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Otomyini is an Old World tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. Musser and Carleton (2005) granted it subfamily status (Otomyinae), but molecular studies consistently show that the otomyines evolved from within the Murinae, leading these researchers to subsume it in this subfamily, sometimes with tribal status (Jansa and Weksler, 2004; Michaux et al., 2001; Steppan et al., 2004). It includes 3 genera.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is owned and operated by parent company William Morris Endeavor.[3][4] It is the largest MMA promotion company in the world and features on its roster the highest-level fighters in the sport.[5] The UFC produces events worldwide[6] that showcase twelve weight divisions and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.[7] As of 2019, the UFC has held over 500 events. Dana White is the president of the UFC. White has held that position since 2001; while under his stewardship, the UFC has grown into a globally popular multi-billion-dollar enterprise.[8]

The first event was held in 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado.[9] The purpose of the early Ultimate Fighting Championship competitions was to identify the most effective martial art in a contest with minimal rules and no weight classes between competitors of different fighting disciplines like boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, sambo, wrestling, Muay Thai, karate, and judo. In subsequent events, fighters began adopting effective techniques from more than one discipline, which indirectly helped create a separate style of fighting known as present-day mixed martial arts.[10] In 2016, UFC's parent company, Zuffa, was sold to a group led by William Morris Endeavor (WME–IMG), including Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and MSD Capital[11] for $4.025 billion.[12]

With a TV deal and expansion in Australia, Asia, Europe,[13][14][15] and new markets within the United States, the UFC has increased in popularity, and has achieved greater mainstream media coverage; the promotion brought in a total revenue of US$609 million in 2015,[16] and its next domestic media rights agreement with ESPN was valued at $1.5 billion over a five-year term.

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Holly Gaye Butler (born October 19, 1957) is an American actress, singer/songwriter, dancer and former aerobics instructor who appeared in the :20 Minute Workout Television Show's first season (1983).[1][2] The :20 Minute Workout became the longest running syndicated exercise show, airing in 57 countries.[citation needed] One of the primary instructors of the first season, Holly was noted as the wholesome, girl next door type, and was chosen along with Bess Motta and Anne Schumacher to tour the U.S. throughout 1983 visiting television stations, and making personal appearances promoting the show. Holly opted out of participating in the second season (1984) in order to pursue her acting career.

Born in Ceres, California, Holly moved to Los Angeles in 1981 to pursue an acting career. After the :20 Minute Work-out, Holly appeared in several television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s including co-starring roles in "Hunter", "Jake and the Fat Man", "Cybill",[2] "Crime Story", "Reasonable Doubts",[2] "In Living Color",[2] "Mike Hammer, Private Eye", "Rags to Riches", "Moloney"[2] and "A Peaceable Kingdom." Holly had a starring role in the short lived teen soap opera "Tribes" which aired on the Fox network in 1990. Holly toured the U.S. throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s as Universal Studios Hollywood's premier Marilyn Monroe impersonator and can also be seen in the cult film, "Netherworld"[2] appearing as Marilyn Monroe. As a songwriter, Holly had a country single, "What A Shame" recorded by Rebecca Lynn Howard in 2003.

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2012 is a 2009 American disaster film[4] co-written and directed by Roland Emmerich. The film was produced by Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon and Larry J. Franco. Kloser wrote the screenplay with Emmerich, and, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Emmerich's Centropolis Entertainment[5]. The plot follows novelist Jackson Curtis as he attempts to bring his family to safety as the world is destroyed by a series of extreme natural disasters. The film refers to Mayanism and the 2012 phenomenon in its portrayal of cataclysmic events. Filming, originally planned for Los Angeles, began in Vancouver in August 2008.[6]

The film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson.

After a lengthy advertising campaign which included the creation of a website from its main character's point of view[7] and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save them from the ensuing disaster, [8]2012 was released on November 13, 2009, to a commercial success with grossing over $769 million worldwide against production budget of $200 million, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2009. However, the film received mixed reviews from critics, which criticized the runtime, screenwriting and plot, but was praised for its visual effects and production design.

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Maria Louisa Montegriffo, known as Mari Montegriffo, is a former Gibraltarian politician. She was a Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party member of the House of Assembly from 1984 to 2007, the first female Mayor of Gibraltar (1988–95), as well as the Minister of Medical Services and Health and the Minister of Sport in Joe Bossano's administration (both 1988–96).

Career
Montegriffo attended the Loreto Convent School, where she was head girl.[1] Aged 17, she became personal secretary to Bob Peliza, the Gibraltarian politician who later became Chief Minister and led the Integration with Britain Party. After five years of working with him, in 1970 she moved to London and worked for the National Data Processing Service for four years. In 1974, she returned to Gibraltar to work in shipping for Blands.[1]

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While she was working for Blands, Montegriffo met Joe Bossano, a member (and future leader) of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party. He was impressed by her and encouraged her to stand for election as the shop steward for a private sector union; she was subsequently elected. Despite her uncle, Aurelio Montegriffo (who was an Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) member of the House of Assembly) asking her to join his party, she was convinced that it was moving rightwards and in 1980 she joined the GSLP instead. She was elected to its executive council in 1983 and then stood in the 1984 election, becoming the fourth successful candidate with 3,815 votes, which gave her a seat in the House. Bossano made her shadow Minister for Medical and Health Services with an enlarged portfolio covering the environment, sport and computerisation. After the GSLP won the 1988 election, Montegriffo became the Minister for the positions she had shadowed in opposition. In 1988, she was appointed Mayor of Gibraltar by the House of Assembly—the first woman to hold that post—and served until 1996. She remained in the House as a GSLP member until retiring in 2007.[1]

During her tenure in Government, the administration reclaimed land, provided scholarships for further education pupils and privatised utilities companies. As Minister of Sport, Montegriffo allowed schools and communities to use the country's sporting facilities and oversaw the renovation of the Victoria Stadium; in 1995, Gibraltar hosted the Islands Games. As Minister of Health, she refurbished St Bernard's Hospital and expanded the healthcare budget from £8 million in 1988 to £23 million when she left office eight years later. She also abolished private practice by doctors working for the Health Authority and private rooms in St Bernard's were stopped. Doctors had to be registered with the General Medical Council.[1]

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Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, musician and director. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.[1]

After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries and was offered his own show, titled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run. Having previously acted in television, he began acting in films. He made his directorial debut with Reality Bites. Throughout his career he has written, starred in, directed, or produced more than 50 films including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Zoolander, The Cable Guy, There's Something About Mary, the Meet the Parents trilogy, DodgeBall, Tropic Thunder, the Madagascar series, and the Night at the Museum trilogy. He has also made numerous cameos in music videos, television shows, and films.[2]

Stiller is a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known as the Frat Pack. His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film.[3] Throughout his career, he has received various awards and honors, including an Emmy Award, multiple MTV Movie Awards, a Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Award.

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Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick. Desmond's name is a tribute to David Hume, the famous empiricist philosopher. Desmond was not a passenger of Flight 815. He had been stranded on the island three years prior to the crash as the result of a shipwreck. Desmond eventually leaves the Island with the Oceanic 6 and is reunited with his love Penny Widmore (Sonya Walger).

It appears that Desmond was the "package" that Charles Widmore (Alan Dale) was talking about on Hydra Island. It was later revealed by Charles Widmore that Desmond was Jacob's "fail-safe", meaning that in case the Man in Black killed all of Jacob's candidates, Desmond would then be used to destroy the island.

Desmond was one of the show's most popular characters. In 2006 Cusick's portrayal was nominated for an Emmy. In 2007 a two-week-long tournament style competition for Lost's best character with over six thousand voters hosted by the Washington Post voted Desmond the winner.[1]

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HowToBasic is an Australian[1] YouTube comedy channel that is part of the Fullscreen network,[4] with over 13 million subscribers. The creator of the videos does not speak or show his face, and purposely remains anonymous.[1] The channel primarily features bizarre and destructive visual gags disguised as how-to tutorials. The channel first gained popularity in 2013.

HowToBasic reached over 13 million subscribers as of March 2019, the highest of any Australian YouTube channel.[5] The channel's estimated net worth is US$2 million as of February 2018.[1][2]

The channel was briefly suspended on two occasions: once in 2014 and again in late 2015 on presumed violations of YouTube's policy on misleading content. Soon after each time, the channel was restored, and suspension lifted.[6][1]

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Constanze Backes is a classically trained German soprano in opera and concert. She has toured throughout Europe and performed in many classical genres but over the last few years has focused primarily on Early music. In addition she teaches children music technique and has translated musical works.Career
Constanze Backes was born in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She began her music studies at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen. Later, she studied privately with Jessica Cash in London and Hea-Soon Park.[1]
In 1993, performing with John Eliot Gardiner, Backes appeared as Barbarina in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Théâtre du Châtelet of Paris,[1] at the Royal Concertgebouw[2] in Amsterdam, and recorded it for Deutsche Grammophon Archiv. She recorded with Gardiner also for Deutsche Grammophon Valetto in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea and Papagena in Mozart's Zauberflöte.[1]

Backes won the 1996 Lady-Nixon-Förderpreis for young singers and joined the Monteverdi Choir.[2] She sang at the 1998 Göttingen Handel Festival, performing vocal chamber music by Handel and Domenico Scarlatti accompanied by Jacob Heringman on vihuela, harpsichordist Ludger Rémy and cellist Katie Rietman, singing arias from Handel's Sosarme and Tamerlano.[3]

Other opera productions have included Reinhard Keiser's The Temple of Janus in Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer, Johann Adolph Hasse's Larinda e Vanesio at the Margravial Opera House, and a production of Purcell's King Arthur for the Ruhrtriennale 2003. She performed Proserpina in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and in 2004 sang madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo and Monteverdi withconductor Thomas Hengelbrock at the Schwetzingen Festival.[2]

In 2006, Backes sang in the program "Wege zu Mozart" with the Marais Consort in several engagements throughout Germany.[4] She recorded Samuel Scheidt: The Great Sacred Concertos in 2007 with conductor Roland Wilson, alongside Monika Mauch, Markus Brutscher, Werner Buchin, Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Wilfried Jochens and Harry van der Kamp.[5] She sang madrigals by Monteverdi with Wilson in a series of performances throughout the 2008/09 season.[6] Performing with Passion of Cuivres in 2009, Backes sang La Comedie et la Mort at the Uckermärkische Musikwochen in the Uckermark[7] In 2012, Backes premiered Joseph Schuster's re-discovered opera Il Marito Indolente at the festival Regensburg Tage Alter Musik [de].[8]

In 2014, in collaboration with Stefan Horz, Backes recorded The Biography of Love, a selection of love songs from six different centuries based on their long collaboration.[8] She has sung with ensembles such as Deutsche Händelsolisten, Gabrieli Consort, Gesualdo Consort, Israel Camerata Orchestra, Musica Fiata and Ensemble Weser-Renaissance Bremen [de],[1] throughout Europe, including venues in Amsterdam, Aranjuez, Lisbon, London, Paris, Parma, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and York.[8]

Backes has translated several theatrical and literary works and has taught children's music. She has taught the Wuppertal Boys’ Choir,[8] and works with the Düsseldorf "Singpause", which trains schoolchildren in music techniques.[9][10]