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Yankovic acquired an accordion at age 9 but never took lessons .
Yankovic received an accordion at age 9 , but never took lessons .
He commuted from Cleveland to host each episode , which aired live .
He traveled from Cleveland to host each episode .
He rarely strayed from the Slovenian-style polka , but did record with country guitarist Chet Atkins and pop singer Don Everly .
He has recorded with country guitarist Chet Atkins and pop singer Don Everly .
Al , who also performs polka music among many other styles , has jokingly hypothesized that he was given accordion lessons as a child because his parents thought that `` there should be at least one more accordion-playing Yankovic in the world . ''
However , Weird Al has jokingly said that he was given accordion lessons as a child because his parents thought that `` there should be at least one more accordion-playing Yankovic in the world . ''
Yankovic hit the national scene when he earned two platinum singles for Just Because ( 1947 ) and Blue Skirt Waltz ( 1949 ) .
Yankovic earned two platinum singles for `` Just Because '' ( 1947 ) and `` Blue Skirt Waltz '' ( 1949 ) .
His first records were made for the Yankee and Joliet labels operated by Fred Wolf .
Therefore , his first records were made for Yankee and Joliet , labels operated by Fred Wolf .
Frank John `` Frankie '' Yankovic ( July 28 , 1915 in Davis , West Virginia - October 14 , 1998 in New Port Richey , Florida ) was a Grammy Award-winning polka musician .
Frankie Yankovic ( July 28 , 1915 - October 14 , 1998 ) was a polka musician from the United States .
Yankovic also hosted the television series Polka Time for Buffalo , New York-based WKBW-TV for 26 weeks in 1962 .
Yankovic also was on the television series Polka Time on Buffalo , New York-based WKBW-TV in 1962 .
He also hosted a similar show at WGN-TV Chicago at about the same time .
He hosted a similar show in Chicago at about the same time .
Hundreds of friends , family , his loyal fans and fellow musicians attended his memorial service .
Hundreds of friends , family , fans , and fellow musicians were at his funeral .
He has performed with musical comedian and fellow accordionist `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , although the two are not related .
He was not related to musical comedian and accordionist `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , who also performs polka music .
By the late 1920s , in his early teenage years , he was a working musician , playing for community events .
By his early teenage years , he was a working musician .
Of Slovene descent , Yankovic was raised in South Euclid , Ohio .
He was raised in South Euclid , Ohio .
As his reputation spread , he sought opportunities to make phonograph records , but the major labels turned him down .
He wanted to make recordings , but the major labels turned him down .
Fortunately , he was able to beat the gangrene before that became necessary , and was awarded a Purple Heart .
He was awarded a Purple Heart .
He fought in the Battle of the Bulge where a severe case of frostbite nearly required the amputation of his hands and feet .
He fought in the Battle of the Bulge .
Known as `` America 's Polka King , '' Yankovic was the premier artist to play in the Slovenian style during a long and successful career .
He was called `` America 's Polka King . ''
He was the first winner in the Polka category .
He was the first winner in the Best Polka Recording category .
Yankovic enlisted in the armed forces in 1943 , and cut numerous records while on leave , prior to his departure for Europe .
Yankovic joined the U.S. Armed Forces in 1943 .
The flames moved along a passageway towards the powder room , where 17 tons of gunpowder were stored .
The flames moved along a passageway towards the powder room where 17 tons of gunpowder were stored .
Although he had received a wound to his forehead , Taylor ran towards the fire and extinguished it with his bare hands , thereby saving his ship .
Although he had received a wound to his forehead Taylor ran towards the fire and extinguished it with his bare hands .
At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 , his ship engaged the CSS Tennessee and was struck by a broadside at close range .
At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 , 1864 his ship engaged the CSS Tennessee .
Born on November 15 , 1830 , in Watertown , New York , Taylor was still living in that state when he joined the Navy .
Taylor was born on November 15 , 1830 , in Watertown , New York .
George Taylor ( November 15 , 1830 - October 7 , 1893 ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay .
George Taylor ( November 15 , 1830 - October 7 , 1893 ) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War .
The Confederate artillery shells hit Lackawanna 's berth deck near the magazine , causing mass casualties and igniting loose gunpowder which had spilled onto the floor while Lackawanna 's sailors were assembling their own shells .
The Confederate artillery shells hit Lackawanna 's berth deck near the magazine .
He then returned to his duties for the remainder of the battle , despite his hands being burned down to the bone .
He then returned to his duties for the remainder of the battle .
Taylor died on October 7 , 1893 , at age 62 and was buried in Paragould , Arkansas .
He was 62 and was buried in Paragould , Arkansas .
Articulate brachiopods have toothed hinges and simple opening and closing muscles , while inarticulate brachiopods have untoothed hinges and a more complex system of muscles used to keep the two halves aligned .
Articulate brachiopods have toothed hinges and simple opening and closing muscles , while inarticulate brachiopods have untoothed hinges and a more complex system of muscles used to fit the two halves together .
At their peak in the Paleozoic era , the brachiopods were among the most abundant filter-feeders and reef-builders , and occupied other ecological niches , including swimming in the jet-propulsion style of scallops .
At their peak in the Palaeozoic era the brachiopods were among the most abundant filter-feeders and reef-builders , and occupied other ecological niches , including swimming in the jet-propulsion style of scallops .
In a typical brachiopod a stalk-like pedicle projects from an opening in one of the valves , known as the pedicle valve , attaching the animal to the seabed but clear of silt that would obstruct the opening .
In a typical brachiopod a stalk-like pedicle projects from an opening in one of the valves ( the pedicle valve ) .
Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end , while the front can be opened for feeding or closed for protection .
The front can be opened for feeding or closed for protection .
Brachiopods , phylum Brachiopoda , are marine animals that have hard `` valves '' ( shells ) on the upper and lower surfaces , unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs .
Their mostly calcium carbonate shells or `` valves '' have upper and lower surfaces , unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs .
The next year , Zabel won the overall World Cup victory , having won the Milan - San Remo and Amstel Gold Race , while Ullrich was placed second again in the 2000 Tour de France to Lance Armstrong .
The next year , Zabel won the overall World Cup victory , having won the Milan - San Remo and Amstel Gold Race , while Ullrich placed second again in the 2000 Tour de France to Lance Armstrong .
The 1997 Tour de France saw the emergence of Ullrich as he won the race with support from Riis , who in turn had won the World Cup race , Amstel Gold Race earlier in 1997 .
The 1997 Tour de France saw the emergence of Ullrich as he won the race with support from Riis , who in turn had won the World Cup race Amstel Gold Race earlier in 1997 .
In addition , the team also signed many successful non-German riders such as Georg Totschnig , Alexander Vinokourov , Cadel Evans , Santiago Botero and Paolo Savoldelli .
In addition the team signed many successful non-German riders such as Georg Totschnig , Alexander Vinokourov , Cadel Evans , Santiago Botero and Paolo Savoldelli .
Like the Columbia Sportswear sponsorship , the HTC sponsorship included both the men 's and women 's teams .
Like the Columbia Sportswear sponsorship , the HTC sponsorship includes both the men 's and women 's teams .
HTC-Highroad ( UCI team code : THR ) is a former professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races .
HTC-Highroad ( UCI team code : THR ) is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races .
`` The contract linking T-Mobile to Pevenage has been retrospectively stopped on June 30 , '' the team 's general manager , Olaf Ludwig , said .
`` The contract linking T-Mobile to Pevenage has been retrospectively stopped on 30 June , '' the team 's general manager , Olaf Ludwig , said .
High Road Sports was the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton .
High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton .
In May 2007 , several former riders admitted to using banned substances ( including EPO ) while riding for the team in the mid-1990s , including Erik Zabel , Rolf Aldag , Brian Holm , Bjarne Riis , Bert Dietz , Udo Bölts and Christian Henn including the seasons in which Riis and Ullrich won the Tour de France .
In May 2007 , several former riders admitted using banned substances ( including EPO ) while riding for the team in the mid 1990s , including Erik Zabel , Rolf Aldag , Brian Holm , Bjarne Riis , Bert Dietz , Udo Bölts and Christian Henn including the seasons in which Riis and Ullrich won the Tour de France .
On June 29 , 2009 HTC announced a three-year sponsorship of the team beginning with the 2009 Tour de France .
On June 29 , 2009 HTC announced a three year sponsorship of the team beginning with the 2009 Tour de France .
On July 9 , the team announced the dismissal of its sporting director , Rudy Pevenage , for his implication with former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich in a Spanish blood doping scandal .
On 9 July , the team announced the dismissal of its sporting director , Rudy Pevenage , for his implication with former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich in a Spanish blood doping scandal .
The sponsorship included both the men 's and women 's teams .
The sponsorship includes both the men 's and women 's teams .
Bölts who was involved with the team since its beginnings in 1989 would stay with the team until 2003 , continued building on the successes of the team by winning stage 19 , the Queen stage of the 1992 Giro d'Italia .
Bölts who was involved with the team since its beginnings in 1989 stayed with the team until 2003 , continued building on the successes of the team by winning stage 19 , the Queen stage of the 1992 Giro d'Italia .
The all-new S-Works Prevail and TT3 helmets would protect the riders in road and TT applications , respectively .
The all-new S-Works Prevail and TT3 helmets will protect the riders in road and TT applications , respectively .
In 1993 , the team again achieved success in the national championship road race in Germany .
In 1993 the team again achieved success in the national championship road race in Germany .
Despite its many successes , Team Columbia did not seem to be able to afford as many top riders as they had , and due to their many victories , a lot of riders were targeted by other teams for the 2010 season .
Despite its many successes , Team Columbia does not seem to be able to afford as many top riders as they have , and due to their many victories , a lot of riders were targeted by other teams for the 2010 season .
Several riders who had been with the team for a long time such as Steffen Wesemann , Andreas Klöden and Matthias Kessler left .
Several riders who had been with the team for a long time such as Steffen Wesemann , Andreas Klöden and Matthias Kessler left or their contracts were not extended .
Eddy Mazzoleni who was in his first year for the team also left .
Eddy Mazzoleni who was in his first year for the team would also leave .
Bolts won the Clásica de San Sebastián and Wesemann won his second and the first of four wins with the Telekom team of the Peace Race .
Bolts won the Clásica de San Sebastián and Wesemann won his second and the first of four wins with the Telekom team of the famous stage race the Peace Race .
The team had a continuous presence at the top of the professional peloton and continued to sign the emerging German cyclists of the times including Andreas Klöden in 1998 , Jörg Jaksche in 1999 , Matthias Kessler in 2000 and Stefan Schumacher in 2002 .
The team had a continuous presence at the top of the professional peloton and continued to sign the emerging German cyclists of the times with Andreas Klöden in 1998 , Jörg Jaksche in 1999 , Matthias Kessler in 2000 and Stefan Schumacher in 2002 to name but a few .
On October 17 , 2010 , Team Columbia HTC announced a tie up with Specialized for 2011 .
On October 17 , 2010 Team Columbia HTC announced a tie up with Specialized for 2011 and beyond .
August proved a very good month for Norwegian all-rounder Edvald Boasson Hagen , with two stage wins and a podium finish in the Tour of Poland and two more stage wins and the GC win in the Eneco Tour .
August proved a very good month for Norwegian allrounder Edvald Boasson Hagen , with two stage wins and a podium finish in the Tour of Poland and two more stage wins and the GC win in the Eneco Tour .
As replacements , a lot of young talented riders , such as Jan Ghyselinck , Rasmus Guldhammer and Martin and Peter Velits were contracted .
As replacements , a lot of young talented riders , such as Jan Ghyselinck , Rasmus Guldhammer and Martin and Peter Velits , were contracted .
He was still in hospital when he was suspended from Team T-Mobile , and was dismissed on July 31 , 2007 .
He was still in hospital when he was suspended from Team T-Mobile , and was dismissed on 31 July 2007 .
Godefroot brought in the Danish rider , Bjarne Riis , the third place finisher of the 1995 Tour and he went on to win the 1996 Tour de France , with the then 22-year old German support rider Jan Ullrich finishing in second place .
Godefroot brought in Danish rider Bjarne Riis , the third place finisher of the 1995 Tour and he went on to win the 1996 Tour de France , with the then 22-year old German support rider Jan Ullrich finishing in second place .
Specialized would supply the team 's frames , forks , and helmets .
Specialized will supply the team 's frames , forks , and helmets .
Jens Heppner continued this streak with his overall tenth place at the 1992 Tour de France .
Jens Heppner continued this with his tenth place overall at the 1992 Tour de France .
It contains a total of 29 riders , 9 physiotherapists or nurses , 9 mechanics and service persons , and has 22 partners .
It has 29 riders , 9 physiotherapists or nurses , 9 mechanics and service persons , and has 22 partners .
The men would race the S-Works Tarmac for most road races , the S-Works Roubaix for cobbled classics , and the Shiv TT in time trials .
The men will race the S-Works Tarmac for most road races , the S-Works Roubaix for cobbled classics , and the Shiv TT in time trials .
The team was founded in 1991 as Team Telekom , sponsored by Deutsche Telekom .
The team was set up in 1991 as Team Telekom , sponsored by Deutsche Telekom .
The team had a successful start to the year with Luxembourg rider , Kim Kirchen winning the classic La Flèche Wallonne .
The team had a successful start to the year with Luxembourg rider Kim Kirchen winning the classic La Flèche Wallonne .
Eventually the organisers of the Tour agreed that six Telekom members , namely Rolf Aldag , Udo Bölts , Jens Heppner , Vladimir Pulnikov , Erik Zabel and Olaf Ludwig would join with three members of the ZG Mobili to form a composite team .
Eventually the organisers of the Tour agreed that six Telekom members , namely Rolf Aldag , Udo Bölts , Jens Heppner , Vladimir Pulnikov , Erik Zabel and Olaf Ludwig , would be joined with three members of the ZG Mobili to form a composite team .
The team 's new name was `` Team Columbia-HTC . ''
The team 's new name is `` Team Columbia '' .
In July 2005 , during the 2005 Tour , Vinokourov 's contract was running out and speculation was abundant if he was to stay with T-Mobile .
In July 2005 , during the 2005 Tour , Vinokourov 's contract was running out and people wondered if he was to stay with T-Mobile .
After the Tour de France , the team changed significantly ; team manager , Olaf Ludwig left the team and was replaced by Bob Stapleton .
After the Tour de France , the team completely changed ; Team manager Olaf Ludwig left the team and was replaced by Bob Stapleton .
Their last title sponsor was HTC Corporation , a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones but dissolved at the end of the 2011 season from a failure to find a new sponsor .
Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation , a Taiwanese maker of Smartphones .
The team is under the management of Bob Stapleton and Rolf Aldag .
The team is managed by Bob Stapleton and Rolf Aldag .
On June 15 , 2008 Columbia Sportswear announced a three-year sponsorship of the team beginning on July 5 , the start of the Tour de France , changing the name to `` Team Columbia '' .
Results like this and also High-Road 's performance at the Giro d'Italia helped the team secure a sponsor for the end of the year On June 15 , 2008 Columbia Sportswear announced a three year sponsorship of the team beginning on July 5 , the start of the Tour de France .
The team continued due to the funding from the team owner , Bob Stapleton , as the team did not have enough time to gather sponsors for the new year .
The team continued thanks to funding solely from the team owner Bob Stapleton , as the team did not have enough time to gather sponsors for the new year .
The team went on to have a highly successful Tour , winning 5 stages ( four of which went to British sprinter Mark Cavendish ) and team leader Kim Kirchen lead the overall classification for four days and the points competition for three .
The announcement of this new deal with Columbia coincided with a highly successful Tour , in which the team won 5 individual stages ( four of which went to British sprinter Mark Cavendish ) as well as team leader Kim Kirchen leading the general classification in the Tour de France for four days in addition to leading the points classification in the Tour de France .
Feynman diagram and path integral methods are also used in statistical mechanics and can even be applied to classical mechanics .
Feynman diagrams are used in quantum mechanics .
The Epic of Gilgamesh , an epic poem from Mesopotamia , is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature .
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia .
There is no mention of Móði 's mother .
Nothing is known about Móði 's mother .
Their names mean `` Angry '' and `` Strong , '' respectively .
Their names mean `` Angry '' and `` strong '' .
In Norse mythology , Móði ( anglicized Módi or Mothi ) and Magni are the sons of Thor .
In Norse mythology , Móði ( or Modi ) and Magni are the sons of Thor .
Then Odin spake and said that Thor did wrong to give the good horse to the son of a giantess , and not to his father .
Odin was upset that Thor gave the horse to `` the son of a giantess '' and not to Odin , Thor 's own father .
Paul Biya was born in the village of Mvomeka'a in the South Region of French Cameroon .
Biya was born on February 13 , 1933 in the village of Mvomeka'a in Cameroon .
The United Kingdom is made up of four constituent parts : England , Scotland and Wales , forming Great Britain , and Northern Ireland in the north-east of the island of Ireland .
England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland join together to make the United Kingdom .
In April 1966 , Gallimard published Foucault 's Les Mots et les choses ( `` The words and the things '' ) , later translated as The Order of Things : An Archaeology of the Human Sciences .
In 1966 he published Les Mots et les choses ( The Order of Things ) , which was very popular .
Michel Foucault ( French : ( miʃɛl fuko ) ; born Paul-Michel Foucault ) ( 15 October 1926 - 25 June 1984 ) was a French philosopher , historian of ideas , social theorist , philologist and literary critic .
Michel Foucault ( October 15 , 1926 - June 25 , 1984 ) was a French philosopher and historian from France .
Paul-Michel Foucault was born on 15 October 1926 in the small town of Poitiers , west-central France , as the second of three children to a prosperous and socially conservative upper-middle-class family .
Foucault was born in 1926 in Poitiers , France .
That same year Foucault published his first book , Mental Illness and Personality ( Maladie mentale et personnalité ) , in which he exhibited his influence from both Marxist and Heideggerian thought , covering a wide range of subject matter from the reflex psychology of Pavlov to the classic psychoanalysis of Freud .
In 1954 Foucault published his first book , Maladie mentale et personnalité .
Irreemplazable was released as the bonus disc on the B'Day deluxe edition in the United States on April 3 , 2007 , before being released separately by Columbia Records on August 28 , 2007 .
It was released on August 28 , 2007 in US .
Kepler is part of NASA 's Discovery Program of relatively low-cost , focused primary science missions .
Kepler is part of NASA 's Discovery Program of relatively low-cost primary science missions .
The telescope 's construction and initial operation were managed by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , with Ball Aerospace responsible for developing the Kepler flight system .
The telescope 's construction and initial operation were managed by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
This data is transmitted to Earth , then analyzed to detect periodic dimming caused by extrasolar planets that cross in front of their host star .
The aim is to find periodic dimming caused by extrasolar planets which cross in front of their host star .
The spacecraft , named after the Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler , was launched on March 7 , 2009 .
The spacecraft , named in honor of the 17th-century German astronomer Johannes Kepler , was launched on 7 March 2009 .
Designed to survey a portion of our region of the Milky Way to discover dozens of Earth-size extrasolar planets in or near the habitable zone and estimate how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy have such planets , Kepler 's sole instrument is a photometer that continually monitors the brightness of over 145,000 main sequence stars in a fixed field of view .
The Kepler mission is `` specifically designed to survey a portion of our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover dozens of Earth-size planets in or near the habitable zone and determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy have such planets '' .
There are many varieties of socialism and there is no single definition encapsulating all of them .
There are many varieties of socialism , so no one definition can apply to all of them ; however , in all varieties , the workers own the means of production .
In its subject matter , it resembles the prints of hawkers and traders popular in Hogarth 's day .
Its subject matter resembles the prints of hawkers and traders popular in Hogarth 's day .
The Shrimp Girl is a painting by the English artist William Hogarth .
The Shrimp Girl is an oil painting by William Hogarth .
His widow Jane was said to have told visitors on showing the picture to them : `` They say he could not paint flesh .
His widow Jane was said to have told visitors , `` They say he could not paint flesh .
It is not strictly finished and was still in Hogarth 's estate after his death .
It was still in Hogarth 's estate after his death .
It was only sold after his wife 's death in 1789 , and first received its title The Shrimp Girl in a Christie 's sale catalogue .
It first received its title The Shrimp Girl in a Christie 's sale catalog .
The painting depicts a woman selling shellfish on the streets of London , typically a job for the wives and daughters of fishmongers who owned stalls in markets such as Billingsgate .
The painting depicts a woman selling shellfish on the streets of London .
The subject balances a large basket on her head , bearing shrimps and mussels , together with a half-pint pewter pot as a measure .
The girl balances a large basket of shrimps and mussels on her head .
It was painted around 1740-45 , and is held by the National Gallery , London .
It was painted around 1740-45 .
In 1975 , Rush went to Paris for two years and studied mime , movement and theater at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq , before returning to resume his stage career with QTC .
In 1975 , Rush went to Paris for two years and studied mime , movement and theater at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq , before returning to continue his stage career with QTC .
He is the founding President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year .
He is the foundation President of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts and was named the 2012 Australian of the Year .