title: King Diamond

text: Metallica released an 11-minute medley of five Mercyful Fate songs on their 1998 "Garage Inc." cover album. King Diamond has provided guest vocals for live performances of the medley at Metallica's concerts on three occasions: at the 1999 Gods of Metal festival in Milan, Italy (with Hank Shermann on guitar); at the 2008 Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas; and at a 2011 Metallica fan club gig in San Francisco, California (with Hank Shermann on guitar, Michael Denner on guitar and Timi Hansen on bass).


title: King Diamond

text: King Diamond has appeared on the covers of many rock and metal magazines, and has influenced many artists, including Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Cradle of Filth, Cage, and Andy DiGelsomina of the Wagnerian opera metal project Lyraka.


title: King Diamond

text: American heavy metal band Cage devoted to him the song "King Diamond" on the album "Hell Destroyer" in 2007.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the "Mayflower" Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620. The Pilgrims did not refer to Plymouth Rock in any of their writings; the first known written reference to the rock dates to 1715 when it was described in the town boundary records as "a great rock." The first documented claim that Plymouth Rock was the landing place of the Pilgrims was made by 94-year-old Thomas Faunce in 1741, 121 years after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: In 1774, the rock broke in half during an attempt to haul it to Town Square in Plymouth. One portion remained in Town Square and was moved to Pilgrim Hall Museum in 1834. It was rejoined with the other portion of the rock, which was still at its original site on the shore of Plymouth Harbor, in 1880. The date 1620 was inscribed at that time. The rock is now ensconced beneath a granite canopy.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: The two most significant primary sources on the founding of Plymouth Colony are Edward Winslow's 1622 "Mourt's Relation" and Bradford's 1630–1651 history "Of Plymouth Plantation", and neither refers to Plymouth Rock. The rock first attracted public attention in 1741 when the residents of Plymouth began plans to build a wharf which would bury it. Before construction began, a 94-year-old church elder named Thomas Faunce declared that the boulder was the landing place of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims. He asked to be brought to the rock to say a farewell. According to Plymouth historian James Thacher:


title: Plymouth Rock

text: Faunce's father had arrived in the colony aboard the ship "Anne" in 1623, just two years after the "Mayflower" landing, and Elder Faunce was born in 1647, when many of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims were still living, so his assertion made a strong impression on the people of Plymouth. The wharf was built but the rock left intact, the top portion protruding from the dirt so as to be visible to curious visitors.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: More recent generations have questioned Faunce's assertion, alleging that he invented the story or did not have the correct facts, given that he was not an eyewitness to the event. Journalist Bill Bryson, for example, wrote, "The one thing the Pilgrims certainly did not do was step ashore on Plymouth Rock", arguing that the boulder would have made an impractical landing spot. Others have pointed out that the Pilgrims landed at Provincetown to explore Cape Cod more than a month before they arrived in Plymouth harbor, which lessens the significance of where they set foot in Plymouth. In 1851, a group of Cape Cod residents formed the Cape Cod Association for the purpose of promoting Provincetown as the site of the original Pilgrim landing. Such efforts eventually led to the construction of the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, which was completed in 1910.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: Col. Theophilus Cotton (son of Josiah Cotton, a Plymouth magistrate) and the townspeople of Plymouth decided to move the rock in 1774. It was split into two parts, with the bottom portion left behind at the wharf and the top portion relocated to the town's meeting house.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: Captain William Coit wrote in "The Pennsylvania Journal" of November 29, 1775, that he brought captive British sailors ashore "upon the same rock our ancestors first trod."


title: Plymouth Rock

text: A large portion of the rock was relocated from Plymouth's meetinghouse to Pilgrim Hall in 1834. In 1859, the Pilgrim Society began building a Victorian canopy designed by Hammett Billings at the wharf over the portion of the rock left there, which was completed in 1867. The Pilgrim Hall section of the rock was moved back to its original wharf location in 1880, rejoined to the remaining portion, and the date "1620" was carved into it.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: In 1920, the rock was temporarily relocated so the old wharves could be removed and the waterfront landscaped to a design by architect Arthur Shurcliff, with a waterfront promenade behind a low seawall in such a way that, when the rock was returned to its original site, it would be at water level. The care of the rock was turned over to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a new Roman Doric portico was constructed, designed by McKim, Mead and White for viewing the tide-washed rock protected by gratings.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: During the rock's many journeys throughout the town of Plymouth, numerous pieces were taken, bought, and sold. Today approximately a third remains. It is estimated that the original Rock weighed . Some documents indicate that tourists or souvenir hunters chipped it down, although no pieces have been noticeably removed since 1880. Today there are pieces in Pilgrim Hall Museum and in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: A piece of the Rock is set on a pedestal in the cloister of historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights, New York. The church was formed by a merger of Plymouth Church and Church of the Pilgrims and was originally pastored by Henry Ward Beecher, brother of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.


title: Plymouth Rock

text: Today, Plymouth Rock is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of Pilgrim Memorial State Park. From April through November, Pilgrim Memorial is staffed by guides who inform visitors of the legend of Plymouth Rock.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: Sic semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants". In contemporary parlance, it means tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: Before 509 BC, Rome was ruled by kings. The last was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. The king's son, Sextus Tarquinius, raped a noblewoman, Lucretia, who revealed the offense to various Roman noblemen and then died by suicide. The noblemen obtained the support of the aristocracy and the people to expel the king and his family and to institute the Roman Republic. The leader of the noblemen was Lucius Junius Brutus, who became one of the first consuls of the Republic. It has been suggested that the phrase was used at this event, but the suggestion is not based on any literature of the time.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: A descendant of Brutus was Senator Marcus Junius Brutus, who took part in the assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. While he is sometimes credited with originating the phrase, Plutarch suggests he either did not have a chance to say anything, or if he did, no one heard it:


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: Mike Fontaine, professor of Classics at Cornell University, proposes that the expression is probably a Latin translation by the US founder George Wythe of what Tiberius Gracchus’ grandfather, the general and statesman Scipio Aemilianus, said when he heard of the assassination of his grandson. According to Plutarch (21.4), he reacted by quoting Homer’s Odyssey (1.47): ὡς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: The phrase has been invoked as an epithet about one allegedly abusing power, or as a rallying cry against abuse of power.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: The phrase was recommended by George Mason to the Virginia Convention in 1776, as part of the commonwealth's seal. The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia shows Virtue, spear in hand, with her foot on the recumbent form of Tyranny, whose crown lies nearby. The Seal was planned by Mason and designed by George Wythe, who signed the United States Declaration of Independence and taught law to Thomas Jefferson. A joke referencing the image on the seal that dates as far back as the Civil War, is that "Sic semper tyrannis" actually means "Get your foot off my neck."


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: "Happy While United" was the slogan on a medal coined by the State of Virginia in 1780. First envisioned by Thomas Jefferson, the medal was minted and designed to be given to Indian signatories to the treaties Jefferson planned with the Indians of Virginia. The medal portrays a Virginia colonial, sitting, enjoying a peace pipe with a Native American. The obverse portrays a variation of the Virginia state seal of the state symbol standing triumphant over a slain enemy with the legend: "Rebellion to Tyrants Is Obedience to God".


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: The phrase is the motto of the United States Navy attack submarine named for the state, the USS "Virginia". Before that, it was the motto of the nuclear-powered cruiser USS "Virginia".


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: The phrase appears on the Insignia of the 149th Fighter Squadron which is located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: John Tyler's father, John Tyler Sr., uttered the phrase to a schoolteacher who had been tied up by Tyler and his fellow pupils.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: During the Civil War, at least one regiment of the United States Colored Troops used it as their motto.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: John Wilkes Booth wrote in his diary that he shouted "Sic semper tyrannis" after shooting U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, in part because of the association with the assassination of Caesar. The phrase was also in the pro-Confederate Civil War song "Maryland, My Maryland", which was popular at the time with Southern sympathizers in Maryland, such as Booth. The song, containing the phrase, was the official state song of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. In May 2021, Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill to remove its status as state song without a replacement.


title: Sic semper tyrannis

text: Timothy McVeigh was wearing a T-shirt with this phrase and a picture of Lincoln on it when he was arrested on April 19, 1995, the day of the Oklahoma City bombing.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He served as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and has been Leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South-Central since 1989. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2020 and held various Cabinet offices under Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Born in Cork, Martin initially worked as a teacher before entering politics. He was elected to Cork City Council in 1985, and served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1992 to 1993. In 1989, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann for Cork South-Central, a seat he has represented ever since. After the victory of Fianna Fáil at the 1997 election, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern appointed Martin to the Cabinet as Minister for Education and Science. In 2000, Martin was appointed Minister for Health and Children. In 2004, during his time as Health Minister, Martin was notable for introducing a ban on tobacco smoking in all Irish workplaces, making Ireland the first country in the world to introduce a full workplace smoking ban. In the same year, Martin established the Health Service Executive. He served as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment from 2004 to 2008, before being appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs by Ahern's successor, Brian Cowen. In 2009, Martin became the first Irish foreign minister to travel to Latin America, during which time he also made the first official visit to Cuba by any Irish minister. Martin also visited Khartoum during his time as Foreign Minister, following the kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In January 2011, Martin resigned as Foreign Minister in protest at Cowen's leadership. Following Cowen's own resignation as Leader of Fianna Fáil, Martin was quickly elected to replace him. Just weeks later, at the 2011 general election, Martin led Fianna Fáil to the worst result in its 85-year history, with a loss of 57 seats and a popular vote of just 17.4%. He nevertheless remained in the leadership, becoming Leader of the Opposition. At the 2016 general election, Fianna Fáil's performance improved significantly, more than doubling their representation in the Dáil, with Martin continuing as Leader of the Opposition.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin led his party through the 2020 general election, which led to Fianna Fáil becoming the largest party in the Dáil by just one seat. After lengthy negotiations, he was appointed Taoiseach on 27 June 2020, leading a grand coalition with longtime rival party Fine Gael, marking the first time these two parties had governed together, along with the Green Party. Under the terms of the coalition agreement, Martin served as Taoiseach for the first half of the five-year term, with his predecessor Leo Varadkar as Tánaiste. Martin then resigned as Taoiseach on 17 December 2022 to facilitate the appointment of Varadkar to the office.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin was born in 1960 in Cork, and was raised in the Turners Cross area. Martin was the son of Paddy Martin (1923–2012), a former soldier in the Defence Forces, CIÉ employee and Irish international boxer, and Eileen "Lana" Corbett (1929–2010). He was the third child in a family of five. Martin's eldest brother Seán and his twin brother Pádraig subsequently became involved in local politics in Cork. His two younger sisters, Eileen and Máiréad, have remained apolitical. Martin attended Coláiste Chríost Rí before studying arts at University College Cork.


title: Micheál Martin

text: It was during his time at university that Martin became involved in politics. He was a prominent member of the UCC cumann of Ógra Fianna Fáil, the youth wing of the party, before serving as national chairman of Ógra. After graduating with a BA degree, Martin completed an MA in political history. Subsequently, he completed a higher diploma in education, and began a career as a history teacher in Presentation Brothers College.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In 2009, he published his MA thesis as a book: "Freedom to Choose: Cork and Party Politics in Ireland 1918–1932".


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin's time as a teacher was short-lived: he left after just one year to become a full-time politician, when he secured election to Cork Corporation as a Fianna Fáil candidate in 1985. It was from this local base that he decided to embark on a career in national politics a little under two years later. Martin was one of four candidates who secured the Fianna Fáil nomination to run in the Cork South-Central constituency at the 1987 general election; however, of the four he polled the fewest first-preference votes and failed to be elected. He became a member of the Fianna Fáil national executive in 1988.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In 1989, Taoiseach Charles Haughey called a snap election, and Martin was once again added to the Fianna Fáil ticket in Cork South-Central, and on that occasion he secured election to Dáil Éireann. He has been re-elected at each election since.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In his first few years as a TD, Martin served on a number of Oireachtas committees, including those dealing with crime, finance and the Irish language. He served as Lord Mayor of Cork in 1992. Two years later, in December 1994, Bertie Ahern was elected as the new leader of Fianna Fáil, as the party lost power and went into opposition. Martin, however, joined Ahern's new front bench at the start of 1995 as Spokesperson on Education and the Gaeltacht.


title: Micheál Martin

text: When Fianna Fáil returned to power following the 1997 general election, Martin was appointed to the newly expanded position of Minister for Education and Science. Aged 36, he was the youngest member of Bertie Ahern's first cabinet. As Minister for Education and Science, his tenure was characterised by an increase in spending at all levels of education, while a number of educational initiatives, such as a review of the primary school curriculum and the introduction of special needs assistants, were also initiated.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In a cabinet reshuffle in January 2000, Martin was appointed Minister for Health and Children. Martin's predecessor, Brian Cowen, described the position as "like being in Angola", because 'landmines' can go off at any time.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In spite of tough opposition, Martin introduced a ban on tobacco smoking in all Irish workplaces, including pubs and restaurants. On 30 January 2003 he announced his intention to have the ban in place on 1 January 2004. He visited New York in September 2003 to look at how a similar ban worked there, and signed the UN's framework convention on tobacco control at their headquarters. The smoking ban was introduced on 29 March 2004, making Ireland the first country in the world to introduce a blanket ban on smoking in the workplace. On 4 September 2004 Martin was presented with an award for his work on the smoking ban by the European Respiratory Society in Glasgow.


title: Micheál Martin

text: He introduced an overhaul of the health system, which included the abolition of the health boards and establishment of the Health Service Executive (HSE). He deregulated the country's pharmacies from 31 January 2002.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In October 2003, Martin promised to examine cases of symphysiotomy in Irish hospitals which occurred during the 1940s and 1950s, and offered free health care to those affected.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In September 2004, he exchanged government positions with Mary Harney, to become Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The following September, the government's economic record on the cost of living came under scrutiny from the RTÉ television programme "Rip-Off Republic". This led to Martin abolishing the controversial Groceries Order 1987, a piece of legislation which prohibited the sale of groceries below cost price.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Letters containing death threats and shotgun cartridges, from a group calling itself the Irish Citizens Defence Force, were posted to Martin on 29 February 2008, at a prominent Dublin fertility clinic.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On the resignation of Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach in May 2008, Martin supported Brian Cowen's bid for the Fianna Fáil leadership.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In a cabinet reshuffle on 13 May 2008, following the election of Brian Cowen as Taoiseach, Martin became Minister for Foreign Affairs. One of the first issues that he had to deal with was the referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon. Martin led the government campaign. Despite the overwhelming majority of government and opposition parties supporting a Yes vote, the electorate rejected the government's recommendation. Martin and Cowen failed to convince the Irish public to support the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, and this protest expressed in the referendum on 12 June 2008 plunged the government into a major political crisis.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In February 2009, Martin travelled to Latin America for the first time, making stopovers in Mexico and Havana; it was the first time an Irish government Minister had made an official visit to Cuba.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In September 2009, he travelled to Khartoum to discuss the kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki with the Sudanese government.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 7 February 2010, he defended the €4.4 million redevelopment of the Irish embassy in Ottawa, Canada. While in Brussels on 22 February 2010, he questioned Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman over the use of fraudulent Irish passports in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 17 March 2010, he met President of the United States Barack Obama in the White House, alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 26 May 2010, he met with senior Chinese leaders in Beijing, to discuss relations between China and Ireland, before travelling onward to Shanghai. While there, he visited the Irish pavilion at Expo 2010 in the city.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 28 June 2010, he began a five-day trip to Uganda and Ethiopia, where he visited buildings and met ministers and businesspeople.


title: Micheál Martin

text: As Minister for Foreign Affairs, Martin was critical of the blockade of Gaza, particularly after being denied access to the area in 2009. He wrote to Spain (incoming holder of the presidency of the Council of the EU) to suggest that the EU send a delegation of foreign ministers to the area in 2010. He made his first visit there himself on 25 February 2010, on a one-day humanitarian mission through the Egyptian border. In doing so, Martin became the first Western foreign minister to visit Gaza since Hamas took control in 2007. While in Gaza, the Minister toured hospitals and schools. He was accompanied by United Nations vehicles.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin was Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Gaza flotilla raid and the aftermath of this incident. He told Dáil Éireann that he had requested that the Israeli government allow the MV "Rachel Corrie" to deliver its cargo of aid to Gaza instead of involving itself in "further bloodshed".


title: Micheál Martin

text: In September 2010, doubts about Brian Cowen's abilities and political judgment as Taoiseach and party leader emerged following a disastrous early-morning radio interview on "Morning Ireland". Cowen survived; however, that same month Martin admitted that he and other cabinet members, namely Brian Lenihan and Dermot Ahern, harboured ambitions to lead the party should a vacancy arise. While some backbench rebel Fianna Fáil TDs and senators called for Cowen to go, no cabinet minister publicly came forward to challenge the incumbent. In spite of this, Martin once again expressed an interest in running for the leadership of Fianna Fáil once the vacancy arises in December 2010 on RTÉ's "Saturday View" radio programme.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 16 January 2011, Martin announced that he would vote against Brian Cowen in the upcoming confidence motion in his leadership of the party. He offered to resign as Minister for Foreign Affairs, but his resignation was initially refused by Cowen. Following the result of the motion, which Cowen won, the resignation was accepted.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 22 January 2011, just days after winning a vote of confidence, Brian Cowen announced that he was stepping down as leader of Fianna Fáil, but would remain as Taoiseach. On a special RTÉ News programme that day, a number of Fianna Fáil TDs and senators came on the air and publicly backed Martin for the leadership. Later that evening, Martin formally announced his intention to seek support for the leadership of Fianna Fáil. He was immediately seen as the front-runner; however, a number of other candidates, including Brian Lenihan Éamon Ó Cuív and Mary Hanafin, entered the field to ensure a contest. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan was seen as Martin's biggest rival for the position, however, his position was weakened due to his public declaration of support for Cowen the previous week.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 26 January 2011, the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party met to elect a new leader. Martin was proposed by Dara Calleary and seconded by Áine Brady and received 33 first preference votes. After Hanafin and Lenihan had been eliminated from the contest and their surplus votes distributed, Martin emerged with 50 votes and was duly elected the eighth leader of Fianna Fáil. After election, he pledged to reinvigorate Fianna Fáil from its traditional centre ground roots, believing that Fianna Fáil has never delivered to the Irish people through the labels of left and right.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin led the party into the 2011 general election, which saw Fianna Fáil swept from power in the worst defeat of a sitting government in the history of the Irish state. The party saw its first-preference vote more than halved. Without significant transfers, the count quickly turned into a rout. Ultimately, Fianna Fáil lost 57 seats, representing a decline of 75%–the worst electoral performance in its 85-year history. The party was knocked down to only 20 seats for third place–the first time in 79 years that it was not the largest party in the Dáil.


title: Micheál Martin

text: While Martin and other Fianna Fáil leaders concluded early on that they would not be re-elected to another term in government, they were surprised by the severity of the defeat; they had hoped to hold onto at least 30 seats. In the wake of what has been described as "defeat on a historic scale", Martin pledged to renew the party "at every level".


title: Micheál Martin

text: During the Seanad elections, Martin recommended support for 10 candidates, in an attempt to bring new blood into the parliamentary party. This caused resentment from Fianna Fáil Councillors and incumbent Fianna Fáil Senators. Only five of the recommended ten were elected, although the party performed better than expected winning fourteen seats.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In August 2011, Martin approached Gay Byrne as a possible nominee for the presidential election, but this approach caused controversy within his party, who favoured an internal candidate, Brian Crowley, which was exacerbated on the declining of the nomination by Byrne and the withdrawal from the process by Crowley. In an opinion poll in September 2011, Fianna Fáil's popularity fell to 10%, several points lower than its performance in the February 2011 election.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In 2016, he criticised Fine Gael for plans to cut personal taxation in Ireland to levels seen in the United States.


title: Micheál Martin

text: At the 2016 general election, Martin led Fianna Fáil to a modest recovery, with a representation of 44 seats in the 158-member parliament. In 2016, he was nominated for Taoiseach, but no nominees received enough votes to be nominated as Taoiseach.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In January 2018, Martin stated that he would support a relaxation of Ireland's abortion stance, citing "cruel inflexibility and unintended consequences". Specifically, he said "he would vote in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment and to allow abortion on request until near the end of the first trimester," leading to some political conflict within Fianna Fáil. 31 of the party's TDs and Senators posed for a photograph showing their opposition to repealing the eighth amendment, with over half of the parliamentary party supporting a No vote.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In October 2018, there was confusion within the party when Sorcha McAnespy said that Martin had told her she was the next Fianna Fáil candidate in north elections, which the party then did not support.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In November 2018, Varadkar and Martin argued over carbon tax increases led to the Dáil almost being adjourned for the day. Martin was given the decision in December 2018 on whether to enter into talks to renegotiate the confidence-and-supply deal. In December 2018, Martin ruled out a 2019 general election, agreeing to a one-year extension between his party and Fine Gael in Ireland's "national interest."


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 27 June 2020, Martin was elected as Taoiseach, in an historic coalition agreement that saw his party Fianna Fáil go into government with the Green Party and Fianna Fáil's historical rivals, Fine Gael. A majority of 93 members of the Dáil voted in favour of him taking the role, while 63 members voted against him. As part of the agreement, Varadkar became Tánaiste in Martin's government, and swapped roles with Martin in December 2022, approximately two-and-a-half years into the five-year parliamentary term.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In July 2020, following drunk-driving revelations, he sacked Barry Cowen as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Cowen's successor Dara Calleary resigned that August following the Golfgate scandal, having attended a social hosted by the Oireachtas Golf Society which was contrary to national health guidelines surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


title: Micheál Martin

text: In July 2021, Fianna Fáil suffered what many sources called the party's worst-ever electoral defeat when the party polled extremely poorly in the 2021 Dublin Bay South by-election. Subsequently, there was much unrest within Fianna Fáil, with a number of TDs such as Jim O'Callaghan, Cathal Crowe, James Lawless and Marc MacSharry openly questioning in public whether or not Martin should lead the party into the next general election.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Late on 16 March 2022, Martin tested positive for COVID-19 while he was at an event in Washington, D.C., United States, being held for St Patrick's Day. This meant Martin could not personally meet President of the United States Joe Biden at the White House as planned the next day. Biden and Martin met virtually instead, with Martin isolating in Blair House. Unable to return to Ireland as planned, Martin planned to chair the next cabinet meeting from the Irish embassy in Washington.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin made an official visit to Ukraine in July 2022 amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was the first official visit made by a Taoiseach to Ukraine. Martin stated he would provide support for Ukraine joining the European Union and condemned attacks on civilians.


title: Micheál Martin

text: As part of the 2020 coalition agreement between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party, Martin resigned as Taoiseach on 17 December 2022 to allow the appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach and the formation of a new government, which will be a continuation of the tri-party coalition for the remainder of the 33rd Dáil.


title: Micheál Martin

text: On 17 December 2022, Martin was appointed Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence in a cabinet reshuffle after Leo Varadkar's appointment as Taoiseach.


title: Micheál Martin

text: Martin met Mary O'Shea at university; they later married in 1990 and had a total of five children. Their son, Ruairí, died at five weeks old in 2000 from sudden infant death syndrome. Their seven-year-old daughter, Léana, died in October 2010 shortly before her eighth birthday at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital after suffering from a heart condition. His three other children are Cillian, Aoibhe, and Micheál Aodh, who is a Gaelic football goalkeeper.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: Taylor Dearden Cranston (born February 12, 1993) is an American actress. She played Ophelia in the MTV show "Sweet/Vicious". She also played Chloe Lyman in the second season of the Netflix mockumentary "American Vandal".


title: Taylor Dearden

text: Taylor Dearden Cranston was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 12, 1993, the daughter of actor Bryan Cranston and actress Robin Gale Dearden. In 2015, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a BA in theater.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: In 2010, Dearden appeared in an episode of "Breaking Bad" called "No Más". From 2011 to 2016, she appeared in various short films.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: From 2013 to 2014, Dearden portrayed the character McKenzie in two seasons of the web series "101 Ways to Get Rejected". The show was created and written by fellow USC student Susie Yankou and was directed by Mike Effenberger.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: In 2016, Dearden was cast in the MTV TV show "Sweet/Vicious", where she played the character Ophelia Mayer. Written and created by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, the show was critically acclaimed for its portrayal of campus sexual assault. Despite being beloved by critics, with Dearden's work positively reviewed, it was canceled after one season.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: In 2017, Dearden appeared in the film "The Last Champion", which stars Cole Hauser as former Olympic wrestler John Wright.


title: Taylor Dearden

text: In 2018, Dearden appeared in season two of the Netflix mockumentary "American Vandal", where she played the character Chloe Lyman, acting alongside co-stars Tyler Alvarez, Griffin Gluck, and Travis Tope.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: Feroz Khan (25 September 1939 – 27 April 2009), born Zulfiqar Ali Shah Khan, was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director, who is best known for his work in hindi cinema. He appeared in over 60 films throughout his career, and became one of Bollywood's popular style icons. Khan is best known for his roles in films such as "Aurat" (1967), "Safar" (1970), "Mela" (1971), "Upaasna" (1971), "Apradh" (1972), "Khotte Sikkay" (1974), "Kala Sona" (1975), "Dharmatma" (1975), and "Qurbani" (1980). He also directed and acted in films such as "Janbaaz" (1986), "Dayavan" (1988), "Meet Mere Man Ke" (1991), "Yalgaar" (1992), "Prem Aggan" (1998), "Janasheen" (2003). He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Aadmi Aur Insaan" in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. He is known as "Clint Eastwood" of India.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: Feroz Khan was born on 25 September 1939 in Bangalore, India, to "Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli" - an Afghan from Ghazni, Afghanistan and his mother Fatima, had Persian ancestry from Iran.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: Khan was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Germain High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Shah Abbas Khan (Sanjay Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar and Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: After his schooling in Bangalore, he traveled to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) where he made his debut as second lead in "Didi" in 1960.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: Through the early 1960s and 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled "Tarzan Goes to India" opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar's "Oonche Log" (1965), where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar; he gave a notable sensitive performance. It was followed by more small budget hit films like "Samson", "Ek Sapera Ek Lootera" and "Char Darvesh". Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical "Arzoo", starring Sadhana. With this, Khan started to receive A-list second leads. With the film "Aadmi Aur Insaan" (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other hit films were "Khotey Sikkay", "Geeta Mera Naam", "Pyasi Sham", "Shankar Shambhu" and "Safar". He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films "Upaasna" (1967), "Mela" (1971) and "Nagin" (1976).


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: He became a successful producer and director in 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his first directorial film "Apradh", which was the first Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. He produced, directed and starred in the 1975 film "Dharmatma", which was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director and star and marked the appearance of actress Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film "The Godfather".


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: He also starred in the Punjabi film "Bhagat Dhanna Jat" (1974). In 1980, he produced, directed and starred in "Qurbani", alongside Vinod Khanna and Zeenat Aman, which was the biggest hit of his career and launched the singing career of iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track "Aap Jaisa Koi". In 1986, he directed and starred in "Janbaaz", a box office hit, which some consider to be one of his best movies, featured an all-star cast and possessed great songs and excellent cinematography. In 1988, he directed and starred in "Dayavan", which was a remake of an Indian Tamil film titled "Nayakan". In 1991, he starred in "Meet Mere Man Ke", an outside production which was directed by Mehul Kumar. After directing and starring in "Yalgaar" (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film "Prem Aggan", which, however, was a box office bomb. In 2003, he produced and directed "Janasheen", also starring alongside his son Fardeen. This film marked his return to acting after 11 years and was also the last film he directed. Apart from sports cars, he also used performing animals in his films — a chimpanzee and lion were used in "Janasheen".


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: He starred alongside his son again in an outside production "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena" in 2005. He made his last film appearance in the 2007 comedy film "Welcome".


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: They have two children, Laila Khan (born 1970) and Fardeen Khan (born 1974). Fardeen is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz.


title: Feroz Khan (actor)

text: He was undergoing treatment at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, but expressed his desire to visit his farmhouse in Bangalore. Accordingly, he was brought here, where he died at around 1 a.m.


title: Bradley James

text: Bradley James (born 1983 or 1984) is an English actor. He is best known for starring as Arthur Pendragon in the BBC TV (NBC in America) series "Merlin," Damien Thorn in "Damien", Varga in "", Giuliano de' Medici "in " (2018–2020), and Brigadier Colonel Felix Sparks in "The Liberator" (2020).


title: Bradley James

text: James was born in Exeter, Devon, England. He lived in North Bradley in Wiltshire before his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, when he was nine. During his time there, he attended Crown Point Elementary and Fletcher Middle School, before returning to England to attend Madeley High School in Madeley, Staffordshire, England. From 2004 to 2007 James attended Drama Centre London, graduating with a Bachelors of Arts degree in acting.


title: Bradley James

text: James first appeared in an episode of "Lewis" in 2008 and also played the part of Ben Davis in the BBC Three comedy-drama film "Dis/Connected" that same year. Following his performance in "Dis/Connected", the producers cast him as Arthur Pendragon, in the BBC One fantasy TV series "Merlin". The show was a consistent hit series in the US; its first season was shown on the broadcast network NBC and its second, third, fourth, and fifth seasons on NBC's affiliate cable network Syfy. "Merlin" ended its 5-year run in 2012. James went on an exploration of Arthurian legends for BBC Wales, "The Real Merlin & Arthur", in 2009.


title: Bradley James

text: James also guest-starred as Edgar in the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning political thriller television series "Homeland" in 2014.


title: Bradley James

text: In 2015, James was cast as a villain in "". The same year, he appeared in the television series "iZombie" as recurring character Lowell Tracey, a love interest for main character Liv. He starred as title character Damien Thorn on the television series "Damien", created by "The Walking Dead's" Glen Mazzara a sequel to the "Omen" film series. The show debuted in March 2016.


title: Bradley James

text: In 2018, James was cast as Giuliano de' Medici" in " alongside Daniel Sharman as Lorenzo de' Medici. The series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, during Renaissance Florence.


title: Bradley James

text: In 2020, James played the lead role of American war hero Felix Sparks in "The Liberator", Netflix's four-part World War II drama series based on the book by Alex Kershaw. This is the first project produced in Trioscope, a new enhanced hybrid technology that combines state-of-the-art CGI with live-action performance.


title: Bradley James

text: James is joining season 2 of Netflix's historical drama "" created by Jeb Stuart as a sequel to History's "Vikings", filmed in County Wicklow, Ireland. He will star as a local Norwegian farmer and chieftain Harekr. The season is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2023.


title: Dancing with the Stars (American season 30)

text: The thirtieth season of "Dancing with the Stars" premiered on ABC on September 20, 2021, and concluded on November 22, 2021. This was the final season to air on ABC before the series moved to Disney+ in 2022.


text: NBA shooting guard Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach were crowned the champions, while YouTube personality JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson finished in second place, Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke finished in third place, and "The Talk" co-host Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten finished in fourth.


text: On August 26, 2021, during the virtual Television Critics Association summer press tour, it was revealed that Suni Lee and JoJo Siwa would be celebrity participants. On September 1, it was reported that Olivia Jade, Amanda Kloots, and Matt James would join them. Before the cast was officially revealed, TMZ reported that "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kenya Moore, NBA player Iman Shumpert, and actor Brian Austin Green would also compete. Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, Jimmie Allen, and Christine Chiu were also reported to be competing. The full roster of celebrity participants were officially revealed on "Good Morning America" on September 8.


text: The season's 15 professional dancers, announced on September 2, had all performed on the show before, with Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson returning after pregnancies. The lineup dropped Peta Murgatroyd and Keo Motsepe, who had competed in the previous season. For the first time in the series' history, one of the couples was same-sex: pansexual celebrity participant Siwa and professional dancer Jenna Johnson.


text: On September 10, 2021, it was announced that Sofia Ghavami and Ezra Sosa would be joining the show as professional dancers. Both dancers were showcased as part of the competing couples' dances throughout the season as well as opening numbers, and were also prepared to step in if a pro were unable to compete.


text: On September 26, professional dancer Cheryl Burke announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 before the season's second episode and had to stay home and quarantine for 10 days. In the episode, Burke and her celebrity partner Cody Rigsby were judged on rehearsal footage. Rigsby tested positive for COVID-19 a few days later, though the two continued to compete, dancing together via live feed in their respective homes during week three. As of October 6, Burke was cleared to return to the ballroom, and Rigsby returned in-person during the first "Disney Week" episode.


text: Alongside the season renewal announcement on March 30, 2021, it was revealed that Tyra Banks would return as host, with Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges. For this season, each of the four judges was allowed a single vote on which dancer they would like to save. In the event of a tie vote amongst the four judges, Len's vote was considered the tie-breaker. This rule change has caused some controversy in the way it's been explained on the show, as many saw this as Len having an unfair advantage in determining which dancer is eliminated. On November 16, a day after the semi-finals, Hough announced that he tested positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. On November 22, 2021, it was announced Julianne Hough would fill in for her brother Derek as a guest judge for the finale.


text: The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale are as follows:


text: "Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli."


text: The couples danced the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, jive, paso doble, quickstep, salsa or tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: For the third time in the show's history, the official partnerships were revealed to the public during the live broadcast.


text: The couples danced one unlearned dance; the rumba, samba, and Viennese waltz were introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: Cheryl Burke tested positive for COVID-19 the day before the live show. As a result, Cody & Cheryl did not dance live and were instead judged on their studio rehearsal footage.


text: "Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli."


text: The couples danced one unlearned dance to songs by pop artist Britney Spears. The Argentine tango and jazz were introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: Due to both Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke testing positive for COVID-19 and being in quarantine, their dance was performed via live feed from their respective homes. Derek Hough also missed the live show "out of an abundance of caution" because he had a "possible COVID-19 exposure", although his test came back negative.


text: The couples had to prepare two new dances to be performed on two consecutive nights. On Monday, they performed routines inspired by the heroes of Disney films, and on Tuesday, they performed routines inspired by the villains. Contemporary and waltz were introduced. Each couple was given the Mickey Dance Challenge where they had to incorporate dance moves that were given to them from Mickey Mouse. The judges decided at the end of the night who they thought incorporated the moves the best in their dance. The winners, Jimmie and Emma, were awarded two extra points. No elimination took place on the first night, but a double elimination occurred on the second night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: The couples danced one unlearned dance to songs from the musical "Grease". The Charleston was introduced. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: The couples dance one unlearned dance inspired by a horror film or TV series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: The couples danced one unlearned dance, and a dance relay with two other couples for extra points, to songs by Queen. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: The couples danced one unlearned dance, and a dance-off for two extra points, to songs by Janet Jackson. Two couples were sent home at the end of the night in a double elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: During the first round, the couples performed a redemption dance to a new song that was coached by one of the four judges. In the second round, they danced one unlearned dance. Two couples were sent home at the end of the night in a double elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


text: "Individual judges' scores in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli."


text: During the first round, the couples performed a fusion dance of two dance styles. In the second round, the couples performed a freestyle dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: Katherine Sian Moennig (; born December 29, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on "The L Word" (2004–2009), as well as Jake Pratt on "Young Americans" (2000). Moennig played the role of Lena in the Showtime series "Ray Donovan" from 2013 to 2019. She played a recurring role on "Grown-ish" on Freeform as Professor Paige Hewson in season 2 and 3. She reprised her role as Shane McCutcheon in "" in 2019. Moennig currently hosts podcast "PANTS" with close friend and "L Word" co-star, Leisha Hailey.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Broadway dancer Mary Zahn and violin-maker William H. Moennig III. Her father's maternal half-sister is actress Blythe Danner, making her a half-first cousin of Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Paltrow.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: In 1999, she had the central role in the Our Lady Peace video "Is Anybody Home?". She also took a role in a Fleet Bank commercial, and appeared in a Red Cross Campaign benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina. Moennig was a presenter at the 17th annual GLAAD awards and appeared at the 10th annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: Moennig's first major role was in the television series "Young Americans", playing Jake Pratt. She has played multiple lesbian roles: Shane McCutcheon in "The L Word"; Rosie's (Drew Barrymore) partner Jilly in "Everybody's Fine"; Candace, the lesbian lover of Sophia Myles' character, in "Art School Confidential"; and Lena, a press agent who works for Liev Schreiber's character, in "Ray Donovan". She has also pursued transgender roles, auditioning for the part of Brandon Teena in "Boys Don't Cry", and playing Cheryl Avery, a young transgender woman in the "" episode "".


title: Katherine Moennig

text: In April 2006, Moennig made her Off Broadway debut as "American Girl", opposite Lee Pace, in "Guardians", by Peter Morris. The story is loosely based on that of Lynndie England.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: In 2007, the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) produced the documentary "My Address: A Look At Gay Youth Homelessness" in cooperation with Moennig. Directed by Gigi Nicolas, the documentary explored the experiences of homeless gay youth and the work of the HMI.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: In 2009, Moennig joined the cast of the TV series "Three Rivers". On November 30, 2009, it was announced that CBS had pulled "Three Rivers" from the schedule, with no plans to return it. Moennig appeared in an episode of "This Just Out" in 2010.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: In 2013, tomboy clothing range Wildfang launched in America. Moennig was an ambassador for the brand, appearing in the launch video and designing a limited edition pair of boots.


title: Katherine Moennig

text: Also in 2013, Moennig joined the cast of the Showtime drama "Ray Donovan", starring as Lena, Ray Donovan's assistant.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in "".


title: Joshua Bassett

text: Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California, to parents Taylor and Laura. He has five sisters, and was home-schooled.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: His first introduction to musical theater was at age 7, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series," when he was in a community theater production of "High School Musical" as J.V. Jock No. 2. Since then, Bassett has starred in over 30 musical productions. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 years old to start acting, living in his car for some time to get by.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: From 2017 to 2018, Bassett appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: "Lethal Weapon", "Game Shakers", and "Dirty John".


title: Joshua Bassett

text: His first substantial role was in early 2018 when he starred as Aidan Peters in the third and final season of the Disney Channel comedy television series "Stuck In The Middle". In August 2018, Bassett portrayed the role of Matt in a staged reading of the musical "Calvin Berger". The production ran from August 10 through August 12 at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood, California. In October 2018, it was reported he was cast in his first major role, as the male lead Ricky Bowen, on Disney+'s mockumentary musical drama streaming television series "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series".


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In early 2019, Bassett appeared in a guest roleas Linus, a recovering teenage drug addict who is rushed to the hospital after an overdoseon the fifteenth season of the television series "Grey's Anatomy." In July 2019, he was featured on American musician August Kamp's song "Evergreen", of the latter's debut studio album, "19: The Musical". In November 2019, "" debuted on Disney+. Bassett co-wrote the duet "Just for a Moment" with co-star Olivia Rodrigo for the , the latter which was released on January 10, 2020. Both, the debut season and his performance received positive reviews. Shannon Miller of "The A.V. Club" praised him for his talent, musical ability and "handling of dramatic material", and Kayla Cobb of "Decider" stated that Bassett has significant romantic chemistry with Rodrigo. Megan Peters of "Comicbook" wrote that Bassett "will endear fans with his plucky determination to do Troy justice". In December 2019, Bassett appeared in the documentary special, "", which was released on Disney+"."


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency, as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. He released his debut single, "Common Sense", on music platforms on April 3, 2020. Later that month, Bassett appeared in the television special, "The Disney Family Singalong", in which he performed "We're All In This Together" from "High School Musical" alongside the film's cast as well as cast members from the "Zombies" and "Descendants" franchises. In May 2020, he was nominated for the Favorite Male TV Star category at the 33rd Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his role in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". Bassett's second single, "Anyone Else", was released on July 16, 2020. In August 2020, he was a guest star participant on Nickelodeon's reality game series "Unfiltered". In October 2020, in an interview, Bassett revealed that he had worked on his six track debut EP which would be released soon. In December 2020, Bassett appeared in the holiday special, "High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special", in which he performed "The Perfect Gift", an original song from the then-upcoming second season of the series and a cover of "Little Saint Nick" along with Matt Cornett. The special was released on Disney+ while both songs were included in the accompanying soundtrack album which was released in late November. That same month, he revealed in an interview with "Good Morning America" that his debut EP would be released in early 2021.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: On January 14, 2021, Bassett released "Lie Lie Lie", the lead single from his then-upcoming debut EP, with a R3hab remix and an acoustic piano version released the following month. The song peaked in the top thirty on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and in the top ninety on the OOC UK Singles, becoming his first entry on both charts. Bassett had shared a snippet of the song on Instagram under the title, "I Know", back in late 2019 when the song had not entered production. He followed it up with the second single from his EP, "Only a Matter Of Time", released on January 28, 2021. In February 2021, "Limbo", a short film that he had filmed back in 2015, was released on Amazon Prime Video and Vimeo On Demand. Despite the delayed release, the short film marked his film debut. Bassett played Caleb, an estranged young boy who reconnects with his father, the latter who is on a journey of self-reflection. Later that month, he revealed the track listing, cover art, and release date of his EP. On March 12, 2021, Bassett's self-titled debut EP was released. He wrote, co-produced five of six tracks in the record, and played six instruments throughout the body of work. The EP's subject matter centers on heartbreak, love, regret, and betrayal.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: That same month, Bassett was once again nominated for the Favorite Male TV Star category at the 34th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, for "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". In April 2021, he conducted a one-night virtual concert titled "A Night with Joshua Bassett", in which he performed ten songs, including an unreleased song titled "LA", and a cover of "Drops of Jupiter", backed by a full band from EastWest Studios in Los Angeles. The virtual concert was broadcast live on his website, while tickets were up for sale on his merchandise store. It was also recorded and later released as a concert film on Prime Video, iTunes, Vudu, and Microsoft Movies & TV. In May 2021, Bassett released a single titled "Feel Something". He co-directed the music video for the song with fellow creative specialist Sarah Carpenter. Later that month, he reprised his role as Ricky Bowen in the of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". Bassett wrote the Christmas themed original song, "The Perfect Gift", for the sophomore season's soundtrack. Despite of the season receiving a mixed response from critics and viewers, his performance was praised. In October 2021, Billboard placed Bassett in its Billboard 21 Under 21 list, which represented rising artists in the music industry under the age of 21. In December 2021, he released his second EP that consisted of a trio of singles, titled "Set Me Free", "Crisis", and "Secret". The EP was titled after the three songs; Bassett served as a co-creative director for the music videos of the songs.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In February 2022, Bassett released a single titled "Doppelgänger", co-directing the music video for the song with YouTuber and fellow creative Elle Mills. He co-starred along with actor and dancer Ciara Riley Wilson and social media personality Chelsey Amaro in the music video. The following month, he became a brand ambassador for clothing retailer American Eagle's "Members Always: Future Together" campaign alongside Madelyn Cline, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Michael Evans Behling, Coco Gauff, and Mxmtoon. In April 2022, Bassett starred in a supporting role as Anthony, the protagonist's older brother, in the Disney+ original musical comedy film "Better Nate Than Ever", directed and written by Tim Federle and based on his 2013 novel of the same name. The film received generally positive reviews. TJ O'Connell stated that his performance as Anthony "truly brings so much emotional weight to this movie. He represents that approval we need that we think is out of reach." while Joshua Axelrod of "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" wrote that Bassett "sells Anthony’s growth as he finally begins to understand his little brother". Later that month, he won the award for Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) at the 35th Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his performance as Ricky Bowen in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series". In May 2022, Bassett announced his eponymous debut concert tour featuring stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe. In July 2022, he appeared as a contestant on the ninth season of "Celebrity Family Feud", playing for the nonprofit organization, Make-A-Wish, along with other "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" cast members. The same month, Bassett reprised his role as Ricky for the third season of High School Musical: The Musical The Series. He wrote and produced the original song "Finally Free", which appears in the first episode of the season.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In January 2021, Bassett opened his online merchandise store, donating 100% of his proceeds from the merchandise to charity. Current charities that his merchandise store supports include Bring Change to Mind, Teen Line, and Sunrise Movement. Other charities that Bassett's merchandise store has supported include Court Appointed Special Advocates, Jack.org, The Young Feminist Fund, and A Long Walk Home.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: Bassett donated 100% of his proceeds from his song "Crisis", the lead single from his widely streamed December EP "Crisis / Secret / Set Me Free", to mental health organizations. In addition, Bassett donated one dollar for every pre-save of said EP to mental health organizations, raising over twenty thousand dollars. Additionally, Bassett donated a portion of every VIP ticket for his upcoming American/European tour to a charity of the buyer's choice.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In March 2022, Bassett was selected to be an ambassador for the American Eagle "Members Always: Future Together" philanthropic campaign. Through this initiative, the brand will award $200,000 in grants to twenty young people igniting change in their communities. For Mental Health Awareness Month, Bassett, through the program, partnered with mental health awareness nonprofit organization Bring Change to Mind and was a speaker on mental health to local LA high school students at the organization's SoCal Summit.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In August 2022, Bassett was included on the Variety Power of Young Hollywood Impact List and invited to a gala hosted in partnership with Facebook Gaming. As part of the event, Bassett competed in a charity gaming tournament where each impact list honoree chose a charity of their choice to donate all their winnings to. Bassett chose to support Planned Parenthood. He ended up winning the tournament and donating $10,000 to Planned Parenthood.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In September 2022, Bassett released his third EP, "Sad Songs in a Hotel Room". The second single of the project, "Lifeline", was a song dedicated to his mother, who was by his side while he was deathly ill in 2021. Bassett donated 100% of the proceeds for "Lifeline" to "organizations that are a lifeline for others." In addition, with the release of the single, he announced that he was creating an organization called "Find My Lifeline," a haven to provide people with support and lifelines for those who may not have a friend or family member to turn to.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: Bassett sings and plays piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, drums, and some saxophone. On May 10, 2021, he came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community during an interview.


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In January 2021, Bassett became seriously ill and was hospitalized with septic shock and heart failure: "[The doctors] told me that I had a 30% chance of survival. They told me that if I had not checked into the hospital within 12 hours, I would have been found [dead] in my apartment."


title: Joshua Bassett

text: In August 2021, Bassett revealed in an interview that he'd dealt with negative body image issues that developed into "serious problems" around the time the first season of "" was airing.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Michael Steele (born Susan Nancy Thomas on June 2, 1955) is a retired American musician, best known as the bassist for the Bangles. Under the name Micki Steele, she was a founding member of the Runaways but left in 1975, shortly before the band's major label debut. For the next several years, she played with various other musical groups for short periods of time.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: In 1983, Steele replaced original bassist Annette Zilinskas as a member of the Bangles. Steele joined just in time to play on the band's first full-length album, "All Over the Place". She remained with the Bangles throughout the high point of their career, contributing as bassist, vocalist, and songwriter until the band's dissolution in 1989. She rejoined the band for a 2003 reunion album, "Doll Revolution", and toured with them until the following year.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Steele began her professional career as Micki Steele in the teen-girl band The Runaways, one of the first all-female rock groups. Her stay in The Runaways was brief, leaving the band in late 1975, months before the recording of their first self-titled album. The main recording of this early period is an August 1975 demo session, bootlegged and later released as the 1993 album "Born to Be Bad", with Steele playing bass and singing lead vocals on most songs. Additionally, this release also has her first songwriting credit with "Born to Be Bad", cowritten with Sandy West and Kim Fowley. The Runaways recorded a second demo at the famed Gold Star Studios in September 1975; as of 2019 it remains officially unreleased.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Steele's departure from the group has been given several interpretations—her own account being that she was fired by manager Kim Fowley for refusing his sexual propositions and calling the band's debut single "Cherry Bomb" stupid. Fowley would further denigrate her for blowing a chance at fame and not possessing sufficient "magic" or "megalo" to make it in the music industry.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Steele played in many Los Angeles bands between 1976 and 1983, including the power-pop outfit Elton Duck (1979–80), an early version of Slow Children (1979), Toni and the Movers with Jack Sherman (1980–81), the improvisational band Nadia Kapiche (1981) and a brief period as bass player in avant-garde rock outfit Snakefinger. Focusing on her musical technique and frequently playing live, in this period Steele became a highly regarded bassist noted for her melodic style and rich tone, influenced by bassists such as Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Colin Moulding and Carol Kaye.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: In mid-1983, Steele replaced Annette Zilinskas in the Bangles, a then little-known group. At this point Steele was solely the band's bassist, with no released compositions: her only live lead vocal at this time was on the band's cover of the Yardbirds' version of "I'm Not Talkin'" by Mose Allison.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: The Bangles' 1984 debut LP "All Over the Place" is the band's only album with no Steele-written songs; her biggest showcase on the album is the bass solo on "Tell Me".


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: In addition to "All Over the Place", in 1984 Steele also wrote and recorded the political spoken-word piece "El Pollo Loco" for the double LP compilation "Neighborhood Rhythms".


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Although "All Over the Place" was well regarded by critics, it was not a chart success. Like her bandmates, Steele only achieved popular success and fame with the 1986 release of "Different Light" and its hit singles "Manic Monday" (No. 2) and "Walk Like an Egyptian" (No. 1). In addition to playing melodic and often intricate basslines, Steele sings lead on two songs: a cover of Big Star's "September Gurls", later credited for belatedly bringing songwriter Alex Chilton a large income from royalties, and the self-penned "Following", a stark and introspective ballad far from the glossy sound and more standard lyrical themes of "Different Light"s other tracks. "Rolling Stone" magazine praised "Following" upon the album's release as its standout song, a dark composition that pointed the band in new jazz and folk directions, only some of which would be explored. Steele also sings lead on the second verse of "Walk Like an Egyptian".


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: As often discussed in later interviews, "Different Light" was also the product of significant contention and tension between the band and producer David Kahne; much of this contention surrounding the use of musicians outside the band on some songs. Despite lingering controversy about the extent to which session musicians were employed on the album, Steele is the only band member confirmed not to have been overdubbed, an achievement she later joked was only because Kahne "ran out of money".


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: A commercial success on its 1988 release, "Everything" would also be the Bangles' final album before their 1989 breakup. In terms of Steele's career, "Everything" also reflects her development as a songwriter, with her three songs, "Complicated Girl", "Something To Believe In" and "Glitter Years" being the most she had written on an album to this point. Two further songs written for the "Everything" sessions did not appear on the album, with "Between the Two" eventually appearing on 2003's "Doll Revolution", and "Happy Man Today", played live on the band's summer 1987 tour, remaining unreleased. In addition to her usual bass credits, Steele is also credited with several guitar parts, euphemistically referred to in the album liner notes as "occasional guitar". Although none of Steele's songs were released as singles, they were seen by several critics upon "Everything"s release as among the album's best tracks. A particularly emphatic example is that of the "Chicago Sun-Times", stating that her songs provide "most of the album's highlights", combining sophistication and accessibility.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: After the demise of the Bangles, Steele initially sought to write and record material for a solo release. She remained musically active throughout much of the decade. Besides recording songs for an unreleased solo album, she played in several bands in this time, most notably as rhythm guitarist and singer in her short-lived band Crash Wisdom (producing several more unreleased songs) and as bassist in Michelle Muldrow's San Francisco-based group Eyesore.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: By the late 1990s, the Bangles agreed to reunite, with Steele being the last holdout, only joining the reunion with the expectation that they would focus on releasing new material and not become a "Dick Clark oldies band". The band soon recorded a 15-track album that would eventually be released in 2003 as "Doll Revolution". The album had three Steele songs; "Nickel Romeo", "Between the Two" and the previously unheard "Song for a Good Son". Positive and negative reviews alike again noted these songs for their strikingly different sound and mood to the rest of the album.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: Despite initial brief tours in 2003, various family commitments for her bandmates meant that the band could not tour and support the album following its American release as much as Steele wished, a problem later noted by Susanna Hoffs as contributing to Steele's leaving the band in the middle of a tour. Although her final concert was in early 2004, her departure was not officially acknowledged until May 2005.


title: Michael Steele (musician)

text: In this period Steele also contributed guest bass parts to two albums by Lisa Dewey, playing on "Weather Changer Girl" (2000) and "Busk" (2004).


title: Census-designated place

text: A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.


title: Census-designated place

text: CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP.


title: Census-designated place

text: The boundaries of a CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 Census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on the geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts.


title: Census-designated place

text: The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia's CDP in the list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii, is shown in the city and town estimates.


title: Census-designated place

text: The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census, the 1790 Census (for example, Louisville, Kentucky which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through the 1890 Census, in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated.


title: Census-designated place

text: For the 1940 Census, the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in the 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside "urbanized areas". In 1960, the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England, whose political geography is based on the New England town, and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with a population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census, the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000.


title: Census-designated place

text: For the 1980 Census, the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census, the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska, Puerto Rico, island areas, and Native American reservations. Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census.


title: Census-designated place

text: The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to the boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008.


title: Census-designated place

text: The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities, the boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place.


title: Census-designated place

text: By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in the same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category.


title: Census-designated place

text: The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However, the Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns.


title: Esha Gupta

text: Esha Gupta (; born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss India International title of 2007. She has established a career in Bollywood films.


title: Esha Gupta

text: Gupta entered the Femina Miss India contest in 2007, where she placed third and won the Miss India International title, and later represented India at Miss International pageant. She soon received offers for film roles, and made her acting debut in the 2012 commercially successful crime thriller "Jannat 2", that fetched her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Gupta received praise for her portrayal in the political drama "Chakravyuh" (2012) but her performance in the comedy film "Humshakals" (2014) met with negative reviews. Her highest-grossing releases came with the horror thriller "Raaz 3D" (2013), the crime drama "Rustom" (2016) and "Baadshaho" (2017).


title: Esha Gupta

text: Gupta was born in New Delhi. Her father is a retired Air Force Officer and her mother is a homemaker. She has a sister named Neha. She spent most of her childhood in Dehradun, Hyderabad and Delhi. She has completed Mass Communication from School of Communication, Manipal University, Manipal Later she pursued a career in Bollywood instead.


title: Esha Gupta

text: Gupta participated in Femina Miss India in 2007, where she won Miss Photogenic and came 3rd to go on to compete in Miss India International. She featured in the Kingfisher Calendar in 2010.


title: Esha Gupta

text: Gupta made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt's "Jannat 2" in 2012 opposite Emraan Hashmi in the lead role.


title: Esha Gupta

text: In 2013, Esha acted a cameo in the film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. In 2014, she was seen in Sajid Khan's Comic Caper "Humshakals" alongside Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Tamannaah. Box Office India declared it a "disaster". She was ranked at 8th position for Times '50 most desirable Women of 2013.


title: Esha Gupta

text: In 2017, she played the main antagonist in action film , which was a moderate box-office success. In 2019, she played a supporting character in comedy film "Total Dhamaal". The film grossed ₹200 crore (US$28 million) worldwide in twelve days of release, and was one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2019.


title: Esha Gupta

text: Esha is seen participating in environmental initiatives including “Beach Cleanup Drives”, “Walk for saving the Mangroves”, protecting the forests. She is also associated with Surman Sansthan towards girl child upliftment and education.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine and M249 SAW light machine gun and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges; and to develop small arms fire control systems for the new weapons.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: Seven defense manufacturers competed in the program, with five attempting to design and produce the weapons; two attempting to create and supply fire control optics. The U.S. Army officially announced the winners in early 2022; SIG Sauer to produce the XM5 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle, Vortex Optics to produce the XM157 fire control system, and Winchester produce the custom 6.8mm ammunition cartridges designed by SIG Sauer. The program was expected to cost $10 million in the first year of production, and $150 million the next.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: The NGSW program began in 2017, after the U.S. Congress issued an order for the U.S. Army to conduct an assessment regarding the need to upgrade existing M4 carbines with SOCOM's SOPMOD free floating rail. It was concluded that the M4 carbine was still favored by troops and also performed well under stress. Feeding issues and other problems were fixed by using different ammunition types and magazines. Despite this, the M4 had difficulty penetrating the types of bulletproof vests used by Russian and Chinese troops, especially at longer ranges. Pressure to develop a new weapon system also arose from military programs created by other countries, such as Russia's Ratnik program. The US Army's Soldier Enhancement Program released its findings in December 2017 which recommended proceeding with the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program as a more cost effective solution compared to only retrofitting M4s with free float rail systems.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: Previous attempts to replace the M4 failed due to lack of funding, poor submissions, or re-evaluation of tactics and requirements. These included the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program, the Special Purpose Individual Weapon program, and the Advanced Combat Rifle program (not to be confused with the Adaptive Combat Rifle).


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: In 2017, the U.S. Army issued requirements for prototype Next Generation Squad Weapon submissions. The program's rifle requirement, referred to as NGSW-R, was required to use a 6.8mm round, and be able to utilize small arms fire control systems. The program's support weapon, referred to as NGSW-AR, was required to be no longer than ; no heavier than including attachments; able to suppress targets out to ; able to accurately fire on targets out to ; able to make use of small arms fire-control systems.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: On April 19, 2022, after 27 months of prototyping and evaluation, the Army announced that SIG Sauer was awarded the NGSW program contract, and would produce the replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 SAW for the next 10 years. The new rifle, designated the XM5, is based on the company's SIG MCX SPEAR rifle, while the new automatic rifle, designated the XM250, is based on the company's SIG MG 6.8 belt-fed gun.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: The company was awarded a small initial production order, worth $10.4 million, for about 25 rifles, 15 automatic rifles, and a “large quantity” of ammunition so the weapons could be tested and the production line fine-tuned.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: A U.S. Army press release stated the new weapons would "provide significant capability improvements in accuracy, range and overall lethality. They are lightweight, fire more lethal ammunition, mitigate recoil, provide improved barrel performance, and include integrated muzzle sound and flash reduction."


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: The program also included the development of new fire control systems for small-arms weapons. Two companies entered the competition: Vortex Optics and L3Harris Technologies, both of whose submissions utilized integrated fire control systems using laser rangefinders, direct view optics, digital overlays, and ballistic calculation systems, as per NGSW program requirements. In late January 2022, the U.S. Army selected Vortex Optics' offering, designated the XM157 fire control system.


title: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program

text: NGSW weapon proposals used proponent designed cartridges with government-issued 6.8mm general-purpose projectiles, this allowed each proposed weapon and cartridge to be designed together to meet the performance requirements. In January 2022, Winchester was awarded a contract to produce the ammunition. In April 2022, with the selection of the MCX Spear, SIG Sauer's hybrid metal cartridge would become the new cartridge subsequently referred to as 6.8x51mm Common Cartridge by the US Army.


title: Margarita Levieva

text: Levieva was born in then Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), into a family of Russian-Jewish descent. Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the siege of Leningrad. From the age of three she began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics.


title: Margarita Levieva

text: Levieva emigrated to the United States at age 11 with her mother and twin brother Michael, and settled in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Though she was accepted into Laguardia High School to study dance, she instead attended public high school in Secaucus, New Jersey. In addition to working full-time as a fashion buyer, Levieva graduated a year early from New York University with a double major in economics and psychology and minors in philosophy, sociology, and Russian history. Levieva went on to complete the Meisner Acting Program at the William Esper Studio in New York.


title: Margarita Levieva

text: In 2005, Levieva made a guest appearance on "" and in the following two years starred in the Fox series "Vanished" and feature films "The Invisible", "Billy's Choice", and "Noise".


title: Margarita Levieva

text: Levieva starred in the 2019 independent film "Inherit the Viper". Her other film credits include "It Happened In L.A." (2017), "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" (2015), "Sleeping with Other People" (2015), "James White" (2015), "For Ellen" (2012), "The Lincoln Lawyer" (2011), "Adventureland" (2009), and "Spread" (2009).


title: Margarita Levieva

text: In 2009, Levieva made an appearance in the NBC drama "Kings" (in the episode "First Night"), starred in the play "The Retributionists", and made her Broadway debut in "Impressionism". She also starred in the HBO comedy-drama series "How to Make it in America".


title: Margarita Levieva

text: Levieva's television appearances include her series regular roles in ABC drama series "Revenge" (2011–2015) and in HBO series "The Deuce" (2016–2019). In "The Deuce", Levieva played Abby Parker, an adventurous college student.


title: Margarita Levieva

text: Levieva stars as Jenny Franklin in the 2022 Netflix series "In From the Cold". Jenny is a single mother from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who, during a European vacation with her daughter, finds her life turned upside down when the CIA forces her to confront her long-buried past as a Russian spy, the product of a secret KGB experiment that endowed her with "special abilities".


title: Marten

text: A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on the species; it is valued by animal trappers for the fur trade. Martens are slender, agile animals, adapted to living in the taiga, which inhabit coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the Northern Hemisphere.


title: Marten

text: Results of DNA research indicate that the genus "Martes" is paraphyletic, with some studies placing "Martes americana" outside the genus and allying it with "Eira" and "Gulo", to form a new New World clade. The genus first evolved up to seven million years ago during the Miocene epoch.


title: Marten

text: Another described fossil species, "Martes nobilis" from the Holocene, is now considered synonymous with the American marten.


title: Marten

text: The Modern English "marten" comes from the Middle English 'Mearth' or in turn borrowed from the Anglo-French and Old French (Latin ), itself from a Germanic source; cf. Old English , Old Norse , and Old High German and Yiddish . A group of martens is called a "richness."


title: Marten

text: Martens are solitary animals, meeting only to breed in late spring or early summer. Litters of up to five blind and nearly hairless kits are born in early spring. They are weaned after around two months, and leave the mother to fend for themselves at about three to four months of age.


title: Marten

text: The marten is populous in the northern Ontario community of Big Trout Lake. During the fur trade, commissioned by the Hudson Bay Company in the 18th and 19th centuries, the marten pelt was typically fashioned into mittens. The marten is still traded locally. The locals place a high value on this pelt, typically trading it for consumable goods.


title: Marten

text: In the Middle Ages, marten pelts were highly valued goods used as a form of payment in Slavonia, the Croatian Littoral, and Dalmatia. The banovac, a coin struck and used between 1235 and 1384, included the image of a marten. This is one of the reasons why the Croatian word for marten, "kuna", is the name of the modern Croatian currency. A marten is depicted on the obverse of the 1-, 2-, and 5-kuna coins, minted since 1993, and on the reverse of the 25-kuna commemorative coins.


title: Marten

text: A running marten is shown on the coat of arms of Slavonia and subsequently on the modern design of the coat of arms of Croatia. The official seal of the Croatian Sabor (parliament) from 1497 until the late 18th century had a similar design.


title: Marten

text: The Finnish communications company Nokia derives its name, via the river Nokianvirta, from a type of marten locally known as the "nokia".


title: Marten

text: The Latin word for helmet, "galea," originally meant "marten pelt," although it is unclear whether early Romans wore these helmets for symbolical reasons or for their fine fur.


title: Godavari River

text: The Godavari (IAST: "Godāvarī" ]) is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra. It flows east for , draining the states of Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%) and Odisha (5.7%). The river ultimately empties into the Bay of Bengal through an extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to , it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganga and Indus rivers having a larger drainage basin. In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari is the largest in peninsular India, and had been dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga (Ganges of the South).


title: Godavari River

text: The river has been revered in Hindu scriptures for many millennia and continues to harbour and nourish a rich cultural heritage. In the past few decades, the river has been barricaded by several barrages and dams, keeping a head of water (depth) which lowers evaporation. Its broad river delta houses 729 persons/km – nearly twice the Indian average population density and has a substantial risk of flooding, which in lower parts would be exacerbated if the global sea level were to rise.


title: Godavari River

text: The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central India near Nashik in Maharashtra, from the Arabian Sea. It flows for , first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits into two distributaries that widen into a large river delta at Dowleswaram Barrage in Rajahmundry and then flows into the Bay of Bengal.


title: Godavari River

text: The Godavari River has a coverage area of , which is nearly one-tenth of the area of India and is equivalent to the area of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland put together. The river basin is considered to be divided into 3 sections:


title: Godavari River

text: These put together account for 24.2% of the total basin area. The rivers annual average water inflows are nearly 110 billion cubic metres. Nearly 50% of the water availability is being harnessed. The water allocation from the river among the riparian states are governed by the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal. The river has highest flood flows in India and experienced recorded flood of 3.6 million cusecs in the year 1986 and annual flood of 1.0 million cusecs is normal.


title: Godavari River

text: In Maharashtra state where it takes origin, the river has an extensive course, the upper basin (origin to its confluence with Manjira) of which lies entirely within the state, cumulatively draining an area as large as – about half the area of Maharashtra. Within Nashik district, the river assumes a north-easterly course until it flows into the Gangapur Reservoir created by a dam of the same name. The reservoir along with the Kashypi Dam provides potable water to Nashik, one of the largest cities located on its banks. The river as it emerges through the dam, some upstream from Nashik, flows on a rocky bed undulated by a series of chasms and rocky ledges, resulting in the formation of two significant waterfalls – the Gangapur and the Someshwar waterfalls. The latter, located at Someshwar is more popularly known as the Dudhsagar Waterfall. About east of Gangapur the river passes the town of Nashik where it collects its effluents in the form of the river Nasardi on its right bank.


title: Godavari River

text: About south of Nashik, the river bends sharply to the east, washing the base of a high cliff formerly the site of a Mughal fort, but which is now being eroded away by the action of floods. About below Nashik is the confluence of the Godavari and one of its tributaries, the Darna. The stream occupies, for nine months in the year, a small space in a wide and gravelly bed, the greyish banks being high, topped with a deep layer of black soil. A few kilometres after its meeting with the Darna, the Godavari swerves to the north-east, before the Banganga, from the north-west, meets it on the left. The course of the main stream then tends more decidedly south. At Nandur-Madhmeshwar, the Kadva, a second large affluent, brings considerable increase to the waters of the Godavari. The river begins its southeasterly course characteristic of rivers of the Deccan Plateau. The river exits the Niphad Taluka of Nashik and enters the Kopargaon taluka, Ahmednagar District. Within Ahmednagar District the river quickly completes its short course, flowing alongside the town of Kopargaon and reaching Puntamba. Beyond this, the river serves as a natural boundary between the following districts:


title: Godavari River

text: The river beyond, near the village Sonpeth, flows into Parbhani. In Parbhani district, the river flows through Gangakhed taluka. As mentioned above, the Godavari is also called Dakshinganga so the city is called as Gangakhed (meaning a village on the bank of Ganga). As per Hindu rituals this place is considered quite important for after death peace to flow ashes into the river.


title: Godavari River

text: Its course is relatively non-significant except for receiving two smaller streams – Indrayani and Masuli – merging at its left and right banks, respectively. Within the last taluka of the district Parbhani, Purna, the river drains a major tributary of the same name: Purna.


title: Godavari River

text: It then exits into the neighbouring district of Nanded where before reaching the town Nanded, it is impounded by the Vishnupuri Dam and thus with it, bringing Asia's largest lift irrigation projects to life. A little downstream from Nanded, the river receives Asna, a small stream, on its left bank. It then runs into the controversial Babli project soon ends its course within Maharashtra, albeit temporarily, at its merger with a major tributary – Manjira.


title: Godavari River

text: The river after flowing into Telangana, re-emerges to run as a state boundary separating the Mancherial, Telangana from Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. At the state border, it runs between Sironcha and Somnoor Sangam receiving one tributary at each of those nodal points – the Pranhita and subsequently the Indravati.


title: Godavari River

text: Godavari enters into Telangana in Nizamabad district at Kandakurthy where Manjira, Haridra rivers joins Godavari and forms Triveni Sangamam. The river flows along the border between Nirmal and Mancherial districts in the north and Nizamabad, Jagtial, Peddapalli districts to its south. About after entering Telangana it merges with the back waters of the Sriram Sagar Dam. The river after emerging through the dam gates, enjoys a wide river bed, often splitting to encase sandy islands. The river receives a minor but significant tributary Kadam river. It then emerges at its eastern side to act as a state border with Maharashtra only to later enter into Bhadradri Kothagudem district. In this district, the river flows through an important Hindu pilgrimage town – Bhadrachalam.


title: Godavari River

text: The river further swells after receiving a minor tributary Kinnerasani River and exits into Andhra Pradesh.


title: Godavari River

text: Within the state of Andhra Pradesh, the river flows through hilly terrain of the Eastern Ghats known as the Papi hills which explains the narrowing of its bed as it flows through a gorge for a few km, only to re-widen at Polavaram. The deepest bed level of Godavari River, located 36 km upstream of Polavaram dam, is at 45 meters below the sea level. Before crossing the Papi hills, it receives its last major tributary Sabari River on its left bank. The river upon reaching the plains begins to widen out until it reaches Rajahmundry. Arma Konda () is the highest peak in the Godavari river basin as well as in Eastern Ghats.


title: Godavari River

text: Dowleswaram Barrage was constructed across the river in Rajahmundry. At Rajahmundry, the Godavari splits into two large branches which are called Gautami (Gautami Godavari) and Vasishta Godavari and five smaller branches. Similarly, the Vasishta splits into two branches named Vasishta and Vainateya. These four branches which join the Bay of Bengal at different places, form a delta of length along the coast of the Bay of Bengal and is called the Konaseema region. This delta along with the delta of the Krishna River is called the "Rice Granary" of South India.