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Superwoman is the name given to several fictional characters published over the years by DC Comics, most of them being, like the popular Supergirl, a woman with powers similar to those of DC's highly popular Superman. The name "Superwoman" was originally copyrighted by Detective Comics in an effort to prevent competitors from using it. As was the practice, an ashcan copy was created with the title of Superwoman. The cover was a reproduction of More Fun Comics with the interior content reprinting of the third issue. The first true appearance of Superwoman, which is usually thought to have been one of many trial runs for the future introduction of Kara Zor-El as Supergirl years later, was printed in Action Comics.
The first appearance of the name "Superwoman" in a DC comic was a story in Action Comics where Lois Lane dreams that she has gained superpowers from a blood transfusion from Superman and launches a career as Superwoman.
The theme would be revisited in a 1947 Superman comic in which a pair of fraudulent magicians cast a "spell" on Lane, making her believe she has superpowers. Superman is forced to play along with the ruse for a time, using super-speed to invisibly intervene in Lane's adventures, supporting the illusion. She briefly sports a costume modeled on Superman's before the spell is "broken". A story from Action Comics has Lois actually gaining superpowers thanks to one of Lex Luthor's inventions, and launches a short-lived career as "Superwoman."
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Keys was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano. She attended Professional Performing Arts School and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. Keys released her debut album with J Records, having had previous record deals first with Columbia and then Arista Records.
Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. The album earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Fallin'". Her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, was released in 2003 and was also another success worldwide, selling eight million copies. The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards in 2005. Later that year, she released her first live album, Unplugged, which debuted at number one in the United States. She became the first female to have an MTV Unplugged album to debut at number one and the highest since Nirvana in 1994.
Kunal Nayyar (English pronunciation: /ˈkuːnɑːl ˈnɛər/; born April 30, 1981) is an actor best known for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Nayyar was born in London to a Hindu-Punjabi family and moved to India when he was four years old.
He attended St Columba's School in New Delhi, India, where he played badminton for the school team. In 1999 he moved to the US to earn a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Portland. While he was working on his degree he started taking acting classes and appeared in several school plays. After he participated in the American College Theater Festival and won its Mark Twain Prize for Comic Brilliance, he resolved to become a professional actor. He then attended Temple University, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in Acting.
After graduating, Nayyar found work doing American television ads and plays on the London stage. He first gained attention in the US for his role in the West Coast production of Rajiv Joseph's 2006 play Huck & Holden where he portrayed an Indian exchange student anxious to experience American culture before returning home. In 2006, Nayyar teamed up with Arun Das to write the play Cotton Candy, which premiered in New Delhi to positive reviews. Nayyar made a guest appearance on the CBS drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) in the episode "Suspicion" (Season 4, Episode 12), in which he played Youssef Zidan, an Iraqi terrorist. His agent heard about a role for a scientist in an upcoming CBS pilot and encouraged him to audition for the part. This led to his casting in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, on which he plays astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali.
Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table
And make sure that your coffee has its sugary crème.
Your eggs are worm for greasy, your toast unlikely,
All that stuff it means the moment kiss that used to greet me.
And now you say the juice is sour, it used to be so sweet,
And I can't help but to wonder if you're talking about me.
We don't talk the way we used to talk, it's hurting so deep.
I've got my pride, I will not cry, but it's making me big.
I'm not your superwoman, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay.
I am only human, only human.
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
Yes, I'm talking about love from you to me.
Uh, baby.
I find my way through the rush hour
Try to make it home just for you.
I wanna make sure that your dinner
Will be waiting for you.
When you reach there you just tell me
You're not hungry at all.
You say you'd rather read the paper
And you don't wanna talk.
You like to think that I'm just crazy
When I say that you've changed.
But I'm convinced I know the problem,
You don't love me the same.
And you're just going through the motions
And you're not being there,
I've got my pride, I will not cry
But I can't help but care.
I'm not your superwoman, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay.
I am only human, only human.
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
Yes, I'm talking about love from you to me.
Uh, baby.
Look into the corners of your mind,
I'll always be there for you,
Through good and bad times.
But I can't be that superwoman
That you want me to be.
I get my head for the last thing,
And love you for you and turn your love to me.
I'm not your superwoman, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay.
I am only human, only human.
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
As I'm talking about love from you to me.
Uh, baby.
If you're feeling the heart and you understand me,
Stop right where you want, everybody sing along.
I'm that kind of girl that could be so sane,
But you got to reach out and you got to be sweeter to me.
I'm not your superwoman, no
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
And think that everything's okay.