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Ray Murphy, Jr. (October 4, 1946 Joplin, Missouri[1] - July 20, 2010 Tulsa, Oklahoma[2]) was an all-American collegiate wrestler at Oklahoma State University. He is the recipient of the 1998 Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[3]
Murphy's collegiate wrestling career included two appearances in the NCAA national tournament in 1968 and 1969 with the OSU Cowboys. He placed fifth in the 137 pound weight class and second in the 145 pound weight class,[4][5] respectively. He was hopeful to compete in the 1972 Olympics.
On April 11, 1970, Ray Murphy’s life changed forever while wrestling for the OSU Cowboys. Murphy was thrown during a match and landed directly on his head, paralyzing him from the neck down.
Since that day, Ray has been gripped by paralysis and still requires mechanical assistance in breathing. Ray Murphy has been actively involved in the development of sip-and-puff technology—a method where a person can sip and puff in a straw in code to send commands to mechanical devices.[6] In Ray Murphy's case, he can use sip-and-puff technology to adjust lights in a room, change channels on a television, type on a keyboard, and control his wheelchair.
Because of the importance of sip-and-puff technology, which Ray uses to operate his computer and other amenities, he has become a national leader in research of new additions to this technique. He also has been employed as a computer programmer by ConocoPhillips and other corporations to advance this and other handicapped-assisting technologies.
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Jerome Lester Horwitz (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He is best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine. Curly is generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He is well known for his high-pitched voice, vocal expressions ("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!","woo-woo-woo!", and barking like a dog), as well as his inventive physical comedy, improvisations, and athleticism.
An untrained actor and natural comedian, Curly borrowed (and significantly exaggerated) the "woo woo" from "nervous" and soft-spoken comedian Hugh Herbert, but was otherwise an original and inspired performer. Curly's unique version of "woo-woo-woo" was firmly established by the time of the Stooges' second film Punch Drunks in 1934.
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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically valid sentence in the English language, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in literature since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.[7] It was posted to Linguist List by Rapaport in 1992.[8] It was also featured in Steven Pinker's 1994 book The Language Instinct.[9]
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Vinko Bogataj (Slovenian: /ˈʋiːŋko bɔɡaˈtaj/; born 1950) is a former ski jumper from Slovenia who became noted on US television in the 1970s for a moment of spectacular failure that was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports as the infamous Agony of Defeat.
Bogataj was competing as a Yugoslavian entrant at the Ski-flying World Championships in Oberstdorf, West Germany (now Germany) on March 21, 1970. A light snow had begun falling at the start of the event, and by the time Bogataj was ready for his third jump, the snow had become quite heavy. Midway down the ramp for that jump, Bogataj realized that the conditions had made the ramp too fast. He attempted to lower his center of gravity and stop his jump, but instead lost his balance completely and rocketed out of control off the end of the ramp, tumbling and flipping wildly, and crashing through a light retaining fence near a crowd of stunned spectators before coming to a halt. Despite the ferocity of the crash, Bogataj suffered only a mild concussion.
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John Philip Sousa (pronounced /ˈsuːsə/[10]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King."
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The Midwest Christian College Conference is a college athletic conference that is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA).[11]
Member schools:
- Barclay College, Haviland, Kansas
- Calvary Bible College, Kansas City, Missouri
- Central Christian College of the Bible, Moberly, Missouri
- Grace University, Omaha, Nebraska
- Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan, Kansas
- Nebraska Christian College, Papillion, Nebraska
- Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri
- Vennard College, University Park, Iowa
The conference offers two sports for men's competition and two sports for women's competition. Both men's and women's basketball are provided. Men can also compete in soccer and women in volleyball.[12]
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The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference was an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and when it closed in 2015, had member institutions located in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.
- Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska
- Central Christian College, McPherson, Kansas
- College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
- College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska
- Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, Kansas
- Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska
- York College, York, Nebraska
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Boulevard Brewing Company is an independent regional craft brewery located in Kansas City, Missouri. The Brewers Association currently ranks Boulevard as the 8th largest craft brewery, and the 16th largest active brewery in the United States. The sale of Anheuser-Busch to InBev made Boulevard the largest independent American brewery in the state of Missouri. Boulevard's beers are available in 20 Midwest and Great Plains states.
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After fermentation, the beans are dried, then cleaned, and then roasted, and the shell is removed to produce cacao nibs. The nibs are then ground to cocoa mass, pure chocolate in rough form. Because this cocoa mass usually is liquefied then molded with or without other ingredients, it is called chocolate liquor. The liquor also may be processed into two components: cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Unsweetened baking chocolate (bitter chocolate) contains primarily cocoa solids and cocoa butter in varying proportions. Much of the chocolate consumed today is in the form of sweet chocolate, combining cocoa solids, cocoa butter or other fat, and sugar. Milk chocolate is sweet chocolate that additionally contains milk powder or condensed milk. White chocolate contains cocoa butter, sugar, and milk but no cocoa solids.
Cocoa solids contain alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have physiological effects on the body. It has been linked to serotonin levels in the brain. Some research found that chocolate, eaten in moderation, can lower blood pressure.[13] The presence of theobromine renders it toxic to some animals,[14] especially dogs and cats.
Chocolate has become one of the most popular food types and flavors in the world. Gifts of chocolate molded into different shapes have become traditional on certain holidays: chocolate bunnies and eggs are popular on Easter, chocolate coins on Hanukkah, Santa Claus and other holiday symbols on Christmas, and chocolate hearts or chocolate in heart-shaped boxes on Valentine's Day. Chocolate is also used in cold and hot beverages, to produce chocolate milk and hot chocolate.
Around three quarters of the world's cacao bean production takes place in West Africa.
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The Trailside Center is a tourist center, museum, and community facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Items on display include exhibits of Civil War items related to the Battle of Westport as well as items related to the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California trails.[15] The center is staffed by volunteers[16].
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John H. Eastwood (May 12, 1911–February 13, 2007) was an author, seminary professor, army chaplain, and church pastor in the United States. He grew up in rural Nebraska and earned a Doctor of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1941.[17] He served in the United States Army 464th Bombardment Group during World War II.[18] His final position was as the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hammond, Indiana,[19] a church that he led to triple in size during his leadership.[20]
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Elizabeth "Liz" Heaston Thompson (born 1977) is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on October 18, 1997 as a placekicker for the Willamette University Bearcats, which was competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[21] She also played women's soccer for Willamette. Heaston's accomplishment was widely noted by the media and the sports community.
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The Mound City News is a local newspaper published in Mound City, Missouri, serving Holt County. It reports a circulation of 2,400[22] even though as of the census[23] of 2000 there were only 2,237 households residing in the county. The paper has been publishing weekly since April 7, 1994[24] and currently releases its publication on Thursday each week.[25] The publication claims roots back to 1879.[26]
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Elizabeth MacDonough is the current Parliamentarian of the United States Senate. She is the first female to hold the position.[27][28]
The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate is the official advisor to the United States Senate on the interpretation of Standing Rules of the United States Senate and parliamentary procedure.
As the Presiding Officer of the Senate may not be fully aware of the parliamentary situation currently facing the Senate, staff from the Senate Parliamentarian's office sit on the Senate dais to advise the Presiding Officer on how to respond to inquiries and motions from Senators. The role of the parliamentary staff is strictly advisory; the Presiding Officer is in no way required to follow their advice, though they almost always do so. The office also refers bills to the appropriate committees on behalf of the Senate's Presiding Officer. If facing the dais, the Parliamentarian is the second from the left.
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Harvey T. "Pop" Hollinger (October 13, 1886 – March 6, 1977) was one of the first comic book collectors.[29] He set up his retail and mail order shop for new and used comics in Concordia, Kansas, in the late 1930s.[30]
Hollinger entered into the comics trade through his retail store and expanded into mail order. Originally a side business, he became so successful that he began working on ways to trade comics and began experimenting with restorative methods.[29] His restoring attempts included using tape and staples[31] and were primarily done to enhance the longevity of the reading experience rather than to boost the collector value. Hollinger referred to this process as 'rebuilding' and to the comic books as 'rebuilt comics'.[32]
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The football team at Oregon Agricultural College was one of the very first schools nationally to use the huddle formation in a game. It happened against the University of Washington in Seattle during the 1918 season. Head coach Bill Hargiss instructed the starters that once they returned to the field, they were to stand 10 yards behind the ball before the beginning of each play and whisper to one another what they were going to do next.[33] An eyewitness to the game was veteran Seattle sports columnist Royal Brougham, whose stories of the contest give testimony today to the program's early use of this pioneering new formation.[34] Others trace the huddle to the 1890s in Gallaudet College.[35]
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The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden is an arboretum located in Kansas City, Missouri and maintained by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The gardens are located near Country Club Plaza and the main campus of University of Missouri–Kansas City. The gardens are reported to be popular because of its high amount of colors and serenity.[36] Local volunteers in association with Powell Gardens are responsible for daily care.
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Michael "Eddie" Edwards (born 5 December 1963), aka "Eddie the Eagle," is a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor since 1929 to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the 70m and 90m events. He became the British ski jumping record holder, ninth in amateur speed skiing, (106.8 mph (171.9 km/h)) and a stunt jumping world record holder for jumping over 6 buses.[37][better source needed] In 2016, he was portrayed by Taron Egerton in the biographical film Eddie the Eagle.
During the 1988 Winter Olympics, Edwards competed in and finished last in both the 70 m and 90 m events. In the 70 m, he scored 60.5 points from two jumps of 55m; second-last Bernat Sola Pujol of Spain scored 140.4 points from 71 m and 68.5 m jumps; winner Matti Nykänen of Finland had 229.1 points from 89.5m jumps. In the 90 m, Edwards scored 57.5 points from 71 m and 67 m jumps; second-last Todd Gilman of Canada had 110.8 points from 96 m and 86.5 m; Nykänen won again, with 224 points from 118.5 m and 107 m.[38]
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Llewellyn Watts III (1922–2003) was a baseball player and coach in the United States. He played professionally as a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns organization and wrote a book titled The Fine Art of Baseball that was published in 1964.
Watts completed two seasons of play in the minor leagues before pitching for the Browns. He later became a baseball coach, and teacher. He was coach and mentor to Major League players Erik Hanson and Brian Meyer.
Before playing baseball professionally, Watts served aboard the USS Rich (DE-695) during World War II for the United States Navy. (Full article...)User:Paulmcdonald/Other fun stuff/20
Patricia Palinkas (née Barczi, born 1943) is the first woman to have played American football professionally in a predominantly male league. She was a holder for her husband Stephen Palinkas for the Orlando Panthers of the minor league Atlantic Coast Football League. She was the only woman professional until Katie Hnida signed with the Fort Wayne Firehawks in 2010. (Full article...)
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