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William Hing Cheung Hung (Chinese: 孔慶翔; born November 10, 1982) is a Hong Kong -born American motivational speaker and former singer who gained fame in 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition singing Ricky Martin 's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol. At the time of his audition, Hung was a civil engineering student at UC Berkeley. After ...
" The Devil and Daniel Webster " (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator. The narrative references real events in the lives of Webster and his family. The story appeared in The Saturday ...
A "credit default swap" (CDS) is a credit derivative contract between two counterparties. The buyer makes periodic payments to the seller, and in return receives a payoff if an underlying financial instrument defaults or experiences a similar credit event. [7][12][13] The CDS may refer to a specified loan or bond obligation of a "reference entity", usually a corporation or government. [14] The ...
VinBus electric bus charging at VF station. Solar cells are on top of the roof A phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles are proposed bans or discouragement (for example via taxes) on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles or use of existing fossil-fuel powered vehicles, as well the encouragement of using other forms of transportation. Vehicles that are powered by fossil fuels, such as ...
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American media conglomerate created by Endeavor as part of a merger between World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) and Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [4] Since the completion of the merger on September 12, 2023, both WWE and UFC operate as subsidiaries under the banner of TKO. [5] The merger marked the first ...
American cartoon, published in 1898: "Remember the Maine! And Don't Forget the Starving Cubans!" Used to encourage support for American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Propaganda is a form of communication that aims to shape people's beliefs, actions and behaviours. It is generally not impartial, and is hence viewed as a means of persuasion. It is often biased, misleading, or ...
Father Knows Best is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by Ed James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is ...