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High Anxiety is a 1977 American satirical comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first speaking lead role (his first lead role was in Silent Movie). Veteran Brooks ensemble members Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline Kahn are also ... | {"Directed by": "Mel Brooks", "Produced by": "Mel Brooks", "Written by": "Mel Brooks7465388\n Ron Clark\n Rudy De Luca\n Barry Levinson", "Starring": "Mel Brooks\n Madeline Kahn\n Cloris Leachman\n Harvey Korman\n Dick Van Patten\n Ron Carey\n Howard Morris", "Music by": "John Morris", "Cinematography": "Paul Lohmann",... |
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. He is a five-time World Chess Champion, the reigning four-time World Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning six-time World Blitz Chess Champion, and the reigning Chess World Cup Champion. He has held the position in the FIDE world chess rank... | {"Full name": "Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen", "Country": "Norway", "Born": "Tønsberg, Norway", "Title": "Grandmaster (2004)", "World Champion": "20132023", "Peak rating": "2882 (May 2014)", "Peak ranking": "No. 1 (January 2010)", "Rating": "1503014"} |
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, (5 October 1732 - 4 April 1802), was a British politician and barrister, who served as Attorney General, Master of the Rolls and Lord Chief Justice. Born to a country gentleman, he was initially educated in Hanmer before moving to Ruthin School aged 12. Rather than going to university h... | {"Name": "The Lord Kenyon", "Image caption": "Lord Kenyon, by William Davison (floruit 1843)", "Term start": "4 June 1788", "Term end": "11 April 1802", "Office 2": "Master of the Rolls", "Predecessor 2": "Sir Thomas Sewell", "Successor 2": "Sir Richard Arden(later Lord Alvanley)", "Birth name": "Lloyd Kenyon", "Birth ... |
Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and comune in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of Perugia and south of Cesena on the motorway SS 3 bis. It is connected by th... | {"Name": "Città di Castello", "Official name": "Comune di Città di Castello", "Image caption": "Panoramic view.", "Map caption": "Città di Castello within the Province of Perugia", "Pushpin map": "Italy Umbria#Italy", "Coordinates": "43 27 39 N 12 14 38 E inline,title", "Region": "Umbria", "Province": "Perugia (PG)", "... |
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (7 October 1762 – 4 November 1832), was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832. Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury, Abbott was educated initially at a dame school before moving to The... | {"Name": "The Lord Tenterden", "Image caption": "Portrait by William Owen", "Order 2": "Lord Chief Justice", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord Ellenborough", "Successor 2": "Sir Thomas Denman", "Birth date": "7 October 1762", "Birth place": "Canterbury, Kent, England", "Death date": "y 1832 11 4 1762 10 7", "Death place": "Bl... |
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, (23 July 177926 September 1854) was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice between 1832 and 1850.
Background and education
Denman was born in London, the son of Dr Thomas Denman. In his fourth year, he attended Palgrave Academy in Suffolk, where his e... | {"Name": "The Lord Denman", "Order 2": "Chancellor of the ExchequerActing", "Monarch 2": "William IV", "Prime minister 2": "The Duke of Wellington (interim)", "Predecessor 2": "Viscount Althorp", "Successor 2": "Sir Robert Peel, Bt", "Birth date": "23 July 1779", "Birth place": "London", "Death date": "26 September 185... |
Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band. His work includes the platinum-selling song "Come On... | {"Born": "yes 1973 3 28", "Origin": "Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Rock, folk rock, pop rock, alternative rock", "Labels": "Acrobat, Universal, Vanguard", "Website": "Mattnathanson.com"} |
A Mind Forever Voyaging (AMFV) is a 1985 interactive fiction game designed and implemented by Steve Meretzky and published by Infocom. The game was intended as a polemical critique of Ronald Reagan's politics.
Plot
thumb|right|The start of the game
The story is set in the United States of North America, which is simil... | {"Title": "A Mind Forever Voyaging", "Caption": "Cover art", "Developer": "Infocom", "Publisher": "Infocom", "Designer": "Steve Meretzky", "Engine": "Z-machine", "Released": "Release 77: August 14, 1985\nRelease 79: November 22, 1985", "Genre": "Adventure, Interactive fiction", "Modes": "Single-player", "Platforms": "A... |
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is an association of evangelical denominations, organizations, schools, churches and individuals, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. The association represents more than 45,000 local churches from about 40 different denominations and serves a constituency of million... | {"Type": "Evangelical organization", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C., United States", "Affiliations": "World Evangelical Alliance", "Website": "https://www.nae.org/"} |
StuffIt Expander is a proprietary, freeware, closed source, decompression software utility developed by Allume Systems (a subsidiary of Smith Micro Software formerly known as Aladdin Systems). It runs on the classic Mac OS, macOS, and Microsoft Windows. Prior to 2011, a Linux version had also been available for downlo... | {"Developer(s)": "Smith Micro Software", "Type": "File Extractor/Decompressor", "License": "Freeware", "Website": "Stuffit Homepage"} |
Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. His career spanned fifteen years. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, who along with opening partners, Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist contributed heavily to Australia's success duri... | {"Full name": "Matthew Lawrence Hayden", "Nickname": "Haydos, Unit", "Born": "Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia", "Height": "1.88", "Batting": "Left-handed", "Bowling": "Right-arm medium", "Role": "Opening batsman", "Website": "https://www.matthewhayden.com/"} |
Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 - September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s. Nicollet led three expeditions in the region between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, primar... | {"Name": "Joseph Nicollet", "Caption": "Portrait and autograph of Nicollet", "Birth name": "Joseph Nicolas Nicollet", "Birth date": "1786 07 24", "Birth place": "Cluses, Savoy, France", "Death date": "1843 09 11 1786 07 24", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., United States", "Resting place": "Congressional Cemetery", "N... |
Edwin Waller (November 4, 1800 – January 3, 1881) was an entrepreneur, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first mayor of Austin, Texas, and the designer of its downtown grid plan.
Texas independence
He was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, in 1800 to a family settled in the state ... | {"Name": "Edwin Waller", "Caption": "Judge Edwin Waller historical marker is west of Pattison, Texas at FM 1458 and Buller Road.", "Birth date": "November 4, 1800", "Birth place": "Spotsylvania County, Virginia", "Death date": "January 3, 1881", "Death place": "Austin, Texas", "Resting place": "Texas State Cemetery"} |
William IV (French: Guillaume Alexandre; 22 April 1852 - 25 February 1912) reigned as the Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 17 November 1905 until his death. He succeeded his father, Adolphe. Like his father, William mostly stayed out of politics despite being vested with considerable power on paper by the Constitution.
W... | {"Father": "Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg", "Mother": "Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau", "Religion": "Protestantism", "Born": "Biebrich Palace, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau", "Died": "Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg", "Burial": "Schlosskirche (\"Castle Church\") in Weilburg since 1953"} |
Cross Country Checkup is a Canada-wide open-line phone-in talk radio show that airs Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One. Beginning in 2021, the first hour of the program has also been simulcast on television on CBC News Network.
The program has been hosted by Ian Hanomansing since September 2020; he was initially annou... | {"Genre": "Phone-in", "Hosted by": "Ian Hanomansing", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Language(s)": "English", "Syndicates": "CBC Radio", "Original release": "present", "Website": "Cross Country Checkup"} |
Monte Kenton Solberg, (born September 17, 1958) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Solberg is a former Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Medicine Hat in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and later ser... | {"Birth name": "Monte Kenton Solberg", "Term start": "October 25, 1993", "Term end": "October 14, 2008", "Birth date": "1958 09 17", "Birth place": "Calgary, Alberta, Canada", "Other political party": "Reform (1993-2000)Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)", "Spouse(s)": "Deb Solberg", "Residence": "Brooks, Alberta"} |
Marie-Adélaïde (Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine; 14 June 1894 - 24 January 1924), reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg (after five grand dukes), its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa (1740-1780, who wa... | {"Father": "William IV of Luxembourg", "Mother": "Marie Anne of Portugal", "Born": "Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg", "Died": "Schloss Hohenburg, Lenggries, Bavaria, Germany", "Burial": "Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg", "Religion": "Catholicism"} |
Charles Frederick Penson (born December 1, 1942) is a Canadian former politician. Penson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Peace River from 1993 to 2005. He has also been a member of the Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) and the Reform Party of C... | {"Birth name": "Charles Frederick Penson", "Birth date": "1942 12 1", "Birth place": "Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada", "Term start": "1993", "Term end": "2006"} |
Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American right-wing political commentator and conservative talk radio host. Elder hosts The Larry Elder Show, based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio station KABC in 1993 and ran until 2008, followed by a second run on KABC from 2010 t... | {"Caption": "Elder in 2023", "Birth name": "Laurence Allen Elder", "Birth date": "1952 4 27", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Television presenter\n radio host\n political commentator\n attorney\n writer", "Party": "Republican", "Spouse(s)": "Unnamed (div. 1994)Michaelson, Judith Baxte, ... |
Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 - 9 July 1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964.
She acceded to the throne on 14 January 1919 following the abdication of her sister, Marie-Adélaïde, due to political pressure ... | {"Father": "William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg", "Mother": "Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal", "Born": "Berg Castle, Luxembourg", "Died": "Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg", "Burial": "Notre-Dame Cathedral", "Religion": "Catholicism"} |
Adobe Audition is a digital audio workstation developed by Adobe Inc. featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.
Origins
Syntrillium Software was founded in the early 1990s by Robert Ellison and David Johnston, both former Microsoft employees. Or... | {"Developer(s)": "Adobe Inc.", "Initial release": "2003 08 18", "Platform": "x86-64, ARM64", "Available in": "9", "Type": "Digital audio workstation", "License": "Trialware"} |
Uncle Dynamite is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 22 October 1948 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the United States on 29 November 1948 by Didier & Co., New York.McIlvaine (1990), pp. 82-83, A68. It features the mischievous Uncle Fred, who had previously appeared in Uncle Fred in ... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Herbert Jenkins (UK)Didier & Co. (US)", "Media type": "Print"} |
Puji Temple () is a Buddhist temple located on the island of Putuoshan in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
History
thumb|Yuantong Hall.
thumb|Statue of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva in Puji Temple
thumb|Lake and pavilions in front of Puji Temple
Five dynasties
In 916, in the 2nd year of Zhenming period (915–921) of the Late... | {"Geographic coordinates": "29.9974 N 122.3749 E type:landmark_region:CN-33 dms it", "Affiliation": "Buddhism", "Location": "Mount Putuo, Zhejiang", "Country": "China", "Style": "Chinese architecture", "Date established": "916"} |
The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century.
The distinctive characteristics of the C96 are the integral box ma... | {"Place of origin": "German Empire", "Type": "Semi-automatic pistol\n Machine pistol/submachine gun (M712 Schnellfeuer)", "Sights": "V-notch rear tangent sight adjustable up to 1000 m yd on, inverted V front sight", "In service": "1896-1961", "Used by": "See Users", "Wars": "List of wars Spanish-American War Second Boe... |
thumb|Tomb guardian at Emperor Shenzong's tomb
The Emperor Shenzong of Song (25 May 1048 - 1 April 1085), personal name Zhao Xu, was the sixth emperor of the Song dynasty of China. His original personal name was Zhao Zhongzhen but he changed it to "Zhao Xu" after his accession to the throne. He reigned from 1067 until ... | {"Born": "25 May 1048", "Died": "1085 4 1 1048 5 25 y", "Burial": "Yongyu Mausoleum (永裕陵, in present-day Gongyi, Henan)", "Father": "Emperor Yingzong", "Mother": "Empress Xuanren"} |
Spytihněv I (c. 875 - 915), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 894 or 895 until his death.
Life
He was the eldest son of Duke Bořivoj I, the first historically documented Bohemian ruler, and his wife Ludmila. Because Spytihněv and his younger brother Vratislaus were still minors at the time of... | {"Father": "Bořivoj I", "Mother": "Ludmila", "Born": "882", "Died": "915 (aged 33)", "Burial": "probably Church of the Virgin Mary"} |
David Gouverneur Burnet (April 14, 1788 – December 5, 1870) was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas (1836 and again in 1841), Vice President of the Republic of Texas (1839-1841), and Secretary of State (1846) for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the Unit... | {"Image caption": "David G. Burnet", "Term start": "March 17, 1836", "Term end": "October 22, 1836", "Vice president": "Lorenzo de Zavala", "Order 2": "2nd Vice President of the Republic of Texas", "President 2": "Mirabeau B. Lamar", "Predecessor 2": "Mirabeau B. Lamar", "Successor 2": "Edward Burleson", "Birth name": ... |
Rudolf I ( - 3/4 July 1307), also known as Rudolf of Habsburg, was a member of the House of Habsburg, the King of Bohemia and titular King of Poland from 1306 until his death. He was also Duke of Austria and Styria from 1298.
Early life
Rudolf was the eldest son of Duke Albert I of Austria and his wife Elizabeth of ... | {"Father": "Albert I of Germany", "Mother": "Elizabeth of Carinthia", "Born": "1281", "Died": "Horažďovice, Bohemia", "Burial": "St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague"} |
SS-Oberführer Ernst Boepple (30 November 1887 - 15 December 1950) was a Nazi official and SS officer, serving as deputy to Josef Bühler in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust, who was executed for war crimes.Ernst Klee: Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. 2. Auflage. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Fra... | {"Born": "Betzingen, German Empire", "Died": "Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic\n yes Execution by hanging", "Allegiance": "Nazi Germany", "Commands held": "Headed construction of gas chambers during Aktion T4, and at Sobibor and Treblinka extermination camps during Operation Reinhard"} |
thumb|Sketch of the basset clarinet by Anton Stadler 1794The basset clarinet is member of the clarinet family similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several additional lower notes. Typically a basset clarinet has keywork going to a low (written) C or B, as opposed to... | {"Image size": "350px", "Caption": "Modern basset clarinets, from top to bottom: German system, French system with Liebesfuss, French system with bell facing upwards, French system in normal version", "Background": "Woodwind musical instrument", "Name": "Basset clarinet", "Names": "Bassettklarinette, clarinette de bass... |
Fritz Thiedemann (; 3 March 1918 - 8 January 2000) was a German equestrian, considered to be one of the greatest show jumpers of his time.
Biography
Thiedemann was born as the son of a farmer. His riding talents became clear at a young age, but he could not display them internationally until after World War II. During... | {"Image caption": "Thiedemann (right) at the 1952 Olympics", "Birth date": "3 March 1918", "Place of birth": "Weddinghusen, Schleswig-Holstein, German Empire", "Death date": "8 January 2000 (aged 81)", "Place of death": "Heide, Germany", "Height": "166 cm", "Weight": "64 kg", "Sport": "Horse riding", "Event": "Show jum... |
Anupam Kher (born 7 March 1955) is an Indian actor, director and producer who works primarily in Hindi language films. Considered one of the finest actors in Indian cinema, he has played a variety of characters including numerous critically acclaimed leading or parallel roles. His accolades include two National Film Aw... | {"Name": "Anupam Kher", "Caption": "Anupam Kher in 2013", "Title": "Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India", "Term": "11 October 2017 - 31 October 2018", "Predecessor": "Gajendra Chauhan", "Successor": "B. P. Singh", "Birth date": "yes 1955 03 07", "Birth place": "Shimla, Punjab, India (present-day Him... |
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 - 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Francis Ford Coppola, and Wim Wenders, earning widespread recognition with his roles... | {"Name": "Bruno Ganz", "Caption": "Ganz in 2011", "Birth date": "1941 3 22 y", "Birth place": "Zürich, Switzerland", "Death date": "2019 2 16 1941 3 22 y", "Death place": "Wädenswil, Switzerland", "Resting place": "Friedhof Rehalp (Zürich)", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1960-2019", "Spouse(s)": "Sabine Ganz ... |
Peljidiin Genden (; 1892 or 1895 - November 26, 1937) was a prominent political leader of the Mongolian People's Republic who served as the country's first President (1924 to 1927; Navaandorjiin Jadambaa was just the acting president) and the ninth Prime Minister (1932-1936). As one of three MPRP secretaries, Genden wa... | {"Name": "Genden PeljidПэлжидийн Гэндэн", "Image size": "200px", "Term start": "13 March 1930", "Term end": "13 March 1931", "Order 2": "2nd Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural", "Predecessor 2": "Navaandorjiin Jadambaa", "Successor 2": "Jamtsangiin Damdinsüren", "Birth date": "1892 or 1895", "Birth pl... |
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The Iguazu River ( , ), also called Rio Iguassu, is a river in Brazil and Argentina. It is an important tributary of the Paraná River. The Iguazu River is long, with a drainage basin of .
Course
The Iguazu originates in the Serra do Mar coastal mountains of the Brazilian state of Paraná and close to Curit... | {"Mouth": "110 m on", "Location": "Foz do Iguaçu, Misiones Province and Paraná, border between Argentina and Brazil", "Coordinates": "25 35 33 S 54 35 30 W inline,titleGNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator", "Basin size": "62000 km2 on", "Left": "Rio Negro (Iguazu), Rio Xopim", "Right": "Rio de Arei... |
The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," wandering about small villages scattered around an unspecified country in Central and Eastern Europe. The story was originally described by Kosiński as autobiographical, but upon its p... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Houghton Mifflin", "Media type": "Print (hardcover and paperback)", "Followed by": "Steps"} |
Methuen Publishing Ltd () is an English publishing house. It was founded in 1889 by Sir Algernon Methuen (1856-1924) and began publishing in London in 1892. Initially Methuen mainly published non-fiction academic works, eventually diversifying to encourage female authors and later translated works. E. V. Lucas headed ... | {"Founded": "1889", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Headquarters location": "North Yorkshire", "Distribution": "Penguin Random House (most books)Routledge (academic)Egmont Group (children's books)A & C Black (dramas)", "Publication types": "books", "Official website": "http://www.methuen.co.uk"} |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action adventure film directed by Jan de Bont and based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Angelina Jolie stars as the titular character Lara Croft with supporting performances from Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Til Schweiger, Djimon Ho... | {"Directed by": "Jan de Bont", "Produced by": "Lawrence Gordon\n Lloyd Levin", "Screenplay by": "Dean Georgaris", "Story by": "Steven E. de Souza\n James V. Hart", "Based on": "Tomb Raider Core Design", "Starring": "Angelina Jolie\n Gerard Butler\n Noah Taylor\n Ciarán Hinds\n Djimon Hounsou\n Til Schweiger\n Christoph... |
Edward Lee Schrock (born April 6, 1941) is a retired naval officer (1964-1988) and American Republican politician who served as a member of the Senate of Virginia from 1996 to 2001. He also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 2001 to January 2005, representing the Second Congressional District of ... | {"Name": "Ed Schrock", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2005", "Birth name": "Edward Lee Schrock", "Birth date": "1941 04 06", "Birth place": "Middletown, Ohio, U.S.", "Education": "Alderson Broaddus University (BA)American University (MA)", "Battles fought": "Vietnam War"} |
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 - January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His Darwiniana was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members o... | {"Fields": "Botany", "Institutions": "University of Michigan Harvard University", "Author abbrev. (botany)": "A.Gray", "Influences": "Amos Eaton Charles Darwin"} |
is a Japanese enka singer, former J-pop singer, and actress.
Early life
Nagayama was born in Tokyo. At the age of four, she began attending min'yo group singing lessons with her father. Although she originally went because she enjoyed the attention from her father's classmates, she soon began studying and performi... | {"Name": "Yōko Nagayama", "Native name": "長山 洋子", "Native name language": "ja", "Birth date": "1968 01 13http://profile.ameba.jp/yoko-nagayama/ Yoko Nagayama Profile", "Birth place": "Tokyo, Japan", "Occupation": "actress\nsinger", "Spouse(s)": "Mark Smith", "Module": "yes\n solo_singer\n \nEnka\nJ-pop\n\n \nVocals"... |
Onizuka Air Force Station or Onizuka AFS was a United States Air Force installation in Sunnyvale, California, at the intersection of State Route 237 and North Mathilda Avenue. It was operational from 1960 to 2010.
Its distinguishing feature was Building 1003, known locally as the Blue Cube or simply the "Cube" given i... | {"Type": "US Air Force station", "Coordinates": "37 24 17.5 N 122 1 43.5 W region:US-CA inline,title", "Owner": "Department of Defense", "Operator": "United States Air Force", "Controlled by": "Air Force Space Command", "Built": "1960 (as Sunnyvale AFS)", "In use": "1960 - 2010 9 30 yes", "Fate": "Demolished (2014)", "... |
Franz Antel (28 June 1913 – 11 August 2007) AFP: Austrian film director Franz Antel dies aged 94 was a veteran Austrian filmmaker.
Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale. In the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s ... | {"Name": "Franz Antel", "Birth date": "1913 6 28 yes", "Birth place": "Vienna, Austria-Hungary", "Death date": "2007 8 11 1913 6 28 yes", "Death place": "Vienna, Austria", "Occupation": "Film director", "Years active": "1948-2003"} |
Severn Trent plc is a water company based in Coventry, England. It supplies 4.6 million households and business across the Midlands and Wales.
It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent, the trading name owned by the company, applies to a group of companies operatin... | {"Type": "Public limited company (plc)", "Founded": "1989", "Headquarters": "Coventry, England, UK", "Industry": "Water industry", "Products": "Drinking water Recycled wastewater", "Revenue": "£1,943.3 million (2022)https://www.severntrent.com/content/dam/stw-plc/shareholder-resources/2022-reports/ara-report-2022.pdf A... |
Maurice Druon (23 April 1918 - 14 April 2009) was a French novelist and a member of the Académie Française, of which he served as "Perpetual Secretary" (chairman) between 1985 and 1999.
Life and career
Born in Paris, France, Druon was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrant Lazare Kessel (1899-1920) and was brought up a... | {"Born": "1918 4 23 yes", "Died": "2009 4 14 1918 4 23 yes", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Nationality": "French", "Period": "1942-2009", "Notable awards": "Grand Cross Legion of HonourOrdre des Arts et des LettresKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpirePrix GoncourtCommemorative medal for voluntary service in ... |
Claude Perrault (25 September 1613 - 9 October 1688) was a French physician and amateur architect, best known for his participation in the design of the east façade of the Louvre in Paris."Claude Perrault. French physician and architect", Britannica online. Retrieved 5 May 2022. He also designed the Paris Observatory a... | {"Caption": "Engraved portrait of Perrault by Gérard Edelinck", "Birth date": "1613 09 25 y", "Birth place": "Paris", "Death date": "1688 10 09 1613 09 25 y", "Death place": "Paris", "Occupation": "architect, physician, writer", "Notable works": "East façade of the Louvre", "Relatives": "Charles Perrault (brother)Pierr... |
MS/8 or The RL Monitor System is a discontinued computer operating system developed for the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8 in 1966 by Richard F. Lary.
History
RL Monitor System, as it was initially called, was developed on a 4K (12-bit) PDP-8 with "a Teletype that had a paper tape reader and punch and .. a sing... | {"Developer": "Richard F. Lary", "Platforms": "PDP-8", "Initial release": "1966", "Available in": "English", "Working state": "Discontinued", "Succeeded by": "P?S/8, COS-310"} |
Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie; born 11 November 1981), is the heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg since his father's accession in 2000.
Early life and education
Prince Guillaume was born on 11 November 1981 at the Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital in L... | {"Born": "Grand Duchess Charlotte Maternity Hospital, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg", "Father": "Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg", "Mother": "María Teresa Mestre y Batista", "Religion": "Roman Catholic"} |
Beith Juniors Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Beith, North Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they compete in the West of Scotland Football League. Beith play at Bellsdale Park. Their main rival is Kilbirnie Ladeside.
History
Formed in 1938, they play in black an... | {"Full name": "Beith Juniors Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Mighty, The Cabes", "Founded": "1938", "Capacity": "2,200", "League": "BeithJun", "Website": "https://www.beithjuniors.com/"} |
Bellshill Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. It plays in the .
History
The history of the club can be traced back as far as 1897 when Bellshill Athletic were founded as a Juvenile club who played at Hawthorn Park. After two successful years as a Juveni... | {"Full name": "Bellshill Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Hill, The Black & Yellows", "Founded": "1897", "League": "Bellshil"} |
Cumbernauld United Football Club are a football club based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They play at Guy's Meadow in the Cumbernauld Village area of the town.
Formed in 1964, they currently compete in the , having previously played in the SJFA West Region before moving to the senior pyramid in 2020.
C... | {"Full name": "Cumbernauld United Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "Cumby", "Founded": "1964", "League": "CumbernU"} |
Callanish () is a village (township) on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. Callanish is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch west of Stornoway. Callanish is situated alongside the A858, betwe... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Council area": "Na h-Eileanan Siar", "Lieutenancy area": "Western Isles", "UK Parliament": "Na h-Eileanan an Iar", "Scottish Parliament": "Na h-Eileanan an Iar", "Postcode district": "HS", "Dialling code": "01851", "OS grid reference": "NB212333"} |
Dumbarton Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Dumbarton, Scotland. Founded on 23 December 1872, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Scotland.
The club plays home games at the Dumbarton Football Stadium next to Dumbarton Castle.
They were one of the most successful of the nineteenth century,... | {"Full name": "Dumbarton Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Sons", "Founded": "yes 1872 12 23", "Capacity": "dumbarton", "League": "Dumbarto", "Website": "http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/"} |
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury again win the greatest number of seats, but no longer a majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won 80 more seats than in the 1886 general election. The Liberal Unionists who had previously ... | {"Name": "1892 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1886 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1886", "Next election": "1895 United Kingdom general election", "Next year": "1895", "Seats... |
The 1886 United Kingdom general election took place from 1 to 27 July 1886, following the defeat of the Government of Ireland Bill 1886. It resulted in a major reversal of the results of the 1885 election as the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, were joined in an electoral pact with the breakaway Unionist wing of t... | {"Name": "1886 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1885 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1885", "Next election": "1892 United Kingdom general election", "Next year": "1892", "Seats... |
The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies by law returned a single member to Parliament, fulf... | {"Name": "1885 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1880 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1880", "Next election": "1886 United Kingdom general election", "Next year": "1886", "Seats... |
The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a general election in the United Kingdom held from 31 March to 27 April 1880.
Its intense rhetoric was led by the Midlothian campaign of the Liberals, particularly the fierce oratory of Liberal leader William Gladstone. He vehemently attacked the foreign policy of the gover... | {"Name": "1880 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1874 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1874", "Next election": "1885 United Kingdom general election", "Next year": "1885", "Seats... |
The 1874 United Kingdom general election saw the incumbent Liberals, led by William Gladstone, lose decisively, even though their party won a majority of the votes cast.William Henry Maehl, "Gladstone, the Liberals, and the Election of 1874", Historical Research (1963), 36#93: 53-69. Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives ... | {"Name": "1874 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1868 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1868", "Next election": "1880 United Kingdom general election", "Next year": "1880", "Seats... |
Definitely Not the Opera (or simply DNTO) was a magazine-style radio program focusing on aspects of pop culture and storytelling, that aired on CBC Radio One on Saturday afternoons from 1994 until 2016. The show's running time varied over the years, though it ran for a full hour in its final year. An abridged version o... | {"Genre": "pop culture", "Running time": "1 hour", "Created by": "Bill Smith", "Executive producer(s)": "Iris Yudai", "Starring": "Nora Young (1994-2002)Sook-Yin Lee (2002-2016)", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Language(s)": "English", "Home station": "CBC Radio One", "Original release": "2016 5 14", "Website": "https... |
Bruno Nicolini (born 16 June 1969), better known by his stage name Bénabar, is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud, Jacques Higelin and also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day l... | {"Born": "1969 6 16 yes", "Origin": "Thiais, France", "Genres": "Chanson", "Website": "benabar.com"} |
Simon Snyder (November 5, 1759November 9, 1819) was the third governor of Pennsylvania, serving three terms from 1808 to 1817."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). He led the state through the War of 1812.
Born in Lancaster, P... | {"Name": "Simon Snyder", "Term start": "December 20, 1808", "Term end": "December 16, 1817", "Birth date": "1759 11 5", "Birth place": "Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, British America", "Death date": "1819 11 9 1759 11 5", "Death place": "Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth Michael 1790 1794 ... |
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Y () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Y bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world. The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon (Υ), which looks like the letter Y.
Geography
Y is situated... | {"Name": "Y", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Sign marking the exit of the village of Y in the Somme department of Picardy", "Coordinates": "49.8039 2.9928 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Péronne", "Canton": "Ham", "Intercommunality": "Est de la Somme", "Mayor": "Vincent JolyRépertoire national des élus:... |
William Findlay (June 20, 1768November 12, 1846) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he served as the fourth governor of Pennsylvania from 1817 to 1820,"The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subs... | {"Name": "William Findlay", "Office 2": "4th Governor of Pennsylvania", "Predecessor 2": "Simon Snyder", "Successor 2": "Joseph Hiester", "Birth date": "1768 6 20", "Birth place": "Mercersburg, Province of Pennsylvania, British America", "Death date": "1846 11 12 1768 6 20", "Death place": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.... |
Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambient music. Formed in Somerset in 1983, the band has released over 30 albums se... | {"Origin": "Somerset, England", "Genres": "Psychedelic rock, space rock, progressive rock, electronic rock", "Labels": "Dovetail, Snapper, Stretchy, Magna Carta, Madfish", "Spinoffs": "Eat Static, Nodens Ictus", "Website": "ozrics.com", "Members": "Ed WynneSilas NeptuneBrandi WynneTim Wallander"} |
Joseph Hiester (November 18, 1752June 10, 1832) was an American politician, who served as the fifth governor of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1823."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). He was a member of the Hiester family politica... | {"Name": "Joseph Hiester", "Term start": "December 19, 1820", "Term end": "December 16, 1823", "Predecessor 2": "George Ege", "Successor 2": "Isaac Anderson, John Whitehill and Christian Lower", "Birth date": "1752 11 18", "Birth place": "Bern Township, Province of Pennsylvania, British America", "Death date": "1832 6 ... |
Pungent Effulgent is the debut studio album by British psychedelic rock band Ozric Tentacles. Released in 1989 to wide acclaim, it followed the many cassette-only albums they released in the 1980s.
Track listing
Credits
Ed Wynne - guitar, synthesizer, production
Mervin Pepler - drums
Roly Wynne - bass
Joie Hinton - s... | {"Released": "February 1989", "Genre": "Psychedelic rockSpace rockProgressive rockWorld musicInstrumental rock", "Label": "Dovetail RecordsSnapper Music", "Producer": "Ed Wynne"} |
Magnus III Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 - 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt),"Barelegs" is also often used. The various original Norse terms are berfœttr, berbeinn and berleggr (Power (1986) p. 122). was the... | {"Father": "Olaf III of Norway", "Mother": "Tora?; disputed below", "Born": "Norway", "Died": "near River Quoile, Downpatrick, Ulster, Ireland", "Burial": "near St. Patrick's Church, Downpatrick", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Les Éditions de Minuit (, Midnight Press) is a French publishing house. It was founded in 1941, during the French Resistance of World War II, and is still publishing books today.
History
Les Éditions de Minuit was founded by writer and illustrator Jean Bruller and writer Pierre de Lescure (1891-1963) in 1941 in Paris... | {"Founded": "1941", "Country of origin": "France", "Headquarters location": "Paris", "Publication types": "Books", "Official website": "http://www.leseditionsdeminuit.fr"} |
George Wolf (August 12, 1777March 11, 1840) was the seventh governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pen... | {"Name": "George Wolf", "District 2": "8th", "Predecessor 2": "Thomas J. Rogers, Samuel D. Ingham", "Successor 2": "Peter Ihrie, Jr., Samuel A. Smith", "Birth date": "1777 8 12", "Birth place": "Allen Township, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1840 3 11 1777 8 12", "Death place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania", "Spouse(s)":... |
Carlton Ralph Sickles (June 15, 1921 - January 17, 2004) was an American lawyer and Congressman from .
Sickles was born in Hamden, Connecticut. Upon graduating from Georgetown in 1943, Sickles entered the U.S. Army and served until the end of World War II. He returned home to study law and was admitted to the bar in 1... | {"Name": "Carlton Sickles", "Birth name": "Carlton Ralph Sickles", "Term start": "January 3, 1963", "Term end": "January 3, 1967", "Birth date": "1921 6 15", "Birth place": "Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.", "Death place": "Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.", "Death date": "2004 1 17 1921 7 15"} |
Anneux () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.INSEE commune file
Its church is dedicated to Saint Léger.
History
Anneux was among the villages fought over at the western end of the Battle of Cambrai (1917).
Population
Heraldry
See also
Communes of the Nord department
References
External links
... | {"Name": "Anneux", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Mairie d Anneux.JPG", "Caption": "The town hall in Anneux", "Arrondissement": "Cambrai", "Canton": "Cambrai", "Postal code": "59400", "Mayor": "Thierry LévêqueRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e... |
Tourist Season is a 1986 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It was his first solo novel, after co-writing several mystery/thriller novels with William Montalbano.
Plot
Las Noches de Diciembre (Spanish, "The Nights of December") is a small terrorist cell led by rogue newspaper columnist Skip Wiley, calling himself El Fuego. Skip ... | {"Cover artist": "George Corsillo", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "G. P. Putnam's Sons", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "272", "ISBN": "0-399-13145-0", "Followed by": "Double Whammy"} |
David Rittenhouse Porter (October 31, 1788 - August 6, 1867) was the ninth governor of Pennsylvania."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). Voted into office during the controversial 1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, whic... | {"Name": "David Rittenhouse Porter", "Office 2": "Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives", "Term 2": "1819", "Birth date": "October 31, 1788", "Birth place": "Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1867 08 6 1788 10 31", "Death place": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Josephine McDe... |
BBC Radio Oxford is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Oxfordshire.
It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Summertown area of Oxford.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 73,000 listeners and a 3.6% share as of June 2023.
History
thumb|200px|B... | {"Broadcast area": "Oxfordshire", "RDS": "BBC OXFD", "Format": "Local news, talk, music and sport", "Language(s)": "English", "Owner": "BBC Local Radio,BBC South", "Website": "BBC Radio Oxford"} |
Francis Rawn Shunk (August 7, 1788 - July 20, 1848) was the tenth governor of Pennsylvania from 1845 to 1848."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required).
Early career
Shunk was born on August 7, 1788, in Trappe, Pennsylvania, to a po... | {"Term start": "January 21, 1845", "Term end": "July 9, 1848", "Birth name": "Francis Rawn Shunk", "Birth date": "August 7, 1788", "Birth place": "Trappe, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1848 7 20 1788 8 7", "Death place": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Jane Findlay (1820-1848)"} |
William Freame Johnston (November 29, 1808October 25, 1872) was the 11th governor of Pennsylvania, from 1848 to 1852."The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). A lawyer by training, Johnston became district attorney of Westmoreland ... | {"Name": "William F. Johnston", "Term start": "July 9, 1848", "Term end": "January 20, 1852", "Birth name": "William Freame Johnston", "Birth date": "1808 11 29", "Birth place": "Greensburg, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1872 10 25 1808 11 29", "Death place": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "Other political party": "Democr... |
Warrenpoint () is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside the village of Rostrevor and is overlooked by the Mournes and Cooley Mountains. Warrenpoin... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "Irish grid reference": "J145180", "District": "Newry, Mourne and Down", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT34", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "South Down", "NI Assembly": "South Down", "County": "County Down"} |
Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 - July 15, 2017) was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League (CFL), and 10 in the American Football League (AFL). He played college footba... | {"Born:": "Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died:": "Parker, Colorado, U.S.", "Height:": "1", "Weight:": "196", "High school:": "Rochester", "College:": "Kentucky", "NFL Draft:": "4"} |
thumb|Rostrevor seen from Rostrevor Forest in 2010 (Carlingford Lough is to the left of the picture)
thumb|Rostrevor welcome sign in Irish and English, with Slieve Martin in the background
thumb|Kilfeaghan dolmen
Rostrevor () is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the foot of Slieve Mar... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)", "District": "Newry, Mourne and Down", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT34", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "South Down", "NI Assembly": "South Down", "County": "County Down"} |
right|thumb|Portaferry from the grounds of Castle Ward, on the opposite bank of Strangford Lough
Portaferry () is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. It is home to the Exploris aquarium and is well known for the... | {"District": "Ards and North Down Borough", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Irish grid reference": "J594509", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT22", "Dialling code": "028", "County": "County Down"} |
Moneymore ()Placenames Database of Ireland is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,897 in the 2011 Census. It is situated within Mid-Ulster District. It is an example of a plantation village in Mid-Ulster built by the Drapers' Company of London.
Geography
Moneymore ... | {"District": "Mid-Ulster", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Irish grid reference": "H8583", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "Mid Ulster", "NI Assembly": "Mid Ulster", "County": "County Londonderry"} |
The Department of Justice () is a department of the Government of Canada that represents the Canadian government in legal matters. The Department of Justice works to ensure that Canada's justice system is as fair, accessible and efficient as possible. The department helps the federal government to develop policy and to... | {"Type": "Department responsible for oversight of the Canadian justice system", "Jurisdiction": "Canada", "Employees": "Over 5,000", "Formed": "1867", "Website": "http://canada.justice.gc.ca/"} |
Kilkeel () is a small town, civil parish and townland (of 554 acres and 6521inh) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the southernmost town in Northern Ireland. It lies within the historic barony of Mourne. Kilkeel town is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour is home to the largest fishing fleet ... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)Settlement 2015 https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000527 NISRA 18 August 2023", "District": "Newry, Mourne and Down", "County": "County Down", "UK Parliament": "South Down", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT... |
Coalisland () is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, with a population of 5,682 in the 2011 Census. Four miles from Lough Neagh, it was formerly a centre for coal mining.
Coalisland was established around the Coalisland Canal in the 17th century due to the discovery of coal deposits in the region. In the ... | {"District": "Mid Ulster", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT71", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "Mid Ulster", "NI Assembly": "Mid Ulster", "County": "County Tyrone"} |
thumb|right|250px|Killyleagh Castle
Killyleagh (; ) is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,787 people in the 2021 Census. It is best known for its twelfth century Killyleagh ... | {"District": "Newry, Mourne and Down", "County": "County Down", "UK Parliament": "Strangford", "NI Assembly": "Strangford", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT30"} |
Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Comber is part of the Ards and North Down Borough. It is also ... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)", "District": "Ards and North Down", "County": "County Down", "UK Parliament": "Strangford", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT23", "Dialling code": "028", "NI Assembly": "Strangford"} |
Irvinestown is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. At the 2021 Census it had a population of 2,325 people. The most notable buildings are Necarne Castle, formerly known as Castle Irvine, and Castle Archdale. Irvinestown is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.
History
Before the Plantation of Ulster,... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "Irish grid reference": "H235582", "District": "Fermanagh and Omagh", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT94", "Dialling code": "02868", "UK Parliament": "Fermanagh and South Tyrone", "NI Assembly": "Fermanagh and South Tyrone", "County": "County Fermanagh"} |
William Bigler (January 1, 1814August 9, 1880) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democrat as the 12th governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855"The Governors of Pennsylvania." Mount Union, Pennsylvania: The Mount Union Times, January 27, 1911, p. 1 (subscription required). and as a member of... | {"Name": "William Bigler", "Office 2": "12th Governor of Pennsylvania", "Predecessor 2": "William F. Johnston", "Successor 2": "James Pollock", "Birth date": "1814 1 1", "Birth place": "Sherman Valley, Pennsylvania, US", "Death date": "1880 8 9 1814 1 1", "Death place": "Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US", "Spouse(s)": "Mar... |
is a 1994 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Taito. The fifth entry in its Darius series, players control a starship named the Silver Hawk in its mission to destroy the Belsar empire before it wipes out the population of planet Darius. Gaiden adds several new features to the core concep... | {"Title": "Darius Gaiden", "Caption": "Promotional flyer", "Developer": "Taito", "Publisher": "Taito", "Producer": "Hidehiro Fujiwara", "Designer": "Hisakazu Kato", "Artist": "Hirokazu Kato", "Programmer": "Akira Kurabayashi", "Composer": "Hisayoshi Ogura", "Series": "Darius", "Platforms": "Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlaySta... |
Blantyre ( or ; ) is a town and civil parish in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of 16,900. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east (denoting the boundary with the larger adjoining town of Hamilton) and the Rotten Burn to the south.
Blantyre... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NS685575", "Council area": "South Lanarkshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Lanarkshire", "UK Parliament": "Rutherglen and Hamilton West", "Scottish Parliament": "Rutherglen", "Postcode district": "G", "Dialling code": "01698"} |
Blairgowrie and Rattray () is a twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Locals refer to the town as "Blair". Blairgowrie is the larger of the two former burghs which were united by an Act of Parliament in 1928 and lies on the southwest side of the River Ericht while Rattray is on the northeast side. Rattray claims t... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NO178452", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Perth and Kinross", "Lieutenancy area": "Perth and Kinross", "Postcode district": "PH", "Dialling code": "01250", "UK Parliament": "Perth and North Perthshire", "Scottish Parliament": "Perthshire North"} |
The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England, opened in 1979 by Don Ward and Peter Rosengard.Peter Rosengard's website. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
Early history
Since 16 January 1925Luke, Michael (1991). David Tennant and the Gargoyle Years. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London, p2. . David Tennant's Gargoyl... | {"Location": "SohoLondon, W1EnglandUnited Kingdom", "Coordinates": "51 30 36 N 0 7 56 W type:landmark_region:GB inline,title", "Type": "Comedy club", "Opened": "y 1979", "Owner": "Don Ward and Peter Rosengard"} |
Peter Richardson (born 15 October 1951) is an English director, screenwriter, actor and comedian. He founded the Comic Strip troupe of performers, which showcased his double act with Nigel Planer and launched the careers of French and Saunders, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, and Alexei Sayle. Richardson approached Ch... | {"Born": "Newton Abbot, Devon, England", "Medium": "Television, film, stand-up", "Years active": "1968-present", "Genres": "Black comedy, physical comedy, musical comedy, parody, alternative Comedy, character comedy", "Spouse": "Marta Richardson (m. ?-present, 4 children)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724724/bio Peter Ri... |
Fettes College () is a co-educational private boarding and day school in Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland, with over two-thirds of its pupils in residence on campus. The school was originally a boarding school for boys only and became co-ed in 1983. In 1978 the College had a nine-hole golf course,Philp, p. 131. an ice-s... | {"Headmistress": "Helen Harrison", "Coordinates": "55 57 49 N 03 13 34 W region:GB_type:edu inline,title", "Local authority": "City of Edinburgh", "Houses": "CarringtonGlencorseKimmerghameMoredunArnistonCollege EastCollege WestDalmenyCraigleith", "Mascot": "Bee", "Publication": "The FettesianThe HiveThe Gargolye", "Alu... |
Blyth Valley was a local government district and borough in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. The two principal towns were Blyth and Cramlington. Other population centres include Seaton Delaval, and Seaton Sluice.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the... | {"Type": "Blyth Valley Borough Council", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "blythvalley.gov.uk"} |
The vihuela () is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute. It was used in 15th- and 16th-century Spain as the equivalent of the lute in Italy and has a large resultant repertory. There were usually five... | {"Name": "Vihuela", "Sound sample": "A vihuela playing 'Jamaica' from Playford's The Dancing Master (c.1670)", "Caption": "Vihuela reproduced by Khalil Gibran in the mid-20th century", "Classification": "String instrument (plucked)", "Hornbostel-Sachs": "321.322", "Hornbostel-Sachs Description": "Composite chordophone"... |
Wansbeck was a local government district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main population centres were Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.
The area which was bounded by the district is mostly urban, on the North Sea coast north of the Tyneside conurbation. It bordered Blyth Valley district to the... | {"Type": "Wansbeck District Council", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "wansbeck.gov.uk"} |
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Tynedale was a local government district in Northumberland, England. The district had a resident population of 58,808 according to the 2001 census. The main towns were Hexham, Haltwhistle and Prudhoe. The district contained part of Hadrian's Wall and the southern part of Northumberland National Park.
With a... | {"Type": "Tynedale Council", "Rank": "2nd (formerly)", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "http://www.tynedale.gov.uk/"} |
Robert Waterman McChesney (; born December 22, 1952) is an American professor notable in the history and political economy of communications, and the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. He is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch... | {"Name": "Robert W. McChesney", "Birth name": "Robert Waterman McChesney", "Birth date": "1952 12 22", "Birth place": "Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.", "Known For": "Media criticism History and political economy of mass communication", "Alma mater": "The Evergreen State College University of Washington", "Employer": "University... |
Easington, also known as Easington Village, is a village and civil parish in eastern County Durham, England. It is located at the junction of the A182 and B1283, leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole and south east to Horden.
It is near the A19, which travels north to Seaham and Sunderland as well as south to Peterlee ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "2,171", "Unitary authority": "County Durham", "Ceremonial county": "County Durham", "UK Parliament": "Easington", "Postcode district": "SR", "Dialling code": "0191", "OS grid reference": "NZ415432"} |
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