her death in 1957. Lastly he married Margaret Breuning (née Vanest) from 1958 until her death in 1975.

paragraphs: From March 31, 2011 (the same day as Shelby Harris, who succeeded Breuning as the oldest living man in the United States, celebrated his 110th birthday), Breuning was hospitalized for an unspecified illness, possibly pneumonia. He died of natural causes at the hospital on April 14, 2011 at 3.30pm aged 114 years, 205 days as the third-youngest of only six men (before Jiroemon Kimura became the oldest man ever in late 2012) who have become at least 114 years old, and was survived by his niece, 3 nephews, and a great niece and nephews. He was succeeded as the oldest living man by Japaneseman Jiroemon Kimura, who was 30 weeks younger and later become the oldest man ever. Breuning and Kimura were, after 110-year-old Japaneseman Tokio Watanabe's death on February 6, 2010, the last two living men born before 1900, as well as the only two men born before 1900 who were still living in the 2nd decade of the 21st century (2011–2020).


title: Deep Roy

paragraphs: Gurdeep Roy (born December 1, 1957), sometimes credited as Roy Deep, Gordeep Roy, or just Deep Roy, is a Kenyan-born English movie and voice actor, stuntman and puppeteer.

paragraphs: He has appeared in 50 movies including "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Big Fish", "Planet of the Apes", "Star Trek", "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", "Mafia!", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Corpse Bride", and in "Star Trek". Roy is also known for his small-size.

paragraphs: Roy was born in Nairobi, Kenya on December 1, 1957. His career has lasted 36 years.


title: Cesar Romero

paragraphs: Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American stage, movie and television actor. He was in movies, radio works, and television programs for almost sixty years. His roles included playing lovers, historical people in costume dramas, characters in light comedies, and the Joker in the "Batman" 1966 TV series.

paragraphs: Romero was born on February 15, 1907 in New York City. He was raised in Bradley Beach, New Jersey. He never married. He was a homosexual. Romero died on January 1, 1994 in Santa Monica, California from complications of a pulmonary embolism caused by bronchopneumonia. He was 86 years old.


title: Dana Reeve

paragraphs: Dana Reeve (née Morosini; March 17, 1961 - March 6, 2006) was an American actress who starred in many television programs and movies. She was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She was featured in the television soap opera "All My Children". She was the widow of Christopher Reeve. Reeve died of lung cancer in March 2006 in New York City.


title: World News Now

paragraphs: World News Now is a news program which began January 6 1992 on American Broadcasting Company. The overall tone of this show is humorous and irreverent. Numerous famous TV personalities, such as Anderson Cooper, have hosted the show.


title: East Grand Forks, Minnesota

paragraphs: East Grand Forks is a city in Polk County, Minnesota in the United States. The population was 8,601 at the 2010 Census.

paragraphs: It is along the eastern bank of the Red River of the North. It is directly across from the larger city of Grand Forks, North Dakota.


title: Oświęcim

paragraphs: Oświęcim (German name: "Auschwitz") is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland. It is west of Kraków.

paragraphs: During World War II the Auschwitz concentration camp was situated near this town.


title: Dido, Queen of Carthage

paragraphs: Ancient Greek and Roman writers said that Dido was the founder and first Queen of Carthage. Carthage was a city in the country now known as Tunisia. Dido lived in the 9th century BC (about 3000 years ago). Some parts of her life may be true. Other parts are myths. She is best known from the story about her in the "Aeneid" by the Roman poet Virgil. In some writings about her, she is called Alyssa or Elissa. She was also worshipped as a goddess in ancient Carthage.

paragraphs: The oldest story about Dido was written by Timaeus. He was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the 3rd century BC. One hundred years later, a Roman historian, Pompeius Trogus, wrote about her. His story about her is now lost, but a later Roman historian, Justin, wrote a summary of Trogus' story. In the stories by Timaeus and Trogus, Dido was the daughter of the King of Tyre (a city in the country now known as Lebanon). She was married to Acerbas who was a priest of Hercules. When Dido's brother Pygmalion killed Acerbas, Dido ran away. She took some of her people with her. They went first to Cyprus, and then to the north coast of Africa in the place now known as Tunisia.

paragraphs: When they got to Africa, Dido asked the Berber ruler, a man named Iarbus, if she could buy some land to for her people to start a city. He said that she could buy as much land as she could cover with the skin of a dead ox. She told her people to cut the skin into very thin strips. They laid all the strips out to mark the borders. This gave them a very big piece of land. Dido and her people built a city on the land. The city was named Carthage, and Dido was its first queen. Carthage grew and became a very rich city. Many Berbers also went to live there.

paragraphs: When he saw what a rich city Carthage was, Iarbus wanted to marry Dido. He told her that if she did not marry him, he would make war on Carthage. Dido did not want to marry Iarbus. She still loved her husband . Before her wedding to Iarbus, she built a large fire. She told him that the fire was a ceremony to honor Acerbas. She said that when the ceremony was finished, Iarbus would be her new husband. Instead, she climbed onto the pyre where the fire was burning. Then she killed herself with a sword. After she died, the people of Carthage worshipped her as a goddess. Carthage stayed a very rich and powerful city for 600 years. It was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC.

paragraphs: Dido is most well known today for the story told about her in Books 3 and 4 of Virgil's "Aeneid". Virgil's story about the early life of Dido is very like those told by Timaeus and Trogus. But his story of how she died is very different. In Virgil's story, Aeneas, a prince from the ancient city of Troy, goes to Carthage after losing a war against the Greeks (the Trojan War). Aeneas and Dido fall in love. Aeneas decides to stay in Carthage with Dido. But the god Jupiter sends Mercury to tell Aeneas that he must leave Carthage and go to Italy. Aeneas does not want to go, but knows he must do what Jupiter asks. He and his men sail away from Carthage. Dido is very sad and very angry. She builds a large fire to burn all the things that belonged to Aeneas. Then she climbs to the top of the fire and kills herself with the sword that she gave Aeneas when he first came to Carthage.

paragraphs: Most people say that Virgil was the first writer to make up the story about Aeneas and Dido. Others think that he got the idea from a long poem by Gnaeus Naevius called "" ("The Punic Wars"). Most of Naevius's poem is lost, so it is hard to know for sure.

paragraphs: Since Virgil's time, many plays and operas have been written about his story of Aeneas and Dido. Christopher Marlowe wrote a play about them in 1583. It was called "Dido Queen of Carthage". Henry Purcell composed an opera about them in 1688 called "Dido and Aeneas".

paragraphs: The Italian poet Pietro Metastasio also used Virgil's story for a libretto (the story and words for an opera). It was called "". (Its title means "Dido " in Italian.) The first opera to use Metastasio's libretto was composed by Domenico Sarro in 1724. In the next 100 years more than 40 operas by other composers used this libretto.


title: Fachhochschule Mainz

paragraphs: The Hochschule Mainz is a so called Hochschule (university of applied sciences), that means a special kind of college, with technical, design and business subjects in Mainz.


title: Anita Tsoy

paragraphs: Anita "Anna" Sergeyevna Tsoy (; born 7 February 1971, Moscow) is a Russian singer-songwriter of Korean descent.

paragraphs: Her grandfather, seeking free education, emigrated from Korea to the Russian Far East. He, his wife and his children were later caught up in the 1937 deportation of the "Koryo-saram" to Central Asia. Anita's mother was born in 1944 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. She successfully graduated from the Moscow State University and became a chemistry doctor.

paragraphs: She did everything she could to make her daughter educated in all kinds of arts . Anita's favourite one became music. She began violin lessons at a young age; she later studied piano, flute, and guitar. She wasn't a loved one at school. Many classmates, being children of influential parents, often abused her. Most teachers were not as friendly to her as they were to the other classmates.

paragraphs: When she became an adult, a tragedy happened: her mother was branded a "class enemy" in the 1970s in response to her record of speaking out in support of Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Andrei Sakharov. For her dissent she was briefly committed to a mental institution. She became a permanent invalid. After leaving school Anita attended the teacher training college, then law school at Moscow State University, where she met her husband Sergey P. Tsoy.

paragraphs: After graduation, rather than becoming a teacher or lawyer, she began saving up money in order to launch a singing career, while her husband began working as a press secretary for Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov in 1994. Her first album "Polyot" (Полёт; "Flight") was released in 1997; she kept it a secret from her husband until after she had already signed the contract with her production company.

paragraphs: In 1998 her second album, named "Черный лебедь" ("The Black Swan") was released and in 1999 a concert show "Черный лебедь или храм любви" ("The Black Swan or a Love Palace") was held in the concert hall "Rossiya". This show was accepted as "Best Show of the Year" and Anita won an "Ovation" She went to the United States in 2003 to record an English-language album, where she worked with cinematic composer Lee Holdridge; while there, she was offered a five-year contract as a solo vocalist in the Cirque du Soleil, but turned it down in order to return to Russia and be near her family.

paragraphs: She records her third Russian dance solo-album "1000000 минут" ("1000000 Minutes") in 2003, which was introduced to public in the "Elevator" club, a former factory in Moscow. In 2005 a major show-concert "ANITA" was held in the "Rossiya" Concert Hall, Moscow, featuring high technology decorations like large LCD-screens and fountains on the stage. The show was considered to be one of the most successful ones in Russia and was released on DVD by Universal Music.

paragraphs: Anita Tsoy records her fourth album "На восток" ("To The East") in 2007 and changed her image greatly since the 2003; she turns to manga-anime style. In autumn of the same year she performs with her "To The East" show, which attracted more than ten thousand people. Following the show, the DVD-recording of this live concert was released.

paragraphs: Both "ANITA" and "To The East" shows are considered to be one of the best live-performances in Russia and the recordings of these concerts were shown on Channel One, Muz-TV and other influentable Russian channels.

paragraphs: Anita recorded 5 albums in total and won more than 10 major awards for both performing and charity during her 13-year career as a solo artist.

paragraphs: This information was received from the singer's official site.


title: Tsu, Mie

paragraphs: Tsu originally developed as a castle town.

paragraphs: Tsu is known for its , which is an annual community gathering which honors the arrival of the ambassadors from Korea ("Joseon Tongsinsa") during the Edo period. There are two other cities that celebrate Tōjin Odori: Suzuka city in Mie Prefecture and Ushimado-chō in Okayama Prefecture.


title: Masters Home Improvement

paragraphs: Masters Home Improvement was the name of a series of hardware retail outlets in Australia. The chain was operated by both the Australian corporation, Woolworths Limited, and the United States-based hardware chain Lowe's. The first Masters Home Improvement store opened on 31 August 2011 to tradespeople and 1 September 2011 to the general public in Braybrook, a suburb in Melbourne.

paragraphs: Masters was the main competitor of Bunnings Warehouse, which is another chain of hardware outlets operated by Wesfarmers. Masters Home Improvement stores however had many differences to Bunnings Warehouse stores, including McDonald's and McCafe outlets in some of their stores, push-buttons for customer assistance and whitegoods (refrigerators, dishwashers, washers and dryers) departments.


title: Alex Clare

paragraphs: Alexander George "Alex" Clare (14 September 1985, London, England) is a British recording artist, musician and singer. His first album "The Lateness of the Hour" was put out in 2011. He adopted his stage identity, Alex Clare around 2010.

paragraphs: In 2014, Clare and Jim Duguid won Songwriter of the Year at the ASCAP Awards Night. This was for the song "Too Close".


title: Rigidly rotating disk paradox

paragraphs: In theoretical physics, a branch of physics, the rigidly rotating disk paradox, sometimes called the Ehrenfest paradox, is a paradox concerning a rotating disk. Basically, the paradox says that when a disk (or any circular object in general) is rotated, it will have a smaller circumference than 2πr, because the radius will remain the same, but the circumference is shortened due to the Lorentz contraction. For a more detailed explanation, see below.

paragraphs: If the rotating disk has an angular velocity of "ω", and a radius of "R", then the circumference of the disk is "ω"·R. So the circumference will undergo a Lorentz contraction of

paragraphs: formula_1. However, the radius, R, will not undergo a Lorentz contraction since it is perpendicular to the direction of motion.

paragraphs: Therefore, the circumference divided by the diameter will end up being a little bit less than formula_2.

paragraphs: The simpler definition is given by the following. To an observer "X" riding on the edge of the rotating disk, the effects of high-speed motion are still in place. So, if "X" were to crawl along the circumference with a ruler and measure the circumference, his ruler will be shortened (due to the Lorentz contraction) and he will have to lay out his ruler "more times" to measure the circumference. Therefore, he will measure the circumference to be "greater" than he would measure it to be if the disk were stationary.

paragraphs: If an observer "Y" were to sit on the radius of the rotating disk, he will measure the radius to be the same as he would measure it to be if the disk were stationary, since the radius is not affected by the Lorentz contraction (the radius is perpendicular to the direction of motion). Therefore, when observers "X" and "Y" compare their measurements, they find that

paragraphs: In verbal terms this means "The circumference is greater than 2π times the radius". So, the circumference and the radius are not proportional by 2π in this case.

paragraphs: In differential geometry, there exists a certain type of mathematical plane called a hyperbolic plane. In it, if you draw a normal circle, the radius will remain the same, but the circumference will be greater than 2πr. Physicists began to realize that the accelerated angular motion of the disk caused a curvature in spacetime, therefore distorting the normal flat geometric plane, causing the circumference to be greater than 2πr.

paragraphs: Underlying this explanation is the fact that Euclidean geometry is not the actual geometry of space, but an approximation which works well at the level of human life.

paragraphs: Using an ingenious argument concerning the equivalence principle, Albert Einstein showed that the curvature in spacetime caused by the rotated disk could be a logical explanation for gravity. For more information on this topic, see Gravity and the rotating disk.


title: Elizabeth Ashley

paragraphs: Elizabeth Cole (better known as Elizabeth Ashley; August 30 1939) is an American stage, television series and movie actress. She received the Tony Award for "Best Featured Actress in a Play". She has performed in many Broadway plays and movies. She was in the television sitcom "Evening Shade" in the 1990s. She is originally from Ocala, Florida.


title: Fukuoka Art Museum

paragraphs: The museum has a notable collection of Asian art and it presents temporary exhibitions.

paragraphs: Since 2004, "The Madonna of Port Lligat" by Salvador Dalí has been on display at the Fukuoka Art Museum.


title: Steven Franken

paragraphs: Stephen Robert "Steven" Franken (May 27, 1932 – August 24, 2012) mostly known as Steve Franken was an American movie, voice, stage, television actor, and comedian who is mostly known for his role as Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". He was also in "The Lieutenant". He played several different characters in "Bewitched". Franken was also in the 1986 movie "The Party". Franken was a second cousin of senator and actor Al Franken.

paragraphs: Franken was born on May 27, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. Franken was married to Julia Carter until they divorced. Then he was married to Jean Franken up until his death in 2012. He had three daughters. Franken died on August 24, 2012 in Canoga Park, California from cancer, aged 80.


title: Robert Hughes (critic)

paragraphs: Robert Studley Forrest Hughes, AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian-born art critic, writer and maker of television documentaries.

paragraphs: Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia in 1938. He had a brother, Tom, who is a politician. Hughes died on August 6, 2012 in The Bronx, New York, aged 74.

paragraphs: In 1970, he became the art critic for "Time" magazine.


title: Steve Harvey

paragraphs: Steve Harvey (born January 17, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and game show host. He is currently the host on "Family Feud". He also hosted his other program "Steve Harvey's Big Time".

paragraphs: He currently hosts the talk show "Steve Harvey", which started on September 4, 2012.


title: Mr. Freeze

paragraphs: Mr. Freeze is one of many of Batman's foes. Arnold Schwarzenegger played the role in one of the "Batman" movies.


title: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

paragraphs: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game released in 2008. It is a crossover video game where "Mortal Kombat" characters fight DC Comics ones. It has an arcade mode, story mode, and practice. Players can go online with opponents worldwide.


title: Gangnam Style

paragraphs: "Gangnam Style" () is a song by PSY. The music video has been watched over 3.2 billion times on YouTube . It is the first video in the website's history that more than 1 billion people have seen. It has made people make many videos like it but in other locations, named "parodies". Barack Obama, David Cameron, and Ban Ki-moon tried the song's dance moves.

paragraphs: Gangnam Style continued to be the most viewed YouTube video until August 4th 2017, months since the music video for Despacito was first released.