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Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes (), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is predominantly of semi-arid climate (Bhs and Bhk). The state is located in west-central Mexico and is lo... | {"Rank": "27th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-AGU", "Website": "http://www.aguascalientes.gob.mx/ Official Web Site"} |
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 - December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for Annie Allen, making her the first African American to r... | {"Born": "1917 6 7", "Died": "2000 12 3 1917 6 7", "Occupation": "Poet", "Period": "1930-2000", "Children": "2, including Nora Brooks Blakely", "Notable awards": "Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1950)Robert Frost Medal (1989)National Medal of Arts (1995)"} |
The Grammy Award - Best Classical Vocal Solo has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
From 1959 to 1960 and from 1962 to 1964 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
In 1961 it was awarded as B... | {"Awarded for": "quality classic vocal solos", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Campeche (; ), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche (), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the southwest, Yucatán to the northeast, Quintana Roo to the east, and by the Petén depar... | {"Rank": "30th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-CAM", "Website": "http://www.campeche.gob.mx/ Official web site"} |
Drowning by Numbers is a 1988 British-Dutch film directed by Peter Greenaway. It won the award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Cannes Film Festival of 1988.
Plot
The film's plot centres on three married women — a grandmother, her daughter, and her niece — each named Cissie Colpitts. As the story progresses, each... | {"Directed by": "Peter Greenaway", "Produced by": "Kees KasanderDenis Wigman", "Written by": "Peter Greenaway", "Starring": "Joan PlowrightJuliet StevensonJoely RichardsonBernard HillJason Edwards", "Music by": "Michael Nyman", "Cinematography": "Sacha Vierny", "Edited by": "John Wilson", "Distributed by": "Prestige", ... |
Melchor Díaz (1505 - January 1541) was a Spanish conquistador who was Governor of Culiacan. He is most known for leading a 25 men auxiliary party during the 1540 Coronado expedition. In December 1540 Díaz crossed the Colorado River which he named the Rio de Tizon (River of Embers), Making him the first European in the ... | {"Name": "Melchor Díaz", "Term start": "1520s", "Term end": "1541", "Image caption": "Portrait of Melchor Díaz", "Birth name": "Melchior Díaz", "Birth date": "1505", "Birth place": "Spain", "Death date": "1541 1500", "Death place": "Altar Desert, New Spain", "Resting place": "Buried in an unmarked grave near his death ... |
Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 - February 9, 1960) was the grandson of Adolph Coors and heir to the Coors Brewing Company empire.
Life and career
Coors was born on January 12, 1915, the son of Alice May (née Kistler; 1885-1970) and Adolph Coors Jr. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. Like his fa... | {"Birth date": "1915 1 12", "Birth place": "Golden, Colorado, U.S.", "Death date": "1960 2 9 1915 1 12", "Death place": "Morrison, Colorado, U.S.", "Education": "Cornell University", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Urquhart Grant 1940", "Children": "4", "Relatives": "Adolph Coors (grandfather)William Coors (brother)Joseph Coors (br... |
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (, wilåyat). The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions. Each province encompasses a number of districts or usually over 1,000 villages.
Provincial governors played a critical role in the reconstruction of the Afghan state following the creation of th... | {"Category": "Unitary state", "Location": "Afghanistan", "Number": "34 provinces", "Populations": "167,425 (Nuristan) - 5,211,452 (Kabul)", "Areas": "1908 km2 sqmi flip on (Kapisa) - 58305 km2 sqmi flip on (Helmand)", "Government": "Provincial governments", "Subdivisions": "District (Wulesswali, shahristan)"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance (from 2013: Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance) has been awarded since 1997. In its early years, its title included the addition "(with or without a conductor)".
In 1991 the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance also included small ensemble performan... | {"Awarded for": "quality performances by a small ensemble", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1997", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes (, singularparròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978.
Overview
Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. Some parishes have a further territorial subdivision; Ordino, La Massana and San... | {"Category": "Unitary state", "Location": "Principality of Andorra", "Number": "7 Parishes", "Populations": "4,325 Canillo - 22,440 Andorra la Vella", "Areas": "12 sqkm on Andorra la Vella - 121 sqkm on Canillo", "Government": "Parish government", "Subdivisions": "Village"} |
Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation made up of: Antigua island which is divided into six parishes; and of the two dependencies of Barbuda island and Redonda island.
Although Barbuda and Redonda are called dependencies, they are integral parts of the state, making them essentially administrative divisions. Depende... | {"Location": "Antigua and Barbuda", "Number": "6 parishes, 2 dependencies", "Populations": "1,634 (Barbuda) - 51,737 (Saint John Parish)", "Subdivisions": "Major divisions", "Government": "Vestry (created in 1692, inactive), Parish councils (proposed during the 2023 Antiguan general election)", "Areas": "24.41 sq.km (S... |
A Picture of Nectar is the third studio album by the American rock band Phish. The album was released on February 18, 1992, by Elektra Records and was the band's debut release for a major record label.
The album is dedicated to Nector Rorris, the proprietor of Nectar's in Burlington, Vermont, where Phish played their ... | {"Released": "February 18, 1992", "Recorded": "June-August 1991", "Studio": "White Crow Studios, Burlington, VT", "Genre": "\"allmusic\"/>\n jazz\n bluegrass\n rock", "Label": "Elektra", "Producer": "Phish Kevin Halpin"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to composers for quality works of contemporary classical music. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annuall... | {"Awarded for": "Quality contemporary classical music compositions", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1961", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Only Begotten Daughter is a 1990 fantasy novel by American writer James Morrow, setting the stage for his later Godhead Trilogy. The book shared the 1991 World Fantasy Award with Ellen Kushner's Thomas the Rhymer. It was also nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1990, and both the Locus and John W. Campbell... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "William Morrow and Company", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover & paperback)", "Pages": "312", "ISBN": "0-688-05284-3"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes:
From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year - Classical
In 1964 and 1977 it was awarded as Classical Album of the Year
In 1973 and from 1978 onward it was a... | {"Awarded for": "quality classical recordings", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1962", "Last awarded": "2011", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
The Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist was an honor presented to classical artists in 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1986. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United Stat... | {"Awarded for": "quality classical artists", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1964 (Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist)", "Last awarded": "1986", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the Osgoode Hall Law Journal. A variety of LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees in law are available.
Its alum... | {"Type": "Faculty (law school)", "Dean": "Trevor C.W. Farrow", "Students": "905http://www.lsac.org/jd/choosing-a-law-school/canadian/key-facts Key Facts about Canadian Common-Law Law Schools Lsac.org 2014-04-17 2015-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315035246/http://lsac.org/jd/choosing-a-law-school/canadian/... |
The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933, none were ever officially circulated, and all but two were ordered to be melted down. However, 20 more are known to have been rescued from melting by being stolen and found th... | {"Value": "U.S. dollars", "Mass": "33.431", "Diameter": "34.1", "Thickness": "2.0", "Edge": "Lettered - E Pluribus Unum", "Composition": "90% gold, 10% copper", "Years of minting": "1933", "Design": "Bald eagle in flight, backed by rays from the Sun, with motto", "Designer": "Augustus Saint-Gaudens", "Design date": "19... |
Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from to 580 BC or, according to others, from to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in Modern Persian is کوروش, Kurosh, while in Greek he was called Κῦρος... | {"Name": "Cyrus I", "Title": "King of Persia", "Caption": "Cyrus I on horseback from a seal", "Death date": "580 BC", "Death place": "Anshan (Persia)", "Burial date": "580 BC", "Burial place": "Gur-e-Dokhtar", "Succession": "King of Persia", "Reign": "600-580 BC", "Predecessor": "Teispes", "Successor": "Cambyses I", "S... |
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a progressive think tank based in London. It was founded in 1988 by Lord Hollick and Lord Eatwell, and is an independent registered charity. The think tank aims to maintain the momentum of progressive thought in the United Kingdom through well-researched and clearly ar... | {"Type": "Progressive think tank", "Headquarters": "14 Buckingham Street, WC2N 6DF", "Location": "London, England", "Website": "ippr.org"} |
Distant Drums is a 1951 American Florida Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gary Cooper. It is set during the Second Seminole War in the 1840s, with Cooper playing an Army captain who successfully destroys a fort held by Spanish gunrunners and is pursued into the Everglades by a large group of Seminoles.... | {"Directed by": "Raoul Walsh", "Produced by": "Milton Sperling", "Written by": "Niven BuschMartin Rackin", "Starring": "Gary CooperRichard WebbMari AldonArthur HunnicuttCarl Harbaugh", "Music by": "Max Steiner", "Cinematography": "Sidney Hickox", "Edited by": "Folmar Blangsted", "Color process": "Technicolor", "Distrib... |
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Lawrence Kasdan, and starring Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston (in her movie acting debut), Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, and Ralph Waite. The film follows a former United States Secret Service agent turned bodyguard who is hired ... | {"Directed by": "Mick Jackson", "Written by": "Lawrence Kasdan", "Produced by": "Kevin Costner\n Lawrence Kasdan\n Jim Wilson", "Starring": "Kevin Costner\n Whitney Houston\n Gary Kemp\n Bill Cobbs\n Ralph Waite", "Cinematography": "Andrew Dunn", "Edited by": "Donn Cambern\n Richard A. Harris", "Music by": "Alan Silves... |
Delta Sigma Phi (), commonly known as Delta Sig or D Sig, is a fraternity established in 1899 at The City College of New York (CCNY). It was the first fraternity to be founded on the basis of religious and ethnic acceptance. It is also one of three fraternities founded at CCNY (now a part of the City University of New ... | {"Motto": "Better Men, Better Lives", "Founded": "The City College of New York", "Type": "Social", "Scope": "National", "Headquarters": "USA", "Chapters": "108 active (including colonies)233 chartered", "Members": "150,000+", "Website": "http://www.deltasig.org", "Colors": "Primary:#007A33 Nile Green#FFFEF6 Carnation W... |
The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England, and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent.Environment Agency, River Tame flood risk management scoping report - 2: The Tame Catchment, 2004, p. 3, The Tame is about long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas, bu... | {"Mouth": "Confluence with the River Trent", "Location": "Alrewas, Staffordshire", "Coordinates": "52.7312 -1.7173 inline,title", "Basin size": "1500 km2 on", "Left": "Ford Brook, Full brook, Sneyd Brook, Plants Brook, Bourne Brook", "Right": "Darlaston Brook, Rea, Blythe, Bourne, Anker"} |
Starman (Theodore Henry "Ted" Knight) is a fictional superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as a member of the Justice Society of America. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #61 (April 1941).
Publication history
thumb|upright|left|Ted Kn... | {"Publisher": "DC Comics", "Created by": "Gardner FoxJack Burnley", "Species": "Human", "Team affiliations": "Justice Society of AmericaAll-Star Squadron\nJustice League", "Abilities": "Fine hand to hand combatantGifted inventorBrilliant intellectVia gravity and cosmic rods:\nFlight\nStellar energy, light and heat proj... |
The River Tame flows through Greater Manchester, England. It rises on Denshaw Moor and flows to Stockport where it joins the River Goyt to form the River Mersey.
Sources
The Tame rises on Denshaw Moor in Greater Manchester, close to the border with the modern metropolitan county of West Yorkshire but within the histor... | {"Mouth": "40 http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GENW0805BJNE-e-e.pdf Mersey and Bollin Catchment abstraction management strategy 2007-03-13 Boyce, D August 2005 Environment Agency North West, Warrington 5 m on", "Location": "Stockport", "Coordinates": "53.4143 -2.1565 inline", "Basin size": "146 ht... |
Starman (Jack Knight) is fictional superhero in the and a member of the Justice Society of America. He is the son of the original Starman, Ted Knight. Created by James Robinson and Tony Harris, he first appeared in Zero Hour #1 (September 1994).
Publication history
Fictional character biography
Origin
Jack is the so... | {"Publisher": "DC Comics", "Species": "Human", "Created by": "James RobinsonTony Harris", "Team affiliations": "Justice Society of AmericaJustice League", "Abilities": "Competent martial artist\nVia cosmic staff:\nRapid flight\nTelekinesis\nEnergy manipulation\nStellar energy absorption\nGravity manipulation", "Partner... |
The Somali Democratic Republic (; , ; ) was the name that the socialist military government gave to Somalia under President Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, after seizing power in a coup d'état on 21 October 1969.J. D. Fage, Roland Anthony Oliver, The Cambridge history of Africa, Volume 8, (Cambridge University Press:... | {"Native name": "so Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliyeed0.1em ar الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية yesar al-Jumhūrīyah ad-Dīmuqrāṭīyah aṣ-Ṣūmālīyed2(Arabic transliteration)", "Conventional long name": "Somali Democratic Republic", "Common languages": "SomaliArabicEnglishItalian", "Capital": "Mogadishu", "Type of gover... |
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, released on June 30, 1998, by Mercury Records. The album was recorded and co-produced by Williams in Nashville, Tennessee and Canoga Park, California, and features guest appearances by Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris.
... | {"Released": "June 30, 1998", "Studio": "Room and Board Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; Rumbo Studio in Canoga Park, California", "Genre": "Americana\nalternative country\ncountry rock Pitchfork Staff The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s Pitchfork September 28, 2022 https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/t... |
Willem Cornelisz Schouten ( - 1625) was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean.
Biography
thumb|left|Route of the 1615-1616 voyage
Willem Cornelisz Schouten was born in c. 1567 in Hoorn, Holland, Seventeen Provinces.
On July 1, 1615 Wil... | {"Name": "Willem Schouten", "Caption": "Willem Schouten by Mattheus Merian in 1631", "Birth date": "no 1567", "Birth place": "Hoorn, Holland, Seventeen Provinces", "Death date": "1625", "Death place": "Antongil Bay", "Occupation": "Navigator", "Nationality": "Dutch"} |
The is a peripheral that allows Game Boy cartridges to be played on a Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Released in June 1994, it retailed for $59.99 in the United States and £49.99 in the United Kingdom. In South Korea, it is called the Super Mini Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. A revise... | {"Image caption": "North American version cartridge", "Manufacturer": "Hori Nintendo", "Generation": "Fourth generation", "Release date": "June 28, 1994 yJanuary 2023", "Compatibility": "Game Boy", "Successor": "Game Boy Player"} |
Haversham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Haversham-cum-Little Linford, in the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated to the north of (and separated by the River Great Ouse from) the Milton Keynes urban area, near Wolverton and about north o... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census, parish)E04012186 Haversham-cum-Little Linford 18 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "City of Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid refere... |
Hawridge ( ; recorded as Hoquerug in the 12th century) is a small village in the Chilterns in the county of Buckinghamshire, England and bordering the county boundary with Hertfordshire. It is from Chesham, from both Tring and Berkhamsted. Hawridge is one of four villages comprising Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, a civi... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "OS grid reference": "SP950060", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "UK Parliament": "Chesham and Amersham", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire"} |
Helen Steel (born 1965) is an environmental and social justice activist
who is known for her involvement in the McLibel case, an English lawsuit for libel filed by McDonald's Corporation that lasted for 10 years and was eventually taken to the European Court of Human Rights, where Steel and fellow campaigner David Morr... | {"Name": "Helen Steel", "Caption": "Helen Steel in 2016", "Birth date": "1965", "Birth place": "England, United Kingdom", "Occupation": "Activist", "Known For": "Defendant in the McLibel case"} |
Hedgerley is a village and civil parish in South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is centred south-east of Beaconsfield and south-west of Gerrards Cross. The parish has incorporated the formerly separate parish of Hedgerley Dean since 1934 (which was once a hamlet in parish of Farnham Royal).A... | {"OS grid reference": "SU9687", "Population": "(2011 census including Jordans)Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Beac... |
Michael J. Rogers (born June 2, 1963) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for . A Republican, Rogers served from 2001 to 2015. From 2011 to 2015, he was chair of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Rogers was hired by CNN as... | {"Name": "Mike Rogers", "Term start": "January 3, 2011", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "State senate2": "Michigan", "District 2": "26th", "Predecessor 2": "Gilbert DiNello", "Successor 2": "Valde Garcia", "Birth date": "1963 6 2", "Birth place": "Livingston County, Michigan, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Diane Rogers 1998 2007... |
Hedsor is a small village and civil parish in Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire, England, in the very south of the county, near the River Thames and Bourne End. It is in the civil parish of Wooburn.
The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "Hædde's cliff", referring to the position of the village on a... | {"OS grid reference": "SU9187", "Population": "Wycombe DC Parish Fact file 2001 Census https://web.archive.org/web/20060927001755/http://www.wycombe.gov.uk/uploads/documents/Community%20and%20living/bourne.pdf 2006-09-27", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state... |
Hillesden is a village and civil parish in north-west Buckinghamshire, England, about south of Buckingham.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'Hild's hill'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Ilesdone, though earlier it had been referred to as Hildesdun.
Hillesden is split up ... | {"Population": "(2011)E04001493 Hillesden Parish 17 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SP678302", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "MK18", "Dialling code": "01296", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham"} |
Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as an attorney and as president of the New York Central Railroad System.
Earl... | {"Name": "Chauncey Depew", "Office 2": "Secretary of State of New York", "Governor 2": "Horatio SeymourReuben Fenton", "Predecessor 2": "Horatio Ballard", "Successor 2": "Francis C. Barlow", "Birth name": "Chauncey Mitchell Depew", "Birth date": "1834 4 23", "Birth place": "Peekskill, New York, US", "Death date": "1928... |
George Rector Nethercutt Jr. (born October 7, 1944) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. Nethercutt is the founder and chairman of The George Nethercutt Foundation. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005, representing .
Early life
Born in Spokane, Washingto... | {"Name": "George Nethercutt", "Birth name": "George Rector Nethercutt Jr.George Rector Nethercutt, Jr Profile Spokane, WA Lawyer Martindale.com https://www.martindale.com/attorney/george-rector-nethercutt-jr-1777042/ www.martindale.com 19 April 2022", "Birth date": "1944 10 7", "Birth place": "Spokane, Washington,... |
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at long a... | {"Name": "Chicago \"L\"", "First image": "20120624 CTA L 5000SERIES PINK311 54CERMAK.JPG", "Size of first image": "275px", "First image caption": "A Pink Line train approaches Randolph/Wabash.", "Locale": "Chicago, Illinois, and suburbs, United States", "Transit type(s)": "Rapid transit", "Number of lines/routes": "8",... |
Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first incarnation is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America (JSA), making them the Society's analogue to the Teen Titans. Created by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway, and Mike Machlan, Inf... | {"Schedule": "Monthly", "Format": "Ongoing series", "Publisher": "DC Comics", "Publication date": "March 1984 - June 1988", "Main character(s)": "Sylvester Pemberton the original Star-Spangled Kid Silver ScarabFuryNorthwindNuklonJadeObsidianPower GirlHuntressBrainwave Jr.", "Written by": "Roy ThomasDann Thomas", "Penci... |
A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer John Irving. Published in 1989, it tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New Hampshire town during the 1950s and 1960s. According to John's narration, Owen is a remarkable boy in many ways; he bel... | {"Cover artist": "Honi Werner", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "William Morrow", "Pages": "617", "ISBN": "0-688-07708-0", "Preceded by": "The Cider House Rules", "Followed by": "A Son of the Circus"} |
Richard Norman Hastings (born February 7, 1941) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 until his retirement in 2015. The district includes much of central Washington including the Tri-Cities, Yakima, and Moses Lake. The most conservative Republi... | {"Name": "Doc Hastings", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Ethics Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Joel Hefley", "Successor 2": "Stephanie Tubbs Jones", "Birth name": "Richard Norman Hastings", "Birth date": "1941 2 7", "Birth place": "Spokane, Washington, U.S.... |
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is a caucus made up of mostly African-American members of the United States Congress. Representative Joyce Beatty from Ohio chaired the caucus from 2021 to 2023; she was succeeded by Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada as chair.
History
Founding
The predecessor to the caucus... | {"Founded": "1971 3 30 yThe History of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) https://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/history United States House of Representatives April 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427131523/https://cbc-butterfield.house.gov/history April 27, 2016 dead", "Political position": "Left-wingOffice of... |
Brian Norton Baird (born March 7, 1956) is an American psychologist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011.
After leaving the U.S. House of Representatives, he served as the president of Antioch University Seattle from 2011 to 2015.
Early life and e... | {"Name": "Brian Baird", "Birth name": "Brian Norton Baird", "Birth date": "1956 03 07", "Birth place": "Chama, New Mexico, U.S.", "Residence": "Edmonds, Washington, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Utah (BS)University of Wyoming (MS, PhD)", "Term start": "January 3, 1999", "Term end": "January 3, 2011", "Spouse(s)"... |
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students each year. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities - High research ac... | {"Motto": "Discere Aude", "Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "$103.8 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Mar... |
Richard Ray Larsen (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician and lobbyist serving as the United States representative for since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Larsen is the ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Early life, education and career
thumbnail|Larsen addressi... | {"Name": "Rick Larsen", "District 2": "WA 2 2nd", "Predecessor 2": "Jack Metcalf", "Birth name": "Richard Ray Larsen", "Birth date": "1965 6 15", "Birth place": "Arlington, Washington, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Tiia Karlen 1994", "Education": "Pacific Lutheran University (BA)University of Minnesota (MPA)", "Official website... |
Wilmington College is a private college in Wilmington, Ohio. It was established by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1870 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college is still Quaker-affiliated and has seven core Quaker values. In fall 2018, the college set an enrollment record, bringing... | {"Motto": "Non saltu sed multis gradibus (Latin)", "Type": "Private college", "President": "Corey Cockerill (interim)https://www.wnewsj.com/2023/04/01/trevor-bates-out-as-wc-president/ Bates out as WC president John Hamilton Wilmington News Journal April 1, 2023 June 19, 2023", "Undergraduates": "1,200", "Postgra... |
Darren Ray Woodson (born April 25, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was spent his entire career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) from 1992 to 2003. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and was selected by the Cowboys in the seco... | {"Born:": "Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.", "Height:": "1", "Weight:": "219", "High school:": "Maryvale (Phoenix)", "College:": "Arizona State", "NFL Draft:": "37"} |
Elizabeth de Burgh (; ; c. 1289 - 27 October 1327) was the second wife and the only queen consort of Robert the Bruce. Elizabeth was born sometime around 1289, probably in what is now County Down or County Antrim in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
She was the daughter of one of the most powerful Norman nobles... | {"Father": "Richard Óg de Burgh, Earl of Ulster", "Mother": "Margarite de Burgh", "Born": "County Down or County Antrim", "Died": "Cullen, Banffshire", "Burial": "Dunfermline Abbey"} |
Sing Sing Correctional Facility, formerly Ossining Correctional Facility, is a maximum-security prison operated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in the village of Ossining, New York. It is about north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River. It holds about 1,700 i... | {"Location": "354 Hunter Street, Ossining, New York", "Status": "Active", "Security class": "Maximum", "Population": "2019https://doccs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/12/sing-sing-final-prea-audit-report-dated-11.11.19-audit-complete-8.9.19.pdf Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Audit Report, Adult Prisons & Jails ... |
Karelians (, Finnish: , , ) are a Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia. Karelians living in Russian Karelia are considered a distinct ethnic group closely related to Finnish Karelians, who are considered a subset of Finns. This disti... | {"Name": "KareliansThis infobox does not include Finnish Karelians, who are considered a subgroup of Finnish people Note karjalaižet karjalazet karjalaiset", "Flag caption": "Flag of KareliansOne Europe, Many Nations Minahan James 2000 Greenwood Publishing Group 978-0-313-30984-7 368 https://books.google.com/books?id=N... |
St John's Smith Square is a redundant church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. Sold to a charitable trust as a ruin following firebombing in the Second World War, it was restored as a concert hall.
This Grade I listed church was designed by Thomas Archer and was completed in 1728 as one of the so-ca... | {"OS grid reference": "St John's Smith Square", "Denomination": "Church of England", "Architect(s)": "Thomas Archer", "Style": "English Baroque", "Completed": "1728", "Dedication": "St John the Evangelist", "Functional status": "Concert hall", "Events": "Firebombed 10 May 1941", "Location": "Smith Square, Westminster, ... |
Nanning (, ; ; ) is the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning is surrounded by a hilly basin, with a warm, monsoon-influenced h... | {"Type": "Prefecture-level city", "Body": "Nanning Municipal People's Congress", "Density": "auto", "Urban density": "auto", "Metro density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "CN-GX-01", "Website": "www.nanning.gov.cn"} |
The Elenium is a series of fantasy novels by American writer David Eddings. The series consists of three volumes: The Diamond Throne, The Ruby Knight, and The Sapphire Rose. The series is followed by The Tamuli. The Elenium is Eddings' third fantasy series.
The Diamond Throne
Sparhawk, a Pandion Knight, has returned ... | {"Country": "USA", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Elenium", "Publisher": "Del Rey Books", "Media type": "Print ( )", "Pages": "448 (paperback)", "ISBN": "0-345-36769-3", "Preceded by": "none", "Followed by": "The Ruby Knight"} |
Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s Hebei Province. A prefecture-level city about southwest of Beijing, it administers eight districts, two county-level cities and twelve counties.
At the 2020 census, the city had a p... | {"Type": "Prefecture-level city", "Body": "Shijiazhuang Municipal People's Congress", "Density": "auto", "Urban density": "5758403", "Metro density": "6230709", "Website": "www.SJZ.gov.cn", "ISO 3166 code": "CN-HE-01"} |
The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California.
Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. It is in Western Addition, on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper Fillmore neighborhood.
Since 2007, it has been operated by Live Nation, which ... | {"Location": "San Francisco, California", "Coordinates": "37.784098 -122.433132 region:US-CA_type:landmark inline,title", "Built": "1912", "Owner": "Kortz/Bragin Family", "Former names": "Majestic Hall", "Capacity": "1,315"} |
Nellie Letitia McClung (; 20 October 18731 September 1951) was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book Sowing Seeds in Danny, and would eventually publish sixteen books, including two autobiogra... | {"Birth date": "1873 10 20 y", "Birth place": "Chatsworth, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "1951 9 1 1873 10 20 y", "Death place": "Victoria, British Columbia, Canada", "Birth name": "Nellie Letitia Mooney", "Spouse(s)": "Robert Wesley McClung 1896", "Nationality": "Canadian"} |
Lipan Apache are a band of Apache, a Southern Athabaskan Indigenous people, who have lived in the Southwest and Southern Plains for centuries. At the time of European and African contact, they lived in New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and northern Mexico. Historically, they were the easternmost band of Apache.Swa... | {"Name": "Lipan Apache", "Population": "5,000-8,000 (2013)\"Lipan Apache.\" Ethnologue. Retrieved 2 March 2012.November 2020", "Languages": "English, Spanish, formerly Lipan Apache", "Related ethnic groups": "other Apache peoples"} |
The Tamuli is a series of fantasy novels by American writer David Eddings. The series consists of three volumes:
Domes of Fire
The Shining Ones
The Hidden City
The Tamuli is the sequel to The Elenium. In this series, Sparhawk and friends travel to the Tamul Empire, far to the east. The first book was published in N... | {"Country": "USA", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Tamuli", "Publisher": "Del Rey Books", "Media type": "Print ( )", "Pages": "480 (paperback)", "ISBN": "0-345-38327-3", "Preceded by": "The Elenium Series", "Followed by": "The Shining Ones"} |
Juha Matti Pellervo Kankkunen (; born 2 April 1959) is a Finnish former rally driver. His factory team career in the World Rally Championship lasted from 1983 to 2002. He won 23 world rallies and four drivers' world championship titles, which were both once records in the series. Both Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier... | {"Born": "Laukaa, Finland", "Nationality": "Finland Finnish", "Co-driver": "Finland Juha RepoUK Nicky GristFRA Denis GiraudetFinland Juha Piironen", "Active years": "1979, 1982-2002, 2010", "Teams": "Toyota, Peugeot, Lancia, Ford, Subaru, Hyundai", "Rallies": "162", "Championships": "4 (1986, 1987, 1991, 1993)", "Rally... |
Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about south-west of Nottingham and south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has been part of Erewash borough since 1 April 1974, when Long Eaton Urban District was disbanded.
Geograph... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SK 49033 33679", "Postcode district": "NG10", "Dialling code": "0115", "UK Parliament": "Erewash", "District": "Erewash", "Shire county": "Derbyshire"} |
Val Thorens () is a ski town in the Tarentaise Valley in the French Alps at an altitude of .Wilson, A: Ski Atlas of the World: the complete reference to the best resorts, page 45. New Holland Publishers, 2007. It is located in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville in the Savoie department. The resort forms part of ... | {"Name": "Val Thorens", "Location": "Savoie, France", "Nearest City": "Chambéry", "Coordinates": "45 17 53 N 6 34 48 E type:landmark_scale:50000 inline", "Top elevation": "3230 m ft on", "Base elevation": "1825 m ft on", "Runs": "68", "Lift system": "31 lifts", "Website": "http://www.valthorens.com"} |
The Safari Rally is a rally held in Kenya. It was first held in 1953 as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The event was part of the World Rally Championship from 1973 until 2002, before returning in 2021. It is historically regarded as one of the toughest events in the World Rally Championship, and... | {"Status": "Active", "Genre": "Motor Sport event", "Frequency": "Annual", "Location(s)": "Great Rift Valley", "Country": "Kenya", "Website": "https://www.safarirally.co.ke/"} |
James Johnston Blanchard (born August 8, 1942) is an American attorney, diplomat, and politician who served as the 45th governor of Michigan from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Democratic Party, Blanchard previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, and later as the as United States... | {"Name": "Jim Blanchard", "Term start": "August 19, 1993", "Term end": "March 29, 1996", "Lieutenant 1": "Martha Griffiths", "District 2": "MI 18 18th", "Predecessor 2": "Robert J. Huber", "Successor 2": "William Broomfield", "Birth name": "James Johnston Blanchard", "Birth date": "1942 8 8", "Birth place": "Detroit, M... |
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF); , ) is the aviation branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The present air force came into being when the Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution. The IRIAF was heavily involved in the Iran-Iraq War, carrying out major operati... | {"Type": "Air force", "Role": "Aerial warfare", "Size": "37,000 (MEI 2011 estimate) http://www.mei.edu/content/artesh-iran%E2%80%99s-marginalized-and-under-armed-conventional-military The Artesh: Iran's Marginalized and Under-Armed Conventional Military December 15, 2015 Middle East Institute November 15, 2011 Hossein... |
William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 - October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history, serving one partial term and three full four-year terms from 1969 to 1983. During t... | {"Name": "William Milliken", "Term start": "January 22, 1969", "Term end": "January 1, 1983", "Office 2": "54th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan", "Governor 2": "George W. Romney", "Predecessor 2": "T. John Lesinski", "Successor 2": "Thomas F. Schweigert (acting)", "Birth name": "William Grawn Milliken", "Birth date": "... |
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd reached the height of its prosperity during the 13th century, when it was a corporate member of the Cinque Ports, a "limb" of Romney. Actually located on... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126181&c=Lydd&d=16&e=62&g=6438436&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1444041887521&enc=1 Ward and Town population 2011 5 October 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/2016030409290... |
Francois Henri LaLanne (; September 26, 1914 - January 23, 2011), the “Godfather of Fitness”Time Magazine. Jack LaLanne, Fitness Guru, Dies at 96.
By Nick Carbone Jan. 23, 2011.ABC News. Fitness Legend Jack LaLanne Dies. By Amanda Vanallen. January 24, 2011.Hollywood Reporters. Godfather of Fitness Jack LaLanne Is Lai... | {"Image": "Jack LaLanne 1961 portrait.JPG", "Caption": "LaLanne in March 1961", "Name": "Jack LaLanne", "Birth name": "Francois Henri LaLanne", "Birth date": "1914 9 26", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2011 1 23 1914 9 26", "Death place": "Morro Bay, California, U.S.", "Resting place":... |
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", that peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Jason Mraz: Char... | {"Name": "Jason Mraz", "Caption": "Mraz in 2020", "Birth name": "Jason Thomas Mraz", "Birth date": "yes 1977 6 23", "Birth place": "Mechanicsville, Virginia, U.S.", "Education": "Mechanicsville High School, then Lee-Davis High School", "Occupation": "Singer\nguitarist\nsongwriter", "Years active": "1999-present", "Spou... |
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American politician. Since 2021, she has served as the 16th United States secretary of energy. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 47th governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, and as the 51st attorney general of Michigan from 199... | {"Image caption": "Official portrait, 2021", "Term start": "February 25, 2021", "Order 2": "47th Governor of Michigan", "Predecessor 2": "John Engler", "Successor 2": "Rick Snyder", "Birth date": "1959 2 5", "Birth place": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada", "Residence": "Detroit, Michigan and Washington, D.C.", "Sp... |
Dai Jitao or Tai Chi-t'ao (; January 6, 1891 - February 21, 1949) was a Chinese journalist, an early Kuomintang member, and the first head of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China. He is often referred to as Dai Chuanxian () or by his other courtesy name, Dai Xuantang ().
Early life and education
Dai was born... | {"Name": "Dai Jitao", "Native name": "戴季陶", "Birth name": "Dai Liangbi", "Birth date": "1891 1 6 y", "Birth place": "Guanghan, Sichuan, Qing Empire", "Death date": "1949 2 21 1891 1 6 y", "Death place": "Guangzhou, Republic of China", "Nationality": "Republic of China", "Spouse(s)": "Niu Youheng Zhao Wenshu", "Partner... |
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato (), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato.
It is located in central Mexico and is bordered by the states of Jalisco to the west, Zacatecas to the... | {"Rank": "6th", "Density": "auto", "DST": "-5", "ISO 3166 code": "MX-GUA", "Website": "http://www.guanajuato.gob.mx/ Official Web site"} |
My Family is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadcast from 2002 onwards. My Family was voted 24th in the BBC's "Britain's Best Si... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Running time": "113x 30 minutes3x 50 minutes4x 60 minutes", "Created by": "Fred Barron", "Directed by": "Baz TaylorJay SandrichDewi HumphreysNic PhillipsEd Bye", "Opening theme": "\"My Family\"", "Starring": "Robert LindsayZoë WanamakerKris MarshallDaniela Denby-AsheGabriel ThomsonSiobhan HayesKeir... |
"When the Bough Breaks" is the seventeenth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode first aired in broadcast syndication on February 15, 1988. It is the first episode written for the series by Hannah Louise Shearer and the only episode of the series with Kim ... | {"Written by": "Hannah Louise Shearer", "Directed by": "Kim Manners", "Cinematography by": "Edward R. Brown", "Running time": "45 minutes (runtime)", "Featured music": "Ron Jones"} |
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. She is noted for her work on stage and screen in a career spanning over seven decades. Moreno is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Among her numerous accolades, she is one of... | {"Name": "Rita Moreno", "Caption": "Moreno in 2014", "Birth name": "Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano", "Birth date": "yes 1931 12 11", "Birth place": "Humacao, Puerto Rico", "Occupation": "Actress singer dancer", "Years active": "1943-present", "Notable works": "Full list", "Spouse(s)": "Leonard Gordon 1965 2010 died", "Ch... |
Texas are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow. They were founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone (formerly of the bands Altered Images and Hipsway) and Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas... | {"Origin": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Genres": "Alternative rock \n pop rock", "Labels": "Mercury\n Vertigo\n PIAS\n BMG", "Website": "www.texas.uk.com", "Members": "Sharleen SpiteriJohnny McElhoneAlly McErlaineEddie CampbellTony McGovernCat Myers"} |
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
Among his bes... | {"Born": "1925 10 11", "Died": "2013 8 20 1925 10 11", "Occupation": "Writer", "Alma mater": "University of Detroit", "Relatives": "Megan Freels Johnston", "Children": "5, including Peter"} |
Blindspott is an alternative metal band from West Auckland, New Zealand. After performing under the name Blacklistt for several years, the original line-up got back together in 2018.http://blindspott.org/2011/08/20/whats-going-on-you-ask/Kellman, Andy "[ Blindspott Biography]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation The ban... | {"Origin": "West Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand", "Genres": "Nu metalhttps://www.muzic.net.nz/articles/reviews/1515/album-review-blindspott Blindspott - Album Review: Blindspott - New Zealand Music Articles \n alternative metal\n rap metal", "Labels": "EMICapitol Records", "Members": "Damian Alexander Marcus PowellSh... |
Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor for GNU/Linux, Windows and macOS. It offers a rich set of features and is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting. It uses vector graphics to allow for sharp printouts ... | {"Initial release": "2003 11 2", "Written in": "C++ with gtkmm, Python (extensions)", "Platform": "IA-32 and x64", "Size": "81.6 MB", "Available in": "https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/tree/INKSCAPE_0_92_3/po\n List of language files at time of release of version 0.92.3 - gitlab.com repository\n Inkscape\n 201... |
James Allen Nussle (born June 27, 1960) is an American businessman and retired politician who has been president and chief executive officer of the Credit Union National Association since 2014. Nussle served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007 and was the Republican no... | {"Name": "Jim Nussle", "Term start": "September 10, 2007", "Term end": "January 20, 2009", "Office 2": "Member of theU.S. House of Representativesfrom Iowa", "Predecessor 2": "Tom Tauke", "Successor 2": "Bruce Braley", "Birth name": "James Allen Nussle", "Birth date": "1960 6 27", "Birth place": "Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.... |
Leonard Leroy Boswell (January 10, 1934 - August 17, 2018) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2013, a district based in Des Moines. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2012 by 4th district incumbent Tom Latham, who decided to run against hi... | {"Birth name": "Leonard Leroy Boswell", "Name": "Leonard Boswell", "Office 2": "President of the Iowa Senate", "Term 2": "January 11, 1993 - January 3, 1997", "Predecessor 2": "Michael Gronstal", "Successor 2": "Mary Kramer", "Birth date": "1934 01 10", "Birth place": "Harrison County, Missouri, U.S.", "Death date": "2... |
Thomas Paul Latham (born July 14, 1948) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Iowa from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 17, 2013, Latham announced he would not seek reelection next term, becoming the third member of the U.S. House to announce his retirement ... | {"Name": "Tom Latham", "Term start": "January 3, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Birth name": "Thomas Paul Latham", "Birth date": "1948 7 14", "Birth place": "Hampton, Iowa, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Kathy Latham"} |
Steven Arnold King (born May 28, 1949) is an American far-right politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district until 2013 and the state's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Born in... | {"Name": "Steve King", "Term start": "January 3, 2003", "Term end": "January 3, 2021", "Birth name": "Steven Arnold King", "Birth date": "1949 5 28", "Birth place": "Storm Lake, Iowa, U.S.", "Education": "Northwest Missouri State University", "Spouse(s)": "Marilyn King 1972"} |
Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama television series The Practice, and Gia Mahan on Full House and Fuller House. She has also appeared in films True Crime (1996), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001) and Love on t... | {"Caption": "Sokoloff in a promotional photo", "Name": "Marla Sokoloff", "Birth name": "Marla Lynne Sokoloff", "Birth date": "yes 1980 12 19", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1993-present", "Spouse(s)": "Alec Puro November 7, 2009", "Children": "3"} |
Chiang Wei-kuo (; 6 October 1916 - 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, a retired Army general, and an important figure in the Kuomintang. His courtesy names were Jian'gao () and Niantang ()... | {"Name": "Chiang Wei-kuo", "Native name": "蔣緯國", "Native name language": "zh-hant", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Chiang Wei-kuo as a general of the Republic of China Army, 1980s", "Office 2": "12th Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Services Force of the Republic of China", "President 2": "Chiang Ching-kuo"... |
Wayne Edward Whitfield (born May 25, 1943) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative of from January 1995, until his resignation in September 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party, and the first to represent the district. His district covered much of the western part of the st... | {"Name": "Ed Whitfield", "Birth name": "Wayne Edward Whitfield", "Birth date": "1943 05 25", "Birth place": "Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.", "District 2": "1st", "Preceded 2": "Tom Barlow", "Succeeded 2": "James Comer", "Other political party": "Democratic (before 1994)", "Spouse(s)": "Constance Whitfield 1990", "Reside... |
Ronald Edward Lewis (born September 14, 1946) is an American retired politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 to 2009, having represented the 2nd congressional district of Kentucky.
Lewis announced on January 29, 2008, that he would not run for an eighth term.
Ear... | {"Term start": "May 24, 1994", "Term end": "January 3, 2009", "Birth name": "Ronald Edward Lewis", "Birth date": "1946 09 14", "Birth place": "McKell, Greenup County, Kentucky, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Kayi Gambill 1966", "Residence": "Cecilia, Kentucky, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Kentucky, Morehead State Universi... |
The Ford 385 engine family (also code-named "Lima") is a series of big block V8 engines designed by Ford Motor Company. The family derives its name from the crankshaft stroke of the 460 cubic-inch V8 introduced in 1968.
A version was also introduced the same year, with a variant appearing in 1977.
Produced until 1... | {"Name": "Ford 385 V8", "Caption": "Ford Mustang Boss 429 engine", "Manufacturer": "Ford Motor Company", "Production": "1968–1998", "Configuration": "Naturally aspirated Big-block V8", "Bore": "4.360 in mm on", "Displacement": "370 CID L 1 on429 CID L 1 on460 CID L 1 on"} |
Shimoga, officially known as Shivamogga, is a city and the district headquarters of Shimoga district in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. The city lies on the banks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for the hilly region of the Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamed the "Gateway of Malnad". ... | {"Type": "City Corporation", "Body": "Shivamogga Mahanagara Palike", "Density": "322650", "Rural density": "184674", "Rank": "10th (Karnataka)", "Website": "www.shimogacity.gov.in/", "ISO 3166 code": "IN-KA"} |
Jay Robert Inslee (; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician, lawyer, and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012, and was a candidate for t... | {"Name": "Jay Inslee", "Image caption": "Inslee in 2019", "Term start": "January 16, 2013", "Predecessor 2": "Sid Morrison", "Successor 2": "Doc Hastings", "Birth name": "Jay Robert Inslee", "Birth date": "1951 2 9", "Birth place": "Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Trudi Tindall 1972", "Residence": "Governor's... |
James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 1985 to 1990, and as the U.S. representative for (including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington County, as well as a portion of Fairfax County) from 1991 to 2015.
A membe... | {"Name": "Jim Moran", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2001", "Office 2": "Mayor of Alexandria", "Predecessor 2": "Chuck Beatley", "Successor 2": "Patsy Ticer", "Birth name": "James Patrick Moran Jr.", "Birth date": "1945 5 16", "Birth place": "Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary Craig ... |
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) was a trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector. From 1 July 2017, it was merged into UK Finance.
It represented members from a wide range of banking and financial services. The association lobbied for its members and gave its view on the legislative and ... | {"Abbreviation": "BBA", "Legal status": "Non-profit company", "Location": "London, EC 2United Kingdom", "Website": "www.bba.org.uk"} |
Michael Hui Koon-man (born ; 3 September 1942) (also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky, Sam, and Stanley) who were prominent figures in the Hong Kong entertainment industry during the 1970s and the 1980s. Michael ... | {"Name": "Michael Hui", "Image": "Michael Hui Koon Man 2005.JPG", "Caption": "Hui in 2005", "Birth date": "yes 1942 9 3", "Birth place": "Panyu, Guangdong, China", "Occupation": "Actor playwright director producer", "Years active": "1968-present", "Spouse(s)": "Cheng Kit-ying 1972", "Children": "Hui See-wai (son)Hui Se... |
Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979) is an Australian retired professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1999 and 2016, for the , , , and teams. He is a three-time World Time Trial Champion, winning consecutively in 2003 (after David Millar was stripped for doping), 2004 and 2005, and won G... | {"Name": "Michael Rogers", "Image caption": "Rogers at the 2012 Tour de France.", "Full name": "Michael Rogers", "Nickname": "Dodger, Mick", "Birth date": "yes 1979 12 20", "Birth place": "Barham, New South Wales, Australia", "Height": "1.85 m ftin onMichael Rogers profile http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/riders/te... |
Hazlemere is a large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, northeast of High Wycombe on the A404 leading to Amersham, which intersects with the B474 at Hazlemere. To the north of the village is the hamlet of Holmer Green, which is in the civil parish of Little Missenden.
History
thumb|left|Hazlemere i... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "Census 2011", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Wycombe", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU891955", "Website": "Hazlemere Parish Council"} |
Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr. (born April 30, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1977 to 1999. A Republican, he was chosen as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he declined following revelations of an... | {"Name": "Bob Livingston", "Term start": "January 4, 1995", "Term end": "January 3, 1999", "Birth name": "Robert Linlithgow Livingston Jr.", "Birth date": "1943 4 30", "Birth place": "Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Bonnie Robichaux 1965", "Education": "Tulane University (BA, JD)"} |
Hoggeston is a village and civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located around south-east of Winslow, and around north of Aylesbury. It is in the civil parish of Dunton.
The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means "Hogg's farm". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it w... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2010 est.)http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130307131454mp_/http://ww... |
Hogshaw is a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It comprises the two ancient villages of Hogshaw and Fulbrook, although they no longer have an individual identity. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, between East Claydon and Quainton.
The village name 'Hogshaw' is Anglo Saxon in origin, ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Mid-2010 pop est)http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/what-we-do/publication-scheme/published-ad-hoc-data/population/december-2012/mid-2010-civil-parish-syoa-population-estimates-for-england-and-wales.xls https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20130307131454mp_/ht... |
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