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Rex Levi Baker was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninety-first House district, including constituents in Forsyth, Stokes and Surry counties. A retired business owner from King, North Carolina, Baker was defeated in the 2004 Republican primary by Bryan Holloway.High S... | {"Name": "Rex Baker", "Image": "RexLBaker.JPG", "Image size": "180px", "Term start": "January 1, 1995", "Term end": "January 1, 2005", "Alma mater": "Wake Forest University (BBA)University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MBA)https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5939/rex-baker The Voter's Self Defense Sy... |
George Milton Holmes (June 20, 1929 - December 31, 2009) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 92nd House district, including constituents in eastern Surry, northern Iredell and Yadkin counties. A retiree from Hamptonville, North Carolina, Holmes began serving his six... | {"Name": "George M. Holmes", "Image size": "180px", "Predecessor 2": "William Edward Stevens, Jr. John Walter Brown Jester L. Haynes", "Successor 2": "Eugene Morrison White Albert Jennings Martin", "Birth date": "1929 6 20", "Birth place": "Mount Airy, North Carolina", "Death date": "2009 12 31 1929 6 20", "Death pl... |
ShareReactor was an index site for files on the eDonkey network and Torrent files. ShareReactor did not host any files; instead, the links it contained were accessible through an eDonkey network and BitTorrent client. The site was taken down by Swiss Police on March 10, 2004, due to the suspicion of breach of copyright... | {"URL": "ShareReactor.com", "Available in": "English; Forum contains multiple language sections", "Launched": "2001 8 5", "Current status": "Closed"} |
William C. McGee (born February 21, 1936 in King, North Carolina) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 75th House district, including constituents in Forsyth county. McGee is a retired stockbroker from Clemmons, North Carolina.
Electoral history
2010
2008
2006... | {"Name": "Bill McGee", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth date": "1936 2 21 yes", "Birth place": "King, North Carolina", "Residence": "Clemmons, North Carolina"} |
Joseph Leonard Kiser (born August 20, 1933) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the State of North Carolina's mountainous ninety-seventh House district, which mostly included Lincoln County. Mr. Kiser served in the State House from the late 1980s until 2009.
Joe Kiser ... | {"Name": "Joe Kiser", "Image size": "180px", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2007", "Birth name": "Joseph Leonard Kiser", "Birth date": "1933 08 20", "Residence": "Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S."} |
Drew Paschal Saunders (born June 9, 1938) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly where he represented the state's ninety-ninth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. Saunders was defeated in the 2008 Democratic primary by Nick Mackey with Mackey receiving 53% of the ... | {"Name": "Drew Saunders", "Term start": "January 1, 1997", "Term end": "January 1, 2009", "Birth name": "Drew Paschal Saunders", "Birth date": "1938 6 9", "Birth place": "Lilesville, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wake Forest University, Babcock Business School"} |
John W. Rhodes is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. A real estate broker from Huntersville, North Carolina, Rhodes represented the 98th district. He was defeated in the 2006 Republican primary by Thom Tillis.
Career
Rhodes wa... | {"Name": "John Rhodes", "State house": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2007", "Residence": "Huntersville, North Carolina"} |
James Boyce Black (born March 25, 1935) is a member of the North Carolina Democratic Party, and a former member of the North Carolina General Assembly, who represented the state's 100th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. An optometrist from Matthews, North Carolina, Black was elected to 11 (... | {"Name": "Jim Black", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2007", "Predecessor 2": "Marilyn R. Bissell", "Successor 2": "Raymond Allan Warren", "Birth name": "James Boyce Black", "Birth date": "1935 03 25 yes", "Birth place": "Matthews, North Carolina", "Residence": "Matthews, North Carolina", "Alma... |
Beverly Miller Earle (born December 30, 1943) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having represented the 101st district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County from 1995 to 2019. A retiree from Charlotte, North Carolina, Earle served twelve terms in the state House.
Poli... | {"Image size": "180px", "Name": "Beverly M. Earle", "Term start": "January 1, 1995", "Term end": "January 1, 2019", "Birth date": "1943 12 30", "Birth place": "Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.", "Residence": "Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S."} |
James Monroe Gulley (May 10, 1939 – May 20, 2014) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 103rd House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. From Matthews, North Carolina, Gulley served seven terms in the state House.
He announced he would not run for re... | {"Name": "Jim Gulley", "Term start": "January 1, 1997", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Birth name": "James Monroe Gulley", "Birth date": "1939 5 10", "Birth place": "Charlotte, North Carolina", "Death date": "2014 5 20 1939 5 10", "Education": "East Mecklenburg High School", "Alma mater": "Charlotte College", "Spouse(... |
Lieutenant General Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston, (23 September 1864 - 18 March 1940) was a British Army officer who served in the First World War at Gallipoli in 1915 and in the very early stages of the Somme Offensive in 1916. He was also a Scottish Unionist MP.
Nicknamed "Hunter-Bunter", Hunter-Weston has been se... | {"Nickname(s)": "\"Hunter-Bunter\"", "Born": "1864 09 23 yes", "Died": "1940 03 18 1864 09 23 yes", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "VIII Corps29th Division11th Brigade", "Awards": "Knight Commander of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service OrderVenerable Order of Saint JohnMentioned in Despatches"... |
Martha Bedell Alexander (born August 30, 1939) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. She represented the state's one hundred sixth House district that included constituents in Mecklenburg county. A homemaker from Charlotte, North Carolina, Alexander served ten terms in the NC House from ... | {"Name": "Martha B. Alexander", "Term start": "January 1, 1993", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth name": "Martha Bedell", "Birth date": "1939 8 30 y", "Birth place": "Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "James Frost Alexander", "Residence": "Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S."} |
William Pete Cunningham (November 7, 1929 - December 21, 2010) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the 107th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. He resigned on December 31, 2007, in his 11th term.http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/21/1926145/ex-re... | {"Name": "Pete Cunningham", "Term start": "January 1, 1987", "Term end": "January 1, 2009", "Birth name": "William Pete Cunningham", "Birth date": "1929 11 7", "Birth place": "Union County, North Carolina", "Death date": "2010 12 21 1929 11 7https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=william-cunningham... |
John Melvin Rayfield (February 11, 1926 - March 1, 2010) was a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninety third House district, including constituents in Gaston county. He died in 2010 at a retirement home, of heart failure.
Electoral history
2004
2002
2000
Refer... | {"Name": "John M. Rayfield", "Image size": "160px", "Term start": "January 1, 1995", "Term end": "January 1, 2007", "Birth name": "John Melvin Rayfield", "Birth date": "1926 2 11", "Birth place": "Belmont, North Carolina", "Death date": "2010 3 1 1926 2 11", "Death place": "Gastonia, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "Gas... |
Patrick Timothy McHenry (born October 22, 1975) is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the cities of Hickory and Mooresville. McHenry was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for a single term.
McHenry served as a House Re... | {"Name": "Patrick McHenry", "Term start": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "House Republican Chief Deputy Whip", "Leader 2": "John BoehnerPaul Ryan", "Predecessor 2": "Peter Roskam", "Successor 2": "Drew Ferguson", "Birth name": "Patrick Timothy McHenry", "Birth date": "1975 10 22", "Birth place": "Gastonia, North Caroli... |
Beautiful Garbage (stylized as beautifulgarbage) is the third studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on October 1, 2001, on Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Interscope Records the following day. Marking a departure from the sound the band had established on their first... | {"Released": "2001 10 01", "Recorded": "April 2000 - May 2001", "Studio": "Smart (Madison, Wisconsin)", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n electronica\n trip hopErlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-garbage-mw0000014547 Beautiful Garbage - Garbage AllMusic October 22, ... |
Bobby F. (Bob) England (born May 13, 1932) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred twelfth House district, including constituents in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. He was born in Spindale, North Carolina. A physician and United States Air Force veteran f... | {"Image size": "180px", "Name": "Bob England", "State house": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Alma mater": "Wofford College (BS)University of South Carolina (MD)", "Birth date": "1932 5 13", "Birth place": "Spindale, North Carolina"} |
Timothy Keith Moore (born October 2, 1970)Gary D. Robertson, Likely NC speaker talks honesty, bipartisanship, Associated Press (January 2, 2015). is an American attorney and politician who has been the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2015. A Republican, Moore represents the 111th State Hou... | {"Name": "Tim Moore", "Term start": "January 14, 2015", "Birth name": "Timothy Keith Moore", "Birth date": "1970 10 2", "Birth place": "Kings Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.", "Education": "Campbell University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD)"} |
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Carney (born December 25, 1944) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 102nd district since 2003. Her district includes constituents in Mecklenburg county. Carney is a homemaker from Charlotte, North Carolina.
In 2002, Carney defeated Libertarian Dani... | {"Name": "Becky Carney", "Image size": "180px", "State house": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Birth date": "1944 12 25http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3863/2011-2012-report-for-rep-becky-carney NCCPPR | North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research 2013-07-29 ... |
Trudi Walend (born June 25, 1943) was a Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives who represented the 113th district (and the preceding 68th district)Project Vote Smart BiographyCampaign Website Experience SectionN.C. Board of Elections: 1998 General ElectionN.C. General Assembly ProfileN.C. Boar... | {"Name": "Trudi Walend", "Predecessor 2": "Bill Ives", "Successor 2": "David Guice", "Birth date": "1943 6 25 yes", "Residence": "Brevard, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "Western Carolina University", "Official website": "Campaign Website"} |
Debbie Ann Clary (born August 29, 1959 in Shelby, North Carolina) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 46th Senate district, including constituents in Rutherford and Cleveland counties. She previously served in the state House serving the 110th district.
Clary is a ma... | {"Name": "Debbie Clary", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2009", "Term end": "January 10, 2012", "Birth date": "1959 8 29", "Birth place": "Shelby, North Carolina", "Residence": "Cherryville, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "Gardner-Webb University"} |
Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. (September 25, 1946 - March 6, 2014) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represented the 49th district (Buncombe County). An attorney from Asheville, North Carolina, Nesbitt was elected to eleven terms in the state House before moving to the state senate in 2004.
Politica... | {"Name": "Martin Nesbitt", "Term start": "January 1, 2011", "Term end": "March 2, 2014", "State senate2": "North Carolina", "District 2": "49th", "Preceded 2": "Steve Metcalf", "Succeeded 2": "Terry Van Duyn", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB, JD)", "Birth name": "Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr.",... |
Ray Rapp is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred eighteenth House district, including constituents in Haywood, Madison and Yancey counties. He served as Minority Whip. A college administrator from Mars Hill, North Carolina, Rapp servered four terms in t... | {"Name": "Ray Rapp", "State house": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth date": "1945 02 11", "Spouse(s)": "Dorothy Rapp", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina", "Residence": "Mars Hill, North Carolina"} |
Robert Phillip Haire (born May 1, 1936, in Caretta, West Virginia) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred nineteenth House district, including constituents in Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties. An attorney from Sylva, North Carolina, Haire serv... | {"Name": "Phil Haire", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth name": "Robert Phillip Haire", "Birth date": "1936 05 01", "Birth place": "Caretta, West Virginia", "Residence": "Sylva, North Carolina"} |
Marc Basnight (May 13, 1947 - December 28, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing the 1st district, from 1984 through his resignation just before the start of what would have been his 14th term in 2011. His district included constituents in Be... | {"Name": "Marc Basnight", "Term start": "January 1, 1993", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Birth date": "1947 5 13", "Birth place": "Manteo, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2020 12 28 1947 5 13", "Residence": "Manteo, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Widower"} |
Thomas Roger West (born November 1, 1948) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's 120th district, including constituents in Cherokee, Clay, Graham and Macon counties. A contractor from Marble, North Carolina, West served 8.5 term in the state House.
Possu... | {"Name": "Roger West", "Term start": "May 5, 2000", "Term end": "January 1, 2017", "Birth name": "1948 11 1", "Birth date": "Murphy, North Carolinahttps://books.google.com/books?id=znEkAQAAIAAJ&q=Thomas+Roger+West+north+carolina+born North Carolina Manual ... - North Carolina. Secretary of State - Google Books 2003 ... |
Catherine Jane Clark is a Canadian television broadcaster, and the daughter of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark and Maureen McTeer.
Life and career
Clark was born in Ottawa, Ontario. When she was 18, she moved alone to Paris to attend the American University for five months, and lived in a tiny one-bedroom fla... | {"Name": "Catherine Clark", "Caption": "Catherine Clark in 2003", "Birth name": "Catherine Jane Clark", "Birth place": "Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Citizenship": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Television broadcaster, Entrepreneur", "Spouse(s)": "Chad Schella 2002", "Children": "Alexandra Schella, Charles Schella", "Parent(s... |
Scott Thomas (born July 19, 1966) is a Republican politician and attorney who serves as the District Attorney for North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4. He previously served in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate.
Early life and career
In addition to his work in the General Ass... | {"Name": "Scott Thomas", "Term start": "January 30, 2006", "State house 2": "North Carolina", "District 2": "3rd", "Predecessor 2": "John M. Nichols", "Successor 2": "Alice Graham Underhill", "Birth date": "1966 7 19", "Residence": "New Bern, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "East Carolina University (BS)North Carolina C... |
Samuel Clark Jenkins is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's third Senate district from 2003 to 2015. His district included constituents in Edgecombe, Martin, and Pitt counties. Jenkins is a farmer from Tarboro, North Carolina. Jenkins... | {"Image size": "180px", "Name": "Clark Jenkins", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2015", "Birth name": "Samuel Clark Jenkins", "Birth date": "1948 4 28http://www.nccppr.org/drupal/content/article-ii/legislator-reports/3991/2011-2012-report-for-sen-s-clark-jenkin... |
Robert Lee Holloman (1953 - January 8, 2007) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's fourth Senate district, including constituents in Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Perquimans counties. Holloman lived in Ahoskie, North Carolina and was a pa... | {"Name": "Robert Lee Holloman", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_senate_2003-2004.html North Carolina State Senate 2003-2004 2021-04-08", "Term end": "January 8, 2007https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_senate_2007-2008.html North Carolina ... |
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Tony P. Moore is a Republican politician who served one term in the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifth Senate district, including constituents in Pitt and Wilson counties, during the 2003-2004 session.
Tony Moore has worked as a public works administrator f... | {"Name": "Tony P. Moore", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2005", "Alma mater": "Appalachian State University (BA) East Carolina University (MEd)"} |
John Hosea Kerr III (February 28, 1936 - May 24, 2015) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing constituents in Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Kerr grew up in Warrenton, North Carolina. He received his bachelor's degree from University of North Caroli... | {"Name": "John H. Kerr III", "Term start": "January 1, 1993", "Term end": "January 1, 2009", "State house 2": "North Carolina", "District 2": "11th", "Preceded 2": "Martin Lancaster", "Succeeded 2": "Phil Baddour", "Birth name": "John Hosea Kerr III", "Birth date": "1936 02 28", "Birth place": "Richmond, Virginia", "De... |
Patrick J. Ballantine (born March 17, 1965) is an American attorney and politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, rising to become the Senate Minority Leader and the Republican Party's nominee for governor in 2004.
Early life and education
Ballantine was born in Grand Forks, Nort... | {"Name": "Patrick Ballantine", "Image": "Senator Patrick J. Ballantine.gif", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "2004", "Birth date": "1965 3 17", "Birth place": "Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.", "Education": "University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)University of Dayton (JD)"} |
Charles W. "Charlie" Albertson (born January 4, 1932) is an American politician and musician. A Democratic politician from North Carolina, he was a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the 5th and 10th districts from 1993 until his retirement in 2010. His district included constituents in Duplin, Harnett a... | {"Name": "Charles W. Albertson", "Term start": "January 1, 1993", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 10th district", "Predecessor 2": "Wendell Murphy", "Successor 2": "Vance AlphinWhisnant Scott Alphin, Watson argue over the meaning of conservati... |
Albin Blount Swindell IV (born October 14, 1945) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eleventh Senate district, including constituents in Nash and Wilson counties. He was first elected in November 2000 and served five two-year terms. In th... | {"Name": "A. B. Swindell", "Term start": "January 1, 2001", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Birth name": "Albin Blount Swindell IV", "Birth date": "1945 10 14", "Birth place": "Robeson County, North Carolina, U.S."} |
Fred Smith (born March 27, 1942, in Raleigh, NCAbout Fred, Biography ) is a North Carolina politician who served in the North Carolina Senate and ran for Governor of North Carolina in 2008.
Early life and education
Smith was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. His father was a teacher and coach at an orphanage, and hi... | {"Name": "Fred Smith", "Image size": "179px", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2009", "Birth date": "yes 1942 03 27", "Birth place": "Raleigh, North Carolina", "Spouse(s)": "Virginia Reid Smith", "Education": "Needham B. Broughton High School", "Alma mater": "Wa... |
Vernon Malone (December 20, 1931 – April 18, 2009) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fourteenth Senate district from 2003 until his death in 2009. His district included constituents in Wake County. A retired teacher and educational administrator from Raleigh, Malone... | {"Name": "Vernon Malone", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "April 18, 2009", "Birth date": "1931 12 20", "Birth place": "Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2009 4 18 1931 12 20", "Death place": "Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Shaw University"... |
John Hunter Carrington (October 25, 1934 - February 28, 2017)
was an American politician. Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who long represented the state's fifteenth Senate district, including constituents in Wake county.
He headed a major company in the evidence-collection and securit... | {"Name": "John H. Carrington", "Image": "JohnHCarrington.JPG", "Term start": "January 1, 1995", "Term end": "January 1, 2005", "Birth date": "1934 10 25 yes", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "2017 02 28 1934 10 25", "Alma mater": "Widener College"} |
Eric Miller Reeves (born October 18, 1963) is an attorney and a North Carolina state Senator.
Early life and education
Reeves graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas in 1982 where he was a member of the wrestling team and won the Texas State Championship.
Reeves received a bachelor's degree in history from Duke Uni... | {"Name": "Eric Miller Reeves", "Image": "Senator Eric Miller Reeves.gif", "Term start": "January 1, 1997", "Term end": "January 1, 2005", "Birth name": "Eric Miller Reeves", "Birth date": "1963 10 18", "Birth place": "Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Mary", "Alma mater": "Duke University (BA)Wake Forest Univer... |
Richard Yates Stevens (born December 12, 1948) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's seventeenth Senate district, including constituents in Wake County, North Carolina. A management consultant and former county manager from Cary, North Carolina, Stevens was ele... | {"Name": "Richard Stevens", "Honorific prefix": "Senator", "Birth name": "Richard Yates Stevens", "Birth date": "1948 12 12", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "September 7, 2012", "Spouse(s)": "Jere", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD, MPA)"} |
Wilbur P. (Wib) Gulley (born July 31, 1948) is an attorney and former state and local elected official from Durham, North Carolina.
Mayor
Gulley served as Mayor of Durham for two terms, from December 1985 to December 1989. As Mayor, Gulley initiated Durham's affordable housing program, led neighborhood protection and... | {"Name": "Wib Gulley", "Term start": "January 1, 1993", "Term end": "March 19, 2004", "Nationality": "American", "Birth date": "1948 7 31", "Birth place": "Little Rock, Arkansas", "Spouse(s)": "Charlottehttps://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/408/mode/2up North Carolina manual [serial]", "Alma ma... |
Anthony Eden Rand (September 1, 1939 - May 1, 2020) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1981 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 2009.
Early life
Rand was born in southern Wake County, North Carolina, and graduated from Garner High School in 1957. He ea... | {"Name": "Tony Rand", "Term start": "January 1, 2001", "Term end": "November 17, 2009", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Lura Self Tally", "Successor 2": "Margaret Dickson", "Birth date": "1939 9 1", "Birth place": "Panther Branch, North Carolina", "Death date": "2020 5 1 1939 9 1", ... |
Harris Durham Blake (November 3, 1929 – June 9, 2014) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-second Senate district, which included constituents in Harnett, Lee and Moore counties. He was also the Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State in 2000.Th... | {"Name": "Harris Blake", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth date": "1929 11 3", "Birth place": "Jackson Springs, North Carolina", "Death date": "2014 6 9 1929 11 3", "Alma mater": "Elon University"} |
Eleanor Gates 'Ellie' Kinnaird (born November 14, 1931) is a North Carolina politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 23rd Senate district from January 1997 until her resignation in 2013. Her district included constituents in Orange and Chatham counties... | {"Image size": "180px", "Name": "Eleanor Kinnaird", "Office 2": "Mayor of Carrboro", "Predecessor 2": "James V. Porto Jr.", "Successor 2": "Mike Nelson", "Birth date": "1931 11 14", "Birth place": "Rochester, Minnesota", "Spouse(s)": "Dan Pollit (Deceased)", "Alma mater": "Carleton College, University of North Carolina... |
William Robert Purcell (born February 12, 1931 in Laurinburg, North Carolina) is a Democratic politician. He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-fifth Senate district, including constituents in Anson, Richmond, Scotland and Stanly counties 1997-2013. Purcell served as a c... | {"Name": "William Purcell", "Image size": "160px", "Birth date": "1931 2 12", "Birth place": "Laurinburg, North Carolina"} |
Philip Edward Berger (born August 8, 1952) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirtieth Senate district, which includes Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, and Surry counties.
An attorney born in New York, Berger was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2000. He be... | {"Name": "Phil Berger", "Term start": "January 26, 2011", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Don East", "Birth name": "Philip Edward Berger", "Birth date": "1952 8 8", "Birth place": "New Rochelle, New York, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Patricia Hays", "Education": "Danville Community CollegeA... |
Janet Kay Hagan (née Ruthven; May 26, 1953 - October 28, 2019) was an American lawyer, banking executive, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009. By defeating Repub... | {"Name": "Kay Hagan", "Term start": "January 3, 2009", "Term end": "January 3, 2015", "Birth name": "Janet Kay Ruthven", "Birth date": "1953 5 26", "Birth place": "Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2019 10 28 1953 5 26", "Death place": "Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Charles T. Hagan III",... |
Katie Grays Dorsett (July 8, 1932 - July 6, 2020) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-eighth Senate district from 2003 to 2010. Her district included constituents in Guilford County, North Carolina. In the 2009-10 session, Dorsett served as the Majority Whip in... | {"Name": "Katie Dorsett", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2011", "Birth date": "1932 7 8", "Birth place": "Shaw, Mississippi", "Death date": "2020 7 6 1932 7 8", "Death place": "Greensboro, North Carolina", "Spouse(s)": "Warren", "Alma mater": "Alcorn State Uni... |
Jerry W. Tillman (October 10, 1940 - February 4, 2023) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's twenty-sixth Senate district, including constituents in Guilford and Randolph counties. A retired teacher, coach and school administrator from A... | {"Name": "Jerry Tillman", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina Senate", "Predecessor 2": "Constituency established", "Successor 2": "Dave Craven", "Birth date": "1940 10 10", "Birth place": "Archdale, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2023 2 4 1940 10 10", "Alma mater": "Elon University University of North C... |
Hamilton Cowles "Ham" Horton Jr. (August 6, 1931 - January 31, 2006)Bills 2005 ncleg.gov was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-first Senate district, including constituents in Forsyth county. Horton attended R. J. Reynolds High School from 1945 to 1949. He recei... | {"Name": "Hamilton C. Horton Jr.", "Image": "Senator Hamilton C. Horton, Jr.gif", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "2003", "Term end": "2006", "State senate2": "North Carolina", "District 2": "20th", "Alongside 2": "Harry Stroman Bagnal", "Predecessor 2": "Luther J. Britt, Jr.", "Successor 2": "E. Lawren... |
Linda Garrou (January 17, 1943 - March 19, 2022) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-second Senate district since 1999 until 2012. Her district includes constituents in Forsyth county. An administrator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Garrou was the Co-Chai... | {"Name": "Linda Garrou", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth date": "1943 1 17", "Birth place": "Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 03 19 1943 01 17", "Death place": "Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "John", "Alma mater": "Sullins College, University of Geo... |
Stanley Walker Bingham (December 29, 1945 - October 27, 2022) was an American politician, a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-third Senate district, including constituents in Davidson and Guilford counties. A small town newspaper publisher and retired lumber compan... | {"Name": "Stanley Bingham", "Birth name": "Stanley Walker Bingham", "Birth date": "1945 12 29", "Birth place": "Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2022 10 27 1945 12 29", "Death place": "Denton, North Carolina, U.S.", "Alma mater": "North Carolina State University (BS)"} |
Andrew C. Brock (born April 9, 1974) served as a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's thirty-fourth Senate district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure he represented Yadkin, Davie, Iredell, and Rowan counties. He also served as the Republican deputy whip in the Senate.Pr... | {"Name": "Andrew C. Brock", "Image size": "180px", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "June 30, 2017", "Birth date": "1974 4 9", "Birth place": "Davie County, North Carolina", "Nationality": "American", "Spouse(s)": "Andrea", "Residence": "Mocksville, North Carolina", "Alma m... |
Fern H. Shubert is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-fifth Senate district, including constituents in Mecklenburg and Union counties. An accountant from Marshville, North Carolina, Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to... | {"Name": "Fern Shubert", "Image": "Fern Shubert.gif", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "January 1, 2005", "Predecessor 2": "Bobby Griffinhttps://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1993-1994.html North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994 2021-05-01", "Suc... |
Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. (born February 15, 1947) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly until he admitted to misappropriating over $200,000 in campaign donations. On May 16, 2017, he was sentenced in Federal Court in Winston-Salem. NC to eight months in Federal prison. He represented the stat... | {"Name": "Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr.", "Image size": "180px", "Term start": "January 1, 1991", "Term end": "January 1, 2017", "Birth date": "1947 2 15", "Birth place": "Concord, North Carolina", "Nationality": "American", "Spouse(s)": "Tana", "Residence": "Concord, North Carolina", "Alma mater": "Davidson College (AB)Uni... |
Daniel G. Clodfelter (born June 2, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's thirty-seventh Senate district, which includes constituents in Mecklenburg County, from January 1999 through April 8, 2014... | {"Image size": "180px", "Name": "Dan Clodfelter", "Term start": "April 9, 2014", "Term end": "December 7, 2015", "Birth date": "1950 6 2", "Birth place": "Thomasville, North Carolina, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Davidson College (BA)Oxford University (BA)Yale University (JD)", "Spouse(s)": "Elizabeth", "Residence": "Charlott... |
Charlie Smith Dannelly (born August 13, 1924) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly represented the state's thirty-eighth Senate district between 1995 and 2013. His district includes constituents in Mecklenburg County. A retired educator from Charlotte, North Carolina, Dannelly served several y... | {"Name": "Charlie Smith Dannelly", "Term start": "January 1, 1995", "Term end": "January 1, 2013", "Birth date": "1924 8 13", "Birth place": "Bishopville, South Carolina, U.S.Clary Ellison Charlie Dannelly named 2013 Luminary http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2013/06/12/foundation/charlie-dannelly-named-2013-lumi... |
Robert Anthony Rucho (born December 8, 1948), a dentist from Matthews, North Carolina, was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's thirty-ninth Senate district, including parts of Mecklenburg County.
Rucho served as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee until his abrup... | {"Name": "Robert Rucho", "Term start": "June 9, 2008", "Term end": "January 1, 2017", "Birth name": "Robert Anthony Rucho", "Birth date": "1948 12 8", "Birth place": "Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Northeastern UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte", "Residence": "Raleigh, North Carolina,... |
Robert Miller Pittenger (; born August 15, 1948) is a businessman and American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. The district included several outer portions of Charlotte as well as many of that city's southern and eastern suburbs. He is a memb... | {"Name": "Robert Pittenger", "Term start": "January 3, 2013", "Term end": "January 3, 2019", "Birth name": "Robert Miller Pittenger", "Birth date": "1948 8 15", "Birth place": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "Residence": "Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Suzanne Bahakel 1978", "Education": "University of Texas, A... |
James Summers Forrester (January 8, 1937 - October 31, 2011) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-first senate district, including constituents in Iredell, Gaston and Lincoln counties. A physician from Stanley, North Carolina, Forrester died while serving his ele... | {"Name": "James Forrester", "Term start": "January 1, 1991", "Term end": "October 31, 2011", "Birth date": "1937 1 8", "Death date": "2011 10 31", "Birth place": "Aberdeen, Scotland", "Alma mater": "Wake Forest University (BS, MD)University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MPH)"} |
Austin Murphy Allran (born December 13, 1951) is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-second Senate district, including constituents in Iredell and Catawba counties. He currently serves in a local capacity as a Catawba County Commissioner (December 2020 - pres... | {"Name": "Austin Allran", "Term start": "December 2020", "Office 2": "Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives", "Predecessor 2": "Carl William Rullman", "Successor 2": "Walter Stine Isenhower", "Birth name": "Austin Murphy Allran", "Birth date": "1951 12 13", "Birth place": "Hickory, North Carolina, U.S."... |
Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. born June 29, 1943) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Foxx served as Secretary of the House Republican Confe... | {"Name": "Virginia Foxx", "Term start": "January 3, 2023", "Office 2": "Ranking Member of the House Education Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Bobby Scott", "Successor 2": "Bobby Scott", "Birth name": "Virginia Ann Palmieri", "Birth date": "1943 6 29", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Thomas Foxx 1963",... |
Walter H. Dalton (born May 21, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served six terms in the state senate before his election to the office of lieutenant governor in 2008.
Dalton was the Democratic nominee for Go... | {"Name": "Walter Dalton", "Term start": "January 10, 2009", "Term end": "January 7, 2013", "Birth date": "1949 5 21", "Birth place": "Rutherfordton, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Lucille Dalton", "Education": "University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, JD)"} |
Joe Sam Queen (born June 18, 1950) is a North Carolina politician and architect. He has served in both the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Political career
Queen represented the state's 47th Senate district, including constituents in Avery, Haywood, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell an... | {"Name": "Joe Sam Queen", "Image size": "180px", "State house": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2019", "Term end": "January 1, 2021", "State senate2": "North Carolina", "District 2": "47th", "Predecessor 2": "Keith Presnell", "Successor 2": "Ralph Hise", "Birth date": "1950 6 18", "Birth place": "Waynesvill... |
Thomas Michael Apodaca (born November 8, 1957) is a lobbyist and former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-eighth Senate district, including constituents in Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania counties.
North Carolina Senate
Apodaca was elected to the North Caroli... | {"Name": "Tom Apodaca", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 2003", "Term end": "July 15, 2016", "Birth name": "Thomas Michael Apodaca", "Birth date": "1957 11 8", "Alma mater": "Western Carolina University"} |
Robert C. Carpenter (June 18, 1924 - August 6, 2011) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's 29th, 42nd, and 50th Senate districts, including constituents in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain and Transylvania counties. A retired bank executive from... | {"Name": "Robert C. Carpenter", "Birth date": "1924 6 18", "Birth place": "Franklin, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "2011 8 6 1924 6 18", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 1989", "Term end": "January 1, 2005"} |
Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark; he is also the first to be the child... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Name": "Justin Trudeau", "Honorific suffix": "CAN PC MP 100%", "Image caption": "Trudeau in 2022", "Term start": "November 4, 2015", "Office 2": "Leader of the Liberal Party", "Deputy 2": "Ralph GoodaleThis position has been vacant since November 3, 2015.", "Predecessor 2":... |
Tyco International plc was a security systems company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland,http://investors.tyco.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=112348&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1990262 with operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, United States (Tyco International (US) Inc.). Tyco International was composed of two major... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "1960 yes (incorporated 1962)", "Fate": "Merged with Johnson Controls(as of September 9, 2016)", "Defunct": "2016 9 6", "Headquarters": "Incorporation: Cork, IrelandOperational/Corporate: Princeton, New Jersey, United States (prior to merger with Johnson Controls)", "Revenue": "US$17.36 ... |
Keith Williams (born 21 April 1958) is a British architect and founder of London based Keith Williams Architects.
Education and career
thumb|right|Long House, London
Williams was educated at Kingston Grammar School before going on to study architecture at Kingston and then Greenwich Schools of Architecture.
In 1984,... | {"Name": "Keith Williams", "Alternate text": "Keith Williams", "Practice": "Keith Williams Architects", "Significant buildings": "\"archm\">Architect chosen for city theatre http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6426273.stm 2007-03-07 BBC 24 April 2007 9 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/200703091308... |
Alexandre Emmanuel "Sacha" Trudeau (born December 25, 1973) is a Canadian filmmaker, journalist and author of Barbarian Lost. He is the second son of Canada's former prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, and Margaret Trudeau, and the younger brother of Canada's current prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
Early life and educatio... | {"Birth name": "Alexandre Emmanuel Trudeau", "Birth date": "1973 12 25", "Birth place": "Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Occupation": "Filmmaker, journalist, author", "Citizenship": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Zoë Bedos", "Children": "3", "Parent(s)": "Pierre Trudeau (father)Margaret Trudeau (mother)", "Other... |
CITY-DT (channel 57) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the Citytv network. It is owned and operated by network parent Rogers Sports & Media alongside Omni Television outlets CFMT-DT (channel 47) and CJMT-DT (channel 40). The stations share studios at 33 Dundas Stree... | {"Branding": "Citytv Toronto or Citytv (general)CityNews Toronto (newscasts)", "Channel": "57", "Translator(s)": "see below", "Affiliations": "Citytv", "Owner": "Rogers Media Inc.Ownership Chart 27B - ROGERS - Radio, TV & Satellite-to-Cable", "ERP": "49.4 kW", "HAAT": "506 m ft 0 on", "Transmitter coordinates": "43 38 ... |
The Western Slope is the part of the state of Colorado west of the Continental Divide. Bodies of water west of the Divide flow toward the Pacific Ocean; water that falls and flows east of the Divide heads east toward the Gulf of Mexico. The Western Slope encompasses about 33% of the state, but has just 10% of the state... | {"Location": "West of the Continental Divide in Colorado", "Range": "Rocky Mountains", "Surface elevation": "-->", "Geology": "<!-- or"} |
The Clyde Dam, New Zealand's third-largest hydroelectric dam, is built on the Clutha River / Mata-Au near the town of Clyde. It is owned and operated by Contact Energy.
History
thumb|left|250px|Clyde Dam under construction circa 1986
There was considerable controversy when the dam was planned because it would flood ma... | {"Location": "Clyde, Otago, New Zealand", "Coordinates": "45.179314 S 169.306955 E type:landmark inline,title", "Impounds": "Clutha River", "Type of dam": "Concrete gravity dam", "Length": "490 m on", "Height": "100 m on", "Width (base)": "70 m on", "Width (crest)": "10 m on", "Creates": "Lake Dunstan", "Surface area":... |
Mark Shulman (born April 1, 1962 in Rochester, New York) is an American children's author who has written more than 200 books. He is the founder of Oomf, Inc., a book production company.
Shulman lives with his family in New York City.
Awards and honors
+Awards for Shulman's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2010Scrawl... | {"Name": "Mark Shulman", "Birth date": "April 1, 1962", "Birth place": "Rochester, New York, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "University of Colorado at Boulder\nHarvard Graduate School of Education", "Occupation": "Writer of children's books", "Awards": "Freeman Book Award (2019)"} |
Aimée & Jaguar is a 1999 German drama film set in Berlin during World War II. It was written and directed by Max Färberböck and based on Erica Fischer's book chronicling the actual lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during that time. Before Erica Fischer's bestseller, Lilly Wust was tracked down by the America... | {"Directed by": "Max Färberböck", "Produced by": "Hanno Huth Günter Rohrbach Lew Rywin", "Written by": "Max Färberböck Erica Fischer (book) Rona Munro", "Starring": "Maria Schrader\n Juliane Köhler", "Music by": "Jan A. P. Kaczmarek", "Cinematography": "Tony Imi", "Edited by": "Barbara Hennings", "Distributed by": "Sen... |
CKXT-DT was a broadcast television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that broadcast to much of southern and eastern Ontario. It was owned by Quebecor Media through its Groupe TVA unit. Although beginning as a general interest independent station carrying a typical schedule of entertainment and information progr... | {"Branding": "Toronto One (pre-launch)Toronto 1 (2003-2005)Sun TV (2005 - April 2011)Sun News Network (April-October 2011)", "Owner": "Groupe TVA", "ERP": "3 kW", "HAAT": "458.0 m", "Transmitter coordinates": "43 38 33 N 79 23 14 W type:landmark"} |
thumb|240px|right|Former China Netcom Dalian branch
China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited (former stock codes: HKEX:0906, NYSE:CN), abbreviated CNC, was a telecommunication service provider in People's Republic of China. It was formed in August 1999 by the Chinese government to enab... | {"Fate": "Merged into China Unicom", "Type": "State-owned enterprise", "Founded": "1999", "Headquarters": "Beijing, China", "Industry": "Telecommunication", "Revenue": "US$7.844 billion (2004)", "Defunct": "2008 10 6 yes"} |
China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. () or China Unicom () (CUniq in short) is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator. Started as a wireless paging and GSM mobile operator, it currently provides a range of services including mobile network, long-distance, local calling, data communication, Int... | {"Type": "State-owned enterprise", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Founded": "1994 6 18 y", "Products": "Fixedline telephony mobile telephony Internet access digital television", "Revenue": "2016", "Parent": "Chinese Central Government", "Subsidiaries": "y text-align: left; font-size: 100%; China United Network Comm... |
China Telecommunications Corporation (Chinese: 中国电信集团有限公司), known as its trading name China Telecom, is a Chinese state-owned telecommunication company. It is the largest fixed-line service and the third largest mobile telecommunication provider in China. It has three listed companies: China Telecom Corporation Limited... | {"Formerly": "Directorate General of Telecommunications", "Type": "State-owned enterprise", "Founded": "1995 4 27 y", "Headquarters": "Beijing, ChinaShanghai, China", "Industry": "Holding company", "Parent": "Chinese Government (100%)", "Subsidiaries": "Besttone Holding China Communications Services China Telecom Dito ... |
Alberto Juantorena (born 3 December 1950)Various dates have been given for Juantorena's birth, with 3 December 1950 (The International Who's Who 2004 (Europa Publications) and ) or 21 November 1950 (Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (Scarecrow Press, 2012), Top Distance Runners of the Century (Meyer & Meyer Verl... | {"Image caption": "Juantorena winning the 800 m final at the 1976 Olympics", "Full name": "Alberto Juantorena Danger", "Nickname": "El CaballoEl elegante de las pistas", "Birth date": "yes 1950 12 03", "Place of birth": "Santiago de CubaAlberto Juantorena http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/307017/Alberto-Juanto... |
Taxi is a 2004 action comedy film directed by Tim Story and starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bündchen, Jennifer Esposito, and Ann-Margret. An incompetent New York City police officer is banned from driving and comes to rely on a talented taxi driver to help him solve a series of bank robberies. The film is ... | {"Directed by": "Tim Story", "Screenplay by": "Robert Ben Garant\n Thomas Lennon\n Jim Kouf", "Based on": "Taxi Luc Besson", "Produced by": "Luc Besson", "Starring": "Queen Latifah\n Jimmy Fallon\n Gisele Bündchen\n Jennifer Esposito\n Ann-Margret", "Cinematography": "Vance Burberry", "Edited by": "Stuart Levy", "Music... |
Rocky Mountain oysters or mountain oysters, or meat balls, also known as prairie oysters in Canada (), is a dish made of bull testicles. The organs are often deep-fried after being skinned, coated in flour, pepper and salt, and sometimes pounded flat. The dish is most often served as an appetizer.Linda Stradley, http:/... | {"Name of food": "Rocky Mountain oysters", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Rocky Mountain oysters, served with lemon and cocktail sauce.", "Alternate name": "Meat balls, prairie oysters, calf fries, cowboy oysters", "Region of origin": "Western North America and South America", "Course served": "Hors d'oeu... |
Sir Peter Frank Hannibal Emery (27 February 1926 - 9 December 2004) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Early life
Emery was born in London, but was evacuated to the United States during World War II. He was educated at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in New Jersey, graduating in 1943,Roth, Andrew. "Sir Pet... | {"Name": "Peter Emery", "Term start": "16 March 1967", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Predecessor 2": "Ian Mikardo", "Successor 2": "John Lee", "Birth name": "Peter Frank Hannibal Emery", "Birth date": "1926 02 27 yes", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "2004 12 09 1926 02 27 yes", "Nationality": "British", ... |
EuroTrip is a 2004 American sex comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Schaffer. It stars Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, and Jessica Boehrs (in her film debut). Mechlowicz portrays Scott "Scotty" Thomas, an American teenager who travels ac... | {"Directed by": "Jeff Schafferhttp://www.afi.com/members//catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=63058 Eurotrip AFI Catalog of Feature Films 2017-08-05", "Written by": "Jeff Schaffer\n Alec Berg\n David Mandel", "Produced by": "Alec Berg\n David Mandel\n Daniel Goldberg\n Jackie Marcus", "Starring": "Scott Mechlowicz\n Jacob... |
Edward Rowlands, Baron Rowlands (born 23 January 1940) is a Welsh politician, who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for over thirty years, including a period as a junior minister in the 1960s and 1970s.
Education
He attended Rhondda Grammar School and Wirral Grammar School, and then King's College London,... | {"Name": "The Lord Rowlands", "Term start": "13 April 1972", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Predecessor 2": "Donald Box", "Successor 2": "Michael Roberts", "Birth date": "yes 1940 01 23", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "King's College London"} |
The Fifth Child is a short novel by the British writer Doris Lessing, first published in the United Kingdom in 1988, and since translated into several languages. It describes the changes in the happy life of a married couple, Harriet and David Lovatt, as a consequence of the birth of Ben, their fifth child. A sequel, B... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Jonathan Cape", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "159", "ISBN": "0-224-02553-8", "Followed by": "Ben, in the World"} |
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp is an American action/adventure comedy series that originally aired Saturday mornings on ABC from September 12, 1970 to January 2, 1971 and rebroadcast the following season. The live-action film series featured a cast of chimpanzees given apparent speaking roles by overdubbing with human voi... | {"Genre": "Action/AdventureComedy", "Created by": "Stan BurnsMike Marmer", "Starring": "Tonga (chimpanzee)", "Voices of": "Dayton AllenJoan GerberBernie Kopell", "Narrated by": "Malachi Throne", "Country of origin": "United States", "Camera setup": "Single-camera", "Running time": "45-48 minutes(1970-1971)22-24 minutes... |
The governor-general of Barbados was the representative of the Barbadian monarch from independence in 1966 until the establishment of a republic in 2021. Under the government's Table of Precedence for Barbados, the governor-general of Barbados was regarded as being the most important of all personnel of the Barbados go... | {"Status": "Abolished", "Post": "Governor-General of Barbados", "Flag size": "160px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Flag border": "yes", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Barbados", "Style": "His/Her Excellency", "Residence": "Government House, Barbados", "Appointer": "Mo... |
The governor-general of Belize is the vice-regal representative of the Belizean monarch, currently King Charles III, in Belize. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Belize. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers, judges, and ambassad... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Belize", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Belize", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Incumbent": "Dame Froyla Tzalam", "Incumbent since": "27 May 2021", "Style": "Her Excellency", "Residence": "Government House, Belize (former)Belize House, Belmopan (since 1984)"... |
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a reserve gendarmerie and internal combat force in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) of the Government of India. It is one among the Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF's primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police opera... | {"Uniformed as": "Central Reserve Police Force", "Abbreviation": "CRPF", "Formed": "1939 07 27 yes(as Crown Representative's Police) 1949 12 28 yes", "Employees": "313,634 Active personnel", "Annual budget": "29324.92 c (2022-23)Rs 1.85 lakh crore allocation to MHA in budget The Economic Times https://economictimes.ind... |
Mission: Impossible 2 (titled onscreen as Mission: Impossible II and abbreviated as M:i-2) is a 2000 action spy film directed by John Woo and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. It is the sequel to Mission: Impossible (1996) and the second installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. The film also stars Dougray... | {"Directed by": "John Woo", "Produced by": "Tom Cruise\n Paula Wagner", "Screenplay by": "Robert Towne", "Story by": "Ronald D. Moore\n Brannon Braga", "Based on": "Mission: Impossible Bruce Geller", "Starring": "Tom Cruise \n Dougray Scott\n Thandiwe Newton\n Richard Roxburgh\n John Polson\n Brendan Gleeson\n Rade She... |
The president of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
The current president is Charles Savarin, since 2 October 2013.
List of officeholders
thumb|Government House in Roseau, the residence of the president of Dominica
Status
... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "theCommonwealth of Dominica", "Insignia image": "Flag of the President of Dominica.svgborder", "Insignia size": "165px", "Insignia caption": "Flag of the president of Dominica", "Image size": "125px", "Incumbent": "Charles Savarin", "Incumbent since": "2 October 2013", "Residence": "Gover... |
The Killer (Hall, 2009. p.107) is a 1989 Hong Kong action thriller film written and directed by John Woo. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee and Sally Yeh. Chow plays assassin Ah Jong, who accidentally damages the eyes of singer Jennie (Yeh) during a shootout. He later discovers that if Jennie does not undergo an e... | {"Directed by": "John Woo", "Produced by": "Tsui Hark", "Written by": "John Woo", "Starring": "Chow Yun-fat\n Danny Lee\n Sally Yeh\n Chu Kong\n Kenneth Tsang\n Shing Fui-On", "Music by": "Lowell Lo", "Cinematography": "*Peter Pau\n Wong Wing-Hang", "Edited by": "Fan Kung-Ming", "Distributed by": "Golden Princess Film ... |
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a border guarding force of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
History
The force was raised in first week of 1962 war with a stren... | {"Uniformed as": "Indo-Tibetan Border Police", "Abbreviation": "ITBP", "Formed": "1962", "Employees": "89,432 Active personnelhttp://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/EnglAnnualReport2016-17_17042017.pdf MHA Annual Report 2016-2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170808200948/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_fil... |
The president of the Dominican Republic () is both the head of state and head of government of the Dominican Republic. The presidential system was established in 1844, following the proclamation of the republic during the Dominican War of Independence. The president of the Dominican Republic is styled Your Excellency, ... | {"Post": "President", "Body": "the Dominican Republic", "Insignia size": "105px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic", "Flag size": "105px", "Flag caption": "Presidential seal", "Appointer": "Universal suffrage election", "Term length": "Four years, renewable once (consecutively)", "Residence":... |
The Hot Spot is a 1990 American neo-noir filmSilver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. directed by Dennis Hopper, based on the 1953 novel Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, who also co-wrote the screen... | {"Directed by": "Dennis Hopper", "Screenplay by": "Charles Williams\n Nona Tyson", "Based on": "Hell Hath No Fury Charles Williams", "Produced by": "Paul Lewis", "Starring": "Don Johnson\n Virginia Madsen\n Jennifer Connelly\n Charles Martin Smith", "Cinematography": "Ueli Steiger", "Edited by": "Wende Phifer Mate", "M... |
The governor-general of Grenada is the vice-regal representative of the Grenadian monarch, currently King Charles III, in Grenada. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister of Grenada. The functions of the governor-general include appointing ministers, judges, and amba... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Grenada", "Flag size": "175px", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Insignia size": "100px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of Grenada", "Incumbent": "Dame Cécile La Grenade", "Incumbent since": "7 May 2013", "Department": "Viceroy", "Style": "Her Excellency", "Resi... |
The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Fest... | {"Music festival name": "Montreux Jazz Festival", "Caption": "Official logo by Jean Tinguely (poster 1982) reinterpreted by Giovanni Riva for the 50th anniversary of the festival in 2016", "Location": "Montreux Convention CentreGrand-Rue 951820 MontreuxSwitzerland", "Years active": "1967-present", "Dates": "First fortn... |
Me & Max was a situation comedy produced for Canadian television station CHCH-TV in 1985."Meet Red, er, Steve Smith". Toronto Star, July 27, 1996.
Evolving out of the sketch comedy series Smith & Smith, Me & Max starred husband-and-wife comedy team Steve Smith and Morag Smith, and their kids Max and David. All four me... | {"Running time": "30 minutes", "Starring": "Steve SmithMorag Smith", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "CHCH-TV", "Original release": "1986"} |
The Amazing Race is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The Race is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, and perform physical and mental challenges that oft... | {"Created by": "Elise DoganieriBertram van Munster", "Original work": "The Amazing Race (United States)", "Years": "2001-present", "Television series": "The Amazing Race (see international versions)"} |
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