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Oyster Bay is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County in the state of New York, United States. The hamlet is also the site of a station on the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road and the eastern termination point of that bran... | {"Land": "1.24", "Water": "0.37", "Density": "5698.46", "DST": "-4"} |
Tennessee's Partner is a 1955 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan, written by Graham Baker, D. D. Beauchamp, Milton Krims, and Teddi Sherman, with uncredited rewrites by Dwan, and starring John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, and Coleen Gray.
The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures, which was then o... | {"Directed by": "Allan Dwan", "Produced by": "Benedict Bogeaus", "Screenplay by": "Graham Baker\n D.D. Beauchamp\n Milton Krims\n Teddi Sherman\n Uncredited:\n Allan Dwan", "Based on": "\"Tennessee’s Pardner\" Bret Harte", "Starring": "John Payne\n Ronald Reagan\n Rhonda Fleming\n Coleen Gray", "Music by": "Louis Forbe... |
Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 - March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem, Shirley Chisholm, and Betty Friedan to found the National Women's Political ... | {"Name": "Bella Abzug", "Image caption": "Abzug in the 1970s", "Term start": "January 3, 1971", "Term end": "January 3, 1977", "Birth name": "Bella Savitsky", "Birth date": "1920 7 24", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1998 3 31 1920 7 24", "Death place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "... |
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River, with the two sections together totalling . Management of Fairmount Park and th... | {"Location": "Both banks of Schuylkill River and Wissahickon Creek, from Spring Garden St. to Northwestern Ave. in Philadelphiahttp://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/72001151 National Register of Historic Places - Fairmount Park - #72001151 February 7, 1972 focus.nps.gov National Park Service https://web.archive.or... |
The history of the United States from 1991 to 2008 began after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The dissolution signaled the end of the Cold War and left the U.S. unchallenged as the world's sole superpower. The U.S. took a leading role in military involvement in the Middle East. The U.S. expelled an Iraqi invasion... | {"Location": "United States", "Including": "Reagan EraWar on TerrorWar on drugsThird Industrial RevolutionNew Great Migration", "President(s)": "George H. W. BushBill ClintonGeorge W. Bush", "Key events": "1991-2001\n Gulf War\n North American Free Trade Agreement\n 1992 Los Angeles riots\n Republican Revolutio... |
The Philadelphia Zoo, located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, is the first true zoo in the United States. It was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. The zoo opened with 1,00... | {"Slogan": "America's First Zoo", "Date opened": "1874 07 01", "Location": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Coordinates": "39 58 21 N 75 11 48 W region:US-PA_type:landmark it", "Total area": "42 acre\"About the Zoo\" https://web.archive.org/web/20150330192449/http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/About-the-Zoo.aspx 2015-... |
National Chi Nan University (NCNU; )The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is Chi Nan National University. is a university located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
History
Founding
The National Chi Nan University Planning Committee was established on... | {"Motto": "誠樸弘毅、務本致用 http://www.ncnu.edu.tw/web/ncnuname.html 校名校徽 (Chinese) Nat'l Chi Nan U. 2014-08-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20130603120820/http://www.ncnu.edu.tw/web/ncnuname.html \n 2013-06-03 dead nan-latn Sêng-phok hông-gē, bū-pún tì-iōng", "Type": "Public", "President": "Dong sing wuu", "Underg... |
Ahaziah of Judah (; Okhozias; ) or Jehoahaz I (; ), was the sixth king of Judah, and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, the daughter (or possibly sister) of king Ahab of Israel. He was also the first Judahite king to be descended from both the House of David and the House of Omri, through his mother and successor, Ath... | {"Name": "Ahaziah", "Caption": "Ahaziah from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553", "Succession": "King of Judah", "Reign": "842 - 841 BCE", "Full name": "Ahaziah ben Jehoram", "Birth date": "863 BCE", "Birth place": "Jerusalem, Kingdom of Judah", "Death date": "841 BCE", "Death place": "Megiddo, Ki... |
Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the Presidents' Athletic Conference, and it is accredit... | {"President": "Ron ColeLink leaving Allegheny College; Cole named acting president https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/link-leaving-allegheny-college-cole-named-acting-president/article_3ca6f53c-391d-11ed-8b31-0bdaaba0164d.html Meadville Tribune 20 September 2022", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Students... |
Lutetia, ( , ; ; ) also known as ( ; ; ), was a Gallo-Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris.Guillaume, Valerie, "Musee Carnavalet-Histoire de Paris - Guide de Visite" (2021), p. 22-27 Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement () have been found nearby, and a larger settlement was established around the m... | {"Alternative name": "Lutetia Parisorum (Latin), Lutèce (French)", "Location": "Paris, France", "Region": "Gallia Lugdunensis, later Lugdunensis Senonia", "Type": "oppidum, later civitas", "Area": "284 acre haThe Seine: The River that Made Paris Sciolino Elaine W. W. Norton & Company 2019 978-0-393-60936-3 https:... |
thumb|right|250px|Sir Thomas Monson, 1st Baronet, and his son John, who succeeded him as baronet
Baron Monson (pronounced Munson),"Monson" is in this case pronounced like "Munson"<--BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names 2nd ed.; ed. & transc. by G. E. Pointon. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983; p. 174. of Bur... | {"Creation date": "1728 5 25", "Created by": "King George II", "Peerage": "Peerage of Great Britain", "First holder": "Sir John Monson, 5th Baronet", "Heir presumptive": "Hon. Andrew Monson", "Motto": "Prest pour mon pais (\"Ready for my country\")"} |
Loral Corporation was a defense contractor founded in 1948 in New York by William Lorenz and Leon Alpert as Loral Electronics Corporation. The company's name was taken from the first letters of each founder's surname.
History
Loral Corporation originally developed radar and sonar systems for the US Navy. In 1959 it we... | {"Industry": "Defense contracting", "Founded": "1948 in New York City", "Defunct": "1996", "Products": "Radar, sonar and infrared detection equipment; satellite communications;", "Parent": "-->", "Website": "-->"} |
The World Hockey Association 2 was a minor professional ice hockey league created at the instigation of the organizers of the proposed recreated World Hockey Association to serve as its development league. The WHA2 teams — some of which had played the 2002-03 season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League — were all in th... | {"Title": "World Hockey Association 2", "Sport": "Ice hockey", "Founded": "2003", "Commissioner": "David Waronker", "Teams": "6", "Champion": "Jacksonville Barracudas", "Folded": "2004"} |
Ford Aerospace was the aerospace and defense division of Ford Motor Company. It was based in Dearborn, Michigan and was active from 1956 (originally as Philco and then Philco Ford) through 1990, when it was sold to the Loral Corporation. Major divisions were located in Palo Alto CA (Space Systems Division), San Jose CA... | {"Formerly": "Aeronutronic(1956-1963)\n Philco-Ford Corporation(1961-1975)\n Aeronutronic Ford Corporation(1975-1976)\n Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation(1976-1988)", "Industry": "Aerospace, military", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Fate": "Sold to Loral Corporation", "Founded": "1956", "Defunct": "1990", "Headquarte... |
The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen Field, the highest-capacity Triple-A ballpark in the United States.
The current B... | {"Colors": "Scarlet red, reflex blue, whiteBuffalo Bisons unveil new team logo http://www.milb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20121120&content_id=40382408&vkey=pr_milb&fext=.jsp&sid=milb MLB Advanced Media, LP MiLB.com November 20, 2012 July 12, 2018#CE1141 #0054A4 #FFFFFF", "Class": "Triple-A (1985-present)", "Previous classe... |
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge (March 8, 1860 - November 10, 1932) was a businessman and promoter of patent fiberboard, and the first chairman of the interstate agency known then as the Port of New York Authority. The Outerbridge Crossing, a Port Authority bridge, was named for him.
Biography
Eugenius was born on March 8... | {"Name": "Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge", "Birth date": "March 8, 1860", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1932 11 10 1860 3 8", "Death place": "Manhattan, New York, U.S."} |
Abrams Battle Tank is a video game developed by Dynamix and published by Electronic Arts in 1988 for MS-DOS. Designed by Damon Slye, the game is a 3D vehicle simulation of the M1 Abrams tank. The 1991 Sega Genesis port by Realtime Games Software was renamed to M-1 Abrams Battle Tank.
Gameplay
Although the simulation d... | {"Title": "Abrams Battle Tank", "Developer": "DynamixRealtime Games Software (Genesis)", "Publisher": "Electronic ArtsSega of America (Genesis)", "Designer": "Damon Slye", "Programmer": "David McClurg", "Artist": "Kobi MillerCyrus Kanga", "Composer": "Bryce Morcello", "Platforms": "MS-DOS, Genesis", "Released": "1988",... |
TIHKAL: The Continuation is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story, TIHKAL is an acronym that stands for "Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved".
Content
TIHKAL, much like its predecessor PIHKAL, is divi... | {"Country": "United States", "Publisher": "Transform Press", "Media type": "Paperback", "Pages": "xxviii, 804 p.", "ISBN": "0-9630096-9-9", "Preceded by": "PIHKAL"} |
King Kong is a 2005 epic adventure monster film co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Jackson. It is the eighth entry in the King Kong franchise and the second remake of the 1933 film of the same title, following the 1976 film. The film stars Andy Serkis, Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody. Set in 1933, it... | {"Directed by": "Peter Jackson", "Screenplay by": "Fran Walsh\n Philippa Boyens\n Peter Jackson", "Based on": "King Kong Merian C. Cooper Edgar Wallace", "Produced by": "Jan Blenkin\n Carolynne Cunningham\n Fran Walsh\n Peter Jackson", "Starring": "Naomi Watts\n Jack Black\n Adrien Brody\n Thomas Kretschmann\n Colin Ha... |
Sahlen Field is a baseball park in Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally known as Pilot Field, the venue has since been named Downtown Ballpark, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, and Coca-Cola Field. Home to the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, it opened on April 14, 1988, and can seat up to 16,60... | {"Former names": "Pilot Field (1988-1995)Downtown Ballpark (1995)North AmeriCare Park (1995-1999)Dunn Tire Park (1999-2008)Coca-Cola Field (2009-2018)", "Coordinates": "42 52 52.7 N 78 52 27.4 W type:landmark_scale:1000 inline,title", "Elevation": "600 ft m", "Public transit": "us amtrak Buffalo-Exchange Streetbicycle ... |
Adventure Construction Set (ACS) is a game creation system written by Stuart Smith that is used to construct tile-based graphical adventure games. ACS was published by Electronic Arts in 1984 for the Commodore 64, then for the Apple II, Amiga, and MS-DOS. Smith previously developed several commercial adventure games o... | {"Title": "Adventure Construction Set", "Developer": "Stuart SmithFantasia Systems (Amiga)", "Publisher": "NA Electronic Arts EU Ariolasoft", "Platforms": "Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS", "Released": "1984: C641985: Apple II1986: Amiga1987: MS-DOS", "Genre": "Adventure, game creation system", "Modes": "Single-p... |
Merian Caldwell Cooper (October 24, 1893 - April 21, 1973) was an American filmmaker, actor, and producer, as well as a former aviator who served as an officer in the United States Air Force and Polish Air Force. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinera... | {"Caption": "Merian C. Cooper in 1927", "Birth name": "Merian Caldwell Cooper", "Birth date": "1893 10 24", "Birth place": "Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.", "Death date": "1973 04 21 1893 10 24", "Death place": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "United States Naval Academy Georgia Ins... |
Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 - April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University. He enlisted in and saw action during the First World War and lived in Paris in the 1920s. On returning to ... | {"Name": "Archibald MacLeish", "Image": "Archibaldmacleish.jpeg", "Order 2": "9th", "Title 2": "Librarian of Congress", "President 2": "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Predecessor 2": "Herbert Putnam", "Successor 2": "Luther H. Evans", "Birth date": "1892 05 07", "Birth place": "Glencoe, Illinois, US", "Death date": "1982 04 ... |
Bilocate is a dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal, death metal and black metal with Oriental elements.
History
The band was founded by the brothers Ramzi and Waseem Essayed and their friend Hani Al Abadi,... | {"Origin": "Jordan", "Genres": "Death-doomOriental metalBlackened death metal", "Labels": "Code666 ,Kolony Records", "Website": "Official Web Page", "Members": "Ramzi EssayedRami HaikalWaseem EssayedHani Al AbadiBaha' FarahAhmad Klob"} |
Saqlain Mushtaq (born 29 December 1976) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer who was the head coach of the Pakistani national cricket team between 2021 and 2022. He is best known for pioneering the "doosra", a leg break delivery bowled with an off break action. He was the fastest to reach the... | {"Born": "Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan", "Relations": "Shadab Khan (son-in-law)23 January 2023 Shadab Khan ties knot with Saqlain Mushtaq's daughter https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/22082-shadab-khan-ties-knot-with-saqlain-mushtaqs-daughter 23 January 2023 Geo Super", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right arm off ... |
Olivia Trinidad Harrison (née Arias; born May 18, 1948) is an American author and film producer, and the widow of English musician George Harrison of the Beatles. She first worked in the music industry in Los Angeles, for A&M Records, where she met George and then helped run his Dark Horse record label. In 1990, she la... | {"Name": "Olivia Harrison", "Alt": "Arias-Harrison in 2009", "Caption": "Harrison in 2009", "Birth name": "Olivia Trinidad Arias", "Birth date": "1948 05 18", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Years active": "1972present", "Occupation": "Film producer, author, curator, philanthropist", "Spouse(s)": "Geor... |
Mabitac, officially the Municipality of Mabitac (), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,275 people.
Mabitac was an excellent hunting ground for wild game three centuries ago. Native hunters used numerous cave-ins or trap-ins calle... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "-1", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Steven Cojocaru (; ; born July 4, 1972), is a Canadian television fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Romanian parents. Cojocaru started out as a magazine columnist and eventually began working on American television shows as a correspondent and interviewer on Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, The ... | {"Name": "Steven Cojocaru", "Caption": "Steven Cojocaru in 2007", "Birth date": "1972 07 4", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Other names": "Cojo", "Education": "Wagar High School, Concordia University", "Known For": "Fashion critic", "Parent(s)": "Ben CojocaruAmelia Cojocaru"} |
Marco A. Marra is a Distinguished Scientist and Director of Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre at the BC Cancer Research Centre and Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He also serves as UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science for the Canadian Institutes of Health Re... | {"Name": "Marco Marra", "Birth date": "yes 1966 6 30", "Birth place": "Berwyn, Alberta, Canada", "Education": "Simon Fraser University \n(PhD - Genetics, BSc - Molecular & Cell Biology)", "Known For": "Genomics, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Epigenomics, Personalized OncoGenomics (POG)", "Title": "Director,... |
Alice is a 1990 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, and William Hurt. The film is a loose reworking of Federico Fellini's 1965 film Juliet of the Spirits.
Alice received mildly positive reviews.
Plot
Alice Tate is an upper-class Manhattan ho... | {"Directed by": "Woody Allen", "Written by": "Woody Allen", "Produced by": "Robert Greenhut", "Starring": "Alec Baldwin\n Blythe Danner\n Judy Davis\n Mia Farrow\n William Hurt\n Keye Luke\n Joe Mantegna\n Bernadette Peters\n Cybill Shepherd\n Gwen Verdon", "Cinematography": "Carlo Di Palma", "Edited by": "Susan E. Mor... |
Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. Jabalpur is an important administrative, industrial and b... | {"Type": "Mayor-Council", "Body": "Jabalpur Municipal Corporation", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "1,267,564", "Rank": "40th", "ISO 3166 code": "IN-MP", "Website": "https://jabalpur.nic.in"} |
Brian Behlendorf (born March 30, 1973) is an American technologist, executive, computer programmer and leading figure in the open-source software movement. He was a primary developer of the Apache Web server, the most popular web server software on the Internet, and a founding member of the Apache Group, which later be... | {"Caption": "Brian Behlendorf in Moscow, 2007", "Name": "Brian Behlendorf", "Birth date": "1973 03 30 yes", "Known For": "Apache HTTP server", "Employer": "Open Source Security Foundation", "Title": "Chief Technology Officer", "Website": "brian.behlendorf.com"} |
ASSIST (the Assembler System for Student Instruction and Systems Teaching) is an IBM System/370-compatible assembler and interpreter developed in the early 1970s at Penn State University by Graham Campbell and John Mashey. plus student assistants.
In the late 1960s, computer science education expanded rapidly and univ... | {"Developer(s)": "Pennsylvania State University", "Initial release": "1972 08 01", "Written in": "IBM assembler language", "Platform": "System/370", "Type": "Compiler", "License": "Public domain"} |
Anna and the King is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant and written by Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes. Loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which gives a fictionalized account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens, it stars Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat in the titul... | {"Directed by": "Andy Tennant", "Produced by": "Lawrence BenderEd Elbert", "Screenplay by": "Steve MeersonPeter Krikes", "Based on": "Anna and the King of Siam Margaret Landon", "Starring": "Jodie Foster\n Chow Yun-fat\n Bai Ling", "Music by": "George Fenton", "Cinematography": "Caleb Deschanel", "Edited by": "Roger Bo... |
The RSD-10 Pioneer ( tr.: raketa sredney dalnosti (RSD) "Pioner"; ) was an intermediate-range ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, deployed by the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1988. It carried GRAU designation 15Ж45 (15Zh45). Its NATO reporting name was SS-20 Saber.
Its deployment was a major cause of NATO's 'Doubl... | {"Transport": "yes", "Type": "Intermediate-range ballistic missile", "Operationalrange": "5800 km on", "Guidancesystem": "Inertial", "Accuracy": "150-450 m CEP", "Length": "21.5 m on", "Diameter": "2.18 m on", "Mass": "51900 kg on", "Manufacturer": "Votkinsk Machine Building Plant", "In service": "1976 - 1988", "Used b... |
The Business of Strangers is a 2001 American drama film that tells the story of an eventful night shared between a middle-aged businesswoman and her young assistant. The independent film was written and directed by Patrick Stettner. It stars Stockard Channing and Julia Stiles.
Plot
Julie Styron (Channing) is a middle-... | {"Directed by": "Patrick Stettner", "Produced by": "Robert H. Nathan", "Written by": "Patrick Stettner", "Starring": "Stockard ChanningJulia StilesFred Weller", "Music by": "Alex Lasarenko", "Cinematography": "Teodoro Maniaci", "Edited by": "Keiko Deguchi", "Distributed by": "IFC Films"} |
Patricia Field (born February 12, 1942) is an American costume designer, stylist, and fashion designer working in New York City.
Early life
Field was born in New York City to an Armenian father and a Greek mother, who emigrated from Plomari, Lesbos. She was raised in Queens, where her family owned a drycleaning store;... | {"Name": "Patricia Field", "Caption": "Field at Life Ball 2009", "Birth date": "1942 2 12", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Costume and fashion designer", "Alma mater": "New York University", "Website": "http://patriciafield.com"} |
Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character. It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing.
Plot
Val Waxman is a once-prestigious film director who now directs t... | {"Directed by": "Woody Allen", "Produced by": "Letty Aronson", "Written by": "Woody Allen", "Starring": "Woody AllenGeorge HamiltonTéa LeoniDebra MessingMark RydellTreat Williams", "Cinematography": "Wedigo von Schultzendorff", "Edited by": "Alisa Lepselter", "Distributed by": "DreamWorks Pictures", "Budget": "$16 mill... |
Jurassic Park III is a 2001 American science fiction action film directed by Joe Johnston and written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. It is the third installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and the final film in the original Jurassic Park trilogy, following The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). It ... | {"Directed by": "Joe Johnston", "Written by": "Peter Buchman\n Alexander Payne\n Jim Taylor", "Produced by": "Kathleen Kennedy\n Larry Franco", "Starring": "Sam Neill\n William H. Macy\n Téa Leoni\n Alessandro Nivola\n Trevor Morgan\n Michael Jeter", "Cinematography": "Shelly Johnson", "Edited by": "Robert Dalva", "Mus... |
"Texas, Our Texas" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Texas, adopted in the late 1920s as the official state song.
History
It was written in 1924 by William J. Marsh, who was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and ... | {"Adopted": "1929", "Lyrics": "1924", "Music": "William J. Marsh", "Readopted": "1993"} |
Anything Else is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, produced by Letty Aronson, and starring Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Allen, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Erica Leerhsen and KaDee Strickland. The film was shown as the opening night selection at the 60th annual... | {"Directed by": "Woody Allen", "Written by": "Woody Allen", "Starring": "Woody Allen\n Jason Biggs\n Stockard Channing\n Danny DeVito\n Jimmy Fallon\n Christina Ricci", "Narrated by": "Jason Biggs", "Cinematography": "Darius Khondji", "Produced by": "Letty Aronson", "Edited by": "Alisa Lepselter", "Distributed by": "Dr... |
Warren Weaver (July 17, 1894 - November 24, 1978) was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of machine translation and as an important figure in creating support for science in the United States.
Career
Weaver received three degrees from the ... | {"Name": "Warren Weaver", "Birth date": "1894 07 17", "Birth place": "Reedsburg, Wisconsin, UShttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Warren-Weaver Warren Weaver Hosch William L. November 20, 2022 Encyclopedia Britannica May 2, 2023", "Death date": "1978 11 24 1894 07 17", "Death place": "New Milford, Connecticut, U... |
Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 - November 11, 1999), also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's debut in 1997 until her death. Throughout her career, Bergman performed voice work for over 400 television comm... | {"Name": "Mary Kay Bergman", "Birth date": "1961 6 5", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1999 11 11 1961 6 5", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death cause": "Suicide by gunshot", "Burial place": "Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.", "Other names": ... |
No Highway is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute. It formed the basis of the 1951 film No Highway in the Sky.
A scientist has been claiming that certain parts of a plane will develop metal fatigue sooner than officially estimated, but nobody takes him seriously. While flying to the site of an air crash that killed a Soviet a... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "William Heinemann", "Media type": "Print (hardcover & paperback)", "Pages": "268 pages", "ISBN": "978-0-09953-009-1"} |
thumb |Paramahansa Yogananda, Founder
thumb|Headquarters of SRF at Mt. Washington at 3880 San Rafael Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide, spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. Before coming to the United States, Yogananda began his spiritual work in India ... | {"Type": "Religious organization", "Legal status": "Foundation", "Headquarters": "Los Angeles, California, United States", "Affiliations": "Yogoda Satsanga Society of India", "Website": "yogananda.org/"} |
Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is a Japanese-American entrepreneur, businessman and author. Kiyosaki is the founder of Rich Global LLC and the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos. The company's main r... | {"Born": "1947 4 8", "Occupation": "Businessman, author", "Alma mater": "United States Merchant Marine Academy (BS)", "Years active": "1973-19941997-present", "Relatives": "Emi Kiyosaki (sister)Beth Kiyosaki (sister)John Kiyosaki (brother)"} |
The poise (symbol P; ) is the unit of dynamic viscosity (absolute viscosity) in the centimetre-gram-second system of units (CGS). It is named after Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille (see Hagen-Poiseuille equation). The centipoise (1 cP = 0.01 P) is more commonly used than the poise itself.
Dynamic viscosity has dimensions... | {"Unit system": "Centimetre-gram-second system of units", "Unit of": "Dynamic viscosity", "Symbol": "P", "Named after": "Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille"} |
Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 - July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Early life
Ray Brown was born on October 13, 1926, in Pit... | {"Born": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died": "Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz", "Labels": "Verve\nConcord\nPablo\nTelarc\nAtlantic\nBlue Note\nWarner Bros.\nImpulse!"} |
Mona Simpson (née Jandali; June 14, 1957) is an American novelist. She has written six novels and studied English at the University of California, Berkeley and Languages and Literature at Columbia University.
She won a Whiting Award for her first novel, Anywhere but Here (1986). It was a popular success and adapted as ... | {"Born": "1957 6 14", "Education": "University of California, Berkeley (BA)Columbia University (MFA)", "Occupation": "NovelistEnglish professor", "Children": "2", "Relatives": "Steve Jobs (brother)Lisa Brennan-Jobs (niece)Laurene Powell Jobs (sister-in-law)"} |
Samson (月刊サムソン) is a monthly Japanese magazine for gay men.
Gay magazines in Japan, along with much gay culture, are segregated by "type"; most are aimed at an audience with specific interests. Samson specializes in daddies, older, chubby men and salarymen in suits and occasionally fundoshi, or traditional Japanese l... | {"Type": "Incentive K.K.", "Industry": "magazine", "Founded": "1982Japan", "Headquarters": "Japan", "Website": "Samson website"} |
The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.
In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days the... | {"Branch": "United Kingdom", "Type": "Line infantry", "Role": "Armoured infantry (Warrior IFV)", "Size": "One Battalion (at final amalgamation)", "Nickname(s)": "\"The Dukes\", \"The Havercake Lads\", \"The Pattern\", \"The Immortals\", \"The Pigs\", \"The Old Seventy-Sixth\", \"The Old Seven and Sixpennies\", \"The Du... |
Richard Posthumus (; born July 19, 1950) is an American businessman, and politician. He was the 61st lieutenant governor of Michigan and majority leader of the Michigan Senate. In 2002, he was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan.
Biography
Posthumus grew up on a dairy farm in Alto, Michigan, o... | {"Name": "Dick Posthumus", "Image": "Dick Posthumus.jpeg", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2003", "State senate2": "Michigan", "District 2": "31st", "Predecessor 2": "Robert VanderLaan", "Successor 2": "Ken Sikkema", "Birth name": "Richard Posthumus", "Birth date": "1950 7 19", "Birth place": "... |
RSSOwl is a news aggregator for RSS and Atom News feeds. It is written in Java and built on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform which uses SWT as a widget toolkit to allow it to fit in with the look and feel of different operating systems while remaining cross-platform. Released under the EPL-1.0 license, RSSOwl is free s... | {"Developer(s)": "Benjamin Pasero", "Initial release": "2004 12 19", "Platform": "Eclipse", "Type": "News aggregator", "License": "EPL-1.0", "Website": "rssowl.org"} |
was the smallest of the big three Japanese airlines. In contrast to the other two, JAL and ANA, JAS' international route network was very small, but its domestic network incorporated many smaller airports that were not served by the two larger airlines. As an independent company, it was last headquartered in the JAS M1... | {"Image size (px)": "225", "Airline name": "Japan Air System日本エアシステム", "IATA Designator": "JD", "ICAO Designator": "JAS", "Callsign": "AIR SYSTEM", "Frequent Flyer Program": "JAS Mileage Service", "Current Fleet Size": "85", "Number of Destinations": "46", "Parent Company": "Tokyu Corporation", "Founded": "1971 05 15 y... |
The East Germanic languages, also called the Oder-Vistula Germanic languages, are a group of extinct Germanic languages that were spoken by East Germanic peoples. East Germanic is one of the primary branches of Germanic languages, along with North Germanic and West Germanic.
The only East Germanic language of which t... | {"Name": "East Germanic", "Alternative name": "Oder-Vistula Germanic, Illevionic (uncommon)", "Map caption": "The distribution of the primary Germanic languages in Europe c. AD 1:\nBlue North Germanic\nRed North Sea Germanic, or Ingvaeonic\nOrange Weser-Rhine Germanic, or Istvaeonic\nYellow Elbe Germanic, or Irminonic\... |
Voronezh Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census.
Geography
Voronezh Oblast borders internally with Belgorod Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast and Rost... | {"English name": "Voronezh Oblast", "Russian name": "Воронежская область", "Coat of arms caption": "Coat of arms", "Flag caption": "Flag", "Type of polity": "Oblast", "Type of polity article": "Oblasts of Russia", "Area in sq. km": "52216", "Area rank": "51st", "ISO 3166-2:RU code": "RU-VOR", "Leader title": "Governor"... |
Kenneth Malcolm Dye (January 16, 1936 - September 5, 2023) was a Canadian accountant and the Auditor General of Canada from 1981 to 1991.
Early life
Dye was trained as a chartered accountant at Simon Fraser University, and articled as a clerk with the firm of Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants in British Columbia.... | {"Name": "Kenneth Dye", "Term start": "1981", "Term end": "1991", "Birth date": "1936 01 16", "Birth name": "Kenneth Malcolm Dye", "Death date": "2023 09 05 1936 01 16"} |
Mylène Jeanne GautierThe American society of composers, authors and publishers . . Retrieved 26 April 2009. (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, lyricist, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the mos... | {"Name": "Mylène Farmer", "Caption": "Farmer in 2019", "Birth name": "Mylène Jeanne Gautier", "Birth date": "y 1961 9 12", "Birth place": "Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada (now Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Montreal, Quebec, Canada)", "Nationality": "French", "Occupation": "Singer\n songwriter", "Years active": "1984-present", "Awa... |
Michael Ridpath is an English author of thrillers involving the world of high finance. He was born in Devon in 1961 and grew up in Yorkshire. He was educated at Millfield School and Merton College, Oxford, and spent eight years working as a bond trader at an international bank in the City of London. His past employers ... | {"Born": "1961", "Occupation": "novelist", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "Merton College, Oxford", "Period": "1995 onwards"} |
Santa Rosa, officially the City of Santa Rosa (), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, its population was 414,812 people.
It is the second largest local government unit in Laguna after Calamba. On August 28, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic ... | {"Named for": "St. Rose of Lima", "Type": "government_type", "Rank": "2 out of 30 (in Laguna)", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Alice Jeanette Herz (née Strauß, alternatively rendered Strauss; May 25, 1882 - March 26, 1965) was a German feminist, anti-fascist and peace activist. She was the first person in the United States known to have immolated herself in protest of the escalating Vietnam War, following the example of Buddhist monk Thích Quả... | {"Name": "Alice Herz", "Birth name": "Alice Jeanette Strauß", "Birth date": "1882 5 25 y", "Birth place": "Hamburg, German Empire", "Death date": "1965 3 26 1882 5 25 y", "Death place": "Detroit, Michigan, U.S.", "Death cause": "Burns from self-immolation", "Occupation": "Writer", "Spouse(s)": "Paul Herz", "Children": ... |
Asbury University is a private Christian university in Wilmore, Kentucky. Although it is a non-denominational school, the college is aligned with the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. The school offers 50-plus majors across 17 departments. In the fall of 2016, Asbury University had a total enrollment of 1,854: 1,640 traditio... | {"Motto": "Eruditio et Religio (Latin)", "Type": "Private university", "Endowment": "$53.1 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowme... |
Caldecote is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, in the district of South Cambridgeshire, England. It lies south of the A428, approximately six miles west of Cambridge and three miles east of Cambourne.
Nearby settlements are Hardwick and Toft to the east, Bourn to the west, Childerley to the north and Kings... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Including Childerley)(2011 Census)http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/census2011/census_maps# Census Maps | Cambridgeshire Insight 25 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728074740/http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/census2011/census_maps# 28 July 2014 ... |
Caldicot () is a market town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. The town is located between Chepstow and the city of Newport. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the Severn Estuary. The population of the built-up area was around 11,000. It has a large school, Caldicot School, and is known for... | {"Sovereign state": "Wales", "Principal area": "Monmouthshire", "Preserved county": "Gwent", "UK Parliament": "Newport East", "Postcode district": "NP", "Dialling code": "01291", "OS grid reference": "ST475885", "Population": "(2021 Census)Caldicot https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/wales/admin/monmouthshire/W0400105... |
The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The Librarian of Congress also appoints and oversees the Register of Copyrights of the U.S. Copyright Office and has broad r... | {"Post": "Librarian", "Body": "Congress", "Flag caption": "Flag of the Library of Congress", "Insignia caption": "Seal of the Library of Congress", "Department": "Library of Congress", "Incumbent": "Carla Hayden", "Incumbent since": "September 14, 2016", "Appointer": "The President", "Term length": "Ten years", "Date o... |
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1949, the premier's duties and office has been the successor to the ministerial position of the prime minister of the former Dominion of Newfoundland. Before 2001, the offi... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "Newfoundland and Labrador", "Native name": "fr Premier ministre de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Furey in 2020", "Incumbent": "Andrew Furey", "Incumbent since": "August 19, 2020", "Department": "Office of the Premier", "Style": "The Honourable (formal)\n... |
The premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably less than those of a provincial premier.
Unlike provincial premiers, who a... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "the Northwest Territories", "Native name": "fr Premier ministre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Caroline Cochrane", "Incumbent since": "October 24, 2019", "Department": "Office of the Premier", "Style": "The Honourable (formal)\n Premier (informal)", "S... |
The premier of Nunavut (; Inuinnaqtun: Hivuliqti Nunavunmi; ) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The premier is the territory's head of government, although their powers are somewhat more limited than those of a provincial premier.
Unlike most other premiers who are officially appointed by a... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "Nunavut", "Native name": "ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥHivuliqti NunavunmiPremier ministre du Nunavut", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "P.J. Akeeagok", "Incumbent since": "November 19, 2021", "Department": "Office of the Premier", "Style": "The Honourable (formal)\n Premier (informal)", "Status": "Head ... |
The premier of Yukon is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of Yukon. The post is the territory's head of government, although its powers are considerably more limited than that of a provincial premier. The office was established in 1978 when most authority was devolved from the appoint... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "Yukon", "Native name": "fr Premier ministre du Yukon", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Ranj Pillai", "Incumbent since": "January 14, 2023", "Department": "Office of the Premier", "Style": "The Honourable (formal)\n Premier (informal)", "Status": "Head of Government", "Member of": "Legi... |
Language Movement Day ( Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs), also called State Language Day or Language Martyrs' Day ( Shôhid Dibôs), is a national holiday of Bangladesh taking place on 21 February each year and commemorating the Bengali language movement and its martyrs. On this day, people visit Shaheed Minar to pay homage to the ... | {"Type": "National", "Official name": "ভাষা আন্দোলন দিবস (Bhasha Andolôn Dibôs)", "Also called": "ভাষা শহীদ দিবস (Bhasha Shôhid Dibôs)", "Observed by": "Bangladesh and Bengali speakers in India and elsewhere", "Next time": "21 February", "Celebrations": "Flag hoisting, parades, singing patriotic songs, the Amar Bhaier ... |
Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It may be meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place, usually with a tranquil theme, such as a jungle, an island paradise or outer space. The range of lounge music encompasses beautiful music-influenced instrumentals, mo... | {"Name": "Lounge music", "Stylistic origins": "Exotica space age pop jazz bossa nova cha-cha-cha mambo Polynesian music swing big band easy listening", "Cultural origins": "1950s, United States", "Derivative forms": "Ambient\n chamber pop\n chill-out music\n downtempo\n muzak\n ja Shibuya-kei\n vaporwave"} |
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Corn starch, maize starch, or cornflour (British English) is the starch derived from corn (maize) grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the kernel. Corn starch is a common food ingredient, often used to thicken sauces or soups, and to make corn sy... | {"Creator": "-->", "Serving size": "100 g", "Calories per serving": "381", "Protein per serving": "0.3", "Fat per serving": "0.1", "Carbohydrate per serving": "91", "Other information": "density 0.54 g/ml https://www.aqua-calc.com/page/density-table/substance/cornstarch Density of Cornstarch in 285 units and reference ... |
Luther Harris Evans (13 October 1902 - 23 December 1981) was an American political scientist who served as the tenth Librarian of Congress and third Director-General of UNESCO.
Early life and career
Born in Bastrop County, Texas in 1902, Evans received his BA in 1923 and MA in 1924 from the University of Texas at Aust... | {"Name": "Luther Evans", "Term start": "1953", "Term end": "1958", "Title 2": "Librarian of Congress", "Order 2": "10th", "President 2": "Harry S. Truman", "Predecessor 2": "Archibald Macleish", "Successor 2": "Lawrence Quincy Mumford", "Birth name": "Luther Harris Evans", "Birth date": "October 13, 1902", "Birth place... |
thumb|200px|Saint-Christophe Church, Créteil
Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the préfecture (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is, moreover, the seat of... | {"Name": "Créteil", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Caption": "Aerial view of Créteil", "Arrondissement": "Créteil", "Canton": "2 cantons", "Postal code": "94000", "Mayor": "Laurent CathalaRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 d... |
Sweetest Day is a holiday that is celebrated in the Midwestern United States, in parts of the Northeastern United States, in Arizona, and in Florida on the third Saturday in October. It is a day to share romantic deeds or expressions, and acts of charity and kindness. Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "Hallma... | {"Type": "local", "Next time": "nth weekday of the month", "Observed by": "Great Lakes region", "Date": "October", "Celebrations": "Giving presents such as greeting cards and candy to loved ones."} |
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés () is a commune in Val-de-Marne, the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
History
The abbey
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés owes its name to Saint-Maur Abbey founded in 638 by Queen Nanthild, regent for her son Clovis II, at a place called Fossati in Medieval Lati... | {"Name": "Saint-Maur-des-Fossés", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Town hall", "Coordinates": "48.7994 2.4997 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Créteil", "Canton": "Saint-Maur-des-Fossés-1 and 2", "Postal code": "94100 (St Maur), 94210 (La Varenne)", "Mayor": "Sylvain BerriosRépertoire national des élus: le... |
Saint-Maur-des-Bois () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France, close to the border with the Calvados department.INSEE commune file
It takes its name from Saint Maurus to whom the parish church is dedicated.
See also
Communes of the Manche department
References
Saintmaurdesbois | {"Name": "Saint-Maur-des-Bois", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Saint-Maur-des-Bois.JPG", "Caption": "The village and its church", "Arrondissement": "Avranches", "Canton": "Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny", "Postal code": "50800", "Mayor": "Sylvie MarieRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gou... |
Robert Eugene Richards (February 20, 1926 - February 26, 2023) was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. He won gold medals in pole vault in both 1952 and 1956, becoming the o... | {"Name": "Bob Richards", "Image caption": "Bob Richards in 1951", "Birth name": "Robert Eugene Richards", "Birth date": "1926 2 20", "Birth place": "Champaign, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "2023 2 26 1926 2 20", "Alma mater": "University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"} |
The vertical viola, or alto violin, is a stringed instrument with the range of a viola that is played vertically in the manner of a cello. It is the fourth-highest member of the violin octet (after the treble, soprano, and mezzo violins).
The standard viola is about as big as can conveniently be played under the chin.... | {"Name": "Vertical viola", "Names": "Alto Violin", "Caption": "A man playing a vertical viola", "Classification": "Bowed string instruments", "Range": "center|thumb", "Related": "Violin\n Viola\n Cello\n Double bass"} |
Janet Ellis, (born 16 September 1955)Janet Ellis's profile on the BBC's Blue Peter web pages is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook (2016)... | {"Name": "Janet Ellis", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% on MBE", "Birth date": "1955 9 16 y", "Birth place": "Chatham, Kent, England", "Occupation": "TV presenter, actress and writer", "Years active": "1978-present", "Known For": "Blue Peter and Jigsaw presenter", "Spouse(s)": "Robin Bextor 1977 1984 divorcedhttps://www.the... |
Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (; March 13, 1946 - July 4, 1976) was an American-born Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer who commanded the elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal during Operation Entebbe, an operation to rescue hostages held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in 1976. 102 of the 106 hostages were rescued, but Netanyah... | {"Native name": "he", "Other name(s)": "Jonathan Netanyahu", "Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "Entebbe, Uganda", "Nickname(s)": "Yoni", "Allegiance": "Israel", "Commands held": "General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269", "Awards": "Medal of Distinguished Service", "Spouse(s)": "Tirza Netanyahu 1967 1972 div", "Relat... |
The Mainland is the main island of Shetland, Scotland. The island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, and is the centre of Shetland's ferry and air connections.
Geography
It has an area of , making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth largest of the British Isles after Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis ... | {"Coordinates": "60.30 N 1.30 W type:isle_region:GB inline,title", "OS grid reference": "HU414553", "Scots": "Mainland", "Meaning of name": "Old Norse for 'mainland'", "Area": "96879 ha sqmi 0Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 406", "Population rank": "2", "Highest elevation": "Ronas Hill 450 m ft 0", "Population": "18,765", "Pop... |
Aulnay-sous-Bois () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre zero.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnaysiens or Aulnaysiennes in French.Inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis
The commune has b... | {"Name": "Aulnay-sous-Bois", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Town hall", "Coordinates": "48.9386 2.4906 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Le Raincy", "Canton": "Aulnay-sous-Bois", "Postal code": "93600", "Mayor": "Bruno BeschizzaRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/... |
Kerrera (; or Cearrara) is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2016 it had a population of 45, divided into two communities in the north and south of the island.
Geography
The island is around long and around wide, and is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Kerrera, abo... | {"Coordinates": "56 23 53 N 05 32 19 W inline,title", "OS grid reference": "NM813281", "Meaning of name": "Norse for 'Kjarbar's island' or possibly 'copse island'", "Area": "1214 ha sqmi 8", "Population rank": "57", "Highest elevation": "Carn Breugach 189 m ft 0", "Population": "34", "Population density": "2.8 PD/km2",... |
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The Ramona Outdoor Play, formerly known as (and still commonly called) The Ramona Pageant, is an outdoor play staged annually in Hemet, California since 1923.
It is loosely based on the 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson.
History an... | {"Written by": "Helen Hunt Jackson (1884 book) \nGarnet Holme (1923 adaptation)\nStephen Savage (2015 update)", "Setting": "1850s California", "Date premiered": "April 13, 1923", "Place premiered": "Hemet, California", "Original language": "English", "Subject": "Ramona", "Genre": "Drama/Romance/Comedy"} |
Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. His first two terms as United States Poet Laureate were marked by such visible dynamism—and such national enthusiasm in response—that the Library of Congress appointed him to an unprecedented third term. Throughout his... | {"Born": "1940 10 20 y", "Occupation": "poet, literary critic, editor, academic", "Period": "1968-present", "Children": "three", "Alma mater": "Rutgers University (B.A.)Stanford University (M.A.; PhD)\"Entry: Robert Pinsky\", NNDB"} |
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a 1997 book written by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter. It advocates the importance of financial literacy (financial education), financial independence and building wealth through investing in assets, real estate investing, starting and owning businesses, as well as increasing one's financial... | {"Cover artist": "InSync Graphic Design Studio", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Rich Dad Series", "Publisher": "Warner Books", "Media type": "Hardback and paperback", "Pages": "336 or 207", "ISBN": "0-446-67745-0"} |
Caron Louisa Keating (5 October 1962 - 13 April 2004) was a British television presenter.
Early life and education
Keating was born on 5 October 1962 in Fulham, south-west London, to an English father with Irish roots and a Northern Irish mother. When she was three months old her family relocated to Northern Ireland w... | {"Name": "Caron Keating", "Caption": "Keating pictured around 1988", "Birth date": "1962 10 5 y", "Birth place": "Fulham, London, England", "Death date": "2004 4 13 1962 10 5 y", "Death place": "Sevenoaks, Kent, England", "Occupation": "Television presenter", "Known For": "Blue Peter presenter", "Children": "2", "Spous... |
Manasseh (; Hebrew: Mənaššé, "Forgetter"; Menasî [me-na-si-i]; Manasses; ) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and his mother Hephzibah (). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years (; ).
Biblical account
The Hebrew Bible documents Manasseh in ... | {"Name": "Manasseh", "Reign": "coregency 697-687 BC sole reign687-643 BC", "Succession": "King of Judah", "Predecessor": "Hezekiah", "Successor": "Amon", "Spouse": "Meshullemeth", "Issue": "Amon", "Father": "Hezekiah", "Mother": "Hephzibah", "Birth date": "c. 709 BC", "Birth place": "probably Jerusalem", "Death date": ... |
Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, OBE (born 10 April 1940) is a Northern Irish television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer. She is known for presenting programmes on the BBC and ITV, such as Rip Off Britain, and her regular appearances as a panellist on Loose Women. She has been a regular reporter on This Morn... | {"Name": "Gloria Hunniford", "Post-nominals": "OBE", "Caption": "Hunniford in 2011", "Birth name": "Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford", "Birth date": "1940 4 10 y", "Birth place": "Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland", "Nationality": "British", "Occupation": "Television and radio presenter, singer", "Years active":... |
Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 - December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). He also starred in The Candidate (1972). Boyle, who won an Emmy Awa... | {"Name": "Peter Boyle", "Caption": "Boyle circa 2005/2006", "Birth name": "Peter Lawrence Boyle", "Birth date": "1935 10 18", "Birth place": "Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "2006 12 12 1935 10 18", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Green River Cemetery, Springs, New York, U.S.", "O... |
The Mainland, also known as Hrossey and Pomona, is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections.
Seventy-five per cent of Orkney's population live on the island, which is more densely populated tha... | {"OS grid reference": "HY350158", "Scots": "Mainland", "Meaning of name": "Norse for 'mainland' or 'island of horses'", "Area": "52325 ha sqmi 0Haswell-Smith (2004) p. 334", "Population rank": "3", "Highest elevation": "Mid Hill 271 m ft 0", "Population": "17,162", "Population density": "32.80 people/km2", "Largest se... |
The Waterboys is the debut studio album by the Waterboys, released by Ensign Records in July 1983. The album was recorded in several studio sessions between December 1981 and November 1982. Allmusic describes the sound of the album as "part Van Morrison, part U2".
The album cover is a photograph of lead singer Mike Sc... | {"Released": "1983 07", "Recorded": "December 1981 - November 1982", "Studio": "Redshop Studios, London, England Farmyard Studios, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England", "Genre": "Post-punkhttp://shorefire.com/client/the-waterboys/bio THE WATERBOYS 'MODERN BLUES' Thomson Graeme Shore Fire Media 2016-06-28", "Labe... |
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo and achieved success beginning in the early 2000s. Her music is a mixture of main... | {"Name": "Sophie Ellis-Bextor", "Caption": "Ellis-Bextor at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards", "Birth name": "Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor", "Birth date": "1979 04 10 yes", "Birth place": "Hounslow, London, England", "Occupation": "Singer songwriter", "Years active": "1996-present", "Spouse(s)": "Richard Jone... |
Lauren Michelle Hill (born June 27, 1979) is an American model and actress. She first appeared on the cover of Playboy on the October (Girls of Conference USA) 2000 issue. She was chosen as Playboy Playmate of the Month in February 2001 and won the Playboy playmates edition of the game show Fear Factor. Hill then retur... | {"Name": "Lauren Michelle Hill", "Birth place": "Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.", "Birth date": "1979 06 27 y", "Nationality": "American", "Other names": "Lauren James, Lauren Flanery", "Occupation": "Model, actress", "Spouse(s)": "Sean Patrick Flanery", "Children": "2", "Module": "yes\n \n February 2001\n Iri... |
Wasabi is a 2001 French action-comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and written and produced by Luc Besson. The film stars Jean Reno, Michel Muller and Ryōko Hirosue. In France, it was released as Wasabi, la petite moutarde qui monte au nez ("Wasabi, the little mustard that gets right up your nose").
The film gets ... | {"Directed by": "Gérard Krawczyk", "Produced by": "Luc Besson", "Written by": "Luc Besson", "Starring": "Jean RenoRyōko HirosueMichel MullerCarole Bouquet", "Music by": "Éric SerraJulien Schultheis", "Cinematography": "Gerard Stérin", "Edited by": "Yann Hervé", "Distributed by": "EuropaCorp Distribution (France) Destin... |
Dream Harder is the sixth studio album by the Waterboys, released by Geffen Records on 24 May 1993. Led by Scottish singer-songwriter-instrumentalist Mike Scott, the album features none of the earlier UK-based band members and instead finds Scott backed by American session musicians. It was the last Waterboys album bef... | {"Released": "24 May 1993New Releases: Albums Music Week 22 May 1993 21 0265-1548", "Recorded": "New York City", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Geffen, Puck", "Producer": "Mike Scott, Bill Price"} |
Armagh ( ; , , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland - the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All Ireland for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times,... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)", "Irish grid reference": "H876455", "District": "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT60, BT61", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "Newry & Armagh", "NI Assembly": "Newry & Armagh", "County": "County Armagh", "Website... |
Marla Ann Maples (born October 27, 1963) is an American actress, television personality, model, singer and presenter. She was the second wife of Donald Trump. They married in 1993, two months after the birth of their daughter Tiffany, and divorced in 1999.
Early life
Maples was born on October 27, 1963, in Cohutta, G... | {"Caption": "Maples in 2007", "Birth name": "Marla Ann Maples", "Birth date": "1963 10 27", "Birth place": "Cohutta, Georgia, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress\n television personality\n presenter \n model\n singer", "Spouse(s)": "Donald Trump December 20, 1993 June 8, 1999 divorced", "Children": "Tiffany Trump", "Years ac... |
Raymond Dalmau Pérez (born October 27, 1948) is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player and coach. Dalmau played in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the top tier basketball league in the country, for 20 seasons with the Piratas de Quebradillas. At the time of his retirement, at the end of the 1985 ... | {"Listed height": "4", "Listed weight": "220", "Born": "San Juan, Puerto Rico", "Nationality": "Puerto Rican"} |
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