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RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit in the near future, it centers on police officer Alex Murphy, played by Peter Weller (pictured), who is murdered by a gang of criminals and revived by the megacorporation Omni Consumer Products as a cyborg. The director emphasized violence throughout the film, making it so outlandish that it became comical. RoboCop was a financial success upon its release in July 1987, earning $53.4 million. Reviewers praised it as a clever action film with deeper philosophical messages and satire, but were conflicted about the violence. The film won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing. RoboCop has been critically reevaluated since its release and hailed as one of the best films of the 1980s for its depiction of a cyborg coming to terms with the lingering fragments of its humanity. (Full article...)

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There have been 50 chief justices of India since the Supreme Court of India superseded the Federal Court of India in 1950. The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court, in which role the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, the 16th chief justice, is the longest-serving holder of the post, serving for more than seven years from 1978 to 1985, while Kamal Narain Singh, the 22nd chief justice, is the shortest-serving, in office for 17 days in 1991. As of 2024, no woman has served as chief justice. The incumbent and 50th chief justice is Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (pictured), who assumed office on 9 November 2022. (Full list...)

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Celestine is a mineral consisting of strontium sulfate (SrSO4). It is named for its occasional delicate blue color. Celestine and the carbonate mineral strontianite are the principal sources of the element strontium, commonly used in fireworks and in various metal alloys. The mineral occurs as crystals, and also in compact massive, and fibrous forms. It is found worldwide, mostly in sedimentary rocks, usually in small quantities. Pale-blue crystal specimens, as shown in this photograph (field of view 3.5 by 2.6 centimetres or 1.4 by 1.0 inch), are found in Madagascar.

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