On September 30, 2014, the CDC announced that Thomas Eric Duncan, a 42-year-old Liberian national, had been diagnosed with Ebola virus disease in Dallas, Texas. Duncan, who had been visiting family in Dallas, was treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. By October 4, Duncan’s condition had deteriorated from “serious but stable” to “critical”. On October 8, Duncan died of Ebola virus disease.
Gamergate (sometimes referred to as GamerGate or as a hashtag #gamergate) is a controversy in video game culture which began in August 2014. It concerns ingrained issues of sexism and misogyny in the gaming community, as well as journalistic ethics in the online gaming press, particularly conflicts of interest between video game journalists and developers.
On October 22, 2014, a gunman identified by police as Michael Abdul Zehaf-Bibeau fatally shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo, an unarmed Canadian soldier on duty at the Canadian National War Memorial, then attacked the Centre Block Parliament building in Ottawa, Canada, where the Parliament of Canada was in session. Zehaf-Bibeau was killed inside Centre Block in a gunfight with Parliament security personnel. The incident took place two days after an attack in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, which also killed a Canadian soldier.
Benjamin Crowninshield “Ben” Bradlee (August 26, 1921 â October 21, 2014) was executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991. He became a national figure during the presidency of Richard Nixon, when he challenged the federal government over the right to publish the Pentagon Papers and oversaw the publication of Bob Woodwardâs and Carl Bernsteinâs stories documenting the Watergate scandal. At his death he held the title of vice president at-large of The Washington Post.
Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (pronounced /Ëreɪ.vÉn sɪËmoÊn/, as though unaccented) (born December 10, 1985) is an American actress, singer, comedian, dancer, television producer, and model. She first appeared on television in 1989 on The Cosby Show as Olivia Kendall. She released her debut album, Here’s to New Dreams in 1993; the single, “That’s What Little Girls Are Made Of” charted number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed] The next album, Undeniable, was released on May 4, 1999.
“Edward Mordrake” is a two-part episode, consisting of the third and fourth episodes of the fourth season of the anthology television series American Horror Story. The first part aired on on October 22, 2014, and the second will air on October 29, 2014 on the cable network FX. The First Part was written by James Wong and directed by Michael Uppendahl and the second part was written by Jennifer Salt and directed by Howard Deutch. The episode’s first part introduces the main characters of Stanley (Denis O’Hare) and Maggie Esmerelda (Emma Roberts), it also stars Wes Bentley as the titular character of the episode. The second part of the episode will deal with the backstory of Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch).
Gmail is a free advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well as via POP3 or IMAP4 protocols. Gmail initially started as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though still in beta status at that time. The service was upgraded from beta status on July 7, 2009, along with the rest of the Google Apps suite.
Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican band formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda el Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more than dozen bandmembers comprising the original incarnation of the band. After releasing several albums, in 2010 the band released their album ¡Ando Bien Pedo!, featuring the single of the same title, which became a number-one hit in the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks (“occults”) the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as syzygy. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured.
Ottawa (i/ËÉtÉwÉ/ or /ËÉtÉwÉË/) is the capital of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the cores of the OttawaâGatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). The 2011 census reported a population of 883,391 within the city, and 1,236,324 within the CMA, making them the fourth-largest city and the fourth-largest CMA in Canada respectively.
