who is the actress that does the progressive commercials
Koe de Oshigoto!


sixteenth birthday. Kanna does not want to become a voice actress at first, but after she thinks about all of the things her sister did for her when she was growing up, and knowing that she owes her, she finally agrees. However, Kanna is still very nervous about being a voice actress for such games. As the story progresses, she becomes more and more comfortable with the requirements of the job. She is helped along by both her coworkers and a classmate who also does work on eroge in his spare
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Flo (Progressive)


Flo is a fictional salesperson character appearing in more than 100 commercials for Progressive Corporation, beginning in 2008. Portrayed by actress and comedian Stephanie Courtney, the character has developed a fan base on social networks and has become an iconic advertising mascot. The character debuted in 2008 through several television commercials and has since appeared in radio and print advertisements and web banners. "Flo", an upbeat store employee for Progressive Corporation, was created by the Boston-based agency Arnold Worldwide, specifically copywriter John Park and art director Steve Reepmeyer
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The Autograph Man


The Autograph Man, published in 2002, is the second novel by Zadie Smith. It follows the progress of a Jewish-Chinese Londoner named Alex-Li Tandem, who buys and sells autographs for a living and is obsessed with celebrities. Eventually, his obsession culminates in a meeting with the elusive American-Russian actress Kitty Alexander, a star from Hollywood's Golden Age. In 2003, the novel won the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize. The novel was a commercial success, but was not as well received by
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Judy Kuhn


Hope Davis, Victor Garber, Laura Innes and Eric Stoltz, was commercially unsuccessful, closing after 29 regular performances. In 1993, Kuhn played in the Roundabout Theater Company revival of "She Loves Me", portraying Amalia Balash, a young Budapest shopgirl who is unaware that the co-worker she despises is the young man with whom she's been sharing an anonymous correspondence. Her performance earned her a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress in a Musical. The 1993 Broadway recording of this revival does not feature Kuhn, who
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List of EastEnders characters (1987)


extremely accomplished and hugely popular actress and we're very excited to have her in Albert Square. Fi Browning is something of a departure for EastEnders; a no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability. But does she have an agenda? And who—or what—has she set her sights on?" In August 2017, Faulkner was longlisted for Best Bad Girl at the Inside Soap Awards, while the revelation that Fi is associated with Max was longlisted for Best Shock Twist. She did not progress to
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Last Scandal


of modern ajumma does not just include rebelling against their mothers-in-law. They contain a progressive spirit." Calling the series a "trendy ajumma drama," director Lee Tae-gon said that he wanted to portray "the romance of people who believe their good days are over." Lead actress Choi Jin-sil was perfect casting, as she was once the darling of Korean popular culture during the late 1980s through the 1990s, but a controversial marriage and divorce forced her into a five-year hiatus
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Kajal Aggarwal


Despite her limited role, the actress does well". Next, she featured in two Tamil films, working with industry-leading actors and directors. In July 2015 she was seen as an entrepreneur in Balaji Mohan's gangster comedy film "Maari", opposite Dhanush. Critics rated it as a "regular masala movie" and "Rediff" noted: "Kajal Aggarwal does have a significant role to play, but their onscreen chemistry just does not work". The film became a commercial success. Her other release,
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List of awards and nominations received by Madhuri Dixit


Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in "Abodh" (1984). Though the film failed commercially, Dixit continued acting in films and attained commercial success with "Tezaab" in 1988. The film earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 34th Filmfare Awards. Dixit starred in the 1990 romantic drama "Dil", the biggest hit of the year and it won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She starred in a string of commercial successes and portrayed
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Flo (Progressive)


. Some have noticed that Flo has some resemblance in style and appearance to Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, especially when she sings, ”I’ll Stand By You”- one of the band’s songs. In 2011, Progressive introduced an Australian counterpart to Flo, named Kitty, played by Australian actress Holly Austin. As of November 2014, Flo had appeared in 100 commercials. Flo is a cashier and is recognizable by her extreme enthusiasm, name tag, sparkling white no-wrinkles uniform, upbeat personality, heavy makeup, and
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The Past of Mary Holmes


eccentric behavior, Mary breeds geese, and is thus known in her neighborhood as 'The Goose Woman'. She blames her grown son Geoffrey (Linden) for the deterioration of her voice, and does everything to destroy his life. When Geoffrey, who works as a commercial artist, announces to her that he will marry Joan Hoyt (Arthur), an actress, she becomes torn with jealousy and threatens to reveal to Joan that he is an illegitimate birth. Not allowing his mother the satisfaction of destroying his life,
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Johnny Roventini


of the hit show, Lucille Ball and Arnaz, who were expected to promote products sponsoring their shows in that era, when embedding ads straight into programs and in having the stars of shows do ads for the sponsors was common practice. In a particularly memorable episode, "Lucy Does a TV Commercial", the actress dresses up in the "Johnny the Bellhop" costume. Industry watchers reported that Lucy, Desi and Johnny had soon become fast friends while working together. As "I Love Lucy" was enjoying its enormous
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A King in New York


. Later, he does make a few commercials in order to get some money. Invited to speak at a progressive school, Shahdov meets Rupert Macabee (Michael Chaplin), a ten-year-old historian and editor of the school paper who doesn't want to disclose his political affinity due to fear of McCarthyism. Macabee proceeds to give Shahdov a stern Marxist lecture. Although Rupert himself says he distrusts all forms of government, his parents are Communists who are jailed for not giving up names at a Joseph McCarthy-type
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Halloween II (2009 film)


these bipolar moments", where her emotions are spontaneously changing from points of happiness to agitation. The actress stated that Zombie wanted to see Laurie Strode travel into "these really dark places". Taylor-Compton clarified that when the film starts Laurie is still not aware that Michael is her older brother, and as the film progresses more and more pieces of information are given to her and she does not know how to deal with them. The actress explained that the darkness brewing inside Laurie is manifested externally, generally through her
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Priya Kapoor


done the wrong thing. She feels so awful for it, as she does love her husband." The actress revealed that Priya is unable to get Paul out of her mind and does decide to continue with the affair. Gooneratne commented that the further along the storyline progressed, the more fun she had had with it. Dennis added that Priya and Paul's affair was "a time bomb" waiting to go off and believed it would shake up both households. Priya decides to end her affair with Paul and the pair
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Aaahh Belinda


Aaahh Belinda is a 1986 Turkish fantastic comedy film, directed by Atıf Yılmaz, featuring Müjde Ar as a young actress appearing in a TV-commercial for a shampoo, who finds herself transported into the role she plays. The film screened in competition at the 23rd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where it won Golden Oranges for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. Serap, a young actress with a strong, lively personality and a special dislike for middle-class family life, takes part in a TV-commercial
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Conservatism in Canada


market or liberal economically. Prior to the 1960s, these Conservatives were most identified with the Montreal and Toronto commercial elite who took positions of influence within the Progressive Conservative Party. Since the mid-1970s, they have been heavily influenced by the libertarian movement and the more individualist nature of American conservatism. Blue Tories tend to favour libertarian policies such as devolution of federal power to the provincial governments, a reduced role for government in the economy, reduction of taxation and similar mainstream market liberal ideals. The term Blue Tory does not refer to
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Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida


in 320 rooms in the country. Director Góes (2003) says that although she does not consider herself an actress, he likes her interpretation: "Xuxa has a great presence on screen, lending her characters a lot of authority. Since she does not pretend to be an actress, she puts a lot of her personality into her characters." Actress Natália Lage, who lives Helena in the film, pointed out that children's audiences are seldom targeted by national film productions: "The responsibility for making films of this
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Human trafficking in Papua New Guinea


Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2 Watchlist" in 2017. The Government of Papua New Guinea showed negligible progress in its anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts during the year. No trafficking offenders were arrested or prosecuted during the year. Papua New Guinea does not have a comprehensive anti-trafficking law, and the penal code does not prohibit all forms of trafficking. Its criminal code does not specifically prohibit the trafficking of adults, but prohibits trafficking of children for commercial sexual exploitation and slavery. Penalties prescribed for trafficking
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Progressive Corporation


and cats that are injured in a crash and is included at no additional cost with Collision coverage. Immediate Response Vehicles (IRVs) used by Progressive are specially modified Ford Explorers and Ford Escapes. Progressive's television advertisements feature an overly enthusiastic cashier named Flo (played by actress Stephanie Courtney), who explains the benefits of Progressive Insurance. In December 2010, the company introduced the "Messenger," as a complementary campaign. He was played by John Jenkinson. In 2012, Progressive introduced another character, a personified box (
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Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005


set out in the Directive. That maximum harmonisation is not yet in force. The Directive starts with a general prohibition on unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices (Articles 3(1) and 5(1)) and then goes into progressively greater detail defining what that means. Article 3(2) states the Directive is expressly "without prejudice to contract law and, in particular, to the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract" (see also the 9th recital to the Directive). It does not seek to
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KTSN (AM)


KTSN (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Austin, Texas. While KTSN is commercially licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), it is the flagship station of the non-commercial listener-supported "Sun Radio Network" and does not air advertisements. The station is owned by Daryl O'Neal, CEO of Township Media DBA The Sun Radio Network. The network airs a mix of adult album alternative and Americana music, along with other genres such as progressive country, blues and folk music. KTSN
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Human trafficking in Kuwait


to destinations including Morocco, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to engage in commercial sex acts. The Government of Kuwait does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, and is not making significant efforts to do so. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2 Watchlist" in 2017. The Government of Kuwait demonstrated no progress in punishing trafficking offenses this year. Kuwait does not explicitly prohibit trafficking in persons, though it prohibits
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Anya Major


Anya Major (born 1966) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial, and in 1985 appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name. In 1983, the Chiat/Day advertising agency held a casting call in London, on behalf of their client, Apple Computer, for what would prove to be a landmark television commercial. The vision of the agency and director Ridley Scott stipulated an actress capable of running up
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Cinema of West Bengal


Bengali actresses was Sharmila Tagore, who debuted in Ray's "The World of Apu", and became a major actress in Bengali cinema as well as Bollywood. Despite Suchitra Sen being the greatest actress, Sharmila was the most commercial successful actress in history with films like "The World of Apu" (1959), "Devi" (1960), "Nayak" (1966), "Simabaddha" (1967) and "Aranyer Dinratri" (1970). Utpal Dutt is internationally known for his acting in movies
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Tamannaah


character's layers are revealed as the film progresses. Upon release, Tamannaah received praise from the critics with Sify's reviewer calling her the film's "major asset", and Karthik Pasupulate of "The Times of India" stating that she "does the needful" and "does add more than glamour value to the film". The film was declared a major commercial success by the end of its 50-day run. She earned a nomination each at 60th Filmfare Awards South and CineMAA Awards 2013 in the Best Actor Female category
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Ananya (actress)


Ayilya Nair, better known by her stage name Ananya, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Ananya made her acting debut in Malayalam with "Positive" (2008) and debuted the following year in Tamil with "Naadodigal", which emerged a critical and commercial success. She received the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2012 for the telefilm "Doore" and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for "Engaeyum Eppothum" in 2011. Ananya was born as Ayilya
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Devayani (actress)


Devayani is an Indian actress who predominantly acts in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu along with a few Kannada, Hindi and Bengali films. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films "Surya Vamsam" and "Bharathi" and a Special Award for "Kadhal Kottai". She was the leading actress from 1996 to 2003 in Tamil . She has also appeared in other commercially successful films, including "Aanandham" and "Friends" as well as in the Sun TV series "Kolangal
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Dana Barron


Dana Barron (born April 22, 1966) is an American actress who is best known for her role as the original Audrey Griswold in the 1983 film "National Lampoon's Vacation" which she reprised in 2003's "" for NBC television. Barron was born in New York City, New York. Her mother, Joyce McCord, is a stage actress. Her father, Robert Weeks Barron, was a director of commercials and a Congregationalist church pastor; Robert founded The Weist-Barron School of Television, the first commercial
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Stephanie Courtney


Stephanie Courtney (born February 8, 1970) is an American actress and comedian, best known for playing the advertising character Flo in television and radio commercials for Progressive Corporation beginning in 2008, and noted for her recurring roles on several television series, including the voices of Renee the Receptionist and Joy Peters on the Adult Swim comedy "Tom Goes to the Mayor" (2004–06), Marge on the AMC drama "Mad Men" (2007); and Diane on the ABC comedy "Cavemen" (2007). She
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Sonam Kapoor


same-sex relationships in India. Critics praised the film for its progressive story and for pushing boundaries in Hindi cinema, but it failed to do well commercially. Kapoor will next star in Abhishek Sharma's film adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's novel "The Zoya Factor", in which she plays the titular character. Born into a prominent actor family, Kapoor has appeared in the media from an early age, and is one of the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood. After the success of "Raanjhanaa" and "Bhaag
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Yuvina Parthavi


Yuvina Parthavi is an Indian child actress who has appeared in films and commercials. She was introduced as a child actress in AVM Productions television serial "Uravukku Kai Koduppom" (2011), before making a breakthrough in films portraying a young girl. And also acted in web series "As I am suffering from kadhal". Yuvina was introduced as a child actress in AVM Productions television serial "Uravukku Kai Koduppom" (2011) by director Bhuvanesh, who met Yuvina and her father Mahesh while on a tour. Her performance
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José María Torre


José María Torre (born José María Torre Hutt on November 4, 1977 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actor and fashion designer who started his career at the age of five doing television commercials. He is the brother of actresses Fátima and Andrea Torre. He is known by the nickname "Chema". Born in Mexico City into a large family, that encompasses four brothers and six sisters, two of them actresses: Andrea and Fátima. Torre started his acting career at the age of five years doing commercials, at
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Aishwarya Rai


Tamil novel Ponniyin Selvan. Rai made her first commercial for Camlin exam pencils when she was in the 9th grade. Rai became popular after appearing in a Pepsi commercial with actor Aamir Khan. She is the only actress who endorsed both Pepsi and Coca-Cola. She is one of the top brand ambassadors in the country and is one of the top paid Bollywood actresses in this respect. She modelled for Titan Watches, Longines watches, L'Oréal, Coca-Cola, Lakmé Cosmetics, Casio pager, Philips, Palmolive, Lux
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution


violated the First Amendment. According to the Court, “the First Amendment does not permit the government to compel a person to pay for another party’s speech just because the government thinks that the speech furthers the interests of the person who does not want to pay.” Commercial speech is speech done on behalf of a company or individual for the purpose of making a profit. Unlike political speech, the Supreme Court does not afford commercial speech full protection under the First Amendment. To effectively distinguish commercial speech from other types of
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Keiko Kitagawa


Her parents were initially opposed, but they gave their permission, on two conditions: that she give up if she was making no progress within a year, and that she put her studies first and graduate from university. She has kept the second half of the promise, graduating in commercial science from Meiji University in Tokyo in March 2009. The one year time limit did not prove to be a problem. Within a week or so of joining an agency, she had been selected as both a model and an actress.
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Rhiana Griffith


Rhiana Jade Griffith (born 16 April 1985) is an Australian actress, artist and model. Griffith was born in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. She began modeling as a child, doing runway work and catalogue ads, and progressed from there to television commercials. From there, she got her first guest-starring role on the Australian medical drama "Children's Hospital", and won her first film role, as Mercia in the 1998 film "15 Amore". Shortly thereafter, she won ModelQuest98
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Ofra Haza


Bat-Sheva Ofra Haza-Ashkenazi (; 19 November 1957 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, actress and Grammy Award-nominee recording artist, commonly known as "The Israeli Madonna", or "Madonna of the East". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. Inspired by a love of her Yemenite-Jewish and Hebrew culture, her music quickly spread to a wider Middle Eastern audience. As her career progressed, Haza was able to switch between traditional and more commercial singing
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Nusrat Faria


Nusrat Faria () is a Bangladeshi film actress, model, television presenter and radio jockey. As a child, Faria was progressive and always involved in extracurricular activities. She also dreamt of being an army officer, but gave that up in order to pursue her passion of being a star in show business. Faria started her career as a debater participating in a BTV debate show. She is a national debate champions in 2010 and 2011. She started her career in show business as a model in several television commercials. Throughout
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Priyanka Chopra


, including the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, the IIFA Award for Best Actress, the Screen Award for Best Actress, the Stardust Award for Actor of the Year - Female (with Dostana) and the Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. With a worldwide revenue of , "Fashion" emerged as a commercial success, and was listed by Subhash K. Jha as one of the best films of the decade with women protagonists. It was noted for being commercially
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Gilmore Stadium


as does a billboard advertising Gilmore products. A sign for the nearby Fairfax Theater, across Beverly Boulevard at the north (open) end of the stadium, is also visible in the background a couple of times. On May 19, 1947, Gilmore Stadium was packed with people waiting to hear a speech by Progressive Party candidate for President Henry A. Wallace. Wallace served as vice president under FDR and was also the Secretary of Agriculture (his specialty) and Secretary of Commerce. Also speaking at the event was actress Katharine Hepburn
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Hogwarts staff


in a wizard's hat". Given that her role becomes progressively smaller as the series goes on, she notes that "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is her favourite. Smith appeared in all the films of the series except for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1", which does not take place in Hogwarts. Rowling has stated that she always pictured Smith portraying McGonagall, and claimed the actress to be at the top of her list. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 during
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Huma Qureshi (actress)


Huma Saleem Qureshi (; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian film actress and model, who has received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History Honours from the University of Delhi, She worked as a theatre actor and model. After working in several theatrical productions, she moved to Mumbai and signed a two-year contract with Hindustan Unilever to appear in television commercials. During the shoot for a Samsung mobile commercial, Anurag Kashyap noticed her acting ability and signed her for a three-film deal
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Kalpana (Kannada actress)


Her portrayal of a highly spirited and complex woman who fights her mental trauma won her the largest fan following ever for a Kannada actress. Her association with the veteran film maker Puttanna Kanagal both professionally and personally became the talk of the town back in the 1970s. They both went on to work in many commercially and critically successful films until they grew apart. In her career Kalpana received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada once and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress thrice. Kalpana was born to a Tulu speaking couple,
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Nicole Maines


Nicole Amber Maines (born October 7, 1997) is an American actress. She was the anonymous plaintiff, Susan Doe, in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case "Doe v. Regional School Unit 26" regarding gender identity and bathroom use in schools. Maines, who is transgender, was barred from using the female bathroom after a complaint; however, the court ruled denying a transgender student access to the bathroom consistent with their gender identity is unlawful. Maines has since worked as an actress, roles include television series a guest
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson


actress Angela Lansbury and vice versa. The show infrequently uses variations of the latter gag featuring other pairs of look-alike celebrities, such as Cher being shown as Marilyn Manson. The show also uses short skits such as "Dear Aquaman" (in which Ferguson dresses as the superhero and gives advice), "Michael Caine in Space", and various absurdist Sean Connery impersonations, coming in and out of commercial breaks, and longer sketches used more infrequently as the show progressed. The show ends with "What Did We
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Lexie Grey


of "The Trades" writing: "Her presence and confidence have increased quite a bit since last season, and actress, Chyler Leigh, does a fantastic job of making this progression feel seamless. Since the series has defused the tension between Little Grey and Big Grey (aka Meredith), Lexie has clear sailing through the season and steals the show as one of the best current characters on the series." The character's romantic relationship with Eric Dane's Mark Sloan has been acclaimed, with Chris Monfette of "IGN
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Grey's Anatomy


performances by Sara Ramirez. Lexie Grey, having initially been criticized, became a critics' favorite in the series. Alex Keen of "The Trades" wrote that Lexie's "presence and confidence have increased quite a bit ... and actress, Chyler Leigh, does a fantastic job of making this progression feel seamless. Since the series has defused the tension between Little Grey and Big Grey (aka Meredith), Lexie has clear sailing through the season and steals the show as one of the best current characters on the series.
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Manor Croft Academy


more progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. A score below zero means pupils made less progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. A negative progress score does not mean pupils made no progress, or the school has failed, rather it means pupils in the school made less progress than other pupils across England with similar results at the end of key stage 2. Current (2017) Rankings
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Denise Fox


2014, she was nominated for "Best Actress" again at The British Soap Awards 2014, but lost out to rival soap "Coronation Street"'s Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley Cropper in the serial. In August 2017, Parish was longlisted for Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards. She did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist. In 2009, Ruth Deller of entertainment website "Lowculture"—who runs a monthly feature chronicling the most popular and unpopular soap opera characters—profiled Denise, stating: "The Foxes are
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Eve Plumb


Eve Aline Plumb (born April 29, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and painter. She is known for her portrayal of middle daughter Jan Brady on the sitcom "The Brady Bunch". Plumb began her acting career in TV commercials in 1966. The following year, she appeared on "The Virginian", "The Big Valley" and "Lassie". (She was also cast as "Bonnie Braids" in a TV pilot version of the comic strip Dick Tracy, but does not actually appear
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Julianna Margulies


The series ended in May 2016. Since 2013, the actress does voiceovers for a Chase credit card commercial. In 2014, Margulies narrated "Women in Business", an episode of season 2 of "". In 2015, "TIME" featured Margulies as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World." It noted her work to get Erin's Law, concerned with child sexual abuse, passed in every US state. In 2018, Margulies co-starred in the dark comedy series "Dietland"
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Progressive music


, sometimes referring simultaneously to vastly different musical genres, idioms, and cultural codes. In marketing, "progressive" is used to distinguish a product from "commercial" pop music. Progressive jazz is a form of big band that is more complex or experimental. It originated in the 1940s with arrangers who drew from modernist composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Paul Hindemith. Its "progressive" features were replete with dissonance, atonality, and brash effects. Progressive jazz was most popularized by the bandleader Stan Kenton during the 1940s.
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Samantha Akkineni


in the film, with Sify.com stating that the actress "does well in the comedy scenes". The film also performed well at the box office, with The Hindu stating she was "at the top of the film industry", following her back-to-back commercial successes. Samantha also featured in three high-profile Telugu films during 2016; while Srikanth Addala's family drama "Brahmotsavam" opposite Mahesh Babu was a box office failure, her role in Trivikram Srinivas's romantic comedy, "A Aa" alongside
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Nayanthara


performance was praised, with a reviewer from Sify stating that "Nayanthara does not play the normal commercial glam-doll for a change and she is good" and "her chemistry with Rana is perfect". The following year, she won critical acclaim for her performance in Atlee's romantic drama "Raja Rani" (2013), winning both the Filmfare and Vijay Award for Best Actress. Playing the role of a wife in an unhappy marriage, a critic from Sify.com noted, "Nayanthara gets a well-written role
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The Innocent (1993 film)


Casablanca". It doesn't detract from the actress's work, but it does invite negative comparisons. Talk about amounting to a hill of beans." Upon its September 1995 USA release, Stephen Hunter wrote: "What an odd, chilly cup of tea is John Schlesinger's "The Innocent". It slipped into the Greenspring with a great cast–Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott and Isabella Rossellini–but without benefit of a screening, a commercial decision that seemed foolish at the time but now seems the quintessence of
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Cher


when they saw her name in the credits. For her performance, Cher received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. In 1985, Cher formed the film production company Isis. Her next film, "Mask" (1985), reached number two at the box office and was Cher's first critical and commercial success as a leading actress. For her role as a drug addict biker with a teenage son who has a severe physical deformity
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Jyothika


. Jyothika received critical acclaim for her performance in the film as a middle-aged housewife who sets out to stand on her own. She was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South. She also received Behindwoods Gold Medals For best Actress and Best Movie Award along with Suriya and also got many nominations for best actress. The film went on to become a commercial success at the box office. In the audio release of "36 Vayadhinile", and also at the successful release of the
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Cher filmography


the life and early death of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis, a boy who suffered from craniodiaphyseal dysplasia. The film was considered her first critical and commercial success as a leading actress and firmly established her as an actress. For her role as a mother of a severely disfigured boy, Cher won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1987, she starred in three films: the thriller "Suspect", with Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson; the film has been credited for the high quality of acting
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Maritoni Fernandez


former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and a successful food critique and restaurant owner in Manila in the 1980s. She is the mother of actress Lexi Fernandez, who is currently a GMA Network contract artist. On September 10, 2016 her sister, Maria Aurora Moynihan, was killed in the Philippines. As an adult, Antonita became a commercial model and actress in the Philippines, adopting the screen name Maritoni Fernandez. She has had considerable success as a screen actress, figuring in many movies with the respected Filipino actor Fernando Poe, Jr.
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Asha Parekh


Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is an Indian film actress, director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was one of the top actresses in Hindi cinema from 1959 to 1973, and is considered one of the most highly influential Bollywood actresses in Hindi cinema. In 1992, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Asha Parekh is a Gujarati born on 2 October 1942 to Sudha aka Salma Parekh, a Bohri Muslim and Bachubhai Parekh, a Gujarati
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Bwizamani Singh


who attacked Manipuri actress Momoko at a local high school. The attacker was Lt. Col. Living-stone, also written as Livingstone or Living Stone, a militant member of a Naga separatist group National Socialist Council of Nagaland. The separatist leader also shot at at least one person who tried to defend the actress before he fled. The protests in 2012 were national, but the recent protests had led to violence and police enforced curfews in parts of Manipur afterwards. Kavita Krishnan, secretary of the All India Progressive Women's
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List of Numbers characters


, making his decision to become a student easier. While she does not appear in the last three seasons, she is mentioned. According to actress Kathy Najimy, Millie is a smart, independent woman who does whatever it takes to get the job done and who does not like pursuits of goals that are contrary to her mission. She is a fan of James Bond films. Millie was developed as a recurring character to serve as a scientist interested in advancing the position of women in science and as Alan's potential girlfriend.
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Kyle House, Sydney


prominent architect C. Bruce Dellit in 1931, who was to become a leading progressive architect in Sydney during this period, however died at a young age. It was the first commercial building designed by Dellit after starting his private practice in 1929. The structure is an example of his technical skills and use of construction materials of the period, reflecting the architect's innovative and progressive methodology. The site for Kyle House is of state significance as the centre of two major commercial empires, being Simeon Lord's and McArthur's, since
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ChildFund


sanitation development, and emergency relief in both man-made and natural disasters. The organization is known for its TV commercials on major networks in the United States. The commercials include photographs and videos of impoverished children in developing countries, and often feature actor Alan Sader. A previous long-running series of advertisements had featured actress Sally Struthers as spokeswoman, who around the same time also did commercials for International Correspondence Schools. It was also known for its Christmas commercials that featured the song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
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The Star (1952 film)


The Star is a 1952 American drama film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bette Davis. The plot tells the story of an aging, washed up actress who is desperate to restart her career. Even though the film was a critical and commercial failure, Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Academy Award-winning star Margaret "Maggie" Elliot (Bette Davis) is a bankrupt actress of a certain age struggling to accept her new non-wealthy reality. She is in denial, and confident she can
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Jalaja


Jalaja is an actress in Malayalam film who was active during the 1970s and 1980s. She had won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1981 for the movie Venal directed by Lenin Rajendran. She is one of the few actors to have acted in the films of most great film-makers of Malayalam cinema, both for art-house and commercial films. She was born on 13 December 1961 to a Professor Thakazhiyil Vasudevan Pillai and Saraswathiyamma in Malaysia. She studied there till her fourth grade
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Juhi Chawla filmography


Juhi Chawla is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films, in addition to Bengali, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language films. She made her acting debut at the age of nineteen with the action "Sultanat" in 1986. Her first commercial success was the romance "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak" (1988). Chawla became the first ever actress to win the Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year and received her first nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. From 19901992; she featured
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Ossett Academy


, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. A score below zero means pupils made less progress, on average, than pupils across England who got similar results at the end of key stage 2. A negative progress score does not mean pupils made no progress, or the school has failed, rather it means pupils in the school made less progress than other pupils across England with similar results at the end of key stage 2. Local (2017) Ranking – 11th out of 31
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Sharon Wilkins


Sharon Wilkins is an American actress. Wilkins hails from Newburgh, New York and makes her home on the Upper Westside of Manhattan. She has had a number of roles on Broadway and in film and does some commercial work. She is currently appearing in the National Tour of Xanadu The Musical. She has appeared in three Broadway musicals, first "The Life" in 1997, followed by "Seussical" in 2000 and "All Shook Up" in 2005. Since 2005 she has been focusing mostly on television and film work
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Adah Sharma


"The Times of India" writing that she "looks like a natural actress and does a decent job" while 123telugu.com felt that she had made a "stunning debut". Both films were commercially successful, with "Hasee To Phasee" ending up as one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2014. Her next two films, the Telugu family drama "S/O Satyamurthy", in which she was cast opposite Allu Arjun and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and was directed by Trivikram Srinivas and the Pavan Wadeyar's
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Yvonne Perry


Rose) and Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily). She has been a Visiting Guest Artist at Union College in Schenectady, New York and currently teaches at Siena College, Skidmore College, and the State University of New York at Albany. Yvonne still enjoys an active career as a freelance actress. She does regional theatre, commercials, voice-overs, books-on-tape, industrial films, and occasional independents. In 2018 Yvonne became an Associate Artist at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, NY. - where she often
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Kitana Baker


Kitana Baker (born Christi Michell Josenhans; July 15, 1977) is an American model and actress. Baker was first discovered in the "Girl Next Door" contest held by "Playboy", where she was chosen as the winner. She does most of her modeling for her own official website, which she frequently promotes on radio programs, such as on "The Howard Stern Show". Perhaps her biggest claim to fame has been a 2002 series of cleavage-intensive Miller Lite beer "catfight" TV commercials with
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Uma Thurman


Kim Basinger, and as a blind woman romantically involved with a former policeman in the thriller "Jennifer 8" (also 1992), with Andy Garcia. Thurman portrayed a young woman with unusually big thumbs in Gus Van Sant's 1993 adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues". The film was a critical and commercial failure, eventually earning Thurman a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress. "The Washington Post" described her acting as shallow and remarked: "Thurman's strangely passive characterization does
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Suzanne Savoy


Suzanne Savoy is an American actress and voice artist best known for playing Victoria Robertson in Steven Soderbergh's Cinemax series "The Knick" and DNC Chairwoman Patricia Whittaker in "House of Cards", and for her one-woman touring show "Je Christine" about late-Medieval author Christine de Pizan. She appears in and does voice-overs for many commercials, and has roles ranging from minor to starring in both film and television. Savoy appears on the "Breaking Bad" fan site as lawyer Perry Trivedi in the
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Jesse Eisenberg


high school for 20 years. His father, Barry Eisenberg, drove a taxicab, then worked at a hospital, and later became a college professor, teaching sociology. He has two sisters, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, a former child actress who was once famous as the "Pepsi girl" in a series of commercials. His other sister, Kerri Eisenberg, now Kerry Lea, who also worked as an actress, ran a vegetarianism and animal rights-based children's theatre troupe, and is now an independent artist in New
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Uma Shankari


Uma is an Indian film actress who appeared in regional Indian language films. In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's "Kovai Brothers" opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in "Thodamaley" alongside newcomers. She also acts in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil Serial). Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada films, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional
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Angshumaner Chhobi


plays the in the film-within-the-film. In the main story, she is Madhura, an actress who won the National Award for Best Actress in her first film. But when Angshuman approaches her, after a stint in commercial films of little merit but good money, Madhura is now a popular jatra artiste with little connection with films. Angshuman had visualised these two actors for the two main roles for his first film and he is unwilling to compromise. Tota Roychoudhury plays the enigmatic Neel, who had been
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Miya (actress)


who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bahrain. She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials "Alphonsamma" and "Kunjali Marakkar". She wain the films "Doctor Love" and "Ee Adutha Kaalathu". She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant. She made her debut as a heroine through the film "Ettekaal Second" but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014. Actress Urmila Unni who played Miya's mother
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Trivago


in India after doing the Trivago advertisement by Abhinav Kumar who is also known as "Trivago guy" in India. Abhinav became popular and an internet sensation for his role in ubiquitous Trivago ads in India. The local face for South Korean Trivago commercials, was K-pop artist Eric Nam, who was replaced laterly. In the UK, Trivago's advertisements are fronted by Australian actress and musician Gabrielle Miller. In Germany, the Trivago girl is German actress and model Anna Puck (since June 2017 replacing Nebbou). In
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Rani Mukerji


who is the best of the lot. The role demanded an actress of substance and Rani more than lives up to the expectations." She won the Best Actress award for her starring role in Kunal Kohli's "Hum Tum" (2004), a romantic comedy about two headstrong individuals who meet at different stages of their lives. The film pitted her opposite Saif Ali Khan and proved one of the biggest commercial successes of the year. "The Hindu" found Mukerji's portrayal of Rhea Prakash to be "self assuredly
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag


decisions of the censor examining member and former actress, Sharmila Tagore accusing CEO Pankaja Thakur along with some other board officials being puppets controlled by film directors and promoting vulgarity. As a consequence the Delhi High Court sought an explanation from the I&B ministry and the CBFC regarding the escalating levels of vulgarity in recent times. Although the story mentions that Milkha Singh held the men's 400 meter world record, the men's 400 metres world record progression does not mention Milkha Singh's name in the world record holders. It is shown that
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Flo (Progressive)


commercial pitch people and cementing her legacy alongside Josephine and Palmolive Dishwashing Detergent's Madge the Manicurist. In November 2014, Progressive aired its 100th advertisement featuring Flo and introduced other members of her family including her mother, father, brother, sister, and grandfather. All of these characters were also played by Courtney, who was reported to have spent about 12 hours doing hair and makeup transitions for the recording. In October 2009, the "Boston Herald" referred to Flo as "the commercial break's new sweetheart" and said
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Babes (TV series)


, which added to the comic friction. The Gilbert sisters include Darlene (Susan Peretz), the eldest, who was a dog groomer and recently divorced (her husband had an affair with their weight-loss counselor); Charlene (Wendie Jo Sperber), the middle sister, who was a makeup artist for a commercial photographer and was the most active one out of the three; and Marlene (Lesley Boone), the youngest sister, a former toll collector (and later an actress in a pantyhose commercial and a
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List of awards and nominations received by Hema Malini


Hema Malini is an Indian film actress who primarily works in Bollywood films. Apart from being an actress, she has also worked as a director, producer, dancer-choreographer, and politician. Malini made her acting debut as a lead actress through the 1968 Hindi film "Sapno Ka Saudagar", and went on to appear in numerous films throughout the 1970s and 80s. Her performances in both commercial and arthouse productions won a lot of accolades. During her career, Malini has been nominated 11 times for the Filmfare Award for
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Kaviyoor Ponnamma


Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She did not see many movies. She started acting
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Pragmatism


philosophical field. Pragmatists who work in these fields share a common inspiration, but their work is diverse and there are no received views. In the philosophy of science, instrumentalism is the view that concepts and theories are merely useful instruments and progress in science cannot be couched in terms of concepts and theories somehow mirroring reality. Instrumentalist philosophers often define scientific progress as nothing more than an improvement in explaining and predicting phenomena. Instrumentalism does not state that truth does not matter, but rather provides a specific answer to the question of
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Sloughi


the Sloughi has a sensitive character that is devoted to its owner and family. It does not respond well to harsh or corporal training methods and does best with an owner who is also sensitive, intelligent and conscientious. The Sloughi responds best to training that is based on positive reinforcement. Only a few genetic conditions have been confirmed in the breed. These include certain autoimmune disorders, such as Addison's disease and irritable bowel syndrome and progressive retinal atrophy. The Sloughi is one of the breeds for whom a genetic test for progressive
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Jayaram


, a commercial success and in 2010 his first film was "Happy Husbands", commercial success with 150 days theatrical run, and next he again joined with Sathyan Anthikkadu for "Kadha Thudarunnu". In 2011, he was featured in commercially successful films like "Makeup Man", along with comedic roles in "Seniors" and "Chinatown" and also "Swapna Sanchari". Jayaram got married to actress Parvathy on 7 September 1992, who is no longer active in films. Their son Kalidas Jayaram is an actor as
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Mother Gothel


, who also explained to Murphy that Gothel's design will continue to evolve as the character begins to adapt the actress' mannerisms. Howard enthused that Murphy "nailed" Gothel, admitting to ultimately using 90% of the actress' original material and takes because "The character just came right to life when she came in." Convinced that "Disney does villains better than anyone," the directors felt pressured to create a villain who would ultimately "live up to the classic villains of [Disney's] past films.
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Love on the Ground


of a magician, Paul, who also lives at the mansion. As the rehearsal progresses, the two actresses' visions start to unearth a romantic calamity that took place at the mansion. The final performance of the play places the two actresses into a possible tragic re-enactment of the very horror they are only now beginning to understand. Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" noted that the screenplay "wittily affords the director a great many opportunities for a brand of gamesmanship that enlivens the film without trivializing it.
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Blue Tory


Blue Tories are, in Canadian politics, members of the former federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, current Conservative Party of Canada and provincial Progressive Conservative parties who are more free-market or liberal economically. Prior to the 1960s, these Conservatives were most identified with the Montreal and Toronto commercial elite who took positions of influence within the Progressive Conservative Party. Since the mid-1970s, they have been heavily influenced by the libertarian movement and the more individualist nature of American conservatism. Blue Tories tend to favour libertarian policies such as devolution of
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Frank Mankiewicz


far more important than its content. Strategy was a primary concern — which votes are being sought? How much money has been raised for television commercials? Who will produce the commercials? ... Rarely if ever does the question turn on such things as "does he have the right ideas?" or "would he make a strong — or even good — president?" Mankiewicz lived in Washington, D.C. with his wife, novelist Patricia O'Brien, who also writes under the pseudonym of Kate Alcott. His son Josh Mankiewicz is
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Secretaries' Day (Ugly Betty)


performer in the commercial for The Middle Ages (where she was performing as the "Serving Wench"). Amanda says she can't go there because they play the commercial on a loop near the entrance, and she's afraid the other assistants will make fun of her. But when they arrive, Amanda sees that she's been replaced in the video by a new Serving Wench, who is a younger actress. This upsets Amanda, who goes on an eating binge to take out her anger. Later on in the
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School for Tramps


house. During the confusion Alberto finally finds Susi (who fainted first) and kisses her declaring their love after being briefly interrupted by Audifás, who becomes a tramp after seeing all the luck they have. The film met with positive reviews from contemporary critics upon release and proved to be a commercial success. During the 1955 Ariel Awards the film won two Silver Ariels, one for best supporting actress (Blanca de Castejón) and one for Best Young Actress (Anabelle Gutiérrez). To this date is considered one of the most
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Queen Bees (TV series)


to their old ways, they lose a star, and if the girl does not progress, or revert, they do not gain or lose a star. On occasions, girls who make outstanding progress will receive two or three stars. At the end of each progress report, the girl with the least number of stars is "put on notice," meaning that if they do not progress by the following evaluation, they will be eliminated from the competition and forced to leave the mansion. The mansion also features two other
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Knhom Jea Neakna


Knhom Jea Neakna (English: "Who Am I?") is a Cambodian television film that aired on Cambodian Television Network on April 1, 2009. The film was directed by Parn Puong Bopha, and stars Ny Monika and Keo Sreyneang. The story depicts a foreign born female, Keo Sreyneang, attracted to a Cambodian actress, Ny Monika. The foreign traveler does everything she can to get the actress's attention while interfering the relationship of the actress and her fiancé. It has been described as first Khmer gay film
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List of Gantz characters


actress is Hitomi Nabatame, and her English voice actress Shannon Emerick. Her live-action actress is Natsuna Watanabe. , best known as . Not much is known about him except that he is a fairly old widower who has a grandson. Surprisingly, it does not take long for Kurono to grow attached to him and "vice versa". He sees Kurono as a role model, and even gives his 100 points to revive his friend Masaru Kato so that Kei may leave the game. He sees Kurono as the world
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Progressive metal


progressive metal bands who achieved commercial success; additionally, many other thrash and death metal bands started to incorporate elements of progressive music in their work. Progressive metal, as a distinct musical style, was primarily advanced by members of the American heavy/power metal scene of the mid-1980s, particularly Queensrÿche, Fates Warning and, later, Dream Theater. These bands form the so-called triad, the "Big Three" of prog metal, or the most important and influential groups of the traditional scene. The origins of the
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Gena Rowlands


Silver Bear for Best Actress for "Opening Night" (1977). In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances. Rowlands was born on June 19, 1930, in Madison, Wisconsin. Her mother, Mary Allen (Neal), was a housewife who later worked as an actress under the stage name Lady Rowlands. Her father, Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands, was a banker and state legislator. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, and was of Welsh descent
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An American Tragedy (musical)


2002, Adams said that "... their next show is still waiting for a spotlight. 'An American Tragedy', their stage musicalization of the 1924 novel by Theodore Dreiser, is 'on an important desk' ...and he's hoping it gets picked up for production... We have a draft that we hope is saleable as a work in progress." Strouse said that the experience "does not have the intensity of a big commercial theater production. I have done a lot of rewriting, and adding and subtracting songs
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