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Seer Green is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, east-north-east of Beaconsfield and south-west of Chalfont St Giles.
History
The toponym "Seer" is derived from the Norman French for "dry or arid place". In manorial rolls of 1223 it was called La Sere,Seer Green Gree... | {"Population": "(2011)E04001577 Seer Green Parish 17 November 2021", "OS grid reference": "SU9691", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "HP9", "Dialling code": "01494", "UK Parliament": "Chesham and Amersham"} |
Jordans is a village in Chalfont St Giles parish, Buckinghamshire, England, and the civil parish of Hedgerley. It is a centre for Quakerism, holds the burial place of William Penn, founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, and so is a popular place with American visitors. It also contains the Mayflower Barn, made from s... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "700", "OS grid reference": "SU975916", "Dialling code": "01494", "Postcode district": "HP9", "UK Parliament": "Chesham & Amersham", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire"} |
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Stargate Infinity, often abbreviated as SGI or just Infinity (), is a 2002-2003 animated science fiction television series co-produced by Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. and DIC Entertainment Corporation (both together i... | {"Genre": "Adventurescience fictionAnimationDramaScience fantasyMilitary science fictionAction", "Developed by": "Mark Edward EdensMichael EdensKaaren Lee BrownPhil Harnage", "Directed by": "Will Meugniot", "Created by": "Eric Lewald\n Michael Maliani", "Starring": "Mark Hildreth\n Tifanie Christun\n Bettina Bush\n Kat... |
Shenley Brook End is a village, district and wider civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, located about north-west of Bletchley, and south-west of Central Milton Keynes. Together with its neighbouring districts of Shenley Church End, Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively kn... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04012189 Shenley Brook End 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes South", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP831352"} |
Shenley Church End is a village, district and wider civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, about south-west of Central Milton Keynes, and the same distance north-west of Bletchley. Together with its neighbouring districts of Shenley Brook End, Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collect... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04012190 Shenley Church End 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes South", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP832367"} |
Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American singer and actor. He rose to fame as the winner of the second season of American Idol and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording of "Superstar". In the years following Idol, Studdard has released seven stud... | {"Born": "Frankfurt, West GermanySome sources give Birmingham, Alabama as his birthplace, but Studdard has said in interviews that he was born in Frankfurt while his father was stationed there with the U.S. Army. http://www.nndb.com/people/505/000047364/", "Origin": "Birmingham, AlabamaUnited States", "Genres": "R&B po... |
Shalstone is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the north of the county, about four miles north west of Buckingham. The village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means 'farm by a shallow stream'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Celdestone.
Shalstone Churc... | {"Population": "(2011)National Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "OS grid reference": "SP640365", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "MK18", "Dialling code": "01280", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham"} |
Sherington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council. It is located north-east of Newport Pagnell, and north-east of Central Milton Keynes, immediately to the west of the A509.
Toponymy
The v... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04001272 Sherington 19 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP888463"} |
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991. He was l... | {"Name": "George Ryan", "Term start": "January 11, 1999", "Term end": "January 13, 2003", "Office 2": "42nd Lieutenant Governor of Illinois", "Governor 2": "James R. Thompson", "Predecessor 2": "Dave O'Neal", "Successor 2": "Bob Kustra", "Birth name": "George Homer Ryan", "Birth date": "1934 2 24", "Birth place": "Maqu... |
Rod Blagojevich ( , born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago" is an American politician of Serbian descent, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight year... | {"Name": "Rod Blagojevich", "Image caption": "Blagojevich 2007", "Term start": "January 13, 2003", "Term end": "January 29, 2009", "State house 2": "Illinois", "District 2": "33rd", "Predecessor 2": "Myron Kulas", "Successor 2": "John Fritchey", "Birth date": "1956 12 10", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Spo... |
Simpson is a village in Milton Keynes, England. It was one of the villages of historic Buckinghamshire that was included in the "New City" in 1967. It is located south of the centre, just north of Fenny Stratford.
Simpson is now part of the civil parish of Simpson and Ashland, which also includes Ashland and West Ash... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(parish: 2011)1170212030 Simpson and Ashland Parish 9 February 2018", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "South Milton Keynes", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP883362"} |
John Peter Altgeld (December 30, 1847 - March 12, 1902) was an American politician and the 20th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1893 until 1897. He was the first Democrat to govern that state since the 1850s. A leading figure of the Progressive movement, Altgeld signed workplace safety and child labor laws, pardoned... | {"Name": "John Peter Altgeld", "Term start": "January 10, 1893", "Term end": "January 11, 1897", "Birth date": "1847 12 30", "Birth place": "Selters, Duchy of Nassau", "Death date": "1902 3 12 1847 12 30", "Death place": "Joliet, Illinois, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Emma Ford 1877 1902 d.", "Battles fought": "American Civil ... |
thumb|Stephanie Mills (pictured in 2017) played Dorothy in the original 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz.
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonde... | {"Name": "The Wiz", "Subtitle": "The Super Soul Musical \"Wonderful Wizard of Oz\"", "Caption": "Original Cast Recording", "Composer(s)": "Charlie SmallsTimothy GraphenreedHarold WheelerGeorge FaisonLuther Vandross", "Lyricist(s)": "Charlie SmallsZachary WalzerLuther Vandrosshttp://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/200... |
Slapton is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located between the Grand Union Canal and the boundary with Bedfordshire, about south of Leighton Buzzard and west of Edlesborough.
Hamlets
Towards the edge of the parish near Horton in Ivinghoe is the ha... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)May 2023", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Postcode district": "LU7", "Dialling code": "01525", "OS grid reference": "SP934207", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury"} |
Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and radio network TheBlaze. He hosts the Glenn Beck Radio Program, a talk-radio show... | {"Name": "Glenn Beck", "Caption": "Beck in 2019", "Birth name": "Glenn Lee Beckhttps://newspaperarchive.com/lynnwood-enterprise/1964-04-01/page-23 Lynnwood Enterprise, Wednesday, April 1, 1964, p. 23 April 1964 Newspaperarchive.com December 31, 2013 subscription America at a Crossroads http://www.foxnews.com/on-air... |
Stone is a market town and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of the county town of Stafford, 7 miles (11 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent, and 15 miles (24 km) north of Rugeley. As a notable canal town, Stone is recognised for its rich history, originating from the early Br... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 census)", "District": "Stafford", "Shire county": "Staffordshire", "UK Parliament": "Stone", "Postcode district": "ST", "Dialling code": "01785", "OS grid reference": "SJ902342"} |
Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who has been the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Newsom g... | {"Name": "Gavin Newsom", "Image caption": "Newsom in 2019", "Term start": "January 7, 2019", "Office 2": "42nd Mayor of San Francisco", "Predecessor 2": "Willie Brown", "Successor 2": "Ed Lee", "Birth name": "Gavin Christopher Newsom", "Birth date": "1967 10 10", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Resid... |
Stone is a village and fmer civil parish, now in the parish of Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located southwest of the town of Aylesbury, on the A418 road that links Aylesbury to Thame. Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell is a civil parish within Buckinghamshire district and al... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Aylesbury", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP783123"} |
The premier of New Brunswick (French (masculine): premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick, or feminine: première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick) is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
The premier of a Canadian province is much like the prime minister of Canada. They are n... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "New Brunswick", "Native name": "fr Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick", "Insignia size": "110px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of Arms of New Brunswick", "Flag size": "110px", "Flag caption": "Flag of New Brunswick", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Blaine Higgs", "Incumbent since": "No... |
Kabir Kuh (; Kurdish: کڤەر -Kiver) is one of the long ranges of the Zagros Mountains near the border of Lurestan and Ilam Provinces in Ilam province, Iran.Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation Covering an area of , Kabir Kuh stretches in length and in width along the Zagros Mountains in the North... | {"Language of name": "en", "Location": "Ilam Province", "Coordinates": "33 13 16 N 47 06 18 E type:mountain_region:IR_scale:100000 dms inline,title", "Elevation": "ʿAbbās Jaʿfari, Gitāšenāsi-e irān, 3 vols., I, Kuhhā-ye Irān; II, Rudhā va rud-nāma-ye Irān; III, Dāʾerat-al-maʾāref-e joḡrāfiāʾi-e Irān, 2nd ed., Tehran, 1... |
"Coming of Age" is the nineteenth episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired in broadcast syndication on March 14, 1988. Sandy Fries originally wrote the episode, but Hannah Louise Shearer performed an uncredited re-write. It is the only episode of the serie... | {"Written by": "Sandy Fries", "Directed by": "Mike Vejar", "Cinematography by": "Edward R. Brown", "Featured music": "Dennis McCarthy"} |
K. Pattabhi Jois (26 July 1915 - 18 May 2009) was an Indian yoga guru who developed and popularized the flowing style of yoga as exercise known as Ashtanga vinyasa yoga. In 1948, Jois established the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore, India. Pattabhi Jois is one of a short list of Indians instrumental in estab... | {"Name": "K. Pattabhi Jois", "Caption": "In the entrance of his institute in Mysore, India, 2006", "Birth date": "yes 1915 07 26", "Birth place": "Kowshika, Hassan, Kingdom of Mysore (now Karnataka, India)", "Death date": "yes 2009 5 18 1915 07 26", "Death place": "Mysore", "Occupation": "Yoga teacher", "Known... |
Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943) is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s. He had a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini in 1960. Other hits include Sealed with a Kiss and Gypsy Woman which each reached #3... | {"Born": "Queens, New York City, U.S.", "Genres": "Bubblegum, pop, country", "Labels": "Kapp Records Leader Records ABC-Paramount Records Philips Records Dot Records Uni Records", "Website": "brianhyland.com"} |
The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar across the world during the 1960s. While their popularity in the United States waned in the 1970s, the... | {"Origin": "Tacoma, Washington, U.S.", "Genres": "*Instrumental rock\nsurf", "Labels": "Dolton, Liberty, United Artists, Capitol, GNP Crescendo, Blue Horizon, Hi-Tide Recordings", "Members": "Bob SpaldingLeon TaylorIan SpaldingLuke Griffin"} |
Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live from 1977 to 1983, where she played the role of Karen Wolek; ... | {"Name": "Judith Light", "Caption": "Light in 2019", "Birth name": "Judith Ellen Light", "Birth date": "yes 1949 2 9", "Birth place": "Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1970-present", "Spouse(s)": "Robert Desiderio 1985", "Website": "http://judithlight.com/", "Education": "Carnegie M... |
Philip Norman Bredesen Jr. (; born November 21, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 48th governor of Tennessee from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2002 with 50.6% of the vote and re-elected in 2006 with 68.6%. He is the most recent Democrat elected to a s... | {"Name": "Phil Bredesen", "Term start": "January 18, 2003", "Term end": "January 15, 2011", "Birth name": "Philip Norman Bredesen Jr.", "Birth date": "1943 11 21", "Birth place": "Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Susan Cleaves 1968 1974 divAndrea Conte 1974", "Education": "Harvard University (BA)", "Official... |
Frank Steunenberg (August 8, 1861December 30, 1905) was the fourth governor of the State of Idaho, serving from 1897 until 1901. He was assassinated in 1905 by one-time union member Harry Orchard, who was also a paid informant for the Cripple Creek Mine Owners' Association.Roughneck, The Life and Times of Big Bill Hayw... | {"Name": "Frank Steunenberg", "Term start": "January 4, 1897", "Term end": "January 7, 1901", "Birth date": "1861 8 8", "Birth place": "Keokuk, Iowa, U.S.", "Death date": "1905 12 30 1861 8 8", "Death place": "Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.", "Other political party": "Populist", "Spouse(s)": "Belle Keppel", "Education": "Iowa S... |
EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to imitate real-life sports networks by calling themselves the "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements with real commentators such as John Madd... | {"Formerly": "Electronic Arts Sports Network (1991-1993)", "Type": "Division", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "1991", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Products": "EA Sports Rally series\nF1 series\nEA Sports FC series\nMadden NFL series\nNBA Live series\nNHL series\nPGA Tour series\nSuper Mega Baseball series\nUFC serie... |
PLOS Biology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology. Publication began on October 13, 2003. It is the first journal published by the Public Library of Science. The editor-in-chief is Nonia Pariente.
In addition to research articles, the journal publishes magazine content aimed to... | {"Edited": "Nonia Pariente", "Publisher": "Public Library of Science", "History": "2003-present", "Frequency": "Monthly", "License": "Creative Commons Attribution License", "ISSN": "1545-7885", "CODEN": "PBLIBG", "LCCN": "2003212293", "OCLC": "1039259630"} |
Life of Pi is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, India, who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific O... | {"Original title": "Life of Pi", "Country": "Canada", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Knopf Canada", "ISBN": "(first edition, hardcover)", "Preceded by": "Self", "Followed by": "Beatrice and Virgil"} |
Amine Pierre Gemayel ( ; (born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988.
Born in Bikfaya, his father was Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Kataeb Party. He worked as a lawyer, then was elected as a deputy for Northern Metn in 1970 by-election, following ... | {"Name": "Amine Gemayel", "Image size": "220px", "Image caption": "Gemayel in 1982", "Term start": "23 September 1982", "Term end": "22 September 1988", "Birth date": "1942 1 22 y", "Birth place": "Bikfaya, Greater Lebanon", "Spouse(s)": "Joyce Tyan 1967", "Alma mater": "St. Joseph University", "Official website": "htt... |
Michel de Ghelderode (born Adémar Adolphe Louis Martens, 3 April 1898 - 1 April 1962) was an avant-garde Belgian dramatist, from Flanders, who spoke and wrote in French. His works often dealt with the extremes of human experience, from death and degradation to religious exaltation. He wrote plays and short stories, and... | {"Name": "Michel de Ghelderode", "Birth name": "Adhémar-Adolphe-Louis Martens", "Birth date": "3 April 1898", "Birth place": "Ixelles, Belgium", "Death date": "1 April 1962 3 April 1898", "Death place": "Brussels, Belgium", "Nationality": "Belgian", "Other names": "Philostene CostenobleJac NolanBabylas", "Spouse(s)": "... |
Dame Rosalie Winterton, (born 10 August 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 1997. In June 2017, Winterton became one of three Deputy Speakers in the House of Commons.
She served under Prime Minister Tony Blair as a minister in the Departmen... | {"Term start": "8 January 2020", "Office 2": "Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons", "Leader 2": "Ed MilibandHarriet Harman (Acting)Jeremy Corbyn", "Predecessor 2": "Nick Brown", "Successor 2": "Nick Brown", "Birth name": "Rosalie Winterton", "Birth date": "1958 8 10 y", "Birth place": "Leicester, England", "A... |
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. A patent application filed under the PCT is called an international application, or PCT application.
A si... | {"Name": "Patent Cooperation Treaty", "Date signed": "1970 06 19 y", "Location signed": "Washington, United States", "Date effective": "24 January 1978", "Condition effective": "ratification by eight States, four of which have significant patenting activity63", "Signatories": "36", "Parties": "157", "Depositor": "Direc... |
Sir Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born 23 March 1953)Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 538 is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for The Cotswolds. He also serves as the treasurer of the 1922 Committee.
Early car... | {"Name": "Geoffrey Clifton-Brown", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2020", "Term start": "9 April 1992", "Birth date": "1953 03 23 yes", "Birth place": "Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Alexandra Peto-Shepherd 1979 2004 divorce", "Residence": "Gloucestershire", "Alma mate... |
James Mackay Cousins (born 23 February 1944) is an English Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1987 to 2010.
Early life
Cousins was educated at the City of London School, New College, Oxford and the LSE. While at Oxford University, Cousins was a leading me... | {"Name": "Jim Cousins", "Image caption": "Cousins in 2005", "Term start": "11 June 1987", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1944 02 23 yes", "Birth place": "Shepherd's Bush, London", "Nationality": "English", "Spouse(s)": "Anne Elizabeth", "Alma mater": "New College, OxfordLondon School of Economics"} |
Jacqueline Anne Harkness Lait (born 16 December 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituencies of Hastings and Rye (1992-1997) and Beckenham (1997-2010).
Early life
Lait was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, attending Paisley Grammar School and the University ... | {"Name": "Jacqui Lait", "Term start": "14 September 2001", "Term end": "10 November 2003", "Predecessor 2": "Piers Merchant", "Successor 2": "Bob Stewart", "Birth date": "yes 1947 12 16", "Birth place": "Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Peter Jones", "Alma mater": "University of... |
Stanley Kwan (traditional Chinese: 關錦鵬; simplified Chinese: 关锦鹏); born 9 October 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer.
Kwan landed a job at TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-fat, and was a big box-office ... | {"Name": "Stanley Kwan", "Alt": "Stanley Kwan", "Caption": "Stanley Kwan in 2008", "Birth date": "1957 10 9 y", "Birth place": "Hong Kong", "Native name": "關錦鵬", "Awards": "Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director, 1988 RougeGolden Horse Awards Best Director, 2001 Lan Yu", "Module": "yes\n 關錦鵬\n 关锦鹏\n Guān Jǐnpéng\n Gwa... |
Trio (stylized as TR!O) was an American cable and satellite television network.
Trio went on the air in 1994, then originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. (a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada) along with 24-hour international news channel Newsw... | {"Launched": "1994 6 1", "Closed": "2006 1 1", "Picture format": "480i (SDTV)", "Owner": "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1994-2000)Power Corporation of Canada (1994-2000)USA Network/NBC Universal (2000-2006)", "Country": "United States", "Broadcast area": "National", "Replaced by": "Sleuth", "Sister channels": "New... |
Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 - March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of Time magazine and was sometimes referred to as the "King of New York". In business, he was best known as a partn... | {"Name": "Otto Hermann Kahn", "Caption": "Kahn in 1909", "Birth date": "1867 2 21", "Birth place": "Mannheim, Grand Duchy of Baden", "Death date": "1934 3 29 1867 2 21", "Death place": "New York City, United States", "Occupation": "Banker", "Employer": "Kuhn, Loeb & Co.", "Spouse(s)": "Addie Wolff (m. 1896)", "Children... |
The River Lugg () rises near Llangynllo in Radnorshire, Wales. It flows through the border town of Presteigne and then through Herefordshire, England, where it meets its main tributary, the River Arrow, to the south of Leominster. It flows into the River Wye downstream of Hereford at Mordiford, around from its source.... | {"Native name": "cy Afon Llugwy", "Mouth": "46 m on", "Location": "Mordiford, Herefordshire, England", "Coordinates": "52 01 52 N 2 38 10 W inline,title mouth", "Left": "River Frome", "Right": "River Arrow"} |
George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is an American radio talk show host. Since January 2003, Noory has been the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. The program is syndicated to hundreds of radio stations in the U.S. and Canada by Premiere Networks. Noory has also appeared in the History... | {"Name": "George Noory", "Caption": "(2019)", "Birth name": "George Ralph Noory", "Birth date": "1950 06 04", "Birth place": "Detroit, Michigan, US", "Occupation": "Talk radio", "Known For": "Coast to Coast AM"} |
Holger Klaus Meins (26 October 1941 - 9 November 1974) was a German cinematography student who joined the Red Army Faction (RAF) in the early 1970s and died on hunger strike in prison.
As a revolutionary
Meins became an important member of the RAF and was seen as a leading figure. He was very involved in the gang work... | {"Birth name": "Holger Klaus Meins", "Birth date": "1941 10 26 y", "Birth place": "Hamburg, Germany", "Death date": "1974 11 9 1941 10 26 y", "Death place": "Wittlich Prison, Wittlich, West Germany", "Death cause": "Starvation", "Name": "Holger Meins", "Organization": "Red Army Faction"} |
Ernest William Blythe (; 13 April 1889 - 23 February 1975) was an Irish journalist, managing director of the Abbey Theatre, and politician who served as Minister for Finance from 1923 to 1932, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs and Vice-President of the Executive Council from 1927 to 1932 and Minister for Local Governme... | {"Image caption": "Blythe in 1922", "Term start": "12 October 1927", "Term end": "9 March 1932", "Office 2": "Minister for Finance", "President 2": "W. T. Cosgrave", "Predecessor 2": "W. T. Cosgrave", "Successor 2": "Seán MacEntee", "Birth date": "1889 4 13 y", "Birth place": "Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland", "Death d... |
Zwieback is a form of rusk eaten in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Scandinavia, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey. It is a type of crisp, sweetened bread, made with eggs and baked twice. It originated ... | {"Name of food": "Zwieback", "Width of image": "250px", "Place of origin": "Germany", "Region of origin": "East Prussia", "Type of dish": "Bread", "Main ingredient": "Flour, eggs, sugar"} |
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (January 21, 1768 - February 21, 1835) was an American politician from New York. His siblings included Angelica Schuyler, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, and Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer.
Life
He was the son of Revolutionary War General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) and Catherine Van Rensselae... | {"Name": "Philip Jeremiah Schuyler", "Image caption": "Portrait of Schuyler, by Gilbert Stuart, 1807", "Office 2": "Member of the New York State Assembly", "Birth date": "1768 1 21", "Birth place": "Albany, Province of New York, British America", "Death date": "1835 2 21 1768 1 21", "Death place": "New York City, New Y... |
Early on a Sunday morning, October 23, 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 307 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military person... | {"Title": "1983 Beirut barracks bombings", "Caption": "A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport (BIA).", "Part of": "the Iran-Iraq War and the Lebanese Civil War", "Location": "33 49 45 N 35 29 41 E type:event_region:LB-BA USMCBarracksatBeirutAirport inline,titleUnited ... |
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, (28 September 16639 October 1690) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England and his mistress Barbara Villiers. A military commander, Henry FitzRoy was appointed colonel of the Grenadier Guards in 1681 and Vice-Admiral of England from 1682 to 1689. He was killed in the st... | {"Name": "The Duke of Grafton", "Term start": "1682", "Term end": "1689", "Birth name": "Henry FitzRoy", "Birth date": "1663 9 28 y", "Death date": "1690 10 9 1663 9 28 y", "Death place": "Cork, Ireland", "Spouse(s)": "Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington 1672"} |
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, KG, JP (29 September 160213 October 1668) was an English aristocrat, and supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the First English Civil War.
The Percies had been the leading family in Northern England for centuries, and one of the richest, a combination th... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Name": "The Earl of Northumberland", "Honorific suffix": "KG, JP", "Image": "Algernon Percy.jpeg", "Image caption": "Portrait by Anthony van Dyck", "Birth date": "1602 9 29 y", "Birth place": "Essex House, London", "Death date": "1668 10 13 1602 9 29 y", "Death place": "Pet... |
The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels. A work of fiction is considered a novel by the organization if it is 40,000 words or longer; awards are also given out for pieces of shorter lengths, in the categories ... | {"Awarded for": "The best science fiction or fantasy story of 40,000 words or more published in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association", "First awarded": "1966", "Website": "nebulas.sfwa.org/"} |
Colonel James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe, PC (6 October 1776 - 19 December 1845) was a British soldier and politician. A grandson of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, he held office under Sir Robert Peel as Lord Privy Seal between 1834 and 1835 and as Lord President of the Cou... | {"Name": "The Lord Wharncliffe", "Image size": "220px", "Order 2": "Lord President of the Council", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Prime minister 2": "Sir Robert Peel, Bt", "Predecessor 2": "The Marquess of Lansdowne", "Successor 2": "The Duke of Buccleuch", "Birth date": "yes 1776 10 6", "Death date": "yes 1845 12 19 1776 ... |
The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40,000 words; awards are also given out for pieces of longer lengths in th... | {"Awarded for": "The best science fiction or fantasy story of between 17,500 and 40,000 words published in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association", "First awarded": "1966", "Website": "nebulas.sfwa.org/"} |
Flash Airlines was a private charter airline operating out of Cairo, Egypt that was part of the Flash Group tourism company. The airline operated two Boeing 737-3Q8 aircraft manufactured in 1993 on non-scheduled commercial passenger flights on both international and domestic routes.
History
right|thumb|A Flash Airlin... | {"Airline name": "Flash Airlines", "Image size (px)": "195", "Current Fleet Size": "2", "IATA Designator": "7K", "ICAO Designator": "FSH", "Callsign": "FLASH", "Parent Company": "Flash Group", "Founded": "1995 (as Heliopolis Airlines)", "Ceased operations": "March 2004", "Headquarters": "Cairo, Egypt", "Operating bases... |
Thomas Johnston (2 November 1881 - 5 September 1965) was a prominent Scottish socialist journalist who became a politician of the early 20th century, a member of the Labour Party, a member of parliament (MP) and government minister - usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs. He was also a notable figur... | {"Name": "Thomas Johnston", "Image caption": "Johnston", "Term start": "8 February 1941", "Term end": "23 May 1945", "Office 2": "Lord Privy Seal", "Prime minister 2": "Ramsay MacDonald", "Predecessor 2": "Vernon Hartshorn", "Successor 2": "The Earl Peel", "Birth date": "yes 1881 11 2", "Birth place": "Kirkintilloch, D... |
The Cheeky Girls are a Romanian singing duo consisting of identical twin sisters Gabriela and Monica Irimia (both born 31 October 1982). After appearing as auditionees on Popstars: The Rivals, they achieved success in the UK charts with four top 10 hits between 2002 and 2004. They are best known for their debut single,... | {"Born": "Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania", "Genres": "Pop, dance, Europop, Eurodance", "Labels": "Multiply (2002-2004) XBN (2004-2006) GMI Music (2006-present)", "Members": "Gabriela IrimiaMonica Irimia"} |
The Nebula Award for Best Script was given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy scripts for movies or television episodes. Awards are also given out for published literary works in the novel, novella, novelette, and short story categories. The Nebula Aw... | {"Awarded for": "The best science fiction or fantasy movie or television episode script released in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association", "First awarded": "1974", "Last awarded": "2009", "Website": "sfwa.org/nebula-awards/"} |
John Trudell (February 15, 1946December 8, 2015) was a Native American author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadcasting as Radio Free Alcatraz. During most of the 1970s, he served as the chairman of the Am... | {"Name": "John Trudell", "Caption": "Trudell in 1997", "Birth date": "1946 2 15", "Birth place": "Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.", "Death date": "2015 12 8 1946 2 15", "Death place": "Santa Clara County, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "Santee Dakota-American", "Organization": "American Indian Movement", "Occupation": "Indige... |
George William Hill (March 3, 1838 – April 16, 1914) was an American astronomer and mathematician. Working independently and largely in isolation from the wider scientific community, he made major contributions to celestial mechanics and to the theory of ordinary differential equations. The importance of his work was... | {"Fields": "Astronomy, mathematics", "Institutions": "Columbia University, United States Naval Observatory", "Influences": "Charles-Eugène Delaunay, Peter Andreas Hansen", "Influenced": "Henri Poincaré, George Darwin"} |
David Carl Allison (February 25, 1961 - July 13, 1993) was an American NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Born in Hollywood, Florida, he was the oldest of four children born to Bobby and Judy Allison. The family moved to Hueytow... | {"Born": "1961 2 25", "Died": "Birmingham, Alabama U.S.", "Cause of death": "Helicopter crash", "Achievements": "1992 Daytona 500 winner1991 Coca-Cola 600 winner1987, 1989, 1992 Winston 500 winner1991, 1992 The Winston winner1984 ARCA Talladega Super Car Series Hoosier Superspeedway Challenge Winner1993 IROC Champion (... |
Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award.
Shalhoub's breakout role was as Antonio Scarpacci on the sitcom Win... | {"Caption": "Shalhoub in 2018", "Birth name": "Anthony Marc Shalhoub", "Birth date": "1953 10 9", "Birth place": "Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Years active": "1980-present", "Occupation": "Actor", "Education": "University of Wisconsin, Green BayUniversity of Southern Maine (BA)Yale University (MFA)", "Spouse(s)": "Bro... |
The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,500 and 17,500 words; awards are also given out for pieces of longer lengths ... | {"Awarded for": "The best science fiction or fantasy story of between 7,500 and 17,500 words published in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association", "First awarded": "1966", "Website": "nebulas.sfwa.org/"} |
Haxted Watermill is a much-restored Grade II listed watermill in Surrey, England, close to the border with Kent, and is powered by the River Eden.
History
The mill was first mentioned in the will of Sir Reginald de Cobham in 1361. The western half of the current building, constructed on the foundations of the 14th Cen... | {"Type": "Watermill", "Coordinates": "51.191026 0.030162 region:GB-SUR inline,title dms", "OS grid reference": "TQ 41859 45507", "Location": "Haxted Road, Lingfield", "Area": "Surrey", "Built": "ca 1680"} |
David Michael Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, (born 14 April 1940) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Wakefield between 1985 and 1990 and the Bishop of London between 1990 and 1995. From 1995 to 2005, he was the Archbishop of York in the Church of England. In March 2005, he was made a life peer and theref... | {"Diocese": "York", "Predecessor": "John Habgood", "Successor": "John Sentamu", "Other post(s)": "Bishop of London (1990-1995)Bishop of Wakefield (1985-1990)", "Ordination": "1965 (deacon); 1967 (priest)", "Consecration": "John Habgood", "Denomination": "Anglican"} |
The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short story if it is less than 7,500 words; awards are also given out for longer work... | {"Awarded for": "The best science fiction or fantasy story of less than 7,500 words published in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association", "First awarded": "1966", "Website": "nebulas.sfwa.org"} |
Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the United Kingdom with its sails intact.
Heckington is located between Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The mill stands very close to Heckington railway station, hence its name of the 'Station Mill' in the 19th century. The win... | {"Mill name": "Heckington WindmillPocklington's Mill, Heckington", "Grid reference": "TF 146 436", "Coordinates": "52.977059 N 0.29521 W type:landmark inline, title dms", "Operator(s)": "Heckington Mill Trust", "Year built": "1830", "Purpose": "Corn mill and sawmill", "Type": "Tower mill", "Type of sails": "Patent sail... |
also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), originally developed and published by Squaresoft and then published by Square Enix as the eleventh main installment of the Final Fantasy series. Designed and produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, it was released in Japan on May... | {"Title": "Final Fantasy XI", "Caption": "Game logo", "Developer": "Square", "Publisher": "PlayStation 2\n JP Square WW Sony Computer Entertainment\n Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360\n Square Enix", "Director": "Koichi Ishii (1999-2003)\n Nobuaki Komoto (2003-2008)\n Koichi Ogawa (2008-2010)\n Akihiko Matsui (2010)\n Mizuki... |
Józef Mackiewicz (April 1, 1902 - January 31, 1985) was a Polish writer, novelist and political commentator; best known for his documentary novels Nie trzeba głośno mówić (One Is Not Supposed to Speak Aloud), and Droga donikąd (The Road to Nowhere). He staunchly opposed communism, referring to himself as an "anticommun... | {"Born": "1902 4 1 y", "Died": "1985 1 31 1902 4 1 y", "Nationality": "Polish", "Occupation": "Novelist"} |
Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. His films are often psychological dramas, characterized by depictions of flawed and desperate characters, explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness and redemption, and a bold visual style that uses ... | {"Name": "Paul Thomas Anderson", "Caption": "Anderson in 2021", "Birth date": "1970 6 26", "Birth place": "Studio City, Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Director producer screenwriter cinematographer", "Years active": "1988-present", "Father": "Ernie Anderson", "Partner(s)": "Maya Rudolph (2001-present)A ... |
Soulbury is a village and also a civil parish within the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, about seven miles south of Central Milton Keynes, and three miles north of Wing. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "stronghold in a gully". In the Domesday... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census) Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census, Accessed 3 February 2013", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "LU", "Dialling code": "01525", "OS grid reference": "SP885275"... |
Southcote (or Southcott) is a hamlet in the parish of Linslade, in Bedfordshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade. The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'southern cottage'.
The hamlet, little more than one road of cottages, is located to the south of the small town of Linslade, to w... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Central Bedfordshire", "Ceremonial county": "Bedfordshire", "Postcode district": "LU", "Dialling code": "01525", "OS grid reference": "SP906246", "UK Parliament": "South West Bedfordshire"} |
Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Downpatrick, (18 February 1921 - 3 March 1977), was the sixth and last Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, from March 1971 until his resignation in March 1972. He was also the chief executive of the short-lived Northern Ireland Executive during the first half of 1974.
... | {"Name": "The Lord Faulkner of Downpatrick", "Term start": "1 January 1974", "Term end": "28 May 1974", "Office 2": "9th Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party", "Predecessor 2": "James Chichester-Clark", "Successor 2": "Harry West", "Birth name": "Arthur Brian Deane Faulkner", "Birth date": "1921 02 18 y", "Birth place":... |
Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone, (born 27 September 1942) is an English politician and university administrator.
Early life
Her father, Geoffrey Vaughan Blackstone, CBE, GM, was the Chief Fire Officer for Hertfordshire and her mother, Joanna Vosper, was an actress and model for the House of Worth in ... | {"Name": "The Baroness Blackstone", "Term start": "8 June 2001", "Term end": "13 June 2003", "Birth name": "Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone", "Birth date": "1942 9 27 y", "Spouse(s)": "Tom Evans", "Alma mater": "London School of Economics"} |
Sir Rhodes Boyson (11 May 192528 August 2012) was an English educator, author and Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Brent North. He was knighted and made a member of the Privy Council in 1987.
Early life
Born in Haslingden, Lancashire, the son of Alderman William Boyson MBE JP, Rhod... | {"Name": "Sir Rhodes Boyson", "Image caption": "Boyson on After Dark in 1989", "Term start": "10 September 1986", "Term end": "13 June 1987", "Office 2": "Minister of State for Social Security", "Prime minister 2": "Margaret Thatcher", "Predecessor 2": "Hugh Rossi", "Successor 2": "Tony Newton", "Birth name": "Rhodes B... |
Speen is a village in the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,https://www.chilternsaonb.org/ situated in the civil parish of Lacey Green, in Buckinghamshire, England.
The centre of the village (depicted by the village sign) is south-east of Princes Risborough, and north of High Wycombe. The village... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "HP", "Dialling code": "01494", "OS grid reference": "SU845995"} |
Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG (born 17 November 1945) is a politician and former chartered accountant from the United Kingdom. He served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1994 to 1995, and as a member of parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Richmond and Barnes from 1983 to 1997.
Career
Hanley... | {"Name": "Sir Jeremy Hanley", "Term start": "5 July 1995", "Term end": "5 May 1997", "Office 2": "Minister of State for the Armed Forces", "Prime minister 2": "John Major", "Predecessor 2": "Archie Hamilton", "Successor 2": "Nicholas Soames", "Birth name": "Jeremy James Hanley", "Birth date": "yes 1945 11 17", "Spouse(... |
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, (born 19 August 1955), is a British diplomat, barrister and politician, serving as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations. She was elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first wom... | {"Name": "The Baroness Scotland of Asthal", "Image caption": "Scotland in 2018", "Term start": "1 April 2016", "Office 2": "Attorney General for England and Wales", "Prime minister 2": "Gordon Brown", "Predecessor 2": "Peter Goldsmith", "Successor 2": "Dominic Grieve\nJunior ministerial offices\n border:1px dashed ligh... |
Sir Peter John Viggers (13 March 1938 – 19 March 2020) was a British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport for 36 years, from 1974 to 2010. He stepped down as a result of the investigation of MPs' expenses.
Early life
Born in Gosport, Hampshire, he was the son of John S... | {"Image caption": "Viggers as an MP", "Term start": "28 February 1974", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth name": "Peter John Viggers", "Birth date": "1938 03 13 yes", "Birth place": "Gosport, Hampshire, England", "Death date": "2020 3 19 1938 03 13 yes", "Education": "The Portsmouth Grammar School", "Alma mater": "Tr... |
Stantonbury is a district and civil parish of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, situated roughly north of Central Milton Keynes. The toponym Stanton is derived from an Old English term for "stone-built farmstead" and the bury element from the French family who held it in 1235. The original Stantonbury is a des... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)E04012191 Stantonbury 17 November 2019", "Unitary authority": "Milton Keynes", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "UK Parliament": "Milton Keynes North", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01908", "OS grid reference": "SP847414"} |
Steeple Claydon is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about south of Buckingham, west of Winslow and northwest of Waddesdon. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 2,278.
History
The toponym "Claydon" is derived ... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)", "Unitary authority": "Buckinghamshire", "Ceremonial county": "Buckinghamshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Buckingham", "Postcode district": "MK", "Dialling code": "01296", "OS grid reference": "SP6927", "Website": "Steeple Claydon Parish Council"} |
Mario Teaches Typing is an educational video game developed and published by Interplay Productions for MS-DOS compatible operating systems, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh. The game uses the Mario character, licensed from Nintendo, to teach keyboard skills. A sequel to the game, Mario Teaches Typing 2, was developed b... | {"Title": "Mario Teaches Typing", "Caption": "Box art", "Developer": "Interplay Productions", "Publisher": "Interplay Productions", "Series": "Mario", "Released": "19921995 (Macintosh)http://macplay.com/website/pressbox/mttcd.html https://web.archive.org/web/19981201062602/http://macplay.com/website/pressbox/mttcd.html... |
Stewkley is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. The village is about east of Winslow and about west of Leighton Buzzard. The civil parish includes the hamlets of North End and Stewkley Dean.
The toponym Stewkley is derived from the Old Engl... | {"OS grid reference": "SP853261", "Population": "(2011 Census) http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129065&c=Stewkley&d=16&e=62&g=6404045&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1359917955239&enc=1 Area: Stewkley (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics Neighbourhood... |
The Selecter is an English 2 tone ska revival band, formed in Coventry, England, in 1979.
The Selecter featured a diverse line-up, both in terms of race and gender, initially consisting of Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson and Pauline Black on lead vocals, Neol Davies and Compton Amanor on guitar, Desmond Brown on Hammond org... | {"Origin": "Coventry, England", "Genres": "Ska 2 tone new wave", "Labels": "2 Tone Chrysalis", "Website": "Pauline Black's SelecterNeol Davies' Selecter", "Members": "Pauline Black\n Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson\n Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge\n John Robertson\n Andrew Pearson\n Lee Horsley\n Neil Pyzer"} |
John David Cairns (7 August 1966 - 9 May 2011) was a Scottish politician who served as Minister of State for Scotland from 2005 to 2008. A member of Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverclyde, formerly Greenock and Inverclyde, from 2001 until his death in 2011.
Early life
Cairns was born an... | {"Name": "David Cairns", "Image caption": "Cairns in 2009", "Office 2": "Minister of State for ScotlandParliamentary Under-Secretary of State (2005-07)", "Prime minister 2": "Tony BlairGordon Brown", "Predecessor 2": "Anne McGuire", "Successor 2": "Ann McKechin", "Birth date": "1966 8 7 yes", "Birth place": "Greenock, ... |
Stoke Goldington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Parishes in Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Council. It is located about four miles NNW of Newport Pagnell, on the road to Northampton.
History
The village name 'Stoke' derives from the O... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082454/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129127&c=Stoke+Goldington&d=16&e=62&g=6399533&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1360000736110&enc=1 ... |
South African Breweries (officially The South African Breweries Limited, informally SAB) is a major brewery headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and was a wholly owned subsidiary of SABMiller until its interests were sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016. South African Breweries is now a direct subsidi... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1895 (Johannesburg)", "Headquarters": "South Africa", "Industry": "Consumer goods", "Products": "Beer, soft drinks", "Parent": "Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV", "Website": "www.sab.co.za"} |
Gabriel Knight is a series of point-and-click adventure games released by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s created by Jane Jensen. The titular character is an author and book store owner in New Orleans who is investigating a strange series of murders when he learns he is descended from a long line of Schattenjäger ("Shadow ... | {"Title": "Gabriel Knight", "Genre": "Point-and-click adventure", "Developer": "Sierra On-LinePinkerton Road StudioPhoenix Online Studios", "Publisher": "Sierra On-LinePinkerton Road Studio", "Creator": "Jane Jensen", "Composer": "Robert Holmes", "Platforms": "MS-DOS, Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS", "First... |
Patricia Calton (; 19 September 1948 - 29 May 2005) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle in Greater Manchester.
She was first elected at the 2001 general election, with a 33-vote majority over the sitting Conservative MP Stephen Day. She held her seat in the 2... | {"Image caption": "Calton in 2005", "Term start": "7 June 2001", "Term end": "29 May 2005", "Birth name": "Patricia Yeldon", "Birth date": "1948 9 19 y", "Birth place": "Somerset, England", "Death date": "2005 5 29 1948 9 19 y", "Death place": "Stockport, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Clive Calton 1... |
The Canadian Museum of Nature (; CMN) is a national natural history museum based in Canada's National Capital Region. The museum's exhibitions and public programs are housed in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, a in Ottawa, Ontario. The museum's administrative offices and scientific centres are housed at a separ... | {"Coordinates": "45.41266 -75.68875 region:CA-ON_type:landmark it", "Established": "1856 yThe following year was when the Geological Museum (later renamed the National Museum of Canada) was formed by the Geological Survey of Canada, through an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. In 1968, the Nati... |
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016.... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Alternative text": "Official portrait of David Cameron as prime minister of the United Kingdom", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2010", "Term start": "11 May 2010", "Term end": "13 July 2016", "Office 2": "Leader of the Conservative Party", "Predecessor 2": "Michael Ho... |
Oswald George Nelson (March 20, 1906 - June 3, 1975) was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
Early life
Nelson was born March 20, 1906, in Jerse... | {"Name": "Ozzie Nelson", "Caption": "Nelson in 1937", "Birth name": "Oswald George Nelson", "Birth date": "1906 3 20 y", "Birth place": "Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.", "Death date": "1975 6 3 1906 3 20 y", "Resting place": "Forest Lawn Memorial Park", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Acto... |
Sir Alan Campbell (born 8 July 1957) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tynemouth since 1997. He was appointed as Chief Whip of the Labour Party in May 2021.
Early life
Campbell was born in Consett and went to Blackfyne Grammar School in the town before attending Lancas... | {"Name": "Alan Campbell", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2020", "Term start": "9 May 2021", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction", "Predecessor 2": "Vernon Coaker", "Successor 2": "James Brokenshire", "Prime minister 2": "Gordon Brown", "Birth date": "1957 07 8 y", "Birth place"... |
Anne Campbell (born 6 April 1940) is an English Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridge from 1992 to 2005.
Early life
She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, taking the Maths Tripos, and gaining an MA in 1965.
Before she became an MP she was a councillor on Cambridgeshire Coun... | {"Name": "Anne Campbell", "Term start": "9 April 1992", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1940 4 6 y", "Alma mater": "Newnham College, Cambridge"} |
Ronald Campbell (born 14 August 1943) is a former British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley from 1987 until 2019.
Early life
Campbell was born in Tynemouth, and grew up with seven siblings. He attended Blyth Ridley County High School, a secondary modern, and left school at 14 t... | {"Name": "Ronnie Campbell", "Term start": "11 June 1987", "Term end": "6 November 2019", "Birth date": "1943 08 14 yes", "Birth place": "Tynemouth, Northumberland, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Deirdre McHale", "Other political party": "Socialist Campaign Group", "Image caption": "Official portrait,... |
Colin Robert Challen (born 12 June 1953) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Morley and Rothwell from 2001 until the constituency's abolition at the 2010 election.
Early life
Challen was born in Scarborough, and educated at the Norton Secondary School in Norton-on-Derwent a... | {"Name": "Colin Challen", "Term start": "8 June 2001", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1953 06 12 yes", "Birth place": "Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "University of Hull", "Official website": "www.colinchallen.org"} |
Ian Arthur Cawsey (born 14 April 1960) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brigg and Goole from 1997 until his defeat at the 2010 general election.
Early life and career
He went to Welholme Primary School on Heneage Road, then Wintringham School on Weelsby Avenue in Grimsby... | {"Name": "Ian Cawsey", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1960 04 14 yes", "Birth place": "Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Official website": "http://www.iancawsey.co.uk/"} |
James Keith Chapman (born 8 July 1940), known as Ben Chapman, is a British Labour Party politician and former civil servant who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral South from 1997 to 2010.
Early life
Ben Chapman was born in Kirkby Stephen, the son of a farm labourer, he was educated at the Appleby Grammar Sch... | {"Name": "Ben Chapman", "Term start": "27 February 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1940 07 8 yes", "Birth place": "Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Maureen Ann Kelly Byrne"} |
David Michael Chaytor (born 3 August 1949) is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the member of parliament (MP) for Bury North from 1997 to 2010. He was the first member of Parliament to be sentenced following the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal of 2009.
On 2 June 2009, he announced that he... | {"Name": "David Chaytor", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth name": "David Michael Chaytor", "Birth date": "1949 08 3 yes", "Birth place": "Bury, Lancashire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "University of LondonHuddersfield PolytechnicUniversity of BradfordUniversity of Le... |
Monk is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters' personal lives. The series ... | {"Genre": "Police procedural \n Comedy drama \n Mystery", "Created by": "Andy Breckman", "Starring": "Tony Shalhoub\n Bitty Schram \n Jason Gray-Stanford\n Ted Levine\n Traylor Howard", "Opening theme": "Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1)\"It's a Jungle Out There\" by Randy Newman (seasons 2-8)", "Ending theme"... |
thumb|Interior of the museum, 2015.
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers.
The museum has three facilities. The National Museum of the ... | {"Coordinates": "38.8883 -77.0166 it", "Established": "1989", "Location": "Fourth Street and Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington D.C. (main location)", "Visitors": "1.2 million (2017)https://newsdesk.si.edu/about/stats Visitor Statistics Smithsonian Newsdesk 23 March 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20... |
David William George Chidgey, Baron Chidgey (9 July 1942 - 15 February 2022) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh from 1994 to 2005, and latterly sat in the House of Lords from 2005 until his death.
Early life
Chidgey was born on 9 July 1942. He attended Brune... | {"Name": "The Lord Chidgey", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2018", "Term start": "17 June 2005", "Term end": "15 February 2022Life peerage", "Birth date": "1942 07 09 yes", "Birth place": "Basingstoke, England", "Death date": "2022 02 15 1942 07 09 yes", "Spouse(s)": "April Carolyn Idris-Jones 1965", "Alma mater"... |
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