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Patrick Ewing (Hall of Fame NBA Centre)

Profession: Hall of Fame NBA Centre Biography: Best known for winning gold medals in men's Olympic basketball team in 1984 and 1992. Born: August 5, 1962 Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica Age: 62 years old Generation: Baby Boomer Chinese Zodiac: Tiger Star Sign: Leo Playing Career 1984-04-02 46th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston, 84-75; Hoyas center Patrick Ewing tournament MOP; John Thompson first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title 1984-08-10 The US beats Spain 96-65 to win the men's basketball gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics; future 'dream team' members Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin feature 1990-12-01 New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing scores career high 22 field goals in his 50 point haul in 113-96 win v Charlotte at Madison Square Garden 1991-11-22 NY Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.

Police capture young bandit informant involved in kidnapping in Katsina

ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the command, made this known in Katsina. “On July 3, the command, in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) attached to Dansoda village, Dandume Local Government Area (LGA), succeeded in arresting the 13-year-old boy. “He resides in Sheik Abdullahi quarters of Dandume town. He was arrested in connection to a suspected case of aiding and abetting armed banditry.

Politics

Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama delivers remarks during a campaign "grassroots event" at James Day Park July 5, 2012 in Parma, Ohio. In August, Romney released an ad charging that Obama had “gutted” the work requirements for welfare claims. In truth, all Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services had done was grant waivers to states whose governors – including some Republicans — had long been asking for flexibility in making welfare-to-work more effective at ending dependency.

That Old Jack Black Magic: As the Villain of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Actor Give

I have a little ritual when it comes to animated films. I try to go into them not knowing who the cast members are. That’s not always possible, of course. For the most part, though, I do my best to ignore the publicity and let the voices I hear surprise me — because if you don’t know who the actors are, you respond, I think, in a less biased and more spontaneous way.

The 30 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time

Every few years, a blockbuster movie comes along and breaks the box office, joining the list of highest-grossing movies of all time. Several of the films near the top of this list were released in the past decade, benefitting from today’s higher ticket prices, but every movie here has shown enough staying power at the worldwide box office to smash record after record.