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The Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party (, LSDSP) is a social-democratic political party in Latvia and the second oldest existing Latvian political party after the Latvian Farmers' Union. It is currently represented with two seats in the parliament of Latvia as a part of the Union of Greens and Farmers alliance af... | {"Abbreviation": "LSDSP", "Leader": "Jānis Dinevičs", "Founded": "1918 6 17 yes1989 12 2 yes (refoundation)", "Ideology": "Social democracyhttp://www.parties-and-elections.de/latvia.html Nordsieck Wolfram Latvia Parties and Elections in Europe https://web.archive.org/web/20091008120652/http://www.parties-and-elections.... |
The People's Party (, TP) was a conservative political party in Latvia. The People's Party was the leader of three governments and a member of another four.
History
Tautas partija was founded in 1998 by Andris Šķēle, a businessman and former prime minister, who was the chairman of the party until 2002. Because of Š... | {"Leader": "Andris Šķēle", "Founded": "1998", "Ideology": "\"Slomp2011\"/>National conservatismElisabeth Bakke Central and East European party systems since 1989 Central and Southeast European Politics Since 1989 Cambridge University Press 2010 79", "Political position": "Centre-right", "National affiliation": "F... |
The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (, , ), abbreviated to LSAP or POSL,LSAP is more commonly used, although the French POSL is also mandated by the party's statutes. is a social-democratic, pro-European political party in Luxembourg. The LSAP sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
The LSAP is the th... | {"Abbreviation": "LSAP POSL", "Leader": "Dan Biancalana lb Dan BiancalanaComité directeur https://lsap.lu/fr/parti/organes-du-parti/comite-directeur/ lsap.lu 31 August 2023Francine Closener lb Francine ClosenerComité directeur https://lsap.lu/fr/parti/organes-du-parti/comite-directeur/ lsap.lu 31 August 2023", "... |
The Democratic Party (, , ), abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right,Dumont et al (2003), p. 412 with some centrist factions holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rig... | {"Abbreviation": "DP", "Leader": "Lex DellesThe party https://www.dp.lu/partei/?lang=en dp.lu 31 August 2023", "Founded": "1955 4 24 y", "Ideology": "LiberalismSocial liberalismConservative liberalismPro-Europeanism", "Political position": "Centre to centre-right", "Headquarters": "2a, rue des Capucins L-1313 Luxemb... |
The Democratic Union for Integration (, ) is the largest ethnic Albanian political party in North Macedonia and the third largest political party in the country. It was formed immediately after the country's 2001 armed conflict between the National Liberation Army (NLA) and Macedonian security forces. NLA leader Ali Ah... | {"Leader": "Ali Ahmeti", "Founded": "2002 06 yes", "Headquarters": "Skopje, North Macedonia", "Ideology": "\"Green\">Largest Ethnic Albanian Party in North Macedonia Goes Green Exit News https://exit.al/en/2021/06/07/largest-ethnic-albanian-party-in-north-macedonia-goes-green/ 7 June 2021 7 June 2021Pro-Europeanismhtt... |
The 35th Brigade (, Hativat HaTzanhanim), also known as the Paratroopers Brigade, is an infantry brigade unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of the Infantry Corps. It has a history of carrying out special forces-style missions dating back to the 1950s.
Paratrooper Brigad... | {"Branch": "Israel", "Type": "Paratrooper", "Size": "4 Battalions", "Part of": "98th Paratroopers Division (Reserve),Infantry Corps", "Motto(s)": "\"Initiate, Lead, Make an Example and Win\";\"After me, to the paratroopers!\"", "March": "\"Kol Hazman Tzanchan\" (Always a paratrooper)", "Mascot(s)": "Winged Snake (Shfif... |
John Edward Patrick Gallagher, OC (16 July 1916 - 16 December 1998) was a Canadian oilman who from 1950 to 1983 was the head of Dome Petroleum. Gallagher is best remembered for leading extensive explorations in the Beaufort Sea in the late 1970s.
Biography
Early years and university
Jack Gallagher was born in Winn... | {"Name": "Jack Gallagher", "Caption": "Jack Gallagher", "Birth name": "John Edward Patrick Gallagher", "Birth date": "1916 07 16 yes", "Birth place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba", "Death date": "1998 12 16 1916 07 16 yes", "Death place": "Calgary, Alberta", "Alma mater": "University of Manitoba (1937)", "Spouse(s)": "Kathleen ... |
A Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. Thousands of different styles and designs have been made in the nine decades since their introduction, including military versions for specific regiments. Zippo lighters have been sold around th... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1932", "Headquarters": "Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States", "Industry": "Manufacturing", "Products": "Lighters and accessories", "Website": "zippo.com"} |
The Soil Association is a British registered charity, working to transform the way Britain eats, farms and cares for the natural world.‘’Official website’’ It was established in 1946. Their activities include campaigning for local purchasing, public education on nutrition and certification of organic foods, and against... | {"Type": "Charity", "Location": "Spear House, 51 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6AD", "Legal status": "Registered charity 206862 (England and Wales)cc Charity SC039168 (Scotland)sc", "Website": "soilassociation.org"} |
The Socialist Party of Ukraine (, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest parties and was created by the former members of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine in late 1991 when the Communist Party was banned. УКРАЇНА ПАРТІЙНА. ЧАСТИНА V. СОЦІАЛІСТ... | {"Abbreviation": "SPU", "Leader": "Viktor Zaika", "Founded": "1991 10 26 y", "Preceded by": "Communist Party of Ukraine", "Ideology": "Democratic socialism\n Social democracy\n Left-wing nationalism", "Political position": "Centre-left", "International affiliation": "Socialist International (2003-2011)"} |
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.
The company experienced financial difficulty through the 1970s and 1980s, including bankruptcy in 1977 (thou... | {"Locale": "Midwestern and Western United States", "Dates of operation": "1986", "Length": "11248 mi (1929)3023 mi (1984)", "Headquarters": "Chicago, Illinois"} |
Source Tags & Codes is the third album by American rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and the first distributed by a major record label. It was released on February 26, 2002 to wide critical acclaim. The album is often cited as the band's finest work, though the band continues to deny it to this day... | {"Released": "February 26, 2002", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n post-hardcore\n art rock", "Label": "Interscope", "Producer": "Mike McCarthy, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead"} |
Club Celaya is a Mexican professional football club based in Celaya, Guanajuato. Celaya currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. Initially formed on Sunday 7 February 1954, the team was reorganized in Winter 2003 after their city neighbour Atlético Celaya lost its license to Colibríes de Morelos and moved to Primer... | {"Full name": "Club Celaya", "Nickname(s)": "Los Toros (The Bulls)", "Founded": "yes 1954 9 12 as Celaya Fútbol Club", "Capacity": "23,182", "League": "Liga de Expansión MX"} |
Sarah Angelica Van Buren (née Singleton; February 13, 1818 - December 29, 1877) was an American heiress and the daughter-in-law of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren. She was married to the President's son, Abraham Van Buren II. She assumed the post of first lady because the president's wife, H... | {"Name": "Angelica Singleton Van Buren", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1840", "Term start": "November 27, 1838", "Term end": "March 4, 1841", "Birth name": "Sarah Angelica Singleton", "Birth date": "1818 2 13", "Birth place": "Wedgefield, South Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1877 12 29 1818 2 13", "Death place"... |
Polvo is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1990 and is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, with Steve Popson playing bass guitar and Brian Quast playing drums. Eddie Watkins was the band's original drummer, but did not rejoin the band upon its reu... | {"Origin": "Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.", "Genres": "Indie rock\n noise rock\n math rock\n post-hardcore\n experimental rock\n progressive rock", "Labels": "Merge\n Touch And Go", "Website": "polvonc.bandcamp.com", "Members": "Ash BowieDave BrylawskiSteve PopsonBrian Quast"} |
The Slovenian Democratic Party (, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (, SDSS), is a conservative parliamentary party; it is also one of the largest parties in Slovenia, with approximately 30,000 reported members in 2013.
It has been described as nationalist and right-wing populist, encompassing bot... | {"Abbreviation": "SDS", "Leader": "Janez Janša", "Founded": "16 February 1989", "Headquarters": "Trstenjakova ulica 8, Ljubljana", "Ideology": "\"Toplišek 2019 7\">Toplišek Alen https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1090060657 The populist radical left in Europe: Between populism and socialism 2019 Giorgos Katsambekis, Alexand... |
The Slovenian People's Party (, , Slovene abbreviation SLS ) is a conservative, agrarian, Christian-democratic political party in Slovenia. Formed in 1988 under the name of Slovenian Peasant Union as the first democratic political organization in Yugoslavia, it changed its name to Slovenian People's Party in 1992. On 1... | {"Leader": "Marko Balažic", "Founded": "12 May 1988", "Headquarters": "Gospodinjska ulica 8, Ljubljana", "Newspaper": "Slovenec", "Preceded by": "Slovene People's Party (historical)(legal predecessor)", "Ideology": "\"Jungerstam-Mulders2006\"/>Green conservatismTemeljna načela SLS http://www.sls.si/o-stranki/o-stranki... |
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is the first full-length release from rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead. It was released on January 20, 1998, by Trance Syndicate.
Track listing
Personnel
Richard McIntosh - Photography
Dave McNair - Mixing
Chris "Frenchie" Smith - Producer
Mike McCarth... | {"Released": "January 20, 1998", "Recorded": "July 1997", "Genre": "Post-hardcore", "Label": "Trance Syndicate", "Producer": "Chris \"Frenchie\" Smith"} |
The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church is an office of the papal household that administers the property and revenues of the Holy See. Formerly, his responsibilities included the fiscal administration of the Patrimony of Saint Peter. As regulated in the apostolic constitution Pastor bonus of 1988, the Camerlengo is al... | {"Post": "Camerlengo", "Body": "the Holy Roman Church", "Native name": "it Camerlengo di Santa Romana Chiesa", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Kevin Farrel, Cardinal Camerlengo.", "Incumbent": "Kevin Farrell", "Incumbent since": "14 February 2019", "Department": "Papal household", "Style": "His Eminence", "Member ... |
The 1980 "A Song For Europe" contest was held on 26 March 1980 (the same day as that year's budget), at the BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd's Bush and was hosted by a dinner-suited Terry Wogan. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of John Coleman as conductor accompanied all the songs, but all the music was... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Selection process": "A Song for Europe 1980", "Selection date(s)": "26 March 1980", "Selected entrant": "Prima Donna", "Selected song": "Love Enough for Two", "Selected songwriter(s)": "Stephanie de Sykes Stuart Slater", "Final result": "3rd, 106 points"} |
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England, that compete in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, following promotion from the 2022-23 EFL League Two.
Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland League for two seasons, before... | {"Full name": "Northampton Town Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Cobblers", "Founded": "9 March yes 1897", "Capacity": "7,798", "League": "NorthamT", "Website": "http://www.ntfc.co.uk"} |
Direction - Social Democracy () also commonly referred to as Smer, is a social democratic and left-wing populist political party in Slovakia led by the former prime minister Robert Fico. It claims to represent "social democracy with Slovak national specifics".Founded by Fico in 1999 as a split from the post-communist P... | {"Leader": "Robert Fico", "Founded": "1999 11 8 y", "Split from": "Party of the Democratic Left", "Headquarters": "Súmračná 3263/25, 82102 Bratislava", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Left-wing populism2022-04-26 Report on Panel #1 / Mapping European Populism: Populist Authoritarian Tendencies in Central and Eastern Europe, an... |
The Christian-Democratic People's Party (, PPCD) is a Christian-democratic political party in Moldova. The party was led by Iurie Roșca from 1994 until 2011. Until 2005, the PPCD and the (Moldovan) National Liberal Party were the main political organizations in the country supporting the unification of Moldova and Roma... | {"President": "Victor Ciobanu", "Founded": "20 May 1989", "Ideology": "Christian democracyhttp://www.parties-and-elections.de/moldova.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125011/http://www.parties-and-elections.de/moldova.html 5 April 2009 dead Nordsieck Wolfram 2009 Moldova Parties and Elections in Europe 15 April... |
The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 by Bardo with the song "One Step Further". It was chosen as the British entry through the A Song for Europe national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 76 points.
Before Eurovision
A Song for Europe 1982
The television s... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Selection process": "A Song for Europe 1982", "Selection date(s)": "24 March 1982", "Selected entrant": "Bardo", "Selected song": "One Step Further", "Selected songwriter(s)": "Simon Jefferis", "Final result": "7th, 76 points"} |
thumb|LSDP offices in Jonava
The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist organization in 1896, it is the oldest extant party in Lithuania. During the time of the Soviet Union, the party went into exile, emerging... | {"Abbreviation": "LSDP", "Founded": "1896 5 1 y", "Headquarters": "B. Radvilaitės g. 1, Vilnius", "Ideology": "Social democracy", "Political position": "Centre-left", "International affiliation": "Progressive AllianceSocialist International", "European affiliation": "Party of European Socialists", "European Parliament ... |
West Grey is a township in the northern area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River.
The municipality was formed by order of the Province of Ontario on January 1, 2001 when the former Townships of Be... | {"Land": "876.16", "Density": "14.3", "DST": "-04:00", "Website": "www.westgrey.com"} |
The Liberal Union of Lithuania () was a liberal political party in Lithuania.
History
The party was founded on the 25th of November, 1990 on a basis of the Vilnius University Liberal Club. Its first leader was Vilnius University philosophy professor Vytautas Radžvilas. In 1992 parliamentary election, the Liberal Union... | {"Political position": "Centre", "Ideology": "LiberalismClassical liberalismhttps://books.google.com/books?id=SRwa9iGlPnwC&q=Paulauskas&pg=PA190 Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas 2010 Springer-Verlag 2023-01-19 62, 190 9783531162010", "Founded": "25 November 1990", "Split from": "Sąjūdishttps://books.google.com/books?... |
House of Dolls is a 1953 novella by Ka-tzetnik 135633. The novella describes "Joy Divisions", which were groups of Jewish women in the concentration camps during World War II who were kept for the sexual pleasure of Nazi soldiers.
Origins
Between 1942 and 1945, Auschwitz and nine other Nazi concentration camps cont... | {"Country": "Israel", "Language": "Hebrew", "Publisher": "Simon & Schuster (first English edition)", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)"} |
The New Union (Social Liberals) (, NS) was a social-liberal political party in Lithuania. The NS was a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) and an observer of the Liberal International. It was founded in 1998 and is led by Artūras Paulauskas.
History
Establishment and participation in go... | {"Leader": "Artūras Paulauskas", "Founded": "25 April 1998", "Merged into": "Labour Party", "Headquarters": "10/1 Gedimino pr., Vilnius", "Ideology": "Social liberalism", "Political position": "Centre-leftDimitri Almeida The Impact of European Integration on Political Parties: Beyond the Permissive Consensus https://bo... |
The 1985 edition of A Song for Europe was held at the BBC Television Centre in Studio 1 on 9 April, hosted by a suited Terry Wogan. The theme music (as it has been in previous years) was Te Deum. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of John Coleman as conductor accompanied all the songs, but despite performing... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Selection process": "A Song for Europe 1985", "Selection date(s)": "9 April 1985", "Selected entrant": "Vikki", "Selected song": "Love Is...", "Selected songwriter(s)": "Jimmy Kaleth Vikki Watson", "Final result": "4th, 100 points"} |
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero y de Guzmán, (8 January 1635, Palma del Río - 14 September 1709, Toledo, Spain) was a Spanish prelate, who was cardinal archbishop of Toledo. Uncle of Luis Antonio Tomás de Portocarrero y Moscoso, 5th Count, who became a Grandee of Spain, 2nd class, since 1707 by King Felipe V of S... | {"Office 2": "Lieutenant General of the Realm", "Predecessor 2": "Charles II of Spain (as King)", "Successor 2": "Philip V of Spain (as King)", "Honorific prefix": "The Most Eminent and Most Reverend", "Name": "Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero", "Honorific suffix": "KOHS", "Image caption": "Portrait by Juan Carreñ... |
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with its entry "Runner in the Night" performed by the group Ryder. The song was chosen through the A Song for Europe national final which consisted of eight songs in 1986. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, Ryder and the song p... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Selection process": "A Song for Europe 1986", "Selection date(s)": "2 April 1986", "Selected entrant": "Ryder", "Selected song": "Runner in the Night", "Selected songwriter(s)": "Brian Wade Maureen Darbyshire", "Final result": "7th, 72 points"} |
Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, (30 January 180524 December 1875), styled Viscount Mahon between 1816 and 1855, was an English antiquarian and Tory politician. He held political office under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s but is best remembered for his contributions to cultural causes and for his his... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Name": "The Earl Stanhope", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% FRS", "Caption": "Stanhope in 1857", "Module": "yes\n Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs\n 17 December 1834\n 8 April 1835\n William IV\n Sir Robert Peel\n Viscount Fordwich\n William Fox-Strangways", "... |
Dagenham East is a London Underground station located on the eastern side of the town of Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is on the District line between to the west and Elm Park to the east. It is along the line from the eastern terminus at and to in central London where the... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Dagenham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham", "Number of platforms": "3", "Fare zone": "5", "2004": "1.542", "2006": "1.730", "2007": "2.092", "2008": "2.140", "2009": "2.162 -->", "Original company": "London, T... |
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 with its entry "Only the Light" performed by Rikki and written by Richard Peebles. Same The song was chosen through the A Song for Europe national final which consisted of ten songs in 1987. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, Rikki and his song was p... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Selection process": "A Song for Europe 1987", "Selection date(s)": "10 April 1987", "Selected entrant": "Rikki", "Selected song": "Only the Light", "Selected songwriter(s)": "Richard Peebles", "Final result": "13th, 47 points"} |
Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 - December 15, 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey was born as Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England.American Astrology magazine, September 1937 She moved to the United State... | {"Name": "Alice Ann Bailey", "Image": "File:Алиса Анна Бейли.jpeg", "Caption": "Alice Bailey", "Birth name": "Alice La Trobe-Bateman", "Birth date": "1880 06 16", "Birth place": "Manchester, England", "Death date": "1949 12 15 1880 06 16", "Death place": "New York City, United States", "Nationality": "British and Ameri... |
The London Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Farringdon, London, dating back to the 14th century. It occupies land to the north of Charterhouse Square, and lies within the London Borough of Islington. It was originally built (and takes its name from) a Carthusian priory, founded in 1371 on the site of ... | {"Type": "Almshouse", "Coordinates": "51.5215 -0.1001 region:GB dms inline,title", "Location": "Islington", "Area": "London", "Built": "1371-1951", "Governing body": "Charitable trust"} |
James Iovine ( ; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, record executive, and media proprietor best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records. He became chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, an umbrella unit merged by the then-newly-reincarnated Universal Music Group in 1999.
Iovine has been involved in th... | {"Name": "Jimmy Iovine", "Caption": "Iovine in 2012", "Birth date": "1953 3 11", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Vicki Iovine 1985 2009 divorced\n Liberty Ross 2016", "Children": "4", "Occupation": "Record executive entrepreneur media proprietor", "Notable works": "Interscope", "Years active": ... |
Relative Ways is an EP released by the band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead for Interscope Records.
The 4-song EP was released in late 2001, setting the stage for the early 2002 release of their first major label full-length Source Tags & Codes, which contains all of the EP's tracks with the exception of ... | {"Released": "November 6, 2001", "Genre": "Post-hardcore", "Label": "Interscopehttps://books.google.com/books?id=SuX-3uDb8PMC&q=Relative+Ways+ep+and+you+will+know+us+from+the+trail+of+dead+2001&pg=PA24 CMJ Radio 200 CMJ New Music Report December 24, 2001 Google Books", "Producer": "...And You Will Know Us by the Trail ... |
Dawn-Euphemia is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Lambton County. Residents primarily are employed by the agricultural industry, or by local industries such as Union Gas distribution centre, along with various smaller agricultural manufacturers or service providers. The township municipal office is locate... | {"Land": "445.12", "Density": "4.4", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.dawneuphemia.ca"} |
Mary McElroy (; July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917) was the sister of the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, and served as a hostess (acting as the first lady) for his administration (1881-1885). She assumed the role because Arthur's wife, Ellen, had died nearly two years earlier.
McElroy was born in ... | {"Term start": "September 19, 1881", "Term end": "March 4, 1885", "Birth name": "Mary Arthur", "Birth date": "1841 7 5", "Birth place": "Greenwich, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1917 1 8 1841 7 5", "Death place": "Albany, New York, U.S.", "Education": "Emma Willard School", "Spouse(s)": "John Edward McElroy June 13, ... |
Conrad Keely (born 15 May 1972) is a musician, artist, and writer known primarily as the lead singer for the American rock band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.
Background
Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England of Irish and Thai descent,Orlando Sentinel: "Trail Of Dead - The Real Story" By Michael Corc... | {"Born": "Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England", "Genres": "Rock, Progressive rock, Post-punk", "Website": "http://www.conradkeely.com/", "Labels": "Trance Records, Merge Records, Interscope Records, Richter Scale, Superball Music"} |
Planet of Exile is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, part of her Hainish Cycle. It was first published as an Ace Double following the tête-bêche format, bundled with Mankind Under the Leash by Thomas M. Disch. In 2017, the rights for a movie were acquired by Los Angeles Media Fund.‘Pla... | {"Cover artist": "Jerome Podwil", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Hainish Cycle", "Publisher": "Ace Books", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "113", "Preceded by": "Rocannon's World (1966)", "Followed by": "City of Illusions (1967)"} |
Sir Harold George Nicolson (21 November 1886 - 1 May 1968) was a British politician, diplomat, historian, biographer, diarist, novelist, lecturer, journalist, broadcaster, and gardener. His wife was the writer Vita Sackville-West.
Early life and education
Nicolson was born in Tehran, Persia, the youngest son of diplo... | {"Name": "Sir Harold Nicolson", "Birth name": "Harold George Nicolson", "Birth date": "yes 1886 11 21", "Birth place": "Tehran, Persian Empire", "Death date": "1968 5 1 1886 11 21 yes", "Death place": "Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Vita Sackville-West 1913 2 June 1962 d. d... |
The Hellenic Army (, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term Hellenic is the endogenous synonym for Greek. The Hellenic Army is the largest of the three branches of the Hellenic Armed Forces, also constituted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and the Hellenic Navy (HN). The arm... | {"Type": "Land Forces", "Role": "National Defence", "Size": "In peacetime:200,000 personnelΕλληνική Άμυνα και Τεχνολογία, Ετήσια Ανασκόπηση, Ισορροπία Δυνάμεων 2016-2017, Εκδόσεις Δυρόςhttps://eda.europa.eu/publications-and-data/defence-data/Greece/year/2015 Defence Data Portal DefaultWartime strength:1,750,000+Ελληνικ... |
The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833-1924 and 1936-1973) it was known as the ... | {"Role": "National defense", "Size": "30,000 active personnel120 warships & auxiliary boats, including:13 frigates10 submarines19 missile boats10 gunboats9 tank-landing ships6 patrol boats7 SOC (Special Ops) 48 fleet support & other auxiliary ships3 memorial ships27 aircraft", "Part of": "Hellenic Armed Forces", "Patro... |
Der Fuehrer's Face (originally titled A Nightmare in Nutziland or Donald Duck in Nutziland) is a 1943 American animated anti-Nazi propaganda short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, created in 1942 and released on January 1, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which features Donald Duck in a nightmare setti... | {"Directed by": "Jack Kinney", "Produced by": "Walt Disney", "Story by": "Joe GrantDick Huemer", "Starring": "Clarence NashCliff EdwardsCharles Judels", "Music by": "Oliver Wallace", "Animation by": "Bob CarlsonLes ClarkBill JusticeMilt NeilCharles NicholsJohn Sibley", "Layouts by": "Don DaGradiAndy EngmanDer Fuehrer's... |
Ivan Mažuranić (; 11 August 1814 - 4 August 1890) was a Croatian poet, linguist, lawyer and politician who is considered to be one of the most important figures in Croatia's political and cultural life in the mid-19th century. Mažuranić served as Ban of Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia between 1873 and 1880, and since he wa... | {"Name": "Ivan Mažuranić", "Alternative text": "Ivan Mazuranic", "Image caption": "Portrait of Ivan Mažuranić", "Birth date": "1814 8 11 y", "Birth place": "Novi Vinodolski, Kingdom of Croatia, Austrian Empire(now Croatia)", "Death date": "1890 8 4 1814 8 11 y", "Death place": "Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Aust... |
Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Yellowhead County, northeast of Jasper and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.
Geography
Hinton lies in the Alberta Plateau Benchlands physiographic su... | {"Land": "33.32", "Density": "294.6", "DST": "-06:00", "Website": "https://www.hinton.ca/"} |
thumb|An E2 Series Shinkansen at Hachinohe Station, January 2003
is a railway station operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.
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Hachinohe Station is served by the high-speed Tōhoku Shinkansen line between and , and forms the starting point of the Hachinohe Line to . Loca... | {"Name": "Hachinohe Station", "Native name": "八戸駅", "Native name language": "ja", "Type": "Tōhoku Shinkansen / Regional rail station", "Caption": "The east entrance of Hachinohe Station in July 2013", "Address": "Shiriuchi, Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture 039-1101", "Country": "Japan", "Coordinates": "40.509394 N 141.4307... |
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl Emsworth, commonly known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings Castle series of stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his pr... | {"First appearance": "Something Fresh (1915)", "Last appearance": "A Pelican at Blandings (1969; completed novel)Sunset at Blandings (unfinished novel)", "Created by": "P. G. Wodehouse", "Gender": "Male", "Full name": "Clarence Threepwood", "Title": "9th Earl of Emsworth", "Nationality": "British", "Family": "Galahad T... |
Manuscripts is an upcoming documentary biblical drama film written by Michael Pearl, David W. Daniels, Rick Jones, Gail Riplinger, David H. Sorenson and directed by Mihael Orehovec.
Plot
Story compares a modern view of the Bible against the writings of ancient manuscripts.
Furthermore, Manuscripts will be a nonline... | {"Directed by": "Mihael Orehovec", "Written by": "Michael Pearl\n David W. Daniels\n Rick Jones\n Gail Riplinger\n David H. Sorenson\n Mihael Orehovec", "Based on": "The New Testamentfrom the Bible", "Produced by": "Mihael Orehovec", "Starring": "Mihael Orehovec"} |
The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches. It follows the adventures of Ace and Ga... | {"Genre": "Animation", "Created by": "Robert SmigelJ. J. Sedelmaier", "Voices of": "Stephen ColbertSteve CarellRobert Smigel", "Narrated by": "Bill Chott", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "3 minutes", "Original network": "ABC (1996)NBC (1996-2011)"} |
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War (1950-1953). The national memorial was dedicated in 1995. It includes 19 statues represent... | {"Location": "SE of Lincoln Memorial, off Independence Ave., Washington, D.C.", "Area": "2.20 acre", "Visitation": "2005", "Website": "Korean War Veterans Memorial"} |
Hyeokgeose of Silla (69 BC - 4 AD, r. 57 BC–4 AD), also known by his personal full name as Bak (Park, Pak) Hyeokgeose (), was the founding monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the progenitor of all Bak (Park) clans in Korea.
Name
His title Geoseo-khan () or Geoseul-han (), means "Emperor" or ... | {"Mother": "Lady Saso", "Born": "69 BC", "Died": "4 AD (aged 73)", "Burial": "Gyeongju Oreung (Five Tombs)"} |
was a Japanese convicted war criminal and general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore, with his accomplishment of conquering Malaya and Singapore in 70 days earning him the sobriquet "The Tiger of Malaya" and led to the B... | {"Name": "Tomoyuki Yamashita", "Native name": "山下 奉文", "Native name language": "ja", "Term start": "26 September 1944", "Term end": "2 September 1945", "Birth date": "yes 1885 11 8", "Birth place": "Ōtoyo, Kōchi, Empire of Japan", "Death date": "yes 1946 02 23 1885 11 8", "Death place": "Los Baños, Laguna, Commonwealth... |
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a two-year, public residential high school with two physical campuses located in Durham, North Carolina and Morganton, North Carolina that focuses on the intensive study of science, mathematics and technology. It accepts rising juniors from across North Ca... | {"Campus type": "Suburban", "Communities served": "State of North Carolina", "CEEB code": "341077", "Mascot": "Unicorn (Durham) and Dragon (Morganton)", "Nickname": "Unis, Narwhals (swim)", "Athletics conference": "NCHSAA, Mid-State 2A", "Tuition": "Free", "Newspaper": "The Stentorian", "Website": "https://www.ncssm.ed... |
Ragged Ass Road is the third solo studio album by Red Rider frontman Tom Cochrane, released in October 1995. The album was named for Ragged Ass Road, a street in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Songs from the album include "I Wish You Well", which became the first Canadian song to debut at #1 on the RPM Canadian S... | {"Released": "October 1995", "Recorded": "1995", "Genre": "Heartland rock", "Label": "Capitol", "Producer": "Tom Cochrane, John Webster"} |
Spoon is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, consisting of members Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar), Jim Eno (drums), Alex Fischel (keyboards, guitar), Gerardo Larios (guitar, keyboards) and Ben Trokan (bass, keyboards). The band was formed in Austin in October 1993 by Daniel and Eno. Critics have described the band... | {"Origin": "Austin, Texas, U.S.", "Genres": "Indie rock\n art rock\n post-punk revival\n experimental rock", "Labels": "Matador\n Merge\n Loma Vista\n ANTI-\n Elektra\n Peek-A-Boo", "Website": "spoontheband.com", "Members": "Britt Daniel\n Jim Eno\n Alex Fischel\n Gerardo Larios\n Ben Trokan"} |
Queen Seondeok of Silla ( ; - 17 February 647/January 8, Lunar Calendar) reigned as Queen Regnant of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647.Il-yeon: Samguk Yusa: Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms of Ancient Korea, translated by Tae-Hung Ha and Grafton K. Mintz. Book One, page 57. Silk Pago... | {"Name": "Queen Seondeok善德王선덕왕", "Caption": "Rock-carved Seated Buddha in Bulgok Valley of Namsan Mountain, Gyeongju ko 경주 남산 불곡 마애여래좌상, also known as Grandmother Buddha (ko 할매부처), claimed that Queen Seondeok was the model for this statue.[사찰문화기행] 아쇼카순례단-사찰 순례 경주 남산(1) http://m.kjdaily.com/article.php?aid=149510061840... |
Forever My Lady is the debut studio album by American R&B quartet Jodeci, released May 28, 1991, by Uptown Records and MCA Records.
Background
The album's production and composition was largely attributed to DeVante Swing, who worked alongside Grammy-nominated producer Al B. Sure! to craft the album's sound. Recordin... | {"Released": "May 28, 1991", "Recorded": "1990-1991", "Genre": "R&B hip hop soul new jack swing", "Label": "Uptown MCA", "Producer": "Donald \"DeVante Swing\" DeGrate (exec.) Albert \"Al B. Sure!\" Brown (also exec.)"} |
Venus Hum is an electronic pop music group from Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of vocalist Annette Strean and multi-instrumentalists Kip Kubin and Tony Miracle.Rolling Stone Miracle has a rare heart condition which results in perpetually hearing his own heartbeat in his ears. This condition is known as "venous hum",... | {"Origin": "Nashville, Tennessee, United States", "Genres": "Electronic, pop", "Labels": "MCA, Nettwerk", "Website": "http://venushum.com"} |
Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr. (April 3, 1930 - December 12, 1998) was an American politician and military officer. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Florida from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st governor of Florida from 1991 until his death in 1998.
A Korean War veteran, Chiles later r... | {"Birth name": "Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.", "Lieutenant 1": "Buddy MacKay", "Predecessor 2": "Spessard Holland", "Successor 2": "Connie Mack III", "Birth date": "1930 4 3 y", "Birth place": "Lakeland, Florida, U.S.", "Death date": "1998 12 12 1930 4 3 y", "Death place": "Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.", "Resting place": "\"... |
thumb|265x265px|A posthumous status representation of King Gojong and Empress Myeongseong Elementary History of Korea (1908). No verified uncontested contemporary photograph of the Empress has so far been found, though there has been much speculation as to whether a photograph might have survived.
Empress Myeongseong (... | {"Father": "Min Chi-rok, Internal Prince Yeoseong", "Mother": "Internal Princess Consort Hanchang of the Hansan Yi clan", "Born": "Gamgodang ko 감고당, Seomrak Village, Geundong-myeon, Yeoheung-mok, Kimhwa County, Gyeonggi Province, Kingdom of JoseonCurrent location: 250-1 Neunghyeon-dong, Cheorwon County, Gangwon Provinc... |
The Rainbow ( Ouránio Tóxo; Macedonian: Виножито Vinožito) is a political party in Greece, and a member of the European Free Alliance. It is known for its activism amongst what it regards as the ethnic Macedonian minority in Greece and their descendants abroad. The Rainbow states that it sees the acceptance of the Rep... | {"Leader": "Collective leadership (Political Secretariat)", "Founded": "1994", "Headquarters": "Stephanou Dragoumi 11, 53100, Florina, Greece", "Ideology": "Macedonian minority rightsRegionalism", "European affiliation": "European Free Alliance"} |
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) is a nonpartisan international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington D.C., with operations in Europe, South and East Asia, and the Middle East as well as the United States. Founded in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie, the organization describes itself as being dedic... | {"Abbreviation": "CEIP", "Type": "Foundation", "Legal status": "Nonprofit organization", "Headquarters": "1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Location": "Washington, D.C., Beirut, Brussels, Beijing, and New Delhi", "Website": "http://carnegieendowment.org"} |
Cheomseongdae (; Hanja: , ) is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea. Cheomseongdae is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia, and possibly even the world. It was constructed in the 7th century in the kingdom of Silla, whose capital was Seorabeol, or present-day Gyeongju (Hangul: ). Cheoms... | {"Hangul name": "첨성대", "Hanja": "瞻星臺", "Revised Romanization": "Cheomseongdae", "McCune-Reischauer": "Ch'ŏmsŏngdae"} |
Diary of a Mad Band is the second studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released December 21, 1993, on Uptown Records and distributed through MCA Records. The album also featured the first-ever album appearances from Timbaland, Missy Elliott (credited as Misdemeanor) and Sista, two years before the latter group... | {"Released": "December 21, 1993", "Recorded": "July-November 1993", "Studio": "The Hit Factory, New York City\nChung King Studios, New York City", "Genre": "New jack swing Ron Wynn Ron Wynn Jodeci - Diary of a Mad Band AllMusic. All Media Network http://www.allmusic.com/album/diary-of-a-mad-band-mw0000107201 ... |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. The longest and last symphony that he composed, it is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music. The work is nicknamed the Jupiter Symphony, probably coined by the impresario Johann Peter Salo... | {"Key": "C major", "Catalogue": "K. 551", "Composed": "1788", "Movements": "4"} |
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thumb|Old 97's at the 9:30 Club, Fall 2015
Old 97's is an American rock band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1992, they have released twelve studio albums, two full extended plays, shared split duty on another, and they have one live album. Their most recent release is titled Twelfth.
Old 97's were ... | {"Origin": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Genres": "\"Keyes\"> J. Edward Keyes Outside Lands 2011: The 25 Acts You Need to See Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/outside-lands-2011-the-25-acts-you-need-to-see-20110809 27 August 2012 16 August 2014 ...gradually transformed from pioneers of alt-c... |
Kamal Ganzouri (, ; 12 January 1933 - 31 March 2021) was an Egyptian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 7 December 2011 to 24 July 2012. He previously served as prime minister from 1996 to 1999.Fisk, Robert (1996) "Vision of death that Cairo views through Ray-Bans", The Independent, 29 October 19... | {"Name": "Kamal Ganzouriكمال الجنزورى", "Term start": "7 December 2011", "Term end": "2 August 2012", "Birth date": "1933 1 12 y", "Birth place": "Monufia, Egypt", "Death date": "2021 3 31 1933 1 12 y", "Death place": "New Cairo, Egypt", "Alma mater": "Michigan State University"} |
Atef Mohamed Naguib Sedky (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005) (, ) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Aly Mahmoud Lotfy on November 10, 1986.
Biography
Sedky was born in the Nile Delta city of Tanta. He was a lawyer and economist by training, receiving a doctorate in economics from the U... | {"Image": "Atef Sedki.JPG", "Name": "Atef Sedky عاطف محمد نجيب صدقى", "Birth date": "29 August 1930", "Birth place": "Tanta, Egypt", "Death date": "y 2005 02 25 1930 08 29", "Death place": "Cairo, Egypt", "Term start": "10 November 1986", "Term end": "2 January 1996"} |
William Jewell College is a private liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and endowed with $10,000 by William Jewell. It was associated with the Missouri Baptist Convention for over 150 years until its separation in 2003 and is now an independent... | {"Motto": "Deo Fisus Labora (Latin)", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "President": "Elizabeth MacLeod Walls", "Students": "853 (Fall 2022)William Jewell College https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=William+je&s=all&id=179955 NCES August 11, 2023", "Campus": "Suburban", "Website": "www.jewell.edu"} |
Chrysotile or white asbestos is the most commonly encountered form of asbestos, accounting for approximately 95% of the asbestos in the United StatesOccupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (2007). 29 C.F.R. 1910.1001. Appendix J. and a similar proportion in other countries.Institut natio... | {"Category": "PhyllosilicatesKaolinite-serpentine group", "IMA symbol": "CtlWarr L.N. 2021 IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291-320 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 2021MinM...85..291W 235729616 free", "Strunz classification": "9.ED.15", "Fracture": "Fibrous", "Optical properties": "Biaxial positive", ... |
Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke", is a American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005),... | {"Born": "Rushville, Indiana, U.S.", "Height": "5 9", "Weight": "225 lb on", "Achievements": "2002, 2005, 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Champion1997 IndyCar Series Champion 1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion1994 USAC National Midget Series Champion2006 IROC champion2021 SRX Series Champion 2005, 2007 Brickyard 400 Winner2009 Spr... |
Robert Bruce St. Clair (February 18, 1931 - April 20, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".Graham Kislingbury, "Bob St. Clair: The King of Kezar", Corva... | {"Born:": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Died:": "Santa Rosa, California, U.S.", "Height:": "9", "Weight:": "263", "High school:": "San Francisco Polytechnic", "College:": "Tulsa", "NFL Draft:": "32"} |
Frederick Rudolph Dean (February 24, 1952 - October 14, 2020) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). A twice first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowler, he won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fa... | {"Born:": "Arcadia, Louisiana, U.S.", "Died:": "Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.", "Height:": "3", "Weight:": "230", "High school:": "Ruston (Ruston, Louisiana)", "College:": "Louisiana Tech (1971-1974)", "NFL Draft:": "33"} |
The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be co... | {"Preceded by": "Michigan Territorial Council", "Salary": "$71,685 salary/year + $10,800 per diem/year", "Authority": "Article IV, Michigan Constitution", "Type": "Bicameral", "Seats": "14838 Senators110 Representatives", "Redistricting": "Independent redistricting commission (as of December 14, 2018)Gibbons Lauren W... |
Craig R. Benson (born October 8, 1954New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson. National Governors Association. Retrieved on February 6, 2011.) is an American politician and entrepreneur who served as the 79th Governor of New Hampshire from 2003 to 2005. Benson first came to public attention when he founded Cabletron System... | {"Image": "Gov_Craig_Benson_on_9-11-04.JPG", "Name": "Craig Benson", "Term start": "January 9, 2003", "Term end": "January 6, 2005", "Birth date": "1954 10 8", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Denise Benson", "Alma mater": "Babson College (BBA)Syracuse University (MBA)"} |
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Utah since 2019. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 el... | {"Name": "Mitt Romney", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2019", "Alternative text": "U.S. Senator Mitt Romney", "Term start": "January 3, 2019", "Lieutenant 1": "Kerry Healey", "Birth name": "Willard Mitt Romney", "Birth date": "yes 1947 3 12", "Birth place": "Detroit, Michigan, U.S.", "Other political party": "Ind... |
John Elias Baldacci (born January 30, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
During his tenure as governor, Baldacci initiated reforms in the areas of health care... | {"Name": "John Baldacci", "Term start": "January 8, 2003", "Term end": "January 5, 2011", "State senate2": "Maine", "District 2": "9th", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established", "Successor 2": "Sean Faircloth", "Birth name": "John Elias Baldacci", "Birth date": "1955 1 30", "Birth place": "Bangor, Maine, U.S.", "Sp... |
The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives (lower house) and the 20-member Alaska Senate (upper house). There are 40 House Districts (1-40) and 20 Senate Districts (A-T). With a total of 60 lawmak... | {"Type": "Bicameral", "Authority": "Article 2, Alaska Constitution", "Salary": "$50,400/year + per diem", "Seats": "20 senators\n 40 representatives", "Redistricting": "Alaska Redistricting Board"} |
This article lists the heads of state of Libya since the country's independence in 1951.
Libya is in a tumultuous state since the start of the Arab Spring-related Libyan Crisis in 2011; the crisis resulted in the collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the killing of Muammar Gaddafi, amidst the First Civil War and ... | {"Post": "Chairman of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya", "Native name": "ar رئيس المجلس الرئاسي دولة ليبيا", "Insignia size": "75px", "Insignia caption": "Seal of the Government of National Unity", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Mohamed al-Menfi", "Incumbent since": "15 March 2021", "Department": "G... |
Michael Owen Johanns ( ; born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed by Presiden... | {"Name": "Mike Johanns", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2009", "Term start": "January 3, 2009", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Order 2": "38th Governor of Nebraska", "Predecessor 2": "Ben Nelson", "Successor 2": "Dave Heineman", "Birth name": "Michael Owen Johanns", "Birth date": "1950 6 18", "Birth place": "Osa... |
The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by an act of Congress () on 4 August 1790 as the Revenue-Marine upon the recommendation of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to serve as an armed customs enforcement service. As time passed, the service gradually gained missions either voluntarily or b... | {"Role": "Maritime law enforcement", "Part of": "Flag of the United States Secretary of the Treasury (1887-1915).png 23px Department of the Treasury", "Nickname(s)": "\"U.S. Revenue-Marine\" (1790-1894)\"U.S. Revenue Cutter Service\" (1894-1915)", "Motto(s)": "\"Semper Paratus\"(\"Always Ready\")", "Anniversaries": "4 ... |
Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located west of Angeles City, and about northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was previously a United States military facility, operated by the U.S. Air Force under the aegis of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and their predecessor organ... | {"Coordinates": "15 11 09 N 120 33 35 E Clark Air Base", "Type": "Air base", "Built": "September 1, 1903", "Built by": "United States 1896", "In use": "United States 19121903-1942Empire of Japan1942-1945United States1945-1991Philippines1991-present", "Controlled by": "30px Philippine Air Force", "Garrison": "1st Air Di... |
Donald Louis Carcieri ( ; ; born December 16, 1942) is an American politician and corporate executive who served as the 73rd Governor of Rhode Island from January 2003 to January 2011. Carcieri has worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive, and teacher. As of 2022, he is the last Re... | {"Name": "Don Carcieri", "Term start": "January 7, 2003", "Term end": "January 4, 2011", "Birth name": "Donald Louis Carcieri", "Birth date": "1942 12 16", "Birth place": "East Greenwich, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Suzanne Owren 1965 2018 died", "Alma mater": "Brown University"} |
The Dominicana DC-9 air disaster, also known as the Dominicana de Aviación Santo Domingo DC-9 air disaster, was an international flight that suffered a fatal accident on February 15, 1970. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashed shortly after takeoff from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic en route to San Juan, Puerto Ric... | {"Date": "1970 02 15", "Summary": "Engine failure followed by loss of control", "Site": "Caribbean Sea nearLas Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic", "Operator": "Dominicana de Aviación", "Registration": "HI-177", "Flight origin": "Las Américas International Airport, Santo Domingo, Dominica... |
thumb|right|250px|Sklansky's table on poker hands
David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947) pokerolymp.de Interview, german is an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he is known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work The Theory of Poker presents fundamental ... | {"Nickname(s)": "The Mathematician", "Residence": "Reno, Nevada, U.S.", "Born": "Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.", "Bracelet(s)": "3", "Money finish(es)": "3", "ITM": "1988", "Title(s)": "0", "Final table(s)": "1"} |
The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate.
The Montana Constitution dictates that the legislature meet in regular session for no longer than 90 days in each odd-numbered year. T... | {"Type": "Bicameral", "Seats": "150\n 50 senators\n 100 representatives", "Salary": "$90.64/day + per diem", "Redistricting": "Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission"} |
Talk Soup is a television show produced for cable network E! that debuted on January 7, 1991, and aired until August 2002. Talk Soup aired selected clips of the previous day's daily talk shows—ranging from daytime entries like The Jerry Springer Show and to celebrity interview shows like The Tonight Show—surrounded by ... | {"Genre": "Comedy", "Presented by": "Greg KinnearJohn HensonHal SparksAisha Tyler", "Narrated by": "Beau Weaver", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "22 minutes", "Original network": "E!", "Original release": "2002 5 17"} |
Amused to Death is the third studio album by English musician Roger Waters, released 7 September 1992 on Columbia. Produced by Waters and Patrick Leonard, it was mixed in QSound to enhance its spatial feel. The album features Jeff Beck on lead guitar on several tracks. The album's title was inspired by Neil Postman's 1... | {"Released": "7 September 1992", "Recorded": "1987-1992", "Studio": "The Billiard Room (London) Olympic Studios (London) CTS Studios (London) Angel Recording Studios (London) Abbey Road Studios (London) Compass Point Studios (Nassau) Ameraycan Studios (Los Angeles) Johnny Yuma Recording (Burbank) Devonshire Sou... |
The Tonopah Test Range (TTR, also designated as Area 52) is a highly classified, restricted military installation of the United States Department of Defense, and United States Department of Energy (nuclear stockpile stewardship) located about southeast of Tonopah, Nevada. It is part of the northern fringe of the Nel... | {"Coordinates": "37.78 -116.77 type:landmark inline", "Type": "Test Range", "Built": "1957", "Owner": "United States Department of Energy", "Pastcommanders": "Brian T. Adkinshttp://ttr.sandia.gov/o-contactus.htm TTR - Contact Us", "Open tothe public": "No", "Controlled by": "United States Department of Energy DoEUnite... |
Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid. Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the 10th oldest in the world.
... | {"Full name": "Queen's Park Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Spiders", "Founded": "yes 9 July 1867", "Capacity": "51,866", "League": "QueensPa", "Website": "http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/"} |
Jennifer Helen Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, (born 23 December 1949) is a British politician who served as Deputy Mayor of London from 2003 to 2004. A member of the Green Party of England and Wales, she was until September 2019 the sole Green Party member in the House of Lords.
Jones represented the Green Par... | {"Name": "The Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb", "Image caption": "Official portrait in 2022", "Term start": "5 November 2013Life Peerage", "Birth name": "Jennifer Helen Jones", "Birth date": "1949 12 23 yes", "Birth place": "Brighton, East Sussex, England", "Nationality": "British", "Other political party": "Green (Unite... |
Agostino "Dino" De Laurentiis (; 8 August 1919 - 10 November 2010) was an Italian and naturalized-American film producer. Along with Carlo Ponti, he was one of the producers who brought Italian cinema to the international scene at the end of World War II. He produced or co-produced more than 500 films, of which 38 were... | {"Name": "Dino De Laurentiis", "Caption": "De Laurentiis in 2009", "Birth name": "Agostino De Laurentiis", "Birth date": "1919 08 08 yes", "Birth place": "Torre Annunziata, Kingdom of Italy", "Death date": "2010 11 10 1919 08 08 yes", "Death place": "Beverly Hills, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Cimitero Comunale... |
Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, (1714 - 16 September 1777), known as Viscount Harcourt between 1727 and 1749, was a British diplomat and general who became Viceroy of Ireland.
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Biography
Harcourt was born in Oxfordshire, the son of Hon. Simon ... | {"Name": "The Earl Harcourt", "Birth date": "1714", "Birth place": "Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England", "Death date": "16 September 1777 (aged 63)", "Death place": "Nuneham Park, Oxfordshire"} |
The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (, FBP) is a conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the liberal-conservative Patriotic Union. Founded in 1918 along with the now-defunct Christian-Social People's Party, it is the olde... | {"President": "Rainer Gopphttps://www.fbp.li/praesidium Präsidium de FBP 30 June 2023", "Founded": "1918", "Abbreviation": "FBP", "Headquarters": "Altenbach 8 9490 Vaduz", "Newspaper": "None\"National Archives\">Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei http://www.e-archiv.li/koerperschaftDetail.aspx?backurl=auto&koerperID=33... |
The Patriotic Union (, VU) is a liberal-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The VU is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the monarchist conservative Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). The VU is the relatively more liberal of the two parties, advocating constitutional monarchy... | {"President": "Thomas Zwiefelhofer", "Secretary": "Michael Winkler", "Founded": "1936", "Abbreviation": "VU", "Headquarters": "Fürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse 13FL-9490 Vaduzhttps://www.vu-online.li/kontakt Kontakt de Patriotic Union 30 June 2023", "Ideology": "AFP>https://www.thelocal.ch/20130203/centre-right-liechtenst... |
Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, PC (December 1661 - 29 July 1727) of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1690 until 1710. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Harcourt in 1711 and sat in the House of Lords, becoming Queen Anne's ... | {"Name": "The Viscount Harcourt", "Image caption": "Portrait by Godfrey Kneller", "Office 2": "Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain", "Monarch 2": "AnneGeorge I", "Predecessor 2": "himselfas Lord Keeper", "Successor 2": "The Lord Cowper", "Birth date": "1661", "Death date": "29 July 1727", "Nationality": "English", "E... |
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