title: Baintha Brakk

paragraphs: Baintha Brakk is a mountain in the Karakoram range, in Pakistan. It is also known as The Ogre. Baintha Brakk is part of the Panmah Muztagh subrange. It is the 85th highest mountain in the world.

paragraphs: The first people to reach the top were Chris Bonington and Doug Scott, in 1977. As of 2013, people had reached the top only three times.


title: Harmonic series (mathematics)

paragraphs: In mathematics, the harmonic series is the divergent infinite series:

paragraphs: Divergent means that as you add more terms the sum never stops getting bigger. It does not go towards a single finite value.

paragraphs: Infinite means that you can always add another term. There is no final term to the series.

paragraphs: Its name comes from the idea of harmonics in music: the wavelengths of the overtones of a vibrating string are , , , etc., of the string's fundamental wavelength. Apart from the first term, every term of the series is the harmonic mean of the terms either side of it. The phrase "harmonic mean" also comes from music.

paragraphs: The fact that the harmonic series diverges was first proven in the 14th century by Nicole Oresme, but was forgotten. Proofs were given in the 17th century by Pietro Mengoli, Johann Bernoulli, and Jacob Bernoulli.

paragraphs: Harmonic sequences have been used by architects. In the Baroque period architects used them in the proportions of floor plans, elevations, and in the relationships between architectural details of churches and palaces.

paragraphs: There are several well-known proofs of the divergence of the harmonic series. A few of them are given below.

paragraphs: One way to prove divergence is to compare the harmonic series with another divergent series, where each denominator is replaced with the next-largest power of two:

paragraphs: Each term of the harmonic series is greater than or equal to the corresponding term of the second series, and therefore the sum of the harmonic series must be greater than or equal to the sum of the second series. However, the sum of the second series is infinite:

paragraphs: It follows (by the comparison test) that the sum of the harmonic series must be infinite as well. More precisely, the comparison above proves that

paragraphs: This proof, proposed by Nicole Oresme in around 1350, is considered to be a high point of medieval mathematics. It is still a standard proof taught in mathematics classes today.

paragraphs: It is possible to prove that the harmonic series diverges by comparing its sum with an improper integral. Consider the arrangement of rectangles shown in the figure to the right. Each rectangle is 1 unit wide and units high, so the total area of the infinite number of rectangles is the sum of the harmonic series:

paragraphs: The total area under the curve from 1 to infinity is given by a divergent improper integral:

paragraphs: Since this area is entirely contained within the rectangles, the total area of the rectangles must be infinite as well. This proves that

paragraphs: The generalization of this argument is known as the integral test.

paragraphs: The harmonic series diverges very slowly. For example, the sum of the first 10 terms is less than 100. This is because the partial sums of the series have logarithmic growth. In particular,

paragraphs: where is the Euler–Mascheroni constant and which approaches 0 as goes to infinity. Leonhard Euler proved both this and also that the sum which includes only the reciprocals of primes also diverges, that is:

paragraphs: The finite partial sums of the diverging harmonic series,

paragraphs: The difference between and converges to the Euler–Mascheroni constant. The difference between any two harmonic numbers is never an integer. No harmonic numbers are integers, except for .

paragraphs: is known as the alternating harmonic series. This series converges by the alternating series test. In particular, the sum is equal to the natural logarithm of 2:

paragraphs: The alternating harmonic series, while conditionally convergent, is not absolutely convergent: if the terms in the series are systematically rearranged, in general the sum becomes different and, dependent on the rearrangement, possibly even infinite.

paragraphs: The alternating harmonic series formula is a special case of the Mercator series, the Taylor series for the natural logarithm.

paragraphs: A related series can be derived from the Taylor series for the arctangent:

paragraphs: The general harmonic series is of the form

paragraphs: where and are real numbers, and is not zero or a negative integer.

paragraphs: By the limit comparison test with the harmonic series, all general harmonic series also diverge.

paragraphs: A generalization of the harmonic series is the -series (or hyperharmonic series), defined as

paragraphs: for any real number . When , the -series is the harmonic series, which diverges. Either the integral test or the Cauchy condensation test shows that the -series converges for all (in which case it is called the over-harmonic series) and diverges for all . If then the sum of the -series is , i.e., the Riemann zeta function evaluated at .

paragraphs: The problem of finding the sum for is called the Basel problem; Leonhard Euler showed it is . The value of the sum for is called Apéry's constant, since Roger Apéry proved that it is an irrational number.

paragraphs: Related to the -series is the ln-series, defined as

paragraphs: for any positive real number . This can be shown by the integral test to diverge for but converge for all .

paragraphs: For any convex, real-valued function such that

paragraphs: where the are independent, identically distributed random variables taking the values +1 and −1 with equal probability , is a well-known example in probability theory for a series of random variables that converges with probability 1. The fact of this convergence is an easy consequence of either the Kolmogorov three-series theorem or of the closely related Kolmogorov maximal inequality. Byron Schmuland of the University of Alberta further examined the properties of the random harmonic series, and showed that the convergent series is a random variable with some interesting properties. In particular, the probability density function of this random variable evaluated at +2 or at −2 takes on the value ..., differing from by less than 10. Schmuland's paper explains why this probability is so close to, but not exactly, . The exact value of this probability is given by the infinite cosine product integral divided by .

paragraphs: The depleted harmonic series where all of the terms in which the digit 9 appears anywhere in the denominator are removed can be shown to converge and its value is less than 80. In fact, when all the terms containing any particular string of digits (in any base) are removed the series converges.

paragraphs: The harmonic series can be counterintuitive. This is because it is a divergent series even though the terms of the series get smaller and go towards zero. The divergence of the harmonic series is the source of some paradoxes.

paragraphs: Because the series gets arbitrarily large as becomes larger, eventually this ratio must exceed 1, which implies that the worm reaches the end of the rubber band. However, the value of at which this occurs must be extremely large: approximately , a number exceeding 10 minutes (10 years). Although the harmonic series does diverge, it does so very slowly.

paragraphs: Calculating the sum shows that the time required to get to the speed of light is only 97 seconds.


title: Au, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Au is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Balgach

paragraphs: Balgach is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Oberriet

paragraphs: Oberriet is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Diepoldsau

paragraphs: Diepoldsau is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Dublin, Texas

paragraphs: Dublin is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.


title: Lott, Texas

paragraphs: Lott is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.


title: Rüthi

paragraphs: Rüthi is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: New England (New South Wales)

paragraphs: New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is about inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands (or New England Tablelands) and the North West Slopes regions.


title: Ronda, North Carolina

paragraphs: Ronda is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 417 at the 2010 census.


title: Wilkes County, North Carolina

paragraphs: Wilkes County is a county located in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 69,340. Its county seat is Wilkesboro.


title: Wilkesboro, North Carolina

paragraphs: Wilkesboro is a town in and the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina. The population was 3,413 at the 2010 census.


title: Dmitri Chesnokov

paragraphs: Dmitri Yuryevich Chesnokov (; 26 April 1973 – December 2019) was a Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1999 for FC Saturn Ramenskoye.

paragraphs: Chesnokov died in December 2019 at the age of 49.


title: Ward Just

paragraphs: Ward Swift Just (September 5, 1935 – December 19, 2019) was an American writer. He was a war correspondent and the author of 17 novels and many short stories. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana. Benjamin Bradlee hired Just at "The Washington Post" as a war correspondent for the Vietnam war. His novel "An Unfinished Season" was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005. His novel "Echo House" was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1997.

paragraphs: Just died on December 19, 2019 in Plymouth, Massachusetts of problems caused by Lewy body dementia, aged 84.


title: Fazle Hasan Abed

paragraphs: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG (27 April 1936 – 20 December 2019) was a Bangladeshi businessman. He was the founder and Chair Emeritus of BRAC. This was one of the world's largest non-governmental organizations.

paragraphs: Abed died on 20 December 2019 at a Dhaka hospital from respiratory failure caused by glioblastoma, aged 83.


title: Eduard Krieger

paragraphs: Eduard "Eddie" Franz Krieger (16 December 1946 – 20 December 2019) was an international Austrian footballer.

paragraphs: Krieger started his professional career at Austria Wien. After a play at Dutch side VVV-Venlo, Krieger returned to Austria to finish his career at LASK Linz. He made his debut for Austria in April 1970 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He earned 25 caps, no goals scored. He played his final international match in 1978.


title: Yuri Pshenichnikov

paragraphs: Yuri Pavlovich Pshenichnikov (Russian: Юрий Павлович Пшеничников; 2 June 1940 – 20 December 2019) was an Uzbek-born Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper and coach. He was born in Tashkent. He earned 19 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968.

paragraphs: Pshenichnikov died on 20 December 2019 in Moscow at the age of 79.


title: Daniel Selvaraj

paragraphs: D. Selvaraj (; 14 January 1938 – 20 December 2019) was a Tamil writer. He was the author of a number of novels, short stories, and plays in Tamil. He received the Tamil Nadu Government's literary award for the best Novel for 2011 for his work on tannery workers of Southern Tamil Nadu titled "Thol". He also won the Sahitya Akademi award for Tamil in 2012.

paragraphs: Selvaraj died on 20 December 2019 from an illness at a private hospital in Chennai at the age of 81.


title: Preity Zinta

paragraphs: Preity G Zinta (pronounced ; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and businesswoman. Her first movie roles were in "Dil Se.." in 1998, followed by a role in "Soldier" in the same year.

paragraphs: She is known for her role as a teenage single mother in "Kya Kehna" (2000).


title: Thomas Chandy

paragraphs: Thomas Chandy (29 October 1947 – 20 December 2019) was an Indian businessman and politician. He was born in Chennamkary, Kerala, India. Chandy was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 until his death. In 2017, he was the Minister of Transport of Kerala. Chandy was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party.

paragraphs: Chandy died of stomach cancer at a hospital in Ernakulam, Kerala on 20 December 2019 at the age of 72.


title: Chuck Peddle

paragraphs: Charles Ingerham “Chuck” Peddle (November 25, 1937 – December 15, 2019) was an American electrical engineer. He was born in Bangor, Maine. He was best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, as well as the KIM-1 SBC (single-board computer) and the Commodore PET PC (personal computer).

paragraphs: Peddle died at the age of 82 on December 15, 2019 at his Santa Cruz, California home of pancreatic cancer.


title: Verka Serduchka

paragraphs: Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko (; ; born 2 October 1973), better known for his drag stage name Verka Serduchka (; ), is a Ukrainian comedian, actor and pop and dance singer.

paragraphs: Danylko represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and finished in second place.


title: Carlos Rosenkrantz

paragraphs: Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz (born 27 October 1958) is an Argentine lawyer. He is a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina since August 2016, nominated by president Mauricio Macri's. In October 2018, he became the Chief Justice of the Argentina.


title: Sergio Massa

paragraphs: Sergio Tomás Massa (born 28 April 1972) is an Argentine politician . He is the president of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies since 2019. He is also a national deputy for Buenos Aires Province.

paragraphs: Massa is the founder and current leader of the peronist Renewal Front. He was Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 2008 to 2009 under Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.


title: Winamac, Indiana

paragraphs: Winamac is a town in the Monroe Township in Pulaski County in the state of Indiana, in the United States. It is the county seat of Pulaski County. As of the 2010 census, 2,490 people lived in Winamac.


title: The Karate Kid Part III

paragraphs: The Karate Kid Part III is a 1989 American martial arts drama movie and the second sequel to "The Karate Kid" (1984). The movie stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, and Thomas Ian Griffith in his movie debut. As was the case with the first two movies in the series, it was directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, with stunts choreographed by Pat E. Johnson and the music composed by Bill Conti. In the movie, the returning John Kreese, with the help of his best friend Terry Silver, attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi which involves hiring a ruthless martial artist and harming their relationship.


title: Versailles, Indiana

paragraphs: Versailles is a town in the state of Indiana, in the United States.


title: Nashville, Indiana

paragraphs: Nashville is a town in the state of Indiana, in the United States.


title: Rebstein

paragraphs: Rebstein is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Berneck, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Berneck is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Eichberg, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Eichberg is a municipality in Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Tübach

paragraphs: Tübach is a municipality in Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Rockville, Indiana

paragraphs: Rockville is a town in the state of Indiana, in the United States.


title: Fort Branch, Indiana

paragraphs: Fort Branch is a town in the state of Indiana, in the United States.


title: Hazleton, Indiana

paragraphs: Hazleton is a town in the state of Indiana, in the United States.


title: Gurnard, Isle of Wight

paragraphs: Gurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, used by the Gurnard Sailing Club.

paragraphs: Gurnard's main street features a pub (Portland Inn), Doughty Newnham Chartered Surveyors office (a company of measurers and mapmakers), a few shops, and a few houses. The west end of the beach is called Gurnard Marsh and there is a stream called "The Luck" flows into the Solent.

paragraphs: A fort known as Gurnard Fort was built on a coastal high point west of Gurnard Marsh about 1600. The land washed away into the ocean, however, and the remains of the fort were lost and forgotten until a nearby Roman home was dug up in 1864, when the fort was found.

paragraphs: Transport is provided by the former Wightbus route 32 to and from Cowes, now run by Southern Vectis. There is no longer a direct service to Newport, Isle of Wight.


title: Streetman, Texas

paragraphs: Streetman is a town in the U.S. state of Texas.


title: Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube

paragraphs: Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube, usually known as Fluminense de Feira, or Touro, is a Brazilian football club from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, founded on January 1, 1941. The club was founded by a group of youngs who were fans of Rio de Janeiro's Fluminense, kept as nuclei of the namesake carioca.

paragraphs: Its home is the Joia da Princesa stadium, a municipal stadium also located in Feira de Santana, with people capacity 16,274, according to the national football stadium register (CNEF).


title: Orsinian Tales

paragraphs: Orsinian Tales is a collection of eleven short stories by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Most of them happen in Le Guin's imaginary country called Orsinia.

paragraphs: Most of the stories do not share events or characters. All the stories are emotional personal events. Many are romantic. Larger political events such as wars and revolutions are happening in all of the stories. Le Guin writes about each person's right to his or her own thoughts and emotions. In the stories, Le Guin shows that these emotions should not be controlled by society, rules, or the State.

paragraphs: The stories are set in a fictional country somewhere in Central Europe. Stories happen between 1150-1965. "Orsinia"is in Le Guin's earliest writings, Le Guin invented Orsinia when she was a young adult learning to write. The names Orsinia and Ursula both come from the Latin word "ursus" meaning "bear" ("ursula" = diminutive of "ursa" "female bear"; "ursinus" = "bear-like"). Le Guin once said that since Orsinia was her own country it should have her name.


title: Sound Transit

paragraphs: Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is the public transit system in Seattle, Washington, United States. It covers Seattle and its neighboring cities with light rail trains, commuter trains, and buses. Sound Transit gets its money from sales tax, property tax, and a fee on license plate stickers ("car tabs").


title: Anri Sakaguchi

paragraphs: Sakaguchi was born in Tokyo, She graduated from Shōtō Kindergarten, Seijo Gakuen Primary School, Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School, and Horikoshi High School.

paragraphs: Sakaguchi's mother is actress Ryoko Sakaguchi, her father was formerly a real estate company executive, her stepfather is the professional golfer Tateo Ozaki. She has a brother that is two years older than her. Her parents divorced on 1994, and she grew up with her mother.

paragraphs: Sakaguchi was a fan of Morning Musume and joined the entertainment industry in 2008. Her first leading film role was in "Honey Flappers" in 2014.

paragraphs: She became an adult video actress, releasing her first video in October 2016. Sakaguchi began stripping in June 2018, and began working as a hostess.


title: Social conservative

paragraphs: A social conservative is someone who supports right-wing politics on social issues. Examples of such issues are abortion, homosexual marriage, religion, capital punishment, euthanasia and similar issues. They may or may not be conservative on other issues, such as taxes.

paragraphs: In the United States social conservatives tend to be in the Republican Party and are usually also Christian Conservatives. There are also Americans who are social conservatives for other reasons than religion.

paragraphs: In Canada, social conservatives are known as the Blue Tories.

paragraphs: Some people, such as Mary Wollstonecraft, George Orwell, and Stephen Leacock, have supported left-wing politics on many issues. However, they were socially conservative on issues like abortion, for Wollstonecraft and Orwell, or feminism, for Leacock.


title: Blue Tory

paragraphs: A Blue Tory is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada who is a social conservatives. They are the opposite of the Red Tories.

paragraphs: Stephen Harper is sometimes called a Blue Tory.


title: Red Tory

paragraphs: Red Tories are members of the Conservative Party of Canada who support left-wing policies on issues like capital punishment, homosexual marriage and abortion but who are still conservative because they want low taxes and small government and have libertarian beliefs.

paragraphs: The people in the Conservative Party of Canada who disagree with them are called Blue Tories.

paragraphs: John Diefenbaker and Joe Clark were Canadian Prime Ministers who were Red Tories.


title: Roland Matthes

paragraphs: Roland Matthes (17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) was a German swimmer. He won four European championships and three world championships. He won Olympic gold medals at the 1968 and 1972 and at the World Aquatics Championships in 1973 and 1975.

paragraphs: Matthes died on 20 December 2019 of a heart attack, aged 69.


title: Claudine Auger

paragraphs: Claudine Auger (born Claudine Oger; 26 April 1941 – 18 December 2019) was a French actress and model. She was born in Paris. Auger was best known for her role as Bond girl, Dominique "Domino" Derval, in the James Bond movie "Thunderball" (1965). She won the title of Miss France Monde and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.

paragraphs: Auger died of a long-illness on 18 December 2019 in Paris at the age of 78.


title: Steina and Woody Vasulka

paragraphs: Steina Vasulka (born Steinunn Briem Bjarnadottir in 1940) and Woody Vasulka (born Bohuslav Vasulka on 20 January 1937 – 20 December 2019) are early known figures of video art. They are known for producing work since the early 1960s.

paragraphs: The couple met in the early 1960s and moved to New York City in 1965, where they began showing video art at the Whitney Museum and founded The Kitchen in 1971. Steina and Woody both became Guggenheim fellows: Steina in 1976, and Woody in 1979.

paragraphs: Woody died on 20 December 2019 in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 82.


title: Ramachandra Babu

paragraphs: K. Ramachandra Babu (15 December 1947 – 21 December 2019) was an Indian award-winning cinematographer of over 125 movies. Babu was born in Maduranthakam, Tamil Nadu, India. His best known works were "Dweepu", "Chamaram" and "Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha".

paragraphs: Babu died on 21 December 2019 of a heart attack at the age of 72.


title: GOLD

paragraphs: Gold is a British pay television channel from the UKTV network, that was launched on 1 November 1992 as UK Gold before it was rebranded UKTV Gold in 2004 apart from Dave, Alibi, and W from 2 August 2019.


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title: Jonschwil

paragraphs: Jonschwil is a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Niederbüren

paragraphs: Niederbüren is a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Niederhelfenschwil

paragraphs: Niederhelfenschwil is a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

paragraphs: The municipality is to the north of the Thur river between Bischofszell and Wil. It includes the villages of Lenggenwil, Niederhelfenschwil and Zuckenriet as well as the hamlets of Dägetschwil, Dietenwil and Enkhüseren.

paragraphs: Niederhelfenschwil borders the following municipalities: Niederbüren, Oberbüren and Zuzwil (Canton of St. Gallen); Bischofszell, Kradolf-Schönenberg and Wuppenau (Canton of Thurgau).


title: Bronschhofen

paragraphs: Bronschhofen was a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipality Bronschhofen became part of Wil on 1 January 2013.


title: Oberbüren

paragraphs: Oberbüren is a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Zuzwil, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Zuzwil is a municipality in Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Eschenbach, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Eschenbach is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel joined together to become the municipality called Eschenbach.


title: Schänis

paragraphs: Schänis is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: St. Gallenkappel

paragraphs: St. Gallenkappel was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel joined together to become the municipality called Eschenbach.


title: Weesen

paragraphs: Weesen is a municipality in See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen, in Switzerland. It is on the western shore of Lake Walen on the Linth channel.


title: Goldingen

paragraphs: Goldingen was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel joined together to become the municipality called Eschenbach.


title: Gommiswald

paragraphs: Gommiswald is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities Ernetschwil and Rieden joined together to become the municipality called Gommiswald.


title: Thal, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Thal is a village and municipality in Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.

paragraphs: St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport is in the municipality.


title: Rapperswil, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Rapperswil (Swiss German: or ; short: "Rappi") was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is at the east side of the Lake Zurich (Zürichsee). As of 31 December 2006, 7,601 people lived there.

paragraphs: On 1 January 2007 the municipalities Rapperswil and Jona joined together to become the new municipality called Rapperswil-Jona.


title: Uznach

paragraphs: Uznach is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Ernetschwil

paragraphs: Ernetschwil was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former Ernetschwil and Rieden joined together to become the municipality called Gommiswald.


title: Worms (movie)

paragraphs: Worms () is a 2013 Brazilian stop motion animated adventure fantasy family comedy film directed by Paolo Conti and Arthur Nunes. It is the first Brazilian stop-motion animated film. It was released in Brazil on December 20, 2013.

paragraphs: When Junior, a worm who is eleven years old or twelve years old who is protected too much, accidentally goes up to the surface, he has to go back home, which could be dangerous for him.


title: Balloon (2019 movie)

paragraphs: Balloon is a 2019 Chinese movie. Pema Tseden directed the movie. It was shown in the Horizons section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.


title: Dareema Caddo

paragraphs: Dareema Caddo was the first capital of the Daraawiish State. It is near the city of Buuhoodle, to the northwest. It used to be settled by the Arale Mahad tribe. But now the Arale Mahad tribe have moved to a town called Dhilaalo. Dhilaalo is a bit further to the north.


title: Emmet County, Michigan

paragraphs: Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,694. The county seat is Petoskey.


title: Alcona County, Michigan

paragraphs: Alcona County is a county on the northern point on the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The county seat is Harrisville. In 2010, 10,942 people lived in the county.


title: Stewart Copeland

paragraphs: Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer. He was the drummer for the British rock band "The Police". He has written music for movies and video games, and music for ballet, opera and orchestra. According to MusicRadar, Copeland's "distinctive drum sound and uniqueness of style have made him one of the most popular drummers to ever get behind a drumset."

paragraphs: He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of "The Police" in 2003, the "Modern Drummer" Hall of Fame in 2005, and the "Classic Drummer" Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2016, Copeland was ranked 10th on "Rolling Stone"s "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time". He is also known for composing soundtracks for the "Spyro" video game series.


title: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

paragraphs: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (abbreviated FB&H; Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian: "Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine" (FBiH) / Федерација Босне и Херцеговине (ФБиХ), ) is one of the two political entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of 10 cantons with their own governments. It is sometimes known by the shorter name Federation of B&H.


title: Mustafa Mujezinović

paragraphs: Mustafa Mujezinović (27 December 1954 – 23 December 2019) was the Prime Minister of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2009 to 2011.


title: Ahmed Gaid Salah

paragraphs: Ahmed Gaid Salah (; 13 January 1940 – 23 December 2019) was a senior leader in the Algerian People's National Army. In 2004, he was appointed by then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to chief of staff of the army. On 15 September 2013, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense.

paragraphs: Salah died at a military hospital in Algiers of a heart attack on 23 December 2019 at the age of 79.


title: Ted Lepcio

paragraphs: Thaddeus Stanley "Ted" Lepcio (July 28, 1929 – December 11, 2019), was an American professional baseball utility infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, and Minnesota Twins.

paragraphs: Lepcio died on December 11, 2019 in Dedham, Massachusetts at the age of 90.


title: Jack B. Farris

paragraphs: Jack Brodie Farris (December 5, 1935 – December 14, 2019) was a United States Army Lieutenant General. He commanded the military ground forces during Operation Urgent Fury, the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983; at the time of his retirement in 1991 he was Deputy Commander of the United States Pacific Command in Hawaii.


title: Ricardo de Aparici

paragraphs: Ricardo de Aparici (23 June 1940 – 19 December 2019) was an Argentinian politician. He was Governor of the province of Jujuy between 1987 and 1990. He was born in Buenos Aires.

paragraphs: Aparici died from a fall in Buenos Aires on 19 December 2019 at the age of 79.


title: Jan de Laval

paragraphs: Jan Patrik de Laval (28 March 1948 — 19 December 2019) was a Swedish actor. He was born in Västrum, Sweden. He was known for his roles in "Skilda världar" and "Rederiet".

paragraphs: Laval died on 19 December 2019 in Stockholm at the age of 71.


title: Zilda Cardoso

paragraphs: Zilda Cardoso (4 January 1936 – 20 December 2019) was a Brazilian actress. She was best known for her many comedic roles in TV shows such as "Praça da Alegria", "A Praça é Nossa" and "Escolinha do Professor Raimundo". She was born in São Paulo.

paragraphs: Cardoso died on 20 December 2019 in her São Paulo apartment of emphysema at the age of 83.


title: Lloyd Morrisett

paragraphs: Lloyd N. Morrisett Jr. (born November 2, 1929) is an American psychologist, educator and philanthropist. He is one of the founders of the Sesame Workshop and was an important figure for the creation of "Sesame Street" and "The Electric Company".


title: Lizzo

paragraphs: Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and flutist.

paragraphs: Lizzo released two studio albums—"Lizzobangers" (2013), and "Big Grrrl Small World" (2015). In 2014, "Time" named her one of fourteen music artists to watch. Lizzo's first major-label EP, "Coconut Oil", was released in 2016.

paragraphs: In 2019, she became popular after her third studio album, "Cuz I Love You", which peaked inside the top five of the "Billboard" 200. The album spawned two singles: "Juice" and "Tempo". Lizzo's 2017 single "Truth Hurts" became a viral hit, topping the "Billboard" Hot 100 two years after its release.

paragraphs: Lizzo has been nominated for Best New Artist and received eight nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for the deluxe version of "Cuz I Love You" and Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Truth Hurts".


title: Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis

paragraphs: Ubirajara Penacho dos Reis (5 September 1934 – 22 December 2019), better known as Bira, was a Brazilian musician and bassist. He was best known for being a member of the house band of the talk shows Jô Soares Onze e Meia, broadcast on SBT, and Programa do Jô.

paragraphs: Bira died on 22 December 2019 from a stroke, aged 85.


title: Jô Soares

paragraphs: José Eugênio "Jô" Soares (born January 16, 1938) is a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, theatrical producer, director, actor, painter and musician.

paragraphs: In 1970, Soares started working at Rede Globo.

paragraphs: In 1988, Soares moved to SBT, where he hosted a talk-show, "Jô Soares Onze e Meia" ("Jô Soares Eleven Thirty"), until 1999. In 2000, Soares began hosting "Programa do Jô", and hosted the program until 2016.

paragraphs: His first novel "O Xangô de Baker Street" was published in 1995 and has been translated in several languages.


title: Thor Bjarne Bore

paragraphs: Thor Bjarne Bore (10 January 1938 – 22 December 2019) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. He was born in Molde, Norway. He was the editor-in-chief of "Romsdals Budstikke" from 1966 to 1970, "Vårt Land" from 1974 to 1983 and "Stavanger Aftenblad" from 1983 to 1999.

paragraphs: He also worked in "Vårt Land" from 1964 to 1966 and 1970 to 1974.

paragraphs: Bore was the chair of Norwegian Church Aid from 2000 until his death. He was also a member of Stavanger city council for the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2011.

paragraphs: Bore died in Stavanger, Norway of pneumonia on 22 December 2019, aged 81.


title: Édison Realpe

paragraphs: Édison Gabriel Realpe Solís (13 April 1996 – 22 December 2019) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played for L.D.U. Quito.

paragraphs: Realpe began his career with Guayaquil City in 2014.

paragraphs: On 31 January 2018, Realpe was loaned out to L.D.U. Quito for the 2018 season. After the loan spell ended, he signed permanently for the club.

paragraphs: Realpe was killed in a car accident near Esmeraldas at the age of 23.


title: Esmeraldas, Ecuador

paragraphs: Esmeraldas () is a coastal city in northwestern Ecuador. It is the seat of the Esmeraldas Canton and capital of the Esmeraldas Province.

paragraphs: Esmeraldas is well known around Latin America given the large number of locals that have historically played in the Ecuadorian national football team.


title: Emanuel Ungaro

paragraphs: Emanuel Ungaro (13 February 1933 – 22 December 2019) was a French fashion designer.

paragraphs: Ungaro launched his first menswear collection, Ungaro Uomo, in 1973, and his first perfume, "Diva", 10 years later in 1983. Ungaro was a participant in The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show held on November 28, 1973. Later followed the perfumes "Senso" (1987), "Ungaro" (1991) and "Emanuel Ungaro For Men" (1991).

paragraphs: Ungaro died in Paris on 22 December 2019 at the age of 86.


title: Manfred Stolpe

paragraphs: Manfred Stolpe (16 May 1936 – 29 December 2019) was a German politician. He was Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Housing of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2002 until 2005. From 1990 until 2002, he was Minister President of Brandenburg. Stolpe was born in Stettin (Szczecin).

paragraphs: Stolpe was diagnosed with colon and male breast cancer in 2009. He died on 29 December 2019 in Potsdam of liver cancer at the age of 83.


title: Werner Klumpp

paragraphs: Werner Klumpp (born 12 November 1928) is a German politician. He was a German politician of the FDP. After the death of Franz-Josef Röder he was the interim Minister President of the Saarland from 26 June 1979 to 5 July 1979. He was born in Baiersbronn, Baden-Württemberg.


title: Erwin Teufel

paragraphs: Erwin Teufel (born 4 September 1939) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU. He was born in Zimmern ob Rottweil, Germany. He was known for his political partnership with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

paragraphs: Teufel was the leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg from 1978 to 1991.

paragraphs: Teufel was Minister President of Baden-Württemberg and chairman of the CDU state party group from 1991 to 2005, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 1996/97.


title: Berndt Seite

paragraphs: Berndt Seite (born 22 April 1940) is a German politician. He was the 2nd minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 1992 to 1998 and the 45th president of the German Bundesrat in 1992. Seite has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union since 1990.


title: Harald Ringstorff

paragraphs: Harald Ringstorff (born 25 September 1939) is a German politician of the SPD. He was born in Wittenburg, Mecklenburg. He was the 3rd Minister President of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He was the 61st President of the Bundesrat in 2006/07.


title: Wolfgang Clement

paragraphs: Wolfgang Clement (7 July 1940 – 27 September 2020) was a German politician. Clement was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was the 7th Minister President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 May 1998 to 22 October 2002 and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour from 2002 to 2005.

paragraphs: Clement died of lung cancer in Bonn, Germany on 27 September 2020 at the age of 80.


title: Bernhard Vogel

paragraphs: Bernhard Vogel (; born 19 December 1932) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU. He was the 4th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1976 to 1988 and the 2nd Minister President of Thuringia from 1992 to 2003.

paragraphs: He is the only person to have been head of two different German federal states. He is the longest governing Minister President of Germany. He was the 28th and 40th President of the Bundesrat in 1976/77 and 1987/88.


title: Tino Chrupalla

paragraphs: Tino Chrupalla (born 14 April 1975) is a German politician. He is a Member of the Bundestag since 2017 of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party. In November 2019 he was nominated by Alexander Gauland to replace him as co-chairman and duly elected to that position.


title: Malu Dreyer

paragraphs: Maria Luise Anna "Malu" Dreyer (born 6 February 1961) is a German politician (SPD). Since 13 January 2013, she has been the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate. She is the first woman to hold this office. She was the President of the Bundesrat from 1 November 2016 – 2017, which made her the deputy to the President of Germany while in office.

paragraphs: In late 2017, SPD members elected Dreyer to the party’s national leadership for the first time as a vice chair.


title: Norbert Walter-Borjans

paragraphs: Norbert Walter-Borjans (born 17 September 1952) is a German economist and politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He has been leader of the SPD since December 2019 and has minister of finance of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 until 2017.


title: Saskia Esken

paragraphs: Saskia Esken ("née" Hofer, born 28 August 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as leader of the party since December 2019. She is a member of the Bundestag since 2013.


title: Gesine Schwan

paragraphs: Gesine Schwan (born 22 May 1943) is a German political science professor. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The party has nominated her twice as a candidate for the federal presidential elections. On 23 May 2004, she was defeated by the Christian Democrat Horst Köhler. On 23 May 2009, Köhler beat her again to win his second term.


title: Kurt Biedenkopf

paragraphs: Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (born 28 January 1930) is a German politician. He was the 1st Minister President of the Free State of Saxony (one of Germany's federal states) from 1990 until 2002. He was the 54th President of the Bundesrat in 1999/2000. He was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany.


title: Werner Münch

paragraphs: Dr. Werner Münch (born 25 September 1940) is a German politician (CDU).

paragraphs: He became the first Financial Minister of this state since refounding of same after the reunification under the 1st Minister-President Gerd Gies. After Gies had to resign already in 1991 Münch was elected as 2nd Minister-President of Saxony Anhalt from 4 July 1991 to 28 November 1993.

paragraphs: On 25 February 2009 Münch quit membership of the CDU after 37 years and became a critic of Angela Merkel.


title: Wolfgang Böhmer

paragraphs: Wolfgang Böhmer (born 27 January 1936) is a German politician (CDU). He was the 5th Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 16 May 2002 to 19 April 2011. He was President of the Bundesrat in 2002/03. He has been a critic of Angela Merkel.


title: Björn Engholm

paragraphs: Björn Engholm (born 9 November 1939) is a Lübeck born German SPD politician. He was Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1988 to 1993 and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany between 1991 and 1993..


title: Josef Duchac

paragraphs: Josef Duchac (born February 19, 1938) is a German politician (CDU). He became a member of the East German Christian Democratic Union in 1957. He was elected Thuringia's first post-reunification minister-president on October 14, 1990. He resigned in 1992 following corruption issues.


title: Michael Müller (politician)

paragraphs: Michael Müller (born 9 December 1964) is a German politician. He is the Mayor of Berlin since 11 December 2014. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

paragraphs: He was President of the Bundesrat from November 2017 until October 2018, which made him deputy to the President of Germany.


title: Walter Momper

paragraphs: Walter Momper (born 21 February 1945) is a German politician. He was the Governing Mayor of Berlin (West Berlin 1989–1990, reunited Berlin 1990–1991). He was President of the Bundesrat in 1989/90. He was at the opening of the Brandenburg Gate on 22 December 1989 and, on 3 October 1990, became the first mayor of a reunited Berlin.


title: Eberhard Diepgen

paragraphs: Eberhard Diepgen (born 13 November 1941) is a German politician of the CDU. He was Governing Mayor of West Berlin from 1984 through 1989 and later Governing Mayor of Berlin from 1991 through 2001.


title: Henning Scherf

paragraphs: Henning Scherf (born 31 October 1938) is a German lawyer and politician (SPD). He was the 6th President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005.


title: Hans-Ulrich Klose

paragraphs: Hans-Ulrich Klose (born 14 June 1937) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party. Klose was the First Mayor (German: "Erster Bürgermeister") of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 1974 up to 1981 and was President of the Bundesrat in 1979/80.


title: Klaus von Dohnanyi

paragraphs: Klaus von Dohnanyi (born 23 June 1928) is a German politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. He was Mayor of Hamburg between 1981 and 1988.


title: Alfons Pawelczyk

paragraphs: Alfons Pawelczyk (born 26 February 1933) is a German politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. He was a Hamburg state minister of the Interior and second mayor in Hamburg.

paragraphs: Pawelczyk was lieutenant colonel of the German federal armed forces and member of the German federal parliament from 1969 to 1980.


title: Hans-Jürgen Krupp

paragraphs: Hans-Jürgen Krupp (born 15 April 1933) is a German politician and economist. He was the President of the University of Frankfurt. He was a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and state minister in Hamburg. In 1988 Krupp became state minister of Finance, and in 1991 state minister for Economic Affairs and second mayor of Hamburg.


title: Shankha Ghosh

paragraphs: Shankha Ghosh (born 5 February 1932) is a Bengali Indian poet and critic. In 2011, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan. He taught at Bangabasi College, City College (all affiliated to the University of Calcutta) and at Jadavpur University, all in Kolkata. He retired from Jadavpur University in 1992.

paragraphs: He has won a number of prestigious awards including Jnanpith Award in 2016. His pen name is "kuntak".


title: White Christmas (movie)

paragraphs: White Christmas is a 1954 American musical movie starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. It was directed by Michael Curtiz. It was filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor. It has songs by Irving Berlin, including the title song, "White Christmas". This was a new version of the song sung by Crosby in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn".

paragraphs: The movie was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is notable for being the first to be released in VistaVision. This is a widescreen process developed by Paramount. It used twice the surface area of the then standard 35mm film. This large-area negative was used to yield finer-grained standard-sized 35mm prints.

paragraphs: The word "film" is sometimes used instead of "movie". They are the same thing.

paragraphs: The movie starts on Christmas Eve, 1944, somewhere in Europe. It is World War II. Crosby and Kaye play two U.S. Army soldiers. Crosby plays Captain Bob Wallace and Kaye plays Private First Class Phil Davis. Bob is a Broadway entertainer, Phil wants to be a professional entertainer. They perform "White Christmas". Their commanding officer, Major General Thomas F. Waverly is being relieved of his command. He arrives for the end of the show and says goodbye.

paragraphs: After the performance everyone is forced to take cover from an aerial bombing. A bomb knocks over a Wwall. Bob is too busy shouting orders to notice. Phil pushes him out of the way and injurs his arm. Bob later visits Phil at a field hospital and thanks him for saving his life. Phil shows Bob a duet he wrote and asks to perform with him back in New York City. Feeling obligated by Phil's heroism, Bob agrees.

paragraphs: After the war, Bob and Phil make it big in nightclubs, radio, and then on Broadway, eventually becoming successful producers. They mount their newest hit musical titled "Playing Around". The same day they receive a letter from "Freckle-Faced Haynes, the dog-faced boy," their mess sergeant from the war, asking them to look at an act that his two sisters are doing.

paragraphs: They go to the club to watch the "Sisters" act. Phil notices that Bob likes Betty, played by Rosemary Clooney. Phil likes her sister Judy, played by Vera-Ellen. Betty and Judy join Bob and Phil at their table. Phil dances with Judy. Phil and Judy hit it off. Bob and Betty do not get on. They have a minor argument about how Bob thinks that everyone has an "angle" in show business.

paragraphs: Judy and Betty are headed for the Columbia Inn in Pine Tree, Vermont, where they are booked to perform over the holidays. Due to a disagreement with their landlord the girls have to leave. Phil gives the sisters his and Bob's sleeping-room on the train. They delay the sheriff by imitating the girls' and sing their song, "Sisters". Bob and Phil board later and Bob is extremely upset that they have to stay up all night in the club car on their way to NYC. They are joined by Betty and Judy, who thank them profusely for the tickets and convince them to come with them to Pine Tree.

paragraphs: When the train arrives in Pine Tree, there isn't any snow. Bob and Phil discover that the inn is run by their former commanding officer, General Waverly. Waverly has invested all of his savings into the lodge. It is failing because there's no snow and no guests. To bring business to the inn, Bob and Phil bring the entire cast and crew of their musical "Playing Around". They add in Betty and Judy to the rehearsals. Bob and Betty's relationship blooms and they spend a good deal of time together.

paragraphs: Bob discovers the General's request to rejoin the army has been rejected. Bob calls Ed Harrison an old army buddy. Ed is now a successful variety show host. They arrange a televised invitation to all the men formerly under the command of the General to come to the inn on Christmas Eve as a surprise. Harrison suggests they put the show on national television to generate free advertising for Wallace and Davis. Bob insists that it must have nothing to do with their business.

paragraphs: Nosy housekeeper Emma Allen has been listening, but she has only heard the part about free advertising, not Bob's rejection of the idea. She thinks that her boss will be seen as a pitiable figure on TV and tells Betty. Betty is shocked. The misunderstanding causes Betty to ignore a baffled Bob. While this is happening, Judy becomes convinced that Betty will never take on a serious relationship until Judy is engaged or married. She pressures a reluctant Phil to announce a phony engagement, but the plan backfires when Betty abruptly departs for New York City to take a job offer.

paragraphs: After rehearsals are complete, Phil and Judy reveal to Bob that the engagement was phony. Bob still doesn't know the real reason Betty left. He goes to New York for "The Ed Harrison Show". He tries to convince Betty to come back. Bob sees Betty's new act and tells her the truth about the engagement. He is called away by Ed Harrison before he finds out what is really bothering her.

paragraphs: Back at the Inn, Phil fakes an injury to distract the General so he won't see the broadcast of Bob's announcement. In the broadcast, Bob invites veterans of the 151st Division to come to Pine Tree, Vermont, on Christmas Eve. Betty sees it on TV and realizes she was wrong. She returns to Pine Tree in time for the Christmas Eve show, but only tells Judy. The whole division comes into Pine Tree secretly. When the General enters the lodge, he is greeted by his former division, who sing a rousing chorus of "The Old Man". Just as the following song ends, the snow starts to fall.

paragraphs: In the finale, Bob and Betty declare their love for one another. So do Phil and Judy. The background of the set is removed to show the snow falling. Bob, Betty, Phil and Judy perform "White Christmas". Everyone raises a glass, and toasts, "May your days be merry and bright; and may all your Christmases be white."

paragraphs: All songs were written by Irving Berlin. The centerpiece of the film is the title song. This was first used in "Holiday Inn" where it won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1942.

paragraphs: "Count Your Blessings" earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song.

paragraphs: The song "Snow" was originally written for "Call Me Madam" with the title "Free". The melody was kept but the lyrics were changed to be more appropriate for a Christmas movie.

paragraphs: The song "What Can You Do with a General?" was originally written for an un-produced project called "Stars on My Shoulders".

paragraphs: It was not possible to issue an "original soundtrack album" of the film, because Decca Records controlled the soundtrack rights, but Clooney was under exclusive contract with Columbia Records. Consequently, each company issued a separate "soundtrack recording": Decca issuing "Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas," while Columbia issued "Irving Berlin's White Christmas." On the former, the song "Sisters" and all of Clooney's vocal parts were recorded by Peggy Lee. On the latter, the song was sung by Rosemary Clooney and her own sister, Betty.

paragraphs: Crosby and Kaye recorded another Berlin song ("Santa Claus") for the opening WWII Christmas Eve show scene, but it was not used in the final film. Their recording of the song survives and can be found on the Bear Family Records 7-CD set called "Come On-A My House".

paragraphs: "White Christmas" was intended to reunite Crosby and Fred Astaire for their third Irving Berlin showcase musical. Crosby and Astaire had previously co-starred in "Holiday Inn" (1942) – where the song "White Christmas" first appeared – and "Blue Skies" (1946). Astaire declined the project after reading the script and asked to be released from his contract with Paramount. Crosby also left the project shortly thereafter, to spend more time with his sons after the death of his wife, Dixie Lee. Near the end of January 1953, Crosby returned to the project, and Donald O'Connor was signed to replace Astaire. Just before shooting was to begin, O'Connor had to drop out due to illness and was replaced by Danny Kaye, who asked for and received a salary of $200,000 and 10% of the gross. Financially, the film was a partnership between Crosby and Irving Berlin, who shared half the profits, and Paramount, which got the other half.

paragraphs: A scene from the film featuring Crosby and Kaye was broadcast the year after the film's release, on Christmas Day 1955, in the final episode of the NBC TV show "Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950–1955).

paragraphs: Berlin suggested a movie based on his song in 1948. Paramount put up the $2 million budget and only took 30% of the proceeds.

paragraphs: Principal photography took place between September and December 1953. The film was the first to be shot using Paramount's new VistaVision process, with color by Technicolor. It was one of the first to feature the Perspecta directional sound system at limited engagements.

paragraphs: Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" was not impressed: "...the use of VistaVision, which is another process of projecting on a wide, flat screen, has made it possible to endow "White Christmas" with a fine pictorial quality. The colors on the big screen are rich and luminous, the images are clear and sharp, and rapid movements are got without blurring—or very little—such as sometimes is seen on other large screens. Director Michael Curtiz has made his picture look good. It is too bad that it doesn't hit the eardrums and the funnybone with equal force."

paragraphs: "Variety" liked it: ""White Christmas" should be a natural at the box office, introducing as it does Paramount's new VistaVision system with such a hot combination as Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and an Irving Berlin score...Crosby and Kaye, along with VV, keep the entertainment going in this fancifully staged Robert Emmett Dolan production, clicking so well the teaming should call for a repeat...Certainly he "(Crosby)" has never had a more facile partner than Kaye against whom to bounce his misleading nonchalance."

paragraphs: "White Christmas" was enormously popular with audiences, earning $12 million in theatrical rentals – equal to $ today – making it the top moneymaker of 1954 by a wide margin and the highest-grossing musical film of all-time. Overall, the film grossed $30 million at the domestic box office.

paragraphs: There was a US theatrical re-release by Paramount in 1961.

paragraphs: "White Christmas" was released in the US on VHS in 1986 and again in 1997. The first US DVD release was in 2000. It was re-released in 2009, with a Blu-ray in 2010. There was a US issue 4-disc "Diamond Anniversary Edition" in 2014. This collection contains a Blu-ray with extras, two DVDs with the film and extras, and a fourth disc of Christmas songs on CD. These songs are performed individually by Crosby, Clooney, and Kaye.

paragraphs: A stage adaptation of the musical, titled "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" premiered in San Francisco in 2004 and has played in various venues in the US, such as Boston, Buffalo, Los Angeles, Detroit and Louisville.

paragraphs: The musical played a limited engagement on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre, from November 14, 2008 until January 4, 2009. The musical also toured the United Kingdom in 2006 - 2008. It headed to the Sunderland Empire in Sunderland from November 2010 to January 2011 after a successful earlier run in Manchester and has continued in various cities with a London West End run at the end of 2014.


title: Caution (Mariah Carey album)

paragraphs: Caution is the fifteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on November 16, 2018, through Epic Records. Carey collaborated with Ty Dolla Sign, Slick Rick, Blood Orange and Gunna on the album's songs and worked with a variety of producers. It is her first studio album in four years, "Caution" was praised upon release and appeared on several year-end lists and to promote the album Carey went on the Caution World Tour


title: K. Michelle

paragraphs: Kimberly Michelle Pate (born March 4, 1984), who uses the stage name, K. Michelle, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. K. Michelle is well known for appearing in the first two seasons of "Love & Hip Hop". She became famous through her songs "V.S.O.P.", which managed to peak at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first album, "Rebellious Soul", was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the US "Billboard" 200, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. There were three other successful singles from the album: "Can't Raise a Man", "I Don't Like Me" and "A Mother's Prayer". K. Michelle later appeared in a musical film called "Rebellious Soul: The Musical". She was featured on rapper Lil Boosie's remix of his single "Show The World".

paragraphs: At the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards, K. Michelle won the award for Best New Artist. On March 5, 2016, she released the lead single from her second major-label album, "Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?", titled "Love 'Em All". At the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards, K. Michelle won the award for Best New Artist. On March 5, 2016, she released the lead single from her second major-label album, "Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?", titled "Love 'Em All". "Maybe I Should Call" was released on November 3, 2014 as the second single from the album. She has also released two other albums, "More Issues Than Vogue" in 2016 and "Kimberly: The People I Used to Know" in 2017.

paragraphs: In 2017, she became engaged to dentist Kastan Sims, who appeared in her reality television series "K. Michelle: My Life", after dating since 2016. In 2018, she released the single "Save Me" and announced that she was working on a new album.


title: Masked tree frog

paragraphs: The Masked Tree Frog, also called the New Granada cross-banded tree frog, or "Smilisca phaeota" is a frog that mostly lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America. They are called the masked tree frog because they look like they are wearing a black mask. The black mask covers their eyes, which helps them hide from predators.


title: Amden

paragraphs: Amden is a municipality in See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

paragraphs: Amden has an area of . It is on a terrace above the north shore of the Lake Walen. The Seerenbach Falls is the highest waterfall in Switzerland, located in Amden.


title: Benken, St. Gallen

paragraphs: Benken is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Schmerikon

paragraphs: Schmerikon (Swiss German: "Schmerike") is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Kaltbrunn

paragraphs: Kaltbrunn is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.


title: Rieden, Switzerland

paragraphs: Rieden was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities Rieden and Ernetschwil joined together to become a municipality called Gommiswald.


title: Jona

paragraphs: Jona was a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2007 the municipalities Rapperswil and Jona joined together to become a new municipality called Rapperswil-Jona.


title: Krisztián Zahorecz

paragraphs: Krisztián Zahorecz (28 October 1975 – 21 December 2019) was a Hungarian football player. He was born in Szarvas, Hungary. He played for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC, Nagykanizsai SC, Debreceni VSC, Egri FC, Szolnoki MÁV FC, Kecskeméti TE, Kaposvári Rákóczi FC and Bajai LSE. His career lasted from 1998 through 2011.

paragraphs: Zahorecz died on 21 December 2019 of an illness at the age of 44.


title: Bentley Kassal

paragraphs: Bentley Kassal (February 28, 1917 – December 16, 2019) was an American lawyer and politician. He worked for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City. He was a New York State Assemblyman from 1957 through 1962. Kassal was born in New York City. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

paragraphs: Kassal died on December 16, 2019 in New York City at the age of 102.


title: Jürgen Kühling

paragraphs: Jürgen Kühling (April 27, 1934 – December 16, 2019) was a German judge and politician. He was a judge in the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany between 1989 and 2001. He was born in Osnabrück, Germany.

paragraphs: Kühling died on December 16, 2019 in Hamburg at the age of 85.


title: Cameron Monaghan

paragraphs: Cameron Riley Monaghan (born August 16, 1993) is an American actor and model. Monaghan is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama series "Shameless". He has also appeared as the Joker on the Fox crime series "Gotham".


title: Viagra Boys

paragraphs: Viagra Boys are a Swedish post-punk band from Stockholm.

paragraphs: The band started in 2015. Some members came from other Swedish punk bands, Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes and Nitad.

paragraphs: In 2018, they released their first album called "Street Worms". Nils Hansson, a journalist at the newspaper Dagens Nyheter gave the band a good review. He liked their musical style and sense of humor. He rated the album a five out of five.


title: Wealth inequality in the United States

paragraphs: Wealth inequality in the United States, also known as the wealth gap, refers to the unequal distribution of assets among residents of the United States. Wealth inequality in the U.S. is worse than in most developed countries other than Switzerland and Denmark.


title: Makhnovia

paragraphs: Makhnovia, also called the Free Territory of Ukraine, existed from 1918 to 1921. It was formed in an attempt to create a stateless anarchist society. This took place during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 to 1921. "Free soviets" and libertarian communes were set up and operated under the protection of Nestor Makhno's Revolutionary Insurrectionary Army.

paragraphs: Makhnovia was established when Huliaipole was captured by Makhno's forces on 27 November 1918. Huliapole became the territory's de facto capital. The Ukrainian peasants refused to pay rent to the landowners and "...seized the estates and livestock of the pomeshchiks, kulaks, monasteries and State holdings: in so doing, they always set up local committees to manage these assets, with an eye to sharing them out among the various villages and communes."

paragraphs: Russian forces of the White movement under Anton Denikin occupied part of the region and formed a temporary government of Southern Russia in March 1920. In late March 1920, Denikin's forces were pushed back by Makno's forces and the Red Army. Makhnovia was disestablished in 1921 when Makhno and 77 of his men escaped. Remnants of the Black Army would continue to fight until late 1922.


title: Paris Agreement

paragraphs: The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It planned to reduce greenhouse gases. It also looked at ways countries could change to deal with problems caused by climate change, and have countries promise to spend money to make sure this would happen. The agreement was signed in Paris in 2016, by 197 countries.


title: Mr. Niebla

paragraphs: Mr. Niebla (February 22, 1973 – December 23, 2019) was a Mexican luchador enmascarado. He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). His real name is not known as is traditional in lucha libre for masked wrestlers. "Niebla" is Spanish for "fog". Mr. Niebla worked for CMLL from the early 1990s until 2007, and again from 2008 until his death in 2019.

paragraphs: Mr. Niebla died from complications of a blood infection on December 23, 2019 at the age of 46.


title: Diane Watson

paragraphs: Diane Edith Watson (born November 12, 1933) is an American politician and psychologist. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives for from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

paragraphs: She was a member of the Los Angeles Unified School Board (1975–78). She was a member of the California Senate from 1978 to 1998, and the U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia from 1999 to 2000.


title: William P. Curlin Jr.

paragraphs: William Prather Curlin Jr. (born November 30, 1933) was an American politician. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1971 through 1973.

paragraphs: He was in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957.

paragraphs: He was a member of the Kentucky General Assembly from 1968 to 1971 as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives.


title: Ed Foreman

paragraphs: Edgar Franklin "Ed" Foreman, Jr. (born December 22, 1933) is an American politician and motivational speaker. For one term, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives as the only Republican from Texas's 16th congressional district from 1963 to 1965 and again from 1969 to 1971 in New Mexico's 2nd district.


title: Portales, New Mexico

paragraphs: Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 12,280 at the 2010 census.


title: Roosevelt County, New Mexico

paragraphs: Roosevelt County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,846. Its county seat is Portales.


title: No Fun at All

paragraphs: No Fun at All is a Swedish punk rock band. The band started in summer 1991 in Skinnskatteberg. The original members were: Mikael Danielsson (guitar), Jimmie Olsson (vocals, drums) and Henrik Sunvisson (bass guitar). The name came from the Sex Pistols' version of The Stooges' song "No Fun" and the name of the band Sick of It All. The group released their albums on the Swedish label Burning Heart Records outside the United States. In the U.S., No Fun at All's albums were released by Theologian Records and later by Epitaph Records.

paragraphs: In 1993, Jimmie Olsson left the band to work on his other band Sober. No Fun at All then added three new members: Ingemar Jansson (vocals), Krister Johansson (guitar) and Kjell Ramstedt (drums). In 1999, Sunvisson left No Fun at All. Danielsson switched from guitar to bass guitar and Stefan Neuman, from Tribulation, joined to play guitar. On November 11, 2001, after ten years together, the band quit. But, since 2004, No Fun at All has play some reunion concerts.


title: Jesse & Joy

paragraphs: Jesse & Joy () is a Mexican pop duo formed in 2005 by brother and sister Jesse (born December 31, 1982, as Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke) and Joy (born June 20, 1986, as Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke), in Mexico City. The duo have released four studio albums, one live album and one EP on Warner Music Latin. They have won a Best Latin Album Grammy Award and six Latin Grammy Awards in many categories.

paragraphs: In 2019, Joy gave birth to her daughter Noah and came out as a lesbian. She is married to her wife Diana Atri.


title: Variety (magazine)

paragraphs: Variety is an American magazine that covers entertainment. It was started by Sime Silverman in New York in 1905. It began as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, Daily Variety, based in Los Angeles, was started. It covers the motion-picture industry. The website Variety.com has entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, and video and photo galleries. There is also a credits database, production charts and calendar. It has archive content dating back to 1905.


title: Jehan Sadat

paragraphs: Jehan Sadat (, "Jihān as-Sadāt"; born 29 August 1933) is an Egyptian politician, researcher and feminist. She was the First Lady of Egypt from 1970 until her husband's assassination in 1981.


title: Noor Ali Tabandeh

paragraphs: Noor Ali Tabandeh (, 13 October 1927 – 24 December 2019) also known by the title Majzoub Ali Shah, was the spiritual leader or "Qutb" of the Ni'matullahi (Sultan Ali Shahi) Gonabadi Order in Iran, which is the largest Sufi order in Iran. He was born in Beydokht, Gonabad, Iran. He was known for his support of human and social rights of Iranians and was under house arrest because of his activism.

paragraphs: Tabandeh died on 24 December 2019 at a Tehran hospital of an illness at the age of 92.


title: David Rice Atchison

paragraphs: David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807January 26, 1886) was an American Democratic politician. He was a United States Senator from Missouri. He was President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years.

paragraphs: He is best known for the claim that for 24 hours—Sunday, March 4, 1849 through noon on Monday—he may have been Acting President of the United States. This, however, has been dismissed by nearly all historians, scholars, and biographers.


title: Gower, Missouri

paragraphs: Gower is a city in Buchanan and Clinton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 1,526 at the 2010 census.


title: Plattsburg, Missouri

paragraphs: Plattsburg is a city and county seat of Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,319.


title: Clinton County, Missouri

paragraphs: Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 20,743. Its county seat is Plattsburg. The county was organized January 2, 1833 and named for Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York.


title: Buchanan County, Missouri

paragraphs: Buchanan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 89,201. Its county seat is St. Joseph. It is named for James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States.


title: Platte County, Missouri

paragraphs: Platte County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,322. Its county seat is Platte City.


title: Platte City, Missouri

paragraphs: Platte City is a city in Platte County, Missouri within the United States. The population was 4,691 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Platte County. The city is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.


title: Cass County, Missouri

paragraphs: Cass County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 99,478. Its county seat is Harrisonville.


title: Harrisonville, Missouri

paragraphs: Harrisonville is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cass

paragraphs: County. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.


title: Barney & Friends

paragraphs: Barney & Friends is an American children's television series for children between the age of 2 to 7. It was created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment. It premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series is about Barney, a purple anthropomorphic "Tyrannosaurus rex" who gives educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, optimistic attitude.

paragraphs: The last episode aired on November 2, 2010. Reruns aired on Sprout from 2005 until 2015, and have aired since December 17, 2018 under Sprout's new name Universal Kids.


title: Shirley Douglas

paragraphs: Shirley Jean Douglas (April 2, 1934 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian actress and activist. She was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her career began in 1950 and she retired in 2013. She played Mrs. Starch in the 1962 movie "Lolita". Her father was Premier of Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas.

paragraphs: Douglas was married to Donald Sutherland from 1966 through 1970. They had three children, including Kiefer Sutherland.

paragraphs: Douglas died in Toronto of pneumonia-related problems three days after her 86th birthday on April 5, 2020.


title: George Hearn

paragraphs: George Clark Hearn Jr. (born June 18, 1934) is an American actor and singer. In 1980, he became the lead in Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" opposite Dorothy Loudon. He played Sir Dinidan in a national tour of "Camelot". In 1985, Hearn starred as Long John Silver in an Edmonton production of "Pieces of Eight".

paragraphs: In 2004, Hearn returned to Broadway for the first time in four years, starring as the Wizard in the Broadway musical "Wicked", remaining until May 29, 2005.

paragraphs: In 1984, he won a Drama Desk Award. In 1985, Hearn won an Emmy Award. He has won two Tony Awards (1984, 1995).


title: Essex, New York

paragraphs: Essex is a town in Essex County, New York, United States overlooking Lake Champlain. The population was 671 at the 2010 census. The town is named after locations in England.


title: Kenneth Braithwaite

paragraphs: Kenneth John Braithwaite II (born 1960) is an American politician, businessman and military personnel. He is the 77th and current United States Secretary of the Navy since May 2020. He was the United States Ambassador to Norway from February 8, 2018 to May 29, 2020.

paragraphs: President Donald Trump said on November 24, 2019, that he would nominate Braithwaite to serve as the United States Secretary of the Navy. His nomination was confirmed on May 29, 2020..

paragraphs: He is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy Reserve.


title: Livonia, Michigan

paragraphs: Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's ninth largest city.


title: Wanda Ventham

paragraphs: Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Colonel Virginia Lake in the 1970s science-fiction television series "UFO", and for her recurring role as Cassandra Trotter's mother Pamela Parry in the sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" between 1989 and 1992.


title: Timothy Carlton

paragraphs: Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (born 4 October 1939), known professionally as Timothy Carlton, is an English actor.

paragraphs: He is best known for his sitcom roles in "Executive Stress", "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Next of Kin". His best known movie roles are "Baby Love" (1968), "The Breaking of Bumbo" (1970), "That Lucky Touch" (1975), "High Road to China" (1983) and "Parting Shots" (1999).


title: Derren Nesbitt

paragraphs: Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is an English actor and writer. Nesbitt's movie career began in the late 1950s. He is well-remembered for his role as Major von Hapen in the 1968 movie "Where Eagles Dare".

paragraphs: In January 1973, Nesbitt was charged with assault after hitting his first wife, Anne Aubrey, multiple times after discovering she was having an affair.


title: Anne Aubrey

paragraphs: Anne Aubrey (born 1 January 1937) is an English actress. She was born in London. She was known for her roles in "Idle on Parade", "Killers of Kilimanjaro", "The Bandit of Zhobe" (1959), "Jazz Boat", "Let's Get Married", and "In the Nick" (1960).

paragraphs: Aubrey was married to actor Derren Nesbitt. They divorced in 1973 shortly after he was convicted of assaulting her after she was having an affair.


title: Sylvia Syms

paragraphs: Sylvia May Laura Syms, (born 6 January 1934) is an English actress.

paragraphs: Syms is best known for her roles in "Woman in a Dressing Gown" (1957), "Ice Cold in Alex" (1958), "No Trees in the Street" (1959), "Victim" (1961), and "The Tamarind Seed" (1974).

paragraphs: In 2006 she played The Queen Mother in the Stephen Frears movie "The Queen", about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the few days after that, leading up to the funeral.


title: Dodi Fayed

paragraphs: Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (; , 15 April 1955 – 31 August 1997), better known as Dodi Fayed ( ), was an Egyptian movie producer. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He was the son of billionaire Mohamed El Fayed.

paragraphs: Fayed was the first cousin of the late "Washington Post" Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed in Turkey in 2018.

paragraphs: Fayed was the producer of "Chariots of Fire", "Breaking Glass", "F/X", "F/X2", "Hook", and "The Scarlet Letter".

paragraphs: On August 31, 1997, Fayed was killed in a car crash in Paris with Diana, Princess of Wales, with whom he was in a romantic relationship.


title: Derek Fowlds

paragraphs: Derek Fowlds (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor. He is best known for playing Bernard Woolley in popular British television comedies "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister", and Oscar Blaketon in the long-running ITV police drama "Heartbeat".

paragraphs: Fowlds died at the hospital in Bath, Somerset on 17 January 2020 at age 82, from heart failure and sepsis caused by pneumonia.


title: William Gaunt

paragraphs: William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937) is an English actor. Between 1983 and 1987 he starred as harassed father Arthur Crabtree in the sitcom "No Place Like Home". From 1995 to 1997 Gaunt starred in the sitcom "Next of Kin".


title: Barry Cryer

paragraphs: Barry Charles Cryer, OBE (born 23 March 1935) is an English writer, comedian and actor.

paragraphs: Cryer has written for many performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Spike Milligan, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.

paragraphs: Cryer also wrote episodes for the television comedy series "Doctor in the House".

paragraphs: (repackaged as "The Chronicles of Hernia" (2009), )


title: Wendy Craig

paragraphs: Anne Gwendolyn Craig (born 20 June 1934), known professionally as Wendy Craig, is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in the sitcoms "Not in Front of the Children", "...And Mother Makes Three"/"...And Mother Makes Five" and "Butterflies".

paragraphs: She played the role of Matron in the TV series "The Royal" (2003–2011).


title: Jess Conrad

paragraphs: Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. He was born in Brixton, London.

paragraphs: Between the late 1950s and mid-1960s, Conrad appeared in many movies such as "Serious Charge" (uncredited), "The Boys", "Rag Doll", "K.I.L. 1" and "Konga".


title: Lionel Blair

paragraphs: Lionel Blair (born Henry Lionel Ogus; 12 December 1928) is a Canadian-born British actor, choreographer, tap dancer and television presenter.

paragraphs: He appeared in "The Limping Man" (1953), "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960), "The Cool Mikado" (1963), "The Beauty Jungle" (1964), "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Maroc 7" (1967) and "Absolute Beginners" (1986).


title: Tishomingo County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Tishomingo County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 19,593 people lived there. Its county seat is Iuka.


title: Scott County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Scott County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 28,264 people lived there. Its county seat is Forest.

paragraphs: According to the U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that is land and (0.2%) is water.

paragraphs: It is an about 45 minute driving distance from Jackson.

paragraphs: Scott County was created on December 23, 1833. It is named for Abram M. Scott, the Governor of Mississippi from 1832 to 1833.

paragraphs: As of the 2010 census says that there were 28,264 people, 10,248 households, and 7,264 families living in the county.


title: Stone County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Stone County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 17,786 people lived there. Its county seat is Wiggins.


title: Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Tallahatchie County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 15,378 people lived there. Its county seats are Charleston and Sumner.


title: Walthall County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Walthall County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 15,443 people lived there. Its county seat is Tylertown.


title: Tylertown, Mississippi

paragraphs: Tylertown is a town in Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat of Walthall County. As of the 2010 census, 1,609 people lived in Tylertown.


title: Tate County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Tate County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 28,886 people lived there. Its county seat is Senatobia.


title: Sofia the First

paragraphs: Sofia the First is an American animated television series that premiered on November 18, 2012, produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Jamie Mitchell is the director and executive producer and Craig Gerber serves as creator, story editor and producer. The show follows the adventures of Sofia, played by Ariel Winter. Sofia becomes a princess when her mother, Miranda, marries King Roland II of Enchancia. The show features songs by John Kavanaugh and Erica Rothschild and a musical score by Kevin Kliesch. The show had its final episode on September 8, 2018.


title: Dodson, Louisiana

paragraphs: Dodson is a village in Winn Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.


title: Calvin, Louisiana

paragraphs: Calvin is a village in Winn Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.


title: Atlanta, Louisiana

paragraphs: Atlanta is a village in Winn Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.


title: Sikes, Louisiana

paragraphs: Sikes is a village in Winn Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.


title: Warren County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 48,773 people lived there. Its county seat is Vicksburg.


title: Rankin County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Rankin County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 141,617 people lived there that makes it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Brandon.

paragraphs: Rankin County is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.

paragraphs: Rankin County was founded on February 4, 1828. It is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi Congressman from 1819 to 1826.

paragraphs: According to the U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that is land and (3.8%) is water.

paragraphs: As of the 2010 census says that there were 141, 617 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families living in the county.

paragraphs: Jackson Evers International Airport is located in unincorporated Rankin County.


title: Da Chen

paragraphs: Da Chen (1962 – December 17, 2019) was a Chinese novelist. His works included "Brothers," "China's Son," "Sounds of the River," "Sword," and "Colors of the Mountain." "Brothers" was awarded best book of 2006 by "The Washington Post", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Miami Herald" and "Publishers Weekly". Chen was born in Huangshi, Putian, Fujian, China.

paragraphs: Chen died December 17, 2019 at his home in Temecula, California from lung cancer at the age of 57.


title: Poplarville, Mississippi

paragraphs: Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, 2,894 people lived there. It is the county seat of Pearl River County. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors and rodeos.


title: Allee Willis

paragraphs: Allee Willis (born Alta Sherral Willis, November 10, 1947 – December 24, 2019) was an American songwriter and director.

paragraphs: She was nominated for an Emmy Award for "I'll Be There For You", which was used as the theme song for the sitcom "Friends", and won two Grammy Awards for "Beverly Hills Cop" and "The Color Purple".

paragraphs: Willis also co-wrote hit songs such as "September" and "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind & Fire. She was added into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

paragraphs: Willis died in Los Angeles, California on December 24, 2019, at the age of 72 of cardiac arrest.


title: I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song)

paragraphs: "I'll Be There for You" is a song recorded by American duo The Rembrandts. It is best known as the theme song to the American sitcom "Friends", which premiered in September 1994 and ended in May 2004.

paragraphs: The song was also released as the first single from the group's third studio album "LP", reaching the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand and Norway, as well as in Ireland and the United Kingdom in both 1995 and 1997.


title: The Rembrandts

paragraphs: The Rembrandts are an American pop rock duo, formed by Danny Wilde and Phil Solem in 1989. They had worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981.

paragraphs: The Rembrandts are best known for their song "I'll Be There for You", which was used as the main theme song for the NBC sitcom "Friends".


title: Jacques Bravo

paragraphs: Jacques Bravo (29 December 1943 – 18 December 2019) was a French politician. He was a member of the Socialist Party. From 2001 through 2014, he was the Mayor of the 9th arrondissement of Paris. From 1995 through 2014, he was the Councillor of Paris.

paragraphs: Bravo was born in Valognes, France. He died on 18 December 2019 in Paris at the age of 75.


title: Gordon J. Humphrey

paragraphs: Gordon John Humphrey (born October 9, 1940) is an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. Senate for New Hampshire as a Republican from 1979 to 1990. He twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire, though both bids were unsuccessful. Humphrey was born in Bristol, Connecticut.

paragraphs: Humphrey has become a critic of President Donald Trump and as a result of his presidency, he became an Independent.


title: Cass County, Indiana

paragraphs: Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, 38,966 people lived there. The county seat is Logansport.


title: Tippah County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Tippah County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 22,232 people lived there. Its county seat is Ripley.


title: Lucedale, Mississippi

paragraphs: Lucedale is a city in and the county seat of George County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, 2,923 people lived in Lucedale.


title: Douglass, Kansas

paragraphs: Douglass is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 1,700 people lived there.

paragraphs: The first settlement was founded at Douglass in 1869. Douglass is named after its founder, Joseph W. Douglass, a storeowner who was deadly shot at the town site in 1873 while apprehending a suspected chicken thief. Douglass was incorporated as a city of the third class in 1879.

paragraphs: In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a train line from Florence to El Dorado, in 1881 it was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942. The train line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.

paragraphs: In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed about 1.8 miles west of Douglass, north to south through Butler County.

paragraphs: The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

paragraphs: Douglass has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Douglass has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

paragraphs: The 2010 census says that there were 1,700 people, 625 households, and 452 families living in Douglass.

paragraphs: Douglass is part of Douglass USD 396 public school district.


title: Yummy (song)

paragraphs: "Yummy" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released on January 3, 2020, along with a lyric video through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single from his upcoming fifth studio album. The song is Bieber's first solo single to be released in three years. Upon release, the song has received mostly mixed reception from critics – many praised its R&B production but most dismissed its lyrics. Its official music video was directed by Bardia Zeinali and premiered on January 4, 2020. It portrays Bieber with pink hair at a dinner party in a fancy restaurant.

paragraphs: On December 23, 2019, Bieber teased the release by posting a picture of himself in front of a piano accompanied by two posts with the caption "tomorrow". On the following day, he announced the single via a trailer he uploaded to YouTube that shows him walking through an abandoned gas station. The trailer also serves as an announcement for his upcoming North American tour starting May 14, 2020, as well as a documentary covering "all different stories". About the upcoming music, Bieber stated that he feels like "this is different than the previous albums just because of where I'm at in my life".

paragraphs: "Yummy" is a "straightforward R&B number" that moves along on pop-trap beats. The song contains a "crisp bass line and plinking keyboards". Bieber rap-sings the pre-chorus, while he hits his "signature falsetto" in the bridge. Bryan Rolli of "Forbes" magazine called the chorus "seductive", albeit "meaningless". The song is considered an ode to Bieber's wife, Hailey Bieber.

paragraphs: "Yummy" received polarizing reviews from music critics, who complimented the "catchy" R&B production, but criticized the "asinine" lyrical content.

paragraphs: Rania Aniftos of "Billboard" magazine said "Yummy" brings back "the flirtatious Bieber we've missed and been waiting for", describing the chorus as "catchy". Bryan Rolli, writing for "Forbes", said that Bieber "sings his heart out" on the song and noted although "the lyrics may not invite scholarly analysis ... Bieber sure does sound good singing them". Rolli concluded calling the song a "win, an inevitable chart smash" and opined that it is "sure to sound even better when 50,000 fans scream it every night on his upcoming tour". Mikael Wood of "Los Angeles Times" described the song as "a lithe little R&B number that faintly recalls Ginuwine's mid-'90s classic 'Pony' and basically three-and-a-half minutes of PG-13 sex talk seemingly directed at Hailey Baldwin". He stated that "though it's very cute, 'Yummy' feels awfully lightweight for a single that has as much hanging on it as this one does" and added that the song "loses much of its flavor after only a few spins".

paragraphs: "NME"s Sam Moore complimented the song's R&B production, but dismissed the lyrics, which he termed as "failed expectations". He opined that the song's producers opted for "minimalism with their choice of instrumentation, melding airy keys with pop-trap beats with an evident view of creating something as universal as the likes of 'Hotline Bling' and Childish Gambino's 'Feels Like Summer'". Moore further wrote that Bieber's layered vocals and harmonies are "able to glide along rather effortlessly—it's just a shame he doesn't have more to say with them" and that Bieber's embrace of R&B "isn't a complete turn-off". "Pitchfork"s Eric Torres criticized the song for being "shamelessly engineered for the truncated attention span of TikTok" and "a bloodless shell of an R&B song crippled by asinine lyrics and a tired, syncopated backdrop". He further wrote that the song "plateaus as soon as it starts, never inching past the toddler-like repetition of 'yummy-yum' in its chorus". Brad Callas of "Complex" magazine listed "Yummy" amongst the best new music of the week and said Bieber's "pivot back to R&B is refreshing for those who were fans of his slept-on 2013 project, "Journals"". Callas further remarked that the "silky vocals" is at times reminiscent of Bieber's 2016 collaboration with Post Malone, "Deja Vu".

paragraphs: The music video for "Yummy" was directed by Bardia Zeinali and premiered on January 4, 2020. In the video, it portrays Bieber with pink hair at a dinner party in a fancy restaurant, eating various colorful food items with the guests.


title: Washington County, Mississippi

paragraphs: Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, 51,137 people lived there. Its county seat is Greenville.


title: Wittelsheim

paragraphs: Wittelsheim is a commune. It is in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.


title: Blossom, Texas

paragraphs: Blossom is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.


title: Del Amitri

paragraphs: Del Amitri is a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980. Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums. Their 1995 single "Roll to Me" reached number 10 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Five have reached the Top 10 in the UK. Del Amitri have sold six million albums around the world.

paragraphs: Del Amitri's member and songwriter, Justin Currie, said in 2010 that the band's name "was invented to be meaningless – basically a corruption of the Greek name 'Dimitri'." In 2018, he said that 'Del Amitri' was based on the name of the producer of a movie he saw in 1979 – "...probably Dimitri-something, but we couldn't remember..." Many sources have said that the name was chosen because it is Greek for "from the womb", but this is untrue.

paragraphs: Currie and Harvie are the main songwriters for the band.


title: Division of Spence

paragraphs: The Division of Spence is an electoral district for the Australian House of Representatives in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

paragraphs: It is named after Catherine Helen Spence, who worked to get women the right to vote. She was the first female political candidate in Australia.

paragraphs: It was set up in 2018 after a redistribution to reduce the number of seats in South Australia. It cover most of the former Division of Wakefield.

paragraphs: Spence covers the Adelaide Plains between the Little Para River in the south and the Gawler River on the north, and areas around Gawler and Salisbury. It includes the City of Playford and Town of Gawler, Concordia, Kalbeeba, Gawler Belt, Buchfelde, and parts of the City of Salisbury.


title: Frame rate

paragraphs: Frame rate is a way of describing video. It refers to the number of images, called frames, that are being shown every second. It is measured in frames per second, or FPS.

paragraphs: Early silent movies were shown at a frame rate between 16 and 24 frames per second. This went up to 20 and 26 FPS later. When movies with sound came out 24 FPS became the standard because it was in the middle of the frame rates theaters used.

paragraphs: Video games are usually played at a frame rate of 60 frames per second. This is because it is a very common refresh rate (display speed) for computer monitors. They also can run at 30 FPS, or even more, such as 144 FPS or 240 FPS, depending on what the monitor can handle. If the frame rate is higher than the refresh rate, not all of the frames can be shown. If two or more frames are displayed at the same time, it can cause problems like screen tearing.


title: Screen tearing

paragraphs: Screen tearing is a type of video error. It can happen when multiple video frames are displayed at a single time on a computer monitor. The frames will each be shown on different parts of the screen, and can leave horizontal lines if the pictures are different at the point.

paragraphs: Screen tearing can be stopped by synchronizing the frames that are put on the screen. Vertical synchronization, or VSync, is one popular way. Another way is FreeSync or G-Sync, but these options only work with certain GPUs and monitors.


title: Emsley A. Laney High School

paragraphs: Emsley A. Laney High School is a high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is known as the high school that was attended to by NBA star Michael Jordan.