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The Seattle Times is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. The Seattle Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest region.
The Seattle Times Company, which is owned b... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "The Seattle Times Company", "Headquarters": "1000 Denny Way Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Editor": "Michele Matassa Flores", "Publisher": "Frank A. Blethen", "ISSN": "0745-9696", "OCLC": "9198928", "Circulation": "2022-11-14 The Decline of Local News and ... |
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.
The newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly Seattle Gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet form... | {"Type": "Online newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet (until 2009)", "Owner(s)": "Hearst Communications", "Headquarters": "2901 3rd Ave, Ste 120Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "ISSN": "0745-970X", "OCLC": "3734418", "Website": "seattlepi.com"} |
The Seattle Weekly is an alternative biweekly distributed newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded by Darrell Oldham and David Brewster as The Weekly. Its first issue was published on March 31, 1976. The newspaper published its final print edition on February 27, 2019 and transitioned to web-only... | {"Type": "Alternative weekly", "Format": "Tabloid", "Staff writers": "Cameron Sheppard", "Owner(s)": "Sound Publishing", "Headquarters": "307 Third Avenue SouthSecond FloorSeattle, Washington 98104 USA", "Editor": "Andy Hobbshttp://www.seattleweekly.com/ Seattle Weekly 2018-03-20", "ISSN": "0898-0845", "OCLC": "17527... |
Thomas Dongan, (pronounced "Dungan")Channing, 1907, p. 336 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634 - 14 December 1715), was a member of the Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and Governor of the Province of New York. He is noted for having called the first representative legislature in New Yor... | {"Name": "The 2nd Earl of Limerick", "Image caption": "Portrait of Dongan from Castleton Manor, Staten Island", "Term start": "August 1683", "Term end": "11 August 1688", "Birth date": "1634", "Birth place": "Castletown Kildrought, Kingdom of Ireland", "Death date": "yes 1715 12 14 1634 1 1", "Death place": "London, En... |
Daniel Duncan McKenzie, (January 8, 1859 – June 8, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.
Life and career
Born in Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the son of Duncan and Jessie (McMillan) McKenzie, McKenzie was educated at the Public Schools and at the Sydney Academy. He became a barrister and atto... | {"Name": "Daniel Duncan McKenzie", "Birth date": "1859 01 8 y", "Birth place": "Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia", "Death date": "yes 1927 06 08 1859 01 08", "Death place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Office 2": "Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada", "Predecessor 2": "Wil... |
James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (22 April 1812 - 19 December 1860), known as the Earl of Dalhousie between 1838 and 1849, was a Scottish statesman and colonial administrator in British India. He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856.
He established the foundations of the modern ed... | {"Name": "The Marquess of Dalhousie", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Order 2": "President of the Board of Trade", "Predecessor 2": "William Ewart Gladstone", "Prime minister 2": "Sir Robert Peel", "Successor 2": "The Earl of Clarendon", "Birth date": "22 April 1812", "Birth place": "Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland", ... |
Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician best known as the lead singer for Pantera, Down, and Superjoint, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of Housecore Records.
Anselmo is regarded as one of the greatest frontmen in metal history, known for being particularly animat... | {"Born": "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.", "Genres": "Heavy metal \nextreme metal", "Labels": "Housecore", "Member of": "Pantera\nDown\nEn Minor\nPhilip H. Anselmo and the Illegals\nScour", "Formerly of": "Superjoint\nArson Anthem\nViking Crown\nNecrophagia\nEibon\nChrist Inversion\nRazor White", "Website": "https://ww... |
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, (23 October 1770 - 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, and Baron Dalhousie from 1815, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. He was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Comma... | {"Name": "The Earl of Dalhousie", "Order 2": "Governor General of British North America", "Monarch 2": "George IV", "Predecessor 2": "The Duke of Richmond", "Successor 2": "Sir James Kempt", "Birth date": "yes 1770 10 23", "Birth place": "Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland", "Death date": "y 1838 03 21 1770 10 23",... |
Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661 - 21 January 1722) was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Member of Parliament for Hampshire and a supporter of William III of Orange.
Life
He was the son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and Mary Scrope, daughter of Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland. From 1675 (when his f... | {"Name": "The Duke of Bolton", "Term start": "1715", "Term end": "1717", "Office 2": "Lord Lieutenant of Ireland", "Monarch 2": "George I", "Predecessor 2": "The Viscount Townshend", "Successor 2": "The Duke of Grafton", "Birth name": "Charles Paulet", "Birth date": "1661", "Death date": "yes 1722 1 21 1661", "National... |
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton (c. 1630 – 27 February 1699), was an English nobleman, the son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester, and his first wife, Jane Savage.
thumb|right|Bolton Hall, North Yorkshire, as rebuilt after a fire in 1902
Career
Paulet succeeded his father as the sixth Marquess of Wincheste... | {"Name": "The Duke of Bolton", "Term start": "1670", "Term end": "1676", "Office 2": "Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire", "Monarch 2": "Charles II", "Predecessor 2": "The Earl of Southampton", "Successor 2": "The Earl of Gainsborough", "Birth name": "Charles Paulet", "Birth date": "c. 1630", "Death date": "yes 1699 2 27 163... |
Lucy Walter (c. 1630 - 1658), also known as Lucy Barlow, was a Welsh noblewoman, the first mistress of King Charles II of England and mother of James, Duke of Monmouth. During the Exclusion Crisis, a Protestant faction wanted to make her son heir to the throne, fuelled by the rumour that the king might have married Luc... | {"Name": "Lucy Walter", "Image": "Lucy Walter.JPG", "Caption": "Portrait by unknown artist", "Other names": "Lucy Barlow (pseudonym)", "Partner(s)": "Lord Robert SidneyCharles II of EnglandTheobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of CarlingfordSir Henry de VicLord Thomas Howard", "Children": "James Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthMary Cro... |
Puniša Račić (; 12 July 1886 - 16 October 1944) was a Montenegrin Serb leader and People's Radical Party (NRS) politician. He assassinated Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) representatives Pavle Radić and Đuro Basariček and mortally wounded HSS leader Stjepan Radić in a shooting which took place on the floor of the Yugoslav... | {"Name": "Puniša Račić", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Puniša Račić, 1925", "Birth date": "1886 07 12 y", "Birth place": "Slatina, Principality of Montenegro", "Death date": "yes 1944 10 16 1886 07 12", "Death place": "Belgrade, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia", "Term start": "27 September 1927", "Term end": "... |
Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of the Southern Shaolin Monastery. He was a disciple of Shaolin and his martial arts techniques were considered... | {"Gender": "Male", "Fighting style": "Shaolin Kung Fu", "Family": "Fong Tak (father) Miu Tsui-fa (mother)", "Nationality": "Chinese"} |
Gael Turnbull (7 April 1928 - 2 July 2004) was a Scottish poet who was an important figure in the British Poetry Revival of the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
Turnbull was born in Edinburgh and grew up in Northern England and in Canada, where he moved with his parents at the beginning of World War II. He studied Natural S... | {"Name": "Gael Turnbull", "Birth date": "1928 04 07 y", "Birth place": "Edinburgh, Scotland", "Death date": "2004 07 02 1928 04 07 y", "Death place": "Herefordshire, England", "Nationality": "Scottish", "Alma mater": "Christ's College, CambridgeUniversity of Pennsylvania", "Occupation": "poet, physician", "Known For": ... |
Macedonians () are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identify as Eastern Orthodox Christians, who speak a South Slavic language, and share a cultural and historical "Orthodox B... | {"Image caption": "Map of the Macedonian diaspora in the world", "Name": "MacedoniansМакедонциMakedonci", "Languages": "Macedonian", "Religions": "Predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christianity(Macedonian Orthodox Church) Minority Sunni Islam (Torbeši)Catholicism(Roman Catholic and Macedonian Greek Catholic)", "Related et... |
thumb|right|Jan Smuts, the last United Party Prime Minister (1919-1924, 1939-1948)
The United Party was a political party in South Africa. It was the country's ruling political party between 1934 and 1948.
Formation
The United Party was formed by a merger of most of Prime Minister Barry Hertzog's National Party with t... | {"Abbreviation": "UP", "Leader": "J.B.M. Hertzog J.C. Smuts J.G.N. Strauss De Villiers Graaff", "Founded": "1934", "Merged into": "New Republic Party", "Political position": "Centre-right", "Ideology": "Conservatism Pro-Commonwealth Constitutional monarchism Coloured people's rights", "Preceded by": "National Par... |
General James Barry Munnik Hertzog (3 April 1866 - 21 November 1942), better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog, was a South African politician and soldier. He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who served as the third prime minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. Throughout his li... | {"Term start": "30 June 1924", "Term end": "5 September 1939", "Birth name": "James Barry Munnik Hertzog", "Birth date": "1866 4 3 y", "Birth place": "Wellington, Cape Colony", "Death date": "1942 11 21 1866 4 6 y", "Death place": "Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa", "Spouse(s)": "Wilhelmina Neethlinghttp://www.sahisto... |
The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC ( )) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, it is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command. It is an Army Serv... | {"Branch": "United States 23px", "Type": "Special warfare operations", "Role": "Organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain U.S. Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special warfare operations.", "Size": "33,805 personnel authorized:http://www.gao.gov... |
Sliven ( ) is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace.
Sliven is famous for its heroic Haiduts who fought against the Ottoman Turks in the 19th century and is known as the "City of the 100 Voyvodi", a Voyvoda being a leader... | {"DST": "+3", "Density": "83,740", "Urban density": "115,241", "Website": "Official website"} |
Dolby Pro Logic is a surround sound processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, designed to decode soundtracks encoded with Dolby Surround. The terms Dolby Stereo and LtRt are also used to describe soundtracks that are encoded using this technique.
Dolby Stereo (also known as Dolby MP or Dolby SVA) was de... | {"Product type": "Surround sound", "Owner": "Dolby Laboratories", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "1982", "Markets": "Worldwide", "Website": "Dolby official website", "Related brands": "Dolby SurroundDolby Pro LogicDolby Pro Logic IIDolby Pro Logic IIxDolby Pro Logic IIzDolby SurroundDolby DigitalDolby Stereo... |
The Daily Sport was a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom by Daily Sport Ltd., which specialised in celebrity news and softcore pornographic stories and images. The daily paper was launched in 1991 by David Sullivan, following its former Sunday sister title, Sunday Sport (first published in 1986). It ceas... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Tabloid", "Founder(s)": "David Sullivan", "Owner(s)": "David Sullivan (1991-2011)Grant Miller (2011-present)", "Political alignment": "None (focuses on tabloid journalism)", "Website": "dailysport.co.uk/", "Publisher": "Daily Sport Ltd. (previously by Sport Newspapers)", "Circulat... |
The Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) is an Italian Government-sponsored research and development agency. The agency undertakes research in areas which will help to d... | {"Established": "1952 (as CNRN)", "Mission": "RD", "Focus": "Technologies for energy and environment", "Staff": "2,555 (2009)", "Budget": "€298 million", "Location": "Italy", "Website": "enea.it"} |
Enea AB is a global information technology company with its headquarters in Kista, Sweden that provides real-time operating systems and consulting services. Enea, which is an abbreviation of Engmans Elektronik Aktiebolag, also produces the OSE operating system.
History
Enea was founded 1968 by Rune Engman as Engmans E... | {"Type": "Aktiebolag", "Founded": "Sweden (1968)", "Headquarters": "Kista", "Industry": "Software development", "Products": "Software for telecommunication and cybersecurity", "Revenue": "1,012 million SEK", "Website": "www.enea.com"} |
Royal Air Force Akrotiri, commonly abbreviated RAF Akrotiri () is a large Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of two areas which comprise Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Bas... | {"Coordinates": "34 35 25 N 32 59 16 E region:CY_type:airport inline,title", "Type": "Permanent joint operating base", "Area": "2,128 ha", "Owner": "Ministry of Defence", "Operator": "Royal Air Force", "Built": "1955", "In use": "1955 - present", "Currentcommander": "Group Captain Nikki Thomas", "Occupants": "No. 84 Sq... |
Brendan Grace (1 April 1951 - 11 July 2019) was an Irish comedian and singer. He was best known for his comedy schoolboy character 'Bottler', the 1995 film Moondance, and his 1996 appearance in the Irish TV sitcom Father Ted as Father Fintan Stack. His 1975 song "The Combine Harvester" was a number one hit in Ireland, ... | {"Name": "Brendan Grace", "Image": "Brendan Grace with Frank Sinatra.JPG", "Caption": "Grace with Frank Sinatra in Dublin, 1991", "Birth date": "yes 1951 4 1", "Birth place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Death date": "yes 2019 7 11 1951 4 1", "Death place": "Galway, Ireland", "Occupation": "Comedian, singer", "Years active": "1... |
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. In addition, Vatanen won the 1997 FIA World Cup for Cross-Cou... | {"Name": "Ari Vatanen", "Caption": "Vatanen in 2009", "Birth date": "1952 4 27 y", "Birth place": "Tuupovaara, Finland", "Nationality": "Finnish", "Module": "yes\n Italy Fabrizia PonsUK Fred GallagherUK Roger FreemanSweden Bruno BerglundUK Terry HarrymanUK Dave Richards\n 1974-1985, 1987-1998, 2003\n Ford, Opel, Peu... |
Party of Five is an American television teen and family drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000. The series featured an ensemble cast led by Scott Wolf as Bailey, Matthew Fox as Charlie, Neve Campbell as Julia, and Lacey Ch... | {"Genre": "Family drama \n Teen drama", "Created by": "Christopher Keyser\n Amy Lippman", "Starring": "Scott Wolf\n Matthew Fox\n Neve Campbell\n Lacey Chabert\n Scott Grimes\n Paula Devicq\n Jennifer Love Hewitt\n Michael Goorjian\n Alexondra Lee\n Jeremy London\n Jennifer Aspen", "Opening theme": "\"Closer to Free\" ... |
Tony Valeri (born August 11, 1957) is a former Canadian politician. Valeri was the Government House Leader in Paul Martin's government from 2004 until 2006. He was narrowly defeated by New Democratic (NDP) candidate Wayne Marston in the 2006 general election held on January 23, 2006.
Biography
Valeri grew up in Hamil... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Name": "Tony Valeri", "Honorific suffix": "CAN PC 100%", "Image caption": "Valeri in 2004", "Office 2": "Minister of Transport", "Prime minister 2": "Paul Martin", "Predecessor 2": "David Collenette", "Successor 2": "Jean Lapierre", "Birth name": "Tony Valeri", "Birth date": "195... |
The Honda Prelude is a car produced by Japanese manufacturer Honda over five generations from 1978 to 2001. It is a two-door coupé and was loosely derived from the Honda Accord. It was the first Honda to feature a moonroof, a feature that remained standard equipment throughout its production.https://moneyinc.com/the-t... | {"Manufacturer": "Honda", "Production": "November 1978- October 2001", "Class": "Sports car", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel-drive", "Body style": "2-door coupé", "Assembly": "Japan: Sayama, Saitama", "Successor": "Accord Coupe (seventh generation)Honda Integra (fourth generation)"} |
LithTech is a game engine developed by Monolith Productions and comparable with the Quake and Unreal engines. Monolith and a number of other video game developers have used LithTech as the basis for their first-person shooter games.
Monolith initially developed the engine for Microsoft before purchasing the rights to ... | {"Developer(s)": "Monolith Productions", "Type": "Game engine", "License": "Proprietary", "Website": "http://www.lith.com"} |
The People's Revolutionary Army (, abbreviated as ERP) was the military branch of the communist Workers' Revolutionary Party (, PRT) in Argentina.
History
Origins
thumb|Oberdan Sallustro in the hands of the ERP, before his death by the ERP.
The ERP was founded as the armed wing of the PRT, a communist party emerging f... | {"Motives": "Establishment of a socialist state in Argentina", "Active regions": "Buenos Aires (urban) & Tucumán (rural)", "Ideology": "Marxism-LeninismMaoismGuevarismFoco theoryTrotskyism (factions)", "Political position": "Far-left", "Opponents": "Far-right peronism and Orthodox Peronism"} |
Bartolomeo Pagano (27 September 1878 - 24 June 1947) was an Italian motion picture actor.
Before his cinema career, Pagano was a stevedore who worked at the port of Genoa. There, he was discovered and selected to play the role of Maciste, a muscular slave, in the silent movie classic Cabiria in 1914. As the originator... | {"Name": "Bartolomeo Pagano", "Image": "Bartolomeo Pagano - Maciste.JPG", "Caption": "Pagano as Maciste", "Birth date": "yes 1878 09 27", "Birth place": "Genoa, Liguria, Italy", "Death date": "yes 1947 06 24 1878 09 27", "Death place": "Genoa, Liguria, Italy", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1914-1929 (film)"} |
"The Jean Genie" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, originally released in November 1972 as the lead single to his 1973 album Aladdin Sane. Co-produced by Ken Scott, Bowie recorded it with his backing band the Spiders from Mars - comprising Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey. According to B... | {"B-side": "Ziggy Stardust", "Released": "1972 11 24 yes", "Recorded": "1972 10 6 yes", "Studio": "RCA, New York City", "Genre": "\"Douglas\">Wolk Douglas Douglas Wolk http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21066-five-years-1969-1973/ David Bowie: Five Years 1969-1973 Pitchfork 1 October 2015 21 November 2015 https:/... |
The Baths of Caracalla () in Rome, Italy, were the city's second largest Roman public baths, or thermae, after the Baths of Diocletian. The baths were likely built between AD 212 (or 211) and 216/217, during the reigns of emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. They were in operation until the 530s and then fell into... | {"Alternative name": "Terme di Caracalla", "Coordinates": "41 52 46 N 12 29 35 E inline,title", "Location": "Rome, Italy", "Region": "Regio XII Piscina Publica", "Type": "Thermae", "Part of": "Ancient Rome", "Area": "100,000 m2 on", "Volume": "8,000,000 litres on (baths' waters)Dowson Thomas Going Underground at the Ba... |
George Hadley (12 February 1685 - 28 June 1768) was an English lawyer and amateur meteorologist who proposed the atmospheric mechanism by which the trade winds are sustained, which is now named in his honour as Hadley circulation. As a key factor in ensuring that European sailing vessels reached North American shores, ... | {"Name": "George Hadley", "Caption": "George Hadley 1685 - 1768", "Birth date": "yes 1685 2 12", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "yes 1768 6 28 1685 2 12", "Occupation": "Lawyer, amateur meteorologist and physicist", "Nationality": "Great Britain"} |
The University of Nottingham Malaysia is a private university branch campus of the University of Nottingham. The university is situated in Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia. The university has been ranked as "excellent" or tier 5 in a scale of tier 1-6 and is classified as a private institution, by the Malaysian Ministry of... | {"Motto": "Sapientia urbs conditurhttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/shared/shared_cpi/documents/What_makes_a_good_university_1.pdf Archived copy 15 February 2011 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605113943/http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/shared/shared_cpi/documents/What_makes_a_good_university_1.pdf dead", "Type"... |
Andrew Dice Clay (born Andrew Clay Silverstein; September 29, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a brash, deliberately offensive persona known as "The Diceman". In 1990, he became the first stand-up comedian to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutiv... | {"Birth name": "Andrew Clay Silverstein", "Born": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Medium": "Stand-up comedy, television, film", "Years active": "1978-present", "Genres": "Character comedy, observational comedy, improvisational comedy, political satire, blue comedy, shock humour, anti-humour", "Spouse": "Kathleen Swanson 1... |
Gabrielle is a fictional character played by Renee O'Connor in the American fantasy TV series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001). She is referred to by fans as the Battling Bard of Potidaea. Her trademark weapons are the Amazon fighting staff and later, the sais. She was also an Amazon Princess and later an Amazon Quee... | {"First appearance": "Sins of the Past (1995)", "Last appearance": "A Friend in Need, part 2 (2001)", "Created by": "Robert Tapert", "Weapon": "Staff, sai", "Portrayed by": "Renee O'Connor"} |
Giuseppe Tartini (8 April 1692 - 26 February 1770) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano (Piran, today part of Slovenia) the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos. He is best remembered... | {"Name": "Giuseppe Tartini", "Birth date": "1692 04 08 y", "Birth place": "Pirano", "Death date": "1770 02 26 1692 04 08 y", "Death place": "Padua", "Occupation": "Composer Director of music Violinist", "Organization": "Basilica di Sant'Antonio in Padua"} |
Thomas Mundy Peterson (October 6, 1824 - February 4, 1904) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has been claimed to be the first African-American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
His vote was cast on March 31, 1870; the Amendment had been ratified... | {"Name": "Thomas Mundy Peterson", "Birth date": "October 6, 1824", "Birth place": "Metuchen, New Jersey", "Death date": "February 4, 1904 (age 79)", "Death place": "Perth Amboy, New Jersey", "Known For": "The first African American to vote in the United States after the passage of the 15th Amendment"} |
The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and The Laws of Physics is a 1989 book by the mathematical physicist Sir Roger Penrose.
Penrose argues that human consciousness is non-algorithmic, and thus is not capable of being modeled by a conventional Turing machine, which includes a digital computer. Penrose h... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Oxford University Press", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover and Paperback)", "Pages": "480", "ISBN": "(first edition, hardcover)", "Followed by": "Shadows of the Mind"} |
Wally Heider Studios was a recording studio founded in San Francisco in 1969 by recording engineer and studio owner Wally Heider. Between 1969 and 1980, numerous notable artists recorded at the studios, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and The Grateful Dead. The ... | {"Industry": "Recording studio", "Founded": "United States (1960s)", "Defunct": "1980", "Headquarters": "United States"} |
Workingman's Dead is the fourth studio album (and fifth overall) by American rock band Grateful Dead. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. The album and its studio follow-up, American Beauty, were recorded back-to-back using a similar style, eschewing the psychedelic experimentatio... | {"Released": "1970 6 14", "Recorded": "February 1970", "Studio": "Pacific High Recording, San Francisco", "Genre": "Roots rock folk rock country rock blues rock", "Label": "Warner Bros.", "Producer": "Bob Matthews Betty Cantor Grateful Dead"} |
Farrell Dobbs (July 25, 1907 – October 31, 1983) was an American Trotskyist, trade unionist, politician, and historian.
Early years
Dobbs was born in Queen City, Missouri, where his father was a worker in a coal company garage. The family moved to Minneapolis, and he graduated from North High School in 1925. In 1926, ... | {"Name": "Farrell Dobbs", "Image size": "180px", "Term start": "1953", "Term end": "1972", "Birth date": "1907 7 25 y", "Birth place": "Queen City, Missouri", "Death date": "1983 10 31 1907 7 25 y", "Death place": "Pinole, California", "Spouse(s)": "Marvel Scholl"} |
Broken (informally known as The Broken Movie) is a 1993 horror musical short film and long-form music video filmed and directed by Peter Christopherson. It is based on an idea by Trent Reznor, founder of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, and is a companion piece to the 1992 Nine Inch Nails EP Broken.
The film feat... | {"Directed by": "Peter Christopherson", "Written by": "Trent Reznor", "Produced by": "Trent Reznor", "Starring": "Trent ReznorBob Flanagan", "Music by": "Nine Inch Nails"} |
CyberGeneration is a follow-up to the R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game. CyberGeneration was originally published as a supplement for Cyberpunk, but later re-released as a fully featured game in its own right under the title CyberGeneration Revolution 2.0. It is set in the year 2027, 7 years after the eve... | {"Name": "CyberGeneration", "Image caption": "Cover of CyberGeneration Revolution 2.0", "Designers": "Mike Pondsmith", "Publishers": "R. Talsorian GamesFirestorm Ink", "Publication": "1993 (1st edition)1995 (2nd edition)", "Genres": "CyberpunkScience fictionSuperhero"} |
thumb|right|Ranking Roger and Everett Morton's reformation of the Beat in London in 2006
The Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat and in Australia as the British BeatAlbum I Just Can't Stop It Go-Feet Records L37344, Australia) are a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1978. Their ... | {"Origin": "Birmingham, England", "Labels": "Go-Feet 2 Tone London Sire I.R.S. EMI A&M Chrysalis", "Genres": "New wave ska two-tone post-punk", "Members": "The Beat / The English Beat\n Dave Wakeling\n Ranking Roger\n Andy Cox\n Everett Morton\n Saxa\n David Steele\n Wesley Magoogan\n Dave 'Blockhead' Wright\n Jared Pa... |
thumb|200px|right|Chill cover, Mayfair Edition
Chill is an investigative and modern horror role-playing game originally published by Pacesetter Ltd in 1984 that captures the feel of 20th-century horror films.
Setting
Chill is inspired by, and attempts to capture the feel of, 20th-century horror films, where usual foe... | {"Name": "Chill", "Image caption": "Chill cover, Pacesetter Edition", "Designers": "Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Mark Acres, Louis J. Prosperi, David Ladyman, Jeff R. Leason", "Publishers": "Pacesetter Ltd, Mayfair Games, Growling Door Games", "Publication": "1984 (Pacesetter Ltd), 1985 (Swedish version - Äventyrsspel)... |
Alex Paul Barris, (September 16, 1922 - January 15, 2004) was an American-born Canadian television actor and writer. Member of ACTRA, he was a writer and panelist for the game show Front Page Challenge.Alex Barris, C.M. Member of the Order of Canada - The Governor General of Canada
Barris was born in New York City, a... | {"Name": "Alex Barris", "Birth date": "1922 09 16", "Birth place": "New York City, US", "Death date": "2004 01 15 1922 09 16", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian and American", "Occupation": "Actor", "Known For": "Work on Front Page Challenge"} |
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design.
The school is housed in a number of buildings around Renfrew Street in the centre of Glasgo... | {"Type": "Public university-level art school", "Students": "0097 ()", "Undergraduates": "0097 ()", "Postgraduates": "0097 ()", "Website": "http://www.gsa.ac.uk"} |
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (née Schulz; ; born 20 April 1946) is a German doctor and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), she was president of the People's Chamber of East Germany from April to October 1990. During this time, she was also the interim head of state of East Germany, holding ... | {"Name": "Sabine Bergmann-Pohl", "Image caption": "Bergmann-Pohl in 1990", "Term start": "5 April 1990", "Term end": "2 October 1990", "Office 2": "Minister for Special Affairs", "Chancellor 2": "Helmut Kohl", "Alongside 2": "Rudolf Seiters, Hans Klein, Günther Krause, Lothar de Maizière, Rainer Ortleb, Hansjoachim Wal... |
Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 - March 23, 1888) was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio. He served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. During his tenure, the Waite Court took a narrow interpretation of federal authority related to law... | {"Name": "Morrison Waite", "Office 2": "Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Lucas and Henry Counties", "Predecessor 2": "Freeborn Potter", "Successor 2": "Samuel H. Steedman", "Birth name": "Morrison Remick Waite", "Birth date": "1816 11 29", "Birth place": "Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.", "Death date": "1888 3 ... |
The Current River is a river in the City of Thunder Bay and Unorganized Thunder Bay District in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Shows the river's course highlighted on a topographic map. The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Superior. The river's name comes from the French... | {"Etymology": "from the French \"Rivière aux courants\"", "Mouth": "180 m on", "Coordinates": "48 27 08 N 89 11 02 W inline,title", "Left": "North Current River"} |
Dipolog, officially the City of Dipolog (; Subanen: Gembagel G'benwa Dipuleg/Bagbenwa Dipuleg; ), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 138,141 people.
Geographically, the city is surrounded by rolling hills t... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "0", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
His Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is the chief legal adviser to the sovereign and Government in affairs pertaining to England and Wales as well as the highest ranking amongst the law officers of the Crown. The attorney general is the leader of the Attorney General's Office and currently attends (but ... | {"Post": "Attorney Generalfor England and Wales", "Insignia caption": "Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government", "Department": "Attorney General's Office", "Incumbent": "Victoria Prentis", "Incumbent since": "yes 2022 10 25", "Style": "The Right Honourable", "Appointer": "The Monarch", "Appointer qualification": "on adv... |
Lothar de Maizière (; born 2 March 1940) is a German jurist and Christian Democratic politician. In 1990, he served as the head of the first democratically elected government of East Germany, holding this office during the final months before German reunification. Subsequently he briefly served as a minister in the ne... | {"Name": "Lothar de Maizière", "Image caption": "de Maizière in 2011", "Nationality": "German", "Term start": "3 October 1990", "Term end": "17 December 1990", "Deputy 2": "Peter-Michael Diestel", "Predecessor 2": "Hans Modrow (as Chairman of the Council of Ministers)", "Successor 2": "Helmut Kohl (as Chancellor of Ger... |
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mir... | {"Motto": "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)", "Type": "Private university", "Endowment": "$1.47 billion (2022)As of June 30, 2022. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx?la=en&hash=362DC3F9BDEB1DF0C22B05D544AD24D1C44E318D U.S. and Canadian In... |
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Centre Region. The castle was part of the defensive line controlled by the Knights Templar, and a s... | {"Name": "Castle of Almourol", "Native name": "Castelo de Almourol", "Building_type": "Castle", "Caption": "An image of the castle from the narrow channel that separates the islet of Almourol on the Tagus River", "Map caption": "Location of the Castle in the municipality of Vila Nova da Barquinha", "Coordinates": "39 2... |
Michel Gauthier (; February 18, 1950 - May 30, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. As the party was the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada, Gauthier was also the Leader of the Opposition during this time. He later recanted his sovereignist views wh... | {"Name": "Michel Gauthier", "Term start": "February 17, 1996", "Term end": "March 14, 1997", "Riding 2": "Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean", "Predecessor 2": "Benoit Bouchard", "Successor 2": "Denis Lebel", "Birth date": "1950 02 18", "Birth place": "Quebec City, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "2020 5 30 1950 02 18 y", "Other p... |
The National Front of the German Democratic Republic () was an alliance of political parties (Blockpartei) and mass organizations in the German Democratic Republic, controlled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), which stood in elections to the East German parliament, the Volkskammer ("People's Chamber").
Al... | {"Preceded by": "Democratic Bloc", "Founded": "30 March 1950", "Ideology": "Communism Marxism-Leninism Stalinism (until 1956)", "Headquarters": "East Berlin, German Democratic Republic", "Political position": "Far-left"} |
The Berlin Palace (), formally the Royal Palace (), adjacent to the Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island in the Mitte area of Berlin, was the main residence of the House of Hohenzollern from 1443 to 1918. Expanded by order of King Frederick I of Prussia according to plans by Andreas Schlüter from 1689 to 1713, it was the... | {"Name": "Berlin Palace", "Native name": "Berliner Schloss", "Native name language": "de", "Image": "Berlin-BerlinerSchloss-2-Asio (cropped).JPG", "Caption": "The west and south façades of the reconstructed Berlin Palace. The palace now houses the Humboldt Forum museum.", "Coordinates": "52 31 03 N 13 24 10 E region:DE... |
Henry Charles Beck (4 June 190218 September 1974) was an English technical draughtsman who created the present London Underground Tube map in 1931. Beck drew the diagram after being fired at the London Metro Signal Office. Although his design was initially rejected, the Publicity Office of London Transport changed thei... | {"Name": "Harry Beck", "Caption": "Harry Beck designed the London Tube map", "Birth name": "Henry Charles Beck", "Birth date": "1902 06 04 y", "Birth place": "Leyton, Essex, England", "Death date": "1974 9 18 1902 6 4 yes", "Death place": "Southampton, England", "Nationality": "British", "Known For": "Tube map", "Educa... |
William Sinclair (1410–1480), 1st Earl of Caithness (1455–1476), last Earl (Jarl) of Orkney (1434–1470 de facto, -1472 de jure), 2nd Lord Sinclair and 11th Baron of Roslin was a Norwegian and Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in Midlothian.
In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated... | {"Image caption": "Earl of Orkney, Earl of Caithness, Lord Sinclair and Baron of Roslin Coats of Arms", "Father": "Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney", "Mother": "Egidia Douglas", "Death date": "1480"} |
The 2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election took place on March 20, 2004, in Toronto, Ontario, and resulted in the election of Stephen Harper as the first leader of the new Conservative Party of Canada. The Conservative Party was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservati... | {"Name": "2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election", "Country": "Canada", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous year": "2003 (PC) 2002 (CA)", "Next election": "2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election", "Next year": "2017", "Election date": "March 20, 2004", "2 blank": "Points", "3 blank": "Percentage"... |
Rosslyn Chapel, formerly known as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, is a 15th-century chapel located in the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
Rosslyn Chapel was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Catholic collegiate church (with between four and six ordained canons and two boy choristers) in the ... | {"OS grid reference": "NT275630", "Location": "Roslin, Midlothian", "Country": "Scotland", "Denomination": "Scottish Episcopal Church", "Previous denomination": "Catholic", "Website": "http://www.rosslynchapel.com", "Dedication": "Saint Matthew", "Status": "Chapel", "Functional status": "Active", "Heritage designation"... |
E! True Hollywood Story is an American television documentary series on E! that pulls back the curtain and highlights some of pop culture's most fascinating people, moments and trends. The series offers exclusive interviews with new insights and never-before-heard details from the celebrities, family members, journalis... | {"Running time": "45-90 minutes", "Developed by": "Ilya Reznikov", "Starring": "Various", "Narrated by": "Don MorrowNeil RossKieran MulroneyMichael BellChip BolcikPhil CrowleyChristina PicklesIvan AllenBeng SpiesAngela Bishop (only in Australia)Nick OmanaPete BrooksMara Junot (2019)", "Country of origin": "United Stat... |
The 2003 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election ended on November 14, 2003, electing former Finance Minister Paul Martin as the party's new leader, replacing outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Stakes for the race were high as the winner would go on to become prime minister, in addition to leading a party that... | {"Name": "2003 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election", "Country": "Canada", "Type": "presidential", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous year": "1990", "Next year": "2006", "Election date": "November 14, 2003", "1 blank": "Delegate count", "2 blank": "Percentage", "Image 1": "x160px", "Colour 1": "CA Liberal nohash", "Can... |
The (DOL-017) is a GameCube peripheral developed by Nintendo which enables it to play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges, allowing those games to be played on a television.
It connects via the high speed parallel port at the bottom of the GameCube and requires use of a boot disc to access the h... | {"Image caption": "Game Boy Player under a GameCube", "Manufacturer": "Nintendo", "Family": "GameCube", "Generation": "Sixth generation era", "Release date": "JP March 21, 2003EU June 20, 2003NA June 24, 2003", "Compatibility": "Game Boy, Game Boy Color", "Predecessor": "Super Game Boy 2", "Related": "GameCube"} |
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thumb|A miniature model of the Stena Line ferry on display at Madurodam miniature park, the Netherlands.
Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Ne... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1962", "Headquarters": "Gothenburg, Sweden", "Industry": "Transport", "Products": "Ferries, port services, passenger transportation, freight transportation, holidays, business travel", "Revenue": "12px 5.0 billion SEK (2015)", "Website": "www.stenaline.com"} |
The 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election was held to replace New Democratic Party of Canada leader Alexa McDonough, after her retirement. It ended on January 25, 2003, with the first ballot victory of popular Toronto city councillor Jack Layton.
The election was the first to be conducted under the NDP's new p... | {"Name": "2003 New Democratic Party leadership election", "Country": "Canada", "Type": "presidential", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1995 New Democratic Party leadership election", "Previous year": "1995", "Next election": "2012 New Democratic Party leadership election", "Next year": "2012", "Election date": ... |
Charles Edward (Leopold Charles Edward George Albert, ; 19 July 1884 - 6 March 1954) was the last sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, from 30 July 1900 until 1918. A male-line grandson of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was also until 1919 a Prince of the United Kingdom and from birth held the British titles ... | {"Father": "Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany", "Mother": "Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont", "Born": "Claremont House, Surrey, England", "Died": "Coburg, West Germany (now Germany)", "Burial": "near Schloss Callenberg, Germany"} |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly,"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in Pomona, California. See the name section of this article ... | {"Motto": "Discere Faciendo (Latin)", "Type": "Public polytechnic university", "Endowment": "$287.3 million (2021)As of June 30, 2021. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42FFBDE... |
John Sigfried Johnson (May 11, 1873 - January 17, 1934) was an early American cyclist and speed skater.
Johnson was the first to bicycle 1-mile in less than two minutes, or 1:56.6. This happened in 1892 at a racing track in Independence, Iowa. Besides racing on the track, early in his career he also competed in road ... | {"Name": "John S. Johnson", "Image caption": "John S. Johnson", "Full name": "Johan Sigfrid Jansson", "Nickname": "\"Johnny\"", "Birth date": "1871 5 11", "Birth place": "Kil, Sweden", "Death date": "1934 1 17 1871 5 11", "Death place": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, US", "Discipline": "Track", "Role": "Rider", "Rider type":... |
Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online undergraduate and graduate options.
History
Founding
Central University was fo... | {"Motto": "Where Students and Learning Come First", "Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$78.8 million (2022)As of June 30, 2022. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 En... |
Frances Perkins (born Fannie Coralie Perkins; April 10, 1880
- May 14, 1965) was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member of the Democratic Party, Perkins was the first woman ever to serve in a presid... | {"Office 2": "Member of the United States Civil Service Commission", "President 2": "Harry S. Truman", "Successor 2": "Frederick Lawton", "Birth name": "Fannie Coralie Perkins", "Birth date": "1880 4 10", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1965 5 14 1880 4 10", "Death place": "New York City, N... |
Bullitt is a 1968 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Peter Yates and produced by Philip D'Antoni. The picture stars Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Don Gordon, Robert Duvall, Simon Oakland and Norman Fell. The screenplay by Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner was based on the 1963 novel ... | {"Directed by": "Peter Yates", "Produced by": "Philip D'Antoni", "Screenplay by": "Alan R. Trustman\n Harry Kleiner", "Based on": "Mute Witness Robert L. Fish", "Starring": "Steve McQueen\n Robert Vaughn\n Jacqueline Bisset\n Don Gordon\n Robert Duvall\n Simon Oakland\n Norman Fell", "Music by": "Lalo Schifrin", "Cinem... |
Gilwell Park is a camp site and activity centre in East London located in the Sewardstonebury area of Waltham Abbey, within Epping Forest, near the border with Chingford. The site is owned by The Scout Association, is used by Scouting and Guiding groups. As the original base of leadership training in the Scout movemen... | {"Location": "Waltham Abbey, London, E4 7QW", "Coordinates": "51 39 01 N 0 0 08 E type:landmark_region:GB inline,title", "Country": "England", "Owner": "The Scout Association"} |
Syria Palaestina (, ), or Roman Palestine,Trevor Bryce, 2009, The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western AsiaRoland de Vaux, 1978, The Early History of Israel, Page 2: "After the revolt of Bar Cochba in 135, the Roman province of Judaea was renamed Palestinian Syria." was a Roman province in th... | {"Native name": "la no Provincia Syria Palaestinagrc-x-koine Ἐπαρχία Συρίας τῆς Παλαιστίνης", "Conventional long name": "Province of Syria Palaestina", "Common name": "Levant", "Historical era": "Classical antiquity", "Year founded": "132", "Year dissolved": "390", "Capital": "Caesarea Maritima"} |
Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The X-Men #4 (March 1964).
Toad is most often depicted as an enemy of the X-Men and was originally a hunchbacked mutant with su... | {"Species": "Human mutant", "Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan Lee (writer)Jack Kirby (artist)", "Team affiliations": "Brotherhood of MutantsThe 198DefendersThe MisfitsJean Grey SchoolLethal Legion", "Notable aliases": "The Terrible Toad-King, Stranger", "Abilities": "Expert kickboxer, mechanic, and mach... |
In computer science, iterative deepening search or more specifically iterative deepening depth-first search (IDS or IDDFS) is a state space/graph search strategy in which a depth-limited version of depth-first search is run repeatedly with increasing depth limits until the goal is found. IDDFS is optimal, meaning that ... | {"Problem class": "Search algorithm", "Data structure": "Tree, Graph", "Worst-case time complexity": "O(b^d), where b is the branching factor and d is the depth of the shallowest solution", "Worst-case space complexity": "O(d)KORF Richard E. 1985 Depth-first iterative deepening https://cse.sc.edu/~mgv/csce580f09/gradPr... |
Louella Parsons (born Louella Rose Oettinger; August 6, 1881 - December 9, 1972) was an American gossip columnist and a screenwriter. She was retained by William Randolph Hearst because she had championed Hearst's mistress Marion Davies and subsequently became an influential figure in Hollywood. At her peak, her column... | {"Name": "Louella Parsons", "Caption": "Parsons in 1937", "Birth name": "Louella Rose Oettinger", "Birth date": "1881 08 06 yes", "Birth place": "Freeport, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1972 12 09 1881 08 06 yes", "Death place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Holy Cross Cemetery", "Occupation": "... |
Richard Sylvan (13 December 1935 - 16 June 1996) was a New Zealand-born philosopher, logician, and environmentalist.
Biography
Sylvan was born Francis Richard Routley in Levin, New Zealand, and his early work is cited with this surname. He studied at Victoria University College of the University of New Zealand (now ... | {"Region": "Western philosophy", "Era": "20th-century philosophy", "Doctoral students": "Nicholas Griffin", "Institutions": "Australian National University", "School": "Analytic philosophyNoneismEnvironmental philosophy"} |
Jason David Frank (September 4, 1973 - November 19, 2022) was an American actor and martial artist best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers television franchise.
Early life
Frank was born in Covina, California on September 4, 1973. Frank had an older brother named Erik Frank, who appeared in Power ... | {"Born": "Covina, California, U.S.", "Died": "Houston, Texas, U.S.Lindsey Craig D. 2022-12-22 For Texans, Jason David Frank Leaves Behind 'Mighty' Strong Memories https://www.texasobserver.org/jason-david-frank-power-rangers-texas-fans/ 2022-12-25 The Texas Observer en-US December 25, 2022 https://web.archive.... |
The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was formed in 1910 and incorporated in 1912 by a royal charter under its previous nam... | {"Age range": "4 to 25 (in various sub organisations)", "Headquarters": "Gilwell Park", "Location": "Chingford", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Affiliation": "World Organization of the Scout Movement"} |
Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") is an orchestral song cycle for two voices and orchestra written by Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. Described as a symphony when published, it comprises six songs for two singers who alternate movements. Mahler specified that the two singers should be a tenor and an ... | {"Key": "A minor - C major", "Text": "From Hans Bethge's Die chinesische Flöte", "Movements": "six", "Duration": "ca. 60 minutes", "Composed": "1908 1909 Toblach", "Scoring": "contralto tenor orchestra", "Published": "1912, Universal Edition", "Date": "1911 11 20 y", "Location": "Munich Tonhalle, Munich", "Conductor... |
Edward Roland Noel "Bunny" Harriman (December 24, 1895 - February 16, 1978) was an American financier and philanthropist.
Early life
Harriman was born on December 24, 1895, in New York City.Kenneth T. Jackson, Lisa Keller, Nancy Flood, The Encyclopedia of New York City, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2... | {"Name": "E. Roland Harriman", "Caption": "Harriman during World War I service", "Birth name": "Edward Roland Noel Harriman", "Birth date": "December 24, 1895", "Birth place": "New York City", "Death date": "1978 2 16 1895 12 24", "Death place": "Arden, New York", "Education": "Groton SchoolYale University", "Occupatio... |
Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 - September 9, 1909) was an American financier and railroad executive.
Early life
Harriman was born on February 20, 1848, in Hempstead, New York, the son of Orlando Harriman Sr., an Episcopal clergyman, and Cornelia Neilson. He had a brother, Orlando Harriman Jr. His great-gra... | {"Name": "E. H. Harriman", "Birth name": "Edward Henry Harriman", "Birth date": "1848 02 20 y", "Birth place": "Hempstead, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1909 09 09 1848 02 20 y", "Death place": "Orange County, New York, U.S.", "Resting place": "St. John's Church Cemetery, Arden, New York", "Known For": "Harriman Alas... |
The (, 'the King's desk'), also known as Louis XV's roll-top desk (), is the richly ornamented royal cylinder desk which was constructed at the end of Louis XV's reign, and is now again in the Palace of Versailles.
History
The was probably started in 1760, when the commission was formally announced. Its first design... | {"Material": "Bronze, marquetry of a variety of fine woods, Sèvres porcelain", "Size": "147.3 x 192.5 x 105", "Created": "1760-1769Jacquemart Albert Decorative Art 2012 Parkstone 978-1-84484-899-7 12 en", "Present location": "Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France"} |
The Natural Law Party of Canada (NLPC) was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practised Transcendental Meditation.R. Roth, The Natural Law Party: A Reason to Vote, page 285. St. Martin's Press, 1998
Description and hist... | {"Leader": "Neil Paterson", "Founded": "1992", "Ideology": "pro-Transcendental Meditation", "International affiliation": "Natural Law Party"} |
Tremors is a 1990 American monster comedy horror film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.
In the film, handymen Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Ward) wish... | {"Directed by": "Ron Underwood", "Screenplay by": "Brent Maddock\n S. S. Wilson", "Story by": "Brent Maddock\n S. S. Wilson\n Ron Underwood", "Produced by": "Brent Maddock\n S. S. Wilson", "Starring": "Kevin Bacon\n Fred Ward\n Finn Carter\n Michael Gross\n Reba McEntire", "Cinematography": "Alexander Gruszynski", "Edi... |
Richard Fitzalan, 4th Earl of Arundel, 9th Earl of Surrey, KG (1346 - 21 September 1397) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.
Lineage
Born in 1346, he was the son of Richard Fitzalan, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster.G. E. C. The Complete Peerage p. 244-245 He succeeded his father to th... | {"Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "gules, a lion rampant orSome Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. Joseph Foster. 1902. (p.115)", "Birth date": "1346", "Death date": "1397 9 21 1346 yes", "Death place": "London, England", "Father": "Richard Fitzalan", "Mother": "Eleanor of Lancaster"} |
Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (stylized as ma̋rklín) (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and techn... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1859", "Headquarters": "Germany", "Products": "Toys, model railway products", "Parent": "Simba Dickie Group", "Website": "http://www.maerklin.com/"} |
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) is a song cycle by Gustav Mahler on his own texts. The cycle of four lieder for medium voice (often performed by women as well as men) was written around 1884-85 in the wake of Mahler's unhappy love for soprano Johanna Richter, whom he met as the conductor of the op... | {"English": "Songs of a Wayfarer", "Related": "First Symphony", "Text": "by Mahler", "Language": "German", "Based on": "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", "Composed": "1884-85, later revised", "Performed": "1896 03 16 y (orchestral version)", "Movements": "four", "Scoring": "medium voice piano or orchestra", "Published": "1897"... |
William Henry Gates II (November 30, 1925September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington S... | {"Name": "Bill Gates Sr.", "Caption": "Gates visiting the Naz Foundation located in India in 2004", "Alt": "Gates in 2004", "Birth name": "William Henry Gates II", "Birth date": "1925 11 30", "Birth place": "Bremerton, Washington, U.S.", "Death date": "September 14, 2020 (aged 94)", "Death place": "near Hood Canal, Was... |
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Emack & Bolio's is a chain of ice cream stores based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States."Brookline Emack & Bolio's Closed In Washington Square. No more ice cream in Washington Square. The rent was raised too high, said the owner.", by Jenna Fisher, Brookline Patch, Nov 1, 2017, updated Nov 2, 20... | {"Founded": "1975", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Retail", "Products": "Ice cream, chocolate, hot fudge, smoothies", "Website": "https://emackandbolios.com"} |
Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel (sometimes called Eleanor Plantagenet;The surname "Plantagenet" has been retrospectively applied to the descendants of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou and Empress Matilda without historical justification: it is simply a convenient, if deceptive, method of referring to people who had... | {"Father": "Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster", "Mother": "Maud Chaworth", "Born": "11 September 1318", "Died": "Arundel", "Burial": "Lewes Priory, Sussex"} |
thumb|upright|Seal of Henry of Lancaster from the Barons' Letter of 1301, which he signed as Henricus de Lancastre, Dominus de Munemue (Henry of Lancaster, Lord of Monmouth). His shield couche shows the armorial of Plantagenet differenced by a bend azure.
Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster ( - 22 September 1345... | {"Image caption": "Later arms of Henry of Lancaster: The royal arms of King Henry III a label France of three points", "Succession title": "Earl of Lancaster and Leicester", "Birth date": "1281", "Death date": "22 September 1345", "Death place": "Leicester Castle", "Issue link": "Issue", "Father": "Edmund Crouchback", ... |
Brigadier-General Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford, KP, MVO (19 October 1864 - 21 August 1915), known as Lord Silchester until 1887, was an Irish peer and soldier.
Biography
Background and early life
Born in Dublin, Longford was the eldest son of William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford, and his wife, the Hon. S... | {"Honorific prefix": "Brigadier-General The Right Honourable", "Name": "The Earl of Longford", "Honorific suffix": "KP, MVO", "Image caption": "The 5th Earl of Longford.", "Birth date": "19 October 1864", "Birth place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Death date": "1915 8 21 1864 10 19 y", "Death place": "Scimitar Hill, Gallipoli,... |
Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster (16 January 12455 June 1296), also known by his epithet Edmund Crouchback, was a member of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty and the founder of the first House of Lancaster. He was Earl of Leicester (1265-1296), Lancaster (1267-1296) and Derby (1269-1296) in England, and Count Palatine of Cham... | {"Father": "Henry III of England", "Mother": "Eleanor of Provence", "Born": "London, England", "Died": "Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine", "Burial": "Westminster Abbey"} |
The 2nd Mounted Division was a yeomanry (Territorial Army cavalry) division that served in the First World War. At the outbreak of war it was assigned to defence of the Norfolk coast. In March 1915 it formed a 2nd Line duplicate of itself, the 2/2nd Mounted Division. Leaving the 2/2nd on coastal defence, it then fough... | {"Branch": "United Kingdom 23px", "Type": "Yeomanry", "Size": "Division", "Part of": "IX Corps", "Notablecommanders": "General Sir William Eliot Peyton KCB KCVO DSO"} |
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