title: OpenNIC

paragraphs: OpenNIC uses an alternative Domain Name System, so users can access more websites than they can on the "normal" internet. Users can still access the "normal" internet.

paragraphs: Users can register website names for free on OpenNIC, whereas doing so on the "normal" internet is usually not free.

paragraphs: The "normal" internet has websites that end in things like ".com", ".org" or ".net" - these endings are called Top Level Domains or TLDs. OpenNIC allows its users to access other website names in addition to those on the "normal" internet.


title: Matt Bomer

paragraphs: Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. He made his television debut with "Guiding Light" in 2001. He is known for his recurring role in the NBC television series "Chuck" as Bryce Larkin. He played the lead role of Neal Caffrey in the television series White Collar. The show ran from 2009 to 2014. In 2010 he won won the Breakthrough Male Television Performer award for his performance in White Collar.


title: BDS movement

paragraphs: The BDS movement is a campaign to help Palestinians. The letters BDS stand for "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions". They help Palestinians by attempting to put economic and political pressure on Israel. They want an end of Israeli occupation of Palestine. The group thinks that they can create a Palestinian state by boycotting the Israeli government.

paragraphs: The movement may be hurting the Palestinian economy while having little overall effect on the Israeli economy. An example is the Israeli-owned soft drink company SodaStream. Hundreds of Palestinians lost good paying jobs in the West Bank when SodaStream moved its factory to southern Israel. SodaStream denied the move was BDS-related but their profits fell after BDS targeted them.

paragraphs: The movement has become popular on many US college Campuses. But no US schools have sold any stocks and none are expected to do so . Israel is concerned about the increasing number of American Jews who oppose Israel's policies. Some have even joined BDS campaigns.


title: Puttin' On the Ritz

paragraphs: "Puttin' On the Ritz" is a popular ballad. It was written by Irving Berlin. He wrote this song in May 1927. It was first published in December 1929. The song is about poor people spending money for a wonderful time. Fred Astaire first sang the song.

paragraphs: In the early 1980s, Taco released a synthpop version of "Puttin' On the Ritz". His version had a tap dance inside it. It hit #4 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100.


title: Eriophyidae

paragraphs: The Eriophyidae or gall mites are a family of mites. They are plant parasites and produce galls.

paragraphs: The mites can cause severe damage to the host plant. They have only two pairs of legs and are very small, 0.08 mm - 0.3 mm. The gut is straight, there are no outgrowths of the gut. They have no heart or circulatory system.

paragraphs: There about 270 genera and over 3000 species.


title: Bound for Glory (2012)

paragraphs: Bound for Glory (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It was held on October 14, 2012 at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the eighth Bound for Glory event that TNA held. This was the first time that TNA held an event in the state of Arizona.

paragraphs: There were eight matches on the card. The main event saw Jeff Hardy defeat Austin Aries to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.


title: Planomicrobium stackebrandtii

paragraphs: Planomicrobium stackwebrandtii is a species of bacteria. It was named after German microbiologist Erko Stackebrandt. It belongs to the Firmicutes. It is gram-positive and was first found in 2005 at the Himalayas. The cells are cocci in pairs or clumps. It is capable of aerobic respiration using oxygen. The bacterium does not form endospores. It has one or two flagella.


title: Rowan Blanchard

paragraphs: Rowan Eleanor Blanchard (born October 14, 2001) is an American child actress. She plays Riley Matthews in the Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World".

paragraphs: In a series of tweets in January 2016, she said that while she had "only ever liked boys" in the past, she was "open to liking any gender" and as such she is queer.


title: David Henrie

paragraphs: David Clayton Henrie(born July 11, 1989) is an American actor, television writer, director and producer. He is known for playing Ted Mosby's future son Luke Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother", Justin Russo in "Wizards of Waverly Place" and Larry on "That's So Raven". He also played Rudy Ising in Walt Before Mickey.


title: God Hates Us All

paragraphs: God Hates Us All is the eighth studio album by American thrash metal band, Slayer. "God Hates Us All" was released on September 11, 2001 through American Recordings. Most of the lyrics were written by guitarist Kerry King and cover topics like religion, murder, revenge and self-control. The album was recorded at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada because of the availability for cheaper studio time.

paragraphs: The album peaked at #28 on the "Billboard" 200 and at #9 on the Canadian Albums Chart. In 2002, the song "Disciple" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance. It was Slayer's first Grammy nomination.

paragraphs: Before Christmas 2001, Paul Bostaph decided to leave the band because of an elbow injury that affected his ability to drum. He would later reveal that the actual reason for him leaving was because "Musically, I wanted to do something else". Since Slayer was without a drummer to finish their "God Hates Us All" tour, King contacted original drummer Dave Lombardo and asked if he would want to play the remainder of the tour. Lombardo accepted and played the remaining 21 shows. He did not take a permanent position with the band.


title: Planomicrobium koreense

paragraphs: Planomicrobium koreense is a species of bacteria. It was first found by Jung-Hoon Yoon in Jeotgal, a salted fermented food made in Korean.

paragraphs: Jung-Hoon Yoon found in Jeotgal also other new bacteria like "Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus" and "Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans". The cells are rods. Sometimes they can be first coccoid but after some time they change to rods. "Planomicrobium koreense" is gram-positive. Sometimes the older cells change to gram negative. They have a single polar flagellum.


title: North African Campaign

paragraphs: The North African Campaign was part of the Second World War. It took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. The campaign in north Africa included fighting in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (the Desert War), and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign).

paragraphs: There was a see-saw series of battles for control of Libya and parts of Egypt. The Siege of Tobruk in 1941 was one of the turning points. In the Second Battle of El Alamein British Commonwealth forces under the command of Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery decisive defeated the Afrika Korps and other Axis forces and pushed them back to Tunisia.

paragraphs: The late 1942 Allied landings in Operation Torch in North-West Africa was done to mop up the remaining enemy forces. There were battles against Vichy France forces which then changed sides. The Allies suffered a serious defeat at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass. Later, they defeated the Axis forces in southern Tunisia (battle of Mareth), then encircled the remaining Italian & German troops in northern Tunisia and finally forced their surrender.

paragraphs: After the fall of Tunis, the last troops to surrender were the Italians of general Messe in May 13, 1943 in the northern Tunisian peninsula of Cape Bon.


title: Sherman Brothers

paragraphs: The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that wrote music for musical movies. They were Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928).

paragraphs: The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in movie history. Movie scores of the Sherman Brothers include "Mary Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "The Jungle Book", "Charlotte's Web" and "The Aristocats".

paragraphs: Sons of Russian Jewish immigrants, Robert and Richard Sherman began writing songs together in 1951 on a challenge from their father, Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman. The brothers wrote together and with different songwriting partners throughout the rest of the decade.

paragraphs: In 1958 Robert founded the music publishing company Music World Corporation. It later had a relationship with Disney's BMI-affiliated publishing arm, Wonderland Music Company. That same year, the Sherman Brothers had their first top-ten hit with "Tall Paul," sung by Mouseketeer Judy Harriet on the Surf Records label. It was also sung by Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. The success of this song got the attention of Walt Disney. He then hired the Sherman Brothers as Staff Songwriters for Walt Disney Studios. The first song they wrote on personal assignment by Walt Disney was "Strummin' Song" in 1961. It was used in the Annette Funicello made-for-television movie called "The Horsemasters".

paragraphs: While at Disney, the Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical scores than any other songwriters in the history of movies. They also wrote what is perhaps their best-known song, "it's a small world (after all)" for the 1964 New York World's Fair. Since then, some have claimed that this has become the most translated and performed song on Earth, although this is largely due to the fact that it is played at Disney's theme park "it's a small world" attractions of the same name.

paragraphs: In 1965 the Sherman Brothers won two Academy Awards for "Mary Poppins", which includes the songs "Feed The Birds," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," and the Oscar-winning "Chim Chim Cher-ee." Since "Mary Poppins"' first was shown, the Shermans have earned nine Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Awards, four Grammy Award nominations, and 23 gold- and platinum-certified albums.

paragraphs: Robert and Richard Sherman worked directly for Walt Disney, completing the scores for the live-action musical movies "The Happiest Millionaire" and "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band" until Disney's death in 1966. Since leaving the company, the brothers have worked freelance as songwriters on scores of motion pictures, television shows, theme-park exhibits, and stage musicals.

paragraphs: Their first non-Disney assignment came with Albert R. Broccoli's motion picture production "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" for United Artists in 1968. It got the brothers their third Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for its particularly memorable titular song.

paragraphs: In 1970, the Shermans returned to Disney for a brief stint where they completed work on "The Aristocats" and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". The latter movie got the brothers their fourth and fifth Oscar nominations. 1972 saw the release of "Snoopy Come Home", for which the brothers received a Grammy nomination.

paragraphs: In 1973 the Sherman Brothers also made history by becoming the only Americans ever to win First Prize at the Moscow Film Festival for "Tom Sawyer", for which they also authored the screenplay.

paragraphs: In 1976 “The Slipper and the Rose” was picked to be the Royal Command Performance of the year. The performance was attended by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. A modern musical version of the classic Cinderella story, "Slipper", also featured songs, score, and screenplay by the Sherman Brothers. Two further Academy Award nominations were gotten by the brothers for the movie. That same year the Sherman Brothers got their star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame" directly across from Grauman's Chinese Theater.

paragraphs: The Sherman Brothers' many other Disney and non-Disney top box office movie credits include "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "The Parent Trap" (1961), "The Parent Trap" (1998), "Charlotte's Web" (1973), "Huckleberry Finn" (1974),"The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (1977), "Snoopy, Come Home" (1972), "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971), and "" (1989).

paragraphs: Outside motion-pictures, their Tony Award-nominated smash hit "Over Here!" (1974) was the biggest-grossing original Broadway musical of that year. The Sherman Brothers have also written numerous top selling songs including "You're Sixteen," which reached Billboard's Hot 100 top 10 twice: first with Johnny Burnette in 1960 and then at #1 with Ringo Starr more than thirteen years later. Other top-ten hits include "Pineapple Princess," "Let's Get Together," and more.

paragraphs: In 2000 the Sherman Brothers wrote the song score for the Disney movie "The Tigger Movie". This movie marked the brothers' first major motion picture for the Disney company in over 28 years.

paragraphs: In 2003, four Sherman Brothers' musicals ranked in the Top 10 Favorite Children's Films of All Time in a British nationwide poll reported by the BBC. Most notably, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" 1968 topped the list at #1.

paragraphs: In later years, with Robert's move to London, the brothers wrote many new songs for the stage musical presentations of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Mary Poppins", produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh.

paragraphs: For their contributions to the motion picture industry, the Sherman brothers have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6918 Hollywood Blvd. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 9, 2005. On November 16, 2006, "Mary Poppins" premiered at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway.

paragraphs: On November 17, 2008 the Sherman Brothers got the National Medal of Arts which is the highest honor given to artists by the United States Government. The award was presented by United States President George W. Bush in an East Room ceremony at The White House.

paragraphs: On May 22, 2009, "The Boys: the Sherman Brothers’ Story", a movie about the pair, was shown in theatres. The movie was directed and produced by their sons, Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff Sherman. It was put out by Walt Disney Pictures.

paragraphs: In October 2009, Disney released a 59 track, two CD compendium of their work for the studio spanning forty-two years. The CD is titled "The Sherman Brothers Songbook".

paragraphs: On March 11, 2010 the Sherman Brothers were presented with a Window on Mainstreet Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in honor of their contribution to Disney theme parks. On May 17, 2010, the Sherman Brothers received the "Career Achievement Award" at The Theatre Museum's 2010 Awards Gala in New York City.

paragraphs: From 2002, Robert Sherman lived in London, England. He moved from Beverly Hills, while Richard Sherman remained in California. Robert Sherman died in London on March 6, 2012.


title: Robert B. Sherman

paragraphs: Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter. He worked in musical movies with his brother Richard Morton Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were in live action and animated musical movies including: "Mary Poppins", "The Jungle Book", "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "The Slipper and the Rose", and "Charlotte's Web".

paragraphs: Sherman was born on December 19, 1925, in New York City, to Russian Jewish immigrants, Rosa (Dancis) and Al Sherman.

paragraphs: In 1943, Sherman joined the United States Army at age 17. On April 12, 1945, Sherman was shot in the knee, forcing him to walk with a cane for the rest of his life. For being wounded during battle, Sherman was awarded the Purple Heart medal.

paragraphs: Sherman died of natural causes in London on March 6, 2012 at the age of 86.


title: Richard M. Sherman

paragraphs: Richard Morton Sherman (born June 12, 1928) is an American songwriter. He worked in musical movies with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were in live action and animated musical films including: "Mary Poppins", "The Jungle Book", "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks","The Slipper and the Rose", and "Charlotte's Web". Their most well known work iss the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)".

paragraphs: Sherman was born in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants, Rosa (Dancis) and Al Sherman. In 1953 Sherman was drafted into United States Army ans assigned to the Army Band and glee club. He was musical conductor for both groups from 1953 until his honorable discharge in 1955. He studied at Bard College.


title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (movie)

paragraphs: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 British fantasy musical film, loosely based on Ian Fleming's novel "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car". The movie's script is by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes. The songs are by the Sherman Brothers. The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award.

paragraphs: The film stars Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts, Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious, Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Potts, James Robertson Justice as Lord Scrumptious and Robert Helpmann as the Childcatcher. The film was directed by Ken Hughes. It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli (co-producer of the James Bond series of films, also based on Fleming's novels). John Stears supervised the special effects. Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music. The musical numbers were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood.

paragraphs: Steal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the glory of Vulgaria .

paragraphs: Baron Bomburst is the main antagonist in the 1968 film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". He is a cruel king and a pirate who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the enchanted car. In spite of being so cruel and tyrannical, it is clear that he is also incredibly childish, as shown by his selfish love of toys, his whiny nature, and his determination to get everything he wants. Incidentally, the book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was written by James Bond's creator Ian Fleming, and both films were produced by Albert R. Broccoli.

paragraphs: He was portrayed by the late Gert Fröbe, who also played the titular villain Auric Goldfinger of the James Bond film.

paragraphs: Baroness Bomburst is a supporting antagonist and hero in the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and later the stage musical adaptation. The character was created by screenwriter Roald Dahl and did not appear in the original Ian Fleming novel.and hero

paragraphs: In the 1968 film, she is played by Anna Quayle In the theatrical version in London, she was played by Nichola McAuliffe, Sandra Dickinson and Louise Gold amongst others, and on Broadway, she was played by Jan Maxwell. On the UK National tour she has been played by (amongst others) Louise Plowright, Jane Gurnett, Kim Ismay, Tamsin Carroll, Michelle Collins and Claire Sweeney.

paragraphs: First appearing as a gentleman pirate when the Potts and Truly Scrumptious are picnicking on the beach, he reveals a cruel and greedy streak by attempting to steal the enchanted car, and then he orders his men to load cannons and when The Car floats he wants it even more. But the car escapes much to his disappointment, and seeing that the car is able to float and move like a speedboat on the sea, he sabotages the Potts' home by air and kidnaps Grandfather Potts, mistaking him for the inventor of Chitty.

paragraphs: Later, when the Potts follow Bomburst's airship to his native Vulgaria, they discover how cruelly the Baron treats his subjects. Although it is stated that "the Baroness hates children" and that it is the Baroness who sends for the Child Catcher, it's obvious that the Baron himself hates children as well, and his greed is evident all the more when it is revealed that all the toys made by Vulgaria's toymaker are for him.

paragraphs: Baron Bomburst is last seen when a huge battle occurs in his castle by an ambush lead by Caractacus Potts, Bomburst's loyal servant The Toymaker, the children of the villagers, and Truly Scrumptious. He and his wife cowardly hide from the battle and see lots of children ambush his castle. Wondering where the children are coming from the Bomburst couple summons the Child Catcher but even the Child Catcher is ultimately defeated by the Children and is left hanging from a net in the air. Realizing the Child Catcher is defeated Baroness suggests escaping down a slide. Baron Bomburst at first doesn't like the idea, due to not wanting to get his clothes dirty, but the couple go down anyway and get trapped in the Child Catcher's cage-car and the Bomburst couple are defeated. The Villagers help battle the Cavalry and Bomburst gets defeated in the battle. With the Baron and Baroness defeated the Cavalry retreats the battle in terror. Though Vulgaria then becomes a free country, it is completely unknown what happened to the Bomburst couple afterwards, but as they did not execute any kid, it is highly likely that they were not executed for their crimes and were either exiled or send to the very dungeons ore where it is different in the Muscal

paragraphs: Bareness Bomburst waves to the crowd and she is changed person at the end of the show

paragraphs: The film was the tenth most popular at the US box office in 1969.

paragraphs: Film critic Roger Ebert reviewed the film ("Chicago Sun Times", 24 December 1968). He wrote: ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" contains about the best two-hour children's movie you could hope for, with a marvelous magical auto and lots of adventure and a nutty old grandpa and a mean Baron and some funny dances and a couple of [scary] moments."

paragraphs: Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin considered the picture "one big Edsel. He said the movie had a totally forgettable score and some of the shoddiest special effects ever." In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" called Helpmann's depiction of the Child Catcher one of the "50 Most Vile Movie Villains."

paragraphs: As of March 2014, the film has a 65% "Fresh" rating (17 of 26 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.


title: Sporolactobacillus

paragraphs: Sporolactobacillus is a genus of bacteria. The species produce lactic acid: They are lactic acid bacteria (LAB). The cells are rods. They appear single or in pairs. Rarely they make short chains. They can form Endospores which are resistant to temperature of 80 °C for 10 min. "Sporolactobacillus" is gram-positive and belong to the Firmicutes.

paragraphs: The "Sporolactobacillus" include the following species:


title: Stanisław Kania

paragraphs: Stanisław Kania (; 8 March 1927 – 3 March 2020) was a Polish former communist politician. He served as First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from September 1980 until his resignation in October 1981. He was replaced by Prime Minister Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski.

paragraphs: Kania died on 3 March 2020 of pneumonia and heart failure, 5 days before his 93rd birthday.


title: Gus Douglass

paragraphs: Gus R. Douglass (February 22, 1927 – March 19, 2015) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served as Agriculture Commissioner of West Virginia for 44 years.

paragraphs: Douglass died from falling two days earlier in his house in Mason County on March 19, 2015 aged 88.


title: Jørgen Ingmann

paragraphs: Jørgen Ingmann (26 April 1925 – 21 March 2015) was a Danish musician from Copenhagen. He worked as a member of the duet, Grethe og Jørgen Ingmann, together with his wife Grethe Ingmann.

paragraphs: After winning the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix competition in 1963, they went on to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 where they won with the song "Dansevise" (Dance Ballad), music by Otto Francker and lyrics by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen.

paragraphs: He and Grethe met in 1955, married in 1956, and divorced in 1975. Jørgen Ingmann died on 21 March 2015, aged 89.


title: Arkady Arkanov

paragraphs: Arkady Mikhailovich Arkanov (; 7 June 1933 – 22 March 2015) was a well known Russian writer, playwright and stand-up comedian.


title: Sam Nujoma

paragraphs: Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna "Sam" Nujoma (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian politician. He was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005.


title: James C. Binnicker

paragraphs: Chief Master Sergeant James C. Binnicker (July 23, 1938 – March 21, 2015) was the ninth appointed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF) — the highest non-commissioned officer position in the United States Air Force.

paragraphs: Binnicker died on March 21, 2015 in Calhoun, Georgia, aged 76.


title: Chuck Bednarik

paragraphs: Charles Philip "Chuck" Bednarik (May 1, 1925 – March 21, 2015), or Concrete Charlie, was a professional American football player. He was known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League.

paragraphs: Bednarik played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1949 through 1962 and, upon retirement, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 (his first year of eligibility).

paragraphs: Bednarik died in Richland, Pennsylvania from complications from Alzheimer's disease, aged 89.


title: Danny Schechter

paragraphs: Danny Schechter (June 27, 1942 – March 19, 2015) was an American television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic. He wrote and lectured about the media in the US and worldwide. He was known for his documentaries about Nelson Mandela. Schechter was born in The Bronx, New York.

paragraphs: Schechter died in Manhattan, New York from pancreatic cancer, aged 72.


title: Glen Brydson

paragraphs: Glenn "Swampy" Brydson (November 7, 1910 – December 9, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played a career total of 8 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles, New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks.

paragraphs: On February 4, 1931, Brydson was signed by the Montreal Maroons. He played 146 regular season games with the Maroons before he was traded to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Alec Connell on October 22, 1934. He did not play a game with Ottawa and moved with the team when they relocated to become the St. Louis Eagles on September 22, 1934. He played 1 season with the Eagles. Brydson was claimed by the New York Rangers during the Dispersal Draft on October 15, 1935. He played 30 games with the Rangers. On January 26, 1936, the Rangers traded him to the Chicago Black Hawks in exchange for Howie Morenz. After parts of 3 years with the Black Hawks, they traded him to the New Haven Eagles of the International-American Hockey League (IAHL) for cash. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 1942.

paragraphs: Brydson died on December 9, 1993. He was interred in Park Lawn Cemetery.


title: Petr Vopěnka

paragraphs: Petr Vopěnka (16 May 1935 – 20 March 2015) was a Czech mathematician. In the early 1970s, he established the alternative set theory. Since the mid-eighties he concerned himself with philosophical questions of mathematics.


title: Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs

paragraphs: Gerda Johanna Marie van der Kade-Koudijs (29 October 1923 – 19 March 2015) was a Dutch athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay. Two years earlier she won European titles in the 4×100 m relay and long jump and finished sixth in the individual 100 m race.

paragraphs: She was born in Rotterdam and died in Almelo.


title: Ashley Adams

paragraphs: Ashley Phillip Adams (12 October 1955 – 17 March 2015) was an Australian Paralympic shooting medallist and cattle grazier.

paragraphs: Adams died on 17 March 2015 after a quad bike accident on his farm in Blackall, Queensland. He was 59.


title: Mike Buchanan

paragraphs: Michael Murray Buchanan (March 1, 1932 – January 3, 2017) was a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 1 game in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Black Hawks.

paragraphs: Before playing in the NHL, Buchanan played 49 games with the Galt Black Hawks of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and 2 games with the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Buchanan played in his first and only game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1951-52 season. He scored no points. Buchanan spent 2 years playing for the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League (IHL) and decided to enroll at the University of Michigan where he played for the Wolverines for two years. During his time there, he was named to the NCAA West First All-American Team. He retired from playing hockey in 1954. He came out of retirement to play a season with the Wembley Lions of the British National League (BNL) before he retired again in 1958.


title: Thomas Hopko

paragraphs: Thomas Hopko (March 28, 1939 – March 18, 2015) was an Eastern Orthodox Christian priest and theologian. He was the Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary from September 1992 until July 1, 2002 and taught dogmatic theology there from 1968 until 2002. In retirement, he carried the honorary title of "Dean Emeritus".

paragraphs: Hopko died of complications from congestive heart failure on March 18, 2015, in Wexford, Pennsylvania, aged 75.


title: Palazzo Chiablese

paragraphs: The Palazzo Chiablese is a building in Turin, Italy which was once the residence of the Duke of Chablais (a son of a king of Sardinia) it was also later the home of the Duke of Genoa (himself another king of Sardinia) Today it is home to a cultural collection honouring the history of Piedmont. It is open to the public Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 4 pm to 8pm and during press conferences, cultural events, concerts.

paragraphs: From 1753, it served as the residence of Benedetto of Savoy, son of Charles Emmanuel III and Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine. It was named after his courtesy title of "Duke of Chablais".

paragraphs: Bombed during World War II it lost a majority of its internal decoration before being handed over to the state in the 1950s.


title: Eva Burrows

paragraphs: Eva Evelyn Burrows, AC (15 September 192920 March 2015) was an Australian community welfare organiser. From 1986 to 1993, Burrows served as the 13th General of the Salvation Army. She served as an Officer of the Salvation Army from 1951 to her retirement in 1993.

paragraphs: Burrows died on 20 March 2015 at a hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, aged 85.


title: Robert Kastenmeier

paragraphs: Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924 – March 20, 2015) was an American politician. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1991. He was a member of the Democratic Party.


title: Arthur A. Hartman

paragraphs: Arthur Adair Hartman (March 12, 1926 – March 16, 2015) was an American career diplomat. He was Ambassador to France under Jimmy Carter. He was Ambassador to the Soviet Union under Ronald Reagan.


title: Bruce Crump

paragraphs: Bruce Hull Crump, Jr. (July 17, 1957 – March 16, 2015) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the original drummer with the rock band Molly Hatchet from 1976 to 1983 (including their 1980 hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" ) and 1984 to 1991. He also played as a member of the Canadian band Streetheart in the early 1980s.

paragraphs: Crump died in a hospital in Richmond, Virginia from throat cancer, aged 57.


title: Andy Fraser

paragraphs: Andrew McLan "Andy" Fraser (3 July 1952 – 16 March 2015) was an English songwriter and bass guitarist whose career lasted over forty years and includes a notable period as one of the founding members of the rock band Free in 1968, at age 15.

paragraphs: Fraser died on 16 March 2015 at his home in California. He had been battling Cancer and AIDS. The cause of his death is under investigation. Fraser is survived by his daughters Hannah and Jasmine Fraser.


title: John Mayall

paragraphs: John Mayall, OBE (born 29 November 1933) is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose musical career spans over fifty years. In the 1960s, he was the founder of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band which has included some of the most famous blues and blues rock musicians.


title: Miguel Donoso Pareja

paragraphs: Miguel Donoso Pareja (July 13, 1931 – March 16, 2015) was an Ecuadorian writer. In 2006, he won the Premio Eugenio Espejo Award.

paragraphs: In 1985 Donoso Pareja was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship grant of $26,000 to write fiction; he then traveled several months in Spain and other European countries and spent all the money, and so returned to Ecuador, locked himself up in a borrowed apartment, and wrote 22 stories of love.

paragraphs: Pareja died in Guayaquil, Ecuador from Parkinson's disease, aged 83.


title: Jack Haley (basketball)

paragraphs: Jack Kevin Haley (January 27, 1964 – March 16, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs. Haley was born in Long Beach, California.

paragraphs: Haley died of heart disease in Los Alamitos, California, aged 51.


title: Buddy Elias

paragraphs: Bernhard "Buddy" Elias (2 June 1925 – 16 March 2015) was a Swiss actor and president of the Anne Frank Fonds. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was the cousin of Anne Frank. Elias was known for his role as Agent Ute Nicolai in the 2014 movie "The Monuments Men".

paragraphs: Elias died in Basel, Switzerland at the age of 89.


title: Jamie Dornan

paragraphs: James "Jamie" Dornan (born 1 May 1982) is a Northern Irish actor, model, and musician. He played Axel von Fersen in Sofia Coppola's movie "Marie Antoinette", Sheriff Graham Humbert in the ABC series "Once Upon a Time" and serial killer Paul Spector in the BBC Two crime drama series "The Fall". He played the titular character, Christian Grey, in the movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" (2015).

paragraphs: Dornan was born in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. He grew up in the suburbs of Belfast, and has two older sisters. His father, Professor Jim Dornan, is an obstetrician who had also considered becoming an actor. Jamie Dornan is a first cousin, twice removed, of actress Greer Garson. His grandparents on both sides of his family were Methodist lay preachers. Dornan was 16 when his mother, Lorna, died.

paragraphs: He was a member of folk band called Sons of Jim, until it disbanded in 2008. His modeling career has included cover and feature shoots for publications such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Aquascutum, Hugo Boss, Armani, Dior Homme and Calvin Klein (with both Kate Moss and Eva Mendes), and he was labelled "The Golden Torso" by "The New York Times".

paragraphs: His first acting role in a film was Count Axel Fersen in the Sofia Coppola film "Marie Antoinette" (2006). After that, he appeared films and TV series such as "Beyond the Rave", "Shadows in the Sun", "Fifty Shades of Grey"; "Once Upon a Time" and "The Fall".

paragraphs: In 2014, he was ranked #3 in People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive list.

paragraphs: He married English actress and singer Amelia Warner in Somerset on 27 April 2013. They have one daughter together Dulcie (b. November 2013)


title: Curtis Gans

paragraphs: Curtis Bernard Gans (June 17, 1937 – March 15, 2015) was an American activist, writer, and expert on American voting patterns. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.

paragraphs: Gans served as a consultant to the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, the National Committee for an Effective Congress, and managed a number of political campaigns. Gans died in Frederick, Maryland from lung cancer, aged 77.


title: Frederick, Maryland

paragraphs: Frederick is a city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County. As of 2010, the population of the city was 66,382.


title: Los Alamitos, California

paragraphs: Los Alamitos, California is a small city in Orange County, California. It became a city in March 1960. It had a population of 11,449 as of 2010.


title: Gorgoderidae

paragraphs: The Gorgoderidae are a family of Flatworms (Platyhelminthes). They belong to the ordo Plagiorchiida. The species are parasites of fish, amphibians and reptiles. They have distome, which means they got two suckers, one at the mouth (oral) and one at the waist (ventral).


title: Shawn Ashmore

paragraphs: Shawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian movie and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Jake Berenson in the television series "Animorphs", Agent Mike Weston in the television drama series "The Following", and Bobby Drake / Iceman in the "X-Men" movie series. He is the identical twin brother of actor Aaron Ashmore.


title: Andrew Lincoln

paragraphs: Andrew James Clutterbuck (born 14 September 1973), better known by his stage name Andrew Lincoln, is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Rick Grimes in the AMC drama series "The Walking Dead". He first came to public attention as Egg in the BBC drama "This Life", followed by roles such as Simon in the Channel 4 sitcom "Teachers" and Mark in the romantic comedy film "Love Actually".

paragraphs: Lincoln was born in London. He is the son of a civil engineer father and a nurse mother. His family moved to Kingston upon Hull when he was 18 months old. Then they moved to Bath, Somerset when he was eight or nine. He attended Beechen Cliff School. He had his first acting role at the age of 14 as the Artful Dodger in a school production of "Oliver!". He spent a summer at the National Youth Theatre in London. He became interested in acting as a career. After leaving school, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). He began to use "Andrew Lincoln" as his stage name.


title: Yo no creo en los hombres

paragraphs: Yo no creo en los hombres (English: "I don't believe in men") is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González for Televisa. It is based on "Yo no creo en los hombres" (1991), produced in México.

paragraphs: Alejandro Camacho, Adriana Louvier and Gabriel Soto star in the series. Flavio Medina, Azela Robinson and Rosa María Bianchi also star.


title: Muchacha italiana viene a casarse

paragraphs: Muchacha italiana viene a casarse, is a Mexican telenovela. It is produced and directed by Pedro Damián for Televisa. It is a remake of the 1971 Mexican telenovela "Muchacha italiana viene a casarse".

paragraphs: Livia Brito and José Ron star as the protagonists of the telenovela. Nailea Norvind and Mike Biaggio star as antagonists.


title: I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)

paragraphs: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" was the lead single and title track from Whitney Houston's album of the same name. The song became a major hit for Houston. It reached the Top 10 in many countries. It hit #1 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100.

paragraphs: After her death in 2012, the song was ranked at number 18 by "Entertainment Weekly".


title: Tierra de reyes

paragraphs: Tierra de reyes is an American telenovela. It is produced by Telemundo.


title: Logogram

paragraphs: A logogram or logograph is a grapheme (or symbol) which represents a word or morpheme in a language. This is contrasted with a phonogram, which is a symbol that represents a sound.


title: Christ Illusion

paragraphs: Christ Illusion is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band, Slayer. "Christ Illusion" was released on August 4, 2006 through American Recordings. It is Slayer's first album to feature original drummer Dave Lombardo since the release of "Seasons in the Abyss" on October 9, 1990.

paragraphs: The album peaked at #5 on the "Billboard" 200, #2 on the Top Rock Albums, and at #1 on the Top Tastemaker Albums charts. In 2007, the song "Eyes of the Insane" won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance. The next year, the song "Final Six" won a Grammy Award in the same category.

paragraphs: The album art featured a mutilated Jesus painted by Larry Carroll which caused controversy. Lyrics from the album also caused controversy. The lyrics for the song "Jihad" describe the September 11 attacks from a terrorist perspective. An Indian Christian group based in Mumbai were angry and demanded that the albums be recalled. All of the Indian stocks of the album were recalled and destroyed by EMI India.


title: Ice-cream headache

paragraphs: An ice-cream headache, also known as brain freeze or cold-stimulus headache is a form of brief cranial pain or headache. The scientific name is "sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia". It is often due to consumption (particularly quick consumption) of cold beverages or foods such as ice cream and ice pops. It is caused by having something cold touch the palate of the mouth. It is believed to result from a nerve response or a "referring" of pain from the roof of the mouth to the head. The rate of intake for cold foods has been studied as a contributing factor.


title: World Painted Blood

paragraphs: World Painted Blood is the tenth studio album by American thrash metal band, Slayer. "World Painted Blood" was released on November 3, 2009 through American Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment. It is Slayer's last album to feature drummer Dave Lombardo who was fired and guitarist Jeff Hanneman who died of liver failure, both in 2013.

paragraphs: The album peaked at #12 on the "Billboard" 200, #18 on the Digital Albums, #2 on the Top Hard Rock Albums, #4 on the Top Rock Albums, and at #1 on the Top Tastemaker Albums charts. In 2010, the song "Hate Worldwide" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance. The next year, the song "World Painted Blood" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the same category.


title: Bartonella

paragraphs: Bartonella is a genus of bacteria. It is the only one in the family Bartonellaceae. The species can be parasitic and cause diseases in animals and humans. They live mostly in the cells of the host, as intracellular parasites.

paragraphs: "Bartonella" species are pathogens. "Bartonella" species are transmitted by vectors such as ticks, fleas, sand flies, and mosquitoes. At least eight "Bartonella" species or subspecies are known to infect humans.

paragraphs: "Bartonella" is named after Alberto Leonardo Barton (1870–1950), a medical microbiologist.


title: Nitrosomonadaceae

paragraphs: The Nitrosomonadaceae are a family of bacteria. They oxidize ammonia (NH) to nitrate (NO). They are lithoautotrophic meaning they do not need organic substance to live.


title: Planomicrobium

paragraphs: Planomicrobium is a bacterium. The cells are coccoid or rod shaped. They can move with one or two flagella. They are aerobic, they need oxygen.


title: Sabrina Carpenter

paragraphs: Sabrina Ann Lynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter and actress, who stars as rebellious Maya Hart, the best friend of Riley Matthews (portrayed by Rowan Blanchard) in the Disney Channel series "Girl Meets World" which debuted on June 27, 2014. She is signed to Hollywood Records.


title: Shane Harper

paragraphs: Shane Steven Harper (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and dancer. He is known for playing Spencer on Good Luck Charlie as well as Josh Wheaton in the independent Christian movie "God's Not Dead". His self-titled debut album was released on February 14, 2012.


title: Photios I of Constantinople

paragraphs: Photios I was born c. 810 or 820 in Constantinople and died 891 in Bordi (Armenia). He was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 858 to 867 and from 877 to 886. In the Eastern Orthodox churches he is called St. Photios the Great. Photios a powerful and influential Patriarch of Constantinople. As a scholar, Photios possessed a tremendous knowledge of Greek literature. He was a leading intellectual of his time, "the leading light of the ninth-century renaissance". He was a central figure in both the religious conversion of the Slavs to Christianity and the Photian schism.


title: Filibacter limicola

paragraphs: Filibacter limicola is a bacterium. "Filibacter limicola" is the only species of the genus "Filibacter". It is gram-positive. The species is aerob: It needs oxygen. It is filamentous and composed of more than one cells. The cells are curved or straight. It is a gliding bacterium.


title: Planomicrobium chinense

paragraphs: Planomicrobium chinense is a species of bacteria. It was first found by Xin Dai. It is gram-positive. The cells are short rods or coccoid. They can move by using polar flagella. "Planomicrobium chinense" doesn't form spores.


title: Norman Scribner

paragraphs: Norman Orville Scribner (February 25, 1936 – March 22, 2015) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, and organist. He was most widely known as the founder of The Choral Arts Society of Washington, and as its artistic director for over 45 years. He was born in Washington, D. C..

paragraphs: Scribner died in Washington, D. C. on March 22, 2015 at the age of 79.


title: Yehuda Avner

paragraphs: Yehuda Avner (; December 30, 1928 – March 24, 2015) was an Israeli prime ministerial advisor, diplomat, and writer. He served as advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres. He served as speechwriter to Israeli Prime Ministers Golda Meir and Levi Eshkol. Avner was the Israeli Ambassador to Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States

paragraphs: Avner was born in Manchester, England to Israeli Jewish parents. He died of cancer in Jerusalem, Israel, aged 86.


title: Mark Dean (computer scientist)

paragraphs: Mark E. Dean (born March 2, 1957) is an American inventor and a computer engineer.

paragraphs: Dean went to Jefferson City High School. He liked to build things. He once built a tractor from scratch with the help of his father. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1979. He got straight A's. Dean received a master's degree in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic university in 1982. Dean received a doctorate from Stanford University in 1992.

paragraphs: Dean's first job was at IBM as an engineer. He invented three important technology's at IBM, including the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip. A gigahertz chip is a revolutionary piece of technology that is able to do a billion calculations per second. Dean holds 3 of IBM's patents. Dean became the black engineer of the year in 1987.


title: Benjamin Banneker

paragraphs: Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 9, 1806) was a free African American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist and farmer.

paragraphs: Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731 in Baltimore County, Maryland. His parents are Mary Banneky, a free black, and Robert, a freed slave from Guinea.


title: Sporosarcina ureae

paragraphs: Sporosarcina ureae is a species of bacteria. It is the type species of its genus and is closely related to "Bacillus" species. It lives in the soil. It is able to break down urea. Therefore, the name (Latin: "urea"). The cells are coccoid. It has some flagella. "Sporosarcina ureae" is heterotrophic. It is aerobic, it needs oxygen.

paragraphs: "Sporosarcina ureae" is one of the bacteria which can make use of urea, it has the enzyme urease. It is often found in soils where are large amounts of urine like meadows where cows are kept. It is also found in manure.


title: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

paragraphs: Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete. She is one of the greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. Joyner-Kersee represented the United States at four Olympic games (1984-96). She won a total of three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals. Joyner-Kersee was voted "the greatest female athlete of the 20th century" by "Sports Illustrated" magazine. She won four World Outdoor Championships gold medals. Joyner-Kersee holds the current world record of 7,291 points in the women's heptathlon.


title: Planomicrobium alkanoclasticum

paragraphs: Planomicrobium chinense is a species of bacteria.

paragraphs: It is gram-positive. The cells are shaped like rods. "Planomicrobium alkanoclasticum" doesn't form spores.


title: Cryptic Writings

paragraphs: Cryptic Writings is the seventh studio album by American thrash metal band, Megadeth. "Cryptic Writings" was released on June 17, 1997 through Capitol Records. It is Megadeth's last album to feature drummer Nick Menza.

paragraphs: The album peaked at #10 on the "Billboard" 200 and at #17 on the Canadian Albums Chart. In 1998, the song "Trust" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance.


title: Daniel Hale Williams

paragraphs: Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 – August 4, 1931) was an African-American general surgeon. In 1893 he was the second surgeon to successfully repair a heart wound.

paragraphs: Daniel Hale Williams III was born on January 18, 1856, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to Sarah Price Williams and Daniel Hale Williams II, who was a barber. The couple had several children. Williams III started as a shoemaker apprentice. Later he worked with the Equal Rights League, which was a black civil rights organization active during the Reconstruction era. He went to Chicago Medical college.

paragraphs: In 1891, Williams opened Provident Hospital and Training School for Nurses. It was the first hospital with an interracial staff. In 1893, Williams was the second surgeon to perform open-heart surgery in the United States. The following year, he became chief surgeon at Freedmen's Hospital.


title: John Lee Love

paragraphs: John Lee Love was an African-American inventor who patented a portable pencil sharpener.

paragraphs: Love's original occupation was a carpenter. His first invention was an improvement to plasterer's hawk. His design for the plasterer's hawk included a detachable handle and a folding aluminum board, making it portable and lightweight. Love later invented and patented a portable pencil sharpener called the Love Sharpener. In the patent application, it says the Love Sharpener could double as a paperweight or ornament. The Love Sharpener used the pencil itself as a hand crank and a place to collect pencil shavings attached to the standard blade housing.

paragraphs: He died in a car and train collision in North Carolina


title: Frederick McKinley Jones

paragraphs: Frederick McKinley Jones was an African-American inventor who is known for the development of refrigeration equipment used during World War II.

paragraphs: Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 17, 1893. When he was 9 years old, both of his parents died. After his parent's death, he went to live with a priest in Kentucky. He stayed there for two years. At the age of 11, Jones returned to Cincinnati. There he found a small job working as a janitor. He served in World War I. Jones had talent for and interest in mechanical work. He read extensively on the subject. In addition to his daily work, he educated himself in his spare time. When the town decided to fund a new radio station, Jones built the transmitter needed to broadcast its programming.

paragraphs: Jones designed a portable air cooling unit for trucks carrying food. He startled a company called Thermo Control Company in the 1930's. He received more than 60 patents.

paragraphs: Jones died of lung cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 21,1961. He won a National Medal of Technology after he died. He was inducted into the Minnesota a Inventors Hall of Fame in 1977.


title: James Edward Maceo West

paragraphs: James Edward Maceo West is an African-American inventor and professor who developed a microphone component that is used in ninety percent of the microphones used today.

paragraphs: West was born on February 10, 1931. From an early age, West liked to take things apart. After an accident with a radio he had tinkered with, he became very interested in the concept of electricity. West attended Temple University.

paragraphs: In 1960, West teamed up with a fellow scientist Gerard M. Sessler. They developed an inexpensive, compact microphone. It relied on their invention of electric transducers and became the industry standard.

paragraphs: West was appointed president-elect of the Acoustical Society of America in 1997. He joined the National Academy of Engineering in 1998. West retired in 2001


title: Edward Bouchet

paragraphs: Edward Alexander Bouchet became the first African American to earn a doctoral degree.

paragraphs: Bouchet was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1852. He graduated from Hopkins School. Bouchet earned his bachelor degree from Yale University in 1874. At the time, there were few opportunities for African Americans seeking higher education.

paragraphs: Bouchet is best known for becoming the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in the United States in 1876. After getting his Ph.D. bouchet could not land a college professorship due to his race. With this accomplishment, Bouchet joined a selected group of academics. He taught at the school for Colored Youth in Philadelphia for more than 25 years.

paragraphs: Bouchet died in 1918. In 1998 Yale University honored Edward Bouchet by establishing the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in his name, including the Bouchet Leadership Award to academics who helped advance diversity in higher education.


title: Jerry Lawson (engineer)

paragraphs: Gerald Anderson "Jerry" Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer. He was known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console.

paragraphs: Lawson was born on December 11, 1940. His father was a longshoreman. His mother worked for New York City. He had one brother, Michael. To earn money, Lawson dabbled in electronics. He repaired televisions. Lawson attended Queen College, which is part of City University of New York.

paragraphs: Lawson was a member of the Silicon Valley Homebrew Computer Club in the 1970s. He met many of the pioneers of personal computing, like Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak, the founders of Apple Computer. In 1976. Lawson was the director of engineering and marketing at Fairchild Semiconductor. At that time, he developed a video game console called Fairchild Channel F.

paragraphs: Lawson died from complications of diabetes.


title: Lewis Howard Latimer

paragraphs: Lewis Howard Latimer (September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928) was an African-American inventor and draftsman.

paragraphs: Latimer's family were slaves when a local minister led them to freedom. When he was 16 Latimer lied about his age to join the U.S Navy.

paragraphs: Latimer started working at Crosby and Gould, a patent law firm. He learned to draw diagrams. While at the law firm, Latimer invented an improved railroad car bathroom and an early air conditioning unit. Later, Latimer helped Alexander Graham Bell by drawing diagrams for his patent for the first telephone. Latimer also helped Thomas Edison with his patent for the light bulb, and invented a better way to make carbon filaments for light bulbs.

paragraphs: Latimer died on December 11, 1928 in Flushing Queens, New York at the age 80.


title: Elijah McCoy

paragraphs: Elijah J. McCoy (May 2, 1844 - October 10, 1929) was an African American inventor who is best known for inventing lubrication devices to make trains run better.

paragraphs: He was born in Colchester, Ontario and died in Detroit, Michigan. He was born may 2, 1844.Engineer, inventor, initially employed as a railroad fireman and oiler and fudger.


title: Octavia E. Butler

paragraphs: Octavia E. Butler was a American science fiction writer. She won many awards. She won the Hugo and Nebula awards more than once. She won the MacArthur Fellowship in 1995.

paragraphs: Butler was born in Pasadena, California on June 22, 1947. She lost her father at a young age. Butler was raised by her mother, who worked as a maid. Butler started creating her own stories early on. Butler was dyslexic but she didn't let it challenge her from developing a love of books. She decided to make writing her life's work at the age of ten. As a child Butler was known for her shyness and her impressive height. She attended many colleges. She earned her associates degree at Pasadena City College. She also went to California State University, and University of California at Los Angeles.

paragraphs: Butler studied fiction with Harlan Ellison and became an author of books for both children and adults. She was a very good science fiction writer. Important books she wrote were Pattermaster and Mind of My Mind. She won the 1984 Best Short Story for "Speech of Sounds," and she won the Nebula Award. Octavia was known for African American Spiritrualism.

paragraphs: Butler died at her home of a stroke in Seattle, Washington on February 24, 2006.


title: Granville Woods

paragraphs: Granville Tailer Woods (Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) was an African-American inventor who was awarded more than 50 patents. One of his best know inventions was the Multiplex Telegraph, a device that sent messages between train stations and moving trains.

paragraphs: Granville Woods worked for Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad Company in 1878.

paragraphs: Woods' first patent was for an improved steam boiler furnace. He later developed the telephone transmitter. Woods developed what would become trolley's. Woods registered nearly 60 patents in his lifetime.

paragraphs: Woods died in 1910 from a cerebral hemorrhage.


title: The World Needs a Hero

paragraphs: The World Needs a Hero is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band, Megadeth. "The World Needs a Hero" was released on May 12, 2001 through Sanctuary Records. It is Megadeth's last album to feature original bassist David Ellefson until he returned in 2010. It is also the only Megadeth album to feature Al Pitrelli on lead guitar and the last of two studio albums to feature drummer Jimmy DeGrasso.

paragraphs: The album peaked at #16 on the "Billboard" 200 and at #20 on the Canadian Albums Chart.


title: Benvenuto Cellini

paragraphs: Benvenuto Cellini (; 3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier and musician, who also wrote a famous autobiography. He was one of the most important artists of Mannerism.

paragraphs: He was born in Florence, and died there.


title: Sonoran Desert

paragraphs: The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert. It covers large parts of the Southwestern United States in Arizona and California. It also covers parts of Northwestern Mexico. This includes Sonora, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in North America. The Sonoran Desert has an area of . The western portion of the United States–Mexico border goes through the Sonoran Desert. It is the hottest desert in North America. It is known for its giant Saguaro cactuses.


title: Häagen-Dazs

paragraphs: Häagen-Dazs is a brand of ice cream shops and ice cream franchises. They specialize in ice cream cones, ice cream cups, and ice cream shakes. They have franchises in the United States and many other countries around the world. Häagen-Dazs was created in 1961 by Reuben and Rose Mattus in The Bronx, New York. They opened their first store on November 15, 1976 in Brooklyn.

paragraphs: The "Häagen-Dazs" name was invented by Mattus since it was "Danish-sounding". He used it as a tribute to Denmark's good treatment of Jews during World War II. An outline of Denmark was also used on their early labels. The name is not Danish.

paragraphs: In 1983, Häagen-Dazs was bought by Pillsbury. Pillsbury was then bought by General Mills in 2001.


title: I'm Alive

paragraphs: I'm Alive is the tenth studio album by Jackson Browne. The album was released on October 11, 1993. It did not have any major hits but the album managed a gold record.


title: Fistula

paragraphs: The word fistula comes from a Latin word that means tube or pipe. In medicine, a fistula is an abnormal connection between two hollow spaces. This can be blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs. Fistulas are usually caused by injury or surgery. But they can also result from an infection or inflammation. Fistulas are generally a disease condition, but doctors may create fistulas by surgery for medical reasons.

paragraphs: Treatment for fistula depends on the reason for the fistula and on how serious it is. Doctors often treat fistula with surgery and antibiotics. The first step in treating a fistula is usually an examination by a doctor. The doctor determines the size and "path" that the fistula takes in the body.


title: Nissan Titan

paragraphs: The Nissan Titan is a mid-size pickup truck that is built by Nissan. The Nissan Titan is in its first generation. A second generation will begin in 2001. The Titan started being created on September 21, 2003. It was designed by Diane Allen. The Titan was nominated for the "North American Truck of the Year" award in 1981.


title: Raphe nuclei

paragraphs: The Raphe nuclei (singular = Raphe nucleus) are a cluster of nuclei in the hindbrain which release a neurotransmitter called serotonin (5-HT). The serotonin molecules get sent all over the brain, where they're needed for all sorts of roles. 'Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor' (SSRI) antidepressants are believed to act in these nuclei, as well as at their targets. Many opioids (drugs that calm people down) can act on the Raphe nuclei to secrete too much 5-HT.


title: Tha Dogg Pound

paragraphs: Tha Dogg Pound is an American gangsta rap duo. The group was founded in 1992. They were originally signed to the record label Death Row. They made their first appearance on the Dr. Dre album "The Chronic". They were also on Snoop Dogg's album "Doggystyle".

paragraphs: Their first album, "Dogg Food" came out in 1995.

paragraphs: During 1993–94, the group assisted MC Hammer on his "The Funky Headhunter" album along with Suge Knight.


title: Hennessy

paragraphs: Jas Hennessy & Co. is a company that makes cognac. Its headquarters are in Cognac, France. The company sells more than 50 million bottles a year worldwide. It is the world's largest Cognac maker. It is owned by Moët Hennessy, which is co-owned by LVMH (66%) and Diageo (34%).

paragraphs: Hennessy was established in 1765 by Irishman Richard Hennessy. His son James created the brand Hennessy and named the company Jas Hennessy & Co. He greatly expanded his father's business. While an Irishman, he served in the French Navy. He set up the distillery on the Charent River in Cognac.

paragraphs: The company has been run by eight generations of Hennessys. Their master distillers have been seven generations of the Fillioux family. In 1971 in a merger with champagne maker Moet et Chandon, Kilian Hennessy changed the company name to Moet Hennessy.

paragraphs: In 1795 they sold theory cognac in North America. In 1840 Hennessy set up an agency in London for their products. In 1868 they exported to Japan followed by China in 1872. In 1992 Hennessy celebrated their 200th anniversary. They chartered a sailing ship and named it the “Spirit of Hennessy”.

paragraphs: In 2009 Hennessy produced a limited edition of Hennessy VS in honor of US President Barack Obama. In gold lettering the bottles are marked “In Honour of the 44th President”. Currently their biggest market is China.


title: Perpetuum mobile

paragraphs: Perpetuum mobile means, two different things in music. One is a kind of piece of music, which is usually played in a fast tempo, and which consists of many short notes. The other is a piece of music that is played over and over.

paragraphs: Composers who used this name include Niccolò Paganini, Carl Maria von Weber and Felix Mendelssohn.


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title: Flags of North America

paragraphs: This is a gallery of flags of North American countries and affiliated international organizations.


title: Flags of South America

paragraphs: This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations.


title: Sexting

paragraphs: Sexting is the act of sending sexually suggestive electronic messages, mainly between mobile phones. The term became popular during the early 21st century. The term is a portmanteau of "sex" and "texting".

paragraphs: The term was first used in print in 2005 in Australia. A naked picture that you make of yourself is sometimes called a nelfie, a mix of the words naked and selfie.

paragraphs: If adults exchange such pictures, this is not a problem. The problem starts when children do this: The image of a teenager or child with little clothes may be child pornography. Many countries have laws against child pornography. This usually includes penalties for owning or spreading such images.


title: Philadelphia Orchestra

paragraphs: The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American orchestra. It is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It does over 130 subscription concerts a year from September to May. In the summer the Orchestra performs an outdoor session for a month. It originally gave concerts at the Academy of Music. The orchestra was founded in 1900. It has performed at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts since 2001.


title: Antoine Valois-Fortier

paragraphs: Antoine Valois-Fortier (born February 6, 1985) is a Canadian athlete. He is best known as a judoka.

paragraphs: He was the winner of the Canadian National Judo Championship in the -81 kg category in 2010.

paragraphs: Valois-Fortier won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, defeating Travis Stevens of the United States in the men's 81 kg half-middleweight judo. It was the Canada's first medal in Olympic Judo since 2000 when his coach Nicolas Gill won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.


title: Germanwings Flight 9525

paragraphs: Germanwings Flight 9525 (4U9525/GWI9525) was a scheduled international passenger flight flying from Barcelona, Spain to Düsseldorf, Germany, operated by the Lufthansa-owned low-cost airline Germanwings.

paragraphs: On 24 March 2015, the Airbus A320-200 jetliner crashed around northwest of Nice, in the French Alps. All 144 passengers and six crew members were killed.

paragraphs: The crash was a murder-suicide planned and acted out by 27-year old co-pilot Andreas Lubitz.

paragraphs: Opera singers Oleg Bryjak and Maria Radner were passengers on the plane.


title: Walter Burkert

paragraphs: Walter Burkert (; born 2 February 1931, Neuendettelsau, Bavaria; died 11 March 2015, Zurich) was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult.

paragraphs: A professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US. He has influenced generations of students of religion since the 1960s. During his career he taught poets, historians, and philosophers.


title: Maria Radner

paragraphs: Maria Friderike Radner (7 May 1981 – 24 March 2015) was a German contralto and internationally renowned opera singer. After studying at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf, she appeared internationally in opera and concert. In January 2013, she played the Schwertleite in "Die Walküre" at the Teatro Comunale Florence, Italy under Zubin Mehta, and in March the Erda at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. Her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2012 in "Götterdämmerung" was part of the documentation of the production in the film "Wagner's Dream".

paragraphs: Radner died on 24 March 2015 along with her husband Sascha Schenk and their infant son Felix, and colleague Oleg Bryjak, in the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash, which occurred near Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. She and Bryjak were returning from performances of Richard Wagner's "Siegfried" at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.


title: Batman: The Ride

paragraphs: Batman: The Ride is a steel inverted roller coaster found in Six Flags theme parks. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard. The rides rise to heights of and reaches top speeds of . The original roller coaster at Six Flags Great America was partially designed by the park's manager Jim Wintrode. Batman: The Ride was the world's first inverted roller coaster when it opened in 1992. It has since been awarded Coaster Landmark status by the American Coaster Enthusiasts. Its theme is based on the first "Batman" film. Clones of the ride exist at amusement parks around the world.


title: Moncef Ben Salem

paragraphs: Moncef Ben Salem (; February 1, 1953 – March 24, 2015) was a Tunisian politician and university professor. He served as the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.


title: Herberto Hélder

paragraphs: Herberto Helder (November 23, 1930 – March 23, 2015) was a Portuguese poet. He was born in Funchal, Madeira. He was thought to be one of the most important Portuguese poets. His poetry is not yet enough studied by academics because he does not like the attention and refused several literary awards.


title: Abdul Halim of Kedah

paragraphs: Almu'tasimu Billahi Muhibbuddin Tuanku Alhaj Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, (28 November 1927 – 11 September 2017) was the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (supreme head of state) of Malaysia. He was the 27th Sultan of Kedah. He retired as Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 12 December 2016.

paragraphs: He previously served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1970 to 1975. He is the first person to hold the position twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office. He is a week older than the world's longest reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

paragraphs: Halim died on 11 September 2017 at the age of 89 at his palace on Istana Anak Bukit around 2.30 p.m. (MST).


title: Moshe Arens

paragraphs: Moshe Arens (27 December 1925 – 7 January 2019) was an Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher and former diplomat and politician. He was a member of the Knesset between 1973 and 1992 and again from 1999 until 2003. Arens was a member of Likud.

paragraphs: He served as Minister of Defense three times and once as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Arens also served as the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. and was professor at the Technion in Haifa.

paragraphs: Arens was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at the California Institute of Technology. Arens died at his home in Savyon, Israel on 7 January 2019 at the age of 93.


title: Marmande

paragraphs: Marmande is a commune in southwestern France, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department, capital of the "arrondissement" of Marmande. It is also the capital of 2 "cantons" in the department: Marmande-1 and Marmande-2.

paragraphs: Marmande is on the right side of the Garonne river, at about to the northwest of Agen and to the southwest of Bordeaux.

paragraphs: It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

paragraphs: Marmande is surrounded by the "communes" Beaupuy, Mauvezin-sur-Gupie, Escassefort, Virazeil, Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil, Fourques-sur-Garonne, Montpouillan, Gaujac and Sainte-Bazeille.

paragraphs: The climate of Marmande is an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb), with mild winters and warm summers.

paragraphs: The inhabitants of Marmande are known, in French, as "Marmandais" (women: "Marmandaises").

paragraphs: With a population of 17,748, Marmande has a population density of inhabitants/km.

paragraphs: Marmande is a subprefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1790. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Marmande and the administrative centre () of 2 cantons:

paragraphs: It is part of the intercommunality "Val de Garonne" ().


title: Nérac

paragraphs: Nérac () is a commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Nérac and of the Canton of L'Albret.

paragraphs: The "commune" is in the "Pays d'Albret", a natural region of Gascony, in the southern part of the Lot-et-Garonne department. It has an area of and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

paragraphs: Nérac is surrounded by the "communes" Lavardac, Feugarolles, Espiens, Calignac, Fieux, Lasserre, Fréchou, Andiran, Réaup-Lisse and Barbaste.

paragraphs: The Baïse river flows through the city of Nérac. The Gélise river, a tributary of the Baïse, is on the western border of the "commune".

paragraphs: The inhabitants of Nérac are known, in French, as "Néracais" (women: "Néracaises ").

paragraphs: With a population of 7,085, Nérac has a population density of inhabitants/km.

paragraphs: Nérac is a subprefecture in the Lot-et-Garonne department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Nérac and the administrative centre () of the Canton of L'Albret, formed by 22 "communes" and with 16,859 inhabitants (2014).


title: Gender performativity

paragraphs: Gender performativity is a term first used by the feminist philosopher Judith Butler in her 1990 book "Gender Trouble". She argues that being born male or female does not determine behavior. Instead, people learn to behave in particular ways to fit into society. The idea of gender is an act, or performance. This act is the way a person walks, talks, dresses, and behaves. She calls this acting "gender performativity." What society regards as a person's gender is just a performance made to please social expectations and not a true expression of the person's 'gender identity'.


title: Angel of Death (song)

paragraphs: "Angel of Death" is a song by American thrash metal band Slayer. It is the opening song to their third studio album, "Reign in Blood". The song was released on October 7, 1986. The song is based on Nazi physician Josef Mengele who worked at the Auschwitz concentration camp and did human experiments. Both the lyrics and music were written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman.

paragraphs: "Stylus Magazine"'s Clay Jarvas said that the song "smokes the asses of any band playing fast and/or heavy today. Lyrically outlining the horrors to come, while musically laying the groundwork for the rest of the record: fast, lean and filthy."

paragraphs: "Angel of Death" caused controversy and led to accusations that Slayer were Nazi sympathizers. Hanneman said about the controversy: "I know why people misinterpret it – it's because they get this knee–jerk reaction to it. When they read the lyrics, there's nothing I put in the lyrics that says necessarily he was a bad man, because to me – well, isn't that obvious? I shouldn't have to tell you that."


title: Michelle (name)

paragraphs: Michelle is a female given name. The name was originally the French feminine form of Michael. It means "Who is Like God". Michelle is also a last name.

paragraphs: People named Michelle include Michelle Pfeiffer, Michele Steffin and Michelle Obama. Fictional characters include Michelle Tanner from the sitcom "Full House".


title: Bridges of Love

paragraphs: Bridges of Love is a Philippine television drama series. It is broadcast by ABS-CBN.


title: Fabian Bredlow

paragraphs: Fabian Bredlow ( born 2 March 1995) is a football player from Germany. He plays for F. C. Liefering, the second team of F.C. Red Bull Salzburg, in the SKY GO Erste Liga (2nd level in Austrian football) as goalkeeper.

paragraphs: He started playing football for FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf . In 2012 he went on to RasenBallsport Leipzig U17. 2014 he went on loan to FC Liefering, where he is playing as goalkeeper in the SKY GO 1. Liga, which is the 2nd level in Austrian football

paragraphs: On 11 October 2014 he played for the first time in the German U20 national team versus Turkey.


title: Peter Zeidler

paragraphs: Peter Zeidler (born 8 August 1962) is a German football manager. He manages for FC Liefering. FC Liefering plays in the SKY Go 1. Liga, which is the 2nd level in Austrian Football.


title: Glimåkra

paragraphs: Glimåkra is a locality in Östra Göinge Municipality in Skåne County in Sweden. In 2010, 1,383 people lived there.


title: Louis Nirenberg

paragraphs: Louis Nirenberg (28 February 1925 – 26 January 2020) was a Canadian American mathematician. He was thought to be one of the outstanding analysts of the twentieth century. He made fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) and their application to complex analysis and geometry. In 2015, he won the Abel Prize.

paragraphs: Nirenberg died at a Manhattan hospital on 26 January 2020 at the age of 94.


title: Cathleen Synge Morawetz

paragraphs: Cathleen Synge Morawetz (May 5, 1923 – August 8, 2017) was a Canadian-born American mathematician. Morawetz's research was mainly in the study of the partial differential equations governing fluid flow. She is Professor Emerita at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at the New York University, where she has also served as director from 1984 to 1988. She was born in Toronto, Canada.

paragraphs: In 2012, she became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.

paragraphs: Morawetz died on August 8, 2017 at her home in Greenwich Village, New York at the age of 94.


title: Shmuel Agmon

paragraphs: Shmuel Agmon () (born 2 February 1922 in Tel-Aviv) is an Israeli mathematician. He is known for his work in analysis and partial differential equations.


title: Peter Lax

paragraphs: Peter David Lax (born 1 May 1926) is an American mathematician. He is known for his works in integrable systems, fluid dynamics and shock waves, solitonic physics, hyperbolic conservation laws, and mathematical and scientific computing, among other fields. Lax is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.


title: Bobby Lowther

paragraphs: Robert Carswell "Bobby" Lowther, Sr. (December 14, 1923 – March 23, 2015), was the only two-sport All-American athlete at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1946, he earned the recognition in basketball and track and field.


title: George Fischbeck

paragraphs: George Richard Fischbeck, (July 1, 1922 – March 25, 2015), better known as Dr. George Fischbeck, was an American television weatherman on KOB-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico from the early 1960s to early 1970s.

paragraphs: In 1972 he moved to KABC-TV in Los Angeles, replacing Alan Sloane, where he became a staple on the station's Eyewitness News broadcasts. He retired from KABC-TV in 1990, but returned to television with a brief show at KCBS-TV from 1994 to 1997.

paragraphs: Fischbeck died in Woodland Hills, California, aged 92.


title: Karl Moik

paragraphs: Karl Moik (19 June 1938 – 26 March 2015) was an Austrian television presenter and singer.

paragraphs: He became famous in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland and South Tyrol as the television presenter of "Musikantenstadl" on Austrian broadcaster ORF. He presented "Musikantenstadtl" from 1981 to 2005 earning him the honorary title by fans as "Mr Musikantenstadl".


title: John Renbourn

paragraphs: John Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter. He was best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle.

paragraphs: Renbourn died on 26 March 2015 from a heart attack at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, aged 70.


title: ORF (broadcaster)

paragraphs: Österreichischer Rundfunk (shortened to "ORF", literally, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) is the name for the state-controlled media agency producing radio and tv programmes. In 2015, it produced four nationwide tv channels, 9 regional tv stations in Austria, plus one in Bozen. There are also three nationwide radio channels, plus a number of regional ones. It also takes part in 3sat, a cultural programme and ARTE.


title: Jet Airways

paragraphs: Jet Airways is a major airline from India. It began flying in 1993. It has a fleet of over 90 airplanes. The airline is the second largest in India after Air India.


title: All Nippon Airways

paragraphs: All Nippon Airways is an airline from Japan. It was established in 1952 by the Goverment of Japan. The airline's main competitor is Japan Airlines.


title: Lède

paragraphs: The Lède is a river of south-western France that flows through the Lot-et-Garonne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is a right tributary of the Lot river.

paragraphs: The Lède has a length of about , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

paragraphs: Its average yearly discharge is at Casseneuil where the Lède joins the Lot. The largest discharges are during winter, with in February.

paragraphs: Average monthly discharge (m/s) at Casseneuil

paragraphs: The Lède starts in the place known as "Capoulèze" in the "commune" of Blanquefort-sur-Briolance at an elevation of about .

paragraphs: It flows generally to the southwestwest and passes through the "communes", all in the Lot-et-Garonne department, of Blanquefort-sur-Briolance, Lacapelle-Biron, Paulhiac, Laussou, Gavaudun, La Sauvetat-sur-Lède, Monflanquin, Montagnac-sur-Lède, Salles, Lédat (it takes its name from the river), Villeneuve-sur-Lot and Casseneuil, where it flows into the Lot.

paragraphs: It joins the Lot on its right bank, at about of altitude.

paragraphs: Most of tributaries of the Lède river are very short; only two tributaries are over 10 km long:


title: SriLankan Airlines

paragraphs: SriLankan Airlines (marketed as SriLankan) is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is currently the largest airline in Sri Lanka by number of aircraft and destinations and was launched in 1979 as Air Lanka following the termination of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. Following its partial acquisition in 1998 by Emirates, it was re-branded and introduced the current livery. In 2008 the government of Sri Lanka acquired all the shares of the airline from Emirates. After ending the Emirates partnership, it retained its re-branded name and logo. Sri Lankan Airlines operates over 560 flights per week.

paragraphs: The Airline operates to 113 destinations in 51 countries (including codeshare operations) from its main hub located at Bandaranaike International Airport near Colombo. SriLankan Airlines joined the oneworld airline alliance on 1 May 2014.

paragraphs: Air Lanka was established as the flag carrier of once the Sri Lankan government shut down the bankrupt . Air Lanka's initial fleet consisted of two , leased from . One was leased from Maersk Air and maintained by Air Tara. On 24 April 1980, the lease ended; Air Lanka received a replacement Boeing 737 leased from . On 1 November 1980, Air Lanka commenced wide-body operations with a leased from .

paragraphs: On 15 April 1982, Air Lanka received its own L1011 Tristar purchased from . With the introduction of Tristar aircraft, the Boeing 707s were phased out and sold. Then another L1011 was leased from whilst the third L1011 was purchased from All Nippon. On 1 May 1982, took over the maintenance of the two Air Lanka-owned Tristars, while Air Canada maintained two leased Tristars.

paragraphs: On 28 March 1980, Air Lanka signed a purchase agreement for two brand new , the most advanced wide-body aircraft in the world at that time. The first Lockheed L1011-500 (4R-ULA) was accepted on 26 August 1982, at , . It was flown to Amsterdam as UL flight 566P. On 28 August, 4R-ULA "City Of Colombo" left for its inaugural flight from Amsterdam to Colombo as UL566. It reached Colombo on 29 August. This was followed by second Lockheed L1011-500, 4R-ULB, "City Of Jayawardanapura". On 8 June 1984 the airline received its first "King Vijaya" and the second joined later. The aircraft were used on flights to and a few flights to southeast Asia.

paragraphs: Air Lanka, which was state-owned, was partially privatized in 1998, with investment by -based , when Emirates and the Sri Lankan government signed an agreement for a ten-year strategic partnership. This agreement included exclusive rights for all aircraft ground handling and airline catering at Colombo-Bandaranaike airport for ten years. Emirates bought a 40% stake worth US$70 million (which it later increased to 43.6%) in Air Lanka and sought to refurbish the airline's image and fleet. The government retained a majority stake in the airline but gave full control to Emirates for investment and management decisions. In 1998, the Air Lanka re-branded to SriLankan Airlines.

paragraphs: SriLankan acquired 6 to complement its fleet of and aircraft. The A330-200 aircraft joined the airline between October 1999 and July 2000. The company's fourth A340-300 arrived at Colombo painted in the airline's new corporate livery. SriLankan upgraded its existing A340 fleet into a two-class configuration (business and economy class) whilst overhauling the interior to reflect the new corporate image.

paragraphs: The airline gradually increased its number of destinations with more additions for regional markets, notably and the . Whilst continuing expansion in the region, SriLankan commenced flying to , its third destination in Saudi Arabia, after and , thus increasing the number of destinations in the Middle East to nine. became the airline's 51st destination overall.

paragraphs: In 2008, Emirates notified the Sri Lankan Government that it would not renew its management contract, which then expired on 31 March 2008. It claimed that the Sri Lankan Government was seeking greater control over the day-to-day management of the airline. Emirates sold its 43.63% stake in the airline to the in a deal that was finalized in 2010, thus ending any affiliations the two airlines had with each other.

paragraphs: In 2008 when Emirates pulled out, the accumulated profit of SriLankan was Rs. 9.288 billion in that financial year. From 2008 to 2015, when the government administration ran it, the loss for the seven years was Rs. 128.238 billion (US$875 million).

paragraphs: Following the ownership transfer, SriLankan took the decision to promote Colombo as a hub for flights to Asia. The first destination of the expansion plan was ; the route was initiated on 1 July 2010. The airline commenced flights to on 28 January 2011.

paragraphs: SriLankan joined the alliance on 1 May 2014. During 2014 it started to renew and increase its fleet, with purchases of Airbus A330 & A350 models. Currently, SriLankan operates an all-Airbus fleet except for its discontinued Air-Taxi services. SriLankan phased out their last on 7 January 2016 with its last scheduled flight from to .

paragraphs: The airline terminated three European routes – Frankfurt, and Rome – by end of 2016.

paragraphs: The airline absorbed the operations of sister carrier in October 2016, in a bid to create a single stronger national airline for Sri Lanka. Accordingly, SriLankan took over two of Mihin Lanka's aircraft and absorbed all of its route networks. This move added ten new destinations to SriLankan's route network.

paragraphs: In October 2017, SriLankan launched direct daily non-stop flights to , Australia, its first new long haul route in over five years and the most ambitious expansion to date. The flights restore a regular direct air link between Australia and Sri Lanka after a hiatus of 16 years.


title: Eyes of the Insane

paragraphs: "Eyes of the Insane" is a song by American thrash metal band Slayer. The song was released in November 23, 2006. It was the second single on their ninth studio album "Christ Illusion". The song is based on an article in "Texas Monthly" entitled "Casualty of War". The lyrics explore the mental torment of an American soldier after he returns home from the second Gulf War.

paragraphs: On the music charts, "Eyes of the Insane" was able to peak at #15 on Tracklisten and #97 on the UK Singles charts.

paragraphs: In 2007, the song won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance. Vocalist Tom Araya commented on the win, saying: "Jeff [Hanneman] and I put a lot into 'Eyes of the Insane' so we're thrilled that the Grammy voters took the time to listen to it, and then vote for it. We're out here on the road and we're all really, really happy."


title: Oleg Bryjak

paragraphs: Oleg Bryzhak (October 27, 1960 – March 24, 2015) was a Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer. He was born in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR.

paragraphs: Bryzhak had been a protodeacon in an Ukrainian Orthodox church in Krefeld.

paragraphs: Bryzhak died on March 24, 2015 along with fellow singer Maria Radner in the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash in France. He was returning from performances of Richard Wagner's "Siegfried" at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.


title: Bill Slayback

paragraphs: William Grover "Bill" Slayback (February 21, 1948 – March 25, 2015) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in 42 games, 17 as a starter for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 until 1974. He later became a musician and singer-songwriter, releasing several singles such as "Move Over Babe (Here Comes Henry)".

paragraphs: Slayback was born in Hollywood, California. He had two daughters, Samantha and Kelli.

paragraphs: Slayback died on March 25, 2015 at his home in La Crescenta-Montrose, California, aged 67. He had been ill for some years before his death.


title: LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470

paragraphs: LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 was a scheduled international passenger flight by carrier LAM Mozambique Airlines from Maputo International Airport of Maputo, Mozambique. It crashed on 29 November 2013 into the Bwabwata National Park in northern Namibia en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport of Luanda, Angola. The wreckage of the aircraft was found the next day. All 27 passengers and six crew members were killed. It was later found out that the aircraft was crashed on purpose by the pilot, Herminio dos Santos Fernandes, in an act of murder–suicide.

paragraphs: All crew members and ten passengers were from Mozambique, nine from Angola, five from Portugal, one from France, one from Brazil, and one from China.


title: Michael Brandner

paragraphs: Michael Brandner ( born 13 February 1995) is a football player from Austria. He plays for F. C. Liefering, the second team of F.C. Red Bull Salzburg, in the SKY GO Erste Liga (2nd level in Austrian football) as midfielder.

paragraphs: He started playing football for ASK Salzburg . Then he went on to the Red Bull youth academy, where he played in all teams. For the 2013/14 season he was transferred to FC Liefering. In 2016 he went on loan to SV Ried, 2017 he went to SC Wiener Neustadt. 2019 he joined FC Blau-Weiß Linz, where he is still playing.

paragraphs: Michael Brandner also played for the Autrian football national youth teams from U16 up to U20. With the U19 team he reached the 3rd place in the European Championship.


title: José Ron

paragraphs: José Ron (born Édgar José Ron Vázquez, August 8, 1981 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is a Mexican actor known for his performances in telenovelas, series and theater. Ron promotes the animal rights, he efforts to stop the hunt and human abuse of animals. He is also involved in nature and environmental causes, as planting trees and raise awareness to people about that.


title: Gentile Bellini

paragraphs: Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – February 23, 1507) was an Italian painter. From 1474 he was the official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice.


title: Stephan's Quintet

paragraphs: Stephan's Quintet is in the constellation Pegasus. It is a visual grouping of five galaxies of which four are the first compact galaxy group ever discovered. The group is about 280 million light years from Earth.

paragraphs: The group was discovered by Édouard Stephan in 1877 at Marseille Observatory.

paragraphs: The group is the most studied of all the compact galaxy groups. The brightest member of the visual grouping is NGC 7320. This has extensive H II regions, seen here as red blobs, where active star formation is occurring.

paragraphs: These galaxies are of interest because of their violent collisions. Four of the five galaxies in Stephan's Quintet form a physical association, Hickson Compact Group 92. They are involved in a cosmic dance that will probably end with the galaxies merging.

paragraphs: Radio observations in the early 1970s showed a mysterious emission from the inter-galactic space between the galaxies in the group. This same region also showed faint glow of ionized atomic hydrogen. You can see this in the visible part of the spectrum as the magnificent green-blue arc in the picture to the right. Two space telescopes have recently shown something about the nature of the strange filament. It is now believed to be a giant intergalactic shock-wave (similar to a sonic boom but travelling in intergalactic gas rather than air). This is caused by one galaxy (NGC 7318B) falling into the center of the group at several million miles per hour.

paragraphs: The light blue galaxy NGC 7320 is a foreground galaxy, only 40 million light years from Earth.


title: Bloodhound SSC

paragraphs: Bloodhound SSC is a supersonic land vehicle currently in development. Its goal is to match or exceed . This would mean a new world land speed record. The pencil-shaped car is powered by a jet engine and a rocket engine. It is designed to reach . It is being developed and built with the intention of breaking the land speed record by 33% john has no dog

paragraphs: Runway testing of up to is scheduled to take place in early 2015. Bloodhound SSC will then be tested on the Hakskeen Pan in South Africa. A track long, wide has been cleared.


title: Planomicrobium mcmeekinii

paragraphs: Planomicrobium mcmeekinii is a species of bacteria. It is gram-positive. The cells are rod shaped. It doesn't form spores. It grows from 0–37°C. "Planomicrobium mcmeekinii" belongs to the family "Planococcaceae".


title: Marram grass

paragraphs: Marram grass is Ammophila, a genus of grasses. They are xerophytes, which live in dry places. Marram specialises in being the first line of land plants in coastal sand dunes.

paragraphs: "Ammophila" has roots up to metres long. They find the moisture below the dry sand. These plants are used to stop sand-blow, because their roots hold the sand, and stop the wind blowing it away.


title: Kimmo Timonen

paragraphs: Kimmo Samuel Timonen (born March 18, 1975) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers.

paragraphs: Before playing in the NHL, Timonen played parts of 7 years in the SM-liiga with KalPa, TPS, and HIFK.

paragraphs: He was drafted 250th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He continued to play in the SM-liiga after the draft. He helped Finland win the bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. A little while after the Olympics, the Kings traded Timonen along with Jan Vopat to the Nashville Predators (who did not begin playing yet) in agreement that the Predators would not draft Garry Galley in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft.

paragraphs: Timonen would spend time between the Predators and their IHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. He was called up to the Predators during 1999-2000 season. He played the next four seasons with the Predators before the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He decided to travel back to Finland and play for KalPa during the lockout. On October 3, 2006, the Predators named Timonen the captain for the 2006–07 season.

paragraphs: On June 18, 2007, the Predators traded Timonen along with Scott Hartnell to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Philadelphia's first round pick (Jonathon Blum) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. After he signed, he became the highest paid Finn in the NHL after he signed a six-year, $37.8 million contract extension.

paragraphs: Timonen and the Flyers faced the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Philadelphia was able to win the series 4–3. In the second round of the playoffs, the Flyers played against the Montreal Canadiens and won the series 4–1. On April 30, 2008, Timonen was hit by a wrist shot at his foot by Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov. He said that he had felt numbness in his foot but he didn't think it was anything but a twisted nerve. On May 8, 2008, a doctor at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who looked at Timonen's foot said that he had found a small blood clot. This stopped Timonen from playing indefinitely and he missed the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. He returned in game 5 but the Flyers lost and they were eliminated from the playoffs. On March 5, 2011, Timonen scored his 100th career goal against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres in a 5–3 loss. On August 5, 2014, Timonen was diagnosed with blood clots in his right leg and both of his lungs. He was ruled out from playing indefinitely and missed the first 62 games of the season.

paragraphs: On February 27, 2015, the Flyers traded Timonen to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2015 second-round pick and 2016 fourth-round pick.


title: Tomas Tranströmer

paragraphs: Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. He was awarded the 1990 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.

paragraphs: Tranströmer was born in Stockholm. He was married to Monica Bladh and had two daughters, Emma and Paula. He had a stroke in 1990, leaving him with aphasia and without the use of his right hand.

paragraphs: Tranströmer died after a short illness on 26 March 2015 at his home in Stockholm, aged 83.