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Sniper is a 1993 American action film directed by Luis Llosa. The film stars Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama. It is the first installment in the Sniper film series, and was followed by nine direct-to-video sequels: Sniper 2, Sniper 3, Sniper: Reloaded, Sniper: Legacy, Sniper... | {"Directed by": "Luis Llosa", "Produced by": "Robert L. Rosen", "Written by": "Michael Frost Beckner\n Crash Leyland", "Starring": "Tom Berenger\n Billy Zane\n J. T. Walsh", "Music by": "Gary Chang", "Cinematography": "Bill Butler", "Edited by": "M. Scott Smith", "Distributed by": "TriStar Pictures (North America)\n Od... |
Anthony Warlow (born 18 November 1961) is an Australian musical theatre performer, noted for his character acting and considerable vocal range. He is a classically trained lyric baritone and made his debut with the Australian Opera in 1980.
Warlow has performed on Broadway, the West End, Carnegie Hall and across Aus... | {"Name": "Anthony Warlow", "Post-nominals": "AM", "Caption": "Warlow in 2008", "Birth date": "1961 11 18 yes", "Birth place": "Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia", "Occupation": "Singer, actor", "Known For": "The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Jekyll & Hyde", "Years active": "1980-present"} |
"Blues Ain't No Mocking Bird" is a short story by Toni Cade Bambara written in 1971. It is told through the point of view of a young black girl in North America. The story is about a family whose privacy is invaded by two white cameramen who are making a film for the county's food stamp program.
Plot
In this story, ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Genre(s)": "Short story", "Published in": "1971", "Publisher": "Toni Cade Bambara"} |
Maurice James Noble (May 1, 1911 - May 18, 2001) was an American animation production designer, background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate and right-hand man of animation director Chuck Jones, especially at Warner Bros. in the 1950s... | {"Name": "Maurice Noble", "Birth name": "Maurice James Noble", "Birth date": "yes 1911 5 1", "Birth place": "Spooner Township, Minnesota, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 2001 5 18 1911 5 1", "Death place": "La Crescenta, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Chouinard Art Institute", "Occupation": "Animated filmmaker and cartoon... |
James Edward McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician and who served as the 52nd governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the mayor of Woodbridge Township from 1992 to 2002.
McGreevey served in the New Jersey General Asse... | {"Name": "Jim McGreevey", "Term start": "January 15, 2002", "Term end": "November 15, 2004", "State senate2": "New Jersey", "District 2": "19th", "Preceded 2": "Randy Corman", "Succeeded 2": "Joe Vitale", "Birth name": "James Edward McGreevey", "Birth date": "1957 8 6", "Birth place": "Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.", "... |
Piye (once transliterated as Pankhy or Piankhi; d. 714 BC) was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744-714 BC.F. Payraudeau, Retour sur la succession Shabaqo-Shabataqo, Nehet 1, 2014, p. 115-127 online here He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nub... | {"Reign": "744-714 BC", "Predecessor": "Kashta", "Successor": "Shebitku", "Children": "Pharaoh Taharqa, God's Wife Shepenupet II, Queen Qalhata, Queen Arty, Queen Tabekenamun, Queen Naparaye, Queen Takahatenamun, Har, Khaliut", "Dynasty": "25th Dynasty", "Father": "King Kashta", "Mother": "Possibly Queen Pebatjma", "Bu... |
The Sea, the Sea is a novel by Iris Murdoch. Published in 1978, it was her nineteenth novel. It won the 1978 Booker Prize.
Plot
The Sea, the Sea is a tale of the strange obsessions that haunt a self-satisfied playwright and director as he begins to write his memoirs. Murdoch's novel exposes the motivations that d... | {"Cover artist": "Hokusai", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Chatto & Windus", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover and Paperback)", "Pages": "502 pp", "ISBN": "0-670-62651-1"} |
Charles Wendell Colson (October 16, 1931 - April 21, 2012), generally referred to as Chuck Colson, was an American attorney and political advisor who served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1970. Once known as President Nixon's "hatchet man", Colson gained notoriety at the height of the Waterg... | {"Name": "Chuck Colson", "Term start": "July 9, 1970", "Term end": "March 10, 1973", "Birth name": "Charles Wendell Colson", "Birth date": "1931 10 16", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "2012 4 21 1931 10 16", "Death place": "Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Nancy Billings 1953 Ja... |
Ulzana's Raid is a 1972 American Revisionist Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Richard Jaeckel, Bruce Davison and Joaquin Martinez. The film, which was filmed on location in Arizona, was directed by Robert Aldrich based on a script by Alan Sharp. It portrays a brutal raid by Chiricahua Apaches against European sett... | {"Directed by": "Robert Aldrich", "Produced by": "Carter De Haven Jr.", "Written by": "Alan Sharp", "Starring": "Burt LancasterBruce DavisonRichard JaeckelJorge Luke esJoaquín Martínez", "Music by": "Frank De Vol", "Cinematography": "Joseph Biroc", "Edited by": "Michael Luciano", "Color process": "Technicolor", "Distri... |
The Star () is an English-language newspaper in Malaysia. Based in Petaling Jaya, it was established in 1971 as a regional newspaper in Penang. It is the largest paid English newspaper in terms of circulation in Malaysia, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It has a daily circulation of about 250,000 (), far... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Owner(s)": "Star Media Group Berhad (ROC 10894D) (formerly known as Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad)", "Publisher": "Alex Yeow", "Editor": "Esther Ng", "Language": "English", "Circulation": "248,413 (Daily Star) 246,652 (Sunday Star) 105,645 (Daily Star E-paper) 104,804 (Sunday Star E... |
The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first),Malaysia's first newspaper, the long-defunct The Prince of Wales Island Gazette, made its début in Penang in 1805. having been founded as The Straits Times on 15 July 18... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Compact", "Owner(s)": "Media Prima", "Publisher": "The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd", "Language": "English", "Headquarters": "Balai Berita 31, Jalan Riong, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia", "Website": "https://www.nst.com.my/"} |
Jefferson Bingham Miller (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, his district included all of Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Okaloosa County, Walton County, Holmes County and Washington County.
Early life, educa... | {"Name": "Jeff Miller", "Image": "Jeff Miller Congress.JPG", "Term start": "January 3, 2011", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "District 2": "FL 1 1st", "Predecessor 2": "Joe Scarborough", "Successor 2": "Matt Gaetz", "Birth name": "Jefferson Bingham Miller", "Birth date": "1959 6 27", "Birth place": "St. Petersburg, Flo... |
Frederick Allen Boyd Jr. (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician and the former United States Representative for from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He currently works for a lobbying firm, the Twenty-First Century Group.Twenty-First Century Group (2011). Former Congressman Allen Boyd Joins... | {"Name": "Allen Boyd", "Image": "Allen Boyd, official photo portrait, color.jpeg", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "State house 2": "Florida", "District 2": "11th", "Predecessor 2": "Gene Hodgeshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=777241 Our Campaigns - FL State House 011 ... |
Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly changed her district and a federal indictment... | {"Name": "Corrine Brown", "Image": "Corrinebrown.jpeg", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "Birth date": "1946 11 11", "Birth place": "Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.", "Education": "Florida A&M University (BS, MA)University of Florida (EdS)"} |
Alexander Mann "Ander" Crenshaw (born September 1, 1944) is an American banker, attorney, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Crenshaw retired from Congress when his term ended on January 3, 2017.
Early life, education and career
Crenshaw... | {"Name": "Ander Crenshaw", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "Office 2": "Member of the Florida Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Joe Carlucci", "Successor 2": "Jim Horne", "Birth date": "1944 9 1", "Birth place": "Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Kitty", "Education": "University of Ge... |
Virginia Brown-Waite (born Virginia Frances Kniffen; October 5, 1943) is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and a founder of Maggie's List.
The district stretched along several counties in western and central Florida, including t... | {"Name": "Ginny Brown-Waite", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Birth date": "1943 10 5", "Birth place": "Albany, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Daniel Brown (Divorced)Harvey Waite (Deceased)", "Education": "Empire State College (BS)Russell Sage College (MPA)", "Birth name": "Virginia Fra... |
Clifford Bundy Stearns Sr. (born April 16, 1941) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1989 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
On August 14, 2012, Stearns lost to veterinarian Ted Yoho in a four-way Republican primary by about one percent of the vote.
In 201... | {"Name": "Cliff Stearns", "Birth name": "Clifford Bundy Stearns", "Birth date": "1941 04 16", "Birth place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Term start": "January 3, 1989", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "Spouse(s)": "Joan Stearns", "Alma mater": "George Washington University", "Awards": "Commendation Medal for Meritorious ... |
John Luigi Mica (born January 27, 1943) is an American businessman, consultant and Republican politician who represented in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017. He was defeated by Democrat Stephanie Murphy in the November 8, 2016, general election while serving his 12th term in office.
Early life, edu... | {"Name": "John Mica", "Term start": "January 3, 2011", "Term end": "January 3, 2013", "District 2": "FL 7 7th", "Predecessor 2": "Sam Gibbons", "Successor 2": "Stephanie Murphy", "Birth name": "John Luigi Mica", "Birth date": "1943 1 27", "Birth place": "Binghamton, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Patricia Mica", "Educa... |
Richard Anthony "Ric" Keller (born September 5, 1964) is an American politician, author, and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district from 2001 to 2009. His district included much of the Central Florida region including the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. He chaired the H... | {"Name": "Ric Keller", "Image": "Ric Keller2.jpeg", "Birth name": "Richard Anthony Keller", "Birth date": "1964 09 5", "Birth place": "Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Spouse(s)": "Lori Spivey Keller", "Education": "East Tennessee State University (BA)Vand... |
Michael Bilirakis (born July 16, 1930) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing Florida's 9th congressional district.
Early life
The son of Greek immigrants, Bilirakis was bor... | {"Name": "Michael Bilirakis", "Birth date": "1930 07 16", "Birth place": "Tarpon Springs, Florida, U.S.", "Term start": "January 3, 1983", "Term end": "January 3, 2007", "Spouse(s)": "Evelyn Bilirakis", "Residence": "Tarpon Springs, Florida", "Education": "University of Pittsburgh (BSE)University of Florida (JD)"} |
Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 - October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations from 1999 to 2005. He was the longest-serving R... | {"Name": "Bill Young", "Term start": "January 3, 1971", "Term end": "October 18, 2013", "State senate2": "Florida", "District 2": "19th", "Predecessor 2": "Beth Johnson", "Successor 2": "John T. Ware", "Birth name": "Charles William Young", "Birth date": "1930 12 16", "Birth place": "Harmarville, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "... |
The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve, created in 1859, and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR)... | {"Allegiance": "King Charles III", "Branch": "Royal Navy", "Type": "Naval reserve", "Role": "Volunteer Reserve", "Website": "Royal Naval Reserve"} |
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. First established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsh... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "BroadsheetOnline", "Owner(s)": "SPH Media", "Headquarters": "1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre, Singapore, 318994", "Editor": "Jaime HoAbout The Straits Times Leadership https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/about-the-straits-times-leadership", "Website": "https://www.straitstime... |
The Hurva Synagogue (, translit: Beit ha-Knesset ha-Hurva, lit. "The Ruin Synagogue"), also known as Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid (, "Ruin of Rabbi Judah the Pious"), is a synagogue located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
It was originally founded in the early 18th century by followers of Judah He... | {"Location": "89 ha-Yehudim StreetOld City of JerusalemNo nation named by UNESCO. See Positions on Jerusalem", "Geographic coordinates": "31.77510 N 35.23135 E dms region:IL_type:landmark_source:placeopedia inline,title", "Affiliation": "Orthodox Judaism", "Architect(s)": "Assad Effendi, official architect of the Su... |
Harold Nathan Braunhut (March 31, 1926 - November 28, 2003), also known as Harold von Braunhut, was an American mail-order marketer and inventor most famous as the creator and seller of both the Amazing Sea-Monkeys and the X-ray specs. His grandfather, Tobias Cohn, was head of the T. Cohn Toy Company until the early 19... | {"Name": "Harold von Braunhut", "Birth name": "Harold Nathan Braunhut", "Birth date": "1926 3 31", "Birth place": "Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 11 28 1926 3 31", "Death place": "Indian Head, Maryland, U.S.", "Occupation": "Marketer, inventor", "Known For": "Sea-Monkeys"} |
Turner Entertainment Company is an American multimedia company founded by Ted Turner on August 2, 1986. Purchased by Time Warner on October 10, 1996 as part of its acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), the company was largely responsible for overseeing the TBS library for worldwide distribution. In recent ye... | {"Type": "In-name-only subsidiary of Warner Bros.", "Industry": "Entertainment", "Founded": "August 2, 1986; 36 years ago", "Products": "Films Television shows", "Parent": "Turner Broadcasting System (1986-96)Warner Bros. (1996-present)", "Divisions": "Turner Home Entertainment (1986-96)\n Turner Pictures (1989-96)", ... |
James Edmund Caan ( ; March 26, 1940 - July 6, 2022) was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972) - a performance which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role in The Godfather Part II (1974). He received a moti... | {"Name": "James Caan", "Caption": "Caan in 1976", "Birth name": "James Edmund Caan", "Birth date": "1940 3 26", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 7 6 1940 3 26", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Eden Memorial Park Cemetery", "Alma mater": "Michigan State Universi... |
Good Charlotte is the debut studio album by American rock band Good Charlotte, released on September 26, 2000 through Epic and Daylight Records. Despite receiving favorable reviews, the album undersold expectations, charting at number 185 on the Billboard 200. The album's first single, "Little Things" reached the top 3... | {"Released": "September 26, 2000", "Recorded": "May - June 2000", "Studio": "Encore, NRG & Larrabee West Studios (Los Angeles, California) Battery Studios (New York City, New York)", "Genre": "Pop-punk", "Label": "Epic\n Daylight", "Producer": "Don Gilmore"} |
Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (;"Dimitrov". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Bulgarian: Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов) also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (; 18 June 1882 - 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party from 1946 to 1949.... | {"Name": "Georgi Dimitrov", "Native name": "Георги Димитров", "Office 2": "32nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria2nd Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria", "Predecessor 2": "Kimon Georgiev", "Successor 2": "Vasil Kolarov", "Other political party": "BRSDP (1902-1903) BSDWP-Narrow Socialists (1903-1919)", "Birth dat... |
Winny (also known as WinNY) is a Japanese peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program developed by Isamu Kaneko, a research assistant at the University of Tokyo in 2002. Like Freenet, a user must add an encrypted node list in order to connect to other nodes on the network. Users choose three cluster words which symbolize... | {"Developer(s)": "Isamu Kaneko (金子勇) 1971-2013", "Initial release": "2002", "Type": "Anonymous P2P", "License": "Closed source", "Written in": "C++"} |
Sidney Costantino, Baron Sonnino (11 March 1847 - 24 November 1922) was an Italian statesman, 19th prime minister of Italy and twice served briefly as one, in 1906 and again from 1909 to 1910. Sidney Sonnino, Incarichi di governo, Parlamento italiano (Accessed May 8, 2016) He also was the Italian minister of Foreign Af... | {"Name": "Sidney Sonnino", "Term start": "11 December 1909", "Term end": "31 March 1910", "Order 2": "Minister of the Treasury", "Prime minister 2": "Francesco Crispi", "Predecessor 2": "Bonaventura Gerardi", "Successor 2": "Giovanni Giolitti", "Birth date": "yes 1847 3 11", "Birth place": "Pisa, Tuscany", "Death date"... |
Nepheline, also called nephelite (), is a rock-forming mineral in the feldspathoid groupa silica-undersaturated aluminosilicate, Na3KAl4Si4O16, that occurs in intrusive and volcanic rocks with low silica, and in their associated pegmatites. It is used in glass and ceramic manufacturing and other industries, and has bee... | {"Category": "Tectosilicate, feldspathoid", "IMA symbol": "NphWarr L.N. 2021 IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291-320 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 2021MinM...85..291W 235729616 free", "Strunz classification": "9.FA.05", "Twinning": "On [1010], [3365], and [1122]", "Cleavage": "[1010] Poor", "Fractu... |
The Order of British Columbia () is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Instituted in 1989 by Lieutenant Governor David Lam, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Bill Vander Zalm, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former... | {"Type": "Provincial order", "Eligibility": "All living persons except politicians while in office", "Status": "Currently constituted", "Post-nominals": "OBC", "Next (higher)": "Order of Ontario", "Next (lower)": "Alberta Order of Excellence"} |
James Oscar Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing Florida's 11th congressional district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election, but ... | {"Name": "Jim Davis", "Image size": "220px", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2007", "State house 2": "Florida", "District 2": "64th", "Predecessor 2": "Helen Davis", "Successor 2": "Joe G. Tedder", "Birth name": "James Oscar Davis III", "Birth date": "1957 10 11", "Birth place": "Tampa, Florida... |
George Ghica (, ) (3 March 1600 – 2 November 1664) founder of the Ghica family, was Prince of Moldavia in 1658-1659 and Prince of Wallachia in 1659-1660.
George Ghica was born in Köprülü, present day Veles, to Albanian parents. At a young age, Ghica was involved in trading and dealings with merchandise. George, along ... | {"Father": "Matei Ghica", "Born": "Köprülü, Rumelia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire", "Died": "Istanbul", "Religion": "Orthodox"} |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American rock band founded in 1996 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. The band gained in popularity when they... | {"Origin": "Tampa, Florida, United States", "Genres": "broadway />http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/795838/christmas-concerts-straight-no-chaser-trans-siberian-orchestra-chicago-brave-combo-more Christmas concerts: Straight No Chaser, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Chicago, Brave Combo, more Chicago Sun-Times Sun-Times ... |
Adam Hughes Putnam (born July 31, 1974) is an American politician who served as the 11th Commissioner of Agriculture of Florida from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, representing the Central Florida-based 12th congressional distric... | {"Name": "Adam Putnam", "Term start": "January 4, 2011", "Term end": "January 8, 2019", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee", "Leader 2": "Dennis Hastert", "Predecessor 2": "John Shadegg", "Successor 2": "Thad McCotter", "Birth name": "Adam Hughes Putnam", "Birth date": "1974 7 31", "Birth place... |
Michelle Doris Thomas (September 23, 1968 - December 23, 1998) was an American actress. She was known for her roles as Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1988-90), as Myra Monkhouse on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1993-98), and as Callie Rogers on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (199... | {"Name": "Michelle Thomas", "Caption": "Thomas in 1996", "Birth name": "Michelle Doris Thomas", "Birth date": "1968 9 23", "Known For": "Justine Phillips (The Cosby Show)\n Myra Monkhouse (Family Matters)\n Callie Rogers\t(The Young and the Restless)", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1998 1... |
Ion Ghica (; 12 August 1816 - 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times.Three times after 1862 and twice between 1859 and 1862, when the United Principalities of Moldova and Wallachia had two parallel governments albeit being one single va... | {"Name": "Ion Ghica", "Term start": "11 February 1866", "Term end": "10 May 1866", "Monarch 2": "Carol I", "Predecessor 2": "Lascăr Catargiu", "Successor 2": "Constantin A. Crețulescu", "Birth date": "1816 8 12", "Birth place": "Bucharest, Wallachia", "Death date": "1897 5 7 1816 8 12 y", "Death place": "Ghergani, Dâmb... |
Herbert Brownell Jr. (February 20, 1904 - May 1, 1996) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. From 1953 to 1957, he served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Early life and education
Brownell, one of the seven children of Herbert and May Miller Brown... | {"Name": "Herbert Brownell", "Term start": "January 21, 1953", "Term end": "October 23, 1957", "State assembly2": "New York", "District 2": "10th", "Predecessor 2": "Langdon Post", "Successor 2": "MacNeil Mitchell", "Birth date": "1904 2 20", "Birth place": "Nemaha County, Nebraska, U.S.", "Death date": "1996 5 1 1904 ... |
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (; 25 January 1938 - 25 July 1980) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargo... | {"Name": "Vladimir Vysotsky", "Native name": "Владимир Высоцкий", "Native name language": "ru", "Caption": "Vysotsky at a concert in Taganka Theatre, 23 april 1979", "Birth date": "1938 01 25 yes", "Birth place": "Moscow, Soviet Union", "Death date": "1980 07 25 1938 01 25 yes", "Death place": "Moscow, Soviet Union", "... |
Nicole de Boer is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in the cult film Cube as Joan Leaven, playing Ezri Dax on the final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998-1999), and as Sarah Bannerman on the series The Dead Zone (2002-2007). Since 2016 to 2021, she had a recurring role as Becca Dorsay, ex-wi... | {"Name": "Nicole de Boer", "Caption": "De Boer at 2015 London Film and Comic Con", "Birth date": "yes 1970 12 20", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1981-present", "Spouse(s)": "John Kastner 1999 2012 divorced", "Children": "1 daughter", "Oth... |
Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters, the railroad's second-busiest station, and North America's 10th-busiest railroad station. The st... | {"Name": "Union StationWashington, DC", "Style template": "Amtrak", "Type": "Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express station", "Image": "Washington Union Station logo.svg\n Union Station Washington DC.jpg\n 5 300 transparent 0\n center", "Caption": "Union Station in 2015", "Address": "50 Massachusetts Avenue NEW... |
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; ; ; , initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to represent the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it was one of the three original major component parties of the coalition party in Malaysia called the Alliance Party, wh... | {"President": "Wee Ka Siong", "Founded": "27 February 1949", "Ideology": "Malaysian Chinese interestsSocial conservatismHistorical:\nChinese nationalismTridemism", "Headquarters": "8th Floor, Wisma MCA, 163, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur", "Abbreviation": "MCA / 馬華", "Preceded by": "Malayan Chinese Association", "Ne... |
Salem College is a private women's liberal arts college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1772 as a primary school, it later became an academy (high school) and ultimately added the college. It is the oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college and the oldest women's college in th... | {"Type": "Private women's liberal arts college", "President": "Summer McGee", "Undergraduates": "469", "Postgraduates": "105", "Website": "http://www.salem.edu"} |
David Joseph Weldon (born August 31, 1953) is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race.
Early life, education, and medical career
Wel... | {"Name": "Dave Weldon", "Birth date": "1953 08 31", "Birth place": "Amityville, New York, U.S.", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Spouse(s)": "Nancy Weldon 1979", "Residence": "Indialantic, Florida", "Alma mater": "Stony Brook University (BS)University at Buffalo (MD)"} |
Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party, before resigning due to revelations that he had sent sexually exp... | {"Name": "Mark Foley", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "September 29, 2006", "State house 2": "Florida", "District 2": "85th", "Predecessor 2": "Frank S. Messersmithhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=217207 Our Campaigns - FL State House 85 Race - Nov 06, 1990", "Successor 2": "Mimi McAnd... |
Kendrick Brett Meek (born September 6, 1966) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2011. After serving in both houses of the Florida Legislature, Meek was elected to Congress in the 2002 election to succeed his mother Carrie Meek.
Meek was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 ... | {"Name": "Kendrick Meek", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "State house 2": "Florida", "District 2": "104th", "Predecessor 2": "Elaine Gordon", "Successor 2": "Frederica Wilson", "Birth name": "Kendrick Brett Meek", "Birth date": "1966 9 6", "Birth place": "Miami, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(... |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (; born Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato, July 15, 1952) is a politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She was Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2011-2013. In 198... | {"Name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "Term start": "August 29, 1989", "Term end": "January 3, 2019", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Howard Berman", "Successor 2": "Ed Royce", "Birth name": "Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato", "Birth date": "1952 7 15", "Birth place": "Havana, Cuba", "S... |
Robert Ira Wexler (born January 2, 1961) is an American politician and lawyer from Florida. He is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ,U.S. Representative Robert Wexler, Representing the 1... | {"Name": "Robert Wexler", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2010", "Birth name": "Robert Ira Wexler", "Birth date": "1961 1 2", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Laurie Cohen", "Education": "Emory UniversityUniversity of Florida (BA)George Washington University (JD)"} |
Ezh (Ʒ ʒ) , also called the "tailed z", is a letter, notable for its use in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the voiced postalveolar fricative consonant. For example, the pronunciation of "si" in vision and precision , or the ⟨s⟩ in treasure . See also the letter ⟨Ž⟩ as used in many Slavic lan... | {"Development": "Z z", "Writing system": "Latin script", "Phonetic usage": "[ʒ]\n [d͡z]\n [d͡ʒ]\n [d͡ʑ]\n [ɛʒ]", "Type": "ic and Logographic", "Language of origin": "Latin language", "Unicode codepoint": "U+01B7, U+0292"} |
Clay LaVergne Shaw (March 17, 1913 - August 15, 1974) was an American businessman, military officer, and part-time contact of the Domestic Contact Service (DCS) of the CIA. Shaw is best known for being the only person brought to trial for involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Shaw was acquitted in 1969 a... | {"Name": "Clay Shaw", "Birth name": "Clay LaVergne Shaw", "Birth date": "1913 03 17", "Birth place": "Kentwood, Louisiana, U.S.", "Death date": "1974 08 15 1913 03 17 yes", "Death place": "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.", "Education": "Warren Easton High School", "Occupation": "Businessman and director of the Internati... |
Alcee Lamar Hastings ( ; September 5, 1936 - April 6, 2021) was an American politician and former judge from the state of Florida. He was notable for having been impeached and removed from office as a judge for bribery and perjury.
Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of... | {"Name": "Alcee Hastings", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Term end": "April 6, 2021", "Office 2": "Judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida", "Appointer 2": "Reubin Askew", "Predecessor 2": "Stewart LaMotte", "Successor 2": "Harry Hinckley", "Birth name": "Alcee Lamar Hastings", "Birth date": "1936 9 5", ... |
Gouves () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
A farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D56 and C5 roads, in the valley of the small river Gy.
Population
Places of interest
The church (and the fountain) of St.Maclo... | {"Name": "Gouves", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The church of Gouves", "Arrondissement": "Arras", "Canton": "Avesnes-le-Comte", "Postal code": "62123", "Mayor": "Romuald DelattreRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data.gouv.fr,... |
Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero ( ; born September 25, 1961) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican, he was elected in 2002, and his district includes much of southwestern Miami-Dade County, including Hialeah, and much of the northern por... | {"Name": "Mario Díaz-Balart", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "State senate2": "Florida", "District 2": "37th", "Predecessor 2": "Redistricted", "Successor 2": "J. Alex Villalobos", "Birth name": "Mario Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero", "Birth date": "1961 9 25", "Birth place":... |
Guînes (; ;Villes et villages, Centre de Recherche Généalogique Flandre-Artois ) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais.INSEE commune file Historically it was spelt Guisnes.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, completed the first crossing of t... | {"Name": "Guînes", "Native Name": "Giezene", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Canal-guines01.JPG", "Caption": "Drawbridge and canal", "Coordinates": "50 52 09 N 01 52 13 E inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Calais", "Canton": "Calais-2", "Postal code": "62340", "Mayor": "Éric BuyRépertoire national des élus: les m... |
Harnes () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
Harnes is an ex-coalmining and light industrial town situated some northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D162e and the D39. The Lens canal forms much of the southern border of the town and t... | {"Name": "Harnes", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "An aerial view in 1920", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Harnes", "Postal code": "62440", "Mayor": "Philippe DuquesnoyRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data.gouv.fr, Platef... |
Hénin-Beaumont (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography
thumb|220px| East Pas-de-Calais (Béthune, Lens, Hénin-Beaumont)
Hénin-Beaumont used to be a coalmining town and is now a light industrial town situated some east of Lens, at the juncti... | {"Name": "Hénin-Beaumont", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The town hall of Hénin-Beaumont", "Arrondissement": "Lens", "Canton": "Hénin-Beaumont-1 and 2", "Postal code": "62110", "Mayor": "Steeve BrioisRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee0... |
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress and singer who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.
Carrere played Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2; Juno Skinner in True Li... | {"Name": "Tia Carrere", "Caption": "Carrere at the 8th Annual \"Fashion For The Cure\" event in September 2009", "Birth name": "Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo", "Birth date": "1967 1 2", "Birth place": "Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress model singer", "Years active": "1984-present", "Spouse(s)": "Elie Samaha ... |
Chen Kaige (; born 12 August 1952) is a Chinese film director and a leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese cinema.Berry, Michael (2002). "Chen Kaige: Historical Revolution and Cinematic Rebellion" in Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers. Columbia University Press, pg. 83; His ... | {"Caption": "Chen at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival", "Name": "Chen Kaige", "Native name": "陈凯歌", "Native name language": "zh", "Birth date": "1952 8 12 yes", "Birth place": "Beijing, People's Republic of China", "Alma mater": "Beijing Film Academy", "Occupation": "Film director", "Years active": "1984-pres... |
The Queens Public Library (QPL), also known as the Queens Borough Public Library and Queens Library (QL), is the public library for the borough of Queens, and one of three public library systems serving New York City. It is one of the largest library systems in the world by circulation, having loaned 13.5 million items... | {"Type": "Public", "Established": "1896", "Location": "Queens, New York City", "Branches": "62", "Size": "7.5 million items", "Circulation": "15.7 million in FY 2014", "Population served": "2,270,338 (Queens)", "Members": "nearly 929,000 active borrowers in FY 2014", "Budget": "$128.147 million (FY 2013)", "Director": ... |
Bernard Charles Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is a British business magnate. He is the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, which manages Formula One motor racing and controls the commercial rights to the sport. As such, he was commonly described in journalism as the 'F1 Supremo'.
Ecclestone began his ... | {"Name": "Bernie Ecclestone", "Caption": "Ecclestone at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix", "Birth name": "Bernard Charles Ecclestone", "Birth date": "1930 10 28 yCary Tom https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8090578/Bernie-Ecclestone-at-80-timeline.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https:/... |
Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 - 27 June 1408), personal name Yi Seong-gye (), later Yi Dan (), was the founder and first ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to the throne in 1392 and abdicated six years later during a strife between his sons. He was honored as Emp... | {"Father": "Yi Ja-chun", "Mother": "Lady Choe of the Yeongheung Choe clan", "Born": "Ssangseong Prefectures, Great Yuan(present-day Kŭmya County, South Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea)", "Died": "Byeoljeon Hall, Gwangyeonru Pavilion, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon", "Burial": "Geonwonneung Mausoleum, Dongguneung Clu... |
American Airlines Flight 1420 was a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Little Rock National Airport in the United States. On June 1, 1999, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating as Flight 1420 overran the runway upon landing in Little Rock and crashed. 9 of the 145 people aboard were immediatel... | {"Date": "June 1, 1999", "Summary": "Runway overrun in inclement weather due to pilot errorhttps://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0102.pdf Aircraft Accident Report - Runway Overrun During Landing, American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999... |
John Morrison Cole (23 November 1927 - 7 November 2013) was a Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster, best known for his work with the BBC. Cole served as deputy editor of The Guardian and The Observer and, from 1981 to 1992, was the BBC's political editor. Donald Macintyre, in an obituary in The Independent, descri... | {"Name": "John Cole", "Birth name": "John Morrison Cole", "Birth date": "1927 11 23 y", "Birth place": "Belfast, Northern Ireland", "Death date": "2013 11 07 1927 11 23 y", "Death place": "Claygate, Surrey, England", "Nationality": "British", "Title": "Political Editor of BBC News (1981–1992)", "Spouse(s)": "Madge", "C... |
Claire Tomalin (née Delavenay; born 20 June 1933) is an English journalist and biographer, known for her biographies of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys, Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft.
Early life
Tomalin was born Claire Delavenay on 20 June 1933 in London, the daughter of English composer Muriel Herbe... | {"Born": "1933 06 20 y", "Education": "Hitchin Girls' School; Dartington Hall School", "Alma mater": "Newnham College, Cambridge", "Occupation": "Author, journalist", "Children": "5"} |
Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor.
He was born in Nantes. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured aneurysm in Zürich, Switzerland.
Partial filmography
Femme intégrale (1980) - Jacques
La Peau de chagrin (1980, TV Movie) - Bixiou
Peer Gynt (1981, TV Movie) - Un jeune homme
(1982) - ... | {"Name": "Benoît Régent", "Birth date": "1953 8 19 y", "Birth place": "Nantes, France", "Death date": "1994 10 22 1953 8 19 y", "Death place": "Zürich, Switzerland"} |
The Sandman (William Baker, a.k.a. Flint Marko) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he started out as a recurring adversary to the superhero Spider-Man, has been slowly redeemed ove... | {"Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan LeeSteve Ditko", "Place of origin": "Queens, New York", "Team affiliations": "Sinister SixFrightful FourAvengersWild PackEnforcersOutlawsIntruders", "Species": "Human mutate", "Notable aliases": "Flint Marko, Sylvester Mann, the Quarryman", "Abilities": "Size and mass ... |
{{Infobox comics character
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|image=Sandman1-1-.jpg
|caption=Wesley DoddsArt by Gavin Wilson and Richard Bruning
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Dodds:New York World's Fair Comics #1 (April 1939) Sanford:The Sandman #1 (December 1974)Marshall:Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep of R... | {"Schedule": "Bi-monthly", "Format": "y", "Publisher": "DC Comics", "Publication date": "1974-1976", "Main character(s)": "Sandman (later revealed as Garrett Sanford)Brute and GlobJed WalkerEzra PaulsenClariceBarnaby", "Written by": "Joe Simon, Michael Fleisher", "Penciller(s)": "Jack Kirby, Ernie Chua", "Inker(s)": "J... |
Eerie, Indiana is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 9, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant.
A total of nineteen episodes were produced. The final episode aired f... | {"Genre": "HorrorMysteryScience fictionSupernatural", "Created by": "José RiveraKarl Schaefer", "Starring": "Omri KatzJustin ShenkarowMary-Margaret HumesFrancis GuinanJulie CondraJason Marsden", "Country of origin": "United States", "Cinematography": "John Hora (pilot only)Jonathan West", "Camera setup": "Single-camera... |
The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, United States. It was formed by a bolide that struck the eastern shore of North America about 35.5 ± 0.3 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch. It is one of the best-preserved "wet-target" impact craters in th... | {"Location": "Chesapeake Bay", "Coordinates": "Chesapeake Bay 15 September 2019 ChesapeakeBay html", "Confidence": "Confirmed", "Diameter": "85 km flip", "Depth": "1.3 km flip", "Impactor diameter": "3 km flip", "Age": "35.5 ± 0.3 million", "Exposed": "No", "Drilled": "Yes", "Bolide": "L chondriteSchmitz Birger Bosc... |
The Dominion Lands Act (long title: An Act Respecting the Public Lands of the Dominion) was an 1872 Canadian law that aimed to encourage the settlement of the Canadian Prairies and to help prevent the area being claimed by the United States. The Act was closely based on the U.S. Homestead Act of 1862, setting condition... | {"Short title": "Dominion Lands Act", "Legislature": "Parliament of Canada", "Long title": "An Act respecting the Public Lands of the Dominion", "Citation": "SC 1872, c. 23", "Territorial extent": "North-West TerritoriesManitobaSaskatchewanAlbertaBritish Columbia (certain areas only)", "Enacted by": "Parliament of Cana... |
The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) is a Zimbabwean political party. It is a militant communist organization and political party that campaigned for majority rule in Rhodesia, from its founding in 1961 until 1980. In 1987, it merged with the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU - PF).
The party... | {"Leader": "Michael Nkomo", "Founded": "by Joshua Nkomo on 17 December 1961 (historic)13 December 2008 (current)", "Ideology": "Communism'A last stubborn outpost of a past epoch': The Communist Party of Great Britain, national liberation in Zimbabwe and anti-imperialist solidarity 2020 10.3898/175864320829334825 htt... |
The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) is an organization of researchers whose mission is to preserve and, in some cases, reconstruct professional American football history. It was founded on June 22, 1979 in Canton, Ohio by writer/historian Bob Carroll and six other football researchers and is curren... | {"Type": "Nonprofit", "Location": "United States", "Services": "American football research", "Website": "https://www.profootballresearchers.org/ profootballresearchers.org"} |
Ernst Gräfenberg (26 September 1881 - 28 October 1957) was a German-born physician and scientist. He is known for developing the intra-uterine device (IUD), and for his studies of the role of the woman's urethra in orgasm. The G-spot is named after him.
Career
Gräfenberg studied medicine in Göttingen and Munich, earni... | {"Name": "Ernst Gräfenberg", "Birth date": "1881 09 26 yes", "Birth place": "Adelebsen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire", "Death date": "1957 10 28 1881 09 26 yes", "Death place": "New York City, United States", "Resting place": "Ferncliff Cemetery", "Nationality": "German", "Occupation": "Physician and scientist", "... |
Amarula is a cream liqueur from South Africa. It is made with sugar, cream and the fruit of the African marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea) which is also locally called the elephant tree or the marriage tree. It has an alcohol content of 17% by volume (34 proof). It has had some success at international spirit ratings ... | {"Type": "Cream liqueur", "Manufacturer": "Southern Liqueur Company", "Introduced": "September 1989", "Ingredients": "Sugar, cream and the fruit of the African marula tree", "Related products": "Springbokkie"} |
The Potomac Company (spelled variously as Patowmack, Potowmack, Potowmac, and Compony) was created in 1785 to make improvements to the Potomac River and improve its navigability for commerce. The project is perhaps the first conceptual seed planted in the minds of the new American capitalists in what became a flurry ... | {"Industry": "Engineering", "Founded": "1785", "Defunct": "1825", "Headquarters": "United States"} |
Halldór Ásgrímsson (pronounced ; 8 September 1947 - 18 May 2015) was an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and was leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006.
Education and early life
Halldór studied at the Co-operative College in Bifröst, and became a certified publ... | {"Name": "Halldór Ásgrímsson", "Term start": "15 September 2004", "Term end": "15 June 2006", "Office 2": "Minister of Foreign Affairs", "Prime minister 2": "Davíð Oddsson", "Predecessor 2": "Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson", "Successor 2": "Davíð Oddsson", "Birth date": "1947 9 8 y", "Birth place": "Vopnafjörður, Iceland", "... |
The Simple Life is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do menial, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fast-food restaurants, and working as camp counselors. The series premiered on Decem... | {"Genre": "Reality television", "Created by": "Mary-Ellis Bunim\n Jonathan Murray", "Starring": "Paris Hilton\n Nicole Richie", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "22 minutes", "Original network": "Fox (2003-05)\n E! (2006-07)", "Original release": "2007 8 5"} |
Narmer (, meaning "painful catfish", "stinging catfish", "harsh catfish", or "fierce catfish;" reign beginning at a date estimated to fall in the range 3273-2987 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period. He was the successor to the Protodynastic king Ka. Many scholars consider him the unifier of... | {"Reign": "Somewhere in between 3273-2987 BC", "Dynasty": "1st dynasty", "Predecessor": "Ka? Scorpion II?", "Successor": "Hor-Aha", "Children": "Uncertain: probably Hor-Aha ♂Uncertain: possibly Neithhotep ♀", "Burial": "Chambers B17 and B18, Umm El Qa'ab"} |
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The South Dakota Department of Corrections is the agency that operates state prisons in the US state of South Dakota. It has its headquarters in Pierre."Contact Us." South Dakota Department of Corrections. Retrieved on May 3, 2010.
Adult prisons
Mike Durfee State Prison
South D... | {"Formed": "July 1989", "Jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "Headquarters": "Pierre, South Dakota", "Annual budget": "$106,982,478 (2011)", "Website": "http://doc.sd.gov/"} |
New Lanark is a village on the River Clyde, approximately from Lanark, in Lanarkshire, and some southeast of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1785 and opened in 1786 by David Dale, who built cotton mills and housing for the mill workers. Dale built the mills there in a brief partnership with the English inventor ... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(approx.)", "Postcode district": "ML11", "Dialling code": "01555", "UK Parliament": "Lanark and Hamilton East", "Council area": "South Lanarkshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Lanarkshire", "Scottish Parliament": "Clydesdale"} |
Kidsgrove is a town in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, on the Cheshire border. It is part of the Potteries Urban Area, along with Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. It has a population of 26,276 (2019 census). Most of the town is in the Kidsgrove ward, whilst the western part is in Ra... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)", "District": "Newcastle-under-Lyme", "Shire county": "Staffordshire", "UK Parliament": "Stoke-on-Trent North", "Postcode district": "ST", "Dialling code": "01782", "OS grid reference": "SJ835545"} |
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a decoration established in 1854 by Queen Victoria for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army. It is the oldest British award for gallantry and was a second level military decoration, ranking below the Victoria Cross, until it was discontinued in 1993 when it was r... | {"Presented by": "the Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Country": "x14px United Kingdom", "Type": "Military decoration for bravery", "Eligibility": "Other ranks", "Awarded for": "Gallantry in the field", "Status": "Discontinued in 1993", "Post-nominals": "DCM", "Established": "4 December 185... |
David Francis Cargo (January 13, 1929 - July 5, 2013) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of New Mexico between 1967 and 1971.
Early life and education
Cargo was born in Dowagiac, Michigan, the eldest of three children of Francis and Mary Harton Cargo. He received a Bachelor of Ar... | {"Name": "David Cargo", "Lieutenant 1": "Lee Francis", "Office 2": "Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives", "Birth name": "David Francis Cargo", "Birth date": "1929 1 13 y", "Birth place": "Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S.", "Death date": "2013 7 5 1929 1 13", "Death place": "Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.", "Restin... |
Lieutenant junior grade is a junior commissioned officer rank used in a number of navies.
United States
Lieutenant (junior grade), commonly abbreviated as LTJG or, historically, Lt. (j.g.) (as well as variants of both abbreviations), is a junior commissioned officer rank of the United States Navy, the United States C... | {"Country": "United States", "Service branch": "United StatesUnited States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard 23pxFlag of the United States Public Health Service.svg United States Public Health Service Commissioned CorpsNOAA Flag.svg NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps", "Rank group": "Junior officer", "Rank code": "OF-... |
Emperor Huai of Jin (; 284 - March 14, 313), personal name Sima Chi (司馬熾), courtesy name Fengdu (豐度), was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty (266-420).
Emperor Huai was captured in 311 and later executed in 313 under the order of Liu Cong, ruler of the Xiongnu state of Han Zhao.
As Prince of Yuzhang and crown prince
Sima ... | {"Born": "284", "Died": "313 3 14 284 y", "Father": "Emperor Wu", "Mother": "Lady Wang"} |
The Volvo 164 is a 4-door, 6-cylinder luxury sedan unveiled by Volvo at the Paris Motor Show early in October 1968 and first sold as a 1969 model. 46,008 164s were built before the car was succeeded by the 264 in 1975. The 164 was Volvo's first venture into the luxury segment since the end of PV 60 production in 1950, ... | {"Manufacturer": "Volvo Cars", "Assembly": "Sweden: Torslanda (Torslandaverken) Kalmar (VKA) Australia: Melbourne, Victoria (Motor Producers Ltd) South Africa: Durban Malaysia: Shah Alam (SMA)", "Production": "1968–1975", "Layout": "FR layout", "Successor": "Volvo 264", "Class": "Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E)... |
Reuben Swinburne Clymer (November 25, 1878 - June 3, 1966) was an American occultist and modern Rosicrucian Supreme Grand Master of the FRC (Fraternitas Rosae Crucis), perhaps the oldest continuing Rosicrucian organization in the Americas."Fraternitas Rosae Crucis [FRC]" in The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies:... | {"Name": "Reuben Swinburne Clymer", "Birth date": "yes 1878 11 25", "Birth place": "Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States", "Death date": "yes 1966 06 03 1878 11 25", "Nationality": "American", "Known For": "Reviving or creating the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis", "Occupation": "Osteopath, author, publisher", "Children": ... |
Samuel Stephen "Steve" Forbert (born December 13, 1954) is an American pop/folk singer-songwriter. His 1979 song "Romeo's Tune" reached No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It also spent two weeks at No. 8 in Canada."Top Singles", Library and Archives Canada, April ... | {"Born": "Meridian, Mississippi, United States", "Genres": "Folk\nAmericana\npop rock", "Labels": "Blue Rose Music\nNemperor/CBS\nGeffen\nGiant\nBMG\nPaladin\nRolling Tide\nKoch\nValley Entertainment\nSilverline\nDisky\n429\nBlue Corn", "Website": "www.steveforbert.com/"} |
Baloo (from bhālū "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the "man-cub" Mowgli. Baloo and Bagheera, a panther, save... | {"First appearance": "\"Mowgli's Brothers\"", "Last appearance": "The spring Running", "Created by": "Rudyard Kipling", "Gender": "Male"} |
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Alexander Friedrich Ladislaus Roda Roda (13 April 1872 - 20 August 1945) was an Austrian writer and satirist.
Biography
Roda Roda was born as Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld in Drnowitz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Drnovice, Czech Republic). His sister was the physician Gis... | {"Name": "Alexander Roda Roda", "Birth name": "Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld", "Birth date": "1872 04 13 y", "Birth place": "Drnowitz, Moravia, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (now Drnovice, Czech Republic)", "Death date": "1945 08 20 1872 04 13 y", "Death place": "New York City", "Occupation": "Writer", "Nationality": "Austria... |
The Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act, more commonly the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency or Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (), is the member of the Cabinet of Canada who also serves as the chief executive of the Atlantic Canada Opportun... | {"Post": "Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency", "Incumbent": "Gudie Hutchings", "Incumbent since": "July 26, 2023", "Department": "Government of Canada", "Style": "The Honourable", "Member of": "Cabinet Privy Council", "Appointer": "Monarch (represented by the governor general)", "Appoint... |
Edmund Ho Hau Wah, GOIH, GML, GCM (born 13 March 1955) is a Macau politician who served as the first Chief Executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2009. He currently serves as a Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Former Macao SAR chief executive elected vic... | {"Name": "Edmund HoHo Hau Wah", "Native name": "何厚鏵", "Native name language": "zh-mo", "Term start": "20 December 1999", "Term end": "20 December 2009", "Birth date": "yes 1955 3 13", "Birth place": "Portuguese Macau", "Spouse(s)": "Tatiana Lau", "Alma mater": "Schulich School of BusinessYork University (B.B.A.)", "Ima... |
Ban Gu (AD32–92) was a Chinese historian, politician, and poet best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is particularly associated with the Han era. A number of Ban's fu wer... | {"Name": "Ban Gu", "Alt": "Ban Gu, 1st-century Chinese poet, historian, and compiler of the Book of Han", "Caption": "Ban Gu, 1st-century Chinese poet, historian, and compiler of the Book of Han", "Birth date": "AD32", "Birth place": "Anling, Fufeng County, Han Dynasty(now Xianyang, Shaanxi)", "Death date": "AD92 32", ... |
Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, factual and children's programming.... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Television productionFilm distribution", "Fate": "Merged with Shine Group, later acquired by and merged with Banijay; name still in use in Portugal.", "Founded": "yes 1994", "Defunct": "yes 2015 01 01", "Headquarters": "Netherlands", "Website": "endemol.com", "Parent": "Endemol Shine... |
The 29th Division, known as the Incomparable Division, was an infantry division of the British Army, formed in early 1915 by combining various Regular Army units that had been acting as garrisons around the British Empire. Under the command of Major-General Aylmer Hunter-Weston, the division fought throughout the Galli... | {"Branch": "United Kingdom 23px", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "Division", "Nickname(s)": "\"Incomparable Division\""} |
The Chihuahuan Desert (, ) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower Pecos Valley in New Mexico, and a portion of southeastern Arizona, as well as the central and norther... | {"Realm": "Nearctic", "Coordinates": "30 32 26 N 103 50 14 W scale:5000000 inline,title", "Rivers": "Rio Grande", "Climate type": "Hot desert and hot semi-arid", "Conservation status": "Vulnerable", "Protected": ")Eric Dinerstein David Olson Anup Joshi 2 An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrest... |
John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002-06) when he served as vice-chair of the Republican Conference. In 2014, he ran f... | {"Name": "Jack Kingston", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "State house 2": "Georgia", "District 2": "125th", "Predecessor 2": "Bobby Phillips", "Successor 2": "Eric Johnson", "Birth name": "John Heddens Kingston", "Birth date": "1955 4 24", "Birth place": "Bryan, Texas, U.S.", "Education... |
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, he belongs to the conservative faction of the Dem... | {"Name": "Sanford Bishop", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "State house 2": "Georgia", "District 2": "94th", "Predecessor 2": "C. Ed Berry", "Successor 2": "Bill Lee", "Birth name": "Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.", "Birth date": "1947 2 4", "Birth place": "Mobile, Alabama, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Vivian Creighton", "Residence... |
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