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District 9 is a 2009 South African science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States, and South Africa. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James ...
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. [4] As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world [5] and is the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken, and wine as of 2016. [6]
In November 1885, it ran into a blinding snowstorm, veered off course, and ran aground near Isle Royale. As the storm continued to rage, the ship came apart, eventually killing 46 people. The wreck of the Algoma was the worst loss of life in the history of Lake Superior shipping. [5] 2: Amboy and George Spencer Shipwreck Sites
In November 2009, it acquired a majority stake in Jolt Online Gaming, an Irish browser game studio. [32] Jolt closed in 2012. [33] In 2010, GameStop acquired Kongregate, a San Francisco-based website for browser-based games. [34] [35] In 2017, it was sold for $55 million. [36] In 2011, GameStop acquired Spawn Labs and Impulse in separate ...
2009 21 life sentences, minimum 140 years United States: Former Siegfried & Roy trainer who made a video of himself raping and sexually abusing a two-year-old girl in 2003. Sentenced to 21 life sentences on 10 counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14, 11 counts of sexual assault with a minor under 14, and one count of attempted ...
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1942 Ship State Description HNLMS A Royal Netherlands Navy World War II: Battle of Java: The A-class minesweeper was scuttled at Soerabaja, Netherlands East Indies to avoid capture by Japanese forces.
Not to be confused with Radio Freedom. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) is an American government -funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. RFE/RL is a private 501 (c) (3) corporation and is supervised by the ...
ISO 3166-1 (Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It is the first part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization.