Succes 2010: Steve MacLean, astronaut

Steven Glenwood MacLean (born December 14, 1954) is a Canadian astronaut. He is the current President of the Canadian Space Agency, appointed on September 2, 2008.
In December 1983, MacLean was one of six astronauts selected by the National Research Council of Canada. He began astronaut training in February 1984 and, in December 1985, was designated as the Canadian Payload Specialist to fly with the CANEX-2 set of Canadian experiments in space. MacLean was assigned to mission STS-71-F that scheduled for launch in 1987, but was canceled after Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. His mission, STS-52, took place October 22 to November 1, 1992.

From 1988 to 1991, he was astronaut adviser to the Strategic Technologies in Automation & Robotics Program (STEAR).

From 1987 to 1993, he was program manager of the Advanced Space Vision System (SVS). In July 1992, NASA agreed to outfit the shuttle fleet with an operational version of the Orbiter Space Vision System (OSVS) which will give eyes to the Canadarm on board the space shuttle, and the Advanced Vision Unit (AVU) which will be used with the Mobile Servicing System (MSS). The MSS is Canada’s contribution to the International Space Station. MacLean was Program Manager for the OSVS until his interim assignment, in July 1993, to a collateral duty as Science Advisor for the International Space Station.

In 1993, he became an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.

In April 1994, he was appointed acting director-general of the Canadian astronaut program. In July 1996 he was selected to attend NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Training at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Having completed two years of training and evaluation, he is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist. MacLean was initially assigned technical duties in the astronaut office robotics branch. More recently, he served as a CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) in the JSC Mission Control Center.

MacLean served as a Mission Specialist on STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned on September 21, 2006. He became the first Canadian to operate the robotic arm Canadarm2. On September 13, he performed his first spacewalk, a 7 hour EVA to activate the solar panels on the P3/4 truss — the second Canadian to do so, after Chris Hadfield.

Succes 2010: James Leavelle

James R. Leavelle (born August 23, 1920) is the former Dallas, Texas homicide detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald through the basement of Dallas Police headquarters when Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby.
Another view of Ruby's shooting of Oswald, from the Warren Commission report.

In a 2006 interview Leavelle, who was the first to interrogate Oswald after his arrest, recalled joking to Oswald before the transfer, " 'Lee, if anybody shoots at you, I hope they're as good a shot as you are.' He kind of smiled and said, ‘Nobody’s going to shoot at me.’ ”

He personally believes that Oswald acted alone in killing Kennedy, and says[citation needed] that in a 2006 discussion, he was told by Oswald's brother Robert that he believes the same thing, "because I knew my brother."

Leavelle was a sailor on board the USS Whitney during the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Succes 2010: Robert Curl, laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru Chimie (1996)

Robert Floyd Curl, Jr. este un chimist american, laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru chimie (1996).

Succes 2010: Ueli Steck, alpinist. Cel mai bun căţărător solitar din lume

Ueli Steck is a Swiss climber. He is a skilled carpenter and lives in Ringgenberg in Interlaken.

Steck is one of the world's best solo climbers. At the age of 17, he achieved the 9th Difficulty rating (UIAA) in Climbing. As an 18-year-old he climbed the north face of the Eiger, and the famous Bonatti Pillar in the Mont Blanc massif. In June 2004, he climbed with Stephan Siegrist the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau within 25 hours. Another success was the so-called Khumbu-Express in 2005, for which the climbing magazine "Climb!" named him one of the three best alpinists in Europe. The project consisted of the first solo-climb of the north wall of the Cholatse (6440 m) and the east wall of the Tawoche (6505 m).

In 2007, whilst climbing up the direct line on the southern flank to the summit of Annapurna in the Himalayas, he was hit by a falling rock which smashed his helmet. He was knocked unconsious, slipped more than 200 feet, but survived with just bruises and a concussion injuries. In May 2008 again climbing Annapurna he broke off his ascent of the route to a assist a Spanish climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza who had collapsed. Medical help was slow in coming and the Spanish climber died despite Steck's help.

In 2008 Steck was the first recipient of the Eiger Award for his mountaineering achievements.

Succes 2010: Radu Beligan, un monstru sacru greco-român, urmaș al lui Ion Creangă

Radu Beligan (n. 14 decembrie 1918) este un actor român, cu o bogată activitate în teatru, film, televiziune și radio. Pe linie maternă este grec de origine, pe linie paternă, fiind urmaș al unuia dintre frații lui Ion Creangă, potrivit unui interviu.

Radu Beligan a interpretat roluri celebre, cum ar fi caractere ale dramaturgilor literaturii române: Ion Luca Caragiale, Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea, Camil Petrescu, Tudor Mușatescu, Mircea Ștefănescu, Victor Ion Popa, Victor Eftimiu, Mihail Sebastian, Aurel Baranga, Alexandru Mirodan și universale: William Shakespeare, Carlo Goldoni, Nicolai Vasilievici Gogol, Anton Cehov, George Bernard Shaw, Maxim Gorki, Albert Camus, Jules Romain, Eugen Ionescu, Jean Anouilh, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Edward Albee, Peter Shaffer, Patrick Süskind, Neil Simon, Umberto Eco.

Succes 2010: Dr. Nicholas J. O. Liverpool, preşedinte al Commonwealth of Dominica

Dr Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool is a Dominican politician and jurist who has served as the sixth President of Dominica since October 2, 2003.

In 1957 he entered the University of Hull and obtained an LL.B (Hons.) degree in 1960. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1961. He obtained a Ph.D degree from University of Sheffield in 1965.

He became Ambassador to the United States in March 1998 and served in that capacity until 2001.

In July 2008 he agreed to serve a second term as President upon the expiration of his first term, following a joint nomination by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Opposition Leader Earl Williams.

Oldies but goldies: Gicu Dobrin şi Cornel Dinu. Gâscanul şi Procurorul

Succes 2010: Rita Simons (EastEnders)

Rita Joanne Simons is an English actress, singer, and model. She is currently known for playing the role of Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders.
She has made appearances in the British television shows Mile High, Dream Team and London's Burning.
Before her acting career, Rita was in the band Girls@Play, who had a couple of songs before splitting up. Their songs included Airhead and they covered Mel and Kim's "Respectable". She was also in a different group with three other members, including Shar from The Paradiso Girls, and released a single titled "Free Me".
Her portrayal of Roxy Mitchell won her Best Newcomer at the Digital Spy Soap Awards along with Best Onscreen Partnership for her character partnership with Ronnie Mitchell played by Samantha Womack. She also won Best Newcomer at the TV Now awards and was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2008 British Soap Awards, but lost to Coronation Street's Michelle Keegan. She also won the award for Best Newcomer at the 2008 Inside Soap Awards and won the award for Most Popular Newcomer at National Television Awards 2008.

Via Venue: Florida

Gazde ale unor evenimente care va vor facilita transferul corespondentei catre cei carora le solicitati autografe:

-Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (foto)

-The Orlando Centroplex

-Pensacola Civic Center

-The Philharmonic Centre for the Arts

-Ruth Eckerd Hall

-Sound Advice Amphitheatre

-St. Pete Times Forum

-TD Waterhouse Center

-Tinker Field

Gazde ale unor evenimente care e posibil sa NU va faciliteze transferul corespondentei catre cei carora le solicitati autografe:

-Cuzan Beach Amphitheatre

-Florida Strawberry Festival

-House of Blues Orlando

-Jannus Landing

-Seminole Hard Rock

-The Florida Theatre

-UCF Arena

-Universal Orlando Studios

Succes 2010: Norah Jones

Geethali Norah Jones Shankar, popularly known by her stage name Norah Jones, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, keyboardist, guitarist, and actress.

In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2005, having sold over 20 million copies. The record earned Jones five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. Her subsequent studio albums, Feels like Home, released in 2004, Not Too Late, released in 2007 and her 2009 release The Fall, all gained Platinum status after selling over a million copies and were generally well received by critics.

Jones has won nine Grammy Awards and was Billboard magazine's 60th best-selling music artist of the 2000–2009 decade.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and concert producer Sue Jones. She is the half-sister of Anoushka Shankar.

Succes 2010: George Clooney

George Clooney este un actor american detinator al Premiului Oscar pentru cel mai bun actor în rol secundar în anul 2006.


Primul sau rol important a fost in 1984 în sitcomul de scurta durata E/R.
Printre filmele importante in care a jucat se numara "The Perfect Storm" și "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". În 2001, el a facut echipa cu Soderbergh din nou pentru Ocean's Eleven, film care a adus incasari de 444 milioane dolari, fiind urmat de Ocean's Twelve, în 2004, și Ocean's Thirteen, în 2007. În 2001, Clooney a fondat studioul de producție Secțiunea Opt cu Steven Soderbergh.

clooney si-a facut debutul regizoral în 2002 cu Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, o adaptare a autobiografie a producatorului de televiziune Chuck Barris.
critici și spectatori deopotrivă.

La Gala Premiilor Oscar din 2006, Clooney a fost nominalizat la categoriile Cel mai bun regizor si Cel mai bun scenariu original, pentru Good Night, Good Luck, precum și la categoria Cel mai bun actor in rol secundar, pentru Syriana.

Succes 2010: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. is the third of eleven children born to Ethel Skakel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy and is the nephew of John F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy. He is an attorney specializing in environmental law and was co-host of Ring of Fire on the Air America Radio network.

In a January 2007 interview in O, The Oprah Magazine, Kennedy hinted that he might run for the position of United States Senator from New York, if Hillary Clinton were to win the 2008 Presidential election. The Senate seat formerly held by Clinton is the same seat to which RFK Jr.'s father Robert F. Kennedy was elected in 1964. Kennedy announced on December 2, 2008, however, that he was not interested in taking Clinton's seat