1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. 1949 - Events. January 2 - Luis Muñoz Marín became the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. January 4 - RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 - February 22 - Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Colorado and Nevada - winds of up to 72 mph - tens of thousands of cattle and sheep perish January 5 - ...

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• 1949 - Events
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Deadly Games was an American sci fi show that appeared on UPN. The basic plot of the show is about video game characters that come to life re-enacting their deadly plans in real life. The first episode introduces the protagonist Gus, an engineer, who has created a video game in his spare time to exert his indignant feelings about people in his life who have treated him unfairly (his father, his ex-wife's mother, a high school football playing bully, etc.). In an accident involving his experimental laboratory project, Gus's video game ...

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• Deadly Games - Story
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1776 is the title of a 1969 Broadway musical and its 1972 film version. Peter Stone wrote its book and Sherman Edwards its music and lyrics. Peter H. Hunt directed both the original Broadway production and the movie. Both the stage version and the film starred William Daniels as John Adams, Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson, and Howard Da Silva as Benjamin Franklin. (Rex Everhart replaced Da Silva on the original Broadway cast album.) 1776 won the 1969 Tony Award for Best Musical, for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (for R ...

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The University of Houston, often called U of H or UH, is a nationally recognized doctoral degree-granting extensive research university located in Houston, Texas. It is the third largest university in the state of Texas and is one of Texas' premier research and teaching institutions. UH is the only doctoral degree-granting university and is the flagship institution with the largest enrollment in the University of Houston System, a state system of higher education that includes three other univers ...

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Data, played by Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe. A Soong-type (after Dr. Noonien Soong) android, Lieutenant Commander Data served as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the starships Enterprise-D and the Enterprise-E. Data appeared throughout the Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) television series and in later movies. Data was an artificial lifeform designed to resemble a human, with a positronic brain. He was roughly the counterpart of Spock fro ...

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• Data Star Trek - Biography
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An android is an artificially created robot, an automaton, that resembles a human being usually both in appearance and behavior. The word derives from the Greek andr-, " meaning "man, male", and the suffix -eides, used to mean "of the species; alike" (from eidos "species"). The word droid, a robot in the Star Wars universe, is derived from this meaning. In the semantic sense the word "android" is a misnomer. The intended meaning is "an artificial human being like being", while the literal tran ...

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The Aviator - Summary. The movie is a biopic of the aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (played by Leonardo DiCaprio). It follows his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, a time when Hughes was directing and producing Hollywood movies as well as test piloting his own groundbreaking new aircraft. Orphaned at 17, Hughes was the son of a Texan inventor, who left him most of his tool company upon his death. At the time, he was a college student at Rice University. From there, he moved to Los Angeles to becom ...

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The Aviator, The Aviator - Synopsis, The Aviator - Summary, The Aviator - Detailed synopsis, The Aviator - Relationship to historical fact, The Aviator - Style, The Aviator - Awards and nominations, The Aviator - Main cast

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Stephen Hawking is the first child of Frank and Isobel Hawking. Stephen was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942—the 300th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's death. Before his birth, Stephen's parents had lived in the London suburb of Highgate. Hawking showed great talent in mathematics and physics at an early age. He was educated at St Albans School, in Hertfordshire, and at University College, Oxford, where he obtained a first-class honours degree in Natural Science. During this time, he had been particularly interested in thermodyn ...

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Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking - Biography, Stephen Hawking - Research fields, Stephen Hawking - Illness, Stephen Hawking - Distinction, Stephen Hawking - Losing an old bet, Stephen Hawking - Awards, Stephen Hawking - Publications, Stephen Hawking - Technical, Stephen Hawking - Popular, Stephen Hawking - Popular culture

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The comedy style on Night Court could best be described as broad, almost slapstick comedy. Logic and realism were frequently abandoned for the sake of a joke: cartoon animal Wile E. Coyote once appeared in a brief gag as a defendant ("I know you're hungry, but leave the poor bird alone!"). A typical plot might have Judge Stone trying to stop a group of rival ventriloquists and their dummies from assaulting each other, (then NBC chairman) Brandon Tartikoff bailing out a Nielsen family, or Harry pushing the court staff to meet a deadlin ...

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Night Court, Night Court - Description, Night Court - Primary cast, Night Court - Cast Changes, Night Court - Trivia, Night Court - External link

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The story is about an ordinary small-town mechanic named George Malley (John Travolta), whose life is transformed by a strange flash of light he observes on the evening of his 37th birthday. The following days, George starts to experience an extraordinary form of intelligence, absorbing information like a sponge, formulating new ideas, surpassing genius. He also discovers he has gained the power of telekinesis. George tries to use his new intelligence for the good of his community. At first, local folks (most notably love inter ...

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Phenomenon film, Phenomenon film - Plot summary, Phenomenon film - Cast

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The University of Houston began as Houston Junior College (HJC). On March 7, 1927, trustess of the Board of Education unanimously passed a historic resolution that authorized the "founding, establishment and operation of a junior college." The junior college was operated and controlled under the guidance of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). HJC was located in San Jacinto High School and offered only night courses. Its first session began June 5, 1927, with an enrollment of 232 students and 12 faculty. This session was pr ...

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University of Houston, University of Houston - History, University of Houston - Academics, University of Houston - Academic colleges, University of Houston - Campus, University of Houston - Facilities, University of Houston - UH traditions, University of Houston - Fight song, University of Houston - Alma mater, University of Houston - Demographics, University of Houston - Media and entertainment, University of Houston - Featured in films, University of Houston - Sports, University of Houston - NCAA Division I sports, University of Houston - Athletics facilities, University of Houston - Famous alumni

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Star Trek: Enterprise - The threat of cancellation. Despite most critics agreeing on the strength of the third season and most episodes of the fourth season receiving near-unanimous praise, the series experienced a continual decline in its ratings. (See List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes for the Nielsen Ratings.) This, along with the poor box office performance in 2002 of Star Trek: Nemesis, cast an uncertain light upon the future of the Star Trek franchise in general. While some placed blame on ...

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Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Enterprise - Milestones, Star Trek: Enterprise - Plots, Star Trek: Enterprise - Seasons 1 and 2, Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 3, Star Trek: Enterprise - Season 4, Star Trek: Enterprise - Theme song, Star Trek: Enterprise - Controversy, Star Trek: Enterprise - Continuity, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cosmetic aspects, Star Trek: Enterprise - Controversial Episodes, Star Trek: Enterprise - Romance between T'Pol and Trip Tucker, Star Trek: Enterprise - Xindi Arc, Star Trek: Enterprise - T'Pol's Love Scene, Star Trek: Enterprise - Final episode, Star Trek: Enterprise - Ratings troubles, Star Trek: Enterprise - The threat of cancellation, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cancellation and aftermath, Star Trek: Enterprise - DVD release, Star Trek: Enterprise - Cast, Star Trek: Enterprise - Main characters, Star Trek: Enterprise - Recurring characters, Star Trek: Enterprise - Original novels and relaunch, Star Trek: Enterprise - Trivia

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Star Trek originated as a television series in 1966. There have been five live-action Star Trek series and an animated series, altogether comprising (as of May 2005) a total of 726 individual aired episodes (not including the original unaired pilot) and thirty seasons’ worth of television. Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969. Main articles: Star Trek: The Original Series, See also:

Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek Animated 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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A trickster fey, Puck was banished from Avalon along with the rest of his race. Despite this, and despite Oberon's order that his children not interfere in mortal affairs, Puck continues to bypass these rules (as, admittedly, do others). It was Puck that, during the show's run, cast the spell on Demona that made her turn human during the day, rather than turning to stone. Further, it was later revealed that Puck had played a far more central role in affairs than had previously been believed, when it was revealed that he had for many years been posing as Owen Burnett, the stiff and se ...

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Oberon's children, Oberon's children - Oberon, Oberon's children - Titania, Oberon's children - Puck, Oberon's children - Weird Sisters, Oberon's children - Other members

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Star Trek originated as a television series in 1966, although according to The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry, it had been in the planning stages for at least six years prior to this. There have been five live-action Star Trek series and an animated series, altogether comprising (as of May 2005) a total of 726 individual aired episodes (not including the original unaired pilot) and thirty seasons’ worth of television. Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969. Main art ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Animated Series 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Cultural impact, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Star Trek originated as a television series in 1966, although according to The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield and Gene Roddenberry, it had been in the planning stages for at least six years prior to this. There have been five live-action Star Trek series and an animated series, altogether comprising (as of May 2005) a total of 726 individual aired episodes (not including the original unaired pilot) and thirty seasons’ worth of television. Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969. Main art ...

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Star Trek, Star Trek - Television series, Star Trek - Star Trek 1966–1969, Star Trek - Star Trek Animated 1973–1974, Star Trek - Star Trek: Phase II 1978; unproduced, Star Trek - Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987–1994, Star Trek - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1993–1999, Star Trek - Star Trek: Voyager 1995–2001, Star Trek - Star Trek: Enterprise 2001–2005, Star Trek - Motion pictures, Star Trek - Canonicity and other storylines, Star Trek - Uncertain future for the franchise, Star Trek - Future sequels to the original series, Star Trek - Future sequels to The Next Generation, Star Trek - Continuation of Enterprise, Star Trek - New feature film?, Star Trek - Video games, Star Trek - Novels

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Stephen was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo Galilei. His parents were Frank Hawking, a researcher on tropical medicine, and Isobel Hawking, a Communist sympathizer and friend of Robert Graves and his wife Beryl Graves. Stephen's mother received a star atlas that day, which the friend who gave it to her would later say that, taken along with his birthdate, guaranteed that he would become a scientist and study the cosmos. Of his family, Stephen would be closest to his mother. He had two younger sisters and an adoptive brother. One of his sisters became a doctor and one, P ...

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Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking - Biography, Stephen Hawking - Research fields, Stephen Hawking - Illness, Stephen Hawking - Distinction, Stephen Hawking - Losing an old bet, Stephen Hawking - Awards, Stephen Hawking - Publications, Stephen Hawking - Technical, Stephen Hawking - Popular, Stephen Hawking - Popular culture

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Oberon's children are magical, shapeshifting, and often fickle creatures from around the world. They are not all literally descended from Oberon, but rather his is the role of leader and he governs all the Third Race strictly. Oberon - Oberon is the lord of Avalon, arrogant and very powerful. Titania - Oberon's ex-wife, and a highly-skilled manipulator, she nevertheless aids the Manhattan Clan on several occasions -- voiced by Kate Mulgrew. The Weird Sisters (Phoebe, Selene, Luna) - A trio of powerful magic use ...

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List of Gargoyles characters, List of Gargoyles characters - Gargoyles, List of Gargoyles characters - Humans, List of Gargoyles characters - Oberon's Children, List of Gargoyles characters - Other characters

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Extras sitcom - Episode 1. Guest star: Ben Stiller First airing: July 21, 2005 (UK) This episode is based around a film about the life of Goran, whose wife died in the Balkans War. It is being directed by Ben Stiller, with Andy and Maggie playing extras in the film. Andy attempts to getting a speaking part by befriending Goran and, after giving him a £15 Topshop voucher, Goran gets him a line. However, Andy then gets in ...

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Extras sitcom, Extras sitcom - Synopsis, Extras sitcom - Cast / Characters, Extras sitcom - Main cast, Extras sitcom - Recurring cast, Extras sitcom - Guest stars, Extras sitcom - Episode guide, Extras sitcom - Episode 1, Extras sitcom - Episode 2, Extras sitcom - Episode 3, Extras sitcom - Episode 4, Extras sitcom - Episode 5, Extras sitcom - Episode 6, Extras sitcom - Influences

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Scarlett made her acting debut at the age of three in Michael Jackson's music video, Heal the World (1992). Scarlett then began doing commercials and has filmed over three dozen to date. She has also starred in a number of television shows, including Judging Amy, That's Life, and Touched by an Angel. Scarlett was five years old when she made her debut on the silver screen in The Baby-Sitters Club. Scarlett has also starred in Slappy and the Stinkers and Happy, Texas and has been featured in the Julia ...

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Scarlett Pomers, Scarlett Pomers - Biography, Scarlett Pomers - Career, Scarlett Pomers - Filmography, Scarlett Pomers - Movies, Scarlett Pomers - Television, Scarlett Pomers - Theatre, Scarlett Pomers - Radio, Scarlett Pomers - Music Video

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