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Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress and producer. She notably starred as Princess Intan in the acclaimed Crazy Rich Asians and is a recipient of 42 PMPC Star Awards for Television, 10 Golden Screen Awards and a FAM... | {"Name": "Kris Aquino", "Caption": "Aquino in 2015", "Birth name": "Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino", "Birth date": "1971 2 14", "Birth place": "Quezon City, Philippines", "Other names": "Kris", "Occupation": "Host actress producer", "Module": "yes\n \n 1986-2022", "Title": "Queen of All Media", "Spouse(s)": "J... |
The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Cut, just over long, connects the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London.; It was opened in 1830 but quickly proved to be a commercial failure. It was acquired by the Regents Canal Company in 1857, and became part of the Grand U... | {"Original owner": "Sir George Duckett", "Principal engineer": "Francis Giles", "Date of act": "1824", "Date completed": "1830", "Boat length": "0", "Boat beam": "0", "Start point": "Regent's Canal", "End point": "Lee Navigation", "Original number of locks": "3", "Status": "Navigable", "Navigation authority": "Canal an... |
The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea (also called the River Lee along the sections that are navigable). It flows from Hertford Castle Weir to the River Thames at Bow Creek; its first lock is Hertford Lock and its last Bow Locks.
Name
The Lee Navigation is named by Acts of Parliament an... | {"Principal engineer": "Thomas Yeoman", "Other engineer(s)": "Edward Rubie", "Date of act": "29 June 1767", "Date completed": "1771", "Boat length": "0", "Boat beam": "9", "Start point": "Hertford Castle Weir", "End point": "River Thames", "Branch(es)": "Stort Navigation Hertford Union Canal Bow Back Rivers Limehouse C... |
Ken Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter.
As an amateur, Doherty won the Irish Amateur Championship twice, the World Under-21 Amateur Championship and the World Amateur Championship. Since turning professional in 1990, he has won six ranking tourname... | {"Nickname": "Ken Doherty", "Born": "Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland", "Professional": "1990-Present", "Ranking": "6"} |
Velupillai Prabhakaran (; ; ), (26 November 1954 - 18 May 2009) was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary. Prabhakaran was a major figure of Tamil nationalism, and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the n... | {"Name": "Velupillai Prabhakaran", "Native name": "வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்", "Native name language": "ta", "Caption": "Prabhakaran in 2006", "Birth date": "1954 11 26 y", "Birth place": "Valvettithurai, Dominion of Ceylon http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-19/south-asia/28210187_1_tamil-tiger-velupillai... |
Eivind Groven (8 October 1901 - 8 February 1977) was a Norwegian composer and music-theorist. He was from traditional region of Vest-Telemark and had a background in the folk music of the area.
Biography
Groven was born in the village of Lårdal in Telemark, Norway. Groven's rural background was filled with traditio... | {"Born": "Eidsborg, Lårdal, Norway", "Died": "Oslo, Norway", "Origin": "Norway", "Genres": "Classical, traditional folk music", "Website": "orgelhuset.org"} |
Project Gotham Racing is a racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft Games. It was released exclusively for the Xbox as a launch title in November 2001.
Gameplay
Project Gotham Racing differs from most racing games in that winning a race does not necessarily mean the player advances t... | {"Title": "Project Gotham Racing", "Caption": "Cover art featuring a Ferrari F50", "Developer": "Bizarre Creations", "Publisher": "Microsoft Games", "Producer": "Martyn R. Chudley Stephen Gaffney Chris Pickford Kevin Reilly", "Designer": "Dan Greenawalt", "Artist": "Kiki Wolfkill Alex Hillman Howard Schargel Gavin Vade... |
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Earl of Northesk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1662 for John Carnegie, who notably served as Sheriff of Forfarshire. He was given the subsidiary title of Lord Rosehill and Eglismauldie (or Inglismaldie) at the same time. Carnegie had alr... | {"Creation date": "1 November 1647", "Creation": "First", "Created by": "Charles I", "Peerage": "Peerage of Scotland", "First holder": "John Carnegie", "Heir presumptive": "Hon. Colin Carnegy", "Remainder to": "the 1st Earl’s heirs male forever", "Status": "Extant", "Former seat(s)": "Ethie Castle", "Motto": "TACHÉ SAN... |
Serre Chevalier () is a major ski resort in Southeastern France, near the Italian border, located in the Hautes-Alpes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated to the northeast of Écrins National Park in the French Alps, the resort encompasses a large skiing area, with of slopes and favourable weather, b... | {"Name": "Serre Chevalier", "Location": "Briançon", "Nearest City": "Grenoble", "Coordinates": "44 56 40 N 6 34 0 E type:landmark_region:FR title, inline", "Top elevation": "2800 m on", "Base elevation": "1200 m on", "Runs": "81 slopeshttp://www.serre-chevalier.com/en/winter/ski-area/ski-area/ Ski Area Serre Chevalier ... |
The 1867 Canadian federal election was held from August 7 to September 20, 1867, and was the first election for the new country of Canada. It was held to elect members representing electoral districts in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec to the House of Commons of the 1st Canadian Parliame... | {"Name": "1867 Canadian federal election", "Country": "Canada", "Flag year": "1867-official", "Type": "parliamentary", "Vote type": "Popular", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Election date": "1867 08 07 1867 09 20", "Elected members": "1st Canadian Parliament#Members of Parliam... |
Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 - October 24, 1997) was an American actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in The Flintstones, Astro in The Jetsons, Muttley in Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Fly... | {"Name": "Don Messick", "Caption": "Messick in 1972", "Birth name": "Donald Earle Messick", "Birth date": "1926 9 7", "Birth place": "Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1997 10 24 1926 9 7", "Death place": "Salinas, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Voice actor", "Years active": "1941-1996", "Spouse(s)": "Helen M... |
Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton,As per birth and death, recorded on ScotlandsPeople OBE (15 April 1924 - 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, Scotch and Wry. He was also known for his appearances as one half of the double ... | {"Name": "Rikki FultonOBE", "Image": "Rikki Fulton.JPG", "Caption": "Fulton as painted by Thomas Kluge in 1997", "Birth name": "Robert Kerr Fulton", "Birth date": "yes 1924 4 15", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Death date": "yes 2004 1 27 1924 4 15", "Death place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Years active": "1947-2002"... |
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town.
The club was formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 19... | {"Full name": "Rushden & Diamonds Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Diamonds", "Founded": "1992", "Dissolved": "2011", "Capacity": "6,441 (4,641 seated)"} |
Patricio José Patrón Laviada (born December 17, 1957, in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican politician who served as Governor of Yucatán from 2001 to 2007. He is currently serving as Attorney General of Environmental Protection (Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente), a position to which he was appointed by Felipe ... | {"Name": "Patricio Patrón", "Image caption": "Patricio Patrón", "Birth date": "1957 12 17", "Birth place": "Mérida, Yucatán Mexico", "Term start": "August 1, 2001", "Term end": "July 31, 2007", "Office 2": "Municipal president of Mérida", "Predecessor 2": "Luis Correa Mena", "Successor 2": "Xavier Abreu", "Spouse(s)": ... |
Ted Nebbeling (1944 - October 28, 2009) was a British Columbia Legislative Assembly Member and Minister of State for the Community Charter from 2001 to 2004.
Marriage
He married Jan Holmberg, his partner of 32 years, on November 15, 2003, in one of the world's first same-sex weddings of a serving cabinet minister. The... | {"Name": "Ted Nebbeling", "Birth date": "1944", "Birth place": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "Death date": "October 28, 2009 (aged 65)", "Death place": "Victoria, British Columbia, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Jan Holmberg(November 15, 2003–October 28, 2009)"} |
thumb|Ollerton, the second-largest settlement in Newark and Sherwood
thumb|Southwell, home of Southwell Minster and the third-largest settlement in the district
thumb|Edwinstowe, the village that Robin Hood got married and the fourth-largest settlement in the district
Newark and Sherwood is a local government district ... | {"Type": "Newark and Sherwood District Council", "Rank": "Ranked E07000175", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "https://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/"} |
Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 - 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor who grew up in France and starred in many French films. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first career as a professional wrestler was ended by injury, he was offered a part as a g... | {"Name": "Lino Ventura", "Birth name": "Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura", "Birth date": "1919 07 14 yes", "Birth place": "Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy", "Death date": "1987 10 22 1919 07 14 yes", "Death place": "Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1953-1987", "Spouse(s)": "... |
Francisco Epigmenio Luna Kan (born 3 December 1925) is a Mexican politician who served as the Governor of Yucatán from 1976 to 1982.
Luna Kan was born on 3 December 1925 in the town of Noc Ac in Mérida Municipality. He earned his medical degree from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional Higher School of Rural Medicine, w... | {"Name": "Francisco Luna Kan", "Image caption": "Francisco Luna Kan in his home office in Mérida, 2010.", "Birth date": "1925 12 03 y", "Birth place": "Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico", "Term start": "1 February 1976", "Term end": "31 January 1982", "Office 2": "Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Yucatán′s 3rd district", "... |
Briançon (, ) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of , based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Its most recent population estimate is 11,0... | {"Name": "Briançon", "Commune Status": "Subprefecture and commune", "Caption": "A view of the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame and Saint-Nicolas", "Arrondissement": "Briançon", "Canton": "Briançon-1 and 2", "Postal code": "05100", "Mayor": "Arnaud MurgiaRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/f... |
The governor of the State of Yucatan is the head of the executive branch of the Mexican state of Yucatán, elected to a six-year-term and not eligible for reelection.
The figure of the governor is established on the Constitution of the State of Yucatan on its Title Fifth. The term of the Governor begins on October 1 of ... | {"Post": "Governor of Yucatán", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Seal of the State of Yucatán", "Image size": "150px", "Incumbent": "Mauricio Vila Dosal", "Incumbent since": "October 1, 2018", "Type": "State governor", "Term length": "Six years, non-renewable.", "Constituting instrument": "Popular electio... |
Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Bear (1988), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Black Gold (2011), and Wolf Totem (2015).
Annaud has ... | {"Name": "Jean-Jacques Annaud", "Caption": "Jean-Jacques Annaud in 2015", "Birth date": "1943 10 1 yes", "Birth place": "Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France", "Alma mater": "Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques", "Occupation": "Film director • screenwriter • producer", "Years active": "1965-present", "Website": "... |
The governors of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, since statehood.
Governors of the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo since 1975
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical Party 1 80px Jesús Martínez Ross 5 April 1975 4 April 1981 center|75px|link=Institutional Revolutionary Party 2 80px Pedro Joaquín Coldwell 5 A... | {"Post": "Governor", "Body": "Quintana Roo", "Insignia size": "75px", "Incumbent": "Mara Lezama Espinosa", "Incumbent since": "25 September 2022", "Term length": "Six years, non-renewable.", "Date of formation": "5 April 1975", "Website": "Government of Quintana Roo es"} |
Gavyn Davies, (born 27 November 1950) is a former Goldman Sachs partner who was the chairman of the BBC from 2001 until 2004. On 28 January 2004 he announced that he was resigning his BBC post following the publication of the Hutton Inquiry report which heavily criticised the organisation.
Early life and business car... | {"Name": "Gavyn Davies", "Post-nominals": "OBE", "Caption": "Davies in 2011", "Birth date": "y 1950 11 27", "Birth place": "Southern Rhodesia", "Nationality": "British", "Known For": "Former Chairman of the BBC", "Alma mater": "St John's College, Cambridge", "Party": "Labour Party (until 2001)", "Spouse(s)": "Sue Nye",... |
Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch (June 17, 1923 - January 28, 2004) was an American professional football player, sport executive and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974. He was also named to the all-time All-Pro team selected in 1968 and to the ... | {"Born:": "Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Died:": "Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "190", "High school:": "Wausau (WI)", "College:": "Wisconsin (1941-42)Michigan (1943-44)", "NFL Draft:": "5"} |
The governor of Campeche, officially Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche (), is in charge the Executive branch of the State Government.
Term
Governors are elected to serve for 6 years and they can not hold the title under any circumstance ever again. The governor takes office on the 15t... | {"Post": "Governor", "Body": "Campeche", "Native name": "es Gobernador de Campeche", "Insignia size": "75px", "Member of": "CONAGO", "Incumbent": "Layda Sansores", "Incumbent since": "September 15, 2021", "Term length": "6 years, non-renewable"} |
Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 - August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), he was a play-by-play announcer and commentator for 27 years on ABC... | {"Born:": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Died:": "Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.", "Height:": "1", "Weight:": "197", "High school:": "Bakersfield (CA)", "College:": "USC", "NFL Draft:": "11"} |
Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen (; born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude (), is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting style. He started making music in 1995 and released the platinum-selling hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999. His... | {"Born": "Eura, Satakunta, Finland", "Origin": "Turku, Finland", "Genres": "EDM\n trance\n house", "Labels": "EnMass\n Warner Finland\n Helsinki\n 16 Inch\n Robbins\n Sony Music", "Website": "darude.com"} |
ADRIFT "ADRIFT's entry on ifwiki.org" is a graphical user interface used to create and play text adventures. The name is an acronym for "Adventure Development & Runner - Interactive Fiction Toolkit". The project was solely developed by Campbell Wild until he made it open source in 2018. Since then, only minor contribut... | {"Original author(s)": "Campbell Wild", "Developer(s)": "Campbell Wild", "Available in": "English", "Type": "interactive fiction development and play", "License": "BSD 3-Clause (BSD licenses)"} |
Escape to Witch Mountain is a 1995 American made-for-television fantasy-adventure film and a remake of the 1975 film of the same name. The film was announced by American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in September 1994, as the third of four Disney film remakes to air on the channel, the other three being The Shaggy Dog, Th... | {"Genre": "Adventure Family Fantasy", "Directed by": "Peter RaderMaheshwari Disheeta 18 March 2023 21 Movies like Harry Potter for all the fantasy fans out there https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/from-upside-down-magic-to-abigail-here-are-21-movies-like-harry-potter-1209807 Pinkvilla 21 August 202... |
Thomas Temple Ellard (born 1962) is an Australian electronic musician best known as the founding member of the electronic and industrial music group Severed Heads.
Early life
Ellard's first music contributions began in the late 1970s as a teenager when he was influenced by groups that emerged from the early United Kin... | {"Born": "1962", "Genres": "Experimental, electronic, synth-pop, IDM, industrial (Early years)", "Labels": "Sevcom, Nettwerk, Volition, Ink, Terse Tapes", "Website": "nilamox.com"} |
The Higher Education Act 2004 (c 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the funding of universities, and the operation of tuition fees, which affects England a... | {"Short title": "Higher Education Act 2004The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 54(1) of this Act.", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to make provision about research in the arts and humanities and about complaints by students against institutions p... |
Paul Efthemios Tsongas ( ; February 14, 1941 - January 18, 1997) was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight ... | {"Name": "Paul Tsongas", "Image size": "220px", "Alternative text": "Official portrait of Paul Tsongas", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1979", "Term start": "January 3, 1979", "Term end": "January 2, 1985", "Birth name": "Paul Efthemios Tsongas", "Birth date": "1941 2 14", "Birth place": "Lowell, Massachusetts, U... |
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It represents action in line with treaty commitments under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subs... | {"Short title": "Misuse of Drugs Act 1971The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 40(1) of this Act.", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to make new provision with respect to dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs and related matters, and for purposes con... |
Lost Horizon is a 1973 musical fantasy adventure film directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Michael York, Olivia Hussey, Bobby Van, James Shigeta, Charles Boyer and John Gielgud. It was also the final film produced by Ross Hunter. The film is a remake of Fra... | {"Directed by": "Charles Jarrott", "Screenplay by": "Larry Kramer", "Based on": "Lost Horizon1933 novel James Hilton", "Produced by": "Ross Hunter", "Starring": "Peter Finch\n Liv Ullmann\n Sally Kellerman\n George Kennedy\n Michael York\n Olivia Hussey\n Bobby Van\n James Shigeta\n Charles Boyer\n John Gielgud", "Cine... |
Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt-action, internal magazine fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round (Cartuccia Modello 1895). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Arm... | {"Type": "Bolt-action rifle", "Place of origin": "Kingdom of Italy", "In service": "1891-1981 (Italy)1891-present (others)", "Used by": "See Users", "Wars": "Mahdist WarFirst Italo-Ethiopian WarBoxer RebellionItalo-Turkish WarWorld War IVlora WarSecond Italo-Abyssinian WarSpanish Civil WarSecond Sino-Japanese WarWinter... |
White Wilderness is a 1958 nature documentary film produced by Walt Disney Productions as part of its True-Life Adventure series. It is noted for its propagation of the misconception of lemming mass suicide.
The film was directed by James Algar and narrated by Winston Hibler. It was filmed on location in Canada over t... | {"Directed by": "James Algar", "Produced by": "Ben Sharpsteen, Walt Disney", "Written by": "James Algar", "Narrated by": "Winston Hibler", "Music by": "Oliver Wallace", "Edited by": "Norman R. Palmer", "Distributed by": "Buena Vista Distribution", "Box office": "$1.8 million (est. US/Canada rentals)\"1959: Probable Dom... |
The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage. Several inmates were killed by other prison... | {"Title": "New Mexico State Penitentiary riot", "Caption": "One side of cellblock 4, where isolated prisoners were held", "Location": "Santa Fe County, New Mexico, U.S.", "Date": "February 2–3, 1980", "Timezone": "MDT", "Type of attack": "Rioting, hostage-taking", "Fatalities": "33", "Injuries": "200+", "Perpetrators":... |
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.Rotterdam_International_Film_Festival imdb.com. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emergin... | {"Location": "Rotterdam, Netherlands", "Awards": "Tiger Award", "Founded by": "Hubert Bals", "Artistic director": "Vanja Kaludjercic", "Website": "http://www.IFFR.com/"} |
File Explorer, previously known and still sometimes called Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards. It provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems. It is also t... | {"Developer(s)": "Microsoft", "Initial release": "1995 8 15", "Predecessor": "Program Manager, File Manager", "Included with": "Windows 95 and later", "Type": "Shell, file manager"} |
thumb|Mountain lakes of Czarny Staw pod Rysami and Morskie Oko seen from Rysy.
Rysy (; ; , ) is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at ; the north-western at ; and the south-eastern at . The ... | {"Elevation": "Rysy 49.17944 20.08805 2023-07-04", "Prominence": "10302 Rysy 2019-04-05", "English translation": "scratches or crevices", "Language of name": "Polish and Slovak", "Location": "Location in Lesser Poland Voivodeship", "Coordinates": "49 10 46 N 20 5 17 E type:mountain_scale:100000 dms inline,title", "List... |
Escape to Witch Mountain is a science fiction novel written by Alexander Key in 1968.Was "Escape to Witch Mountain" based on Zenna Henderson's "People" stories? It was adapted for film by Disney as Escape to Witch Mountain in 1975 which spawned the Witch Mountain franchise. The novel was illustrated by Leon B. Wisdom, ... | {"Country": "United States", "Publisher": "Westminster Press (Philadelphia)", "ISBN": "(US)", "Followed by": "Return from Witch Mountain"} |
David Ervine (21 July 1953 - 8 January 2007) was a Northern Irish Ulster Loyalist politician who served as leader of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) from 2002 to 2007, and was also a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast East from 1998 to 2007. During his youth Ervine was a member of the Ulster... | {"Name": "David Ervine", "Term start": "2002", "Term end": "2007", "Constituency AM 2": "Belfast East", "Assembly 2": "Northern Ireland", "Predecessor 2": "New Creation", "Successor 2": "Dawn Purvis", "Birth date": "1953 7 21 yes", "Birth place": "Belfast, Northern Ireland", "Death date": "2007 1 8 1953 7 21 yes", "Dea... |
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Caroline (drums, percussion, piano, bodhrán, vocals) and Jim (guitar, piano, keybo... | {"Origin": "Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland", "Genres": "Pop rock folk rock Celtic fusion", "Labels": "143 Lava Atlantic Eastwest Warner Bros.", "Website": "www.thecorrsofficial.com/", "Members": "Andrea Corr\n Caroline Corr\n Jim Corr\n Sharon Corr"} |
thumb|Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours, Flamininus Granting Liberty to Greece at the Isthmian Games, 1780, drawing
thumb|Flamininus restoring Liberty to Greece at the Isthmian Games
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (c. 228 - 174 BC) was a Roman politician and general instrumental in the Roman conquest of Greece.
Family background
... | {"Name": "Titus Quinctius Flamininus", "Image upright": "1.1", "Caption": "Gold stater of Titus Quinctius Flamininus in the British Museum, ca. 197/196 (or 191) BC.", "Birth date": "c. 229 BC", "Death date": "174 BC", "Nationality": "Roman", "Title": "Consul (198 BC)Censor (189 BC)", "Module": "yes\n Battle of Cynosce... |
An open sandwich, also known as an open-face/open-faced sandwich, bread baser, bread platter or tartine, consists of a slice of bread or toast with one or more food items on top. It has half the amount of bread of a typical closed sandwich.
History
During the start of the middle ages, thin slabs of coarse bread called... | {"Name of food": "Open sandwich", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Smørbrød, smørrebrød or smörgås, a Scandinavian open sandwich at a cafeteria in Norway", "Alternate name": "Open-face sandwich, open-faced sandwich, tartine, bread baser, bread platter", "Type of dish": "Sandwich", "Main ingredient": "Bread,... |
The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. As part of the Kashm... | {"Category": "Federated state", "Created": "1 July 1970", "Number": "4 provinces\n 2 administrative territories\n 1 federal territory", "Populations": "Least, most:\n 1,249,000 (Gilgit-Baltistan)\n 110,012,442 (Punjab)", "Areas": "Smallest, largest:\n 349.81 sqmi flip on, Islamabad Capital Territory\n 134050 sqmi f... |
Czesław Niemen (; born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki; February 16, 1939 - January 17, 2004), often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing mainly in Polish.
Biography
Early life
Niemen was born in Stare Wasiliszki in th... | {"Born": "Stare Wasiliszki, Nowogródek Voivodeship, Poland (now Belarus)", "Died": "Warsaw, Poland", "Genres": "Rock & roll\npsychedelic rock\nprogressive rock\nfolk music\navant-garde jazz\nelectronic music", "Website": "Niemen at polishmusic.ca"} |
Sindhis ( (Perso-Arabic); सिन्धी (Devanagari); , romanised as sin-dhee) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by the southeastern part of Balochistan, the Bahawalpur region of Punjab and the... | {"Name": "Sindhi", "Native name": "سنڌي सिन्धी 38px", "Native name language code": "sd", "Image": "250px|frameless", "Image caption": "Sindhi Women in Traditional Libas with Peshani Patti on head", "Population": "37 million", "Languages": "SindhiEnglish, Hindi-Urdu (Sanskrit/Arabic as liturgical languages) and numerous... |
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (commonly shortened to Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box retail stores (warehouse club). As of 2022, Costco is the fifth largest retailer in th... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1983 09 15 (as Costco)Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Retail", "Brands": "Kirkland Signature", "Services": "Merchandise Cash & carry Warehouse club Gas stations", "Revenue": "2022", "Members": "2022"} |
Lou Andreas-Salomé (born either Louise von Salomé or Luíza Gustavovna Salomé or Lioulia von Salomé, ; 12 February 1861 - 5 February 1937) was a Russian-born psychoanalyst and a well-traveled author, narrator, and essayist from a French Huguenot-German family. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with a... | {"Name": "Lou Andreas-Salomé", "Caption": "Lou Andreas-Salomé in 1897", "Birth date": "y 1861 02 12", "Birth place": "Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire", "Death date": "y 1937 02 05 1861 02 12", "Death place": "Göttingen, Germany", "Nationality": "German"} |
Army of Lovers is a Swedish dance-pop group which formed in 1987 and had a number of hits in Europe throughout the 1990s. Some of their biggest successes include the song "Crucified", which was a big hit in Europe, charting 31 weeks in the Eurochart and peaking at number 14 in 1992. It remains their best-known song int... | {"Origin": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Genres": "Dance-pop, Europop", "Labels": "Sonet Records (1987-1988)Ton Son Ton (1988-1992)Stockholm Records (1992-2001)Universal Music Group (1998-present)Sofo Records (2013-present)", "Website": "armyoflovers.eu", "Members": "Alexander Bard (1987-1996, 2012-present)Jean-Pierre Barda (1... |
Paul "Rocky" Rochester (July 15, 1938 - June 7, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL). He played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960-1963) and the New York Jets (1964-1969). He played college football at Michigan State University.P... | {"Born:": "Lansing, Michigan, U.S.", "Died:": "Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "255", "High school:": "Sewanhaka (NY)", "College:": "Michigan State", "Undrafted:": "1960"} |
John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was previously captain of Chelsea, the England national team and Aston Villa. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his generation, as well as one of the best English and Premier L... | {"Name": "John Terry", "Picture caption": "Terry in 2022", "Full name": "John George Terry", "Birth date": "1980 12 7 y", "Birth place": "Barking, England", "Height": "1.87 m flipJ. Terry: Summary https://uk.soccerway.com/players/john-terry/181/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20200415142105/https://uk.soccerway.co... |
The Liberal Party of New York is a political party in New York. Its platform supports a standard set of socially liberal policies, including abortion rights, increased spending on education, and universal health care.
History
The Liberal Party was founded in 1944 by George Counts as an alternative to the American Labo... | {"Founded": "1944", "Split from": "American Labor Partyhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/left Left | Definition & Facts", "Headquarters": "New York City, NY, U.S.", "Ideology": "Modern liberalismSocial liberalismThe New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1751 Liberal Party of New ... |
The gusle () or lahuta () is a single-stringed musical instrument (and musical style) traditionally used in the Dinarides region of Southeastern Europe (in the Balkans). The instrument is always accompanied by singing; musical folklore, specifically epic poetry. The gusle player holds the instrument vertically between... | {"Name": "Gusle", "Caption": "Typical gusle", "Background": "string", "Classification": "Bowed string instrument", "Hornbostel-Sachs Description": "Bowl lyre sounded by a bow", "Hornbostel-Sachs": "321.321-71", "Related": "Byzantine lyra and its derivatives\n Igil (Tuvan)\n Masenqo (Horn of Africa)\n Other \"fiddles\""... |
Yuri Vasilyevich Kondratyuk (; ; 21 June 1897 - February 1942), real name Aleksandr Ignatyevich Shargei (; ) was a Ukrainian engineer and mathematician in the Soviet Union. He was a pioneer of astronautics and spaceflight, a theoretician and a visionary who, in the early 20th century, developed the first known lunar o... | {"Birth name": "Aleksandr Ignatyevich Shargei", "Name": "Yuri Vasilyevich Kondratyuk", "Caption": "Yuri Vasilyevich Kondratyuk", "Birth date": "1897 6 21 y", "Birth place": "Poltava, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)", "Death date": "February 1942 (aged 44)", "Death place": "near Kaluga, Kaluga Region, ... |
Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, artists indulge in extreme levels of distortion through the use of electric guitars and, less frequently, e... | {"Name": "Noise rock", "Other names": "Noise punk", "Stylistic origins": "Experimental rock\n punk rock\n noise\n minimal\n industrial\n hardcore punkhttp://thequietus.com/articles/19954-noise-rock-1986-big-black-sonic-youth-butthole-surfers The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986 Noel Gardner The Quietus March 30, 201... |
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The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a pla... | {"Location": "Meydan RacecourseDubai, United Arab Emirates", "Inaugurated": "1996", "Race type": "Thoroughbred - Flat racing", "Website": "Official website", "Distance": "2,000 metres (about 10 furlongs)", "Surface": "Dirt", "Track": "Left-handed", "Qualification": "Northern Hemisphere 4yo+ & Southern Hemisphere 3yo+"... |
Bernard William Jewry (27 September 1942 - 23 October 2014), known professionally as Shane Fenton and later as Alvin Stardust, was an English rock singer and stage actor. Performing first as Shane Fenton in the 1960s, Jewry had a moderately successful career in the pre-Beatles era, hitting the UK top 40 with four singl... | {"Born": "Muswell Hill, London, England", "Died": "Ifold, West Sussex, England", "Spouse(s)": "Liza Goddard 1981 1989 divorcedIris Caldwell", "Genres": "Glam rock rock and roll pop", "Website": "Alvin Stardust Official Website"} |
Dordt University is a private evangelical Christian university in Sioux Center, Iowa. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church in North America. The university name is a reference to the Synod of Dordt (Dordrecht).
Dordt annually enrolls about 1,500 students. The university is commit... | {"Motto": "Soli Deo Gloria\nhttps://www.dordt.edu/about/ About us Dordt College 2009-06-24 October 28, 2009", "Type": "Private university", "Endowment": "US $62.1 million (2015)http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/sioux-center-ia/dordt-college-1859 Best Colleges 2016: Dordt U.S. News & Worl... |
Boleslaus II the Pious ( ; c. 940 - 7 February 999), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death.
Life and reign
Boleslaus was an elder son of Duke Boleslaus I the Cruel and brother of the three other children of his father who survived to adulthood: Strachkvas, Doubravka (the wife ... | {"Father": "Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia", "Mother": "Biagota", "Born": "c. 940", "Died": "999 2 7 y (aged c. 59)", "Burial": "St. George's Basilica, Prague"} |
Lazica (, ; , ; , ; , ; , ) was the Latin name given to the territory of Colchis during the Roman/Byzantine period, from about the 1st century BC.
History
By the mid-3rd century, Lazica was given partial autonomy within the Roman Empire and developed into a kingdom. Throughout much of its existence, it was mainly a... | {"Native name": "ka ეგრისის სამეფო", "Conventional long name": "Kingdom of Lazica", "Starting event": "Established", "Event 1": "vassal of Roman Empire", "Event 1 date": "3rd to 5th century", "Event 2": "Lazic War", "Event 2 date": "541 to 562 AD", "Event 3": "annexation of Lazica by Byzantine Empire", "Capital": "Arch... |
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Earl of Dartmouth is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1711 for William Legge, 2nd Baron Dartmouth.
History
The Legge family descended from Edward Legge, Vice-President of Munster. His eldest son William Legge was a Royalist army officer a... | {"Creation date": "1711 9 5 yBiographical notice of the Earl of Dartmouth, Page 104, The New Hampshire Repository, Volumes 1-2, William Cogswell, Publisher:Alfred Prescott, 1846", "Created by": "Anne", "Peerage": "Peerage of Great Britain", "First holder": "William Legge, 2nd Baron Dartmouth", "Heir presumptive": "The ... |
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) was an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union (and its successor state, the Russian Federation). US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the treaty on 8 December 1987. The US Senate approved th... | {"Name": "Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty", "Long name": "Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles", "Image size": "300 px", "Image alternative text": "Gorbachev and Reagan sign the INF Trea... |
Underground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the Five Points MARTA station. It is currently undergoing renovations. First opened in 1969, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks to acc... | {"Coordinates": "33.75274 -84.39008 region:US_type:landmark inline;title", "Opening date": "1969 04 08 as entertainment district\n1989 06 15 as shopping mall", "Closing date": "1980 (entertainment district)\n2017 (lower level)", "Owner": "Billionaires Funding Group", "Public transit access": "MARTA Five Points station"... |
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the final table of each tournament.
The most prominent of World Poker Tour even... | {"Title": "World Poker Tour", "Current season": "World Poker Tour season 19 results", "Map size": "220px", "Sport": "Poker", "Founded": "May 27, 2002", "Country": "(Founded)", "Most titles (player)": "USA Darren Elias (4)", "Official website": "www.worldpokertour.com", "CEO": "Adam Pliska", "TV partner(s)": "Bally Spor... |
The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan, between Iran and both Azerbaijan and Armenia, and, finally, through Azerbaijan where it flows ... | {"Mouth": "0 m on", "Location": "Sabirabad, Azerbaijan", "Coordinates": "40.0184 N 48.4535 E source:kolossus-dewiki it", "Basin size": "102,000 km2 sqmi on"} |
Mary Ellen Hinamon Withrow (born October 2, 1930) is an American activist and former politician who served as the 40th Treasurer of the United States from March 1, 1994 to January 20, 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
She also was Treasurer when the $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes were redesigned in the 1990s.
B... | {"Name": "Mary Ellen Withrow", "Image size": "220px", "Term start": "March 1, 1994", "Term end": "January 20, 2001", "Title 2": "42nd Treasurer of Ohio", "Governor 2": "Dick CelesteGeorge Voinovich", "Predecessor 2": "Gertrude Donahey", "Successor 2": "Ken Blackwell", "Birth date": "1930 10 2", "Birth place": "Marion C... |
West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) is a public university in Canyon, Texas. It is the northernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It was established on September 20, 1910, as West Texas State Normal College as one of the seven st... | {"Motto": "Visio Veritas Valor", "Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "US$91.1 millionhttp://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/west-texas-am-3665 USNews.com: US News Education: Colleges: West Texas A&M University 2021-03-05 U.S. News & World Report (2019)", "Budget": "US$154,403,422https://w... |
Max Allen Sandlin Jr. (born September 29, 1952) is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997-2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1.
Early life and career
The son of the former Margie Beth Barnett and her husband Maxwell Allen Sandlin, Max Sandlin is a graduate of B... | {"Name": "Max Sandlin", "Term start": "January 3, 1997", "Term end": "January 3, 2005", "Birth name": "Max Allen Sandlin Jr.", "Birth date": "1952 09 29", "Birth place": "Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Leslie Howell (1981-2000)Stephanie Herseth (2007-present)", "Education": "Baylor University (BA, JD)"} |
Murder in Small Town X (sometimes abbreviated MiSTX) is an American reality television series created by George Verschoor, Robert Fisher Jr., and Gordon Cassidy and was hosted by Sgt. Gary Fredo, a California Police Investigator, that aired on Fox from July through September 2001.
Although classified as a reality tele... | {"Genre": "Reality/Murder mystery", "Created by": "George VerschoorRobert Fisher Jr.Gordon Cassidy", "Developed by": "Fox/NBC", "Presented by": "Gary Fredo", "Running time": "60 minutes", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "Fox", "Original release": "2001 09 04"} |
Viriathus (also spelled Viriatus; known as Viriato in Portuguese and Spanish; died 139 BC) was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of western Hispania (as the Romans called it) or western Iberia (as the Greeks called it), where the Roman province of Lusitani... | {"Native name": "Viriato, Viriatus", "Died": "139 BC", "Born": "Lusitania", "Allegiance": "Lusitania", "Memorials": "Statue of Viriato, at Zamora, Spain\nStatue of Viriato, at Viseu, Portugal"} |
Colin James is the debut album by Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988. The album featured several hit singles, including "Five Long Years", "Voodoo Thing", "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" and Why'd You Lie".
The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist".
Commercial ... | {"Released": "August 13 1988", "Recorded": "1988", "Studio": "Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida", "Genre": "Blues rock", "Label": "Virgin", "Producer": "Danny Kortchmar, Tom Dowd, Bob Rock"} |
Kanku is a 1969 Gujarati social drama film, starring Kishore Bhatt, Kishore Jariwala, Pallavi Mehta, directed by Kantilal Rathod. The film was adapted from Pannalal Patel's short story of the same name. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 17th National Film Awards.
Plot
The film d... | {"Directed by": "Kantilal Rathod", "Produced by": "Kantilal Rathod", "Written by": "Pannalal Patel", "Starring": "Kishore Bhatt\n Kishore Jariwala\n Pallavi Mehta", "Music by": "Dilip Dholakia", "Cinematography": "Kumar Jaywant", "Based on": "Kanku Pannalal Patel"} |
Itch-E and Scratch-E are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1991 by Paul Mac (a.k.a. Itch-E, Mace) and Andy Rantzen (a.k.a. Scratch-E, Boo Boo), both playing keyboards and samples. The duo recorded as Boo Boo & Mace! during the late 1990s. At times they have included a third member, Sheriff Lindo (a.k.a. Nu... | {"Origin": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Genres": "Techno, house, electronica", "Labels": "Second Nature/Volition, Hussy/Ministry of Sound", "Members": "Paul Mac\n Andy Rantzen"} |
Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records. The album was recorded in Vancouver and Memphis, Tennessee.
The album features guest appearances by Bonnie Raitt, The Memphis Horns and Bobby Whitlock. "Just Came Back" went up to number 3 on North America... | {"Released": "June 15, 1990", "Recorded": "1990", "Genre": "Blues rock", "Label": "Virgin", "Producer": "Joe Hardy"} |
Digital Domain is an American visual effects and digital production company based in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California. The company is known for creating digital imagery for feature films, advertising and games from its locations in California and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, including its own virtual produc... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Motion picture", "Services": "Visual effects Advertising Virtual actor", "Parent": "Digital Domain Holdings Limited", "Website": "https://digitaldomain.com", "Founded": "1993", "Headquarters": "United States"} |
Fuse is the seventh studio album by the Canadian blues/rock musician Colin James, which was released in 2000.
Track listing
"Hide" - 4:48
"Mystery to Me" - 4:25
"Stop Bringing it Down on a Perfect Day" - 3:47
"Carried Away" - 4:53
"Getting Higher" - 4:22
"Something Good" - 3:48
"It Ain't Over" - 3:56
"Of All ... | {"Released": "November 14, 2000", "Genre": "Blues", "Label": "Warner", "Producer": "Joe Hardy, Colin James, Craig Northey"} |
Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull, is a bronze sculpture that stands on Broadway just north of Bowling Green in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The bronze sculpture, standing tall and measuring long, depicts a bull, the symbol of financial... | {"Medium": "Bronze", "Dimensions": "11 ft × 16 ft (340 cm × 490 cm)", "Weight": "7100 lb kg", "Location": "New York City, New York, US", "Coordinates": "40.705576 -74.013421 type:landmark_region:US-NJ inline,title", "Website": "Old official site www.chargingbull.com taken down. Archive on 2021-09-25."} |
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is a medical school and research center in Houston, Texas, within the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center. BCM is composed of four academic components: the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; the School of Health Professions, and the Nati... | {"Type": "Private health sciences university", "Affiliation": "Ben Taub Hospital\n Texas Children's Hospital\n MD Anderson Cancer Center\n TIRR Memorial Hermann\n Menninger Clinic\n Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center\n Children's Hospital of San Antonio\n Baylor Scott & White Health", "Postgraduates": "1,577 students... |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (stylized as spirit) is a major United States ultra-low cost airline headquartered in Miramar, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. Spirit was the seventh largest passenger carrier in North America... | {"Airline name": "Spirit Airlines", "Current Fleet Size": "197https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Spirit-Airlines Spirit Airlines Fleet Details and History Planespotters.net June 8, 2020", "Number of Destinations": "83", "IATA Designator": "NK", "ICAO Designator": "NKS", "Callsign": "SPIRIT WINGS", "Traded as": "S... |
Mr. Mulliner is a fictional character from the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Mr. Mulliner is a loquacious pub raconteur who, no matter what the topic of conversation, can find an appropriate (if improbable) story about a member of his family to match it.
Like much of Wodehouse's work, the Mr. Mulliner stories were... | {"First appearance": "\"The Truth about George\" (1926)", "Last appearance": "\"George and Alfred\" (1967)", "Created by": "P. G. Wodehouse", "Gender": "Male", "Nationality": "British"} |
Peter Brown (born 18 October 1939) is an English born New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament for and deputy leader of the New Zealand First party.
Biography
Early life and career
Born in England in 1939 Brown Merchant Navy and held the rank of Chief Officer and holds a sea captain's certificate. He left... | {"Name": "Peter Brown", "Term start": "21 July 1998", "Term end": "14 February 2009", "Birth date": "yes 1939 10 18", "Birth place": "Andover, Hampshire, England", "Other political party": "National Party (1984-93)"} |
is a series of crossover fighting games developed and published by Capcom, featuring characters from their own video game franchises and comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series originated as coin-operated arcade games, though later releases would be specifically developed for home consoles, handhelds, ... | {"Title": "Marvel vs. Capcom", "Image": "250px", "Caption": "Marvel vs. Capcom logo used since 2010", "Platforms": "Arcade, Dreamcast, iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Sega Saturn, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One", "Developer": "CapcomBackbone EntertainmentBac... |
Michael John Durant (born July 23, 1961) is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate. He was involved in the "Black Hawk Down" incident while serving as a U.S. Army pilot, and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.
Dura... | {"Name": "Michael Durant", "Birth name": "Michael John Durant", "Birth date": "1961 7 23", "Birth place": "Berlin, New Hampshire, U.S.", "Education": "Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (BS, MBA)", "Battles fought": "Operation Prime ChanceOperation Just CauseGulf WarOperation Gothic SerpentBattle of Mogadishu", "Imag... |
Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her breakout role in the romantic comedy film 10 (1979). Her other film credits include Richard Lang's A Change of Seasons (1980) and the ill-fated Fantasies, Tarzan, the Ape Man (both 1981), Bolero (1984), ... | {"Name": "Bo Derek", "Caption": "Derek in 2022", "Birth name": "Mary Cathleen Collins", "Birth date": "yes 1956 11 20", "Birth place": "Long Beach, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1973-present", "Spouse(s)": "John Derek 1976 1998 d. John Corbett 2020", "Notable works": "10 (1979) Tarzan, th... |
Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury, PC QC later KC (3 September 1823 - 11 December 1921) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician. He served three times as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, for a total of seventeen years.
Early life and career
Born in Pentonville, London, Giffard was the third... | {"Name": "The Earl of Halsbury", "Prime minister 2": "The Marquess of Salisbury", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord Herschell", "Successor 2": "The Lord Herschell", "Birth date": "3 September 1823", "Birth place": "Pentonville, London", "Death date": "11 December 1921 3 September 1823", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": ... |
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5... | {"Steeringsystem": "yes", "Type": "Main battle tank", "Place of origin": "Russia", "In service": "From 1992 (T-90)\n From 2004 (T-90A)\n From 2016 (T-90M)\n From 2017 (T-90MS)", "Used by": "See Operators", "Wars": "War of DagestanAlleged by a Russian newspaperSyrian Civil WarWar in DonbasSecond Nagorno-Karabakh Warh... |
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, (27 November 1812 - 4 May 1895) was an English lawyer and politician. He served twice as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
Background and education
Palmer was born at Mixbury in Oxfordshire, where his father, William Jocelyn Palmer, was rector. His mother Dorothea was daugh... | {"Name": "The Earl of Selborne", "Term start": "28 April 1880", "Term end": "9 June 1885", "Prime minister 2": "William Ewart Gladstone", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord Hatherley", "Successor 2": "The Lord Cairns", "Birth date": "yes 1812 11 27", "Birth place": "Mixbury, Oxfordshire", "Death date": "yes 1895 05 4 1812 11 2... |
John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, PC (3 December 1820 - 14 June 1894) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor-General for England, Attorney-General for England, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.
Background and education
Co... | {"Name": "The Lord Coleridge", "Image": "Lord Coleridge LCJ by EU Eddis.JPG", "Image size": "200px", "Alternative text": "The Lord Coleridge", "Image caption": "Lord Coleridge by Eden Upton Eddis", "Term start": "29 November 1880", "Term end": "14 June 1894", "Office 2": "Attorney General for England", "Monarch 2": "Qu... |
Boleslaus III ( - 1037), called the Red (; to denote a "red-haired" individual) or the Blind, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was duke of Bohemia from 999 until 1002 and briefly again during the year 1003. He was the "worst of all men who ever sat on the Bohemian throne". During his chaotic reign, Bohemia became a p... | {"Father": "Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia", "Mother": "Adiva", "Born": "965", "Died": "Poland"} |
Jaromír (died 4 November 1038), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Duke of Bohemia in 1003, from 1004 to 1012, and again from 1034 to 1035.
Early life
He was the second son of Duke Boleslaus II the Pious (d. 999). His mother may have been either one of his father's two wives: Adiva or Emma of Mělník.
In 1002, J... | {"Father": "Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia", "Mother": "Emma of Mělník", "Born": "c. 970", "Died": "Lysá nad Labem"} |
Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on the network until being canceled only two episodes into its third season. It was immediately picked up for the rest of the third seas... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "Bill Martin\n Mike Schiff", "Starring": "Donal Logue\n Megyn Price\n Kevin Corrigan\n Lynsey Bartilson\n Griffin Frazen\n Jake Burbage\n Bret Harrison\n Richard Riehle", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Film; Multi-camera", "Running time": "Approx. 22 minutes", "... |
Chubut (, ; ) is a province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east. The province's name derives from the Tehuelche word , meaning "trans... | {"Density": "auto", "Rank": "18th", "ISO 3166 code": "AR-U", "Website": "www.chubut.gov.ar"} |
Demetrios Vikelas (also Demetrius Bikelas; ; 15 February 1835Some sources use the date 1832 (Llewellyn Smith, Olympics in Athens., 84) – 20 July 1908) was a Greek businessman and writer; he was the co-founder and first President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), from 1894 to 1896.
After a childhood spent i... | {"Name": "Demetrios Vikelas", "Native name": "Δημήτριος Βικέλας", "Term start": "1894", "Term end": "1896", "Birth date": "1835 2 15 yes", "Birth place": "Ermoupoli, Greece", "Death date": "1908 07 20 1835 02 15 yes", "Death place": "Athens, Greece", "Nationality": "Greek"} |
Snickers is a chocolate bar consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts, and all encased in milk chocolate. The bars are made by the American company Mars, Inc. The annual global sales of Snickers was over $3 billion .
In the United Kingdom, Snickers was sold under the brand name Marathon until 1990. A Marath... | {"Product type": "Confectionery", "Owner": "Mars, Incorporated", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "1930; 1930", "Markets": "Worldwide", "Tagline": "Hungry? Why wait?", "Website": "http://www.snickers.com/"} |
The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps. It was inactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Div... | {"Branch": "United States", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "Division", "Nickname(s)": "\"Red Diamond\", \"Red Devils\"", "Motto(s)": "We Will", "Notablecommanders": "Bernard W. Rogers"} |
Hob Gadling, also known as Robert, Robbie, or Bobby, is a fictional character from the Sandman comic book series by Neil Gaiman. Gadling first appears in issue #13, "Men of Good Fortune". A soldier who has recently fought in the Hundred Years' War, Gadling argues with friends about the nature of death in an inn located... | {"First appearance": "The Sandman vol. 2, The Doll's House, issue #13, \"Men of Good Fortune\"", "Created by": "Neil Gaiman", "Full name": "Robert Gadling", "Nationality": "British"} |
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, first published on 5 February 1961 and published by the Telegraph Media Group, a division of Press Holdings. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, also published by the Telegraph Media Group. The Sunday Telegraph was originally a separate operation with a... | {"Type": "Weekly newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Editor": "Allister Heath", "Political alignment": "Conservative https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-explained-newspapers-10211039.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/p... |
The Amerikabomber () project was an initiative of the German Ministry of Aviation (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) to obtain a long-range strategic bomber for the Luftwaffe that would be capable of striking the United States (specifically New York City) from Germany, a round-trip distance of about . The concept was raised ... | {"Name": "Amerikabomber", "Image": "File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1995-042-37, Schwerer Bomber Messerschmitt Me 264 V1.jpgborder", "Project for": "Long-range strategic bomber", "Issuer": "Reich Air Ministry", "Service": "Luftwaffe", "Initiated": "April 1942", "Proposals": "Focke-Wulf, Heinkel, Junkers, Horten brothers and... |
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