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Who is Roy Mustang?

The fictional character Roy Mustang ( Roi Masutangu ) is astate alchemist and colonel, in his late 30s or early 40s. He isn'tvery serious about his job, and is a notorious wom… (MORE)

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Did Heath Wilkins die by lethal injection?

No. Heath Wilkins, once the youngest inmate on Missouri's death row, was spared execution when the US Supreme Court ruled, in Roper v. Simmons, (2005), that executing individu… (MORE)

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Is Gerald Wilkins still married?

Yes, Gerald has been married to his wife Vita for 20 years and resides in Atlanta Georgia. They have 3 children Damien Wilkins (OKC), Jasmyn Wilkins, Clemson University,… (MORE)

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Who was Roy Orbison?

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter world-renowned for his deeply-moving emotional ballads delivered by a powerful… (MORE)

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Who is Roy Rogers?

Roy Rogers was a chidrens matinee idol in the 1940's/50's,usually known as the 'King of the Cowboys'.He starred in 88 films.

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Who is Roy Crooks?

Roy Crooks (Fort Worth resident) earned his living by being a manufacture representative for 10 years covering the whole state of Texas. Products such as: Envelopes for pr…inting companies and the State of Texas, Black n Decker power tools, True Temper lawn tools, Smith & Weston fire arms, box car loads of Corning Ware, General Electric small appliances, Shakespeare fishing equipment, Toastmaster appliances, and hundreds more. However, Roy had always wanted to act but just like a lot of us we just hope, but never steer our life towards that direction. One day, Roy was called by local college to measure and bid on a carpet installation ( Roy had been in the commercial floor covering market for over 15 years). When Roy was measuring the areas, the local theater was rehearsing a play. Roy talked to the actors and ask just how does one get to act in a play. The answer given was just come to the open audition. To speed things up, Roy got a small part and the part was crucial to the play because it required a great character. Roy changed his voice, stance, and body movements, and became totally a new person. He was great in the play. Patrons greeted him and asked if his voice was always like this (voice in the play) they actually thought Roy talked like this in real life. Well, one play after another, he has played the heavy characters. He has received standing ovations at the curtain call. There's more to Roy Crooks, but then again you would never really know if he is real or in one of his characters. In one of the plays he was an Italian grand dad, his accent was so perfect, patrons wanted to know were they (local theatre) found an Italian man to do the play. While in the play "To Kill a Mocking Bird", Roy's performance was so great that the local mayor said he was his favorite actor.. Now in retirement (since 2005), he has five grand-kids living with him and his wife (Jody - married Feb 1972). Taking breaks eating out three times a week with Jody and fishing with granddaughter London at 630 acre ranch land. Roy owned a driving safety school for over 14 years, he used different voices and characters in the courses. In addition to all of the above activities, Roy maintain an insurance agency, He has had offices in Fort Worth, Texarkana, and Austin. Providing protection for mortgages and final expenses for over 45 years. (MORE)

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Who was Roy Bryant?

Roy Bryant, with his half-brother J. W. Milam, murdered a 14 year-old boy named Emmett Till after they found out he had been speaking with Roy's wife Carolyn. Af…ter hearing about the conversation, Roy and J.W tracked down Emmett, dragged him out of the house where he was staying, threw him into the back of a pickup truck, and drove away. Over the next several hours they beat him brutally and eventually shot him. Emmett's swollen and badly disfigured body was found a few days later. Bryant and Milam were arrested and tried for the murder but acquitted. The defense argued that the body was not that of Till (it was, but it was so badly disfigured and swollen from the time it spent in the water after Bryant and Milam dumped it that it was not simple to identify it initially) and speculated that Till was still alive. A local Mississippi newspaper even reported that Till was being hidden by his relatives or perhaps returned to Chicago for safety. Two witnesses to at least some of the beatings were locked up by the local sheriff before they could speak with the prosecutors or testify in the trial; the prosecution apparently didn't even know about them during the trial. The jury was all-white in an area known for rampant racism. There is at least one report from some years after the trial that at least some of the jurors were certain of Bryant and Milam's guilt but felt that the death penalty or life imprisonment were too much for a white person for killing a black person and that the only other verdict Mississippi law permitted was acquittal. This is partly contradicted by other reports that they acquitted because they felt that the prosecution had failed to prove that the body was that of Emmett Till. The next year Bryant and Milan were paid between $3600 and $4000 for an interview with Look magazine. They both admitted to the murder but felt justified. Despite their confessions, they were protected from being prosecuted again by "double jeopardy". After the confession, Bryant was ostracized by his former friends and his shop (where Till spoke with his wife) went bankrupt because people (especially African-Americans) boycotted him and banks refused him loans to plant crops. Although he eventually found someone to make a personal loan to him to plant some cotton, local African-Americans refused to work for him and he had to pay higher wages to white workers. He moved to Texas and worked as a welder until he went mostly blind. His wife (the one he killed Till for speaking to) divorced him. He eventually moved back to Mississippi and opened a new store but was convicted in 1984 and 1988 of food stamp fraud. He retracted his confession but stated, in a 1985 interview "if Emmett Till hadn't got out of line, it probably wouldn't have happened to him." He died of cancer in 1994. The murder of Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal of the perpetrators was one of the factors leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 which allowed the U.S. Department of Justice to intervene in local law enforcement issues when civil rights were being compromised. (MORE)

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Who is j Earnest Wilkins jr?

J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. lives in Atlanta, Georgia where he is currently working as Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics at Clark Atlanta Univ…ersity. Prior to joining the faculty of Clark Atlanta University in September 1990, he had retired from an already exemplary career as a mathematician, physicist, and engineer. Responding to the influence, nurture and guidance of his parents, and developing his talents, he achieved much. Born on November 23, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. entered the University of Chicago to study mathematics at the age of 13. He received his B.S. degree as a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in 1940 at the age of 16, his M.S. degree in 1941 at the age of 17, and his Ph.D. degree in December 1942 at the age of 19. In 1942 he was also a Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study. This was the beginning of one of the most exemplary careers of scholarship and application of an American mathematician/physicist/engineer in the 20th century. In 1943-44 Wilkins taught mathematics at Tuskegee Institute, from 1944-1946 he worked as a physicist in the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory, and from 1946 to 1950 he worked as a mathematician at the American Optical Company (Buffalo, NY). From 1950 to 1960 he worked at the United Nuclear Corporation in White Plains, NY. During his tenure there he earned a bachelor's (1957) and a master's (1960) degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York University while also rising from Senior Mathematician to Manager of Research and Development. For ten years (1960-70) he worked at the General Atomic Company in San Diego, CA, rising from Assistant Chairman of Theoretical Physics, to Assistant Director of Defense Science and Engineering, to Director of Computational Research. In 1970 he joined Howard University as Distinguished Professor of Applied Mathematical Physics, remaining until 1977, during which period he also served as a visiting scientist for one year at Argonne National Laboratory. From 1977-1984 he worked at EG&G Idaho, Inc. (Idaho Falls, ID), rising from Vice President and Associate General Manager for Science and Engineering to Vice President and Deputy General Manager for Science and Engineering. In 1984-85 he was an Argonne Fellow at the Argonne National Laboratory and he was in retirement from 1985-1990. Although he has been highly praised as a superb practitioner of his craft, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. is also widely recognized and acclaimed as a world-class scholar, having published 81 papers and having produced an additional 22 unpublished reports for the Atomic Energy Commission. In addition to his scholarly activities and professional positions, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. has been very active in professional and civic activities, including active membership in the American Mathematical Society (Council Member 1975-77), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Mathematical Association of America, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the Optical Society of America, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Nuclear Society (Board of Directors 1967-77; President 1974-75), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery, National Association of Mathematicians, and others. For these and many other professional and civic groups, J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. has shared his talents by donating hundred of hours to the positive development of humanity. One of his outstanding contributions was that of playing a significant role of helping Howard University to establish a Ph.D. Program in mathematics, the only doctoral program in mathematics at a Historically Black College or University. Many awards and honors have been bestowed upon him for his exemplary career of service and scholarship. Perhaps the most noteworthy among these are his election to the National Academy of Engineering (1976), his being awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (U.S. Army, 1980), his election as a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1956), his elections as a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society (1964) and his election to Phi Beta Kappa (1940), Sigma XI (1942), Pi Tau Sigma (1956), and Tau Beta Pi (1956). Many groups and organizations have recognized his outstanding achievements, the latest being the National Association of Mathematicians, who elected him an Honorary Life Member in 1994, and will honor him with a special award later this year [1994]. [Johnny L. Houston, Executive Secretary of NAM] This biography first appeared in the NAM Newsletter, Fall Issue, 1994. It has been reprinted with permission from NAM. (MORE)

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What is the answer to 20c plus 5 equals 5c plus 65?

20c + 5 = 5c + 65 Divide through by 5: 4c + 1 = c + 13 Subtract c from both sides: 3c + 1 = 13 Subtract 1 from both sides: 3c = 12 Divide both sides by 3: c = 4 20c + 5 = 5c … (MORE)

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