Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress, producer and former singer, best known for portraying Phoebe Halliwell on The WB television series Charmed (1998â2006). Milano first rose to fame on television for her childhood role as Samantha Micelli on the ABC sitcom series Who’s the Boss? (1984â1992). She also portrayed the role of Jennifer Mancini on the Fox soap opera Melrose Place (1997â98). Milano has a female sports apparel line, Touch.
White House Down is a 2013 American action-thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group. The film’s screenplay is by James Vanderbilt and stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. The film was released on June 28, 2013.
Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. Oladipo played collegiately for the Hoosiers of Indiana University. His combination of explosive athleticism, fearless defense, and efficient shooting has drawn comparisons to Dwyane Wade and Michael Jordan. In 2013, he was named the Sporting News Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year, the National Co-Defensive Player of the Year, and a First Team 2013 All-American by the USBWA and Sporting News.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoËliËɬaɬa manËdeËla]; born 18 July 1918) is a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was the Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.
Shabazz Nagee Muhammad (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played his college basketball at UCLA. In his first season in the Pacific-12 Conference, he was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and voted co-Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
Darren Arthur Daulton (born January 3, 1962), nicknamed Dutch, is a former catcher in Major League Baseball best remembered for his years with the Philadelphia Phillies. He has been called the “Greatest Clubhouse Leader the Phillies ever had.” He earned a World Series ring with the Florida Marlins in 1997.
James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (September 18, 1961 â June 19, 2013) was an American actor best known for his role in The Sopranos as Tony Soprano, a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia. Gandolfini garnered enormous praise for this portrayal, winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini’s other roles include the woman-beating Mob henchman Virgil in True Romance, enforcer/stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, and the impulsive Wild Thing Carol in Where the Wild Things Are.
The knockout stage of UEFA Euro 2012 began with the quarter-finals on 21 June 2012, and was completed on 1 July 2012 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, won by Spain 4â0 against Italy. After the completion of the group stage on 19 June 2012, eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals (two from each group), which are to be played from 21 to 24 June 2012. Host nations Poland and Ukraine failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, making it only the third time in European Championship history that the host nation(s) failed to make it out of the group stage; at Euro 2000, co-host Belgium were eliminated at the group stage, and at Euro 2008, co-hosts Austria and Switzerland also failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Ben McLemore III (born February 11, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings. McLemore played in college at the University of Kansas. McLemore is known for his athletic ability complemented by his outstanding jump shot. His size, style of play and unique set of abilities have garnered comparisons to NBA sharpshooter Ray Allen. He is considered one of the top prospects for the 2013 NBA Draft. McLemore declared for the NBA Draft on April 9, 2013.
