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Melissa is a given name for a female child. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (melissa), "honey bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". In Hittite melit signifies "honey". Thus the name is the approximate Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Deborah (דְּבוֹרָה), meaning bee.
Melissa also refers to the plant Melissa officinalis (Lamiaceae family), known as lemon balm.
Melisa is a common variant form, with others being Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, and Molissa.
In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maoilíosa, which means "servant of Jesus".
According to Greek mythology, perhaps reflecting Minoan culture, making her the daughter of a Cretan king Melissos, whose -issos ending is pre-Greek, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. She was one of the nymph nurses of Zeus, sister to Amaltheia, but rather than feeding the baby milk, Melissa, appropriately for her name, fed him honey. Or, alternatively, the bees brought honey straight to his mouth. Because of her, Melissa became the name of all the nymphs who cared for the patriarch god as a baby.
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries. Special Olympics competitions are held every day, all around the world—including local, national and regional competitions, adding up to more than 94,000 events a year. Like the International Paralympic Committee, the Special Olympics organization is recognized by the International Olympic Committee; however, unlike the same Paralympic Games, Special Olympics World Games are not held in conjunction with the Olympic Games, and regional Special Olympics committees are not closely modeled on national olympic committees.
These competitions include the Special Olympics World Games, which alternate between summer and winter games. Special Olympics World Games are held every two years. The most recent World Summer Games were the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Los Angeles, California (The largest event in LA since the 1984 Olympic Games), from July 25, 2015 to August 2, 2015 and for the first time were part of ESPN daily coverage.
William James O'Reilly, Jr. (born September 10, 1949), known as Bill O'Reilly, is an American television host, author, historian, journalist, syndicated columnist, and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel. During the late 1970s and 1980s, he worked as a news reporter for various local television stations in the United States and eventually for CBS News and ABC News. From 1989 to 1995, he was anchor of the news magazine program Inside Edition.
O'Reilly is widely considered a conservative commentator, though some of his positions diverge from conservative orthodoxy. O'Reilly is registered as a member of the Independence Party of New York, and was formerly registered as a Republican (see: Political views of Bill O'Reilly) and characterizes himself as a "traditionalist." O'Reilly is the author of over a dozen books, and hosted The Radio Factor until early 2009.
O'Reilly was born on September 10, 1949, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, to parents William James, Sr., (deceased) and Winifred Angela (Drake) O'Reilly, from Brooklyn and Teaneck, New Jersey, respectively. O'Reilly is of Irish descent, along with a small amount of English (Colonial American) ancestry. Some of his father's ancestors lived in County Cavan, Ireland, since the early eighteenth century, and on his mother's side, he has ancestry from Northern Ireland. The O'Reilly family lived in a small apartment in Fort Lee, New Jersey, when their son was born. In 1951 his family moved to Levittown, on Long Island. O'Reilly has a sister, Janet.
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Unlike most of us, Melissa loves the cold water. The colder the better. Not winter skiing, but winter swimming. And she's terribly good at it. Her gold medal from a Siberian marathon swim or a world record in ice swimming speak for themselves.
Sen. Jamie Eldridge Office Aide Melissa Reilly talked about her education and employment journey at the DDS/Institute for Community Inclusion Employment First Conference. "I love my job. I can honestly say that every day is an exciting day at work. My co-workers are all very awesome and I have the best boss." After interning for Senator Eldridge, Melissa earned herself a job a paid member of his staff. Now she takes the train independently from South Acton to work at the State House three times a week. "Inclusion has made my world bigger and has given me many opportunities. This is what I wish for all people with disabilities. More opportunities for a good education that will prepare them for meaningful jobs." Melissa is also a member of the MDSC's Self Advocate Advisory Council. ht...
On September 24, 2015, Special Olympics Massachusetts athlete and Global Messenger Melissa Reilly spoke at the 13th annual Robins Kaplan llc golf tournament at Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, MA. The proceeds from the tournament support athletes with intellectual disabilities in Massachusetts. SOMA provides free year round athletic training and competition opportunities in 24 sports throughout the state. Thanks to all of the golfers who participated and Robins Kaplan for choosing Special Olympics.
The Meredith E. Drench Lecture, Sargent College’s first endowed lecture series, was established by physical therapy alumna Dr. Meredith E. Drench to share her passion and belief in the “compassionate rehabilitation” of the whole person. The 2016 lecture, “Keeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: Medical Updates for Health Care Professionals” was delivered by Dr. Brian G. Skotko and Melissa J. Reilly. Dr. Skotko is board-certified medical geneticist and co-director of the Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General Hospital who has dedicated his career to children with cognitive and development disabilities. Reilly, a motivational speaker and Special Olympics Athlete and Global Messenger was a member of Team USA at the 2005 World Games in Nagano, Japan. In May of 2010...
Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s custody battle over their son Rocco is analyzed with family law attorney Fred Silberberg. We also look at the custody battles of Bill O’Reilly and Kelly Rutherford and the surrogacy cases of Sherri Shepherd and Melissa Cook, in this uncensored Media Mayhem episode hosted by Allison Hope Weiner. GUEST BIO: One of Los Angeles’ most experienced family law litigators, Fred Silberberg has specialized in the field for over twenty-seven years. Because of the increasing complexity of family law cases—and the fast pace at which the laws in this arena change—only specialists should handle these matters. Fred relishes the challenge of the interesting, unusual and problematic cases, the complex and sophisticated cases. Fred has served on the Los Angeles Superior Court Famil...