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Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. Influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands such as the Ramones, the band crafts stripped-down songs with simple yet unconventional lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
The band has been credited with makin... | {"Origin": "Osaka, Japan", "Genres": "\"GuitarGirl\">Vallely Sasha Japanese Pop-Punk All-Girl Band Shonen Knife: Writing, Touring and Guitar Gear https://guitargirlmag.com/interviews/japanese-pop-punk-girl-band-shonen-knife-writing-touring-and-guitar-gear/ Guitar Girl May 14, 2022\nAlternative rockRobson Daniel ... |
Charles Bruce Chatwin (13 May 194018 January 1989) was an English travel writer, novelist and journalist. His first book, In Patagonia (1977), established Chatwin as a travel writer, although he considered himself instead a storyteller, interested in bringing to light unusual tales. He won the James Tait Black Memoria... | {"Born": "1940 5 13 y", "Died": "1989 1 18 1940 5 13 y", "Resting place": "Agios Nikolaos, Messenia, GreeceShakespeare 1999 573", "Occupation": "Novelist\n Travel writer\n Art and antiquities advisor", "Education": "Marlborough College", "Alma mater": "University of Edinburgh", "Period": "1977-1989"} |
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250px|right|thumb|Carpatho-Rusyn sub-groups - Prešov area Lemkos (left side) and Przemyśl area Ukrainians in folk-costumes. Photo: Village Mokre near Sanok (2007)
Carpathian Ruthenia () is ... | {"Native name": "sk Podkarpatská Rus", "Conventional long name": "Subcarpathian Rus'", "Common name": "Subcarpathian Rus'", "Capital": "Užhorod (1928-1938)Chust (1938-1939)", "Today part of": "Ukraine", "Year founded": "1928", "Year dissolved": "1939", "Historical era": "Interwar period", "Flag type": "Flag of Czechosl... |
Agnes Grey, A Novel is the debut novel of English author Anne Brontë (writing under the pen name of "Acton Bell"), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Ann... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Thomas Cautley Newby", "Media type": "Print: hardback octavo", "Followed by": "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", "Set in": "northern England, mid-19th century"} |
Better Than Chocolate is a 1999 Canadian romantic comedy film shot in Vancouver and directed by Anne Wheeler."Review of Better Than Chocolate". AfterEllen, Aug 13, 2007
Plot
Maggie (Karyn Dwyer) has moved out on her own and has started a relationship with Kim (Christina Cox). Maggie's mother Lila (Wendy Crewson) and ... | {"Directed by": "Anne Wheeler", "Written by": "Peggy Thompson", "Produced by": "Sharon McGowanPeggy Thompson", "Starring": "Wendy Crewson\n Karyn Dwyer\n Christina Cox\n Ann-Marie MacDonald\n Marya Delver\n Kevin Mundy\n Peter Outerbridge", "Cinematography": "Gregory Middleton", "Edited by": "Alison Grace", "Music by":... |
Christina Cox (born July 31, 1971) is a Canadian film and television actress and stuntwoman.
Early life
Christina Cox was born in a town on the outskirts of Toronto, the youngest of three daughters. She is Canadian of Jamaican descent. She has two older sisters, named Tracey and Melissa. OldiBlog.com, Christina Cox ... | {"Name": "Christina Cox", "Caption": "Christina Cox in West Hollywood, 2013", "Birth date": "1971 7 31", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Occupation": "Actress, stuntwoman", "Spouse(s)": "Grant Mattos 2011", "Years active": "1990-present", "Children": "1"} |
Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (; 23 June 1703 - 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska (), was Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XV from their marriage on 4 September 1725 until her death in 1768. The daughter of Stanisław Leszczyński, the deposed King of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska, her 42... | {"Born": "Trzebnica, Duchies of Silesia, Holy Roman Empire", "Died": "Palace of Versailles, Versailles, Kingdom of France", "Burial": "Basilica of St Denis, France", "Father": "Stanisław Leszczyński", "Mother": "Catherine Opalińska"} |
U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) is an American media company publishing news, consumer advice, rankings, and analysis. The company was launched in 1948 as the merger of domestic-focused weekly newspaper U.S. News and international-focused weekly magazine World Report. In 1995, the company launched 'usnews.com' and in ... | {"Founded": "1948 (merger of United States News [1933] and World Report [1946])", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C., U.S. (editorial staff)\n New York City, U.S. (advertising, sales)", "Products": "Best Colleges Ranking", "Parent": "U.S. News & World Report, L.P. (Mortimer Zuckerman)"} |
"The Enemy" is the seventh episode of the third season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 55th episode overall, first broadcast on November 6, 1989.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship ... | {"Written by": "David Kemper\n Michael Piller", "Directed by": "David Carson", "Cinematography by": "Marvin Rush", "Featured music": "Dennis McCarthy", "Running time": "45 minutes"} |
Keeneland Association, Inc. is an equine business based in Lexington, Kentucky. It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales, a horse auction complex.Keeneland Magazine - Blood-Horse Publications designation approved by Keeneland Association, Inc. It... | {"Location": "Lexington, Kentucky, United States", "Owned by": "Keeneland Association Inc.", "Date opened": "1936", "Coordinates": "38 2 44 N 84 36 38 W type:landmark inline,title", "Course type": "Flat / Thoroughbred", "Notable races": "Ashland Stakes (G1) Turf Mile Stakes (G1) Breeders' Futurity Stakes (G1) Blue Gr... |
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, (9 October 1909 - 17 May 2000) was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980.The East, The West and the Bible, Empire Club of Canada As Archbishop of Canterbury, he "revived morale within the Church of England, opened a dialogue with Rome and supported women's ordinati... | {"Church": "Church of England", "Diocese": "Canterbury", "Predecessor": "Michael Ramsey", "Successor": "Robert Runcie", "Ordination": "Arthur Winnington-Ingram", "Consecration": "Michael Ramsey", "Other post(s)": "Primate of All England", "Born": "Highgate, London, England", "Died": "Winchester, Hampshire, England", "N... |
was a Japanese painter, one of the last to paint in the style of the Kanō school. He is also considered the founder of Nihonga and was an educator who trained many Nihonga painters. Many of the painters recognized in later generations as great Nihonga masters, such as Yokoyama Taikan, Shimomura Kanzan, Hishida Shunsō a... | {"Name": "Hashimoto Gaho", "Birth date": "1835 8 21", "Birth place": "Tokyo", "Death date": "1908 1 13 1835 8 21", "Death place": "Tokyo, Japan", "Occupation": "Japanese painter"} |
John I Albert (; 27 December 1459 - 17 June 1501) was King of Poland from 1492 to his death and Duke of Głogów (Glogau) from 1491 to 1498. He was the fourth Polish sovereign from the Jagiellonian dynasty and the son of Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Austria.
Related to the House of Habsburg, John Albert was groomed to be... | {"Born": "Kraków, Kingdom of Poland", "Died": "Toruń, Kingdom of Poland", "Burial": "Wawel Cathedral, Kraków", "Father": "Casimir IV of Poland", "Mother": "Elizabeth of Austria", "Religion": "Roman Catholic"} |
Prince Pyotr Romanovich Bagration (, ; 24 September 1818 - 17 January 1876), the son of general Prince Roman Bagration, was a Russian-Georgian statesman, general and scientist who invented the first dry galvanic cell.
Biography
A descendant of the Georgian royal Bagrationi dynasty, with Georgia already annexed by t... | {"Born": "24 September 1818", "Died": "Saint Petersburg", "Allegiance": "Russian Empire Russian Empire", "Commands held": "His Majesty's Own Cossack Escort of the Russian Imperial GuardGovernor-general of the Tver Governorate (1862 - 1870)Governor-general of the Baltic governorates (1870 - 1876)"} |
Michael Jerome Irvin (born March 5, 1966) is an American sports commentator and former professional football player. He played his entire 12-year career as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Irvin played college foo... | {"Born:": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "207", "NFL Draft:": "11", "High school:": "St. Thomas Aquinas(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)", "College:": "Miami (FL) (1984-1987)"} |
Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion.
A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU and four NCAA titles indoors and outdoors. Indoors he posted eight world best... | {"Birth date": "1946 10 17", "Place of birth": "Pomona, California, United States", "Height": "1.83 m ftin on", "Weight": "80 kg lb 0 on", "Sport": "Pole vaulting", "Club": "Southern California Striders, Anaheim", "Medal templates": "the \nOlympic Games\n1968 Mexico City Pole vault\n1972 Munich Pole vault\nPan America... |
Lake Minnetonka (Dakota: Mní iá Tháŋka) is a lake located about west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lake Minnetonka has about 23 named bays and areas. The lake lies within Hennepin and Carver counties and is surrounded by 13 incorporated municipalities. At , it is Minnesota's ninth largest lake. It is a popular ... | {"Location": "Hennepin and Carver counties, Minnesota, United States", "Coordinates": "44 56 00 N 93 34 00 W type:waterbody_region:US-MN inline,title", "Primary inflows": "Six Mile Creek", "Primary outflows": "Minnehaha Creek", "Basin": "United States", "Max. depth": "113 ft m 0 on", "Shore length1": "125 mi km -1 on",... |
General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, (14 February 17557 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British soldier and politician. He notably served as Foreign Secretary under William Pitt the Younger from 1805 to 1806.
Background and educ... | {"Name": "The Earl of Mulgrave", "Image size": "200px", "Order 2": "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster", "Monarch 2": "George III", "Prime minister 2": "William Pitt the Younger", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord Pelham", "Successor 2": "Lord Hobart", "Birth date": "yes 1755 02 14", "Death date": "yes 1831 04 07 1755 02 14... |
Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr. (May 1, 1939 - December 20, 1988) was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983. Robinson is noted as the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United S... | {"Name": "Max Robinson", "Image": "MaxRobinson.gif", "Caption": "Robinson on ABC World News Tonight, 1979.", "Birth name": "Maxie Cleveland Robinson Jr.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Robinson Max Robinson Encyclopedia Britannica February 2, 2018", "Birth date": "1939 5 1http://www.blackpast.org/aah... |
Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (; 24 November 1642 - 23 May 1701) was a French naval officer and nobleman who served under King Louis XIV. Born in Paris, he was made Marshal of France in 1693. Tourville is considered by some as one of the most talented naval officers in French military history.
Militar... | {"Born": "Paris, France", "Died": "Paris, France", "Allegiance": "Kingdom of France", "Commands held": "Flotte du LevantSoleil Royal", "Awards": "25px Order of Saint Michael", "Relations": "Louise-Françoise d'Hymbercourt"} |
Cedar Lake is a lake just north of Lake Winnipegosis in Manitoba, Canada. Cedar Lake's water level is controlled by the Grand Rapids dam. The town of Grand Rapids and the First Nations town of Easterville are nearby.
The lake is known to have excellent examples of prehistoric amber fossil of cretaceous age. This type ... | {"Location": "Division No. 21,North-West Manitoba", "Coordinates": "53 19 45 N 100 10 08 W scale:1000000_region:CA_type:waterbody inline,title", "Primary inflows": "Saskatchewan River", "Primary outflows": "Saskatchewan River", "Basin": "Canada", "Max. depth": "10 m on", "Surface elevation": "253 m on"} |
The Daily Illini, commonly known as the DI, is a student-run newspaper that has been published for the community of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 1871. Weekday circulation during fall and spring semesters is 7,000; copies are distributed free at more than 100 locations throughout Champaign-Urbana.
... | {"Type": "Student newspaper", "Format": "Tabloid", "Owner(s)": "Illini Media Company", "Language": "English", "Headquarters": "University YMCA1001 S. Wright St,Champaign, Illinois 61820", "Country": "United States", "Circulation": "7,000 (when classes are in session)", "ISSN": "8750-6769", "Website": "dailyillini.com",... |
thumb|upright=1.4|Gustáv Husák (in the middle) in 1971 on a visit to the GDR. Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker are also pictured.
Gustáv Husák (, , ; 10 January 1913 - 18 November 1991) was a Slovak politician who served as the long-time First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987 and ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Dr. iur. (JUDr.)", "Name": "Gustáv Husák", "Image": "Gustáv Husák - oříznuto.JPG", "Image caption": "Husák 1980s", "Term start": "17 April 1969", "Term end": "17 December 1987", "Office 2": "President of Czechoslovakia", "Predecessor 2": "Ludvík Svoboda", "Successor 2": "Václav Havel", "Birth dat... |
General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, (26 May 1858 - 12 August 1930) was a British Army General. One of the few British survivors of the Battle of Isandlwana as a young officer, he also distinguished himself in the Second Boer War.
Smith-Dorrien held senior commands in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) durin... | {"Born": "Haresfoot, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England", "Died": "Chippenham, Wiltshire, England", "Nickname(s)": "\"Smith Doreen\"Smith D.S.D.Smithereens", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "Second ArmyII CorpsSouthern Command19th Brigade", "Awards": "Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bathhttp://... |
Arnold Chikobava (; March 14, 1898 – November 5, 1985) was a Soviet Georgian linguist and philologist best known for his contributions to Caucasian studies and for being one of the most active critics of Nicholas Marr's controversial monogenetic "Japhetic" theory of language.
Chikobava was born in the small village of... | {"Name": "Arnold Chikobava", "Birth date": "1898 3 14", "Birth place": "Sachikobavo, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire", "Death date": "November 5, 1985", "Death place": "Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union"} |
Dhu al-Kifl ( , literally "Possessor of the Portion; also spelled Dhu l-Kifl, Dhul-Kifl, Zu al-Kifl, or Zu l-Kifl) is an Islamic prophet. Although his identity is unknown, his identity has been theorised and identified as various Hebrew Bible prophets and other figures, most commonly Ezekiel.Encyclopedia of Islam, G. ... | {"Honorific prefix": "Prophet", "Name": "Dhu al-Kifl / Dhul-KiflZu al-Kifl / Zul-Kifl", "Native name": "ar ذُو الْكِفْل", "Other names": "Obadiah (ar عوبديا) (disputed)Hazqiyal (ar حزقيال) (disputed)", "Predecessor": "Irmiyyah", "Successor": "Hizqil"} |
Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. (born May 15, 1975) is a former American football linebacker who played his entire 17-year career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he earned All-America honors.
Lewis was selected by the Ravens in the fi... | {"Born:": "Bartow, Florida, U.S.", "Height:": "1", "Weight:": "240", "High school:": "Kathleen (Lakeland, Florida)", "College:": "Miami (FL) (1993-1995)", "NFL Draft:": "26"} |
Roberts Wesleyan University is a private Christian university in Rochester, New York. It was the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, is a member of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the S... | {"Motto": "Education for Character https://www.roberts.edu/about/leadership/office-of-the-president/ Office of the President www.roberts.edu March 13, 2020", "Type": "Private", "Endowment": "$33.9 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Mar... |
Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, and Rothschild.
As of the 2020 census, Wausau had a population of 39,994. It is th... | {"Land": "19.22", "Water": "1.11", "Density": "2081.1", "Metro density": "134063", "DST": "-5", "Website": "www.wausauwi.gov"} |
The North Carolina General Assembly of 2001-2002 met during 2001 and 2002 in the State capital of Raleigh, North Carolina. Members of the 2001-2002 House and Senate were elected on November 7, 2000. This session of the General Assembly was the last in which some house and senate districts elected multiple representati... | {"Legislative body": "North Carolina General Assembly", "Jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "Meeting place": "State Legislative Building in Raleigh", "Term": "2001-02", "Members": "119 Representatives", "Party control": "Democratic Party"} |
thumb|Headquarters of Nishinippon Shimbun in Fukuoka.
The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by the . As of 2022, it had a circulation of about 467,000 (total of morning and evening editions). It is headquartered in Fukuoka, which accounts for the bulk of its circulation, and is also sold throughout Kyū... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm)", "Political alignment": "Centrist", "Owner(s)": "The Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd.", "Publisher": "Takao Kawasaki", "Language": "Japanese", "Circulation": "Morning edition: 427,855 Evening edition: 40,677 (ABC Japan, average for May 2022)", "Headqua... |
is a Japanese newspaper published by The Chunichi Shimbun Company. The group publishes newspapers under the brand name of The Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and under The Chunichi Shimbun in the Nagoya Metropolitan Area. The group's combined daily morning circulation is 2.3 million. As of July 2021, ac... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Blanket (54.6 cm × 40.65 cm)", "Political alignment": "Centre-left to left-wing2019-11-15 池上彰が解説｢今さら聞けない新聞の読み方｣ https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/312181 2023-04-03 東洋経済オンライン jaProgressivismSocial liberalismSocial democracyEnvironmentalism", "Owner(s)": "Chunichi Shimbun Co., ... |
, previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day.
It is an affiliate newspaper of Yomiuri Shimbun.
Reports
19 September 1939: SS Scharnhorst
The Hochi Shimbun newspaper was mentioned in an article in The Singapore Free Press and Mercant... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "Hochi Shimbun Co.", "Headquarters": "Minato, Tokyo, Japan", "Website": "http://www.hochi.co.jp/", "Language": "Japanese"} |
The Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was, for several decades, the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, until surpassed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of 1-minute sustained winds, until surpassed by Hurricane Allen in 1980, and th... | {"Name": "Hurricane Three", "Image": "Labor Day hurricane 1935-09-04 weather map.gif", "Caption": "Weather Bureau surface weather map of the hurricane moving up the west coast of Florida", "Formed": "1935 08 29", "Extratropical": "1935 09 10"} |
The Korea Times is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacturer. Since the late 1950s, it had been published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, but fo... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Print, online", "Founder(s)": "Helen Kim", "Owner(s)": "Hankook Ilbo, under Dongwha Enterprise", "Website": "koreatimes.co.kr/", "Language": "English", "Political alignment": "Centre"} |
is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun. In 2014, it had a circulation of 1,270,000. The newspaper is known by its nickname .
Relating sports teams
Kanto area - Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Nippon Professional Baseball)
Kansai area - Hanshin Tigers & Orix Buffaloes (Nippon Professional B... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd.", "Language": "Japanese", "Headquarters": "Tokyo & Osaka", "Website": "www.sanspo.com"} |
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre is a historic movie theater located at 6706 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Opened in 1922, it is an early example of a lavish movie palace and is noted as having been the site of the first-ever Hollywood film premiere. From 1998 until 2020, it was owned and operated by... | {"Location": "1650-1654 McCadden Pl &6706-6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California", "Coordinates": "34 06 03 N 118 20 11 W type:landmark inline,title", "Built": "1922", "Architectural style(s)": "Egyptian Revival", "Governing body": "Private", "Owner": "NetflixNetflix Closes Deal to Buy Hollywood's Egy... |
thumb|right|330px|A root of cultivated Korean ginseng (P. ginseng)
Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus Panax, such as Korean ginseng (P. ginseng), South China ginseng (P. notoginseng), and American ginseng (P. quinquefolius), characterized by the presence of ginsenosides and gintonin. Ginseng is common in th... | {"Infobox title": "Ginseng", "Name in traditional characters": "1. 人蔘2. 野山參3. 水參4. 白參5. 紅參", "Name in simplified characters": "1. 人参2. 野山参3. 水參4. 白蔘5. 红蔘", "Literal meaning": "human root (ginseng) wild mountain root (wild ginseng) water root (fresh ginseng) white root (dried ginseng) red root (dried steamed ginseng)", ... |
The Mariel boatlift () was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980. The term "" (plural "Marielitos") is used to refer to these refugees in both Spanish and English. While the exodus was triggered by a sharp downturn in the Cuban econ... | {"Title": "Mariel boatlift", "Part of": "the Cuban exodus", "Image caption": "Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel boatlift crisis in 1980", "Also known as": "Exodo del Mariel (English: Mariel exodus)"} |
The (short for ) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the It has the seventh-highest circulation among regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is behind Yomiuri Shimbun, Seikyo Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, the Nikkei, Nikkan Gendai, and Tokyo Sport... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm)", "Owner(s)": "Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. (mostly owned by Fuji Media Holdings)", "Publisher": "Takamitsu Kumasaka", "Political alignment": "\"Conservative1\">Associated Press says \"the conservative Sankei Shimbun\" https://www.apnews.com/ecf1711daab94b... |
thumb|Headquarters of the Hokkaido Shimbun Press in Sapporo.
The , which is often abbreviated as , is a Japanese language daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by . As of June 2022, its morning edition has a circulation of 840,000. It was first published in Sapporo in 1887.
See also
Liberalism in Japan
... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Blanket (54.6 cm x 40.65 cm)", "Owner(s)": "The Hokkaido Shimbun Press", "Publisher": "Ikuo Kikuchi", "Language": "Japanese", "Circulation": "Morning edition: 840,000 Evening edition: 250,000 (Japan ABC, average for January-June 2022)", "Headquarters": "Sapporo", "Website": "http... |
is a Japanese language daily newspaper. The company is associated with the Shizuoka Broadcasting System (SBS) group.
The newspaper was founded on December 1, 1941, by the merger of the with the , , , and the . The first color edition was printed in 1961. From May 10, 1964, the Sunday and holiday evening editions wer... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "-->", "Founder(s)": "-->", "Language": "Japanese", "Headquarters": "3-1-1 Toro, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, Japan", "Circulation": "2021", "Website": "http://www.at-s.com/", "Country": "Japan", "City": "Shizuoka"} |
Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pierce (vocals, guitar), Doggen Foster (guitar) and Kevin Bales (drums and percuss... | {"Origin": "Rugby, England, United Kingdom", "Genres": "Space rock\n neo-psychedelia\n experimental rock\n garage rock", "Labels": "Dedicated Records\nDouble Six\nFat Possum\nBella Union", "Members": "Jason Pierce\n Doggen Foster\n John Coxon\n Kevin Bales\n Greg Coulson \n James Stelfox", "Website": "spiritualized.com... |
Rickenbacker International Airport is a civil-military public airport south of downtown Columbus, near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The south end of the airport extends into Pickaway County. The base was named for flying ace and Columbus native Eddie Rickenbacker. It is managed by the ... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Hub": "AirNet Express\nAmerijet International", "Serves": "Greater Columbus", "Location": "Franklin / Pickaway counties, near Columbus, Ohio", "AMSL": "227", "Coordinates": "39 48 50 N 082 55 40 W type:airport_region:US", "Public transit access": "COTA 22 24, Great Blue, Red, Green shuttles"... |
Spring Arbor University (SAU) is a private Free Methodist university in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Developing from an earlier academy and junior college, in 1963 it began offering bachelor's degrees. Attaining university status in 1994, it is the second-largest evangelical Christian university in Michigan. The university ... | {"Motto": "Fides, Vivens, Discens (Latin)", "Type": "Private university", "Accreditation": "Higher Learning Commission", "Endowment": "$19.2 Million (2019)As of June 30, 2019. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx? U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Par... |
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a US non-governmental, and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1976 by couple Millard and Linda Fuller. Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organization. The international operational headquarters are located... | {"Type": "Non-profit, interest group", "Location": "Administrative headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.\n Global/international headquarters: Americus, Georgia, U.S.", "Services": "\"Building simple, decent and affordable housing\"", "Website": "http://www.habitat.org/"} |
The governor-general of Mauritius () was the representative of the Mauritian monarch in Mauritius from the country's independence in 1968 until it became a Commonwealth republic in 1992.Mauritius Republic Bill [Lords], Hansard, HC Deb 04 June 1992 vol 208 cc1006-19
The governor-general was appointed solely on the advi... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Mauritius", "Flag size": "150px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Mauritius", "Status": "Abolished", "Style": "His Excellency", "Residence": "State House", "Appointer": "Monarch of Mauritius", "Date of formation": "12 March 1968"... |
The president of the Republic of Mauritius () is the head of state of the Republic of Mauritius. Mauritius is a parliamentary republic, and the president functions as a ceremonial figurehead, elected by the National Assembly as set out by the Constitution of Mauritius. The current office-holder is Prithvirajsing Roopun... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic of Mauritius", "Native name": "Président de la République de Maurice", "Flag size": "125px", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Presidential standard of Mauritius", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential coat of arms", "Image size": "165px", "Incumben... |
The following is a list of presidents of Mozambique, since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.
The current president is Filipe Nyusi. Nyusi was inaugurated for his first term as the fourth president of Mozambique on 15 January 2015, and for his second, final term on 15 January 2020.
Term limits
As o... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of Mozambique", "Insignia image": "Presidential Standard of Mozambique.svgborder", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential standard", "Image size": "175px", "Incumbent": "Filipe Nyusi", "Incumbent since": "15 January 2015", "Residence": "Palácio da Ponta Ve... |
Central Christian College of Kansas is a private evangelical Christian college in McPherson, Kansas, United States. Central Christian is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church.About CCC of KS
Athletics
The Central Christian athletic teams are called the Tigers. The college is a member of the National Association of... | {"Motto": "Christ-Centered Education for Character", "Type": "Private college", "President": "Lenny Favara", "Accreditation": "Higher Learning Commission", "Website": "www.centralchristian.edu"} |
Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (born July 20, 1969), better known by her stage name Vitamin C, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. She began her career as an Ivory soap baby and child actress, appearing in John Waters' film Hairspray (1988), and continued to appear in minor roles in films ... | {"Name": "Vitamin C", "Caption": "Vitamin C at the premiere of Get Over It in 2001", "Birth name": "Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick", "Birth date": "1969 7 20", "Birth place": "Old Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.", "Alma mater": "New York University", "Occupation": "Singer-songwriter record producer dancer actress executive", "Module... |
The governor-general of Nigeria was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Colonial Nigeria from 1954 to 1960, and after Nigerian independence in 1960, the representative of the Nigerian head of state.
The office was created on 1 October 1954, when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was created... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Nigeria", "Insignia image": "150px|border", "Insignia caption": "Standard in Colonial Nigeria (1954-1960)", "Flag image": "150px|border", "Flag caption": "Flag in independent Nigeria (1960-1963)", "Status": "Abolished", "Department": "Viceregal", "Style": "His Excellency", "Residen... |
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (often shortened to Dolby Labs and known simply as Dolby) is a company specializing in audio noise reduction, audio encoding/compression, spatial audio, and HDR imaging. Dolby licenses its technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers.
History
Dolby Labs was founded by Ray Dolby (1933-201... | {"Type": "Public company", "Founded": "1965 5 18 in London, England", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Audio encoding/compression Audio noise reduction", "Products": "see Technologies\n Organizations\n Dolby Digital\n Brands\n Dolby Surround/Pro Logic/Pro Logic II\n Dolby SR\n Dolby Stereo\n Dolby Surround 7.1\n D... |
This article contains a list of kings of Rwanda. The Kingdom of Rwanda was ruled by sovereigns titled mwami (plural abami), and was one of the oldest and the most centralized kingdoms in the history of Central and East Africa.
Its state and affairs before King Gihanga I is largely unconfirmed and highly shrouded in my... | {"Style": "His", "First monarch": "Gihanga I", "Last monarch": "Kigeli V Ndahindurwa", "Formation": "Unknown (ancient times)", "Abolition": "28 January 1961", "Appointer": "Royal Council of Abiru", "Pretender(s)": "Prince Emmanuel Bushayija"} |
This article lists the presidents of Rwanda since the creation of the office in 1961 (during the Rwandan Revolution), to the present day.
The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, and appoints the prime mini... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic of Rwanda", "Flag size": "125", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Paul Kagame", "Incumbent since": "22 April 2000 Acting: 24 March - 22 April 2000", "Style": "Mr President(informal)His Excellency(diplomatic)",... |
The president of Senegal (French: Président du Sénégal) is the head of state and head of government of Senegal. In accordance with the constitutional reform of 2001 and since a referendum that took place on 20 March 2016, the president is elected for a 5-year term, with a limit of two consecutive terms. The following i... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of SenegalPrésident de laRépublique du Sénégal", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of Arms of Senegal", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Macky Sall", "Incumbent since": "2 April 2012", "Residence": "Palace of the Republic", "Term length": "5 years, renewa... |
This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Seychelles. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.
Presidents (1976-present)
PortraitNameElectedTerm of officePolitical partyTook office... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of Seychelles", "Insignia image": "Flag of the President of Seychelles.svgborder", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Wavel Ramkalawan", "Incumbent since": "26 October 2020", "Residence": "State House, Vi... |
The president of the Republic of Sierra Leone is the head of state and the head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
As the head of the executive branch of the Sierra Leone government, the president implements laws passed by parliament. The president has influence espec... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Republic of Sierra Leone", "Insignia size": "150", "Insignia caption": "Seal of the President", "Flag size": "150", "Flag caption": "Presidential standard", "Incumbent": "Julius Maada Wonie Bio", "Incumbent since": "4 April 2018", "Style": "His/Her Excellency", "Residence": "State Hou... |
Georgia Byng (born 6 September 1965) is a British children's writer, educator, illustrator, actress and film producer. Since 1995 she has published thirteen children’s books, and co-written and co-produced one film. Byng has won The Stockton Children’s Book Award, The Sheffield Children’s Book Award, The Massachusetts ... | {"Born": "1965 09 06 y", "Occupation": "Novelist illustrator actress film producer", "Education": "Westonbirt School", "Alma mater": "Central School of Speech and Drama", "Children": "3", "Relatives": "Christopher Bland (step-father) \nArchie Bland (half-brother) \nJamie Byng (brother)"} |
This article lists the heads of state of Sudan since the country's independence in 1956.
History of the office
Since independence was proclaimed on 1 January 1956, six individuals (and three multi-member sovereignty councils) have served as head of state of Sudan, currently under the title President of the Republic o... | {"Post": "Presidency", "Body": "the Republic of the Sudan", "Native name": "ar رئاسة الجمهورية السودان", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Presidential Standard", "Incumbent": "Transitional Sovereignty Council", "Incumbent since": "11 November 2021", "Department": "Executive branch of the Sudanese GovernmentHead o... |
This is a list of presidents of Togo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day.
A total of four people have served as president (not counting one acting president and two interim military officeholders). Additionally, one person, Faure Gnassingbé, has served on two non-consecutive occasi... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theTogolese Republic", "Native name": "fr Président de laRépublique togolaise", "Flag size": "125px", "Flag caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Faure Gnassingbé", "Incumbent since": "4 May 2005", "Type": "Head of state", "Residence": "New Presidential P... |
Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam. The script was written by David Koepp, whose screenplay was inspired by news co... | {"Directed by": "David Fincher", "Written by": "David Koepp", "Produced by": "Gavin Polone\n Judy Hofflund\n David Koepp\n Ceán Chaffin", "Starring": "Jodie Foster\n Forest Whitaker\n Dwight Yoakam\n Jared Leto\n Kristen Stewart", "Cinematography": "Conrad W. Hall\n Darius Khondji", "Edited by": "James Haygood\n Angus ... |
The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force.
The incumbent Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986 and is the longest serving pres... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of Uganda", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Presidential Standard", "Image size": "170px", "Incumbent": "Yoweri Museveni", "Incumbent since": "29 January 1986", "Type": "Head of stateHead of government", "Residence": "State House, Entebbe", "Term length": "No term limit... |
General Joseph Wood Ralston (born November 4, 1943) is currently the United States Special Envoy for countering the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and holds senior positions in various defense related corporations. He was previously a career officer in the United States Air Force, and served as the fourth vice chairman ... | {"Born": "Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "Supreme Allied Commander EuropeVice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffAir Combat CommandAlaskan Command56th Tactical Training Wing68th Tactical Fighter Squadron", "Awards": "Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2)Air Force Dist... |
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven others: Dr. Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Sata, Edgar L... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theRepublic of Zambia", "Insignia image": "Flag of the President of Zambia.svgborder", "Insignia size": "125px", "Insignia caption": "Presidential Flag", "Image size": "165px", "Incumbent": "Hakainde Hichilema", "Incumbent since": "24 August 2021", "Residence": "State House", "Term length... |
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broa... | {"Name": "M. Venkaiah Naidu", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Office 2": "Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation", "Predecessor 2": "Kamal Nath (Urban Development)Girija Vyas (Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation)", "Prime minister 2": "Narendra Modi", "Successor ... |
alt=|thumb|The Journal Building, associated with journalism at least since 1899Polk's Seattle City Directory 1899, Polk's Seattle Directory Co., 1899, p. 797 and home of the Bulletin / Journal at least since 1918.Summary for 83 Columbia ST / Parcel ID 7666202580, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Accessed online Nov... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper (excluding Sundays)", "Owner(s)": "-->", "Founder(s)": "-->", "Publisher": "Phil Brown", "Language": "English", "Headquarters": "83 Columbia StreetSeattle, Washington", "Circulation": "2023", "Website": "http://www.djc.com/ djc.com"} |
The prime minister of Barbados is the head of government of Barbados. The prime minister is appointed by the president under the terms of the Constitution. As the nominal holder of executive authority, the president holds responsibility for conducting parliamentary elections and for proclaiming one of the candidates as... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "Barbados", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Barbados", "Flag size": "125px", "Flag caption": "Standard of the prime minister of Barbados", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Mia Mottley", "Incumbent since": "25 May 2018", "Style": "The Honourable", "Ty... |
The governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda is the representative of the monarch of Antigua and Barbuda, currently King Charles III. The official residence of the governor-general is Government House.
The position of governor-general was established when Antigua and Barbuda gained independence on 1 November 1981.
Lis... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Antigua and Barbuda", "Flag size": "150px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Flag border": "yes", "Insignia size": "70px", "Insignia caption": "Emblem", "Image size": "150px", "Incumbent": "Rodney Williams", "Incumbent since": "14 August 2014", "Department": "Vicero... |
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is the head of government of the Antigua and Barbuda. The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda is appointed by the Governor-General under the terms of the Constitution.
The executive branch of government is established in section 68 of the constitution, and it is vested in t... | {"Post": "Prime Minister", "Body": "Antigua and Barbuda", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda", "Incumbent": "Gaston Browne", "Incumbent since": "13 June 2014", "Style": "The Right HonourableHis Excellency (diplomatic)", "Member of": "Cabinet, National Security Council", "Reports to": "Governor-Gen... |
Arthur William Radford (27 February 1896 - 17 August 1973) was an admiral and naval aviator of the United States Navy. In over 40 years of military service, Radford held a variety of positions including the vice chief of Naval Operations, commander of the United States Pacific Fleet and later the second chairman of the... | {"Born": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Died": "Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.", "Commands held": "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffUnited States Pacific FleetVice Chief of Naval OperationsSecond Task FleetCarrier Division ElevenAviation Training DivisionNaval Air Station SeattleVF-1B", "Awards": "Navy Distinguished Service... |
Ta Prohm (, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Ancestor Brahma") is the modern name of a temple near the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia, approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray. It was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th century and early 13th century and was originally... | {"Location": "Angkor", "Geographic coordinates": "13 26 06 N 103 53 21 E type:landmark_region:KH inline,title", "Affiliation": "Mahayana Buddhism", "Country": "Cambodia", "Completed": "1186"} |
Teng Li-chun (; 29 January 1953 - 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, actress, musician and philanthropist. Referred to by some as the "Eternal Queen of Asian Pop," she is considered one of the most successful and influential Asian pop singers of all time.Sources:
Teng is recogn... | {"Name": "Teresa Teng", "Caption": "Teng in 1979", "Native name": "鄧麗君", "Native name language": "zh-Hant", "Birth name": "Teng Li-yun (zh-hant 鄧麗筠)", "Birth date": "y 1953 01 29", "Birth place": "Baozhong, Yunlin, Taiwan", "Death date": "y 1995 05 8 1953 01 29", "Death place": "Chiang Mai, Thailand", "Burial place": "... |
Blade Warrior is a beat 'em up video game, released in 1991 by Image Works for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The game was created by Jason Kingsley.
Gameplay
The game is a mix of adventuring and battling, in which players are tasked with collecting magical items and exploring the landscape of the game via the in-game m... | {"Title": "Blade Warrior", "Publisher": "Image WorksBlade Warrior (Game) - Giant Bomb http://www.giantbomb.com/blade-warrior/3030-9570/ www.giantbomb.com CBS Interactive Inc. 25 June 2016", "Platforms": "Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari ST", "Released": "1991", "Genre": "Beat 'em up", "Modes": "Single-player"} |
Jiajing (28 January 1522 - 8 February 1567) was the era name of the Jiajing Emperor, the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. The Ming dynasty used the era name Jiajing for a total of 45 years. It was the second-longest used era name in the Ming dynasty. "Jiajing" was derived from the words 嘉靖殷邦 (Translated: "...... | {"Infobox title": "Jiajing", "Name in Chinese": "嘉靖", "Pinyin transcription": "Jiājìng", "Wade-Giles": "Chia-ching", "Literal meaning": "\"admirable tranquility\""} |
Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 - 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish and international critics. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress f... | {"Name": "Ingrid Thulin", "Caption": "Thulin in 1952", "Birth name": "Ingrid Lilian Thulin", "Birth date": "1926 01 27 y", "Birth place": "Sollefteå, Sweden", "Death date": "2004 01 07 1926 01 27 y", "Death place": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Alma mater": "Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola", "Occupation": "Actress, film... |
Hirth Engines GmbH is an engine manufacturer based in Benningen, Germany. It is currently a part of the UMS Aero Group. Hirth began manufacturing aero engines in the 1920s, was taken over by Heinkel in WWII to develop the Heinkel-Hirth jet engines, and today specialises in small two-stroke engines for light aircraft an... | {"Founded": "1920", "Industry": "Aerospace", "Products": "Aircraft engines", "Parent": "Hans Göbler", "Website": "http://hirthengines.com/"} |
Matthew Owen John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor (born 3 January 1963) is a British politician who has been a life peer in the House of Lords since 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he previously served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and St Austell (Truro, 1987-1997) in Cornwall from 1987 until he... | {"Name": "The Lord Taylor of Goss Moor", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "12 June 2003", "Term end": "5 May 2005", "Office 2": "Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal", "Birth date": "yes 1963 1 3", "Nationality": "British", "Other political party": "Liberal (until 1988)", "Spouse(s)": "Vic... |
Gareth Richard Thomas (born 15 July 1967) is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harrow West since 1997. He is currently Shadow Minister for Trade on the Opposition frontbench. Thomas served as Minister of State for International Development and Minister of State for Trade, I... | {"Name": "Gareth Thomas", "Term start": "10 April 2020", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Office 2": "Shadow Minister for Local Government", "Leader 2": "Jeremy Corbyn", "Successor 2": "Jim McMahon", "Birth date": "1967 07 15 yes", "Birth place": "Harrow, London, England", "Nationality": "British", "Alma ma... |
Gareth Thomas (born 25 September 1954) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Clwyd West from 1997 to 2005.
Early life
Born in Penygroes, Gwynedd, Thomas is the son of a toolmaker. Although brought up on Merseyside, he is a fluent Welsh language speaker. He went to Rock Fer... | {"Name": "Gareth Thomas", "Image": "Gareth Thomas Clwyd and Aberconwy Count National Assembly Election 2016.JPG", "Image caption": "Thomas in 2016", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1954 9 25 y", "Birth place": "Penygroes, Gwynedd", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "Aberyst... |
Sir Stephen Creswell Timms (born 29 July 1955) is a British politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2006 to 2007. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ham, formerly Newham North East, since 1994.
Timms served in the New Labour governments of Tony Blair and ... | {"Name": "Stephen Timms", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2020", "Term start": "29 January 2020", "Birth name": "Stephen Creswell Timms", "Birth date": "1955 7 29 y", "Birth place": "Oldham, England", "Spouse(s)": "Hui-Leng Lim 1986", "Alma mater": "Emmanuel College, Cambridge", "Official website": "https://www.st... |
Simon Patrick Tipping (born 24 October 1949) is a British politician who served as Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner from 2012 to 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood from 1992 to 2010.
Early life
Tipping was born in Halifax. He went to Hipperholme Grammar Schoo... | {"Name": "Paddy Tipping", "Term start": "22 November 2012", "Term end": "12 May 2021", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "Office established", "Successor 2": "Stephen Twigg", "Birth date": "yes 1949 10 24", "Birth place": "Halifax, West Yorkshire, England", "Alma mater": "University of Nottingham (BA, ... |
Mark Wainwright Todd (born 29 December 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire from 1997 to 2010.
Todd became the Chairman of Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in January 2014.
Early life and career
Todd's grandfather Alfred Todd was a Conservativ... | {"Name": "Mark Todd", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1954 12 29 y", "Birth place": "Dorchester, Dorset, England", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Sarah Todd", "Alma mater": "Emmanuel College, Cambridge", "Official website": "www.marktodd.org.uk (Constituency matters)"} |
Jennifer Louise Tonge, Baroness Tonge (née Smith; born 19 February 1941) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park in London from 1997 to 2005. In June 2005 she was made a life peer as Baroness Tonge, of Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames,... | {"Name": "The Baroness Tonge", "Term start": "27 June 2005", "Term end": "19 February 2021Life Peerage", "Office 2": "Member of Parliament for Richmond Park", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established", "Other political party": "Liberal Party (1959Kennedy Dominic https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jihad-jenny-quits-l... |
Michael St John Trend, CBE (born 19 April 1952) is a British former Conservative politician and journalist who was a member of parliament from 1992 to 2005, when he stood down after an expenses scandal.
Early life
He is the son of Lord Trend, the former Cabinet Secretary. He attended the independent Westminster School... | {"Name": "Michael Trend", "Birth date": "1952 04 19 yes", "Birth place": "Greenwich, England", "Spouse(s)": "Jill Kershaw", "Alma mater": "Oriel College, Oxford"} |
Jon Hedley Trickett (born 2 July 1950) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election. He was Shadow Lord President of the Council from 2016 to 2020 and served as Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2011 to 2013 and 2017 t... | {"Name": "Jon Trickett", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "27 June 2016", "Term end": "5 April 2020", "Leader 2": "Ed Miliband", "Predecessor 2": "Tessa Jowell", "Successor 2": "Michael Dugher", "Birth name": "Jon Hedley Trickett", "Birth date": "1950 7 2 y", "Birth place": "Leeds, England", "O... |
GNOWSYS (Gnowledge Networking and Organizing system) is a specification for a generic distributed network based memory/knowledge management. It is developed as an application for developing and maintaining semantic web content. It is written in Python. It is implemented as a Django app. The GNOWSYS project was launched... | {"Developer(s)": "The GNU Project", "Type": "Semantic computing", "License": "AGPL-3.0-or-later", "Website": "www.gnu.org/software/gnowsys/"} |
Paul Anthony Truswell (born 17 November 1955) is an English Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Pudsey from 1997 to 2010.
Born in Sheffield, Truswell moved to Leeds at 18 to study History at the University of Leeds and initially worked as a journalist for the Yorkshire Evening Post for a d... | {"Name": "Paul Truswell", "Term start": "2 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Office 2": "Leeds City Councillorfor Headingley Ward", "Predecessor 2": "Ernest Millet", "Successor 2": "David Black", "Birth date": "1955 11 17 yes", "Birth place": "Sheffield, England", "Nationality": "English", "Spouse(s)": "Suzanne"... |
Anne Katherine Carnell (née Knowlman; born 30 May 1955) is an Australian businesswoman and former Liberal Party politician, who served as the third Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from 1995 to 2000.
Early life and pharmacy career
Carnell was born on 30 May 1955, in Brisbane, Queensland. Her p... | {"Name": "Kate Carnell", "Nationality": "Australian", "Image caption": "Carnell in 2009", "Term start": "2 March 1995", "Term end": "18 October 2000", "Order 2": "Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly", "Birth name": "Anne Katherine Frazer", "Birth date": "yes 1955 5 30", "Birth place": "Brisb... |
Andrew John Turner (born 24 October 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as its vice-chairman from 2003 until 2005.
Born in Coventry, Turner was educated at Rugby School and Keble College, Oxford... | {"Name": "Andrew Turner", "Image": "Andrew Turner outside Downing Street (cropped).JPG", "Term start": "7 June 2001", "Term end": "3 May 2017", "Birth date": "1953 10 24 yes", "Birth place": "Coventry, Warwickshire, England", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "Keble College, Oxford"} |
Giovonnie Lavette Samuels (born November 13, 1985) is an American actress and voice artist best known for her role as Nia Moseby in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and for being a series regular on All That (where she was replaced by Kianna Underwood who replaced Jamie Lynn Spears on All That in 2005).
Life and career
S... | {"Name": "Giovonnie Samuels", "Birth name": "Giovonnie Lavette Samuels", "Birth date": "1985 11 13", "Birth place": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress, voice artist", "Years active": "2000-present"} |
Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (26 August 1942 - 25 February 2014) was a British Labour Co-operative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South East from 1987 to 2005.
Early life
Turner was born in Bradley in the Black Country and lived there his entire life. He was the son of Thomas Herb... | {"Name": "The Lord Bilston", "Office 2": "Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal", "Birth name": "Dennis Turner", "Birth date": "1942 08 26 yes", "Birth place": "Bradley, West Midlands, England", "Death date": "2014 02 25 1942 08 26 yes", "Death place": "Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England", "Nationality": "Britis... |
The Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, established by the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) in 1999. It serves as a centre of strategic and operational research and provides professional military education to intermediate- and senior-level officers and government ... | {"Motto": "Ad securitatem patriarum (Latin: For the fatherlands’ security)", "Type": "Military college", "Students": "Approx. 80August 2018", "Website": "http://www.baltdefcol.org"} |
Desmond Stanley Turner (born 17 July 1939) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brighton Kemptown from 1997 to 2010.
Early life
He was educated at Luton Grammar School (now known as Luton Sixth Form College) on Bradgers Hill Road in Luton. At Imperial College London, he gained... | {"Name": "Des Turner", "Term start": "2 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "1939 07 17 yes", "Birth place": "Southampton, Hampshire, UK", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Lynn Rogers", "Alma mater": "Imperial College London, University College, London"} |
John Derek Twigg (born 9 July 1959) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halton in Cheshire since the 1997 general election.
Early life
Twigg was born in Widnes, Lancashire and attended Bankfield High School in Widnes, and afterwards Halton College of Further Educati... | {"Name": "Derek Twigg", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2017", "Term start": "6 September 2006", "Term end": "5 October 2008", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Schools", "Prime minister 2": "Tony Blair", "Predecessor 2": "Stephen Twigg", "Successor 2": "The Lord Adonis", "Birth date": "yes 19... |
John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until 1979, billed until then as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry for ; retrieved 24 January 2010. His career has mostly be... | {"Name": "John FarnhamAO", "Caption": "Farnham in 2014", "Birth name": "John Peter Farnham", "Birth date": "yes 1949 07 01", "Birth place": "Dagenham, Essex, England", "Occupation": "Singer songwriter musician", "Years active": "1964-present", "Spouse(s)": "Jillian Billman 11 April 1973", "Children": "Robert James", "M... |
Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, (born 29 October 1941) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from February to October 1974 and from 1992 to 2005, and sat in the House of Lords as a life peer until October 2021.
Education
He was privately educated at the independent... | {"Name": "The Lord Tyler", "Term start": "13 May 2005", "Term end": "28 October 2021Life Peerage", "Office 2": "Chairman of the Liberal Party", "Leader 2": "David Steel", "Predecessor 2": "Geoff Tordoff", "Successor 2": "Timothy Clement-Jones", "Birth date": "yes 1941 10 29", "Birth place": "South Devon, England", "Alm... |
William Tynan (born 18 August 1940) is a retired Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton South from 1999 to 2005, having won the Hamilton South by-election to replace the ennobled George Robertson.
Early life
The son of James and Mary Tynan, he attended St Mungo... | {"Name": "Bill Tynan", "Term start": "23 September 1999", "Term end": "11 April 2005", "Birth date": "1940 08 18 yes", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth Mathieson"} |
Andrew Guy Tyrie, Baron Tyrie, (born 15 January 1957) is a British politician and former chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester from 1997 to 2017. Tyrie was previously a special adviser at HM Treasury and chair of the Treasury... | {"Name": "The Lord Tyrie", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2020", "Term start": "20 June 2018", "Term end": "1 September 2020", "Office 2": "Chair of the Treasury Select Committee", "Predecessor 2": "John McFall", "Successor 2": "Nicky Morgan\nyes Shadow portfolios\n border:1px dashed lightgreyyes\n Shadow Paymas... |
Martin John Salter (born 19 April 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Reading West from 1997 to 2010.
Early life and career
Born to Ray and Naomi Salter in Hampton, Middlesex, he received a grammar school education before attending the University of Sussex, though he left b... | {"Name": "Martin Salter", "Term start": "2 May 1997", "Term end": "12 April 2010", "Birth date": "yes 1954 04 19", "Birth place": "Hampton, Middlesex, UK", "Nationality": "British"} |
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