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Lupe Fiasco | Official Website: Photos, Blog, Videos, Interactive and more. - LupeFiasco.com. Pandora Radio - Listen to Free Internet Radio, Find New Music. Wikipedia. University of Chicago. The University of Chicago (U of C, UChicago, or simply Chicago) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The university consists of the College of the University of Chicago, various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into four divisions, six professional schools, and a school of continuing education. The university enrolls approximately 5,000 students in the College and about 15,000 students overall. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the world's top 10 universities.[6][7][8] The university tied with Stanford University for 5th place in the 2014 U.S.

News & World Report "Best National Universities Rankings".[9] The University of Chicago is affiliated with 89 Nobel Laureates (including 10 current faculty),[15] 49 Rhodes Scholars[16] and 9 Fields Medalists.[17] It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. History[edit] Founding–1910s[edit] Hyde Park, Chicago. Hyde Park is a neighborhood and community area on the South Side of Chicago. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop. Hyde Park hosts the University of Chicago and two of Chicago's four historic sites listed in the original 1966 National Register of Historic Places (Chicago Pile-1 and Robie House).[7] In recent years, Hyde Park has received national attention as the longtime home of U.S. President Barack Obama. History[edit] Founding and early years[edit] Growth and notability[edit] In 1891 (two years after Hyde Park was annexed to the city of Chicago),[8] the University of Chicago was established in Hyde Park through the philanthropy of John D.

In the early decades of the twentieth century, many upscale hotels were built in Hyde Park (mostly along the lakefront). Racial integration, economic decline, and urban renewal[edit] Subdivisions[edit] University of Chicago campus[edit] East Hyde Park[edit] Kenwood[edit] Demographics[edit] Race[edit] U.S. Robie House. Interior (1911) History[edit] Wright designed the Robie House in his studio in Oak Park, Illinois between 1908 and 1909.[5] The design precedent for the Robie House was the Ferdinand F.

Tomek House in Riverside, Illinois, designed by Wright in 1907-08.[6] At the time that he commissioned Wright to design his home, Robie was only 28 years old and the assistant manager of the Excelsior Supply Company, a company on the South Side of Chicago owned and managed by his father. The contractor for the project, H.B. Barnard Co. of Chicago, began construction on April 15, 1909.[9] Wright did not supervise the construction of the house except in the earliest stages.

Robie's tenure in his home was short lived, however. The most serious threat to the existence of the Robie House arose 16 years later. Architecture[edit] Exterior (1911) Exterior[edit] Interior[edit] In plan, the house is designed as two large rectangles that seem to slide by one another.[31] Mr. Architectural significance[edit]

Suzuki method. Background[edit] I want to make good citizens. If a child hears fine music from the day of his birth and learns to play it himself, he develops sensitivity, discipline and endurance. He gets a beautiful heart. —Shin'ichi Suzuki Philosophy[edit] ...all children can be well educated... —Shin'ichi Suzuki The central belief of Suzuki, based on his language acquisition theories, is that all people can (and will) learn from their environment. Saturation in the musical community, including attendance at local concerts of classical music, exposure to and friendship with other music students, and listening to music performed by "artists" (professional classical musicians of high caliber) in the home every day (starting before birth if possible).Deliberate avoidance of musical aptitude tests or "auditions" to begin music study.

The method discourages competitive attitudes between players, and advocates collaboration and mutual encouragement for those of every ability and level. Technique[edit] Russell Brand. Russell Edward Brand[5] (born 4 June 1975)[6] is an English comedian, actor, radio host, and author. Brand has received significant media coverage for controversies such as his dismissal from MTV, his controversial behaviour as a presenter at various award ceremonies, and his drug use. In 2008, he resigned from the BBC following prank calls he made to actor Andrew Sachs on The Russell Brand Show.

He has incorporated his drug use, alcoholism, and promiscuity into his comedic material. Early life Brand says he had a "strange relationship" with his father, whom he saw sporadically and who took him to visit prostitutes during a trip to the Far East.[10] His theatre debut was at the age of 15 in a school production of Bugsy Malone and began work as a movie extra. Brand attended Grays School Media Arts College and in 1991, he was accepted to the Italia Conti Academy and had his first year tuition funded by Essex County Council.

Career Stand-up Presenting Acting. Katy Perry. Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album) Upon its release, Teenage Dream received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its production and theme while denouncing the lyrical content. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 192,000 copies in its first week. It was later certified two times platinum by the RIAA; selling more than 2.7 million copies in the United States, and charting within the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 year end chart three years in a row.[1] The album has sold approximately 6 million copies worldwide.[2] The album and its singles earned Perry seven Grammy Award nominations including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Record of the Year, as well as winning International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. On March 27, 2010, at 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, Perry told Jose Ordonez that she considered the album "a summer record".

Recording for the album finished on April 30, 2010. In North America, the album was packaged in several different ways. Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song) Musically, "Teenage Dream" is a mid-tempo pop song with a retro sound. It is styled in the genres of power pop and electropop, while taking influence from other genres such as disco and pop rock. Perry starts the song in a high-pitched voice while her vocals grow stronger as the song progresses. Lyrically "Teenage Dream" discusses being with a lover who makes one feel young again. "Teenage Dream" received generally positive reviews from music critics, some praising its nature and sound, but with others dismissing its lyrics as "too carefree and immature. " The song has topped the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Perry's third number-one single on that chart, and her second consecutive number-one single after California Gurls (2010).

"Teenage Dream" has been certified four times platinum in the United States, as well as receiving platinum and multi-platinum certifications in other countries. Perry performing "Teenage Dream" Perry during a beach party in the music video for "Teenage Dream". Despicable Me. The film stars the voice of Steve Carell as Gru, a super-villain who adopts three girls (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) from an orphanage; and the voice of Jason Segel as Vector, a rival of Gru who steals the Great Pyramid of Giza.

When Gru learns of Vector's heist, he plans an even greater heist: to shrink and steal the Earth's moon. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination Entertainment.[4] Plot[edit] Gru, a supervillain, has his pride injured when an unknown super-villain steals the Great Pyramid of Giza, an action that is described by his colleague Dr. Nefario as "making all other villains look lame. " Gru decides to do better, with the assistance of Dr. Nefario, by shrinking and stealing the Moon, an idea based on his childhood dream of being an astronaut, which was always disparaged by his mother Marlena. Later, Gru contacts Mr. Cast[edit] Production[edit] Music[edit] Release[edit] Marketing[edit] Voyager 2. Voyager 2 is a 722 kg (1,592 lb) space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977 to study the outer Solar System and eventually interstellar space.

It was actually launched before Voyager 1, but Voyager 1 moved faster and eventually passed it. It has been operating for 36 years, 7 months and 25 days as of 14 April 2014; the spacecraft still receives and transmits data via the Deep Space Network.[4] At a distance of 104.65 AU (1.566×1010 km) as of 14 April 2014 from Earth,[5] it is one of the most distant human made objects (along with Voyager 1, Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11).

Voyager 2 is part of the Voyager program with its identical sister craft Voyager 1, and is in extended mission, tasked with locating and studying the boundaries of the Solar System, including the Kuiper belt, the heliosphere and interstellar space. Mission background[edit] History[edit] Conceived in the 1960s, a Grand tour proposal to study the outer planets, prompted NASA to begin work on a mission in the early 1970s. Voyager Golden Record. Cover of the Voyager Golden Record The Voyager Golden Records are phonograph records which were included aboard both Voyager spacecrafts, which were launched in 1977. They contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for future humans, who may find them.

The Voyager spacecrafts are not heading towards any particular star, but Voyager 1 will be within 1.6 light-years of the star Gliese 445, currently in the constellation Camelopardalis, in about 40,000 years.[1] As the probes are extremely small compared to the vastness of interstellar space, the probability of a space-faring civilization encountering them is very small, especially since the probes will eventually stop emitting electromagnetic radiation meant for communication. Background[edit] The Voyager 1 and 2 probes are currently the farthest man made objects from Earth. Contents[edit] Playback[edit] Materials[edit] Film[edit] Solar System. Discovery and exploration Andreas Cellarius's illustration of the Copernican system, from the Harmonia Macrocosmica (1660) For many thousands of years, humanity, with a few notable exceptions, did not recognize the existence of the Solar System.

People believed Earth to be stationary at the centre of the universe and categorically different from the divine or ethereal objects that moved through the sky. Although the Greek philosopher Aristarchus of Samos had speculated on a heliocentric reordering of the cosmos,[11] Nicolaus Copernicus was the first to develop a mathematically predictive heliocentric system.[12] His 17th-century successors, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton, developed an understanding of physics that led to the gradual acceptance of the idea that Earth moves around the Sun and that the planets are governed by the same physical laws that governed Earth. Additionally, the invention of the telescope led to the discovery of further planets and moons. DRUDGE REPORT 2010® Cracked.com - America's Only Humor & Video Site Since 1958. 6 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Solved In Minutes. Writing movies is hard. Especially when audiences stubbornly demand you entertain them for at least 90 minutes.

This is why, in movie-land, characters are so often forced to drag problems out for an hour when, in reality, the situation could have been solved during the opening credits. Raiders of the Lost Ark What Happened: Archaeologist Indiana Jones is briefed by Army intelligence that the Nazis are looking for the fabled Ark of the Covenant because, through some ass-backward logic, they think that the best way to kill the Jews is by invoking the God of the Jews.

Archaeology! The Nazi's logic seems airtight. What Would Have Made More Sense: The most sensible response for the Army to this whole Ark business is coincidentally the easiest: Do absolutely nothing. The Fuhrer's army, lacking Indy's superior archaeology skills, misunderstood the location of the Ark to begin with. But lets say the Army doesn't know the Nazis are geographically challenged. "OK, now open it! " Pansy "Hey. 5 Gaping Plot Holes Hollywood Knows You Won't Notice. There are certain types of bullshit we're less likely to call a movie on, and Hollywood has been using these logical blind spots to trick us, surprise us and generally make their jobs a whole lot easier. We're not sure which is worse: the fact that Hollywood thinks we're stupid, or the fact that these tricks so often work.

Cracked has no bullshit for you, just this trailer for our new Star Wars: Adventures in Jedi School mini-series. To pull off a truly shocking ending, a filmmaker has to know exactly what his audience is thinking at all times, and stay two steps ahead of them. But there's a far lazier way to shock us, that only requires the filmmaker to assume his audience is as intelligent as a new born child. Notable Offenders Up until the shocking ending, the Cloverfield monster wants everyone within a two mile radius to know how terrifying it is.

In other words, if all five of your senses are in working order, a sneak attack is just about the only thing you don't have to worry about. 8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes. People hate plot holes in movies. At least, that's what they'll tell you. But sometimes, if a movie is awesome enough, people will overlook even the most retarded gaps in reason and logic. At least, until some asshole on the Internet points them out and makes a big list of them. Enjoy: The Plot: Marty McFly goes back in time, helps his parents get together, invents rock and roll... The Hole: ...and everyone promptly forgets he was ever there the minute he leaves. Nobody notices that a famous clothing brand is later named after him, nobody notices that Chuck Berry releases a song that sounds pretty similar to the one he played at the big dance, and most importantly, nobody bats an eyelid when his Mom has a kid who looks exactly like him.

Now we don't claim to know exactly what first enters the mind of a married man when his wife births a child who looks identical to their old high school boyfriend, but we're guessing it's not " time travel conspiracy. " The precogs? Selfish prick. The 6 Most Depressing Happy Endings in Movie History. Let's face it: very few hit films end with the credits scrolling over dead puppies and weeping children. Movie audiences pretty much demand happy endings. But sometimes Hollywood slips one past us, giving us a supposed happy ending that is actually depressing as hell once you give it a little thought.

For instance: The "Happy" Ending: The evil Emperor Palpatine hatches a plan to defeat the Rebellion once and for all by telling them the location of his unfinished superweapon and then telling them how to defeat it. Wait a Minute... That epic battle at the end there? What it does do is create a horrific power vacuum, in an empire with fleets of Star Destroyers and millions of pissed-off troops roving around the galaxy (even more pissed off if the payroll office and all of their checks were in the Death Star). "So... should we just keep being Stormtroopers, or what? " Sure, the Death Star was taken out, but that didn't exactly stop them last time. "Peace! " 1. 2. 3. 7 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Outbreak Would Fail (Quickly) 5 UFO Sightings That Even Non-Crazy People Find Creepy. What 23 Famous Characters Looked Like as Kids. 30 Error Messages You Never Want to See.

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