Koko the gorilla, who is said to have been able to communicate by using more than 1,000 hand signs, has died in California at the age of 46.
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The gorilla...could understand 2,000 words of spoken English.
2018 Current Events Study Guide
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- Volante
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44559261
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday, becoming the second elected world leader in modern times to have a child while in office.
The only other elected head of government known to have given birth while in office was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto, who had a child while she was prime minister in 1990.
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The only other elected head of government known to have given birth while in office was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto, who had a child while she was prime minister in 1990.
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ABC has put in an order for 10 episodes of Roseanne Without Roseanne, "The Connors"
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/rosean ... 202854210/
Meanwhile, Marvel's New Warriors is still being shopped for a home. Could've given it that timeslot, ABC.
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/rosean ... 202854210/
Meanwhile, Marvel's New Warriors is still being shopped for a home. Could've given it that timeslot, ABC.
The best thing that Neil Armstrong ever did, was to let us all imagine we were him.
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Roseanne Without Roseanne needs to take a cue from “Garfield Minus Garfield” comics, and have the cast act into the void as if she’s present the whole time.Volante wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:11 pm ABC has put in an order for 10 episodes of Roseanne Without Roseanne, "The Connors"
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/rosean ... 202854210/
Meanwhile, Marvel's New Warriors is still being shopped for a home. Could've given it that timeslot, ABC.
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Will Sandy Duncan join the cast as Dan’s sister?Volante wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:11 pm ABC has put in an order for 10 episodes of Roseanne Without Roseanne, "The Connors"
https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/rosean ... 202854210/
Meanwhile, Marvel's New Warriors is still being shopped for a home. Could've given it that timeslot, ABC.
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Hmmmmm. I thought it was because in all the previous movies all the dinosaurs stayed outdo.MarkBarrett wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:53 am New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl on Thursday, becoming the second elected world leader in modern times to have a child while in office.
The only other elected head of government known to have given birth while in office was Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto, who had a child while she was prime minister in 1990.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder award renamed to Children's Literature Legacy award
political correctness running amok. Mark Twain, you're next.
political correctness running amok. Mark Twain, you're next.
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Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy to retire as of the end of July 2018.
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Huckleberry Finn was number five on the American Library Association's list of most challenged books of the 1990s: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-adventure ... ned-740145DBear wrote: ↑Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:59 pm Laura Ingalls Wilder award renamed to Children's Literature Legacy award
political correctness running amok. Mark Twain, you're next. :roll:
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Joe Jackson has passed away: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/entertai ... index.html
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Say it ain't so.badgerfellow wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:23 pm Joe Jackson has passed away: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/entertai ... index.html
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This feels like a movie that deserves to slip under all our radars...except it's a weird pop culture nexus that's infested with possible clues.
Uncle Drew, starring Kyrie Irving (formerly of the Championship winning 2016 Cavaliers and the Championship losing 2017 Cavaliers, now on the Celtics) as the titular Drew. Uncle Drew the character was from PepsiMax commercials and Pepsi is co-producing the film.
Uncle Drew, starring Kyrie Irving (formerly of the Championship winning 2016 Cavaliers and the Championship losing 2017 Cavaliers, now on the Celtics) as the titular Drew. Uncle Drew the character was from PepsiMax commercials and Pepsi is co-producing the film.
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Science fiction writer Harlan Ellison has died. (I got this from Christine Valada's Twitter feed; she is a friend of him and his wife.)
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Has a Mac and Me clue ever appeared on the board? I’m short on “movies that began as ad campaigns” precedents.Volante wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:34 pm This feels like a movie that deserves to slip under all our radars...except it's a weird pop culture nexus that's infested with possible clues.
Uncle Drew, starring Kyrie Irving (formerly of the Championship winning 2016 Cavaliers and the Championship losing 2017 Cavaliers, now on the Celtics) as the titular Drew. Uncle Drew the character was from PepsiMax commercials and Pepsi is co-producing the film.
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A co-worker misheard this and started telling everybody that Bo Jackson had died.badgerfellow wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 4:23 pm Joe Jackson has passed away: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/entertai ... index.html
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In Ironhorse's current TD 385 (reveal currently underway), Ernest P. Worrell was a singleton response. Ernest started as a character in ads before moving to the big screen.9021amyers wrote: ↑Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:30 pm I’m short on “movies that began as ad campaigns” precedents.
Know whut Ah mean, Vern?
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Honda has ended development on Asimo, its humanoid robot, after 18 years.
https://gizmodo.com/rip-asimo-you-usele ... 1827213706
https://gizmodo.com/rip-asimo-you-usele ... 1827213706
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LeBron says goodbye to Cleveland again, and hello to LA, as he joins the Lakers.
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