James Foley (born December 28, 1953) is an American film director. His 1986 film At Close Range was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Other films he has directed include Glengarry Glen Ross, based on the both Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play of the same name by David Mamet (actor Al Pacino received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the film), and The Chamber, based on the novel of the same name by best-selling author John Grisham.
Dominick George “Don” Pardo (February 22, 1918 â August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer, who was best known for his work on the long-running late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He was the announcer of Saturday Night Live for all but one of its seasons. He continued to provide voiceover services during the program’s opening montage, several years after his retirement from NBC.
Braxton Miller (born November 30, 1992) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He will return to the Buckeyes for his senior season.
Justin Drew Bieber (/ËbiËbÉr/) (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Bieber’s current manager, Scooter Braun first discovered him through his YouTube videos in 2007. Braun was impressed with the videos, and contacted Bieber’s mother Pattie about wanting to work with him. After convincing Bieber’s mother, Braun arranged for Bieber to meet with Usher Raymond IV in Atlanta, Georgia. Bieber was signed to RBMG, and then to an Island Records recording contract offered by record executive, L.A. Reid.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)âalso referred to as motor neurone disease (MND), Charcot disease, and, in the United States, Lou Gehrig’s diseaseâis a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking (dysarthria), swallowing (dysphagia), and breathing (dyspnea). ALS is the most common of the five motor neuron diseases.
Karla is a fictional character in several novels by John le Carré. A Soviet Intelligence officer, he most often appears as a distant antagonist of George Smiley. His real name is never revealed; instead he takes his codename from that of the first network he recruited. His most prominent appearances are in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; and Smiley’s People, three novels which were later published as a single omnibus edition entitled Smiley Versus Karla or The Quest for Karla in the US.
Glory Johnson (born July 27, 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American basketball forward playing for the Tulsa Shock. She went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols.
Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 â February 21, 1919) was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is currently the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor.
Jay Adams (February 3, 1961 â August 14, 2014) was an American skateboarder most prominently known as one of the original members of Z-Boys skateboarding team. He is known as “The Original Seed” of the sport and considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Adams died of a heart attack on August 14, 2014.
