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[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Hillary Rodham Clinton has served as secretary of state, senatorfrom New York, first lady of the United States, first lady of Arkansas, a practicing lawyer and lawprofessor, activist, and volunteer—but the first thing her friends and family will tell you is thatshe’s never forgotten where she came from or who she’s been fighting for.Hillary grew up in a middle-class home in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Her dad, Hugh, wasa World War II Navy veteran and a small-business owner who designed, printed, and solddrapes. Hugh was a rock-ribbed Republican, a pay-as-you-go kind of guy who worked hard andwasted nothing. Hillary helped with the family business whenever she could.Hillary’s mother,Dorothy, had a tough childhood. She was abandoned by her parents as a young child andshipped off to live with relatives who didn’t want to raise her. By age 14, Dorothy knew the onlyway she’d get by was to support herself, and she started working as a housekeeper andbabysitter while she went to high school. Her mother’s experience inspired Hillary to fight for theneeds of children everywhere.Hillary’s childhood was very different from her mother’s. Her parents built a stable middle-classlife. Hillary attended public school and was a Brownie and a Girl Scout. She was raised aMethodist, and her mother taught Sunday school. On a trip to Chicago with her youth ministry,Hillary got to see Martin Luther King Jr. speak—this sparked her lifelong passion for socialjustice.After graduating high school, Hillary attended Wellesley College, where she became moreinvolved with social justice activism. By the time she graduated, Hillary had become a prominentstudent leader—she was elected by her peers to be the first-ever student speaker at Wellesley’scommencement ceremony.After college, Hillary enrolled in Yale Law School, where she was one of just 27 women in hergraduating class. While attending Yale, Hillary began dating one of her classmates, Bill Clinton.After law school, Hillary didn’t join a big law firm in Washington or New York. Instead, she wentto work for the Children’s Defense Fund, going door-to-door in New Bedford, Massachusetts,gathering stories about the lack of schooling for children with disabilities. These testimonialscontributed to the passage of historic legislation that required the state to provide qualityeducation for students with disabilities. This commitment to public service and fighting forothers—especially children and families—has stayed with her throughout her life.After serving as a lawyer for the congressional committee investigating President Nixon, shemoved to Arkansas where she taught law and ran legal clinics representing disenfranchisedpeople. She co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of the state’s firstchild advocacy groups.On October 11, 1975, Hillary married Bill in a small ceremony in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As firstlady of Arkansas, she was a forceful champion for improving educational standards and healthcare access. And she and Bill started their own family when their daughter, Chelsea, was bornin 1980.Bill was first elected president in 1992 and re-elected in 1996. As first lady, Hillary tenaciouslyled the fight to reform our health care system so that all families would have access to the carethey need at affordable prices. When the insurance companies and other special interestsdefeated that effort, Hillary didn’t give up. She worked with Republicans and Democrats to helpcreate the successful Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage tomore than 8 million children and has helped cut the uninsured rate for children in half.In 1995,Hillary led the U.S. delegation to Beijing to attend the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women,despite being told by some officials not to go. She gave a groundbreaking speech, declaring that“human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights once and forall”—inspiring women around the world.In 2000, Hillary was elected to the U.S. Senate. After the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, Hillary pushed the Bush administration to secure $20 billion to rebuild New York andfought to provide health care for responders who were at Ground Zero. Hillary worked acrossthe aisle to expand TRICARE, giving members of the Reserves and National Guard and theirfamilies better access to health care.When Congress wouldn’t do enough for rural areas and small towns, Hillary didn’t back down.She launched an innovative partnership in New York with eBay and local colleges to providesmall businesses with tech support, microloans, and training programs to sell their goods online.She helped expand broadband to remote areas of the state, and she launched Farm-to-Fork, aninitiative to help New York farmers and producers sell their products to New York’s restaurants,schools, colleges, and universities.In 2008, Hillary ran for president. When she came up short, she gave a powerful speechthanking her supporters and threw her support behind then-Senator Barack Obama. Shecampaigned hard to make sure there was a Democrat in the White House.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Neilia Hunter BidenAmerican teacher ‧ Joe Biden’s wifeNeilia Hunter Biden was an American teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, the 46th andcurrent president of the United States. She died in a car crash in 1972 with her one-year-olddaughter, Naomi. Her two sons, Beau and Hunter, were critically injured but survived theincident.Just weeks after being elected the junior senator from Delaware, Joe Biden’s first wife,Neilia, and 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, are killed in a car accident while out shopping for aChristmas tree on December 18, 1972, when a tractor-trailer strikes their vehicle.The Bidens’ sons, Beau and Hunter, were also in the car and survived with serious injuries. Atthe time, Beau was 4 years old and suffered multiple broken bones, while Hunter, who was 3,had a fractured skull. Investigations revealed the tractor-trailer broadsided Neilia Biden’sChevrolet station wagon at a rural intersection in Hockessin, Delaware. Neither driver was foundto be at fault for the collision.The future president, who had recently turned 30, learned of the tragedy while interviewing staffin Washington, D.C. After considering resigning, he ultimately chose to remain in office, and, onJanuary 5, 1973, was sworn in as senator from his sons’ hospital room in Wilmington, Delaware.Throughout his lengthy Senate career, Biden commuted daily from Wilmington to the U.S.Capitol to kiss the boys good morning and goodnight.“Many people have gone through things like that,” Biden said during a 2015 Yale Universitycommencement speech. “But because I had the incredible good fortune of an extended family,grounded in love and loyalty, imbued with a sense of obligation imparted to each of us, I not onlygot help. But by focusing on my sons, I found my redemption.”Neilia, who married Biden in 1966 and played a key role in his campaigns, was honored fiveyears after her death with the dedication of the The Neilia Hunter Biden Park outside the city ofWilmington.Biden later married Jill Biden in 1977, who became first lady when he assumed the presidencyin 2021. The couple have a daughter, Ashley. Beau Biden, a rising political figure himself, diedfrom a brain tumor at the age of 46 in 2015.about her. They recall that she was reserved, naturally beautiful and modest. But time andagain, despite the haziness that comes with the years passing, everyone says, more thananything, she was kind.NeiliaIn the summer before seventh grade, 12-year-old Susan Spooner couldn’t wait to go back to herschool, Bellevue Heights. She had received her teacher assignment in the mail. “Oh, boy, you’regoing to have Neilia Hunter?” her friend said. “She’s beautiful, Sue.”On the first day of the school year, a hot summer morning, Spooner took her seat in the middleof the classroom and glanced up at Ms. Hunter. She was wearing brown-rimmed glasses andhad her hair pulled back. “When she started speaking, she was exactly what my girlfriend hadtold me: very soft spoken and beautiful personality, and looking,” Spooner said.Neilia was the teacher every student wanted to have, Spooner said. She fostered a comfortablespace in her classroom, and she easily connected with her students. Like them, Neilia hadgrown up and attended school in central New York.Her extracurricular involvement continued atSU, where she joined the university’s chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority while studyingat the College of Liberal Arts.While recruiting for the sorority, Neilia would always rave about the potential new members shespoke with, speaking kindly about everyone she met, said Arlene Vanderlinde, one of Neilia’ssorority sisters. “When I think back, of all my sisters, in all those years, she was probably thesweetest, kindest, most lovely,” Vanderlinde said.She also remembers Neilia’s shyness. While scanning her SU yearbook from 1962, she noticedNeilia wasn’t in the Kappa Alpha Theta group photo, though her name was listed. “She justdidn’t try to call attention to herself,” Vanderline said. “She was very beautiful in a veryunderstated way. She was not flamboyant in her dress and makeup or anything.”After graduating from SU in 1964, Neilia taught English at Bellevue Heights until 1968. Shetreated every student the same, whether they were a cheerleader or a quiet kid, and she kepther door open if they needed her, said Patricia Smarzo, who was a student of Neilia’s forseventh grade. Smarzo described Neilia as a “big sister” who supported Smarzo during some ofthe worst moments of her adolescence.When a few kids made up a song mocking the teenager for being overweight, Smarzo went toNeilia, crying. “Who said that to you?” Neilia asked. She was so angry, and “it was like waving aflag in front of a bull,” Smarzo said.Neilia would position herself near Smarzo’s bullies in the hallway to ensure they couldn’t makefun of her. After the teacher spoke with them multiple times, the bullies’ rampant teasingeventually stopped. One apologized years later, Smarzo said, and she believes it’s becauseNeilia’s words resonated with them.Whenever Smarzo felt insecure, especially in her teen years, she would remember how Neiliawould call her beautiful and help her understand that, one day, she would be happy with whoshe was and how she looked. “Don’t worry. You’ll grow into yourself,” Neilia would say.“Since I was a kid in school, there have always been bullies. There always will be. But there willalways be teachers out there that will take you under their wing and say, ‘It will get better,’”Smarzo said.In her 2019 memoir, Jill Biden wrote of the family’s annual visits to the cemetery where Neiliaand Naomi are buried. “I owed her so much: my loyalty, my gratitude for the gift of thesebeautiful boys, and, yes, my love,” she wrote.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Jo JorgensenPoliticianJo Jorgensen is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was theLibertarian Party’s nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which shefinished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She wasthe Libertarian Party nominee for vice-president in the 1996 U.S. presidential election as therunning mate of Harry Browne.She was also the Libertarian nominee for South Carolina’s 4th congressional district in 1992,receiving 4,286 votes, or 2.2%.Jorgensen is a senior lecturer in psychology at ClemsonUniversity. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Clemson, which shereceived in 2002. She earned a B.S. in psychology from Baylor University in 1979 and an

History & SocietyPete ButtigiegAmerican politicianAlso known as: Peter Paul Montgomery ButtigiegWritten and fact-checked byLast Updated: Jul 1, 2023 • Article HistoryRecent NewsJul. 1, 2023, 10:30 AM ET (AP)Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsGuest lineups for the Sunday news showsJun. 23, 2023, 6:05 PM ET (AP)Buttigieg warns airlines to finish retrofitting planes to avoid interference from 5G signalsTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning airlines to be ready when wirelesscompanies power up their 5G service next monthPete Buttigieg, in full Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, (born January 19, 1982, South Bend,Indiana, U.S.), American politician who serves as U.S. secretary of transportation (2021– ) in theadministration of Pres. Joe Biden. Buttigieg is the first openly gay cabinet member in Americanhistory. He previously was mayor (2012–20) of South Bend, Indiana, and he unsuccessfullysought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegSee all mediaCategory: History & SocietyBorn: January 19, 1982 (age 41) South Bend IndianaTitle / Office: U.S. Department of Transportation (2021-), United States mayor (2012-2020),South BendAwards And Honors: Rhodes ScholarshipEducation and early careerBoth of Buttigieg’s parents were professors at the University of Notre Dame. His father, animmigrant from Malta, taught literature, and his mother taught linguistics. Buttigieg attendedHarvard University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history and literature in2004. He later studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. After earning abachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford’s Pembroke College in2007, he returned to the United States. For several years Buttigieg worked for the managementconsulting firm McKinsey & Company in Chicago. In 2008 he served as an adviser to Jill LongThompson, a Democratic candidate in the Indiana gubernatorial race; she lost the election. Thefollowing year Buttigieg became an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, serving until2017.Mayor of South BendButtigieg first ran for elective office in 2010, losing a bid to become treasurer of Indiana. Hequickly rebounded from that defeat, winning election as mayor of South Bend in 2011. At thetime he took office in January 2012, Buttigieg was the youngest mayor of an American city withmore than 100,000 residents. Because many of his constituents had difficulty pronouncing hislast name (“BOOT-edge-edge”), he was widely referred to simply as “Mayor Pete.” During hisfirst term, he carried out an ambitious program to demolish or repair more than 1,000abandoned houses in South Bend. His “Smart Streets” initiative also transformed the city’sdowntown by redesigning its streets and sidewalks, an effort that helped bring hundreds ofmillions of dollars in new investment to the area. In 2014 Buttigieg took a leave from his mayoralduties to serve a seven-month deployment in Afghanistan with the Navy Reserve. In June 2015he came out publicly as gay in an essay published in the South Bend Tribune. He later married(2018) Chasten Glezman, a schoolteacher.Buttigieg won reelection by a wide margin in November 2015. During his second term, racialtensions in the city increased, particularly in the wake of the fatal shooting in 2019 of Blackresident Eric Logan by a white South Bend police sergeant. Buttigieg was criticized for hisoversight of the police department. He later acknowledged that many of his efforts to reform thedepartment, including attempts to recruit more minority police officers, had been unsuccessful.During this time, Buttigieg’s national profile began to rise, and in 2017 he ran for chairman of theDemocratic National Committee. Although he ultimately dropped out, many pundits viewed himas a rising star in the party. In 2018 he announced that he would not seek a third term as mayorthe following year; he left office in 2020.In April 2019 Buttigieg entered the 2020 U.S.presidential race, joining a crowded field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Hequickly gained momentum, positioning himself as a political outsider who could bring a freshperspective to Washington. He called for a significant increase in federal funding for renewableenergy development and stronger gun-control laws. He also proposed a new health care plan,summarized by the slogan “Medicare for all who want it.” The plan offered a public alternative toprivate health insurance while allowing Americans to retain their private coverage if theypreferred. In February 2020 Buttigieg narrowly won the delegate count in the Iowa caucuses,becoming the first openly gay candidate to win delegates in a major U.S. political party’spresidential primary. Shortly afterward he placed second in the New Hampshire primary. Incontests held later that month, however, Buttigieg lost ground, placing third in the Nevadacaucuses and fourth in the South Carolina primary. The poor showings were largely attributed tohis limited funds and inability to win the support of Black voters. Buttigieg ended his campaign inearly March as Democratic voters began to rally around former U.S. vice president Joe Biden.Buttigieg subsequently endorsed Biden, who defeated Pres. Donald Trump in the Novemberelection.In December 2020 Biden nominated Buttigieg to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT).The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Buttigieg on February 2, 2021, and he was sworn in thefollowing day. Not only was he the first openly gay person to hold a U.S. cabinet post, he alsowas the youngest person to serve as secretary of transportation. Among his top priorities wereplans to rebuild roads, bridges, railways, and other transportation infrastructure across thecountry. In addition, he sought projects that would increase racial equity. Later in 2021 he was avocal supporter of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed Congress inNovember. The legislation provided billions of dollars to DOT.THE CURIOUS MIND of PeteButtigieg holds much of its functionality in reserve. Even as he discusses railroads and airlines,down to the pointillist data that is his current stock-in-trade, the US secretary of transportationcomes off like a Mensa black card holder who might have a secret Go habit or a three-secondRubik’s Cube solution or a knack for supplying, off the top of his head, the day of the week for arandom date in 1404, along with a non-condescending history of the Julian and Gregoriancalendars.As Secretary Buttigieg and I talked in his underfurnished corner office one afternoon in earlyspring, I slowly became aware that his cabinet job requires only a modest portion of hiscognitive powers. Other mental facilities, no kidding, are apportioned to the Iliad, Puritanhistoriography, and Knausgaard’s Spring—though not in the original Norwegian (slacker).Fortunately, he was willing to devote yet another apse in his cathedral mind to making his ideasabout three mighty themes—neoliberalism, masculinity, and Christianity—intelligible to me.Because Buttigieg, at 41, is an old millennial; because as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford he got afirst in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics), the trademark degree for Labour-party elitesof the Tony Blair era; because he worked optimizing grocery-store pricing at McKinsey; becausehe joined the Navy in hopes of promoting democracy in Afghanistan; because he gotgay-married to his partner Chasten in 2018; and because, as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, heagitated to bring hipster entrepreneurism and “high-tech investment” to his rust-belt hometown, Ihad to ask him about neoliberalism, the happy idea that consumer markets and liberaldemocracy will always expand, and will always expand together. I was also fascinated by theway that Buttigieg, who has long described himself as obsessed with technology and data, hasresponded to the gendering of tech, and especially green tech, by fearsome culture warriors,including Marjorie Taylor Greene.Buttigieg, whose father was a renowned Marxist scholar, washimself a devotee of Senator Bernie Sanders as a young man. He now recognizes that thepersistence of far-right ideology, with its masculinist and antidemocratic preoccupations, is partof the reason that neoliberalism has come undone. Not everyone, it seems, even wants a risingstandard of living if it means they have to accept the greater enfranchisement of undesirables,including, of course, women, poor people, Black people, and the usual demons in the sights ofthe world’s Ted Cruzes and Tucker Carlsons.He also talked about his faith. Lefties these days are said to be less religious than right-wingevangelicals, but between Buttigieg, whose Episcopalianism grounds his decisionmaking, andhis boss, President Joe Biden, whose robust Catholicism drives his sincere effort to reviveAmerica’s soul, perhaps a religious left is rising again.Pete Buttigieg, the only child of JenniferAnne (Montgomery) and Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II, was born on January 19, 1982, in SouthBend, Indiana. His mother uses the name Anne Montgomery. His parents met and married whileemployed as faculty at New Mexico State University.Last name is pronounced “boot-edge-edge.” It is the designation for “poultry” in Maltese, aSemitic language.He was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana from January 1, 2012 until January 1, 2020.Announced his candidacy for the 2020 US presidential election in January 2019. He is the firstopenly gay Democratic presidential candidate.Came out as gay in an essay published in the South Bend Tribune in June 2015.Served seven months in Afghanistan in the Navy Reserves while also serving as mayor ofSouth Bend.Met his eventual husband Chasten on the dating app Hinge.Son of Jennifer Ann (Montgomery), a professor, and Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II, a literaryscholar, professor, and translator. His father was an emigrant from Hamrun, Malta. His mother,whose family is from Indiana and Oklahoma, is of English, Scottish, German, and more distantSwiss-German, Welsh, and Cornish, descent.Spent several months working on Senator John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, where hespecialized in policy.His father passed away eight days after his 37th birthday.In November 2016, President Barack Obama included him on a short list of gifted, risingDemocrats.Taught himself Norwegian in order to read Erlend Loe’s “Naïve. Super” in its original language.Later started periodically attending a Norwegian church in Chicago to keep up.Plays the piano.He became the first openly gay person to win a presidential nominating contest, as well as thefirst to win delegates, when he won the Iowa Democratic caucuses in 2020.Said to bear a resemblance to Logan Lerman, and also to fictional character Alfred E. Neuman.Portrayed by Colin Jost on Saturday Night Live (1975). Jost and Buttigieg attended Harvard atthe same time and lived in the same dormitory at one point, though they had never spokendirectly until Buttigieg interviewed Jost for his podcast in 2020.U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021 – present).[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Julius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate,Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in acivil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. Caesarchanged the course of the history of the Greco-Roman world decisively and irreversibly. TheGreco-Roman society has been extinct for so long that most of the names of its great menmean little to the average, educated modern person. But Caesar’s name, like Alexander’s, is stillon people’s lips throughout the Christian and Islamic worlds. Even people who know nothing ofCaesar as a historic personality are familiar with his family name as a title signifying a ruler whois in some sense uniquely supreme or paramount—the meaning of Kaiser in German, tsar in theSlavonic languages, and qayṣar in the languages of the Islamic world.Caesar’s gens (clan) name, Julius (Iulius), is also familiar in the Christian world, for in Caesar’slifetime the Roman month Quintilis, in which he was born, was renamed “July” in his honour.This name has survived, as has Caesar’s reform of the calendar. The old Roman calendar wasinaccurate and manipulated for political purposes. Caesar’s calendar, the Julian calendar, is stillpartially in force in the Eastern Orthodox Christian countries, and the Gregorian calendar, now inuse in the West, is the Julian, slightly corrected by Pope Gregory XIII.Caesar’s gens, the Julii,were patricians—i.e., members of Rome’s original aristocracy, which had coalesced in the 4thcentury BCE with a number of leading plebeian (commoner) families to form the nobility that hadbeen the governing class in Rome since then. By Caesar’s time, the number of survivingpatrician gentes was small; and in the gens Julia the Caesares seem to have been the onlysurviving family. Thougblood was no longer a political advantage; it was actually a handicap, since a patrician wasdebarred from holding the paraconstitutional but powerful office of tribune of the plebs. The JuliiCaesares traced their lineage back to the goddess Venus, but the family was not snobbish orconservative-minded. It was also not rich or influential or even distinguished.A Roman noblewon distinction for himself and his family by securing election to a series of public offices, whichculminated in the consulship, with the censorship possibly to follow. This was a difficult task foreven the ablest and most gifted noble unless he was backed by substantial family wealth andinfluence. Rome’s victory over Carthage in the Second Punic War (218–201 BCE) had madeRome the paramount power in the Mediterranean basin; an influential Roman noble family’sclients (that is, protégés who, in return, gave their patrons their political support) might includekings and even whole nations, besides numerous private individuals. The requirements and thecosts of a Roman political career in Caesar’s day were high, and the competition was severe;but the potential profits were of enormous magnitude. One of the perquisites of the praetorshipand the consulship was the government of a province, which gave ample opportunity forplunder. The whole Mediterranean world was, in fact, at the mercy of the Roman nobility and ofa new class of Roman businessmen, the equites (“knights”), which had grown rich on militarycontracts and on tax farming.Military manpower was supplied by the Roman peasantry. This class had been partlydispossessed by an economic revolution following on the devastation caused by the SecondPunic War. The Roman governing class had consequently come to be hated and discredited athome and abroad. From 133 BCE onward there had been a series of alternate revolutionaryand counter-revolutionary paroxysms. It was evident that the misgovernment of the Romanstate and the Greco-Roman world by the Roman nobility could not continue indefinitely and itwas fairly clear that the most probable alternative was some form of military dictatorship backedby dispossessed Italian peasants who had turned to long-term military service.The traditionalcompetition among members of the Roman nobility for office and the spoils of office was thusthreatening to turn into a desperate race for seizing autocratic power. The Julii Caesares did notseem to be in the running. It was true that Sextus Caesar, who was perhaps the dictator’s uncle,had been one of the consuls for 91 BCE; and Lucius Caesar, one of the consuls for 90 BCE,was a distant cousin, whose son and namesake was consul for 64 BCE. In 90 BCE, Rome’sItalian allies had seceded from Rome because of the Roman government’s obstinate refusal togrant them Roman citizenship, and, as consul, Lucius Caesar had introduced emergencylegislation for granting citizenship to the citizens of all Italian ally states that had not taken uparms or that had returned to their allegiance.Whoever had been consul in this critical year would have had to initiate such legislation,whatever his personal political predilections. There is evidence, however, that the JuliiCaesares, though patricians, had already committed themselves to the antinobility party. Anaunt of the future dictator had married Gaius Marius, a self-made man (novus homo) who hadforced his way up to the summit by his military ability and had made the momentous innovationof recruiting his armies from the dispossessed peasantsh some of the most powerful noble famil

In 1956, Saget was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia. His parents were supermarketexecutive Benjamin Saget and hospital administrator Rosalyn “Dolly” Saget. The Saget familyeventually moved to Norfolk, Virginia. Bob received his early religious education at TempleIsrael, a synagogue of Norfolk which adhered to Conservative Judaism. He was reportedly arebellious student.Saget spend part of his high school years in Los Angeles, where he befriended veterancomedian Larry Fine (1902-1975). He attended a Philadelphia high school during his senioryear. He was originally interested in a medical career but his English teacher Elaine Zimmermanconvinced Saget to aspire to an acting or filmmaking career instead.Saget received his college education at the “Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts”, acollege associated with the Temple University of Philadelphia. One of his student films won amerit award at the Student Academy Awards. He graduated college with a Bachelor of Arts in1978. He had already started performing in comedy clubs during his college years.In 1978, Saget intended to take graduate courses at the University of Southern California. Hedropped out due to health-related problems. He almost died due to a gangrenous appendix,costing him a loss of confidence. He decided afterwards to lose some weight, in the belief that itwould improve his health.Following his graduation, Saget spend about a decade working mostly as a comedian. Heappeared in minor acting roles in both films and television. In 1987, Saget was performingcomedy bits for the short-lived non-fiction show “The Morning Program”. The show offered a mixof “news, entertainment and comedy”, but was canceled due to low ratings.Saget’s big break came when he was chosen to portray widowed father Danny Tanner in thesitcom “Full House” (1987-1995). The series depicted Danny’s efforts to raise three youngdaughters, with the assistance of his best friends. The show suffered from poor viewership in itsfirst season, but attracted a family audience due to its portrayal of the struggles associated withparenting. By its third season, it was ranked among Nielsen’s Top 30 shows. Saget became ahousehold name, and the series lasted for 8 seasons and 192 episodes. The series waseventually canceled due to its increasing production costs. Its rating had remained high until itsfinal episode.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Marilyn Monroeborn Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress,model, and singer. Known for playing comic “blonde bombshell” characters, she became one ofthe most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era’ssexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million(equivalent to $2 billion in 2022) by the time of her death in 1962. Long after her death, Monroeremains a pop culture icon.In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her as the sixth-greatestfemale screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood.Born and raised in Los Angeles,Monroe spent most of her childhood in a total of 12 foster homes and an orphanage[5marrying James Dougherty at age sixteen. She was working in a factory during World War IIwhen she met a photographer from the First Motion Picture Unit and began a successful pin-upmodeling career, which led to short-lived film contracts with 20th Century Fox and ColumbiaPictures. After a series of minor film roles, she signed a new contract with Fox in late 1950. Overthe next two years, she became a popular actress with roles in several comedies, including AsYoung as You Feel and Monkey Business, and in the dramas Clash by Night and Don’t Botherto Knock. Monroe faced a scandal when it was revealed that she had posed for nudephotographs prior to becoming a star, but the story did not damage her career and insteadresulted in increased interest in her films.By 1953, Monroe was one of the most marketable Hollywood stars. She had leading roles in thefilm noir Niagara, which overtly relied on her sex appeal, and the comedies Gentlemen PreferBlondes and How to Marry a Millionaire, which established her star image as a “dumb blonde”.The same year, her nude images were used as the centerfold and cover of the first issue ofPlayboy magazine. Monroe played a significant role in the creation and management of herpublic image throughout her career, but felt disappointed when typecast and underpaid by thestudio. She was briefly suspended in early 1954 for refusing a film project but returned to star inThe Seven Year Itch (1955), one of the biggest box office successes of her career.When the studio was still reluctant to change Monroe’s contract, she founded her own filmproduction company in 1954. She dedicated 1955 to building the company and began studyingmethod acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Later that year, Fox awarded her anew contract, which gave her more control and a larger salary. Her subsequent roles included acritically acclaimed performance in Bus Stop (1956) and her first independent production in ThePrince and the Showgirl (1957). She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in SomeLike It Hot (1959), a critical and commercial success. Her last completed film was the dramaThe Misfits (1961).Monroe’s troubled private life received much attention. She struggled with addiction and mooddisorders. Her marriages to retired baseball star Joe DiMaggio and to playwright Arthur Millerwere highly publicized, but ended in divorce. On August 4, 1962, she died at age 36 from anoverdose of barbiturates at her Los Angeles home. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.Norma Jeane Mortenson later took her mother’s name, Baker. Her mother was frequentlyconfined in an asylum, and Norma Jeane was reared by 12 successive sets of foster parentsand, for a time, in an orphanage. In 1942 she married a fellow worker in an aircraft factory, butthey divorced soon after World War II. She became a popular photographer’s model and in 1946signed a short-term contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, taking as her screen name MarilynMonroe. After a few brief appearances in movies made by the Fox and Columbia studios, shewas again unemployed, and she returned to modeling for photographers. Her nude photographon a calendar brought her a role in the film Scudda-Hoo! Scudda-Hay! (1948), which wasfollowed by other minor roles.In 1950 Monroe played a small uncredited role in The AsphaltJungle that reaped a mountain of fan mail. An appearance in All About Eve (1950) won heranother contract from Fox and much recognition. In a succession of movies, including Let’sMake It Legal (1951), Love Nest (1951), Clash by Night (1952), and Niagara (1953), she] before

advanced to star billing on the strength of her studio-fostered image as a “love goddess.” Withperformances in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), andThere’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), her fame grew steadily and spread throughoutthe world, and she became the object of unprecedented popular adulation. In 1954 she marriedbaseball star Joe DiMaggio, and the attendant publicity was enormous. With the end of theirmarriage less than a year later she began to grow discontented with her career.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: DrakeAubrey Drake Graham born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.Aninfluential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizingsinging and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in theCTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), he pursued a career inmusic releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006. He followed this with themixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young MoneyEntertainment.In 2022, Drake released the house-inspired album Honestly, Nevermind and thecollaborative album, Her Loss, with 21 Savage. Known for frequent accompanying releases tohis albums, Drake achieved critical and commercial success with the mixtapes If You’re ReadingThis It’s Too Late (2015) and More Life (2017).As an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in2012. In 2013, Drake became the “global ambassador” of the Toronto Raptors, joining theirexecutive committee and later obtaining naming rights to their practice facility. In 2016, hebegan collaborating with Brent Hocking on the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black. In 2022, hebecame a part owner of Italian soccer club A.C. Milan.Among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is rankedas the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA.Heralded as theundisputed leader of a new hip-hop generation in the early 2000s, the Toronto-born formerDegrassi: The Next Generation star served notice on his early mixtapes that a new voice wasemerging from the North. Since his official debut album Thank Me Later (2010), Drizzy hasbecome one of the most consistent hitmakers of the 2010s — racking up the most charted songs(205) as a solo artist in Billboard Hot 100 history — as comfortable with a poppy hook as he iswith battle rap bars.Drake is among the acts who adapted most smoothly to the quarantine,releasing mixtape “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” in late April 2020.The project zoomed to No. 2 on the Billboard charts, narrowly losing the top spot to KennyChesney.”Dark Lane Demo Tapes” included several popular singles including the viral hit “Toosie Slide.”The Canadian hip-hop star indicated plans to release a full album in summer 2020.AubreyDrake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, an African-Americanmusician born in Memphis, Tennessee, and Sandi (Sher) Graham, a Canadian Jewish educator.As a young man, Drake appeared in several commercials, for such retailers as Sears and GMC.In 2001, Drake rose to fame playing the role of “Jimmy Brooks”, a character on Degrassi: TheNext Generation (2001), a basketball star who is confined to a wheelchair after being shot by aclassmate. In 2006, Drake launched his music career by releasing his first mix tape, “Room forImprovement”. Three years later, his third mix tape, “So Far Gone”, garnered him critical and

commercial success, and, the following year, he released his official debut album, “Thank MeLater”, to generally positive reviews. Aubrey Drake Graham has established himself as amulti-talented young Canadian, and the entertainment industry has great expectations for him..Often raps and sings about his relationships, with atmospheric productionDysprosody: he, controversially, often adopts pseudo-foreign accents which have includedJamaican Patois (“Views”), Spanish (“What a Time to be Alive”), and British (“More Life”).Often features voicemails on songs (e.g. “Look What You’ve Done”, “Marvin’s Room”, “HowBout Now”, “Can’t Have Everything”)Has a son named Adonis with French sculptor SophieBrussaux.Has tattoos of Aaliyah, Denzel Washington, multiple tattoos of Sade, Robin Givens, Lil Wayne,Skepta, Popcaan, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and his late friend Fif.Only receives $8.25 in royalties from Degrassi.He has a Swedish tattoo “Oktober Lejonhjärta” dedicated to Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta,Afro-Swedish twin models (also born in October) he frequently works with.Is the first artist to reach a billion streams in one week, after the release of his 5th album”Scorpion”.As of 4 October 2018, he was ranked No. 1 as Spotify’s most streamed artist with 52 millionmonthly listeners.Working on the fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).Created his own record label called OVO Sound/[2012].Mother’s name is Sandi.Good friends with Al Mukadam.Began a hiatus from music after More Life to focus on film and television.Has two dogs named Diamond and Winter.Is a huge fan of Adele.According to Forbes, has a estimated net worth of 90 million.[May 2017].Told Rolling Stone that he doesn’t like that Jay-Z exclusively raps about fine art, but he hopes toalso own some one day.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Roger FedererRoger Federer ( born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He wasranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks,including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. Hewon 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men’ssingles titles, a record eight men’s singles Wimbledon titles, an Open Era joint-record five men’ssingles US Open titles, and a joint-record six year-end championships. In his home country, heis regarded as “the greatest and most successful” Swiss sportsperson in history.Federer andStan Wawrinka led the Switzerland Davis Cup team to their first title in 2014, following theirOlympic doubles gold victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Federer also won a silver medal insingles at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing runner-up to Andy Murray. After a half-yearhiatus in late 2016 to recover from knee surgery, Federer returned to tennis, winning three moremajors over the next two years, including the 2017 Australian Open over Rafael Nadal and aneighth singles title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. At the 2018 Australian Open,Federer became the first man to win 20 major singles titles and shortly the oldest ATP world No.1 at age 36. In September 2022, he retired from professional tennis following the Laver CupA versatile all-court player, Federer’s perceived effortlessness made him highly popular amongtennis fans. Originally lacking self-control as a junior, he transformed his on-court demeanor tobecome well-liked for his graciousness, winning the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award 13times. He also won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times. Outsideof competition, Federer played an instrumental role in the creation of the Laver Cup teamcompetition. He is also an active philanthropist. He established the Roger Federer Foundation,which targets impoverished children in southern Africa, and has raised funds in part through theMatch for Africa exhibition series. By the end of his career, Federer was routinely one of the topten highest-paid athletes in any sport, and ranked first among all athletes with $100 million inendorsement income in 2020.Federer made his ATP debut at the 1998 Swiss Open Gstaad inhis home country of Switzerland losing to Lucas Arnold Ker in the first round. Later that year, hewon his first ATP match in Toulouse against Guillaume Raoux. He got a wildcard into the 1998Swiss Indoors and lost in the first round to 4th seed and former world number 1 Andre Agassi.Federer finished his career as a 10-time champion of the tournament.Federer entered the top 100 ranking for the first time on 20 September 1999 and started at the1999 Marseille Open defeating the reigning champion of the 1998 French Open, SpaniardCarlos Moyá. His first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow SwissMarc Rosset.The 2006 season was statistically the best season of Federer’s career. InNovember 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer’s 2006season as statistically the second-best season of all time during the Open Era, behind RodLaver’s Grand Slam year of 1969.Federer won 12 singles titles (the most of any player sinceThomas Muster in 1995 and John McEnroe in 1984) and had a match record of 92–5 (the mostwins since Ivan Lendl in 1982). Federer reached the finals in an astounding 16 of the 17tournaments he entered during the season.In June 2009 Federer won his first French Open,giving him a championship in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments over the course of hiscareer. Additionally, the win was his 14th Grand Slam title, which tied Federer with Sampras forthe most in all time. The following month at Wimbledon, Federer defeated American AndyRoddick in a thrilling marathon five-set match (5–7, 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 16–14) to win his sixthWimbledon championship and his record 15th career Grand Slam title; he subsequentlyregained the world number one ranking. In January 2010 he won the Australian Open, defeatingAndy Murray of Great Britain. Federer again defeated Murray in 2012 to win his record-tyingseventh career Wimbledon title. A month later the two men faced off in the gold medal match atthe London Olympics. This time, however, Federer lost to Murray and had to settle for a silvermedal.Federer endured an injury-riddled 2013 season, and in 2014 he reached just one GrandSlam final (a loss at Wimbledon to Novak Djokovic). He did still manage a career highlight thatyear by leading Switzerland to its first-ever Davis Cup victory. In 2015 he appeared in theWimbledon and U.S. Open finals but lost to Djokovic both times. Shortly after losing in theWimbledon semifinals in July 2016, he withdrew from the remainder of that tennis seasonbecause of a persistent knee injury.Federer entered the first Grand Slam tournament of 2017, the Australian Open, as the17th-ranked men’s player but shocked the tennis world by winning the singles title in an epic

five-set final against Nadal. Federer continued his resurgent play at that year’s Wimbledon,where he did not lose a single set during the tournament and won a record-breaking eighthWimbledon title. Federer’s hot streak continued into 2018 when he won his sixth careerAustralian Open singles title. With the victory, Federer set a record for most Grand Slam men’ssingles titles (20); that mark was later matched by Nadal and Djokovic, and in 2022 Nadalbecame the first to surpass it. Federer reached the semifinals at the 2019 French Open andadvanced to the final at that year’s Wimbledon, where he lost an epic 4-hour 57-minute match(the longest final match in Wimbledon history) to Djokovic.After losing in the semifinals at the 2020 Australian Open, Federer had two knee surgeries thatcaused him to miss the rest of the season. Although he returned in 2021, his play was limited.However, he did compete at Wimbledon, where he lost in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Thatproved to be his last Grand Slam event. Federer was again sidelined by knee problems, and inSeptember 2022 he announced that he would be retiring after the Laver Cup. Later that monthhe played in his final competitive match, a doubles event in which he paired with Nadal; theylost.In addition to tennis, Federer was involved in various philanthropic causes, with a particularinterest in South Africa, his mother’s home country. In 2003 he established the Roger FedererFoundation, which sought to help underprivileged children in Switzerland and southern Africa,primarily through educational projects.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Thomas Golubic is a Los Angeles-based Emmy-nominated musicsupervisor, Grammy-nominated record producer, and DJ. His music supervision credits includethe AMC series Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire, theHBO series Six Feet Under, Netflix series Grace & Frankie and Love, the Amazon seriesSneaky Pete and the Showtime series Ray Donovan, among many other film & televisionprojects. In 2017, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding MusicSupervision in Season 3 of Better Call Saul. Since 2017, Thomas has served as President ofthe Guild of Music Supervisors, and is a founding member of the organization. The Guild twiceawarded Thomas with “Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama” for his work on BreakingBad.He was twice nominated for a Grammy awards for producing volumes one and two of the SixFeet Under soundtrack album in 2003 and 2006. Alongside former partner Gary Calamar, hewas responsible for the use of Sia’s “Breathe Me” in the final scene of the series. It isconsidered one of the most memorable uses of music in television, and launched Sia’s musiccareer in America. Thomas is also responsible for producing numerous soundtrack albums forBetter Call Saul, The Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire and Breaking Bad, also writing the linernotes for the Breaking Bad 10th Anniversary 5-Album Box. Additionally, he has assembledvarious remix projects for EMI-Capitol Records and MGM, including reinterpretations of PeggyLee, The Beach Boys, Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther theme and EMI’s Christmas Classics remixcompilation ‘Merry Mixmas’.His formative years, musically speaking, were spent as a DJ, music programmer and on-air hostfor tastemaker LA radio station KCRW 89.9 FM. After ending his 10-year residency at KCRW,

he turned his attention to music production and live audio/video DJ work. He formed TheArbiters, a music collective creating mash-up music and video productions, free-released twoEPs in 2006 and 2010, and created audio and video mash-up productions for clients includingGoogle, YouTube, Microsoft and Levi’s.Thomas has also become known as an innovative club DJ spinning broadly eclectic music sets,often with live synchronized visuals. His SYNCHRONIZE re-score project, featuring live DJre-scores of classic films has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival, Bonnaroo Music &Arts Festival, Luminato Festival in Toronto, Dubrovnik Film Festival, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival,various residencies in Los Angeles, and has been profiled on Turner Classic Movies.Since September of 2017, Thomas has served as President of The Guild of Music Supervisors,a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and support the craft of MusicSupervision through education, advocacy and celebrations of excellence in the profession.During his time as President, Thomas has expanded the annual GMS ‘State of Music in Media’Conference with over 700 in attendance in 2018, sold out the annual GMS Awards show, andestablished a monthly GMS newsletter and podcast. With the Guild, Thomas strives to createladder-up opportunities that promote greater diversity in the community, a climate ofprofessional respect and cooperation and to better serve and inspire the next generation.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Viktorija Golubicborn 16 October 1992) is a Swiss professional tennis player. Golubic has won one singles titleon the WTA Tour, two singles WTA Challenger titles, as well as ten singles and 15 doubles titleson the ITF Circuit so far. On 28 February 2022, she reached her career-high singles ranking ofworld No. 35. On 15 January 2018, she peaked at No. 63 in the doubles rankings.Ranked worldNo. 66 at Wimbledon, Golubic reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the first time defeatingen-route two seeded players, 23rd seed American Madison Keys in the fourth round and 29thseed Veronika Kudermetova, plus two more Americans, Danielle Collins and Madison Brengle,respectively. Having won 43 matches already in 2021, Golubic guaranteed herself a top-50debut with this breakthrough run, moving 18 places to world No. 48 on 12 July 2021, havingnever passed the third round of this major before.Playing for Switzerland at the Fed Cup, Golubic has a win–loss record of 6–6. At the 2016 FedCup semifinals, Golubic earned surprising wins over Karolína Plíšková and Barbora Strýcová,defeating both in three sets. Although it was not enough for Switzerland to beat the CzechRepublic, Golubic was praised for her performance.The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai TennisChampionships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015,Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The twotournaments have since alternated status every year. The Premier 5 tournaments werereclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.Golubic started playing on the ITF Women’sCircuit at the $10k event in Budapest in June 2008.She played her first two WTA qualifyingtournaments at the Hungarian Open and Gastein Ladies in 2010. She made her WTA Tourmain-draw debut at the Gastein Ladies in 2013, where she recorded her first WTA win andreached second round. However, all of her attempts to qualify for a major failed.Golubic’s mostsignificant results in 2018 came at the ITF Circuit and WTA Challenger Tour. In the early season,she reached the final of the $60k Burnie International, losing there to Marta Kostyuk.Later, shereached quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Challenger, $100k Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Bol Openand Manchester Trophy.Ranked world No. 66 at Wimbledon, Golubic reached a Grand Slamquarterfinal for the first time defeating en-route two seeded players, 23rd seed AmericanMadison Keys in the fourth round and 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova, plus two moreAmericans, Danielle Collins and Madison Brengle, respectively. Having won 43 matches alreadyin 2021, Golubic guaranteed herself a top-50 debut with this breakthrough run, moving 18places to world No. 48 on 12 July 2021, having never passed the third round of this majorbefore.Golubic has won one singles title on the WTA tour, as well as eight singles and 14doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 3 April 2017, she reached her best singlesranking of world number 51. On 24 July 2017, she peaked at world number 69 in the doublesrankings.Golubic started playing on the ITF circuit in 2008 in Hungary and played her first two WTAqualifying tournaments in Budapest and Bad Gastein in 2010. She played her first match in themain draw of a WTA event in Bad Gastein in 2013, reaching the second round. However, all ofher attempts to qualify for a Grand Slam failed.After winning her eighth ITF title, Golubicreached her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open through qualifying and lost toCarla Suárez Navarro in the first round of the tournament. She then reached the quarterfinals ofanother ITF event before failing to reach the main draw of her next three tournaments. At theKatowice Open, Golubic entered the main draw as a qualifier and beat Paula Kania in the firstround before losing to Tímea Babos.At the Fed Cup semifinals, Golubic earned surprising wins over Karolína Plíšková and BarboraStrýcová, defeating both in three sets. Although it was not enough for Switzerland to beat theCzech Republic, Golubic was praised for her performance.Prior to the French Open, Golubic played in the qualifying of the WTA Prague Open, where shelost to Viktória Kužmová in the first round. After a quarterfinal appearance in Saint-Gaudens,she entered Roland Garros through qualifying and earned her first Grand Slam main-draw winwith a three-set victory over Alison Riske. She lost to Lucie Šafářová in round two.Golubic started her grass-court season at the Ricoh Open, entering the main draw as a qualifierand defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam and Risa Ozaki en route to her first WTA quarterfinal, losingto Belinda Bencic. Her next two tournaments (the Mallorca Open and Wimbledon) ended inqualifying. She also lost in the first round of her next ITF tournament in Budapest.At the inaugural Ladies Championship Gstaad, Golubic beat number 7 seed Mona Barthel,Evgeniya Rodina, Carina Witthöft and Rebeka Masarova en route to her first WTA final. Shethen defeated third seed Kiki Bertens to lift her first WTA trophy. With the title, Golubic enteredthe top 100 for the first time.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Kodagu, also known as Coorg, is a rural district in the southwestIndian state of Karnataka. In the area’s north, Madikeri Fort has 2 life-size elephant statues at itsentrance, plus a Gothic-style church with a museum on its grounds. Nearby, the HinduOmkareshwara Temple dates back to the 19th century. Farther north are the domed Raja’sTomb, a burial place of Kodava kings, and cascading Abbi Falls.Coorg, also known as Kodagu,is a beautiful hill station in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is famous for its coffee plantations,steep hills, countless streams, rich flora & fauna, lush forests and breathtaking views.Some of the must visit tourist attractions of Coorg include Nagarhole National Park, Abbi Falls,Iruppu Falls, The Raja’s Seat, Madikeri Fort and Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple. Being animportant leisure destination, Coorg is well-connected to other major cities of the country by air,road and rail.How to Reach Coorg by AirMangalore Airport, located about 160 km away, is the nearest airport to Coorg. The airport hasscheduled flights to major Indian cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi andHyderabad.Unwind in the lap of nature in Coorg where aromatic coffee and spice plantations,lush green hills, cascading waterfalls and a distinct old-world charm sooth the senses.Kodagudistrict (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka stateof India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it wasmerged into an enlarged Mysore State.It occupies an area of 4,102 square kilometres (1,584 sqmi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. In 2001 its population was 548,561,13.74% of which resided in the district’s urban centre, making it the least populous of the 31districts in Karnataka.The nearest railway stations are Mysore Junction, located around 95 km (59 mi) away,Thalassery, and Kannur, the latter two located in Kerala at a distance of about 79 km (49 mi).The nearest airports are Kannur International Airport in Kerala (90 km (56 mi) from Madikeri)and Mangalore International Airport (144 km (89 mi) from Madikeri).The district is bordered byDakshina Kannada district to the northwest, Hassan district to the north, Mysore district to theeast, Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and Kannur district of Kerala to the southwest, andWayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest elevation being 50 metres(160 ft) above sea-level near makutta. The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to 1,750 metres(5,740 ft), with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at 1,715 metres (5,627 ft). The main river inKodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side ofthe Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.Rivers (Mouth)Kaveri (Bay of Bengal)Payaswini (Arabian Sea)Tejaswini (Arabian Sea)Kuppam River (Arabian Sea)Valapattanam River (Arabian Sea)Harangi (Kaveri)Lakshmana Tirtha (Kaveri)Barapole (Valapattanam River)Kumaradhara (Netravathi River)

Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the Karnataka LegislativeAssembly, one each from the Madikeri and Virajpet. Dr. Mantar Gowda represents the Madikericonstituency while A.S Ponnanna represents the Virajpet constituency; they are from the IndianNational Congress. Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore)constituency, is now part of the Mysore Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency. The current MPfor this constituency is Shri Pratap Simha, from the Bharatiya Janata Party.Hindus are the vast majority. They include the Kodava tribe, other Kodava language speakers,Arebhashe Gowdas, Brahmins, most Yeravas and Kurubas.A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of Kushalnagar, Virajpetand Mercara. A sizeable of them are the Nawayaths who shifted in the eighties from Bhatkaland Murdeshwar in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. Thenumerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district.The Codava National Council and Kodava Rashtriya Samiti are campaigning for autonomy toKodagu district.A small number of Mangalorean Catholics are also found in Coorg.[quantify] They are mostlydescended from those Konkani Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by TippuSultan. These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive ofTippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness andexpertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church forthem.According to Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy (Karnataka’s Kodava LiteraryAcademy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the Amma Kodavas, the KodavaPeggade (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava Maaple (Kodava Muslims), 18 othersmaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the Iri(Airi, or the carpenters and the village smiths), the Koyava, the Banna, the Kodagu Madivala(washermen), the Kodagu Hajama (barber, also called Nainda), the Kembatti Poleya (householdservants and labourers) and the Meda (basket and mat weavers and drummers).Among otherKodava speaking communities are: the Heggades, cultivators from shimogga; the Kodava Nair,cultivators from Kerala State; the Ayiri, who constitute the artisan caste; the Medas, who arebasket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the Binepatta, originally wanderingmusicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the Kavadi, cultivators settled in Yedenalknad(Virajpet). All these groups speak the Kodava language and conform generally to Kodavacustoms and dress.Less frequent are Tulu speakers Billavas, Mogaveeras, Bunts, GoudSaraswat Brahmins.The Arebhashe gowdas,or Kodagu Gowdas,and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of DakshinaKannada and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet,Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak a language known as Arebhashe adialect of Kannada. Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters fromdifferent communities revolted against the British in an armed struggle which covered entireKodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against theBritish called “Amara Sulliada Swantantrya Sangraama”(Amara Sulya Dhange formally calledthe ‘Coorg Rebellion’ by the British) started in 1837.Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill stationdestinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri,Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama, Abbey Falls, Dubare, Nagarahole National Park, Iruppu Fallsand the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple.The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated toLord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia.Bhagamandala is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and theKannika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground, and hence this spot iscalled the Triveni Sangama. Iruppu Falls is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in theBrahmagiri hill range. The Lakshmana Tirtha River, with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has aRameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana,prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, theBrahmagiri hill. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu. Nagaraholeis a national park and wildlife resort.Nisargadhama is a man-made island and picnic spot nearKushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri. The Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is atBylakuppe near Kushalnagara (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement.Abbey Falls is a scenic waterfall 5 km from Madikeri. Mallalli falls is 25 km from Somawarapet,downhill of the Pushpagiri hills.Kootu Poley dam is also popular among tourists. OmkareshwaraTemple is a beautiful temple built in the Indo-Sarcenic style in Coorg. A legend is associatedwith the temple, built by Lingarajendra II in 1820 CE. The king put to death a pious Brahmin whodared to protest against his misdeeds. The spirit of the dead man began to plague the king dayand night. On the advice of wise men, the king built this temple and installed a Shivalingaprocured from Kashi, North India. St. Mark’s Church is located within the Mercara Fort and wasraised in 1859, by the officers and men of the East India Company.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Buland DarwazaDoor of Victory”, was built in 1575 by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory overGujarat. It is the main entrance to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra,India.Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in the world and is an example of Mughalarchitecture. It displays sophistication and heights of technology in Akbar’s empire.The BulandDarwaza is made of red and buff sandstone, decorated by white and black marble and is higherthan the courtyard of the mosque. The Buland Darwaza is symmetrical and is topped by largefree-standing kiosks, which are the chhatris. It also has terrace edge gallery kiosks on the roof,stylised buckler-battlements, small minor-spires, and inlay work with white and black marble. Onthe outside, a long flight of steps sweeps down the hill giving the gateway additional height. It is40 meters high and 51 meters from the ground. The total height of the structure is about 54meters from the ground level. It is a 15-storied high gateway acting as the southern entrance ofthe city of Fatehpur Sikri. The approach to the gate consists of 42 steps.It is semi-octagonal inplan with two smaller triple-storeyed wings on either side, it has three kiosks on its topsurrounded by thirteen smaller domed kiosks. There are smaller turrets surrounding thegateway.The expanse is broken by arched niches, small laudas, and marbles which highlightsthe courtyard of the Jama Masjid. The principal arch stands in the centre of three projectingsides and topped by a dome. The central arch is broken into three tiers with rows of smallerarches and flat brackets.The expanse is broken by arched niches, small laudas, and marbleswhich highlights the courtyard of the Jama Masjid. The principal arch stands in the centre ofthree projecting sides and topped by a dome. The central arch is broken into three tiers withrows of smaller arches and flat brackets.The great gate itself is plain. The three horizontalpanels of buff stone noticeable in the Badshahi Darwaza are also present here. The plain redsandstone spandrels are framed in white marble with a flower-like ornament inlaid in white

marble at the apex of the arch, and a flattish rosette, centered with the narrow panel above it, oneither side. The cusped ornament, large and bold in fact, but small and delicate when seen frombelow, is carried down below the springing of the arch. Two pieces have been broken off fromthe left hand side and eight from the right. The arch has three actual openings bordered bydecorative panels and superimposed by three other arched openings crowned by a semi-dome.The total height of the Gate above the pavement is 176 ft.A Persian inscription on the easternarchway of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar’s conquest of Uttar Pradesh and the victory inGujarat in 1573.On the main gateway, an Islamic inscription written in Persian reads “Isa(Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) said: ‘The world is a Bridge, pass over it, but build no housesupon it. He who hopes for a day may hope for eternity, but the World endures but an hour.Spend it in prayer for the rest is unseen.'”Isa was advising his followers not to consider the world as a permanent home and hope forworldly things, as human life is of short duration.Verses from the Quran have been carved in the Naskh (script) along the top. These were drawnby Khwaja Hussain Chishti, a disciple of Sheikh Salim Chishti.When was it Built: 1601Who built it: Mughal Emperor AkbarTime taken: 12 YearsWhere is it located: Fatehpur Sikri, Agra District, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaWhy was it built: As a victory archwayArchitectural Style: Mix of Hindu and Persian styles of architectureVisit Timing: Daily, morning to eveningHow to Reach: Nearest railhead is Fatehpur Sikri railway station (around 1 km) and nearestairport is Agra Airport (40 km). One can also avail UPSRTC or private bus services and cabsfrom Agra and neighboring regions to reach this place.Buland Darwaza or the loft gateway at Fatehpur Sikri was built by the great Mughal emperor,Akbar in 1601. Akbar built the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. TheBuland Darwaza, approached by 42 steps and 53.63m high and 35 meters wide, is the highestgateway in the world and an astounding example of the Mughal architecture. It is made of redand buff sandstone, and decorated by carving and inlaying of white and black marble. Aninscription on the central face of the Buland Darwaza throws light on Akbar’s religious toleranceand broad mindedness.The Buland Darwaza towers above the courtyard of the mosque. It is semi octagonal in planand is topped by pillars and chhatris, echoing early Mughal design with simple ornamentation,carved verses from the Koran and towering arches. There are thirteen smaller domed kiosks onthe roof, stylized battlement and small turrets and inlay work of white and black marble. On theoutside a long flight of steps sweeps down the hill giving the gateway additional height. APersian inscription on eastern arch way of the Buland Darwaza records Akbar’s conquest overDeccan in 1601 A.D.This colossal monument that forms the main entrance of the palace atFatehpur Sikri stands as a fine example of the architectural brilliance of the Mughal Empire thatshowcases an excellent mix of Hindu and Persian styles of architecture. Also called the ‘Gate ofMagnificence’, it was added years later to the compound of Jama Masjid as a victory arch by theMughal Emperor, Akbar the Great in 1601 A.D. to commemorate his successful Gujaratcampaign of 1573. It took around twelve years to construct this architectural wonder.This symmetrical entrance gate with chhatris or large kiosks atop is quite high than thecourtyard of the mosque and is built with red and buff sandstones and embellished with blackand white marble. There are gallery kiosks bordering the top centre of the roof which has smallminar spires and carved indentations and is inlaid with black and white marble. The semioctagonal gateway is 15-storied high and has two three-storied wings on its two sides. Height ofthe mammoth structure is around 54 meters from the pavement and can be approached byclimbing 42 steps from ground level. The top centre of the structure has three kiosks behindthirteen small domed kiosks. The gateway is surrounded by small turrets.The main arch of thegateway with a dome atop lies in the middle of three projecting sides and is divided into threetiers having small arches in rows as also flat brackets. The two triangular surfaces, one of thethree sides of each of which are bounded by the outer curves of the arch, are in plain redsandstone bordered with white marble and decorated with a flower like design made of whitemarble. The tip of the arch is also embellished with white marble sculpted like flower. Thecentral arch again has three small arched openings that are outlined with ornamented panelsand crowned by a semi-dome.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Chow Hang-tungTonyee Chow Hang-tung born on 24 December on 1985 is a Hong Kong activist, barrister andpolitician. During the crackdown by authorities on the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of PatrioticDemocratic Movements of China, which began in June 2021 and was mainly based on nationalsecurity charges over the Alliance’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 TiananmenSquare protests and massacre, Chow was cast into the limelight, having become the convenorof the group after the arrest of leaders Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho in April.Chow was bornand grew up in Hong Kong. She studied geophysics at University of Cambridge. Chow realisedthat human rights issues were her real interest, so she gave up doctoral studies and returned toHong Kong in 2010, where she studied law at the University of Hong Kong after having spentsome time working at an NGO.Chow serves as vice chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance,which organised annual marches and vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Squareprotests. On 4 June 2021, Chow was arrested for promoting an unauthorised assembly on the32nd anniversary of the protests.Human rights lawyer and China’s labour rights advocate Chow Hang-tung, currently imprisoned,was charged for “inciting subversion” under the new National Security Law on September, 9th2021 and faces potential 10 years imprisonment. She, together with other core members of theHong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance), wastargeted simply for peacefully commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.he isbarrister

and woman human rights defender in Hong Kong. She has advocated for the protection andpromotion of labour rights, as well as for the rights of persecuted human rights defenders inmainland China. She is one of the current vice-chairs of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support ofPatriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Hong Kong Alliance), a grassroots advocacygroup established in 1989 in Hong Kong to campaign for the release of Chinese politicalprisoners, democratic reforms in China, and accountability for the extrajudicial killings and otherviolations by the Chinese authorities during the lethal crackdown on pro-democracy protests inJune 1989. As a barrister in Hong Kong, she has also provided legal assistance to activists andprotesters targeted by police and judicial actions for their involvement in pro-democracyactivities.For China’s Communist Party rulers, historical memory must be vigilantly patrolled.The government attempts to airbrush out events such as the 1989 Tiananmen Squaremassacre.Chow Hang-tung resisted. She kept the flame alive — literally, by helping organize candlelightvigils commemorating the violent attack on pro-democracy student protesters. Ms. Chow, a38-year-old lawyer in Hong Kong, has been imprisoned for her actions and her beliefs; she isawaiting trial.The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the U.N. Human Rights Councilfound that Ms. Chow’s imprisonment is a breach of the International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights, which China signed in 1998. What’s more, the U.N. group has sharply criticizedthe new national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong, and under which Ms. Chow isbeing prosecuted. The group concluded Ms. Chow should be freed. The group is right.In 2016,Ms. Chow became vice chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic DemocraticMovements of China. The group campaigned for democracy and the release of individualswrongly imprisoned, organizing annual public gatherings on June 4 to commemorate theTiananmen massacre. Some years, these vigils attracted as many as 180,000 people. Abipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has nominated Ms. Chow and five others in Hong Kong forthe 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.Ms. Chow also worked for labor rights and in defense of humanrights on the mainland. This put her in the crosshairs of the Hong Kong authorities, who answerto China’s party bosses in Beijing. From 2020 onward, she was arrested four times and releasedthree times. She was arrested June 23, 2020, for participating in that year’s Tiananmencommemoration. She was released, then arrested June 4, 2021, on the same charge, based ona social media post urging people to light candles throughout the territory, and again released.The third arrest came June 30, 2021, this time on suspicion she had encouraged people toparticipate in a pro-democracy demonstration, but evidence was lacking; she was released onbail after 37 days in pretrial detention.Her fourth arrest came Sept. 8, 2021, along with that ofother alliance leaders, for refusing to comply with a police order to turn over information aboutthe group. The authorities wanted to determine if it should be labeled a “foreign agent” under thenew national security law. The alliance leaders decided to dissolve the organization on Sept. 25,2021. Yet she has remained in prison and has been denied bail on the latest charges, all whilebattling the earlier ones linked to the Tiananmen commemorations. One conviction wasoverturned on appeal. In March, she and two other members of the alliance were convicted ofone charge under the national security law for refusing the police request. Ms. Chow still facesanother charge, “incitement to state subversion,” which carries a maximum sentence of lifeimprisonment.She is representing herself from prison, where she has no internet access, nocomputer and limited access to books. The U.N. group expressed concern about overly broadapplication of the national security law to harass and close media outlets; block online content;arrest and arbitrarily detain journalists, politicians, academics, students and human rightsdefenders who have expressed dissenting views; and carry out censorship. Moreover, the groupsaid any law must be precise enough so that people can follow it — and the new nationalsecurity law is “clearly lacking” this basic principle. The group Hong Kong Watch said the law isbeing “used for political reasons without regard for the rule of law.”Exercising freedom of expression and association — such as by carrying a candle in memory ofTiananmen — should not be a crime. Ms. Chow is wrongly imprisoned and should be freed.Aprominent Hong Kong activist has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for incitement for abanned vigil to commemorate those who died in Beijing’s crackdown in Tiananmen Square in1989.Chow Hang-tung, the former vice chairwoman of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance inSupport of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was handed the new jail term in the WestKowloon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.The 36-year-old lawyer is already serving a 12-month sentence on charges of participating inand inciting, an unauthorised assembly for her role in the 2020 vigil.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Bernardo SilvaBorn: 10 August 1994 (age 28 years), Lisbon, PortugalHeight: 1.73 mCurrent teams: Manchester City F.C. (Midfielder), Portugal national football team (#10 /Midfielder)Dates joined: 2017 (Manchester City F.C.), 2015 (Portugal national football team), moreWeight: 64 kgNationality: PortugueseParents: Maria João Mota VeigaBernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays asan attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugalnational team. Silva is known for his creativity, dribbling, stamina, versatility, and work-rate.Paris Saint-Germain have had an initial offer for Bernardo Silva rejected by Manchester City asthey attempt to secure the transfer of the Portugal international for a second successivesummer. City hope to persuade Silva to change his mind on a move to France and extend hiscontract at the newly crowned European champions.PSG – who are competing with offers from the Saudi Pro League and Barcelona for Silva’ssignature – have been told that the player’s preference is to leave Manchester for Paris. Theirpursuit has been led by the club’s Football Advisor, Luis Campos, a close friend of Silva’s wholaunched the midfielder’s Champions League career by bringing him to AS Monaco in2014.Manchester City FCLOGIN

BERNARDOSILVA#20Bernardo SilvaProfileSocialNews & VideoBIOTENACIOUS, HARD-WORKING PLAYMAKER…City signed Bernardo Silva in July 2017 after he helped Monaco to the Ligue 1 title and a hugelyimpressive run to the Champions League semi-finals.Blessed with balance, guile and great technique the Portuguese midfielder is a threat bothcentrally and out wide and earned the nickname ‘Bubblegum’ due to the manner in which theball sticks to his feet on mazy dribbles.Add to that a tireless work-rate and it’s easy to understand why Bernardo has been influential inhis two-years in Manchester, helping City win two Premier Leagues, two Carabao Cups, an FACup and the Community Shield.His career began with Benfica, where he progressed from the B team, but found first-teamopportunities limited, which led to a season-long loan at Monaco in 2013/14.So impressive was he, that the Ligue 1 outfit made the deal permanent six months into theagreement and he flourished over the next three seasons.A third place finish and Champions League run to the quarter-finals in 2015/16 was eclipsed thefollowing year when Bernardo provided 12 assists and scored 11 goals as Monaco won Ligue 1and reached the Champions League last four.His form earned him an international debut against Cape Verde in March.He moved to City that summer and grew into his role in an impressive first season, netting ninetimes and adding 11 assists as he ended the campaign with a Premier League and CarabaoCup medal.The 2018 World Cup followed, with Bernardo playing in all four games as Portugal reached thelast 16.His second season in Manchester proved even better on both a personal and team level. Cityswept all before the domestically and the 24-year-old was sensational throughout.

He recorded 13 goals and 14 assists in 51 appearances, winning Man of the Match in theCarabao Cup final win over Chelsea and ending the campaign as the Club’s Player of theSeason.Early in 2019 he signed a contract extension which keeps at City until 2025.In 2019/20, he made 52 appearances and scored eight goals – his third campaign in a that heclocked up a half century or more for the Club.Bernardo was again integral to the City team in 2020/21 season, making 45 appearances totake his Club total to 201 – an average of 50.25 games per campaign.2021/22 proved to be another magnificent season for the popular midfielder.As well as winning three successive Etihad Player of the Season votes, he played 50 times andequalled his best goals tally with 13.Armed with extensive experience at international level too, Silva was part of the Portuguesesquad that reached the quarter-finals at the 2022 World Cup finals.He made five appearances in total at the Qatar showpiece, impressing throughout for theIberian nation.Bernardo had the distinction, in March’s 2-0 home win over Newcastle United, of scoring City’s1,000th home goal in the Premier League era, his all-important in that Etihad Stadium gamesecuring a valuable three points.The Portugal international continued to be a key figure in Pep Guardiola’s team for theremainder of the 2022/23 campaign to help us lift our third consecutive Premier League title.He also played the entirety of our 2-1 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup final to helpCity win it for the second time under Guardiola’s tenure.Silva played another electric game in our 1-0 win over Inter in the Champions League final tohelp City secure the Treble. Bernardo Silva plays the position Midfield, is 28 years old and173cm tall, weights 62kg. In the current club Manchester City played 6 seasons, during this timehe played 338 matches and scored 55 goals.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Minnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. TheWild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in theWestern Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Energy Center.The Wild werefounded on June 25, 1997, but did not start playing until the 2000–01 season.They were the firstNHL franchise in Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas, Texas in 1993.They won their first game 9–1 to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and recorded their second win

against the Tampa Bay Lightning the next game.Following the departure of the Minnesota NorthStars after the 1992–93 season,the state of Minnesota was without an NHL team for sevenseasons. Saint Paul mayor (and future U.S. Senator) Norm Coleman began a campaign toeither recruit the relocation of an existing franchise to the city or the award of an expansionfranchise to a Minnesota-based ownership group. These efforts came close to success in themid-1990s when Minnesota interests purchased the original Winnipeg Jets intending to relocatethe franchise to Minnesota; however, arena negotiations at the Target Center fell through, andthe Jets instead relocated to Phoenix, Arizona.Following the failed attempt to relocate the Jets, the NHL announced its intention to expandfrom 26 to 30 teams. Businessman and Minnetonka native Bob Naegele, Jr. became the leadinvestor for an application to the NHL for an expansion franchise and, ultimately, the firstmajority owner. On June 25, 1997, the National Hockey League (NHL) announced thatMinnesota had been awarded an expansion franchise, to begin play in the 2000–01 season.The six finalist team names for the new NHL franchise (Blue Ox, Freeze, Northern Lights,Voyageurs, White Bears, and Wild), were announced on November 20, 1997.Jac Sperling wasnamed chief executive officer of the Minnesota team,Doug Risebrough was named generalmanager, Tod Leiweke was named President, and Martha Fuller was named chief financialofficer.The team was officially named the Wild at an unveiling at the Aldrich Area on January 22,1998, with the song “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf playing over the arena’s speaker system.The Minnesota Wild announced its first major sponsorship agreement with MasterCard fromFirst USA. It was the earliest that First USA had ever signed an agreement before a team beganplay (31 months). The State of Minnesota adopted legislation in April 1998 to loan $65 million tothe City of Saint Paul to fund 50% of the estimated $130 million project costs for the XcelEnergy Center in Saint Paul. The legislation also provided that only $48 million of the loanneeded to be repaid if the team met the requirements to have an agreement in place during thelease term with the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. The City of Saint Paul issued anadditional $65 million in bonds, with roughly 90% of the debt service on the bonds and therepayment of the state loan coming from scheduled rent and payment instead of taxes from theMinnesota Wild. Deconstruction of the Saint Paul Civic Center began soon after. Designs wereannounced for the Xcel Energy Center and a groundbreaking ceremony for the Xcel EnergyCenter was hosted in Saint Paul.The Minnesota Wild announced a 26-year partnershipagreement with the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC). The MinnesotaWild-MASC partnership is the first partnership of its kind between a private professional sportsteam and a public amateur sports organization. Doug Risebrough was named executive vicepresident/general manager of Minnesota Wild and the Xcel Energy Center was completed andready for use.The Wild named Jacques Lemaire their first head coach and the team picked Marian Gaborikthird overall in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Gaborik scored the first-ever goal forthe Wild in their franchise debut on October 6 at Anaheim.The Wild played their first-ever homegame on October 11 against the Philadelphia Flyers and skated to a 3–3 tie.Minnesota nativeDarby Hendrickson scored the first-ever home goal for the Wild. The most notable game of theyear was the first visit of the Dallas Stars, who had formerly played in Minnesota as theMinnesota North Stars. The Wild rode an emotional sellout crowd of over 18,000 to a 6–0shutout in Dallas’ first regular-season game in Minnesota since a neutral-site game in 1993.TheWild got off to a strong start in the 2001–02 season by earning at least one point in its firstseven games. However, the Wild finished in last place again with a record of 26–35–12–6. Enroute, there were signs the Wild were improving, as second-year speedster Gaborik had a solidsophomore season with 30 goals, including an invite to the NHL YoungStars Game, and AndrewBrunette led the team in scoring with 69 points.Gaborik spent much of the 2002–03 seasonvying for the league scoring crown before slumping in the second half, and the Wild, in theirfirst-ever playoff appearance, made it to the Western Conference Finals before being swept 4–0by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Previously, the Wild had beaten the favored and third-seededColorado Avalanche in the first round in seven games, coming back from a 3–1 series deficitand winning both Game 6 and 7 in overtime. Brunette scored the series-clinching goal, the laston Patrick Roy.[17] In the Western Conference semi-finals, the Wild beat the fourth-seededVancouver Canucks, again in seven games, and again after being down 3–1 in a series. In theprocess, the Wild became the first team in playoff history to capture a seven-game series twiceafter facing elimination during Game 5.When the 2003–04 season started, the Wild wereshort-handed with both Pascal Dupuis and Gaborik holding out. After struggling in the firstmonth, the Wild finally got their two young star left-wingers signed, but both struggled to getback into game shape as the Wild struggled through much of November. In a deep hole, theWild did not make it to the playoffs, despite finishing the season strong, with wins in five of theirlast six games as they finished last in the competitive Northwest Division with a record of30–29–20–3.In the 2005–06 season, the first season after the lockout, Minnesota finished infifth and last place in the Northwest Division, eight points behind fourth-placed VancouverCanucks. En route, Marian Gaborik set a new franchise record for goals in a season at 38, andBrian Rolston set a new highest point total by a Wild player in a season at 79. The goaltendercontroversy between Manny Fernandez and Dwayne Roloson ended when Roloson was tradedto the Edmonton Oilers for a first-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.The Wild signedveteran free agents Kim Johnsson, Mark Parrish, Branko Radivojevic and Keith Carney. On theday of the NHL Entry Draft, it traded the 17th overall pick and prospect Patrick O’Sullivan to theLos Angeles Kings for veteran Slovak Pavol Demitra. Niklas Backstrom was the starting goaliefor the Wild after previous starter Manny Fernandez sprained his knee on January 20.Fernandez played for the first time since the sprain on March 6 and was removed after allowingthree goals in two periods in the Wild’s 3–0 loss to the San Jose Sharks. Josh Harding wasbrought up from the Wild’s AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, when Fernandez was hurt andremained on Minnesota’s roster for the rest of the season as the backup goalie. All-Star wingerMarian Gaborik returned from a groin injury in January 2007 and made an immediate impact,bringing a new spark to a lacking offense.The relocation and rebranding of the AtlantaThrashers as the “new” Winnipeg Jets in 2011 meant Winnipeg was once again Minnesota’ssecond-closest geographical rival after Chicago, and led the NHL to reconsider its divisionalalignment. Even before the NHL’s return to Winnipeg, Wild management had lobbied repeatedlyfor a move out of the Northwest Division, where they were the only Central Time Zone team.Among the alignments considered was having the Jets replace the Avalanche in the Northwest,but Wild management strongly objected to this alignment as it would have left them as the onlyAmerican team in their division. Following protracted negotiations both amongst the owners andwith the National Hockey League Players’ Association, in 2013, the NHL collapsed its sixdivisions into four and dissolved the Northwest Division. Consequently, the Wild moved into theCentral Division along with the Jets and Avalanche; the Canadian teams from the Northwestmoved back to the Pacific Division. The Wild now share their division with not only theBlackhawks but also the Dallas Stars, the Wild’s predecessors in Minnesota, and the St. LouisBlues, another major rival of the North Stars during the Norris Division era. Thus, the 2013Blackhawks–Wild playoff series was seen as the rebirth of the old Chicago–Minnesota rivalry inthe NHL.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Jessica WatsonJessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order ofAustralia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16. Although her voyagedid not meet the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation,Watson was nevertheless named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year and awarded the Medalof the Order of Australia in 2012 for “…service to sailing and to youth through the achievementof sailing solo and unassisted around the world [sic], and as a role model for youngAustralians”.She currently resides in Melbourne.At the arrival in Sydney, she was met bythousands of spectators including then-Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. He said “Jesswelcome back to dry land. Welcome back home to Australia. You know something, you may feela little wobbly on your feet just now, but in the eyes of all Australians you now stand tall as ournewest Australian hero.” The crowd then sang a special rendition of Australia’s national AnthemAdvance Australia Fair as a salute to Watson.Since completing her circumnavigation, Watsonhas been recognised with a number of awards. These include the “Spirit of Sport” award fromthe Sport Australia Hall of Fame, and “Young Performer of the Year” for 2010, an award votedby the Australian public and presented at the annual Sports Performer Awards in Melbourne.Atthe age of 16 Jessica Watson has just made the new world record of youngest person to eversail solo around the world. On October 18th 2009 Jessica set off from Sydney Harbour to see ifshe could sail solo around the world and 7 months later (210 days) she returned home toSydney Harbour.Youngest individual to sail non-stop and unassisted around the world.Winner of the 2011 Young Australian of the Year award.She has two sisters, Hannah as well as Emily Watson, and also a brother Tom Watson.Resident of Buderim, Queensland, Australia.In 2011 she skippered the youngest crew, to date, to compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart YachtRace.Jessica was born in Australia and grew up sailing, but she never saw herself as someonewho would sail around the world. Critics doubted her ability to complete the trip, but she provedthem wrong and made international headlines. The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd,even deemed her an “Australian hero” upon her return.“I’m just an ordinary girl who believed inher dream,” Jessica said in a speech. “You don’t have to be someone special, or anythingspecial, to achieve something amazing. You just have to have a dream, believe in it, and workhard.”Jessica was only 16-years-old when she started her voyage around the world on October18, 2009. She was born in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia on May 18, 1993.Her parents areoriginally from New Zealand, and the sailor has dual citizenship in both countries. She is thesecond of four children, with an older sister, Emily, and two younger siblings–her brother Tom,and her sister Hannah.Jessica began sailing at 8 years old. In fact, her family actually lived on a16-meter cabin cruiser for five years when she was young, according to the Australian Museum.When Jessica was 11, her mother read her Lionheart by Jesse Martin while aboard their family’sboat.The book detailed Jesse Martin’s experience on his own solo sailing journey across theworld. This moment in her life inspired Jessica to work to make the voyage herself before her17th birthday.Jessica’s journey ends with her biggest test yet, as multiple major storms mergedinto one. The giant waves flip her boat upside down, and she gets stuck 15 ft. underwater for anextended period of time. It’s a terrifying scene, and it turns out, the movie version isn’t even thefull story.”There were seven knockdowns,” Watson reveals. “Not all of them were quite that bad. A lot ofthe time, it’s just the boat being knocked over. But the 15 ft. underwater is real because myemergency beacon did self-activate as the boat sank. That happened. But the time I was upsidedown for, it certainly felt like a long time. I haven’t really got a concept of how long it was inreality, but we are talking seconds compared to what we see in the movie, which stretches onforever in minutes and minutes and minutes. That’s a little bit of an exaggeration there, but itwas real to the experience of it feeling like forever.”Absolutely! When Jessica arrives in SydneyHarbour at the end of her journey, it looks like all of Australia came to celebrate heraccomplishment. And as the credits roll, real footage from that moment plays, showing the realWatson reuniting with her family. Incredibly, a young Croft was there in attendance that day.”I was actually there in Sydney Harbour when she came in, but I’d forgotten since I was onlysix,” Croft says. “When I came across this script, my parents were like, ‘We were there!’ I’vebeen trying to figure out where we were in the crowd to see if you can see me in that footage.Maybe I’m there in a little pink skirt or something ridiculous.”Many movies change some detailsfrom the real story, and while Netflix’s True Spirit is relatively accurate, it still has some keydifferences from the truth. True Spirit tells the story of Jess Watson, an Australian teen whoattempted to become the youngest person to solo circumnavigate the globe. Jess’ journeylasted 210 days, from October 18, 2009 to May 15, 2010, and despite facing obstacles andopposition, her circumnavigation remains an impressive feat, which True Spirit aims tocelebrate.During her journey in Netflix’s True Spirit, Jess was supported from Australia by her family andher mentor, Ben, who guided her through the obstacles that the teen faced. However, while theNetflix movie does a good job of dramatizing Jess’ story for the most part, some details deviatefrom real life for the sake of the movie’s plot. Here are all the details that Netflix’s True Spiritchanged from real life.Officially announced in May 2009, the journey was expected to take eightmonths with an estimated sailing distance of 23,000 nautical miles (43,000 km). To fulfill theplan of sailing non-stop and unassisted, during the journey no other person would be allowed togive her anything and she must not moor to any port or other boat, although advice over radiocommunication would be permitted.Such a crossing was carried out near Kiritimati, though it isnot clear whether the planned voyage took the WSSRC’s orthodromic distance criteria intoconsideration. Watson arrived back in Sydney Harbour at 1:53 pm, Saturday 15 May 2010.The Los Angeles Times reported Watson’s reason for her journey: “I wanted to challenge myselfand achieve something to be proud of. And yes, I wanted to inspire people. I hated being judgedby my appearance and other people’s expectations of what a ‘little girl’ was capable of. It’s no

longer just my dream or voyage. Every milestone out here isn’t just my achievement, but anachievement for everyone who has put so much time and effort into helping getting me here.”[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Neilia Hunter Biden (July 28, 1942 – December 18, 1972) was anAmerican teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the UnitedStates. She died in a car crash in 1972 with their one-year-old daughter, Naomi. Their two sons,Beau and Hunter, were critically injured but survived the incident. Her death occurred 6 weeksafter her husband’s election to the U.S. Senate and nearly 48 years before he was electedPresident of the United States in November 2020.On December 18, 1972, shortly after Joebecame U.S. senator-elect, Neilia was driving with her three children west along rural ValleyRoad in Hockessin, Delaware. At the intersection with Delaware Route 7 (Limestone Road), shepulled out in front of a tractor-trailer truck traveling north along Route 7. Police determined thatNeilia drove into the path of the tractor-trailer, possibly due to visibility issues.Born: 28 July1942, Skaneateles, New York, United StatesDied: 18 December 1972, Wilmington, Delaware, United StatesGrandchildren: Naomi Biden, Finnegan Biden, Maisy Biden, Natalie Biden, Robert Biden II,moreChildren: Naomi Biden, Beau Biden, Hunter BidenSpouse: Joe Biden (m. 1966–1972)Place of burial: St. Joseph on the Brandywine Cemetery, Greenville, Delaware, United StatesParents: Robert Neil Hunter, Louise Basl HunterSunday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of President Joe Biden’s first wife, NeiliaHunter Biden.Mr Biden met her while on spring break from the University of Delaware. He sneaked in to anexclusive beach club in the Bahamas, where he saw her by the swimming pool.“When she turned towards me, I could see she had a beautiful smile and gorgeous green eyes,”he wrote in his memoir Promises to Keep. “She was lit by the unforgiving journey of a fullafternoon sun, and I couldn’t see a single flaw.”Despite their different upbringings ― hers more on the posh side and him being, “just a kid fromScranton, Pennsylvania” — along with opposing political leanings, the two were married inAugust 1966 with their first son Beau arriving in 1969, followed by son Hunter, and a year laterdaughter Naomi.This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of President Joe Biden’s first wife and babydaughter, a tragedy that has defined the Delawarean’s personal and political life.On the afternoon of Dec. 18, 1972, Neilia Biden, 30, pulled her Chevrolet station wagon to thethen-stop sign at Valley and Limestone roads in Hockessin. She and her three young childrenhad just gone shopping for a Christmas tree. A tractor-trailer carrying corn cobs then plowedinto the Biden family’s station wagon. The car went spinning, crashing into a row of evergreentrees. The windshield was shattered. The left rear door was smashed into the car.

Biden campaign literature was scattered in the street. Just six weeks earlier, Biden, then 29,won a stunning victory over Republican Sen. J. Caleb Boggs, a popular two-termincumbent.Neilia, seen by many as the brains behind her husband’s earliest political victories,and Naomi, known as Amy, were dead on arrival at the hospital. Naomi was just 13 months old.Sons Beau and Hunter, then 4 and 3 years old, were seriously injured.Biden was in Washington at the time. He was interviewing prospective staff.Two weeks after the accident, Biden was sworn into office. He stood in the chapel of WilmingtonHospital, with news cameras flashing around him. Sons Beau and Hunter watched just feetaway from their hospital beds.Biden met Neilia, who grew up in New York’s Finger Lakes region,in 1964 on a beach while Biden was on a spring break trip in the Bahamas.Neilia studied English at Syracuse University. She had been a homecoming queen and a dean’slist student. Biden was a junior at the University of Delaware, where he played football.In his 2007 memoir, “Promises to Keep,” Biden wrote he quit football so he could spendweekends visiting Neilia. He also planned to go to law school at Syracuse for the samereason.She earned a master’s degree in education from Syracuse and taught English andworked with children with cognitive disabilities.”I guess the only time I got in trouble with my parents was when I wanted to marry Joe,” Neiliatold The News Journal in an interview. “He was Irish Catholic and we were Scotch Presbyterian,but they liked him too much to say no.”Grief and tragedy have come to define Biden as apolitician and now as president. For the past 40 years, he has privately comforted grievingpeople in Delaware. He has been known to attend funerals, once for a woman who donated $18to every one of his campaigns.Neilia and Naomi Biden were buried in All Saints Cemetery off Kirkwood Highway, but thegraves were later moved to the cemetery at St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine in Greenville, theCatholic church where the Biden family now worships. The Biden family plot there also includesthe graves of Biden’s father, Joseph Sr.; his mother, Jean; and his elder son, Beau.Neilia Hunterwas born on July 28, 1942, in Skaneateles, New York, to Louise (née Basel; 1915–1993) andRobert Hunter (1914–1991) who were Presbyterians. She attended Penn Hall, a secondaryboarding school in Pennsylvania. She was active in the school’s French club, hockey, swimmingand student council. After secondary school, she attended Syracuse University and was aschool teacher in the Syracuse City School District. She was an English teacher at the BellevueAcademy in Syracuse, New York. She was related to former Auburn city councilman RobertHunter.Neilia Hunter met Joe Biden in Nassau, Bahamas, while they were both on spring break.Shortly after, Biden moved to Syracuse and attended law school. The couple married on August27, 1966. After Biden graduated from law school, the Bidens moved to Wilmington, Delaware,where Biden was on the New Castle County Council. The couple had three children: JosephRobinette “Beau”, Robert Hunter and Naomi Christina “Amy”. While Biden campaigned tounseat U.S. Senator from Delaware J. Caleb Boggs, Neilia was described by The News Journalas the “brains” of his campaign.On December 18, 1972, shortly after Joe became U.S.senator-elect, Neilia was driving with her three children west along rural Valley Road inHockessin, Delaware. At the intersection with Delaware Route 7 (Limestone Road), she pulledout in front of a tractor-trailer truck traveling north along Route 7. Police determined that Neiliadrove into the path of the tractor-trailer, possibly due to visibility issues. The truck driver,identified as Curtis C. Dunn, 33, of Avondale, Pa., escaped without any major injury. All fouroccupants were taken to Wilmington General Hospital, where Neilia and Naomi werepronounced dead on arrival, but Beau and Hunter both survived with multiple serious injuries.Two weeks after the crash, Joe was sworn into the Senate at the hospital, where Beau andHunter were being treated. Neilia and Naomi were buried in St. Joseph on the BrandywineCemetery in Greenville, Delaware.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Peter ToshWinston Hubert McIntosh, OM, professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggaemusician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of theband the Wailers, after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoterof Rastafari.Tosh, Bob Marley, and Bunny Wailer formed the Wailers in 1963 in the Kingstonghetto of Trench Town. In addition to his rich baritone, Tosh brought to the Wailers his versatilemusicianship and songs such as “Get Up, Stand Up” (written with Marley) and “Stop That Train.”An aggressive defender of the principals of Rastafari (Rastafarianism) and a militant opponentof the political establishment, Tosh carried himself with bravado and was long associated withthe dignity-demanding song “Stepping Razor.” By 1974, jealous of the attention focused onMarley as the Wailers’ popularity grew, Tosh, like Wailer before him, left the group to pursue asolo career. His albums—most notably Legalize It (1976), Equal Rights (1977), and No NuclearWar (1987)—featured uncompromising political messages about subjects ranging from thelegalization of marijuana to the abuse of power. His work earned the respect of fans and fellowmusicians—he was a favourite of the Rolling Stones and recorded a duet with Mick Jagger,“(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back” (1978)—but incurred the enmity of the authorities hecriticized. He was badly beaten by police during his arrest for possession of marijuana in 1978.Nine years later Tosh was murdered in his home. He posthumously received the JamaicanOrder of Merit in 2012.Outspoken personality, staunchly supported legalization of marijuana andequal rights for Jamaican peopleTowering height and dreadlocksDeep and somewhat intimidating voicePeter Tosh Estates 2019 in association with Neville C. Bardoliwalla Enterprises. All RightsReserved.Along with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, Tosh was a primary composer of “TheWailers” music catalog and as such helped create reggae’s popularity beyond the West Indies.At some point after his departure from “The Wailers”, Tosh developed an interest in unicycles;he became a unicycle rider, being able to ride forward and backwards and hop.Peter Tosh was gunned down on September 11, 1987, 39 days before what would have beenhis 43rd birthday on October 19.Appeared in the music video “Waiting On a Friend” by The Rolling Stones.Passed away on the same date as Lorne Greene.In 1964 Tosh helped organise the band theWailing Wailers, with Junior Braithwaite, a falsetto singer, and backup singers Beverley Kelsoand Cherry Smith. Initially, Tosh was the only one in the group who could play musical

instruments. According to Bunny Wailer, Tosh was critical to the band because he was aself-taught guitarist and keyboardist, and thus became an inspiration for the other bandmembers to learn to play. The Wailing Wailers had a major ska hit with their first single, “SimmerDown”, and recorded several more successful singles before Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith leftthe band in late 1965. Marley spent much of 1966 in Delaware in the United States with hismother, Cedella (née Malcolm) Marley-Booker, and for a brief time was working at a nearbyChrysler factory. He returned to Jamaica in early 1967 with a renewed interest in music and anew spirituality. Tosh and Bunny were already Rastafarians when Marley returned from the US,and the three became very involved with the Rastafari faith. Soon afterwards, they renamed themusical group the Wailers. Tosh would explain later that they chose the name Wailers becauseto “wail” means to mourn or to, as he put it, “…express one’s feelings vocally”. He also claimsthat he was the beginning of the group, and that it was he who first taught Bob Marley the guitar.Also according to Bunny Wailer, the early Wailers learned to play instruments from Tosh.Toshstarted to make his own albums with Rolling Stones Records and CBS Records Equal Rightsfollowed in 1977, featuring his recording of a song co-written with Marley, “Get Up, Stand Up”,and a cover of “Stepping Razor” that would also appear on the soundtrack to the film Rockers.Tosh organised a backing band, Word, Sound and Power, who were to accompany him on tourfor the next few years, and many of whom performed on his albums of this period. In 1978, theRolling Stones record label Rolling Stones Records contracted with Tosh, on which the albumBush Doctor was released, introducing Tosh to a larger audience. The album featured RollingStones frontmen Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and the lead single – a cover version of TheTemptations song “Don’t Look Back” – was performed as a duet with Jagger.During BobMarley’s free One Love Peace Concert of 1978, Tosh lit a marijuana spliff and lectured aboutlegalising cannabis, lambasting attending dignitaries Michael Manley and Edward Seaga fortheir failure to enact such legislation. Several months later he was apprehended by police as heleft Skateland dance hall in Kingston and was beaten severely while in police custody.MysticMan (1979), and Wanted Dread and Alive (1981) followed, both released on Rolling StonesRecords. Tosh tried to gain some mainstream success while keeping his militant views, but wasonly moderately successful, especially when compared to Marley’s achievements.Tosh alsoparticipated in the international opposition to South African apartheid by appearing atanti-apartheid concerts and by conveying his opinion in various songs like “Apartheid” (1977,re-recorded 1987), “Equal Rights” (1977), “Fight On” (1979), and “Not Gonna Give It Up”(1983). In 1987, Peter Tosh seemed to be having a career revival. He was awarded a GrammyAward for Best Reggae Performance in 1987 for No Nuclear War, his last record.In 2015, Tosh’sdaughter – the administrator of the Peter Tosh Estate – deemed that April 20 should becelebrated as International Peter Tosh Day, in honour of his “philosophy of responsible cannabisconsumption for medicinal and spiritual health benefits”.At some point after his departure from the Wailers, Tosh developed an interest in unicycles andbecame a unicycle rider, being able to ride forwards and backwards and hop. He often amusedhis audiences by riding onto the stage on his unicycle for his shows.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Nyanda Jamaican musicianNyanda Janelle Thorbourne, better known by her stage name/mononym Nyanda, is aJamaican-American recording artist and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. Nyanda is a

member of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, wasreleased through Geffen / Kon Live in 2007 and featured the chart-topping single “Love IsWicked”.She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don’t have much informationabout She’s past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She hasno children.Nyanda Janelle Thorbourne, better known by her stage name/mononym Nyanda, isa Jamaican-American recording artist and songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. Nyanda is amember of the R&B/reggae duo Brick & Lace whose debut album, Love Is Wicked, wasreleased through Geffen / Kon Live in 2007 and featured the chart-topping single “Love IsWicked”. In February 2013, Nyanda released her first promotional single, “Trouble”, afterannouncing that she would be pursuing a solo career in music. Her first official single, “SlipperyWhen Wet”, was released in September 2013.Reggae Singer Nyanda was born in Kingston,Jamaica on April 15, 1978. She’s 45 years old today.Singer and songwriter who rose to attention as part of the R&B and reggae duo Brick and Lacewith her sister World Music Singer Nyla. She’s since published her debut solo EP SlipperyWhen Wet and written hit songs for Pop Singer Christina Aguilera, Pop Singer NicoleScherzinger, and others.All info about Nyanda can be found here. This article will clarify all information about Nyanda:birthday, bio, ability, personality type, family, wife, siblings and drama…Nyanda before becoming famousNyanda was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1978 is the year of the ChineseZodiac Horse (馬).Brick & Lace was formed by her and her sister World Music Singer Nyla while she was in highschool. R&B Singer Akon signed them to Konvict Muzik in 2006.Achievement of NyandaIn 2010, she and her sister formed the songwriting group Bloodline, which was later responsiblefor Wisin & Yandel’s chart-topping single”Follow the Leader”, which featured Pop SingerJennifer Lopez.Nyanda’s income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: areggae singer. Information about her net worth in 2023 is being updated as soon as possible byallfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Nyanda.2013 marked the start of a new chapter for the multi-talented singer/songwriter NyandaThorbourne, known to the world as Nyanda from the chart topping Pop/Reggae duo Brick &Lace. Born to a Jamaican father and an American mother, both of whom are musical, she wasraised on the sounds of reggae, R&B, Hip Hop and Country – which explains the trans-eclecticsound you hear reverberating from her music.Nyanda entered the music business in the late 90s singing background vocals for Jamaicanicons Marcia Grifiths, Beres Hammond and Diana King. In 2006, Brick & Lace was signed toKonvict / Universal and shortly after released their debut album, Love is Wicked. Their albumspawned 4 successful singles…Never Never, Get That Clear, Bad to do di Bone and the gamechanger Love is Wicked, which entrenched itself on 6 different European charts for over 48weeks – its highest entry being Top 5 on France’s Top 100 Singles.With over 40 Million Youtube Views, Brick & Lace were catapulted into the spotlight, touringNorth America with Akon and Gwen Stefani, followed by sold out solo tours of Europe andAfrica.In 2010, Nyanda and her sisters launched Bloodline, a prolific songwriting team Published bySony ATV. Their credits include, chart topping single Follow The Leader (Wisin & Yandel ftJennifer Lopez), All Around The World (Christina Aguiliera), Say Yes (Nicole Scherzinger) andShotgun (Leah Labelle ft Brian Cross) to name a few.The success of Brick & Lace and Bloodline had Nyanda wanting more. Her dream was to oneday do a solo album to discover and express sides of herself that had never been seen before.”I want to leave my mark on Reggae Music” expresses Nyanda, “There are not many femaleartists in Reggae music, and none have crossed over into Pop culture since Diana King. I wantto change that.”The release of her first solo single, Trouble, in January 2013 set the tone for Nyanda’s solojourney…a dancehall remix of Taylor Swift’s smash, I Knew You Were Trouble, spent over 10weeks on the UK’s Music Week Urban Club Chart (6 weeks in Top 30) and dominated airwavesin East Africa and the Caribbean. “With every single, I want to try and reinvent myself”expresses Nyanda as she promotes her new single Slippery When Wet to France’s # 1 MusicChannel, TRACE TV.Nyanda’s second single, Slippery When Wet is playful, yet provocative and like Trouble, itdebuted on the UK’s Music Week Urban Club Chart and has climbed every week since entering(now sitting in the Top 20). “This record is a creeper…It makes the phone go crazy when I playit”, states UK’s DJ of the year, Epik International. Currently playlisted in more than 6 countries(including Jamaica, UK, South Africa and Uganda) Nyanda is now touring and connecting withher exploding fan base that increases by close to 6,000 people per week on Facebook.Nyanda Height and WeightHow tall is Nyanda? Information about Nyanda height in 2023 is being updated as soon aspossible by AllFamous.org. Or you can contact us to let us know how tall of Nyanda.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Brick & LaceBrick & Lace originally signed to the Geffen label as a trio with their third sister Tasha.Nailah and Nyanda continue to perform while Tasha works behind the scenes and co-writessongs for the group.Their first Geffen Records’ single “Get That Clear” and their first album LoveIs Wicked were both released in 2006.Brick & Lace performed in Gwen Stefani’s The SweetEscape Tour on 24 May 2007, in Camden, New Jersey, filling in for Lady Sovereign, who failedto attend. In 2008, the after-effects of their first album hit and the sisters went busily on manytours for the year, most notably in Europe and Africa by popular demand, and also produced afew new songs such as “Cry on Me” and “Bad to di Bone

spawned 4 successful singles…Never Never, Get That Clear, Bad to do di Bone and the gamechanger Love is Wicked, which entrenched itself on 6 different European charts for over 48weeks – its highest entry being Top 5 on France’s Top 100 Singles.With over 40 Million Youtube Views, Brick & Lace were catapulted into the spotlight, touringNorth America with Akon and Gwen Stefani, followed by sold out solo tours of Europe andAfrica.In 2010, Nyanda and her sisters launched Bloodline, a prolific songwriting team Published bySony ATV. Their credits include, chart topping single Follow The Leader (Wisin & Yandel ftJennifer Lopez), All Around The World (Christina Aguiliera), Say Yes (Nicole Scherzinger) andShotgun (Leah Labelle ft Brian Cross) to name a few.The success of Brick & Lace and Bloodline had Nyanda wanting more. Her dream was to oneday do a solo album to discover and express sides of herself that had never been seen before.”I want to leave my mark on Reggae Music” expresses Nyanda, “There are not many femaleartists in Reggae music, and none have crossed over into Pop culture since Diana King. I wantto change that.”The release of her first solo single, Trouble, in January 2013 set the tone for Nyanda’s solojourney…a dancehall remix of Taylor Swift’s smash, I Knew You Were Trouble, spent over 10weeks on the UK’s Music Week Urban Club Chart (6 weeks in Top 30) and dominated airwavesin East Africa and the Caribbean. “With every single, I want to try and reinvent myself”expresses Nyanda as she promotes her new single Slippery When Wet to France’s # 1 MusicChannel, TRACE TV.Nyanda’s second single, Slippery When Wet is playful, yet provocative and like Trouble, itdebuted on the UK’s Music Week Urban Club Chart and has climbed every week since entering(now sitting in the Top 20). “This record is a creeper…It makes the phone go crazy when I playit”, states UK’s DJ of the year, Epik International. Currently playlisted in more than 6 countries(including Jamaica, UK, South Africa and Uganda) Nyanda is now touring and connecting withher exploding fan base that increases by close to 6,000 people per week on Facebook.Nyanda Height and WeightHow tall is Nyanda? Information about Nyanda height in 2023 is being updated as soon aspossible by AllFamous.org. Or you can contact us to let us know how tall of Nyanda.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Brick & LaceBrick & Lace originally signed to the Geffen label as a trio with their third sister Tasha.Nailah and Nyanda continue to perform while Tasha works behind the scenes and co-writessongs for the group.Their first Geffen Records’ single “Get That Clear” and their first album LoveIs Wicked were both released in 2006.Brick & Lace performed in Gwen Stefani’s The SweetEscape Tour on 24 May 2007, in Camden, New Jersey, filling in for Lady Sovereign, who failedto attend. In 2008, the after-effects of their first album hit and the sisters went busily on manytours for the year, most notably in Europe and Africa by popular demand, and also produced afew new songs such as “Cry on Me” and “Bad to di Bone”.

In the year 2009, Brick and Lace released their single called “Bad to di Bone” which became awell-known track in European and African countries. A French collaboration was even presentedhence popularity. This new single was intentionally pinned out to appear on a new upcomingalbum, but instead was re-based on “Love is Wicked”, which was re-released for a second shotat fame and success. In July 2009, the duo penned another hit track called “Room Service”, asummer hit released from the new Love is Wicked album.Starting off the year 2010 with releasing four new songs in March, the Brick and Lace Summer2010 European Tour was soon announced straight after. An upcoming second single and musicvideo to promote their second album was said to be imminently soon when the girls wereinterviewed in December 2009. They released “Bang Bang”, “Ring The Alarm”, and “Shackles”as buzz singles for their upcoming album and withdrew “Club It Up” from internet markets forfuture plans. Finally settled with the release of their debut album, with two international platinumsingles: “Love Is Wicked” and “Bad To Di Bone”, the sisters started the last of the Love IsWicked International Tour era by producing a final tour for the African, European and Asian fansglobally. Soon after May 2010, they revealed to African press that Nyanda was pregnant andwas expecting a baby soon.summer feeling of Ibiza. Starting off the year 2012, as their songwriting team, Bloodline is currently working with producer team cave (Jonas Saeed & NiclasKings) for Jennifer Lopez and Wisin y Yandel, where they have received their first singleplacement, having written Wisin & Yandel ft Jennifer Lopez’s new single, called “Follow TheLeader”.Brick & Lace also released another “buzz” single called “How I Like It”, which featuresproduction from DJ Remady, a famous Swiss producer. The track is featured on his albumcalled, The Original, and it encompasses dance and electro beats. The song has apparentlygained a lot of recognition via the internet, although it is not a single for Remady’s album.In 2012, Brick & Lace also released bi-lingual music for their French fans with artists like Rim-Kand Vincenzo. The track “Grenade” from Vincenzo’s album La Matrice and “Take It to the Ring”,a demo track by Dj Zack. As their song writing team Bloodline, the sisters co-wrote ChristinaAguillera’s “Around The World” from her album, Lotus.After touring Africa with artists such asUS rapper Eve, Brick & Lace started off the year 2013 by going on solo careers. This lead awildfire rumour all over the internet stating that the sisters had split and that Brick & Lace wasno more. However, according to their Twitter and Facebook pages, Nailah and Nyanda bothdecided to take a break from the Brick & Lace dynamic for at least a year, so that they mayexplore more of their own creativity as solo artists. However, each sister stated that they wouldreturn as Brick & Lace to continue working on their second album.Nyanda, the elder of the two, released a dance hall remix to Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You WereTrouble” single. The remix single gained positive reviews all over the internet and has evenbeen placed on many African charts and on the UK Top 30 club charts for a number of weeks.Nyanda has also been releasing many promotional singles, for her upcoming solo album, withhits such as “Like A Pro” with The Wizard and Chedda, and “Slippery When Wet (In the Middle)

with Black Lion Music Group. Nyanda also did a feature on Nicki Minaj & French Montana’s”Freaks” single. Nyanda has also released a new dance hall single which features Black Lionand Mr Vegas, called “Boom and Rave”. She released a House single in South Africa called”Cool & Deadly” with DJ Euphonik and DJ Fresh, and another English-French single ft Musscalled “You Got Me Good”.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: DeAndre YedlinDeAndre Roselle Yedlin (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player whoplays for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the United States national team. Primarily aright-back, he has also featured as a right wing-back and wide midfielder.Yedlin spoke about thecountry’s long history of police brutality against African Americans: “as a young black man inAmerica it’s one of those things you just grow up with. You know you have a higher chance ofbeing stopped by the police, or put in jail or eventually being killed.”Yedlin admitted he was questioning whether he’d continue to play for the National Team. “It’ssomething I’ve thought a lot about during this quarantine,” Yedlin said. “My grandfather, mygrandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they’ve always told me to stand up forwhat I believe in. There’s no amount of money that can make me shut up about something Ithink is wrong. It’s one of those waiting games to see if a change does happen. But if things goas they stand it’s hard for me as an African American male to represent a country that doesthings like this where all people aren’t equal.”DeAndre Yedlin joined Inter Miami CF in 2022 on afour-year contract as an already decorated player. The Seattle, Washington native brought awealth of experience to the young Inter Miami CF squad; before joining the Club Yedlin featuredin 190 matches in top European competitions, including the English Premier League, the EFLChampionship, the Turkish Süper Lig and the Europa League, as well as previously enjoyingextensive playing time in North America, having played for in the MLS, Concacaf ChampionsLeague and U.S. Open Cup over his two first seasons in MLS.Yedlin primarily plays as a right back, but ever versatile, is capable of playing wingback andwide midfielder as well; he featured in several of these positions for Galatasaray SK in Turkey,Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspurs, and Sunderland AFC in England. Before his successfulstint in Europe, Yedlin played for the Seattle Sounders as their first ever Homegrown player.Yedlin won the Supporters’ Shield and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with the Sounders in2014, featuring for the club 69 times across all competitions. Yedlin’s standout performanceshave earned him three MLS All-Star selections thus far in his career; twice with the Sounders,and once with Inter Miami CF in his first season with the club. Yedlin has earned manyaccolades during his International career as well, including the U.S. Soccer Young Athlete of theYear award in 2014, the 2019-2020 Concacaf Nations league, and has represented the U.S. inits most recent two FIFA World Cup campaigns (2014 and 2022).Around the Club, Yedlin is known as a leader both on and off the pitch. The Seattle native is themastermind behind the First Team’s adoption of wearing fashionable outfits on arrival formatchday, sparking a surge of creativity and camaraderie among the players as they all expressthemselves through their fashion sense. Yedlin’s iconic fashion-forward looks have seen himfeatured in GQ. Yedlin also serves as mentor for many of the younger players, guiding the likes

of Drake Callender and Aime Mabika through meditation exercises on training days and gamedays.DeAndre Yedlin, the former Seattle and Sunderland defender, has found a long-term homeat Newcastle United. Fulham is known for signing the most American players in the PremierLeague, but the Magpies found a young gem in Yedlin.On February 1, 2021, Yedlin joined theTurkish side Galatasaray on a 2.5-year contract. On March 19, Yedlin scored his first goal forthe club, his first since 2019, conceded a penalty, and was sent off in a dramatic 3–4 defeat athome to Çaykur Rizespor.The only player on this roster with any World Cup experience. Yedlin,29, was a young defender on the 2014 team that went to Brazil and made it to the Round of 16.He was the second-youngest player on that roster at 20 years old then with just four USMNTcaps. He came off the bench in all four matches.Now, he’s the lone veteran with experience, and his teammates have taken advantage of that byasking him questions about what the games will be like in Qatar.”I’m certainly picking DeAndre’s brain and he’s been a great resource talking about what it’s like,how those games are different, the intensity, the passion,” Walker Zimmerman said. “It’s great tohave someone who has been there. He’s been a big leader for our team because of thatexperience.”Team informationCurrent teamInter MiamiNumber2Youth career2004–2006Crossfire Premier2006–2008Northwest Nationals2008–2010Crossfire Premier2010–2011Seattle Sounders FYedlin began playing soccer at age four and learned while watching his uncle from the sideline.Yedlin was a product of O’Dea High School in Seattle, and was part of Washington YouthSoccer’s State Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 2006 to 2009. He also played youthsoccer for Emerald City FC and Northwest Nationals before going to U.S. Soccer DevelopmentAcademy club Crossfire Premier.Seattle Sounders youth director Darren Sawatzky first saw himplay at age 11 and later said that Yedlin was “an offensive player at the time, he was tricky, hehad explosiveness and could run for days.” Seattle Sounders FC sporting director ChrisHenderson said of Yedlin: “DeAndre has great quickness and speed. He reads the game well,keeps possession, but he’s able to attack the flank and get crosses in.”During the collegiateoffseason, Yedlin played for Seattle Sounders FC U-23 in the Premier Development League,and was named to the 2012 All-PDL First XI for his play.On July 15, Yedlin was named to theMLS All-Star team for their match against Roma on July 31, making him the first rookie to be

named to the All-Star team since 2005 when Michael Parkhurst was selected during his rookieseason.Yedlin was ranked 3rd among MLS players under the age of 24 in 2013, according toMLSSoccer.comAfter success for club and breaking out at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it wasannounced on August 13, 2014 that Yedlin had been transferred to Premier League clubTottenham Hotspur, signing a four-year contract with the club.On October 3, 2015, Yedlin started his first Premier League game against West Ham United.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Yunus MusahYunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer playerwho plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Valencia and the United States national team.Born inthe United States to Ghanaian parents, he grew up mostly in Italy and England. He was a youthinternational for England before committing to the United States in 2021.Musah was born inNew York City while his Ghanaian mother was on vacation in the United States.Yunus Musah isa player who’s both immensely talented and undeniably difficult to categorise. He is a bundle ofinteresting traits and skills and can do whatever you ask him to do. That’s why the single mostimportant variable in how he develops as a footballer is what you ask him to do.It is no surprise then that at Valencia, a club in search of their own identity, have failed tomaximise the young midfielder’s talent.Musah might lay claim to the most diverse background in professional football. Born in NewYork to Ghanaian parents, he moved to Italy where he started his football career as a childbefore moving to England, playing for Arsenal alongside Folarin Balogun. His now USMNTteammate had a breakout season with Reims in Ligue 1 this season, scoring 21 goals.From London, Musah set off for Valencia, breaking into their team as a 17-year-old. But he’s stillwaiting for his breakout campaign.The diversity in his game is rooted in the environments he has learned in, and that’s been on fulldisplay during three seasons in Valencia’s first team. Couple his footballing education with hisoutstanding physical traits and you have one of the most exciting – if not confusing – midfieldersin Europe.Musah is 20 now and has three seasons of top-flight football under his belt, plus a World Cup, atwhich he starred for the US Men’s National Team. Premier League clubs have enquired abouthis availability and it looks like he is ready to make the move.The path towards progression for a teenage midfielder is often beset with obstacles at the bestof times, but the turmoil at Valencia doesn’t necessarily lend itself well to linear developmenteither. As stated, a motley crew of Valencia managers have used Musah in search of the sameend using very different means.Valencia had the youngest average starting XI in Europe’s top five leagues last season, but tosuggest there’s structure to their philosophy is not true. The approach is often scattershot and

born from necessity and not some underlying belief in youth development. Their managerialselection in recent years underlines the lack of a coherent plan by the higher-ups.Valencia have gone through six managers in three years since Musah broke into the first teamunder Javi Gracia. Voro, the interim coach perpetually waiting in the wings, took the reins twiceand Musah only played under him for 239 minutes in total in La Liga, so for the sake of thisanalysis, we will only include the four he has worked under for a significant amount of time. Hehas played over 1,000 minutes under each of Gracia, José Bordalás and Gennaro Gattuso, and724 minutes with Rubén Baraja in charge at the end of this season.His statistics with each manager are instructive of what he has been asked to do. For example,with Gattuso on the sideline, he touched the ball 52.5 times per 90 in 1,176 minutes. Thatnumber never exceeded 44.1 under the other three managers.Despite the turmoil on thesideline, Musah is the 11th-most used player over the last three years with 4,914 minutes and isthe second-most used midfielder after Carlos Soler. The managers he’s had can clearly see theimportance of having him on the field but each of them have seen him as the solution to differentproblems.Baraja, who took over with Valencia in dire straits after Gattuso was given his marching ordersin January, hasn’t played Musah in his best position, preferring to utilise him on the wing to takeadvantage of his willingness and capacity to cover lots of ground quickly – something thatentirely misses the point of Musah.The former Valencia and Spain midfielder, Baraja, recentlyrenewed with the club and that might explain why Musah’s name has been linked with a moveaway from the east coast of Spain this summer.To Baraja’s credit, he arrived with the club staring relegation in the eye and implemented adefensive system with five at the back. He brought through a couple of youth players in an effortto revitalise Valencia’s season and focused mainly on defensive solidity.The one manager who seemed to get Musah and have a vision for him beyond being a runnerwas Gattuso, but he’s a distant memory at the Mestalla now. Gattuso came in with a clear visionand a fun, attractive style of play. Musah was certainly seeing an uptick in his usage in importantparts of the field under the Italian.“Gattuso wants to see me touching the ball more, and hegives us clear ideas to be able to play,” Musah said after a few weeks working with the formerNapoli coach. He deployed Musah and Nicolás González as number 8s in a 4-3-3 with HugoGuillamón sitting behind them. Guillamón, a centre-back turned defensive midfielder, handledmost of the defensive work with Musah joining him when out of possession to make a doublepivot. This gave Musah license to play a box-to-box role with the kind of nuances that set himapart.Musah saw career highs in touches, total carries (14.2), long progressive carries (4.8), passes inhis own half (12.9), passes into the final third (4.5) and successful passes in the opposition half(19.4) under Gattuso.

His best game this season came against Getafe at the Mestalla when Gattuso was still incharge. It was prior to the World Cup, and Gregg Berhalter – then coach of the USMNT – was inattendance. Musah put on a tour de force as a box-to-box midfielder and added a couple ofassists during the 5-1 win. It looked like Gattuso, who Samu Castillejo said arrived and found ateam “afraid to play”, had found a way to maximise some of the exciting young talent in theteam.Gattuso was eventually sacked at the end of January when results went against him, but Musahtook his good form into the World Cup. He was used in a deeper role under Berhalter as theUSA shocked many and finished second in their group, drawing with England and Wales andbeating Iran before losing to the Netherlands in the knockout States.Against England, we saw many of the same qualities from Musah but in a different, slightlydeeper, position on the pitch. He had just turned 20 but his commanding performance belied hisyouth.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Mark McKenzieMark Alexander McKenzie (born February 25, 1999) is an American professional soccer playerwho plays as center-back for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the United States nationalteam.There is no player that is more deserving, that has worked harder, that has had this dream sincehe was a 10-year-old boy in Union Juniors,” Curtin said.As a high school junior in the fall of 2015, McKenzie left Newark Charter School and beganattending the YSC Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It provided academic instruction forAcademy players sandwiched between soccer sessions on adjacent Union traininggrounds.McKenzie played for the Union’s Bethlehem Steel affiliate before and after graduatingfrom YSC in 2017 but was not offered a Union contract and went to Wake Forest that fall. Hesigned with the Union in January of 2018.After starting the season with Bethlehem Steel, McKenzie made his MLS debut off the benchApril 13, 2018, before injuries created more opportunities. He started April 21 of that season andnever relinquished his spot, though his 2019 season was interrupted by some injuries and anemergency appendectomy.The 6-foot, 185-pound McKenzie appeared in 48 Union games with46 starts the last three years and had two goals – both this year – and three assists, includingone on a goal by fellow Delawarean Anthony Fontana. After McKean High graduate Rob Smith,who played in 92 games for the Columbus Crew from 1996-2000, Fontana and McKenzie arejust the second and third Delawareans to appear in MLS.“His improvement through the yearshas been something that’s been remarkable,’’ Curtin said. “ … Mark is a Philadelphia Unionlegend. We know he’ll move on to Europe and do big things. This is just the start of his career.”McKenzie isn’t the first Delaware soccer player to earn a European chance. Former NewarkHigh goalkeeper Colin Burns played with teams in Moldova, Sweden, Finland and Norway from2006-11.In addition to his U.S. senior team call-ups, McKenzie has played on numerous U.S.age-group sides, including serving as captain of the 2019 U-20 World Cup team that made thequarterfinals. He is expected to be part of the U.S. under-23 side that will attempt to qualify forthe Summer Olympics moved from 2020 to 2021.“This is the right step for both Mark and for the

club, as our young talent continues to make strides within our organization,” said Union SportingDirector Ernst Tanner. “. . . We are so proud of Mark and the winning mentality he brings toevery match and training session and we know he will continue that at Genk, which gives himevery opportunity to reach all of his goals.”McKenzie was also among the MLS’ outspokenadvocates of the Black Lives Matter movement this summer after George Floyd’s death at theknee of a Minneapolis police officer May 25 unleashed national outrage and greater attention toracial injustice.Similarly, he began his comments Thursday by expressing his thoughts on Wednesday’s attackon the U.S. Capitol encouraged by President Donald Trump.“Those events that occurred are a poor representation of this country,” he said, “and a primeexample of just how much work we have to do, a prime example of ignorance and privilege.”Inother McKenzie news, he will be competing on the latest season of “America’s Got Talent,”which will air this summer. It’s unclear what McKenzie will be doing on the show, but knowinghim, it’ll be worthwhile.McKenzie spent time in the US development ranks, being called intounder-15 and under-16 camps. In 2017, McKenzie was called into the United States under-18sfor the Slovakia Cup.He made 7 appearances for the team in 2017.His performances earnedhim 2016–17 Conference Best XI honors for the US Development Academy EasternConference under-18s.Signed a homegrown contract with the Philadelphia Union of the MLSafter the season … Missed two games while traveling to Spain for a pair of internationalfriendlies with the U.S. U-18 National Team … Made 16 total appearances, starting the last fivegames of the season … Played the full 90 or more in shutouts against No. 17 Virginia, Columbiaand No. 19 Butler in the ACC Championship game and second/third rounds of the NCAATournament … Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team after helping the Deacons shut outVirginia Tech and Virginia, as well as beat No. 5 Clemson … Took five total shots, one of themon target. BackgroundRated as the No. 29 recruit in the country, including the No. 8 defender nationally … Member ofthe U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team, also attending camps for the U-18, U-16 and U-15 NationalTeams … Played club soccer for the Delaware Rush and with the Philadelphia Union Academy,where he started 26 of the 27 games he played in the last two years … Went to high school withcurrent Wake Forest teammates Joey DeZart and Justin McMaster … Chose Wake Forest overNorth Carolina, Virginia, Michigan State, Villanova and Delaware. PersonalFull name is Mark Alexander McKenzie … Born on Feb. 25, 1999 … Son of Mark and LynetteMcKenzie … Considering studying Medicine … Member of the National Honor Society andNational Society of High School Scholars. Muuss’ Take”Mark is one of the most humble players I have recruited. He will be coming to Wake with awealth of experience from playing full time in the USL and with the U18 National Team. Mark isa great 1v1 defender, has ability to hit the switch and is a natural born leader in the back of theteam.”Mark McKenzie became the third Delawarean to play in Major League Soccer – and thesecond this season for the Philadelphia Union – when the 19-year-old defender entered early inthe second half Friday night at Talen Energy Stadium.The former Newark Charter School student played the rest of the game as the Union fell 2-0 toOrlando City, which scored both its goals in the first half.During the ESPN national telecast ofthe game, commentator Adrian Healey marveled at McKenzie being from a place called Bearwhen introducing him. Then the Englishman guessed it was located “just across the river” from

the stadium that straddles the Delaware River in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was quicklycorrected.“I thought I handled myself well out there, being able to connect the first couple passes and getinto the game,” said McKenzie, a Union Academy product who played last fall as a freshman atWake Forest University before signing in January with the Union.Anthony Fontana, the18-year-old Union Academy product who lives south of Newark, has appeared in three Uniongames in the central midfield, including starting the first and scoring the team’s first goal in a 2-0win over the New England Revolution.McKenzie and Fontana have both played this year for the Union’s Bethlehem Steel affiliate inthe U.S. Soccer League as well. Each is a graduate of the YSC Academy high school in Wayne,Pennsylvania.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Andrea BrillantesBorn: 12 March 2003 (age 20 years), Taytay, PhilippinesParents: Byron Gorostiza, Mabel GorostizaFull name: Anndrew Blythe Daguio GorostizaSiblings: Kayla Aan Gorostiza, Nina Gorostiza, Kismet GorostizaAgent: Star Magic (2010–present)Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza, known professionally as Andrea Brillantes, is a Filipinoactress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in Annaliza and as MargaBartolome in Kadenang Ginto. She also appeared in the television series E-Boy and Alyna, andhas played various other roles. Brillantes’ first television appearance was in the children’scomedy show Goin’ Bulilit. She later appeared in the 2010 ABS-CBN drama series Alyna, whereshe played Sofia Alvaro, a young girl who is the lost daughter of Alyna (Shaina Magdayao). In2012, she appeared on E-Boy as Princess, a boyish girl who believed in fairy tales. She madeguest appearances in Wansapanataym and other shows from TV5.In 2013, she made her first big break by playing the main role in the family drama seriesAnnaliza.She portrayed Annaliza (originally portrayed by award-winning late actress JulieVega),a girl who faced numerous trials under her foster parents. The show debuted on May 27,2013, and ended on March 21, 2014.Kapamilya actress Andrea Brillantes (right) says she stillhas yet to feel completely free as there are things she still couldn’t let go of after her breakupwith basketball player-actress Ricci Rivero (leftmost).She was born Anndrew Blythe Daguio Brillantes to Mabel and Byron Gorostiza. She haspreviously dated Seth Fedelin. She has been romantically linked to Ricci Rivero. Child actressand model who became known for her roles in the television shows Goin’ Bulilit and Annaliza.Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as AndreaBrillantes, is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character inAnnaliza (2013) and as Marga Bartolome in Kadenang Ginto (2018). She also appeared in thetelevision series E-Boy (2012) and Alyna (2010), and has played various other roles.AndreaBrillantes Net Worth 2023 – The famous Filipino Actress “Andrea Brillantes” has a net worth of$4 Million Dollars and she was born on 12 March 2003.Follow our website to stay updated on the Net Worth of your favorite celebrities. Satiate yourcuriosity about celebrity wealth and stay informed about net worth trends at Fresherslive.Andrea

Brillantes, born Andrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza on March 12, 2003, is a Filipina actress,model, and endorser. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in the 2013television series Annaliza and as Marga Bartolome in the 2019-2022 television series KadenangGinto.Brillantes began her career as a child actress in the 2010 television series Goin’ Bulilit. She hassince appeared in a number of television series and films, including E-Boy (2013), Alyna (2014),and The Good Son (2017). She has also won a number of awards for her work, including theFAMAS Award for Best Child Actress for her role in Annaliza.In addition to her acting career, Brillantes is also a successful model and endorser. She hasbeen the endorser of a number of brands, including Bench, Penshoppe, and Jollibee. She isalso a social media influencer, with over 14 million followers on Instagram. Brillantes is atalented and versatile actress who has shown great promise in her young career. She is sure tocontinue to be a major force in Philippine entertainment for many years to come.AndreaBrillantes, born on March 12, 2003, is a youthful and vibrant Filipino actress who has gainedwidespread recognition and admiration. As of 2023, Andrea will be turning 20 years old,embarking on a new chapter in her life both personally and professionally.Hailing from Taytay, Rizal, Philippines, Andrea embodies the spirit of youth and determination.Her positive outlook and infectious energy have made her a role model for many youngindividuals aspiring to pursue their dreams. Despite her young age, Andrea has alreadyachieved remarkable success in the entertainment industry, garnering a loyal fan base andreceiving critical acclaim for her performances.Andrea Brillantes, the talented Filipino actress,stands at a height of 158 cm, which is equivalent to 5 feet 2 inches. Her petite stature adds toher charm and youthful appeal, allowing her to effortlessly portray various characters on screen.In addition to her height, Andrea maintains a slender figure with a weight of 45 kg (99 lbs). Hercommitment to health and fitness is evident, as she maintains her physique through a balanceddiet and regular exercise routine. Her dedication to a healthy lifestyle not only contributes to herphysical appearance but also ensures that she has the energy and stamina necessary to excelin her demanding profession.Andrea Brillantes is a curious and talented young actress who has captured the hearts of manyFilipinos. She was born in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines on March 12, 2003. She started her careeras a child actress in the ABS-CBN children’s comedy show, Goin’ Bulilit. She has sinceappeared in a number of television series and films, including E-Boy, Alyna, and Annaliza.Brillantes is known for her versatility and her ability to bring characters to life. She is also atalented singer and dancer. In 2016, she released her debut single, “Unti-until.” She has alsostarred in a number of music videos.Brillantes is a role model for many young people. She is known for her positive attitude and hercommitment to her work. She is also an advocate for children’s rights and education. In 2018,

Brillantes was nominated for the Asian Television Award for Best Actress for her role inKadenang Ginto. She is the youngest actress to be nominated for this award.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Barbie is a 2023 American fantasy comedy film directed by GretaGerwig and written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.Based on the Barbie fashion dolls byMattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video andstreaming television films. The film stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken,who go on a journey of self-discovery following an existential crisis, alongside an ensemble castthat includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu, IssaRae, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, and Will Ferrell.A live-action Barbie film was announced in September 2009 by Universal Pictures withLaurence Mark producing. Development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired thefilm rights. Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of Amy Schumer andlater Anne Hathaway as Barbie, the rights transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2018.Robbie was cast in 2019, and Gerwig was announced as director and co-writer with Baumbachin 2021. The rest of the cast were announced in early 2022. Filming took place primarily atWarner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, in England and on the Venice Beach Skatepark in LosAngeles from March to July 2022.Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, and was theatricallyreleased in the United States on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures. Its simultaneousrelease with Oppenheimer led to the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon on social media, whichencouraged audiences to see both films as a double feature. The film received mostly positivereviews with praise for its direction, production design, costumes, music, and the performances(particularly those of Robbie and Gosling), but was divisive in its themes and messages. Barbiehas grossed over $337 million worldwide.Stereotypical Barbie (“Barbie”) and a wide range offellow Barbies all reside in Barbieland, a matriarchal society where all women are self-confident,self-sufficient, and successful. While their Ken counterparts spend their days engaging inrecreational activities at the beach, the Barbies hold all important job positions such as doctors,lawyers, and politicians. Beach Ken (“Ken”), Barbie’s boyfriend, is only happy when he is withBarbie and seeks a closer relationship, but Barbie rebuffs him in favor of independence andfemale friendships.During a dance party, Barbie is suddenly stricken with worries about mortality. The next day, shefinds she can no longer complete her usual routine and discovers her feet have gone flat andshe has cellulite. Weird Barbie, a wise but disfigured outcast, tells her that to cure her afflictionshe must travel into the real world and find the child playing with her. On her way to the realworld, Barbie finds Ken stowed away in her convertible, and reluctantly allows him to join her.Arriving at Venice Beach, the pair cause multiple antics and are arrested, alarming the MattelCEO, who orders their capture. Barbie tracks down her owner, a tween girl named Sasha, whocriticizes her for encouraging unrealistic beauty standards. Distraught, Barbie discovers thatGloria, a Mattel employee and Sasha’s mother, is the catalyst of her existential crisis. Gloriabegan playing with Sasha’s Barbie toys while experiencing her own identity crisis, inadvertently

transferring her concerns to Barbie. Gloria and Sasha rescue Barbie from Mattel’s CEO and hissubordinates, and the three travel together to Barbieland.Meanwhile, Ken learns about the patriarchal system, and feels important and accepted for thefirst time. Returning to Barbieland, he persuades the other Kens into taking over and theBarbies are subjugated into submissive roles such as maids, housewives and agreeablegirlfriends. Barbie arrives and tries to convince Ken and the Barbies to return to the way thingswere, only to be rebuffed. She becomes depressed, but Gloria inspires her with a speech aboutthe problems of being a woman. With the encouragement of Sasha, Gloria, Weird Barbie, Allan,and other discontinued Barbies, the Barbies free themselves from the Kens. They manipulatethem to fight amongst themselves, allowing the Barbies to regain their systemic power, andpreventing the Kens from altering the Barbieland constitution to enshrine male superiority. As aconcession, the Kens are given a minor role in Barbieland’s society.Barbie and Ken apologize to each other and acknowledge their failings. Ken bemoans that hehas no identity or purpose without Barbie, to which Barbie encourages him to find anautonomous identity. Barbie, who remains unsure of her own purpose and identity, meets withthe spirit of Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler, who explains that Barbie’s story has no set endingand her ever-evolving history surpasses that of her roots.Barbie decides to become human and return to the real world. Some time later, Gloria, herhusband, and Sasha take Barbie, now going by the name “Barbara Handler”, to her firstgynecologist appointment.Development on a film based on the Barbie toy line began inSeptember 2009, when it was announced that Mattel had signed a partnership to develop theproject with Universal Pictures and with Laurence Mark as producer, but nothing came tofruition.Gerwig and Baumbach were given full creative freedom in writing the film. Theycollaborated on the screenplay during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns of 2020–2021 anddescribed the writing process as “open” and “free”. Gerwig’s film treatment consisted of anabstract poem on Barbie influenced by the Apostles’ Creed. For the narrative arc, she waspartially inspired by the 1994 non-fiction book Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, which accountsthe effects of societal pressures on American adolescent girls. She also found inspiration inclassic Technicolor musicals such as The Red Shoes (1948) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(1964), and said: “They have such a high level of what we came to call authentic artificiality. Youhave a painted sky in a soundstage. Which is an illusion, but it’s also really there. The paintedbackdrop is really there. The tangibility of the artifice is something that we kept going backto.”The script also contains candid criticism of Mattel, which created skepticism among Mattelofficials when they received the first version. However, Kriez decided to trust Gerwig. Brennernoted that “being safe in this world doesn’t work” as she interpreted Barbie to be a “bold” and”trailblazer” figure. As a result, Will Ferrell’s portrayal as the Mattel CEO was meant to be anallegory for corporate America. Kriez praised Ferrell and said that while Mattel officials took theirbrands seriously, they did not take themselves seriously.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Andrea Bocelliis an Italian tenor. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting from a football

accident. After performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests,Bocelli signed his first recording contract with the Sugar Music label. He rose to fame in 1994,winning the newcomer’s section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing “Il mare calmodella sera”.1992–1994: Sanremo and Il mare calmo della seraEditIn 1992, Italian rock star Zucchero held auditions for tenors to make a demo tape of his song”Miserere”, to send to Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. After hearing Bocelli on tape, Pavarottiurged Zucchero to use Bocelli instead of him. Zucchero eventually persuaded Pavarotti torecord the song with Bocelli, and it became a hit throughout Europe. In Zucchero’s Europeanconcert tour in 1993, Bocelli accompanied him to sing the duet, and he was also given solo setsin the concerts, singing “Nessun dorma” from Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot.Bocelli signedwith the Sugar Music label in Milan after Caterina Caselli heard Bocelli sing “Miserere” and”Nessun Dorma” at a birthday party for Zucchero.In December, Bocelli entered the preliminary round of the Sanremo Music Festival in thecategory of Giovani, performing “Miserere”. He won the preliminary competition with the highestmarks ever recorded in the newcomers section. On 28 December, he debuted in the classicalworld in a concert at the Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia. In February 1994, he entered themain Sanremo Festival competition with “Il mare calmo della sera”, and he won the newcomerssection, again with a record score. Following his win, Bocelli released his debut album of thesame name in April, and it entered the Italian Top Ten, being certified platinum within weeks.Thesame year, Bocelli recorded “Je vis pour elle”, the French version of “Vivo per lei”, as a duetwith French singer Hélène Ségara. Released in December 1997, the song became a hit inBelgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached No. 1 on the charts. To date, it is thebest-selling single for Ségara, and the second for Bocelli after “Time to Say Goodbye”. On 3March, he appeared in Hamburg, Germany, with Sarah Brightman to receive the ECHO musicaward for “Best Single of the Year”.In the summer of 1997, he gave 22 open-air concerts inGermany, and an indoor concert in Oberhausen on 31 August. In September, he performed inconcert at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa for the home video A Night in Tuscany (Italian: unanotte nella Toscana) with guests Nuccia Focile, Sarah Brightman and Zucchero. The concertwas also Bocelli’s first concert to air on PBS part of the In The Spotlight series. It also markedas Bocelli’s debut to the American audiences. On 14 September, in Munich, Germany, hereceived an ECHO Klassik Best Seller of the Year award for his album, Viaggio Italiano.Back inItaly in Bologna on 27 September, he sang at the International Eucharistic Congress. On 19October, he sang at the TeleFood benefit concert held in the Vatican City to raise awarenessabout world hunger. On 25 October, he received a Bambi Award in the Klassik category inCologne, Germany.From June to August, he toured North and South America. In September, hereceived his second Echo Klassik award, this time for Best Selling Classical Album with Aria:The Opera Album.On Thanksgiving Eve, Bocelli was a guest on Céline Dion’s television specialThese Are Special Times in which he joined Dion to sing “The Prayer” and he also sang “AveMaria” solo. The duet was included on Dion’s album These Are Special Times (1998) and wasre-issued with the DVD of the TV special in 2007. The song also appeared on the Quest forCamelot soundtrack in 1998 and on Bocelli’s album, Sogno, the following year.

In the New Year, he performed two concerts at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. At the 56thGolden Globe Awards held on 24 January, “The Prayer” won the Golden Globe Award for BestOriginal Song from the film Quest for Camelot.At the invitation of Steven Spielberg, Bocelli sangin Los Angeles on 15 May before Bill Clinton at an event on behalf of the Democratic Party. Atthe end of May, he toured Portugal and Spain and sang with Portuguese Fado singer DulcePontes. On 27 June, he took part in the Michael Jackson benefit concert for suffering children inMunich’s Olympic Stadium.He also performed at Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and gave further concerts in Detroit,Cleveland and Chicago, and made an appearance on Jay Leno’s first installment of The TonightShow. Then Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani gave him the Crystal Apple award. Hisseventh album Sacred Arias, which contains exclusively sacred music, was released worldwideon 8 November, and two weeks later reached number one on the US Classic Billboard charts –making Bocelli the first vocalist to hold all top three places on the chart, with Aria, the operaalbum in second place, and Viaggio Italiano in third place. The album also included the hymn ofthe Holy Year 2000 which was chosen as the official version by the Vatican in October.At the42nd Grammy Awards, Bocelli was nominated twice. “The Prayer” was nominated for Best PopCollaboration with Vocals and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Bocelli performed it withDion at the ceremony. His “World Tour 2000” started on 31 March. In May, his Sacred Ariasalbum was voted album of the year by listeners of the Classic FM radio station in the UK. Hisworld tour continued from 12 to 14 May with four concerts in Japan and South Korea. At the endof the UEFA European Football Championship, he performed with Valery Gergiev and RenéeFleming at a concert on the River Maas in Rotterdam. On 6 July, he performed at the Statue ofLiberty in New York City for his third PBS special American Dream: Andrea Bocelli’s Statue OfLiberty Concert. The concert was a dedication to his father, who died in the beginning of 2000.He was accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra under the direction of MaestroSteven Mercurio with special guest Soprano Ana Maria Martinez and a surprise appearance bySarah Brightman to sing with Bocelli on “Time to Say Goodbye”. For the final encore, hededicated “Sogno” to his late Father. On 17 August, he performed in Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa daRequiem at the Verona Arena in Rome.His seventh album, Verdi, was released on 11 September. In September, he performed threeconcerts in Australia. He received another Echo Klassik award for “Bestseller of the year” forSacred Arias. In November, his first complete opera recording, La Bohème, was released. InDecember, he received another award in Germany, the Goldene Europa for classical music.InJanuary 2001, Bocelli portrayed the main character in Mascagni’s opera L’amico Fritz at theTeatro Filarmonico in Verona and again performed the tenor part in Verdi’s Requiem. On 19March, the Requiem album was released with Bocelli as tenor. From 22 March to 6 April, hetoured North America accompanied by Cecilia Gasdia and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.On 17 June, he performed at the re-opening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In July, he performedtwo concerts in Dublin with Ana María Martínez and the New Symphony Orchestra. At theScuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice on 4 October, he presented his new album Cieli diToscana and was recognised for having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. InOctober, he opened the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sicilian operacomposer Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. On 28 October, he sang Franz Schubert’s Ellens dritter

Gesang (also known as “Ave Maria”, Latin for “Hail Mary”) as a representative of the RomanCatholic faith, during a memorial concert at Ground Zero in New York City for the victims of theSeptember 11 attacks there. In November, he received the Platinum Europe Award for onemillion sales of the album Cieli di Toscana, and at the Italian Music Awards he was given aspecial award from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for his merits as an “Ambassadorof Italian music in the world”. He performed seven more concerts in the US accompanied byAna María Martínez, and on 23 December, he sang the Italian national anthem as well as worksof Bellini and Verdi at the traditional Christmas concert in the Italian Senate, which wasbroadcast live on television for the first time.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Will FerrellJohn William Ferrell is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Ferrell is known forhis leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. He has earnedfour Emmy Awards and in 2011 was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedyseries Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequentlystarred in a string of comedy films. Ferrell is considered a member of the “Frat Pack”, ageneration of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s,including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owenand Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writingpartner Adam McKay.He starred in comedy films such as Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005),Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010),Daddy’s Home (2015), and Spirited (2022). Other notable film roles include Semi-Pro (2008),The Campaign (2012), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). Ferrell has also taken dramaticroles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He hasvoiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010) and The Lego Movie film franchise(2014–2019).He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the HBO dramaseries Succession (2019-2023) and for the ABC specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience(2019-2022). He also produced the TruTV series I’m Sorry (2017-2019), the Netflix series Deadto Me (2019-2022), and the Comedy Central series Drunk History (2013-2019). For his work onBroadway he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for hissatirical portrayal as George W. Bush in You’re Welcome America (2009).When he was eightyears old, his parents divorced. Ferrell said of the divorce: “I was the type of kid who would say,’Hey, look at the bright side! We’ll have two Christmases’.” The divorce was amicable, and bothparents were committed to their children. The biggest problem was his father’s line of work. As aperson in show business, his paychecks were never steady, and he traveled from home formonths at a time. Growing up in this environment made Ferrell not want to go into showbusiness and instead have a steady job.Growing up in suburbia, in safe, master-planned Irvine,there was no drama so we had to create it in our heads. My main form of entertainment wascracking my friends up and exploring new ways of being funny. I didn’t have to have the survivalmode instinct like other comics, who grew up in tough neighborhoods. I had the opposite. For

me, I grew up in Mayberry, and the humor broke the boredom. And there was a lot to make funof.After graduating with a B.A. degree in sports information in 1990, he knew he did not want todo broadcasting. He took up a job as a hotel valet where, on his second day, he tore a baggagerack off the top of a van by trying to drive it under a low beam. He also worked as a teller atWells Fargo, but came up short $300 the first day and $280 the second; he was not stealing themoney, but was just careless and error-prone. In 1991, encouraged by his mother to pursuesomething he liked, Ferrell moved to Los Angeles. He successfully auditioned for the comedygroup The Groundlings where he spent time developing his improvisation skills.Before joiningThe Groundlings, Ferrell’s attempts at standup comedy had little success. He started in theadvanced classes and grew to love improvisation. He realized he also liked to impersonatepeople, and one of his favorites was Harry Caray, the Hall of Fame baseball announcer. Soonhe began to create original characters, and by 1994 he had joined The Groundlings. With fellowGroundlings member Chris Kattan, he created the Butabi Brothers, who go out to dance clubs totry to pick up women but are constantly rejected. While taking classes, Ferrell got a job at anauction house via his friend Viveca Paulin. The job was ideal as it was flexible enough for him toaudition and go to rehearsals while also being employed. By 1995 he was receiving small roles,including appearances in TV series Grace Under Fire and Living Single, low-budget films suchas A Bucket of Blood, as well as commercials. One winter, he served as a mall SantaClaus.After SNL’s decline in popularity in 1994–1995, and in need of new cast members for thenext season, a producer saw The Groundlings and asked Ferrell, Kattan, and Cheri Oteri toaudition for SNL’s main producer, Lorne Michaels.Ferrell joined Saturday Night Live in 1995 andleft in 2002 after a seven-year tenure. He has hosted the show five times, thereby becoming amember of the show’s Five Timers Club.During his time on SNL, Ferrell made a name forhimself with his impersonations, which included US President George W. Bush, Chicago Cubsannouncer Harry Caray, singer Robert Goulet (crooning a cappella pieces of music by Sisqó,Baha Men, and The Notorious B.I.G.), singer Neil Diamond, Inside the Actors Studio hostJames Lipton (who favored Ferrell’s impersonation), Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy,United States Attorney General Janet Reno, convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, game showhost Alex Trebek, fictitious private detective John Shaft, professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, USVice President Al Gore, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and Cuban President Fidel Castro.His original characters included Morning Latte co-host Tom Wilkins, Mister Ed the Horse’s twinbrother Ned, fictional Blue Öyster Cult member Gene Frenkle (physically modeled after theband’s vocalist Eric Bloom),[music teacher Marty Culp,cheerleader Craig Buchanan, Dale Sturtevant from Dissing Your Dog,Hank of the Bill Brasky Buddies, David Leary from Dog Show, angry and inattentive Dr. Beamanand night clubber Steve Butabi in sketches that were turned into a feature film in 1998’s A Nightat the Roxbury. Although a one-shot character, one of Ferrell’s most memorable SNL charactersis Dale McGrew, a “highly patriotic” office worker who comes to work wearing a half t-shirt andshort shorts that Ferrell improvised into a thong just before the skit aired live, leading to genuinelaughter from the cast and guest host Seann William Scott.Ferrell became the highest paid castmember of Saturday Night Live in 2001 with a season salary of $350,000.Ferrell returned toSaturday Night Live as a guest host on May 14, 2005; May 16, 2009; May 12, 2012; January 27,2018, and November 23, 2019. For the first two hosting appearances, he reprised his role as

Alex Trebek in the “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketches. On the May 14 appearance, Ferrell reprisedhis role as Robert Goulet in a fake commercial advertising a series of ringtones and, during theperformance of the song “Little Sister” by musical guests Queens of the Stone Age, Ferrellcame on stage playing the cowbell.In a 2014 poll taken as part of a commemorative SNL feature on Grantland, Ferrell was votedthe best Saturday Night Live cast member of all time.During his time on Saturday Night Live,Ferrell appeared in several movies: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, A Night at theRoxbury, Superstar, The Ladies Man, Dick, Drowning Mona, Austin Powers: The Spy WhoShagged Me, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Zoolander.His first starring role after his departure from Saturday Night Live was as Frank “The Tank”Richard in Old School (2003). The film “belongs to Mr. Ferrell,” declared The New York Times,which described how he “uses his hilarious, anxious zealotry to sell the part.”Ferrell appearedas part of a pre-game video package for the Rose Bowl along with University of Texas at Austinalum Matthew McConaughey. Ferrell sang a song at the ESPY Awards in 2006 about LanceArmstrong and Neil Armstrong. He and John C. Reilly performed a spot during the 2008 ESPYAwards within which they made demands in order for them to appear at the ESPYs, such asasking Portland Trail Blazers’ center Greg Oden to tuck them in at night and tell them stories ofthe old times or to bring back the Cold War so the Olympics can be interesting again.Ferrell participated in a 79th Academy Awards musical-comedy performance with John C. Reillyand Jack Black, wherein they sang a song about comedies being snubbed by the voters in favorof dramas.In May 2009, it was announced that Ferrell was in talks to star in a feature film, NeighborhoodWatch (later The Watch), a comedy about an urbanite who moves to the suburbs and uncoversa conspiracy. In negotiations to direct was David Dobkin, who gave Ferrell a cameo in WeddingCrashers.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Carl ReinerCarl Reiner was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and authorwhose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors,including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize forAmerican Humor. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted onand contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour, starring SidCaesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up withBrooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Yearswith Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was also the creator and producer of The DickVan Dyke Show, which ran from 1961 to 1966 and which Reiner also produced and actedin.Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in “The 2000 Year Old Man” and acted in such filmsas It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians AreComing (1966), and the Ocean’s film series (2001–2007). Reiner directed such comedies asEnter Laughing (1966), Where’s Poppa? (1970), and Oh, God! (1977). Reiner had a successfulcollaboration with Steve Martin, directing some of his most successful films, including The Jerk(1979), Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982), The Man with Two Brains (1983), and All of Me(1984)

Reiner wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He is the father ofactor-director Rob Reiner, author Annie Reiner, and artist Lucas Reiner and the grandfather ofTracy Reiner.He initially trained to be a radio operator. After spending three months in thehospital recovering from pneumonia, he was sent to Georgetown University for ten months oftraining as a French interpreter. There, he had his first experience as a director, putting on aMolière play entirely in French. After completing language training in 1944, he was sent toHawaii to work as a teleprinter operator. The night before he was scheduled to ship out for anunknown assignment, he attended a production of Hamlet by the Special Servicesentertainment unit. Following an audition before actor Major Maurice Evans and Captain AllenLudden, he was transferred to Special Services.Over the following two years, Reiner performedaround the Pacific theater, entertaining troops in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jimauntil he was honorably discharged in 1946.He assumed the role of head writer and semi-regularon The Dinah Shore Chevy Show during the 1959–60 television season.In November 1958, Reiner hosted a CBS prime time game show called Keep Talking, when hesucceeded original host Monty Hall. He left the show in July 1959 and was succeeded byVincent Price.Of all the films I have directed, only Where’s Poppa? is universally acknowledgedas a cult classic. A cult classic, as you may know, is a film that was seen by a small minority ofthe world’s film goers, who insist it is one of the greatest, most daring, and innovative movingpictures ever made. Whenever two or more cult members meet, they will quote dialogue fromthe classic and agree that “the film was ahead of its time”. To be designated a genuine cultclassic, it is of primary importance that the film fail to earn back the cost of making, marketing,and distributing it. Where’s Poppa? was made in 1969 for a little over $1 million. According tothe last distribution statements I saw, it will not break even until it earns another $650,000.In1977, Reiner directed and appeared in Oh, God! starring George Burns, John Denver, and TeriGarr. The film was a financial success making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 1977. The filmwas also a critical success with Roger Ebert giving the film a positive review writing, “CarlReiner’s Oh, God! is a treasure of a movie: A sly, civilized, quietly funny speculation on whatmight happen if God endeavored to present himself in the flesh yet once again to forgetfulMan.”His follow up film The One and Only (1978) was not as successful, receiving a mixedreception from film critics. The film starred Henry Winkler, Kim Darby, and Gene Saks.Throughout the 1970s, Reiner made appearances on multiple television shows, including NightGallery in the segment “Professor Peabody’s Last Lecture” in 1971, and as various charactersin the variety sketch show The Carol Burnett Show (1974).Reiner also returned to writing television by creating The New Dick Van Dyke Show(1971–1974), which ran for three seasons and starred Dick Van Dyke.He claimed he knew howto play the role; in a teleconference, he said, “I spent my youth, from the time I was 6 to 18,living next to the Bronx Zoo. I knew the lions intimately. I watched them pace. They talked to meand I talked back to them. I learned that they have the worst breath of any animal in the world. Igot my roar from the lions in person.” He continued, “The writing on this show is extraordinarilygood. It’s a pleasure to come to work because you know you’re going to say something funny.”Of his character of Sarmoti, Reiner stated that “curmudgeons always get the goodlines”.Reiner’s final role was in Home Movie: The Princess Bride, a project that Jason Reitmanhad envisioned to engage his celebrity friends to help raise money for charity during theCOVID-19 pandemic, with actors filming their own takes on scenes from The Princess Bride at

their own homes. Reiner appeared along with Rob Reiner (who directed the original film) in thefinal scene as the Grandfather and Grandson, which Rob said had been shot three days beforeReiner’s death. His final line on camera is, “As you wish,” which in the film it is based on means,”I love you.” After hearing of his death, Reitman asked the Reiner family if they should swap outthe scene, but the family gave him their blessing to use the scene.Reiner expressed hisphilosophy on writing comedy in an interview in the December 1981 issue of American Film:You have to imagine yourself as not somebody very special, but somebody very ordinary. If youimagine yourself as somebody really normal and if it makes you laugh, it’s going to makeeverybody laugh. If you think of yourself as something very special, you’ll end up a pedant and abore. If you start thinking about what’s funny, you won’t be funny, actually. It’s like walking. Howdo you walk? If you start thinking about it, you’ll trip.According to his nephew George Shapiro,Reiner had been in good spirits all day, and had spent the evening watching television with MelBrooks; afterward, at around 10:00 pm, he became unsteady and fell while walking with theassistance of his housekeeper. He lost consciousness within a few minutes and died shortlythereafter.Upon news of his death, fellow comedians and other figures in the entertainment industry gavetributes and remembrance, including Brooks, Woody Allen, Alan Alda, Steve Martin, JerrySeinfeld, Jason Alexander, Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett, George Clooney, Bette Midler,Bernadette Peters, and Sarah Silverman.Comedy careerMediumStand-upfilmtelevisiontheatreGenresObservational comedyblack comedydeadpansurreal humorsketch comedysatireSubject(s)American culturehuman interactionpop culturecurrent eventsself-deprecation.Carl Reiner, (born March 20, 1922, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died June 29, 2020, Beverly Hills,California), American actor, writer, and director who found success in both television and film.After creating the landmark TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66), he directed suchpopular comedies as Oh, God!Carl Reiner is a legend of American comedy, who achieved greatsuccess as a comic actor, a director, producer and recording artist. He won nine Emmy Awards,three as an actor, four as a writer and two as a producer. He also won a Grammy Award for hisalbum “The 2,000 Year Old Man”, based on his comedy routine with Mel Brooks.Reiner was born in The Bronx, to Bessie (Mathias) and Irving Reiner, a watchmaker. His fatherwas an Austrian Jewish immigrant and his mother was a Romanian Jewish immigrant. At theage of sixteen, while working as a sewing machine repairman, he attended a dramatic workshopsponsored by the Works Progress Administration. The direction of his life was set.In the 1970s, some sources claimed that Reiner made his movie debut in New Faces of 1937(1937), but that is unlikely as he would have only been fifteen years old at the time. (the movieshares the same plot as his erstwhile partner Mel Brooks’ classic The Producers (1967), with acrooked producer planning to fleece his “angels” by producing a flop and absconding with themoney). He didn’t appear on screen, silver or small, until he made his television debut in 1948 in

the short-lived television series, The Fashion Story (1948), then became a regular, the followingyear, on The Fifty-Fourth Street Revue (1949), another television series with a brief life.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Cary ElwesIvan Simon Cary Elwes born 26 October 1962)is an English actor. He is known for his leadingfilm roles as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw film series.Elwes’ other performances in filmsinclude Glory (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), The Jungle Book (1994), Days of Thunder (1990),Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Liar Liar (1997), Cradle WillRock (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Cat’s Meow (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004),The Alphabet Killer (2008), A Christmas Carol (2009), No Strings Attached (2011),andBlackBerry (2023).He has appeared on television in a number of series including The X-Files,Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, and Life in Pieces. In 2019, he appeared in theNetflix drama series Stranger Things and the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs.Maisel.He wrote his memoir As You Wish in 2014.His paternal relatives include such clerics asDudley Charles Cary-Elwes (1868–1932), the Bishop of Northampton and Abbot ColumbaCary-Elwes (Ampleforth Abbey, Saint Louis Abbey). He discussed this in an interview while hewas filming the 2005 CBS television film Pope John Paul II, in which he played the young priestKarol Wojtyła.Elwes made his acting debut in 1984 with Marek Kanievska’s film AnotherCountry, which was loosely based on the English boarding school exploits of British spiesBurgess, Philby and MacLean. He played James Harcourt, a gay student.He went on to playGuilford Dudley in the British historical drama film Lady Jane, opposite Helena Bonham Carter.He was then cast as stable-boy-turned-swashbuckler Westley in Rob Reiner’s fantasy-comedyThe Princess Bride (1987), which was based on the novel of the same name by WilliamGoldman. It was a modest box office success,but received critical acclaim. As a result of yearsof reviews, it earned a score of 97% on the review aggregation website RottenTomatoes.2001[22]Elwes continued to work steadily, varying between dramatic roles, such as in the Oscar-winningGlory (1989), and comedic roles, as in Hot Shots! (1991). He played a rival driver to Tom Cruisein Days of Thunder (1990). In 1993, he starred as Robin Hood in Mel Brooks’s comedy RobinHood: Men in Tights. Elwes then appeared in supporting roles in such films as Francis FordCoppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), The Crush (1993), The Jungle Book(1994), Twister (1996), Liar Liar (1997), and Kiss the Girls. In 1999, he portrayed famed theatreand film producer John Houseman for Tim Robbins in his ensemble film based on OrsonWelles’s musical, Cradle Will Rock. Following that, he travelled to Luxembourg to work withJohn Malkovich and Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire.Elwes made his first television appearance in 1996 as David Lookner on Seinfeld. Two yearslater he played astronaut Michael Collins in the Golden Globe Award-winning HBO miniseriesFrom the Earth To the Moon. The following year Elwes was nominated for a Golden SatelliteAward for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Televisionfor his portrayal of Colonel James Burton in The Pentagon Wars directed by Richard Benjamin.In 1999, he guest starred as Dr. John York in an episode of the television series The OuterLimits.In 2001, he co-starred in Peter Bogdanovich’s ensemble film The Cat’s Meow portrayingmovie mogul Thomas Ince, who died mysteriously while vacationing with William Randolph

Hearst on his yacht. Shortly afterward he received another Golden Satellite Award nominationfor his work on the ensemble NBC Television film Uprising opposite Jon Voight directed by JonAvnet. Elwes had a recurring role in the final season (from 2001 to 2002) of Chris Carter’s hitseries The X-Files as FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer. In 2003 Elwes portrayed Kerry MaxCook in the off-Broadway play The Exonerated in New York, directed by Bob Balaban (18–23March 2003).The same year he appeared in Ella Enchanted, this time as the villain, not thehero. Also in 2004, he portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in the A&E Network film The Riverman,which became one of the highest rated original films in the network’s history and garnered aprestigious BANFF Rockie Award nomination. The following year, Elwes played the young KarolWojtyła in the CBS television film Pope John Paul II. The TV film was highly successful not onlyin North America but also in Europe, where it broke box office records in the late Pope’s nativePoland and became the first film ever to break $1 million in three days.The following year Elwesportrayed the part of Gremlin Gus in Disney’s video game, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. In2014, he appeared in Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey as the voice of scientists Edmond Halleyand Robert Hooke.In October 2014 Touchstone (Simon & Schuster) published Elwes’s memoirof the making of The Princess Bride, entitled As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Makingof The Princess Bride, which he co-wrote with Joe Layden. The book featured never-before-toldstories, exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, and interviews with co-stars Robin Wright,Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage and Mandy Patinkin, as well asscreenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner. The bookdebuted on The New York Times Best Seller list.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Elwesinitiated the 2020 fundraiser that re-united many Princess Bride cast members to support JoeBiden in the battleground state of Wisconsin.Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London,England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and thelate portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent CassianElwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was raised in London and attended Harrow. After graduatingfrom Harrow, he moved to the US and studied drama at Sarah Lawrence College. He left schoolafter two years to begin his film career. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike andconsidered by many to be one of the finest actors working today. He is interested in history andsays, “It’s deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces”. He is politically active forcauses he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American people.Elwes is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer. He comes from along-established recusant English family on his father’s side. Several prominent Catholic clericsare among his relatives, including Fr. Luke Cary-Elwes, Dom Columba Cary-Elwes, and DomCuthbert Cary-Elwes. His grandfather was society painter and war artist Simon Elwes. Cary (thesurname “Cary-Elwes” was shortened to “Elwes” in some branches of the family) was an altarboy at London’s Brompton Oratory, although he did not attend a Catholic high school. From hismaternal grandmother, Daska Marija Ivanovic-Banac, who was born in Osijek in theAustra-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), he has Croatian Jewish and Serbian ancestry.Cary’s other lineage is English, Irish, and Scottish.Is the ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund with UNICEF. As ambassador, hetraveled to Banda Aceh, Indonesia for the documentary “The Children of the Tsunami”, which

was filmed 90 days after the tsunami of December 2003 to document the damage and recoveryefforts.Was chosen for the part of Westley in The Princess Bride (1987) after Rob Reiner saw him inLady Jane (1986). He spent weeks training in fencing with both his left hand and right handwhile performing acrobatics.Having been a dramatic actor, he had never done a comedy prior to his acclaimed performancein The Princess Bride (1987).He said after The Princess Bride (1987), he was getting lots of offers to act in several costumeperiod pieces. He turned most of them down because he didn’t want to be typecast, as he hadalready starred in period pieces, mostly as a romantic love interest, in the previous films AnotherCountry (1984), Lady Jane (1986), and Maschenka (1987). In contrast, he later starred inseveral films as a villain, which include Leather Jackets (1991), Twister (1996), The Jungle Book(1994),Ella Enchanted (2004), The Riverman (2004) to name a few.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Jason StathamJason Statham is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in variousaction-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent. Statham beganpractising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while workingat local market stalls.Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in hisyouth while working at local market stalls. An avid footballer and diver, he was a member ofBritain’s national diving team and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games.Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi’s invarious advertising campaigns. His past history working at market stalls inspired his casting inthe Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000).The commercial success of these films led Statham to star as Frank Martin in the Transportertrilogy (2002–2008). After starring in a variety of heist and action-thriller films such as The ItalianJob (2003), Crank (2006), War (2007), The Bank Job (2008), The Mechanic (2011), Spy (2015),and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), he established himself as a Hollywood leading man.However, he has also starred in commercially and critically unsuccessful films such as Revolver(2005), Chaos (2005), In the Name of the King (2007), 13 (2010), Blitz (2011), Killer Elite (2011),Hummingbird (2013), and Wild Card (2015). He regained commercial success as a part of theensemble action series The Expendables (2010–2014) and the Fast & Furious franchise. In thelatter, he has played Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate ofthe Furious (2017), F9 (2021), Fast X (2023), and the spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs &Shaw (2019). He was credited as a co-producer on Hobbs & Shaw, receiving his first productioncredit.Statham moved to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where he initially chose not to follow hisfather’s career working the local market stalls, instead practising martial arts. He grew up withfootball player Vinnie Jones, alongside whom he would later act. Jones introduced him tofootball, and Statham went on to play for the local grammar school (1978–1983), which he hadattended since age 11, a passion that he shared with diving.Statham’s life in the media beganwhen he was spotted by the agency Sports Promotions specialising in sports modelling while hewas training at London’s Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. He was also signed by TommyHilfiger, Griffin, and Levi’s for various modelling contracts during their 1996 spring/summer

collections.An article by Times Higher Education reported that Manchester University Presscommissioned an academic study analysing the impact Statham has had on the British andAmerican film industries from his debut in 1998 to 2018. According to the article, professorsSteven Gerrard and Robert Shail are looking to show “the changing face of British cinematicmasculinity” into “one that embraces cinema across a wide range of projects, but one that alsouses cross-textual media in his output”.Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, toEileen (Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was aDiver on the British National Diving Team and finished twelfth in the World Championships in1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. Hereceived the audition for his debut role as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998) through French Connection, for whom he was modeling. They became a major investorin the film and introduced Jason to Guy Ritchie, who invited him to audition for a part in the filmby challenging him to impersonate an illegal street vendor and convince him to purchase fakejewelry. Jason must have been doing something right because after the success of Lock, Stockand Two Smoking Barrels (1998) he teamed up again with Guy Ritchie for Snatch (2000), withco-stars including Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio Del Toro. After Snatch (2000) came TurnIt Up (2000) with US music star Ja Rule, followed by a supporting actor role in the sci-fi filmGhosts of Mars (2001), Jet Li’s The One (2001) and another screen partnership with VinnieJones in Mean Machine (2001) under Guy Ritchie’s and Matthew Vaughn’s SKA Films. Finally in2002 he was cast as the lead role of Frank Martin in The Transporter (2002). Jason was also inthe summer 2003 blockbuster remake of The Italian Job (1969), The Italian Job (2003), playingHandsome Rob.Throughout the 2000s, Statham became a star of juicy action B-films, most significantly Crank(2006) and Crank: High Voltage (2009), and also War (2007), opposite Jet Li, and The Bank Job(2008) and Death Race (2008), among others. In the 2010s, his reputation for cheeky and toughleading performances led to his casting as Lee Christmas in The Expendables (2010) and itssequels, the comedy Spy (2015), and as (apparently) reformed villain Deckard Shaw in Fast &Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and Fast & FuriousPresents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Apart from these blockbusters, he continued headliningB-films such as Homefront (2013).Jason Statham spent 12 years on the British national diving team, competing on the 10-meterplatform and the 3-meter springboard. In 1992, he was ranked 12th in the world as a platformdiver.Well trained in Mixed Martial Arts and is an expert in Kickboxing/Jujitsu.A competent martial artist with a background in kickboxing, wing chun and karate, Stathamfrequently does his own stunts and, prior to his acting career, toyed with the idea of being astuntman himself. Throughout his career, Statham has frequently called for there to be anAcademy Award to celebrate the work of stunt men and women, being quoted as saying “I thinkit is an overlooked category, especially considering how much responsibility these coordinatorshave for some of the greatest entertainment in action movies. I mean, all of the stunt men-theseare the unsung heroes. They really are. Nobody is giving them any credibility. They’re riskingtheir necks. And then you’ve got poncy actors pretending like they’re doing [the stunts].”.

In 2017, he had his first child, a son with his partner, model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.You ain’tever gonna get an Academy Award for doing Crank (2006) and you certainly won’t for doing allthe other movies I’ve done.[on being directed by Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables (2010)] He is someone that youhave to respect and with that he runs a very relaxed set.[on preparing for action roles] I go to this gym full of stunt men. There aren’t any TVs ortreadmills there. This is a spit-and-sawdust kind of place. It has a lot of great training aids -trampolines and bags and every weapon ever invented to do harm to a human being. If youwant to know how to throw a knife it’s great.Growing up where I did, you met a lot of colorful characters whose business was on the otherside of the law, or more likely you didn’t know what they were up to, and you never would. Soplaying those kinds of characters now, I can draw on that. The rest of it, you can practice orlearn from books. But mostly, I draw from my experiences. That’s all I have, you know.You see a lot of action films, and it’s almost (like) you can’t tell who’s doing what. It’s chopped upso much, you just see a fist, a leg – it’s all driven by the sound, boom, pow, boom. You wouldn’tknow what was happening otherwise. The people who inspired me growing up, Bruce Lee,Jackie Chan, that’s the real deal. You see them, the camera’s way back, there aren’t a lot of cuts- you feel like you’re really in there. Today, there’s so much technology and green-screen andCGI, you can turn your grandma into an action star. But people are getting wise to that, I think.There’s no substitute for the real thing.Became a father for the 1st time at age 49 when his fiancée Rosie Huntington-Whiteley gavebirth to their son Jack Oscar Statham on June 24, 2017.He enjoys wakeboarding, jet skiing, wind surfing, and rock climbing.He is trained in Karate, Wushu, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing.Prior to The Transporter (2002) he already had a background in martial arts which enabled himto perform his own fight sequences.He cites Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Lee, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and Clint Eastwood ashis inspirations.Offered the role of Agent 47 in Hitman (2007) after Vin Diesel was dropped from the project.Timothy Olyphant eventually took the role.Paid $10,625,000 to purchase a 3,355-square-foot oceanfront house in the Malibu Colony inMalibu, California. In addition, since mid-2005 has owned a 2,281-square-foot house in LosAngeles’ Hollywood Hills, which he purchased for $2.4 million.Though he never won a medal during his 12 year diving career, Statham competed in the 1990Commonwealth games and came close to competing for Great Britain in the Olympics threetimes: 1988, 1992, and 1996. At each Olympic trial, he placed third – only two of his fellowcountrymen were taken each time. Not seeing it as having been a waste of his time, he noted,”Despite the hard work, the failure to win a medal made me more disciplined, taught me to focuson hard work and determined me for the success of my future endeavours.”.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Andrew SymondsAndrew Symonds was an Australian international cricketer, who played all three formats as abatting all-rounder. Commonly nicknamed “Roy”, he was a key member of two World Cupwinning squads. Symonds was a part of the team that won both the 2003 Cricket World Cup,and four years later the 2007 Cricket World Cup. After mid-2008, Symonds spent significant

time out of the team, due to disciplinary reasons, including alcohol.In 2022, Symonds died in asingle-vehicle car crash at Hervey Range, outside Townsville, Queensland. He was 46.Symondswas an aggressive right-handed batsman who could also bowl off spin or medium pace, makinghim a good all-rounder. He was an exceptional fielder, with a report prepared by Cricinfo in late2005 showing that since the 1999 Cricket World Cup, he had effected the fifth equal mostrun-outs in One Day International (ODI) cricket of any fieldsman, with the fourth highest successrate,with Ricky Ponting rating him the best fielder he had seen, and a better and more versatileone than Herschelle Gibbs and Jonty Rhodes because Symonds was taller than them, givinghim better defensive coverage range and had greater throw power outside the circle. Shortlyafterwards Symonds was selected as part of the England A team that was to tour Pakistan inthe winter; however, he decided not to go, instead choosing to pursue an international career forAustralia. His place on the tour was later taken by Middlesex player Jason Pooley.He eventuallymade his mark in T20 cricket which was in its early days during his stint with Kent. He alsofeatured for Kent in the inaugural edition of the 2003 Twenty20 Cup and played an influentialknock of an unbeaten 96 runs off just 37 balls with a strike rate of 259.45 against Hampshire ina group stage match. His knock which came at a strike rate of over 250 was a surprise giventhat T20 cricket was in its very early days. His knock sealed the deal for Kent as the modesttarget of 146 was reached within just 12 overs.The star tragically lost his life about 10.30pm onSaturday in Hervey Range, 50km west of Townsville in far north. Symonds was one of cricket’smost popular characters during the peak of his 1999 to 2007 career, but his battle with alcoholand off-field dramas forced him into premature retirement.Brutally aggressive with the bat,powerfully agile on the field and deceptively dangerous with the ball, Andrew Symonds was theultimate limited-overs package. Although his career didn’t span for a really long time, he didenough during his stay in international cricket to make his presence felt. A pure matchwinner forAustralia, he even shrugged off the limited-overs specialist tag to make a surprise entry into Testcricket where again, he shone bright with quite a few impressive performances. For a man sogifted, only his own undoing could have derailed things and that’s precisely what endedSymonds’ career well before it actually should. A sensation on the field, Ricky Ponting oncedeclared Symonds as the greatest fielder he had ever seen.An Englishman by origin, Symonds’ skills made an ear-deafening sound when he smashed afirst-class record of 16 sixes in an innings en route to a flamboyant 254 in 1995. It made peopleto sit up and take notice. Born originally in Birmingham to West Indian and European parents,Symonds’ adopted parents took him to Australia. He had the opportunity to represent Englandor even West Indies if he wished to but was adamant to represent Australia although hecontinued to play County cricket along with Sheffield Shield. The limited-overs debut happenedin 1998 but he appeared to be a bits-and-pieces entity on the international stage. Of course hewas more talented than that as shown by his domestic performances but somehow, Symondscouldn’t put it together on the international stage.Over the next few years, Symonds remained in and out of the side due to these reasons untilthe turning point finally arrived – the 2003 World Cup. His selection was heavily debated not onlydue to the sheer volume of inconsistency he had displayed till that point but also because manybelieved that the more experienced Steve Waugh (who had been dropped a year ago from the

side) would be the ideal one. However, skipper Ricky Ponting stuck to his guns and Symondsdidn’t disappoint his captain as he went on to have a superb tournament with several invaluableknocks. It was the big break that he badly needed and it’s fair to say that he had established afirm footing in international cricket.Symonds’ limited-overs success saw him earn a Test debut in 2004 but it was a bumpy start ofsorts of him. The first couple of years were tough for him but he gradually got better due to solidbacking from the team management who were looking for a genuine all-rounder. Symondswasn’t exactly that, at least for Test cricket, but had a good few years at that level mostly as abatsman who could provide vital breakthroughs and take stunning catches. However,disciplinary issues continued to haunt him once in a while apart from on-field altercations, thebiggest of them being the infamous Sydney spat with Harbhajan Singh. Attitude problems meantthat Symonds was sent off from the team quite a few times, the last of them being the 2009 T20WC due to alcohol problems. The result was the cancellation of the national contract.The emergence of youth and Symonds’ considerable decline in commitment and attitude meantthat the all-rounder’s career was all but done. He continued to ply his trade in the newly bornIndian Premier League that was formed in 2008 and was among the costliest players of the firstseason. Symonds was picked by Deccan Chargers – a star-studded unit that finished at thebottom of the table but went on to win the title in 2009 with Symonds being one of the keyperformers in the side led by Adam Gilchrist. The rampaging T20 format suited Symonds’ styleto the ‘T’ and the all-rounder enjoyed himself thoroughly in a few other leagues as well beforequitting all forms of cricket in 2012. A thorough entertainer with abundant talent, Symondsdefinitely could have scaled greater heights if he had curbed his flaws which eventually did himin.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Birmingham is a major city in England’s West Midlands region, withmultiple Industrial Revolution-era landmarks that speak to its 18th-century history as amanufacturing powerhouse. It’s also home to a network of canals, many of which radiate fromSherborne Wharf and are now lined with trendy cafes and bars. In the city centre, theBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery is known for pre-Raphaelite masterpieces.Birmingham hasseen 1400 years of growth, during which time it has evolved from a small 7th century AngloSaxon hamlet on the edge of the Forest of Arden at the fringe of early Mercia into a major city. Acombination of immigration, innovation and civic pride helped to bring about major social andeconomic reforms and create the Industrial Revolution, inspiring the growth of similar citiesacross the world.The last 200 years have seen Birmingham rise from market town to thefastest-growing city of the 19th century, spurred on by a combination of civic investment,scientific achievement, commercial innovation and by a steady influx of migrant workers into itssuburbs. By the 20th century Birmingham had become the metropolitan hub of the UnitedKingdom’s manufacturing and automotive industries, having earned itself a reputation first as acity of canals, then of cars, and most recently as a major European convention and shoppingdestination.At the beginning of the 21st century, Birmingham now lies at the heart of a major post-industrialmetropolis surrounded by significant educational, manufacturing, shopping, sporting and

conferencing facilities.The oldest human artefact found within Birmingham is the SaltleyHandaxe: a 500,000-year-old brown quartzite hand axe about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) long,discovered in the gravels of the River Rea at Saltley in 1892. Other parts of Birmingham arequite similar in this way, as people seem to have lived there for millennia .The area becameuninhabitable with the advancing glaciation of the last ice age, and the next evidence of humanhabitation within Birmingham dates from the mesolithic period. A 10,400-year-old settlement –the oldest within the city – was excavated in the Digbeth area in 2009, with evidence thathunter-gatherers with basic flint tools had cleared an area of forest by burning.Flint tools fromthe later mesolithic period – between 8000 and 6000 years ago – have been found nearstreams in the city, though these probably represent little more than hunting parties or overnightcamps.The 18th century saw the sudden emergence of Birmingham at the forefront ofworldwide developments in science, technology, medicine, philosophy and natural history aspart of the cultural transformation now known as the Midlands Enlightenment.By the second halfof the century the town’s leading thinkers – particularly members of the Lunar Society ofBirmingham such as Joseph Priestley, James Keir, Matthew Boulton, James Watt, WilliamWithering and Erasmus Darwin – had become widely influential participants in the Republic ofLetters, the free circulation of ideas and information among the developing pan-European andtrans-Atlantic intellectual elite.This “miracle birth” has traditionally been seen as a result ofBirmingham’s status as a stronghold of religious Nonconformism, creating a free-thinking cultureunconstrained by the established Church of England. This accords with wider historical theoriessuch as the Merton thesis and the Weber thesis, that see Protestant culture as a major factor inthe rise of experimental science and industrial capitalism within Europe.Birmingham had avigorous and confident Nonconformist community by the 1680s, at a time when freedom ofworship for Nonconformists nationally had yet to be granted; and by the 1740s this haddeveloped into an influential group of Rational Dissenters.The factors that drove Birmingham’srapid industrialisation were also different from those behind the later development of textilemanufacturing towns such as Manchester, whose spectacular growth from the 1780s onwardswas based on the economies of scale inherent in mechanised manufacture: the ability of alow-wage, unskilled labour force to produce bulk commodities such as cotton in huge quantities.Although the developments that enabled this transformation – roller spinning, the factory systemand the industrial steam engine – often had Birmingham origins,they had little role inBirmingham’s own expansion. Birmingham’s relatively inaccessible location meant that itsindustries were dominated by the production of a wide variety of small, high value metal items –from buttons and buckles to guns and jewellery. Its economy was characterised by high wagesand a diverse range of specialised skills that were not susceptible to wholesaleautomation.Birmingham is said to be the home of heavy metal with the likes of Black Sabbath(led by Ozzy Osbourne), Judas Priest and lead singer of Led Zeppelin originating from the city.The Streets, UB40, Wizzard, Laura Mvula and Duran Duran also originate from Birmingham.We host over 50 festivals across the city each year, such as Moseley Folk Festival and MADEfestival.9. Transportation

Birmingham New Street is the busiest train station in the UK outside of London.The world’s oldest railway roundhouse was recently discovered just steps from our City CentreCampus.We’re well known for our canal system originating back to 1768, and have more miles of canalsthan Venice!Birmingham International Airport is the third largest in the UK, and the city sees over one millioninternational visitors each year.10. ParksBirmingham is one of the greenest cities in the UK with over 8,000 acres of parks and openspace (that’s more than Paris!).We’re home to Sutton Park, one of the largest urban parks in the UK, and one of the largest inEurope outside of a capital city.We’re one of the top three shopping destinations in the UK. Withour high street, the Mailbox, Bullring, Grand Central, the world’s largest Primark, independents,vintage shops and so much more, there really is something for everyone!Birmingham’s Bullring is also one of the largest shopping centres in Europe, and has been ‘theplace to shop’ since the Middle Ages.Birmingham, second largest city of the United Kingdomand a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands metropolitan county. It lies near thegeographic centre of England, at the crossing points of the national railway and motorwaysystems. Birmingham is the largest city of the West Midlands conurbation—one of England’sprincipal industrial and commercial areas—for which it acts as an administrative, recreational,and cultural centre. The city lies approximately 110 miles (177 km) northwest of London.Thehistoric core of Birmingham, along with Edgbaston and northern neighbourhoods such as SuttonColdfield, Erdington, and Sheldon, lies in the historic county of Warwickshire. Northwesternneighbourhoods, such as Handsworth and Kingstanding, and Harborne in the southwest lie inthe historic county of Staffordshire. Southern and eastern neighbourhoods—such as BartleyGreen, Northfield, Moseley, and Yardley—belong to the historic county of Worcestershire. Areacity and metropolitan borough, 103 square miles (268 square km). Pop. (2001) city andmetropolitan borough, 977,087; urban agglom., 2,284,093; (2011) city and metropolitanborough, 1,073,045; urban agglom. (West Midlands built-up area), 2,440,986.Birmingham’s firstmarket charter was granted in 1166, but it was not until the 14th century that it emerged as asettlement of any significance. Its lack of river transport, by cutting it off from maritime contactsimportant in the medieval period, impeded its development from a small manufacturing town toa large city until the late 18th century, when it became the leading nucleus of the IndustrialRevolution in Britain. Birmingham’s population grew from 15,000 in the late 17th century to70,000 a century later; its metal and gun-making trades expanded, fine jewelry was madealongside cheaper lines, and its brass buttons and trinkets served a world market. Theengineers James Watt (inventor of the steam engine), Matthew Boulton, and William Murdock(pioneers in steam engine development), the chemist Joseph Priestley, and the printer John

Baskerville all lived in the city at that time and greatly contributed to the technological progressof Birmingham and the country. Boulton’s Soho Manufactory, which developed the steam enginefor industrial use, became famous throughout Europe.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an Americanactor, producer and pilot. One of the world’s highest-paid actors,he has received variousaccolades, including an Honorary Palme d’Or and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition tonominations for four Academy Awards. His films have grossed over $4 billion in North Americaand over $11.5 billion worldwide,making him one of the highest-grossing box-office stars of alltime.Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and made his breakthrough with leading roles in thecomedy film Risky Business (1983) and action film Top Gun (1986). Critical acclaim came withhis roles in the dramas The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth ofJuly (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award andreceived a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. As a leading Hollywood star in the1990s, he starred in several commercially successful films, including the drama A Few GoodMen (1992), the thriller The Firm (1993), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), andthe romance Jerry Maguire (1996). For the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actorand received his second Academy Award nomination. Cruise’s performance as a motivationalspeaker in the drama Magnolia (1999) earned him another Golden Globe Award and anomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.Since then, Cruise has largely starred in science fiction and action films, establishing himself asan action star, often performing his own risky stunts. He has played Ethan Hunt in the Mission:Impossible film series since 1996. His other notable roles in the genre include Vanilla Sky(2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds(2005), Knight and Day (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow(2014), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), with Maverick being his highest-grossing film.Cruise has been married to actresses Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. He hasthree children, two of whom were adopted during his marriage to Kidman and the other of whomis a biological daughter he had with Holmes. Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church ofScientology, which he credits with helping him overcome dyslexia. In the 2000s, he sparkedcontroversy with his criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs, his efforts to promoteScientology in Europe, and a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology. Cruise hasbeen a close friend of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige since the 1980s.Cruise’snext films were Days of Thunder (1990) and Far and Away (1992), both of which co-starredthen-wife Nicole Kidman as his love interest, followed by the legal thriller The Firm, which was acritical and commercial success. In 1994, Cruise starred along with Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderasand Christian Slater in Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire, a gothic drama/horror film thatwas based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel. The film was well-received, although Rice wasinitially quite outspoken in her criticism of Cruise having been cast in the film, as Julian Sandswas her first choice. Upon seeing the film, however, she paid $7,740 for a two-page ad in DailyVariety praising his performance and apologizing for her previous doubts about him.Cruise, whotook up acting in high school, made his film debut in Endless Love (1981). He had supportingroles in such movies as Taps (1981) and The Outsiders (1983) before starring as a high-schoolsenior who turns his parents’ home into a brothel in Risky Business (1983). The movie was amajor success, earning Cruise widespread recognition. His star status was cemented with TopGun (1986), the highest-grossing film of that year, in which he played a navy jet pilot. In 1986Cruise appeared opposite Paul Newman in The Color of Money, which was directed by MartinScorsese, and two years later starred as an autistic man’s selfish brother in Rain Man. For hisportrayal of a Vietnam War veteran turned activist in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Cruisereceived his first Academy Award nomination.Cruise went on to exhibit a broad depth and rangeof characters in his films during the 1990s, playing such diverse roles as a navy lawyer in A FewGood Men (1992), a vampire in Interview with the Vampire (1994), and a secret agent inMission: Impossible (1996); the immense popularity of the latter film led to sequels in 2000,2006, 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2023. His performance as a sports agent in Jerry Maguire (1996)earned Cruise a second Oscar nomination. In 1999 he starred with his then-wife, NicoleKidman, in the highly anticipated final film of director Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut (1999),an examination of marital fidelity that drew mixed reviews. That year Cruise also earned acclaimas a misogynistic self-help guru in Magnolia, for which he received an Academy Awardnomination for best supporting actor.Cruise starred in a number of action films in the 2000s,including the science-fiction thriller Minority Report (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg; TheLast Samurai (2003), in which he played a disaffected U.S. soldier who aligns himself with asamurai community; and the gritty Los Angeles-set Collateral (2004), in which he took on therole of an obdurate contract killer. He reteamed with Spielberg on War of the Worlds (2005), avisually impressive adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel of the same name. In 2008 Cruise earnedlaughs as an abrasive movie executive in the comedy Tropic Thunder, and he portrayed thehistorical figure Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, a German army officer who organized an attemptto assassinate Adolf Hitler, in Valkyrie.Cruise subsequently starred in the action thrillers Knight and Day (2010) and Jack Reacher(2012). In the latter he played a former army investigator, a role he reprised in Jack Reacher:Never Go Back (2016). After appearing as a 1980s rock idol in the musical Rock of Ages(2012), he was cast as an apocalypse survivor in the sci-fi adventure Oblivion (2013). He thenportrayed a glib military public relations officer who is repeatedly killed and resurrected in thecomic alien-invasion romp Edge of Tomorrow (2014). In 2017 Cruise starred in the action-horrorfilm The Mummy and the antic drama American Made. For Top Gun: Maverick (2022), hereprised his role from the 1986 blockbuster.Cruise’s personal life often attracted as much attention as his acting. His marriage to Kidmanwas followed closely by the Hollywood media, as was their divorce in 2001. Over the next fewyears, his outspoken support of Scientology proved controversial, especially his 2005 publicdenouncement of psychiatry as an illegitimate science (a view held by Scientologists). Cruisecontinued to find attention in tabloids and entertainment media through his public relationshipwith actress Katie Holmes, to whom he was married from 2006 to 2012.In 1976, if you had toldfourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in thenot too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, hewould have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood.Nonetheless, this sensitive, deeply religious youngster who was born in 1962 in Syracuse, New

York, was destined to become one of the highest paid and most sought after actors in screenhistory.Tom is the only son (among four children) of nomadic parents, Mary Lee (Pfeiffer), a specialeducation teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer. His parents wereboth from Louisville, Kentucky, and he has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Young Tomspent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 differentschools in the U.S. and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey with his motherand her new husband. While in high school, Tom wanted to become a priest but pretty soon hedeveloped an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, dropped out ofschool, and at age 18 headed for New York and a possible acting career. The next 15 years ofhis life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in Endless Love (1981)and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and femaleaudiences.With handsome movie star looks and a charismatic smile, within 5 years Tom Cruise wasstarring in some of the top-grossing films of the 1980s including Top Gun (1986); The Color ofMoney (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). By the 1990s he wasone of the highest-paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture insuch blockbuster hits as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission:Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996), for which he received an Academy AwardNomination for best actor. Tom Cruise’s biggest franchise, Mission Impossible, has also earneda total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Tom Cruise has also shown lots of interest in producing,with his biggest producer credits being the Mission Impossible franchise.In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church of Scientologyclaiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of hislife. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is oneof the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidmanuntil 2001. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonelywanderings of his youth to become one of the biggest movie stars ever.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer, andsinger-songwriter known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, andcomedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks; People magazinenamed Swayze the “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1991.BornPatrick Wayne SwayzeAugust 18, 1952Houston, Texas, U.S.DiedSeptember 14, 2009 (aged 57)Los Angeles, California, U.S.OccupationsActordancersinger-songwriterchoreographer

Years active1976–2009SpouseLisa Niemi (m. 1975)ParentPatsy Swayze (mother)RelativesDon Swayze (brother)Swayze received three nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a MotionPicture – Comedy or Musical, for his roles in the romance film Dirty Dancing (1987), the fantasyfilm Ghost (1990), and the road comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar(1995). He also acted in famous action films, such as Road House (1989) and Point Break(1991). He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.Swayze co-wrote and recorded the popular song “She’s Like the Wind” and was posthumouslyawarded the Rolex Dance Award in 2012. In 2009, Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the ageof 57.Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952, in Houston, Texas, the second childof Patsy Swayze (née Karnes; 1927–2013), a dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor, andJesse Wayne Swayze (1925–1982), an engineering draftsman.Patrick Swayze’s firstprofessional appearance was as a dancer for the Disney Theatrical Group in a show calledDisney on Parade. He then starred in the role of Danny Zuko in one of the replacement casts forthe long-running Broadway production of Grease.In 1979, he made his film debut as Ace in Skatetown, U.S.A. At the height of the popularity ofdisco, he starred in a Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial of him going on a date at a disco-themednightclub with Pabst’s then-jingle set to disco music.He appeared in the M*A*S*H episode”Blood Brothers” in 1981 as Private Sturgis, whose wounds are minor, but who is found to beterminally ill with cancer. That same year, he appeared in the TV movie Return of the Rebelswith Barbara Eden, and then in 1983, had a brief stint on the short-lived TV series TheRenegades, playing a gang leader named Bandit.Swayze became better known to the film industry after appearing in The Outsiders in 1983 asthe older brother of C. Thomas Howell and Rob Lowe. In the same year, Swayze played aMarine Corps trainer in Vietnam rescue film Uncommon Valor with Gene Hackman. Thefollowing year, Swayze, Howell, and Howell’s friend and fellow The Outsiders actor, DarrenDalton, reunited in Red Dawn, along with Jennifer Grey. In 1986, Lowe and Swayze reunited inYoungblood. Swayze’s first major dramatic success was in the 1985 television miniseries Northand South, set during the American Civil War.Swayze starred in 1987’s Dirty Dancing, alow-budget movie, planned for only a one-week release, after which it was to go to video.Swayze played resort dance instructor Johnny Castle, alongside his frequent co-star, JenniferGrey. The story enabled Swayze to dance and romance Grey and showcase his professionaldance training. In addition to acting and dancing, Swayze co-composed and sang one of thesongs on the soundtrack for Dirty Dancing, “She’s Like the Wind.” The song became a top 10 hitthat has since been covered by other artists. Swayze had originally co-written the song withStacy Widelitz for the film Grandview, U.S.A. in 1984. Dirty Dancing’s coming-of-age story first

became a surprise hit, and then achieved enormous international success. It was the first film tosell one million copies on video and, as of 2009, it had earned over $214 million worldwide. Thefilm also generated several alternative, or derivative, versions, ranging from a television seriesto stage productions to a computer game. Swayze received a Golden Globe Award nominationfor the role. After Dirty Dancing, Swayze found himself in great demand and appeared in severalfilms, including Road House in 1989 with Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, and Kelly Lynch.Both of hislegs were broken, and he suffered four detached tendons in his shoulder. Filming wassuspended for two months. The film aired in 1998, and Swayze slowly recovered from hisinjuries, but he had trouble resuming his career until 2000, when he co-starred in Forever Lulu,with Melanie Griffith.In 1995, Swayze appeared in the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar,starring alongside Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo as three drag queens whose car breaksdown on a cross-country trip, leaving them stranded in a small town.After this, he co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton and Charlize Theron in Waking Up in Reno,which focuses on two redneck couples taking a road trip from Little Rock to Reno to see amonster truck rally. In 2004, he played Allan Quatermain in King Solomon’s Mines and had acameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnameddance instructor.In 2003, Swayze co-produced and also starred in the fictional dance film One Last Dance, alongwith his real-life wife Lisa Niemi. The story revolves around an actual dance production, Withouta Word, which was choreographed by Alonzo King. Swayze and Niemi also produced the film,starred in it, and composed some of the music. In a 2008 interview, Swayze stated that Niemiwas the inspiration for his song “She’s Like the Wind” (1987).In 1989, Swayze said, “I’ve always felt there was something different in there (my personality),but I was scared to look. For I fear I wouldn’t find anything. That’s the reason I got into SokaGakkai Buddhism, and earlier in life took EST training, was into therapy, into transcendentalmeditation. I was trying to support that side of myself. But, you know, in Texas, there isn’t muchsupport for that part of you. I finally found what I was looking for in the Soka Gakkai tradition ofBuddhist practice.” Swayze said he loved looking into various belief systems and faiths, how itmatters to other people, and how respecting other religious teachings is important tohim.Swayze publicly recounted his 10-year battle with alcoholism after his father’s death. Heentered rehabilitation in the 1990s, and after recovery, Swayze temporarily withdrew from showbusiness, staying on his ranches in California and Las Vegas, New Mexico, to breed Arabianhorses. His best-known horse was Tammen, a chestnut Arabian stallion.Swayzewho was an FAA-licensed pilot with an instrument rating, made the news on June 1,2000, while flying with his dogs in his twin-engined Cessna 414 N414PS, from Van Nuys,California, to Las Vegas, New Mexico. His plane developed a pressurization problem, causingSwayze to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road in a housing complex in Prescott Valley,Arizona. The plane’s right wing struck a light pole, but Swayze was unharmed. According to thepolice report, witnesses said that Swayze appeared to be extremely intoxicated and asked forhelp to remove evidence from the crash site, namely an open bottle of wine and a 30-pack ofbeer.In an interview with Barbara Walters, which aired in January 2009, Swayze admitted that he had”a tiny little mass” in his liver, but told Walters that he wanted the media to report that he was”kicking it.” When Walters asked him if he was using any holistic or alternative methods oftreatment besides chemotherapy, Swayze said he was using some Chinese herbs. He thenvoiced his opposition to the unsupported claims made by proponents of alternativetherapies.Lisa Niemi Swayze’s love for her late husband Patrick Swayze lives on. Over 13 yearsafter the actor died on Sept.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Lisa Niemi Swayze (born May 26, 1956) is an American writer,dancer, choreographer, actress, and director. She is the widow of actor and dancer PatrickSwayze.BornLisa Anne HaapaniemiMay 26, 1956 (age 67)Houston, Texas, U.S.Other namesLisa Niemi SwayzeEducationHouston Ballet Dance CompanyOccupationsWriterdancerchoreographeractressdirectorYears active1975–presentSpousesPatrick Swayze(m. 1975; died 2009)Albert DePrisco(m. 2014)Lisa Anne Haapaniemi was born in Houston, Texas, the only daughter of six children born toEdmond, a Red Cross worker, and Karin Haapaniemi, a registered nurse. Niemi has said herfather and her mother’s professions were her inspiration and encouragement.She is of Finnishancestry. She graduated from the Houston Ballet Dance Company in 1974. She shortened hersurname from Haapaniemi to Niemi in 1977 for her theatre stage name.The Finnish family nametranslates to “Aspen peninsula”.In the 1970s, Niemi and her husband pursued dance careers inNew York City.FilmsLisa Niemi Swayze wrote, directed and starred in the 2003 film One Last Dance alongside herhusband.One Last Dance was based on Without a Word, a successful play written 18 yearsbefore which had won six Drama Critics Awards. Niemi said, “It was basically based on ourexperiences as concert dancers in New York, and it affected people a lot.”At age 14, at theHouston Ballet Dance Company, Niemi met the owner and director’s son, Patrick Swayze; thetwo eventually got married when she was 19 years old. Niemi and Swayze were married onJune 12, 1975, and remained married until Swayze’s death from pancreatic cancer onSeptember 14, 2009. Shortly after they wed, the couple moved to New York City to pursue theirdance careers until the late 1970s, when they relocated to Los Angeles, California. In addition todancing and filmmaking, they ran a construction business and raised horses together.TheSwayzes had no children.After her husband’s death, she became the Chief Ambassador of Hope for Pancreatic CancerAction Network. In July 2011, she was made a Dame of the Royal Order of Francis I of the TwoSicilies.Swayze, Patrick; Niemi Swayze, Lisa: The Time of My Life. Atria Books, 2010.Niemi Swayze, Lisa: Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward. Atria Books,2012.Niemi Swayze, who married Albert DePrisco in 2014, says getting remarried does not takeaway from the love story she shared with the “Dirty Dancing” star.Patrick Swayze died ofpancreatic cancer in 2009, leaving behind wife Lisa Niemi Swayze, who managed to find loveagain.Niemi Swayze, who married Albert DePrisco in 2014, says getting remarried does not take awayfrom the love story she shared with the “Dirty Dancing” star.Lisa Niemi’s heart followed therhythm of love.The dancer recently reflected on marrying Albert DePrisco in 2014, after her first husbandPatrick Swayze died of pancreatic cancer in 2009.”I have a dear widow friend. I fell in love with Albert,” Lisa shared on Today April 28. “I said, ‘It’sreally weird because it doesn’t conflict with the love that I still have for Patrick.’ And just becausesomebody’s gone doesn’t mean you fall out of love.”The 66-year-old tied the knot with the Dirty Dancing star in 1975, and they remained married for35 years. Yet she felt that, after Patrick’s passing, she still had a part of herself to share with apartner.As she put is, “My wise friend said, ‘That’s because love comes from the same well.’ I thoughtthat’s a really wonderful thing to say. Albert and I both felt like we have a lot of love still left togive and felt very fortunate we found someone to give it to.However, from time to time, Lisa willsee one of Patrick’s movies come across the television, bringing her back to memories of him.”Here and there, it kind of catches me unaware and I always have my favorite parts,” sherecalled. “I always cry in the same three places in Ghost. I always love him falling out of theback of the airplane in Point Break, going, ‘Adios, amigo,’ because that’s him. That’s soquintessential Patrick.”Lisa even hears Patrick in her thoughts from time to time, encouraging her as he once had.”His voice is in my head. He comments on what I’m doing,” the One Last Dance actressconfessed. “When I need a bolstering up or something’s going on, I can ask him in my head,and I hear exactly what he’s saying, which is generally, ‘Come on, girl, get real.'”

These days, Lisa is honoring the Powder Blue star’s memory by becoming an advocate for thePancreatic Cancer Action Network.”I still care and I know how tough Patrick’s and my journey was with this,” she told host HodaKotb. “Cancer may have taken him, but it didn’t beat him. And I’m continuing his fight for him.”Patrick was also vocal about their love for one another. Four years before his death, he reflectedon the key to a successful marriage with Lisa after 30 years.”I suppose it’s about keeping love alive, learning how to fall in love over and over again, nottaking each other for granted, forgiveness, trust,” he shared in 2005, per the Daily Mail.”Whatever it is, it works for us.”(E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Walker ScobellBorn on January 5, 2009 · Los Angeles, California, USA.Born into a military family, Walker haslived all over from sunny California to the mountains of Colorado. Walker learned to love actingin elementary school drama class and through his wonderful experience in a middle school play.After a trip to California, he decided to pursue a career in acting and started working on his craftright then and there. Walker has always done everything he can to make people laugh anddeveloped quite the imagination – going so far as to surprise everyone on a class trip bysuddenly emerging in a full Spider-Man costume! A huge fan of superhero movies, his favoritesinclude Deadpool and Avengers: Endgame. When he isn’t performing, Walker takes great joy insome of the more extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, and parkour!Scobell is currently near Vancouver, Canada, working on the Disney+ series “Percy Jackson &The Olympians.” He plays the title character.”When you film a movie, they usually take a lot of time for each scene and only do a scene ortwo a day,” Scobell said. “With TV, it’s usually at least two or three scenes a day. But with ‘PercyJackson,’ they are shooting it like a movie, like eight 45-minute movies.”Filming started in Juneand will likely continue until early 2024, according to TVLine.”Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapesfor the role of Percy,” Rick Riordan, author of the best-selling “Percy Jackson” novels andexecutive producer of the series, wrote on his website. “It was obvious to me and the rest of theteam that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark andheroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.”The 13-year-old is known for his breakout role inwell-reviewed sci-fi movie The Adam Project, which hit Netflix last month. The film is Scobell’sfirst big-screen acting gig, and he was selected out of 376 kids who auditioned for the role.Aside from acting credits, he’s an avid skateboarder and skier and a huge Deadpool fan. Sittingbeside Ryan Reynolds in a Today interview, Scobell admitted he’s seen the movie “a couplehundred” times. “He can recite every syllable of either movie, he can just go,” Reynolds added.Even those crappy expositional lines that no one remembers, he knows every single one ofthem.”Walker Scobell has been cast as the youthful demigod in Disney Plus’ upcoming Percy Jacksonand the Olympians series. You may recognize him from Netflix’s The Adam Project, where heplayed a younger version of Ryan Reynolds, but did you know he’s also an avid skateboarderwith an encyclopedic knowledge of 2016 superhero movie Deadpool?In a blog post on April 11, author Rick Riordan sang the actor’s praises. He wrote the five PercyJackson books on which the series is based.”It was obvious to me and the rest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedictiming, sweetness, rebelliousness, snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson,” hewrote.Here’s what to know about the actor, who’s also skilled at sarcasm in interviews.Watch him prove his exceptional knowledge of Deadpool here.The Disney Plus Percy Jacksonseries will tell “the fantastical tale” of a modern demigod who’s coming to terms with hisnewfound supernatural powers when sky god Zeus accuses him of stealing a powerful lightningbolt.The pilot episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians will be written by Riordan and JonSteinberg and directed by James Bobin, who directed the pilot for Disney Plus’ The MysteriousBenedict Society.Riordan has been vocal since the series’ get-go. He announced the news of the Disney Plusshow back in January via a social media video. In his April 11 blog post, Riordan shared thatScobell has done numerous chemistry reads with candidates for the show’s other leads,Annabeth and Grover, and Riordan is confident the two roles are “very close” to being finalized.Scobell takes over from Logan Lerman as the face of the beloved series, after Lerman starred in2010 film Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief followed by 2013’s Percy Jackson: Sea ofMonsters.He’s starring in Secret Headquarters, a new movie set to premiere Aug. 5. Scobell willplay Charlie, a kid who discovers what seems like a superhero’s secret headquarters under hishome.The teen has already starred in the films “The Adam Project” with Ryan Reynolds, whichwas released on Netflix in March, and “Secret Headquarters” with Owen Wilson, which debutedon Paramount+ in August. Now, Walker is close to wrapping up the first season of “PercyJackson and the Olympians” for Disney+.Seaweed brain is here! Walker Scobell has been castas Percy Jackson in Disney+’s fantastical live action series Percy Jackson and the Olympians,the streaming service announced on April 11.The series, which is based on the highly popular five-book series written by award-winningauthor Rick Riordan, follows 12-year-old Percy Jackson after he discovers he is the son of aGreek god, opening an entirely new world of mythology, sword-fighting, friends — and summercamp. The book series was originally published in 2005 and has gone through one attempt atscreen adaptation in 2010 and 2013, which starred Logan Lerman as the titular star.Walker isknown for his performance as young Ryan Reynolds in the movie The Adam Project and is setto star alongside Owen Wilson in Paramount’s family action movie Secret Headquarters. Theyoung star, 13, is almost the exact same age as Percy in the book series, a small but importantdetail for fans since the prior adaptation failed to follow many of the book details, including thelead character’s age.“Walker Scobell is an incredibly talented young man who blew us away with his audition tapesfor the role of Percy,” Riordan, who is writing and executive producing the series, wrote on hiswebsite.Many of you recently discovered how great Walker is when you watched his movie TheAdam Project, in which Walker lit up the screen as a younger version of Ryan Reynolds’character. We were fortunate enough to audition Walker months before that movie came out,but the film only confirmed what we already knew about his talent. It was obvious to me and therest of the team that Walker had the perfect mix of comedic timing, sweetness, rebelliousness,snark and heroism to embody our hero Percy Jackson.”Riordan also stated his excitement with Walker’s affinity for stunts, since the show will cover alot of action and swordplay. “Walker is an avid skateboarder and skier, and is super excited toget to Vancouver and start working on swordplay, holding his breath underwater, and otherstunts of derring-do.”Production starts in the summertime, but for now here is everything we know about the actorbehind our favorite demigod, Percy Jackson.The Adam Project’The 13-year-old actor starred in Netflix’s The Adam Project as the younger version of RyanReynolds.Percy Jackson’s author Rick Riordan revealed the young star’s love for skateboarding andskiing. The author wrote: “Walker is an avid skateboarder and skier, and is super excited to getto Vancouver and start working on swordplay, holding his breath underwater, and other stunts ofderring-do.”He grew up in a military family that moved to many places in the country. Hismother’s name is Melissa. He has two siblings. Walker Scobell, born on January 6, 2009, is arising child actor, talented artist, and famous personality from California, in the United States ofAmerica. So if you are wondering about Walker Scobell’s age, it is 14 years presently. In fact, hebecame pretty popular after starring as young Adam in “The Adam Project” in 2022 which isNetflix’s original film.As per the sources, this action-adventure-themed movie revolves around a pilot who is a timetraveler. Here he meets his younger self and teams up with him with his late father to deal withhis past and also to save the future. If you have not yet watched the film yet, you can go aheadand watch it. Especially if you love sci-fi movies, you will love watching this movie by all means.In today’s article, we shall discuss some of the interesting aspects of the young child actor’s life.Keep scrolling the page to know all the latest updates on Walker Scobell’s life which will includehis wiki, biography, height, age, love life, etc.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: The Adam Project is a 2022 American science fiction actioncomedy film co-produced by Skydance Media, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment. Itwas directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. NowlinJennifer Flackett and Mark Levin. The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, AddisonTusing, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener and Zoe Saldaña.Directed byShawn LevyWritten byJonathan TropperT.S. NowlinJennifer FlackettMark LevinProduced byDavid EllisonDana GoldbergDon GrangerShawn LevyRyan ReynoldsStarringRyan ReynoldsWalker ScobellMark RuffaloJennifer GarnerCatherine KeenerZoe SaldañaCinematographyTobias SchliesslerEdited byDean ZimmermanJonathan CornMusic byRob SimonsenProductioncompaniesSkydanceMaximum Effort21 Laps EntertainmentDistributed byNetflixRelease dateMarch 9, 2022Running time106 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget

$116 millionProduction on the film first began in 2012 with Tom Cruise attached to star. The film then fell intodevelopment hell until Netflix acquired the distribution rights. Filming commenced in November2020 and wrapped in March 2021. The Adam Project began a limited “one night only” theatricalrelease on March 9, 2022 followed by its digital release on Netflix on March 11. The filmreceived mixed reviews with praise for the performances, action sequences, visual effects, andits inspiration from movies of the 1980s, as well as criticism for the writing and storyline.In adystopian 2050, fighter pilot Adam Reed steals a time jet to escape to 2018 to save his wife,Laura. In the process, he gets injured and crash-lands in 2022. Following the death of his fatherLouis a year previously, a 12-year-old Adam is bullied at school, gets suspended for fighting inschool, and is distant from his mother Ellie. When he is home alone one night, he finds theinjured future Adam. The younger Adam refuses to trust the stranger, but future Adaminadvertently mentions the names of both the younger Adam and his dog, Hawking. Theyounger Adam soon realizes that the stranger in front of him is his future self.Due to a safety feature preventing him from flying because of his injuries, Adam must bringalong the younger Adam and use his DNA to enter his jet. They both are soon attacked by MayaSorian, the leader of the dystopian world, and her assistant Christos, but are saved by Laura,who had faked her death and stayed off-grid in an unknown location. After surviving the attackand comparing notes, Laura and the Adams realize that after the invention of time travel byLouis and his subsequent death, Sorian had monopolized the discovery. During her visit to2018, Laura learned Sorian frequently came and advised her past self in order to secure herfuture wealth and power. To protect her secret, Sorian ordered Laura’s death. Although Laurasurvived the assassination attempt, destruction of her time jet left her stranded in the past. Thesudden arrival of Sorian’s goons interrupts the reunion, and Laura fights off the attack longenough for the two Adams to escape to 2018.In 2018, the Adams meet Louis in an attempt to enlist his help, but their father refuses anyassistance out of concern for the effect on the time stream. That night, Sorian meets and warnsher past self about Adam. Meanwhile, the Adams share their common feelings about their fatherin a motel. The next day, they both set off to destroy the time travel machine. On arrival atSorian Technologies, they are attacked by Sorian’s soldiers, but are unexpectedly saved byLouis, who has changed his mind and agrees to guide them. Louis reveals that destroying themachine will not destroy time travel as long as Sorian has his algorithm with all the math andconstraints to control the process. Meanwhile, 2050 Sorian captures the younger Adam.Although Louis and 2050 Adam remove a memory unit with the algorithm, both Sorians arriveand threaten 2022 Adam as leverage to coerce Louis into surrendering the algorithm. 2050Adam stalls and allows 2022 Adam to escape from Sorian by pushing her gun away, but anerrant bullet damages the seal restraining the electromagnetic field, causing it to grow tolimitless values. The Reeds try as much as they can to stop them, but the older Sorian threatensto kill Louis. Adam warns that her bullets are armor-piercing, but Louis remains adamant.Seeing no other way, Sorian shoots at Louis, but the path of the bullet is altered by theelectromagnetic field and hits 2018 Sorian instead, killing her and wiping both Sorians out ofexistence.The Reeds barely manage to escape the facility’s implosion and reach home, where theyreconcile by playing a game of catch before the Adams return to their respective times. In 2022,the younger Adam lives in a new timeline where he never got suspended, has let go of hisanger, and gives his mother a hug via an “echo”. Sometime in the future, an older and muchhappier Adam meets Laura during a flight training lecture where she realizes, to Adam’samusement, she has entered the wrong building on the campus. Adam offers to walk her to herbuilding, stating that he has got time, and they depart together.Cast- Ryan Reynolds as Adam Reed (2050), a time pilot who risks his life to try and uncover thetruth behind his wife’s disappearance.Walker Scobell as 12-year-old Adam (2022), a bullied, asthmatic sixth grader.Isaiah Haegert as 8-year-old Adam (2018).Mark Ruffalo as Louis Reed, Adam’s father and a brilliant quantum physicist who wrote thealgorithm necessary for controlled time travel. Reed died in 2021 in a car accident, and Adamstill suffers from depression.Jennifer Garner as Ellie Reed, Adam’s mother. Garner also portrays her younger self in 2018.Catherine Keener as Maya Sorian, a businesswoman who funded Louis’ research and later tookadvantage of his death to monopolize it for her own benefit and create a future where she is themost powerful woman in the world.Keener also portrays her younger self through de-aging, with Lucie Guest as her body double.Zoe Saldaña as Laura Shane, Adam’s wife and a fellow time pilot left stranded in 2018 after afailed attempt on her life. Saldaña also portrays her alternate version in the changed timeline.Alex Mallari Jr. as Christos, Adam and Laura’s former colleague, now a ruthless securityenforcer employed by Sorian.Ben Wilkinson as Derek, Ellie’s new boyfriend.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Zoe Saldanaborn June 19, 1978) is an American-Dominican actress. Known primarily for her work in sciencefiction film franchises, she has appeared in the three highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar,Avatar: The Way of Water and Avengers: Endgame), a feat not achieved by any otherperformer.Films she has appeared in have grossed more than $14 billion worldwide and, as of2023, she is the second-highest-grossing film actress, and the fourth actor overall.Timemagazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.A traineddancer, Saldaña began her acting career in two 1999 episodes of Law & Order. Her first film rolewas in Center Stage (2000) in which she played a ballet dancer. She received early recognitionfor her work opposite Britney Spears in the road film Crossroads (2002). Beginning in 2009,Saldaña achieved a career breakthrough with her roles as Nyota Uhura in the Star Trek filmseries and Neytiri in James Cameron’s Avatar film series. She portrayed Gamora in the MarvelCinematic Universe, from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(2023). In addition to franchise work, Saldaña has starred in the science fiction film The AdamProject and the romantic drama miniseries From Scratch, both for Netflix in 2022. In 2023, shebegan playing the lead role of a CIA officer in the Paramount+ spy series Special Ops:Lioness.Their father died in a vehicle crash when Saldaña was nine. Her mother sent the three

sisters to the Dominican Republic to be raised by their late father’s family. She stayed in NewYork to work in order to afford private school for the girls.The widowed mother Asalia marriedDagoberto Galán, who became the stepfather of the girls. They consider him fully theirfather.She appeared in plays that encouraged teens by exploring such issues as substanceabuse and adolescent sex. During these years, she performed with the New York YouthTheater; her appearance in their production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatled a talent agency to recruit her. Her dance training and her acting experience helped her landher first film role, playing ballet student Eva Rodriguez in Center Stage (2000).In 2013, Saldañareprised her role as Uhura in Star Trek Into Darkness, the sequel to the Star Trek re-boot. Likethe previous film, it was a box-office success, ending its North American theater run with a boxoffice total of $228,778,661, placing it as the eleventh-highest-grossing film of 2013.In May2014, she performed in Rosemary’s Baby, a television adaptation of Ira Levin’s horror novel.Saldaña also co-produced the four-hour two-part show.In 2014, Saldaña was recognized by Elle magazine during The Women in Hollywood Awards,honoring women for achievements in film, spanning all aspects of the motion-picture industry,including acting, directing, and producing.Saldana spent much of her childhood in Queens, NewYork. However, when she was nine years old, her father died in a car accident, and she movedwith her family to the Dominican Republic, her father’s home country. There she studied danceat the Ecos Espacio de Danza dance studio. When she was 17, she returned to New York Cityand began performing with youth theatre groups. After two small guest appearances (1999) onthe television series Law & Order, Saldana was cast in a prominent role in the movie CenterStage (2000), about students at a New York City ballet school.She next appeared in a series ofteen flicks, including Get Over It (2001) and the Britney Spears vehicle Crossroads (2002), andthen had a supporting role in the higher-profile movie Drumline (2002). Saldana had a small butmemorable part as a female pirate in the surprise hit movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curseof the Black Pearl (2003), and she played an immigration agent in Steven Spielberg’s TheTerminal (2004), which starred Tom Hanks as a man forced to live in an airport terminal. For thenext few years, however, Saldana appeared in only minor movies and TV fare.Saldana landedtwo iconic roles in 2009. She was cast as Lieut. Uhura in the movie Star Trek, which reimaginedthe characters of the original TV series, and, through the technique of motion capture, sheembodied Neytiri—a high-ranking member of the Na’vi, a humanoid race indigenous to theexoplanetary moon Pandora—in James Cameron’s sci-fi film Avatar. Both movies were majorhits. Saldana portrayed Uhura again in Star Trek into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond(2016). She also played the green-skinned warrior princess Gamora in the sci-fi/superheroblockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), a role she reprised for Guardians of the GalaxyVol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).In addition to performing in those high-profile movies, Saldana appeared in the comedy Death ata Funeral (2010) and took lead roles in the thrillers The Losers (2010), Colombiana (2011), andOut of the Furnace (2013), among others. She played Rosemary in the 2014 TV miniseriesadaptation of Ira Levin’s suspense novel Rosemary’s Baby and controversially portrayed singerNina Simone in the badly received biopic Nina (2016). Her later credits included the thrillers Liveby Night (2016) and I Kill Giants (2017) and the horror comedy Vampires vs. the Bronx

(2020).Spent part of her childhood in the Dominican Republic and is fluent in both English andSpanishTrained as a dancer before making the transition to actingReceived advice from the original Uhura, actress Nichelle Nichols, on playing the role in JJAbrams’ Star Trek rebootWas the face of Calvin Klein’s Envy underwear line in 2010Appeared in a 2015 PSA for the It’s On Us campaignZoe looks directly to Marinette’s eyes andsmiles, making Marinette realize Zoe is in love with her. She feels a bit confused at thebeggining, but then hugs her and tells Zoe she feels honored of being that person.When shewas a child, the Aspect of Twilight bestowed its power on her, and in doing so greatly reducedher aging, to the point that she’s immortal. Thanks to these powers, Zoe is capable of movingthrough dimensions, ignoring the laws of gravity, and manipulating spacetime itself.Zoe Saldanawas born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Herfather was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York.When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where theywould live for the next seven years. While living there, Zoe discovered a keen interest inperformance dance and began her training at the prestigious ECOS Espacio de Danza DanceAcademy where she learned ballet as well as other dance forms. Not only did her trainingprovide an excellent outlet for the enthusiastic and energetic youngster, it would also prove tobe a fortunate precursor for the start of her professional acting career. At age 17, Zoe and herfamily moved back to the United States where her love for dance followed and an interest intheater performance became stronger.She began performing with the Faces theater troupe which put on plays geared to providepositive messages for teens with themes dealing with issues such as substance abuse and sex.These performances not only gave her valuable experience but also a source of great prideknowing that she was making a difference in the lives of young people like herself. Whileperforming with the Faces troupe and also the New York Youth Theater, Zoe was recruited for atalent agency and her dance training years before coupled with her acting experience greatlyhelped her land her first big screen role as Eva Rodriguez, the talented and headstrong balletdancer in the film Center Stage (2000). Since her professional career began several years ago,Zoe’s talent and determination have allowed her to be involved in blockbuster films and act withmajor actors, actresses and industry insiders at a pace that very few young professionals haveexperienced.Zoe has not only held her own in major motion picture productions but gained the respect andpraise from industry insiders such as Jerry Bruckheimer and Steven Spielberg andactors/actresses such as Tom Hanks, Bernie Mac, Keira Knightley, Ashton Kutcher, KirstenDunst and Orlando Bloom. According to many of her co-stars, producers and directors, the skyis no limit for this young star who has incredible range, intense concentration, and a steelydetermination to be involved with projects that challenge her professionally with wide-rangingsubject matters and characters. Just to ask practically anyone who she has worked for or with

about her, glowing comments abound and earned friendships and respect are readily revealed.A star has been born, and growing every day.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Ryan ReynoldsRyan Rodney Reynolds OBC (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian and American actor, filmproducer, and businessman. He began his career starring in the Canadian teen soap operaHillside (1991–1993), and had minor roles before landing the lead role on the sitcom Two Guysand a Girl between 1998 and 2001. Reynolds then starred in a range of films, includingcomedies such as National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002), Waiting… (2005), and The Proposal(2009). He also performed in dramatic roles in Buried (2010), Woman in Gold (2015), and Life(2017), starred in action films such as Blade: Trinity (2004), Green Lantern (2011), 6Underground (2019), and Free Guy (2021), and provided voice acting in the animated featuresThe Croods film series (2013–2020), Turbo (2013), and Pokémon: Detective Pikachu(2019).Reynolds’s biggest commercial success came with the 20th Century Fox X-Men filmsDeadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018), in which he played the title character. The former setnumerous records at the time of its release for an R-rated comedy and his performance earnedhim nominations at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.Reynolds was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2010 and was awarded a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. As a businessman, he holds an ownership stake in MintMobile and is a co-owner of Welsh football club Wrexham A.F.C.; the latter was documented inthe TV series Welcome to Wrexham. In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Ginto Diageo for $610 million.He also sits on the board of the Match Group.Ryan Rodney Reynoldswas born on October 23, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the youngest of four sons.His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman before retiringfrom the force and going to work as a foods wholesaler.Reynolds played small roles in a numberof television series, but became discouraged and quit acting at age 19 to enroll at KwantlenPolytechnic University. A few months later he ran into fellow actor Chris William Martin, whoconvinced him to try again and move with him to Los Angeles.April 22, 2023, CBC reported onReynolds and linked his The Tonight Show interview where he talks about his ties to Ottawa’sVanier neighbourhood, where he lived as a youth, as he seeks to purchase the NHL TeamOttawa Senators.In 1996, Reynolds played Bobby Rupp, boyfriend of murdered teen Nancy Clutter, in a two-partminiseries In Cold Blood, an adaptation of Truman Capote’s non-fiction novel of the same name.He also appeared in the anthology The Outer Limits episode “Origin of the Species”, whichoriginally aired on November 14, 1998. Beginning in 1998, Reynolds starred in Two Guys, A Girland a Pizza Place, playing medical student Michael “Berg” Bergen, throughout the show’sfour-season run. He starred in the National Lampoon movie Van Wilder in 2002, appeared inThe In-Laws with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks, and also in the Canadian productionFoolproof in 2003.In 2016, Reynolds found critical and commercial success with Deadpool, afilm that had been in development as early as 2000. After portraying Wade Wilson / Weapon XI,without the name Deadpool, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he became heavily involved in thedevelopment of a Deadpool film. Deadpool featured a reboot of the character, ignoring theevents of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and establishing a new backstory for the character that wascloser to the Marvel Comics source material. The film takes place within the larger 20th Century

Fox X-Men film universe, being made possible by the reset timeline in X-Men: Days of FuturePast. Deadpool made several box-office records, including: a worldwide opening of $264.9million from 62 markets, which is the biggest of 2016, the biggest for an R-rated film, and thesecond biggest for Fox, only behind Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ($303.9million).In 2021, Reynolds starred in three films. The first, Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, is anaction comedy film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O’Connor and Brandon andPhillip Murphy. The film is a sequel to the 2017 film The Hitman’s Bodyguard which alsofeatured Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, and Richard E. Grant, who reprised theirroles. Beginning April 2019, Reynolds shot his second 2021 film, science fiction action comedyfilm Free Guy, directed by Shawn Levy, from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn,and a story by Lieberman. Reynolds stars as “a background character who realizes he’s living ina video game. With the help of an avatar, he tries to prevent the makers of the game fromshutting down his world.” Also featuring Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, JoeKeery and Taika Waititi, the film was theatrically released in the United States on August 13 by20th Century Studios.In his last film of the year, Reynolds starred alongside Dwayne Johnsonand Gal Gadot in Netflix’s thriller Red Notice, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber.In January 2018, Reynolds started the production company Maximum Effort and signed athree-year first-look deal with Fox. Maximum Effort is in development on a live-action adaptationof the board game Clue, to be penned by Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.OnMay 3, 2021, Ryan Reynolds was part of an investor group led by Greylock Partners that madea $750 million investment into Wealthsimple. Reynold’s exact ownership amount was notdisclosed, but this investment round valued the Canadian financial startup company at CA$5billion.In August 2022, Ryan Reynolds took an equity stake in FuboTV. Reynolds, his MaximumEffort studio and Fubo announced a co-production partnership that will include the launch of theMaximum Effort Network on FuboTV. Reynolds and his team will create original content for theforthcoming channel.In November 2022, reports began circulating that Reynolds was interestedin purchasing ownership of the Ottawa Senators, which were to be sold by the estate of the lateEugene Melnyk. Reynolds confirmed that he was looking to acquire a stake in the team in aNovember 7 appearance on The Tonight Show, telling host Jimmy Fallon that he would “need apartner with really deep pockets” to accomplish this.For his work, Reynolds has receivedwidespread recognition and accolades. After having a role in the Canadian drama seriesHillside,[a] he was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1993. For his role as Deadpool in the2016 Marvel film of the same name, he received the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actorin a Comedy and a Golden Globe nomination in the same category. For the soundtrack of the2018 sequel, he received a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for VisualMedia. His other achievements include three MTV Movie & TV Awards, three People’s ChoiceAwards and a Saturn Award.On November 26, 2021, Governor General Mary Simon awarded Reynolds a GovernorGeneral’s Performing Arts Award to recognize his philanthropic work and significantcontributions to the cultural life of Canada. Sandra Bullock, Morena Baccarin, Michael J. Fox,and Hugh Jackman made pre-recorded speeches in support of, and to congratulate Reynoldson the award.In May 2020, Reynolds was among a group of celebrities who read an instalmentof Roald Dahl’s children’s fantasy novel James and the Giant Peach in aid of the global-non

profit charity Partners In Health, co-founded by Dahl’s daughter Ophelia, which had beenfighting COVID-19 in vulnerable areas.In March 2022, Lively and Reynolds made anotherdonation, amounting to $500,000 to Water First, to provide indigenous people in Canada withclean water and training to young people to become professional technicians in environmentalissues.In January 2023, he was named the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema andTelevision’s Humanitarian Award at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.Reynolds’s father was afood wholesaler, and his mother was a retail salesperson. He grew up the youngest of fourbrothers in an Irish Catholic family in Vancouver. He began acting at age 13 after attending anopen casting call and landing a lead role in Nickelodeon’s teen soap opera Hillside (in theUnited States, Fifteen, 1991–93). After returning to Vancouver, he appeared in several TVmovies and played a recurring role in the CBC fantasy series The Odyssey (1993–94) beforegraduating from Kitsilano Secondary School in 1994.Reynolds subsequently started his ownimprov group, Yellow Snow. He also appeared in TV series such as Lonesome Dove: TheOutlaw Years (1995), The Outer Limits (1995), and The X-Files (1996) while working nights as agrocery store clerk to make ends meet. In hopes of finding more reliable and steady work, hedropped out of Kwantlen Polytechnic University after only a few months and moved with a friendto Los Angeles when he was 19 years old.Hollywood careerAfter moving to Hollywood, Reynolds played a few supporting roles in TV series and movies. Hewas offered the role of Xander in Joss Whedon’s series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)but turned it down because he did not want to play a teenager anymore. Instead, he landed therole of medical school student Berg in the ABC sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place(1998–2001). The series helped Reynolds develop his gifts for mimicry and imbecilic bumbling,qualities that were also showcased in his lead role in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002).The screwball college comedy became a cult hit.That role brought Reynolds work in a variety of genres. He starred in the Canadian heist flickFoolproof (2003), which was a box-office disappointment, and voiced the sidekick of LeslieNielsen’s bumbling crime fighter in the Teletoon animated comedy series Zeroman (2004–05).He made the jump to big-budget Hollywood fare with a supporting role opposite MichaelDouglas and Albert Brooks in the comedy The In-Laws (2003) and starred with Wesley Snipesin the action movie Blade: Trinity (2004), for which he trained for three months and gained 25pounds.His status as a Hollywood star firmly established, Reynolds starred or costarred in thecomedies Waiting (2005), Just Friends (2005), Adventureland (2009), and The Change-Up(2011); the romantic comedies Definitely, Maybe (2008) with Rachel Weisz and The Proposal(2009) opposite Sandra Bullock; and the action movies Smokin’ Aces (2006), X-Men Origins:Wolverine (2009), Green Lantern (2011), R.I.P.D. (2013), Self/less (2015), and Deadpool (2016).The latter film was a blockbuster hit, and Reynolds subsequently starred in and cowrote thesequel, Deadpool 2 (2018). He later appeared with Will Ferrell in Spirited (2022), a musicalcomedy inspired by Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.Reynolds also appeared in the actioncomedies The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017), The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021), and RedNotice (2021). His thrillers included Buried (2010), in which he played an American contractor

entombed in a coffin in Iraq; Safe House (2012), about a CIA agent trying to protect a criminal(played by Denzel Washington); and 6 Underground (2019), about a billionaire who recruits ateam to overthrow a dictator. In 2021 he starred in the sci-fi comedy Free Guy, portraying a bankteller who learns he is a character in a video game. In The Adam Project (2022), Reynolds tookthe role of a time traveler who joins forces with his preteen self and late father to save thefuture, making peace with his past along the way.Reynolds also lent his voice to the family films The Croods (2013) and its sequel (2020), Turbo(2013), and Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019). Exhibiting his skill for self-mockery, he playedhimself in an episode of Seth MacFarlane’s series Family Guy (2011) and made memorablecameo appearances in MacFarlane’s feature comedies Ted (2012) and A Million Ways to Die inthe West (2014).Reynolds’s more serious movies were among his least successful. The dramas The Nines(2007), Fireflies in the Garden (2008), and Chaos Theory (2008) were all poorly received bothcritically and commercially, and Atom Egoyan’s thriller The Captive (2014), in which Reynoldsstars as the father of a kidnapped girl, was booed by audiences and panned by critics upon itsdebut at the Cannes film festival. Somewhat better received was Woman in Gold (2015), inwhich he played a lawyer helping a Jewish woman (Helen Mirren) recover a painting stolen byNazis during World War II.In 2012 Reynolds and screenwriter Allan Loeb (Rock of Ages, Here Comes the Boom) foundedDarkFire, a production company based at 20th Century Fox TV, which specializes in developingcomedy series for television.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Sofía Lauren Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993),knownprofessionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance ontelevision was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. In 2015, she receivedrecognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney musical fantasy filmDescendants, and later reprised her role in its sequels. She has since starred in the Netflixromantic drama film Purple Hearts (2022).Carson made her musical debut in 2015 with thesoundtrack album for Descendants, and in the same year released the single “Rotten to theCore”. In 2016, she signed to Hollywood Records, and released her debut solo single, “Love Isthe Name”. In 2022, she released her eponymous debut studio album. That same year, shesang the Oscar nominated song “Applause” written by Diane Warren for the film Tell It Like aWoman,which led to a performance at the 95th Academy Awards.Carson was born in FortLauderdale, Florida,to José F. Daccarett and Laura Char Carson, who both moved to Floridafrom Colombia.Sofia chose the artistic name “Carson” after her American maternalgrandmother, Lauraine Carson.In August 2019, Carson was designated as the first GlobalAmbassador of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation. Her role includes advocating, promoting,and increasing awareness of the foundation’s mission and educational programs. Since itsestablishment five years ago, the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation has donated more thanUS$5 million in scholarships, grants, musical instrument donations, and educational events inthe United States and Ibero-America.Carson said she is mainly influenced by pop music andadmires artists who “tell stories through their music”, cited 20th-century acts like The Beatles

and modern acts like Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift as influences.Carson released a promotionalsingle on August 26, 2016, entitled “I’m Gonna Love You”. Carson has performed in NBC’s 2015Thanksgiving Parade, ABC’s Disney Parks Christmas Celebration, Univision’s Feliz 2016 (NewYear’s Eve Special), and the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards, and she was a presenter onABC’s Disneyland 60th Anniversary Special. She performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the2017 A Capitol Fourth, an annual concert at the United States Capitol in celebration ofIndependence Day.Carson’s acting career launched in 2014 when she guest-starred as Chelseaon the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally. A few months later, Carson was cast as recurringcharacter Soleil on MTV’s series Faking It. In 2014, she was cast in a starring role in the DisneyChannel Original Movie Descendants,in which she plays Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queenfrom Snow White.Sofia Daccarett Char, best known by the professional alias, Sofia Carson, isan American actress and singer born on April 10, 1993. Her career dates back to 2012, and herresume is enviable. This actress has been in multiple projects and lays claim to an impressivediscography. She is chasing her dreams and breaking down walls while looking stunning.SofiaCarson is a recognized Hollywood actress. Her talent, charisma, and personality are a fewthings that have won fans for her. Carson might be a revered Hollywood name today, but thestory began with Sofia Daccarett Char on April 10, 1993. She was born in Fort Lauderdale,Florida, to Jose Daccarett and Laura Char Carson. Her parents were Colombian immigrants,and she is of Colombian descent. Carson attended the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart inMiami, Florida. She subsequently enrolled at U.C.L.A., where she majored in Communicationsand minored in French. Some of Carson’s earliest music influencers are The Beatles andMichael Jackson.Carson started her music career in 2012 after signing with B.M.I. On the other hand, her actingcareer was launched in 2014 on Disney Channel’s “Austin & Ally,” where she guest-starred. Inthe same year, she starred in the Disney movie “Descendants” and performed its soundtrack.Her single ‘Rotten to the Core’ made it to the Billboard 200 charts. By 2016, Carson got the leadin “A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits.” She signed with Hollywood Records in the same yearand released her debut single, ‘Love Is the Name,’ in April 2016. Carson has balancedsuccessful careers in film and music. In 2017, her role was reprised for “Descendants 2.” In thesame year, she released another single, ‘Back to Beautiful.’Carson starred in multiple projects from “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” (2018), to“Descendants 3” (2019), and “Songbird” (2020), to mention a few. In 2021, Carson releasedanother track, ‘Fool’s Gold,’ and her eponymous debut studio album, “Sofia Carson,” wasdropped in March 2022. Carson is a revered actress and musician who shares her success withher family.Sofía Daccarett Char was born on April 10, 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Thedaughter of José F. Daccarett and Colombian-American Laura Char Carson. Through hermother, Sofia is related to the Char family of Colombian politicians. She attended St. HughSchool and graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami. After graduation,Sofia went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she majored incommunications with a minor in French. A career in entertainment took root as early as teenageyears when Sofia attended the In Motion Dance Studio, where she was part of the IMPAC YouthEnsemble program. She became a singer-songwriter in 2012 after signing with Broadcast

Music, Inc. Her television career began 2 years later in 2014, appearing in an episode of Austin& Ally (2011), followed by work on the series Faking It (2014). She made her feature lengthdebut as ‘Evie’ in the comedic fantasy television film Descendants (2015). It would be a role shewould reprise in the animated spin-off Descendants: Wicked World (2015) from 2015-2016 asthe voice of her live-action character. She appeared in following sequels including Descendants2: It’s Going Down (2017) and Descendants 2 (2017). She lent her voice as ‘Keemia’ AKA ‘SandGirl’ in the 2017 incarnation of the Marvel Comic superhero series Spider-Man (2017). In 2018,Sofia made her debut in her first film drama Asbury Park, starring with Ron Perlman andDominique Swain.In 2015, Sofia cut her first album with Walt Disney Records for Descendants. The following yearin 2016, she released her next second album with WaterTower Music. In 2017, she released herthird album with Walt Disney Records.Her parents are both from Colombia.Granddaughter of Lorraine Carson.Has a younger sister named Paulina.The first singer she ever saw in concert was Hilary Duff.Carson shot to fame when she landed a role in a Disney movieCarson’s career skyrocketed when she snagged a role in Disney’s made-for-TV movie,“Descendants.” Carson played Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen. The movie quickly becamea go-to favorite for the Disney crowd.It really felt special. It was also my first movie and my firstreally big job so everything for me was just magical like out of a movie,” Carson said.She went on, “Working with Kenny Ortega (director, choreographer), working with an amazingcast, to play the daughter of the legendary Evil Queen, all of it was very surreal. And I know thatwe all felt that we had something special on our hands, but I definitely did not anticipate or everimagine the scope of what ‘Descendants’ has become thanks to fans who have fallen in lovewith the character and taken it beyond what I ever imagined. Evie really changed my life. Andnow we have the sequel. I’ve been able to shoot four movies since that film. It launched mycareer.”She made her musical performance debut last year at the RDMAs“It was surreal. Growing up I had always sung and been in dance lessons. But I’d never reallyperformed like that before, being on stage singing and dancing at the same time,” said Carson.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Galaxy DigitalThe terms and conditions of use set forth below apply to this website (collectively, the “Site”).Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using the Site. By using this Site, youacknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to the terms and conditions of use. Ifyou do not agree to these terms and conditions of use, you may not access or use the Site.Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., Galaxy Digital Holdings LP, Galaxy Digital LP and their respectiveaffiliates (collectively referred to as the “Firm,” “Galaxy Digital,” “us”, “we” or “our”) reserves theright, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these terms at any time.Therefore, we suggest that you review these terms periodically for changes. By using our Site

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These forward-lookingstatements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Wolfgang NovogratzBorn: 9 May 1997 (age 26 years), Manhattan, New York, United StatesHeight: 1.91 mSiblings: Bellamy Novogratz, Breaker Novogratz, Tallulah Novogratz, Five Novogratz, moreUncle: Michael NovogratzParents: Cortney Novogratz, Robert NovogratzNovogratz was born on May 9, 1997, to interior-design couple Robert and Cortney Novogratzfrom Bravo’s 9 By Design. He has six younger siblings, Bellamy (1998), Tallulah (1998), Breaker(2000), Five (2005), Holleder (2005), and Major (2009), and is the nephew of Wall Streetbillionaire Mike Novogratz.He was born and raised in Manhattan.Novogratz played high school basketball at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, leadingthe Wolverines to a CIF Division IV state championship as a senior.Wolfgang Novogratz wasborn on May 9, 1997 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known forSierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), The Half of It (2020) and Assassination Nation(2018).Wolfgang is an actor from New York where he grew up as the oldest of seven children toparents Robert and Cortney Novogratz, famous interior designers who have featured on realityTV. Wolfgang’s first big screen debut was in Assassination Nation where he played Dave, but hehas mostly starred in Netflix hits such as Feel the Beat.Wolfgang is from Manhattan in NewYork, however he moved to London for a short time to study Shakespeare after ditching hisprofessional basketball career to follow his passion for acting. He now lives back in the Statesafter landing a number of big movie roles.Wolfgang’s net worth is not something that’s beenpublicly reported on, but given he’s starred in a string of popular films he’s likely earned a morethan comfortable salary so far.Wolfgang has starred in a few huge Netflix films such as SierraBurgess Is A Loser, The Last Summer, The Half of It and Feel the Beat. In 2019 he played Chrisin Yes, God, Yes, opposite Stranger Things star Natalie Dyer.Wolfgang stays understandablyquiet on his private life, so it’s not known whether he’s dating anyone at the moment.WolfgangNovogratz is a famous actor and former basketball player. He is well known for his roles invarious movies and TV shows such as Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), Assassination Nation(2018), The Last Summer (2019), Grown-ish (2018), and Feel the Beat (2020). The successfulactor is the oldest among the seven children in his family. He grew up before the camera, as hisparents featured him and his siblings in their interior design show 9 by Design (2010). What elseis there to know about the actor? Wolfgang’s parents are interior designers, famous for theirinterior design work in their reality show 9 by Design and the HGTV series House of Novogratz.Robert and Cortney would transform wrecked buildings into fabulous ones. They would alsofeature their children on their reality shows, and it is no surprise that Wolfgang desired to be infront of the camera in his own right. -Novogratz attended Harvard-Westlake School, a privateschool in LA, for his high school studies. He was part of the school’s basketball team. He wasexcellent in basketball, and he even got scholarship offers from various basketball teams beforehis junior season. Career Wolfgang was playing basketball before he began his career as anactor. He has appeared in various movies and TV shows since he began his acting career. Hehad a starring role in the 2017 film Buckets, a short film directed by Julia Jones. He portrayedthe character Drew in the teen film Sierra Burgess Is a Loser in 2018.Now that it has been confirmed that Henry Cavill is hanging up his cape for good, it’s time forJames Gunn and Peter Safran to choose a new Superman. The co-CEOs of DC Studios havesaid they are looking for a younger actor, presumably someone in their 20s to early 30s, for therole. They have plenty of actors to choose from. As usual, the internet has plenty of suggestionsfor who would be a perfect fit for the role, and they have found some excellent choices. Therehave been some whispers that some actors are closer to winning the role than others. Still, untilanything is officially announced, we will have to see who will be our next son ofKrypton.Rumours on the internet suggest that Wolfgang Novogratz is being eyed as the new(much younger) Superman in James Gunn’s DCU.One actor who is a top choice to playSuperman in the upcoming movie is Wolfgang Novogratz. He is young, so he fits the criteria fora younger Kal El. He resembles Christopher Reeve, the world’s most incredible onscreenSuperman. As young as he is, he is a viable option for carrying the franchise for tenure the wayHenry Cavill did. His height and Physique also match the profile of Superman, and he is youngand has the charm to pull off the character.First among the popular suggestions is Ben Barnes.An English actor like Henry Cavill, Barnes is just as handsome. He has given some intenseperformances during his acting career. Barnes has also stepped into many different genresthrough his roles, being the perfect fantasy prince in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspianand a bit of a bratty daredevil in Westworld, not to mention his excellent portrayal of Jigsaw inThe Punisher. An intense and versatile actor, fans think it’s about time he stepped into the roleof a hero.Another popular choice is the handsome Matt Bomer. A fiercely talented actor, he is known forhis White Collar and Magic Mike roles. A little-known fact about him is that he played Supermanin Superman: Unbound, an animated film. While he is similar to Henry Cavill and has the perfectjawline to play Superman, this actor has a solid shot at being the next man in tights.Still, a very young actor on the scene, Jacob Elordi, has come up in many a conversation aboutwho should have the honour of being the next Superman. He is known mainly for his role inseries like Euphoria and movies like The Kissing Booth and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead MenTell No Tales. Fans would like to see this young actor making a name for himself as a hero. LikeWolfgang Novogratz, his young age and solid height and build make him an excellent choice forstarting a new franchise, as he would be able to stand in the role for a longer time consideringhis age.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor.He is known for portraying Elvis Presley in the musical biopic Elvis (2022), for which he won aGolden Globe Award and a BAFTA, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for BestActor. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.Butler began his career on television, first in roles on the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon,most notably on Zoey 101 and later on teen dramas, including recurring parts on The CW’s LifeUnexpected (2010–2011) and Switched at Birth (2011–2012). He gained recognition for starringin The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016–2017). Butler made hisBroadway debut in the 2018 revival of The Iceman Cometh and played Tex Watson in QuentinTarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).2005–2011: Early career in teen sitcomsEditIn 2005, after working as an extra on several television series, including Unfabulous and Drakeand Josh, Butler landed his first regular job as a background actor playing the role of ZippyBrewster for two seasons on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.His friendon the show, Lindsey Shaw, introduced him to her manager, Pat Cutler, who signed him andlaunched his career. From that point on, Butler began taking acting seriously as a career.In May2007, Butler landed a guest starring role on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playingthe role of Derek Hanson opposite actress Miley Cyrus, and in September of that same year, heportrayed Jake Krandle in the episode “iLike Jake” on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.In February2008, Butler landed a main role on another Nickelodeon series, Zoey 101, playing JamesGarrett, the love interest of Jamie Lynn Spears’s title character Zoey in the fourth season;previously, he guest starred on the same show playing the role of Danifer on the third-seasonepisode “Quarantine”. In March of that year, he appeared in an episode on the short-livedCartoon Network sitcom, Out of Jimmy’s Head, playing the role of Lance in the episode titled”Princess”.In July 2009, Butler starred in 20th Century Fox’s family adventure movie Aliens inthe Attic portraying Jake Pearson, alongside Ashley Tisdale, Carter Jenkins, Robert Hoffman,Kevin Nealon and Doris Roberts.In the movie, his character, along with his family, battles to save their vacation home and theworld from an alien invasion.That same summer, Butler appeared in the starring role of JordanGallagher on the popular, but short-lived ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits, alongsideDavid Cassidy, Patrick Cassidy and his good friend, Alexa Vega.Later that year, heguest-starred in episodes of the Disney Channel sitcoms Wizards of Waverly Place and Jonasas well as on CSI: Miami and The Defenders.Also in 2010, Butler’s Aliens in the Attic co-starAshley Tisdale invited him to audition for a lead role in the film Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure, aspin-off of Disney’s High School Musical franchise that followed the adventures of SharpayEvans after high school as she tries to get her big break on Broadway.Regarding his casting,Butler told Week In Rewind, “I had worked with Ashley once, and then I heard about the movie,because she called me and said, ‘Austin, I want you to come and read for the director for this—Ithink you’d be perfect.’ So, I went and met with the director, and it went really well, and I endedup doing the movie.” The film was released direct to DVD on April 19, 2011.In his early twenties,Butler continued to act in teen-oriented television series, but gained greater recognition hisstarring roles in The Carrie Diaries and later The Shannara Chronicles; he also branched outinto new stage and film projects.In March 2012, Butler was cast in The CW’s Sex and the City prequel series The Carrie Diariesto play Sebastian Kydd, a brooding heartthrob attending the same high school as CarrieBradshaw, played by AnnaSophia Robb. The Carrie Diaries is based on Candace Bushnell’snovel by the same name and follows Bradshaw’s life in the 1980s as a teenager in New YorkCity.In April 2014, it was announced that Butler had joined the cast of the play Death of theAuthor at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. He played the role of Bradley, a pre-law studentwith a double major in political science and math, and is set to graduate from a wealthyuniversity. The play is directed by Bart DeLorenzo and written by Steven Drukman. Followingpreviews on May 20, 2014, the play ran from May 28 to June 29.Butler made his Broadwaydebut playing Don Parritt, the “lost boy” in The Iceman Cometh, which starred DenzelWashington and David Morse. Previews for the limited run began in March 2018, and the playclosed in July 2018. Per Hilton Als’ review of the play in The New Yorker: “Although there aremany performers in George C. Wolfe’s staging of Eugene O’Neill’s phenomenal […] drama, TheIceman Cometh, […] there is only one actor, and his name is Austin Butler.”Austin Robert Butlerwas born in Anaheim, California, to Lori Anne (Howell), an aesthetician, and David Butler. Hehas always enjoyed movies of all types. When he was 13 he was walking around at the OrangeCounty Fair and was approached by a representative from a background-acting managementcompany, who helped him get started in the entertainment industry. He found that he reallyenjoyed it, and began taking a few acting classes. Soon, he landed a rather permanent(2005-2007) background-acting gig on Nickelodeon’s Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide(2004), and a friend on the show, Lindsey Shaw, introduced him to her manager, who offered torepresent him. From that point on, he considered himself to be a serious actor.His first named (albeit uncredited) character was “Toby” in the Hannah Montana (2006) episode”Oops, I Meddled Again” in 2006 (girl broke up with him). First speaking role was in Zoey 101(2005), as “Dannifer” or “Wrong Danny” (a few lines, and a girl poured soda down his shirt). Hegot a meatier role on Hannah Montana (2006) in 2007, still a small part, but very fun (a fewmore lines, and he got to fling popcorn on Miley Cyrus).His big break (relatively speaking) was in 2007, as casting directors started to recognize himfrom his many, many auditions, and he was given an opportunity to play the part of “JakeKrandle” in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly (2007), which should start airing late in 2007. Hisfirst episode is called “iLike Jake.”His audition tape for the role of Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022),he sang an emotional performance of “Unchained Melody”. Director Baz Luhrmann was somoved and impressed with his audition that he gave the role to Austin.Was in a relationship with High School Musical actress Vanessa Hudgens [2011-2019].He plays guitar and piano.He is good friends with Ashley Tisdale, Lindsey Shaw, Alexa PenaVega, Carter Jenkins andLucy Hale.His friend, Lindsey Shaw, introduced him to her manager, who offered to represent him, startingfrom that day till now he is being represented by the same manager.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: ASIAAsia, the largest continent, stretches from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the western PacificOcean. There are more than 40 countries in Asia. Some are among the most-populatedcountries in the world, including China, India, and Indonesia. Sixty percent of Earth’s populationlives in Asia.A continent is one of Earth’s seven main divisions of land. The continents are, fromlargest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, andAustralia.

Asia shares the landmass of Eurasia with Europe, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe andAfrica. In general terms, it is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by theIndian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is ahistorical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separationbetween them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classicalantiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, andethnic differences, some of which vary on a spectrum rather than with a sharp dividing line. Acommonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa;and to the east of the Turkish Straits, the Ural Mountains and Ural River, and to the south of theCaucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black seas, separating it from Europe.In Sweden,five years after Peter’s death, in 1730 Philip Johan von Strahlenberg published a new atlasproposing the Ural Mountains as the border of Asia. Tatishchev announced that he hadproposed the idea to von Strahlenberg. The latter had suggested the Emba River as the lowerboundary. Over the next century various proposals were made until the Ural River prevailed inthe mid-19th century. The border had been moved perforce from the Black Sea to the CaspianSea into which the Ural River projects.The border between Asia and the region of Oceania isusually placed somewhere in the Indonesia Archipelago. The Maluku Islands are oftenconsidered to lie on the border of southeast Asia, with Indonesian New Guinea, to the east ofthe islands, being wholly part of Oceania. The terms Southeast Asia and Oceania, devised inthe 19th century, have had several vastly different geographic meanings since their inception.The chief factor in determining which islands of the Indonesian Archipelago are Asian has beenthe location of the colonial possessions of the various empires there (not all European). Lewisand Wigen assert, “The narrowing of ‘Southeast Asia’ to its present boundaries was thus agradual process.”Asia–North America boundaryThe Bering Strait and Bering Sea separate the landmasses of Asia and North America, as wellas forming the international boundary between Russia and the United States. This national andcontinental boundary separates the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait, with Big Diomede inRussia and Little Diomede in the United States. The Aleutian Islands are an island chainextending westward from the Alaskan Peninsula toward Russia’s Komandorski Islands andKamchatka Peninsula. Most of them are always associated with North America, except for thewesternmost Near Islands group, which is on Asia’s continental shelf beyond the NorthAleutians Basin and on rare occasions could be associated with Asia, which could then allowthe U.S. state of Alaska as well as the United States itself to be considered a transcontinentalstate. The Aleutian Islands are sometimes associated with Oceania, owing to their status asremote Pacific islands, and their proximity to the Pacific Plate.Geographically, Asia is the majoreastern constituent of the continent of Eurasia with Europe being a northwestern peninsula ofthe landmass. Asia, Europe and Africa make up a single continuous landmass—Afro-Eurasia(except for the Suez Canal)—and share a common continental shelf. Almost all of Europe and amajor part of Asia sit atop the Eurasian Plate, adjoined on the south by the Arabian and IndianPlate and with the easternmost part of Siberia (east of the Chersky Range) on the NorthAmerican Plate.The history of Asia can be seen as the distinct histories of several peripheral coastal regions:East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, linked by the interior mass of theCentral Asian steppes. The coastal periphery was home to some of the world’s earliest known

civilizations, each of them developing around fertile river valleys. The civilizations inMesopotamia, the Indus Valley and the Yellow River shared many similarities. Thesecivilizations may well have exchanged technologies and ideas such as mathematics and thewheel. Other innovations, such as writing, seem to have been developed individually in eacharea. Cities, states and empires developed in these lowlands.The central steppe region had long been inhabited by horse-mounted nomads who could reachall areas of Asia from the steppes. The earliest postulated expansion out of the steppe is that ofthe Indo-Europeans, who spread their languages into the Middle East, South Asia, and theborders of China, where the Tocharians resided. The northernmost part of Asia, including muchof Siberia, was largely inaccessible to the steppe nomads, owing to the dense forests, climateand tundra. These areas remained very sparsely populated.The center and the peripheries were mostly kept separated by mountains and deserts. TheCaucasus and Himalaya mountains and the Karakum and Gobi deserts formed barriers that thesteppe horsemen could cross only with difficulty. While the urban city dwellers were moreadvanced technologically and socially, in many cases they could do little in a military aspect todefend against the mounted hordes of the steppe. However, the lowlands did not have enoughopen grasslands to support a large horsebound force; for this and other reasons, the nomadswho conquered states in China, India, and the Middle East often found themselves adapting tothe local, more affluent societies.When geographers identify a continent, they usually include all the islands associated with it.Japan, for instance, is part of the continent of Asia. Greenland and all the islands in theCaribbean Sea are usually considered part of North America.Together, the continents add up to about 148 million square kilometers (57 million square miles)of land. Continents make up most—but not all—of Earth’s land surface. A very small portion ofthe total land area is made up of islands that are not considered physical parts of continents.The ocean covers almost three-fourths of Earth. The area of the ocean is more than double thearea of all the continents combined. All continents border at least one ocean. Asia, the largestcontinent, has the longest series of coastlines.Coastlines, however, do not indicate the actual boundaries of the continents. Continents aredefined by their continental shelves. A continental shelf is a gently sloping area that extendsoutward from the beach far into the ocean. A continental shelf is part of the ocean, but also partof the continent.To geographers, continents are also culturally distinct. The continents of Europe and Asia, forexample, are actually part of a single, enormous piece of land called Eurasia. But linguisticallyand ethnically, the areas of Asia and Europe are distinct. Because of this, most geographersdivide Eurasia into Europe and Asia. An imaginary line, running from the northern UralMountains in Russia south to the Caspian and Black Seas, separates Europe, to the west, fromAsia, to the east.century. Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutchman, was the first known non-Polynesian to sight theSamoan islands in 1722. This visit was followed by French explorer Louis-Antoine deBougainville, who named them the Navigator Islands in 1768. Contact was limited before the1830s, which is when English missionaries of the London Missionary Society, whalers, andtraders began arriving.There is but one way to defend Samoa. Hear it before it is too late. It is tomake roads, and gardens, and care for your trees, and sell their produce wisely, and, in oneword, to occupy and use your country… if you do not occupy and use your country, others will. Itwill not continue to be yours or your children’s, if you occupy it for nothing. You and your childrenwill in that case be cast out into outer darkness”.He had “seen these judgments of God” in Hawaii, where abandoned native churches stood liketombstones “over a grave, in the midst of the white men’s sugar fields”.The Germans, inparticular, began to show great commercial interest in the Samoan Islands, especially on theisland of Upolu, where German firms monopolised copra and cocoa bean processing. TheUnited States laid its own claim, based on commercial shipping interests in Pearl Harbor inHawaii and Pago Pago Bay in eastern Samoa, and forced alliances, most conspicuously on theislands of Tutuila and Manu’a, which became American Samoa.Britain also sent troops to protect British business enterprise, harbour rights, and consulateoffice. This was followed by an eight-year civil war, during which each of the three powerssupplied arms, training and in some cases combat troops to the warring Samoan parties. TheSamoan crisis came to a critical juncture in March 1889 when all three colonial contenders sentwarships into Apia harbour, and a larger-scale war seemed imminent. A massive storm on 15March 1889 damaged or destroyed the warships, ending the military conflict.The SecondSamoan Civil War reached a head in 1898 when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the UnitedStates were locked in dispute over who should control the Samoan Islands. The Siege of Apiaoccurred in March 1899. Samoan forces loyal to Prince Tanu were besieged by a larger force ofSamoan rebels loyal to Mata’afa Iosefo. Supporting Prince Tanu were landing parties from fourBritish and American warships. After several days of fighting, the Samoan rebels were finallydefeated.The fa’a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics.As one of the oldest Polynesian cultures, the fa’a Samoa developed over a period of 3,000years, withstanding centuries of European influence to maintain its historical customs, socialand political systems, and language. Cultural customs such as the Samoa ‘ava ceremony aresignificant and solemn rituals at important occasions including the bestowal of matai chieflytitles. Items of great cultural value include the finely woven ‘ie toga.Samoan mythology includesmany gods with creation stories and figures of legend such as Tagaloa and the goddess of warNafanua, the daughter of Saveasi’uleo, ruler of the spirit realm Pulotu. Other legends include thewell known story of Sina and the Eel which explains the origins of the first coconut tree.Some Samoans are spiritual and religious, and have subtly adapted the dominant religion ofChristianity to ‘fit in’ with fa’a Samoa and vice versa. Ancient beliefs continue to co-exist side byside with Christianity, particularly in regard to the traditional customs and rituals of fa’a Samoa.The Samoan culture is centred on the principle of vāfealoa’i, the relationships between people.

These relationships are based on respect, or fa’aaloalo. When Christianity was introduced inSamoa, most Samoan people converted. Currently 98% of the population identify themselves asChristian.Sia Figiel won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for fiction in the south-eastAsia/South Pacific region with her novel “Where We Once Belonged”.Momoe Malietoa Von Reiche is an internationally recognised poet and artist.Tusiata Avia is a performance poet. Her first book of poetry Wild Dogs Under My Skirt waspublished by Victoria University Press in 2004. Dan Taulapapa McMullin is an artist and writer.Other Samoan poets and writers include Sapa’u Ruperake Petaia, Eti Sa’aga and Savea SanoMalifa, the editor of the Samoa Observer.In music, popular local bands include The Five Stars, Penina o Tiafau and Punialava’a. TheYandall Sisters’ cover of the song Sweet Inspiration reached number one on the New Zealandcharts in 1974.King Kapisi was the first hip hop artist to receive the prestigious New Zealand APRA SilverScroll Award in 1999 for his song Reverse Resistance. The music video for Reverse Resistancewas filmed in Savai’i at his villages.Other successful Samoan hip hop artists include rapper Scribe, Dei Hamo, Savage and ThaFeelstyle whose music video Suamalie was filmed in Samoa.Lemi Ponifasio is a director and choreographer who is prominent internationally with his danceCompany MAU.At club level, there is the National Provincial Championship and Pacific RugbyCup. They also took home the cup at Wellington and the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens in2007—for which the Prime Minister of Samoa, also chairman of the national rugby union,Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, declared a national holiday. They were also the IRB WorldSevens Series Champions in 2010 capping a year of achievement for the Samoans, followingwins in the US, Australia, Hong Kong and Scotland Sevens tournaments.Prominent Samoan players include Pat Lam and Brian Lima. In addition, many Samoans haveplayed for or are playing for New Zealand.Rugby league is mostly played by Samoans living in New Zealand and Australia.[citationneeded] Samoa reached the quarter finals of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, the teamcomprising players from the NRL and Super League plus domestic players. Many Samoans andNew Zealanders or Australians of Samoan descent play in the Super League and NationalLeagues in Britain, including Francis Meli, Ta’ane Lavulavu of Workington Town, MaurieFa’asavalu of St Helens, David Fatialofa of Whitehaven and Setaimata Sa, who signed withLondon Irish rugby club. Other noteworthy players from NZ and Australia have represented theSamoan National team. The 2011 domestic Samoan rugby league competition contained 10teams with plans to expand to 12 in 2012

[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese public multinationalconglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquarteredin Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer since1959, reaching a production of 400 million by the end of 2019. Founders: Soichiro Honda, TakeoFujisawaCustomer service: 124229091119Stock price: 7267 (TYO) JP¥4,550 -14.00 (-0.31%)24 Aug, 3:15 pm GMT+9 – DisclaimerHeadquarters: Minato City, Tokyo, JapanFounded: 24 September 1948, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JapanHonda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand,Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda alsomanufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft, power generators, andother products. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/roboticsresearch and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace withthe establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, whichbegan production in 2012. Honda has two joint-ventures in China: Dongfeng Honda andGuangqi Honda.Throughout his life, Honda’s founder, Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), had aninterest in automobiles. He worked as a mechanic at the Art Shokai garage, where he tunedcars and entered them in races. In 1937, with financing from his acquaintance Kato Shichirō,Honda founded Tōkai Seiki (Eastern Sea Precision Machine Company) to make piston ringsworking out of the Art Shokai garage.After attending engineering school without graduating, andvisiting factories around Japan to better understand Toyota’s quality control processes known as”Five whys”, by 1941 Honda was able to mass-produce piston rings acceptable to Toyota, usingan automated process that could employ even unskilled wartime laborers.In 1990, CEO Tadashi Kume was succeeded by Nobuhiko Kawamoto. Kawamoto was selectedover Shoichiro Irimajiri, who oversaw the successful establishment of Honda of AmericaManufacturing, Inc. in Marysville, Ohio. Irimajiri and Kawamoto shared a friendly rivalry withinHonda; owing to health issues, Irimajiri would resign in 1992.Following the death of Soichiro Honda and the departure of Irimajiri, Honda found itself quicklybeing outpaced in product development by other Japanese automakers and was caughtoff-guard by the truck and sport utility vehicle boom of the 1990s, all which took a toll on theprofitability of the company. Japanese media reported in 1992 and 1993 that Honda was atserious risk of an unwanted and hostile takeover by Mitsubishi Motors, which at the time was alarger automaker by volume and was flush with profits from its successful Pajero and Diamantemodels.Kawamoto acted quickly to change Honda’s corporate culture, rushing throughmarket-driven product development that resulted in recreational vehicles such as thefirst-generation Odyssey and the CR-V, and a refocusing away from some of the numeroussedans and coupes that were popular with the company’s engineers but not with the buyingpublic. The most shocking change to Honda came when Kawamoto ended the company’ssuccessful participation in Formula One after the 1992 season, citing costs in light of thetakeover threat from Mitsubishi as well as the desire to create a more environmentally friendlycompany image.In 2023, Honda recalled 500,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada due

to an issue with seat belts in the car not latching correctly. Among the models recalled were the2017-2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018-2020 Odyssey, the 2019 Insight, and theAcura RDX from 2019 and 2020. According to the recall, the seat belts in the front seats wouldbreak open on impact increasing the risk of injury in a crash.Honda has been active inmotorsports, like Formula One, MotoGP and others. Since 2022, all of Honda’s motorsportactivites are managed by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC); prior to that time, Honda wasseparately oversaw the motorbikes racing under HRC and automobile racing under theautomobile counterpart of Honda Racing.Honda’s solar cell subsidiary company Honda Soltec(Headquarters: Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto; President and CEO: Akio Kazusa) started salesthroughout Japan of thin-film solar cells for public and industrial use on October 24, 2008, afterselling solar cells for residential use in October 2007.Honda announced in the end of October2013 that Honda Soltec would cease business operations in the Spring of 2014 except forsupport for existing customers and the subsidiary would be dissolved.Honda entered FormulaOne for the first time in 1964, just one year after starting the production of road cars, makingboth engine and chassis. Honda achieved their first victory at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, andanother win at the 1967 Italian Grand Prix, before they withdrew after the 1968 season. Theyreturned to the sport in 1983 as an engine manufacturer, remaining until 1992. This period sawHonda dominate Grand Prix racing,as between 1986 and 1991 they won five consecutiveDrivers’ Championships with Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, and sixConstructors’ titles with Williams and McLaren.The following Super Touring era of touring carracing saw Honda win the Japanese and North American championships in 1996 and 1997,while in Europe Honda’s Super Touring cars claimed over 40 wins across the British, Germanand European series. After the collapse of the Super Touring regulations in the early 2000s,Honda remained involved in the British Touring Car Championship, where their cars would winmultiple championships in the mid-2000s and throughout the 2010s. Honda entered the WorldTouring Car Championship in late 2012, and in 2013 they won the Manufacturers’ WorldChampionship. Honda’s TCR car won the global TCR Model of the Year award in 2019 and2020.Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) was formed in 1982. The company combinesparticipation in motorcycle races throughout the world with the development of high-potentialracing machines. Its racing activities are an important source for the creation of leading-edgetechnologies used in the development of Honda motorcycles. HRC also contributes to theadvancement of motorcycle sports through a range of activities that include sales of productionracing motorcycles, support for satellite teams, and rider education programs.Soichiro Honda, being a race driver himself, could not stay out of international motorsport. In1959, Honda entered five motorcycles into the Isle of Man TT race, the most prestigiousmotorcycle race in the world. While always having powerful engines, it took until 1961 for Hondato tune their chassis well enough to allow Mike Hailwood to claim their first Grand Prix victoriesin the 125 and 250 cc classes. Hailwood would later pick up their first Senior TT wins in 1966and 1967. Honda’s race bikes were known for their “sleek & stylish design” and exotic engineconfigurations, such as the 5-cylinder, 22,000 rpm, 125 cc bike and their 6-cylinder 250 cc and297 cc bikes

In 1979, Honda returned to Grand Prix motorcycle racing with the monocoque-framed,four-stroke NR500. The FIM rules limited engines to four cylinders, so the NR500 hadnon-circular, ‘race-track’, cylinders, each with 8 valves and two connecting rods, in order toprovide sufficient valve area to compete with the dominant two-stroke racers. Unfortunately, itseemed Honda tried to accomplish too much at one time and the experiment failed. For the1982 season, Honda debuted its first two-stroke race bike, the NS500 and in 1983, Honda wontheir first 500 cc Grand Prix World Championship with Freddie Spencer. Since then, Honda hasbecome a dominant marque in motorcycle Grand Prix racing, winning a plethora of top-leveltitles with riders such as Mick Doohan and Valentino Rossi. Honda also head the number ofwins at the Isle of Man TT having notched up 227 victories in the solo classes and SidecarTT,including Ian Hutchinson’s clean sweep at the 2010 races.[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Antarctica largest DessertA desert is defined by the amount of precipitation (rain, snow, mist and fog) in an area. A regionthat receives very little precipitation (the exact amount depends on who you ask) is classified asa desert. There are many types of deserts, including subtropical, coastal and polar deserts.What they all have in common is a barren, windswept landscape, which makes it difficult forplants and animals alike to gain a foothold on land. This all certainly applies to Antarctica.The average yearly rainfall at the South Pole over the past 30 years was a tiny 10 mm (0.4 in).Most of the continent is covered by ice fields carved by the wind, and craggy mountains coveredin glaciers. While Antarctica is home to wonderful forests of low-lying mosses and lichens, thereare only two flowering plants that can survive the harsh conditions. And most of the animals weencounter – penguins, seals, whales and seabirds – rely on seafood for sustenance.While most deserts only cover part of a continent, the Antarctic Polar Desert spans the whole ofAntarctica. It snows and rains on the coastal Antarctic Peninsula, but in the McMurdo DryValleys in East Antarctica, it never rains. In fact, scientists believe that in some parts of the DryValleys it hasn’t snowed or rained for 14 million years! So although the coast sees someprecipitation, the average across the continent is low enough to classify all of Antarctica as apolar desert.Approximately 98% of the Antarctic continent is covered by a permanent ice sheet.This beautiful and wild expanse of ice covers an incredible 14 million km² (5.4 million squaremiles). That’s about the same area as the United States and Mexico combined!At its deepest, Antarctica’s ice is 4.5km (2.7 miles) thick. If it melted, global sea levels would riseabout 60 m (200 ft). That’s a lot of ice. And due to Antarctica’s desert conditions, it has taken animpressive 45 million years for it to grow to its current thickness.The interior is very dry andrarely sees clouds. Here, the annual precipitation averages around 50 mm (1.9 in), and most ofthis falls as snow or ice crystals. This gives rise to some of the most ethereal weather conditionsyou can see on earth including frost flowers, solar haloes and polar stratospheric clouds.By contrast, the coast has a maritime climate influenced by the ocean and it’s quite common tosee low clouds and mist clinging to the craggy mountains. The Antarctic coastline can receivemore than 200 mm (7.8 in) of precipitation each year.

On the Antarctic Peninsula, which travellers can visit in the summer months, it’s quite possibleto see snow, rain and sunshine in one day. Some northern parts of the Antarctic Peninsulareceive 500 mm (19.7 in) between October and March, and on nearby subantarctic islands thiscan double, with 1000 mm (39.4 in) each year! That’s why we make sure that everyone on ourvoyages has a top notch, complimentary polar expedition jacket. These jackets are water andwind-resistant, so you’ll be protected from the elements whatever the weather.Tundra anddesert biomes share some features. They both:Receive very little rainfallSupport limited vegetationHowever, they differ in a few key ways. While deserts can be either hot or cold, tundra ischaracterised by cold temperatures between -40°C and 18°C (-40°F and 64°F). Tundra is oftenfound in cool subarctic and subantarctic regions and alpine areas. Deserts, on the other hand,can be found at any latitude, from sea level to high altitudes.The defining feature of tundra is permafrost, a thick layer of soil that stays frozen all year. Intundra biomes a thin, surface layer of soil thaws in the summer allowing lichens, mosses andsmall shrubs to grow, while the soil beneath never thaws.While Antarctica is classified as a desert, many of the nearby islands are considered tundra,including the South Shetland Islands, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.Antarctica maybe a desert, but it’s surrounded by iridescent blue icebergs, an endless expanse of ocean and adome of polar sky. If you’d like to find out how you can join a small ship expedition cruise toAntarctica, please take a look at our upcoming voyages here. And if you’d like to keep learningabout Antarctica, this article with 10 fun Antarctic facts is a good place to continue reading.If you’re interested in learning more about Antarctica or seeing for yourself what it’s all about,contact our expedition experts today.At 14.2 million square kilometers [5.5 million square miles],Antarctica is the largest desert in the world,” Wille told Live Science. “Some regions ofAntarctica, like the McMurdo Dry Valleys, are believed to have not received any precipitation in14 million years.” This epic lack of precipitation is due in large part to cold temperatures, nearbymountains that block clouds, and strong winds that suck moisture from the air.Even for a desert, this region is exceptionally parched. According to scientists who are part ofthe National Science Foundation’s LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) project in Antarctica,the McMurdo Dry Valleys have no snow or ice except for the few lakes that are permanentlyiced over. But it isn’t completely barren. There are microbes, mosses and lichens that cantolerate the dry deep freeze.Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of thecontinents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annualprecipitation of over 200 mm (8 in) along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world’sfreshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels byalmost 60 metres (200 ft). Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature onEarth, −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 °C (50 °F) in

summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades.Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.The ice shelves of Antarctica were probably first seen in 1820, during a Russian expedition ledby Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The decades that followed sawfurther exploration in French, American, and British expeditions. The first confirmed landing wasby a Norwegian team in 1895. In the early 20th century, there were a few expeditions into theinterior of the continent. British explorers were the first to reach the magnetic South Pole in1909, and the geographic South Pole was first reached in 1911 by Norwegian explorers.Antarctica is governed by about 30 countries, all of which are parties of the 1959 AntarcticTreaty System. According to the terms of the treaty, military activity, mining, nuclear explosions,and nuclear waste disposal are all prohibited in Antarctica. Tourism, fishing and research are themain human activities in and around Antarctica. During the summer months, about 5,000 peoplereside at research stations, a figure that drops to around 1,000 in the winter. Despite itsremoteness, human activity has a significant impact on the continent via pollution, ozonedepletion, and climate change.Antarctica is a good place to find meteorites, or rocks that fallfrom space to Earth. Scientists find more meteorites in Antarctica than any other place in theworld. Meteorites are easier to see on the white ice. Also, meteorites that fall to Antarctica areprotected by the ice for a long time.NASA sends teams to Antarctica to learn more about the planet Mars. Antarctica and Mars havea lot in common. Both places are cold. Both places are dry like a desert. NASA tested robots inAntarctica that later landed on Mars.NASA also goes to Antarctica to study astronaut nutrition. Like people that are in Antarctica inthe winter, astronauts in space are not in the sunlight. The sun helps the human body makevitamins. Scientists study people that visit Antarctica to learn how to help astronauts in spaceget enough vitamins.Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. The temperature in the winter iscold enough to freeze water all the time. The temperature in the middle of Antarctica is muchcolder than the temperature on the coasts.Antarctica has two seasons: summer and winter. Earth is tilted in space and the direction of tiltnever changes. During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun. It isalways sunny. In winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun. Then, thecontinent is always dark.Antarctica is a desert. It does not rain or snow a lot there. When it snows, the snow does notmelt and builds up over many years to make large, thick sheets of ice, called ice sheets.Antarctica is made up of lots of ice in the form of glaciers, ice shelves and icebergs.Antarctica has no trees or bushes. The only plants that can live in a place that cold are mossand algae[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Bolivia