Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Jewish-American pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon who served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations.
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English pop music singer and songwriter. Known for her songs “Smile”, “LDN”, her cover of “Oh My God”, “The Fear”, “Fuck You” and her Mockney style, Allen is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. From 12 February 2008 Allen hosted her own BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends.
The humpback smooth-hound, Mustelus whitneyi, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical southeast Pacific from Peru to southern Chile between latitudes 3° S and 54° S, at depths of between 15 and 210 m. Its length is up to 87 cm.
Fort Myers Beach is a town located on Estero Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,561 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Earthquake or seismic performance is an execution of a building’s or structure’s ability to sustain their due functions, such as its safety and serviceability, at and after a particular earthquake exposure. A structure is, normally, considered safe if it does not endanger the lives and wellbeing of those in or around it by partially or completely collapsing. A structure may be considered serviceable if it is able to fulfill its operational functions for which it was designed.
Down to Earth is the debut album of British singer Monie Love. It provided four hit singles, including the number 12 hit in UK “It’s a Shame (My Sister)”. The album peaked at #26 on the U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #109 on the Billboard 200, and achieved Gold status awarded by RIAA.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty who performs under the mononym Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, model, and beauty queen. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna relocated to the United States at the age of sixteen to pursue a recording career, under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z.
Nuuk (Danish: Godthåb translated: “Good hope”) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, and the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. It has a population of 15,047 (as of January 2007), of whom 11,862 were born in Greenland.[1] This makes it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population.
The Clouds of Saturn is a science fiction novel written by Michael McCollum and published in 1991. The Clouds of Saturn is set in the future in which the future Earth becomes uninhabitable due to excessive solar activity and the population needs to be relocated to floating cities in the atmosphere of Saturn to survive. These settlements behave like Greek Polis city-states and often war against each other.
The Florida Theatre is a historic U.S. theater in Jacksonville, Florida. The theatre is one of only four remaining high-style movie palaces built in Florida during the Mediterranean Revival architectural boom of the 1920s. It is located at 128 through 134 East Forsyth Street. Opened in 1927, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1982.
Bauernroulette is a game that was apparently invented in Germany, where several companies sell it. The name Bauernroulette indicates it is a “poor man’s roulette”, since Bauer is German for ‘peasant’, ‘farmer’ or ‘one of a chiefly European class of agricultural laborers’. In Bauernroulette, a spinning top is spun in the middle of a wooden circular playing surface that contains 6 wooden balls.
The Rio Grande Theatre in Las Cruces, New Mexico was opened on July 29, 1926. The theatre was built by Seale and Dyne and operated by the Central Theatres Corporation of Denver. The theatre was purchased by the Dona Ana Arts Council and restored, opening again in 2005.
The Common Hedge Blue (Acytolepis puspa) is a small butterfly found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Borneo and New Guinea that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family.
Indium(III) sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula In2S3. Three different structures (”polymorphs”) are known: yellow, α-In2S3 has a defect cubic structure, red β-In2S3 has a defect spinel, tetragonal, structure, and γ-In2S3 has a layered structure. The red, β, form is considered to be the most stable form at room temperature, although the yellow form may be present depending on the method of production. Like related covalent solids, In2S3 is insoluble in all solvents. It is attacked by acids and by sulfide.
Korg: 70,000 B.C. was a live-action television show on Saturday morning in the 1974 season, produced by Hanna-Barbera. It featured the adventures of a family of Neanderthals during the Ice Age. It was intended to be educational, and was based on the best current research about Neanderthal life, except where it had to be watered down for a young audience.
Balebreviceps hillmani is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Balebreviceps. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Pinkerton Thugs are a punk band from Kennebunk, Maine. While the band officially became the Pinkerton Thugs in March 1996 (taking their name from the infamous Pinkerton National Detective Agency), the band has been together since July 1994 under a number of different names. The band, which consists of vocalist/guitarist Micah Smaldone, drummer/vocalist Paul Russo, and bassist James Whitten drew influence from punk bands such as Sham 69, the Clash, Conflict, and Crass as well as Woody Guthrie’s political ballads.
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