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The Fiat Tipo (Type 160) is a compact car, designed by the I.DE.A Institute design house, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1988 and 1995.
The Tipo was initially available only as a five-door hatchback. The car was made entirely out of galvanized body panels to avoid rust, and was built on a comple... | {"Manufacturer": "Fiat Auto", "Assembly": "Cassino Plant - Piedimonte San Germano (FR), Italyhttp://www.carsfromitaly.net/fiat/index.html Fiat/Models/Fiat Tipo 2007-07-03 carsfromitaly.netAlfa Romeo Pomigliano d'Arco plant, Italy (1989-1990)http://www.metropolisweb.it/Notizie/Cronaca/fiat_pomigliano_riapre_fabbrica_ott... |
Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross (born 16 January 1968) is an English musician, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. Along with Trent Reznor, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Social Network in 2010. In 2013, the pair won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for their so... | {"Born": "London, England", "Genres": "Post-industrial alternative rock dark ambient experimental electronica", "Member of": "Nine Inch Nails How to Destroy Angels 12 Rounds", "Formerly of": "Error"} |
In United States history, the Gilded Age is a term coined by Mark Twain and used by some historians to refer roughly to the period between 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction Era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Western United Stat... | {"Including": "Third Party System", "President(s)": "Ulysses S. Grant\n Rutherford B. Hayes\n James A. Garfield\n Chester A. Arthur\n Grover Cleveland\n Benjamin Harrison\n William McKinley", "Location": "United States", "Key events": "Second Industrial Revolution\n Nadir of American race relations\n Robber barons\n Fa... |
Timothy John Russert (May 7, 1950 - June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview ... | {"Name": "Tim Russert", "Caption": "Russert in October 2007", "Birth name": "Timothy John Russert", "Birth date": "yes 1950 5 7", "Birth place": "Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "yes 2008 6 13 1950 5 7", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Resting place": "Rock Creek CemeteryWashington, D.C., U.S.", "Educ... |
Pokhara Premier League () is a franchise Twenty20 cricket tournament held in Nepal. The tournament is managed by Queen's Event Management.
The league is an auction-based tournament where players will be sold based on different price ceilings.
Lead by the board member of Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Chhumbi Lam... | {"Countries": "Nepal", "Administrator": "Queens Event Management", "Format": "Twenty20", "First edition": "2018", "Next edition": "2019", "Tournament format": "Single round-robin league", "Number of teams": "6", "Current champion": "Chitwan Rhinos (1st title)", "Most successful": "Chitwan Rhinos Pokhara Paltan (1 titl... |
O2 (typeset as O2) is a global brand name owned by the Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica. The company uses the O2 brand for its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Germany. Since 2018, it is also used as an online-only flanker brand in Spain.
Formerly, all European branches of Telefónica were managed by... | {"Product type": "Telecommunication", "Owner": "Telefónica", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Introduced": "2001 yes", "Related brands": "Movistar Vivo", "Markets": "Czech Republic Germany Slovakia Spain United Kingdom", "Website": "telefonica.com"} |
The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. The group, which went through five bosses between 1910 and 1957, is named afte... | {"Founded": "1900s", "Named after": "Carlo Gambino", "Founding location": "New York City, New York, United States", "Years active": "1900s-present", "Territory": "Primarily New York City, with additional territory in Long Island, New Jersey, Western Connecticut, Baltimore, South Florida, Tampa, Atlanta, Los Angeles, La... |
Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. One of the Claremont Colleges, the college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is known for its social justice culture and experimental pedagogical approach.
H... | {"Motto": "Provida Futuri", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "President": "Strom C. Thacker", "Endowment": "$180 million (2022)As of December 16, 2022. https://tsl.news/5c-endowments-reap-unprecedented-gains/ 5C endowments reap unprecedented gains The Claremont Colleges Student Life December 16, 2022 December... |
is a Finnish-born Japanese politician. He is the first foreign-born Japanese of European origin to serve as a member of the Diet of Japan. (新井将敬, 1948-1998) was Japan's first naturalized parliamentarian, but he was born in Osaka and gave up his Korean citizenship at age 16. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Jap... | {"Name": "Marutei Tsurunen弦念丸呈", "Term start": "2003", "Term end": "2016", "Office 2": "Member of the House of Councillors", "Birth name": "Martti Turunen", "Birth date": "1940 4 30 yes", "Birth place": "Lieksa, Finland", "Nationality": "Japanese"} |
Death in the Afternoon is a non-fiction book written by Ernest Hemingway about the ceremony and traditions of Spanish bullfighting, published in 1932. The book provides a look at the history and the Spanish traditions of bullfighting. It also contains a deeper contemplation on the nature of fear and courage. While es... | {"Cover artist": "Roberto Domingo", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Charles Scribner's Sons", "Pages": "517"} |
Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt (July 29, 1843 - July 4, 1901) was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie ('wave theory') of language development.
Biography
Schmidt was born in Prenzlau, Province of Brandenburg. He was educated at Bonn and at Jena where he studied philology (historical linguistics) with... | {"Name": "Johannes Schmidt", "Birth name": "Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt", "Birth date": "July 29, 1843", "Birth place": "Prenzlau, Province of Brandenburg", "Death date": "July 4, 1901", "Death place": "Berlin, Province of Brandenburg", "Known For": "Wave model"} |
Leticia ("Tish") Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955, San Antonio, Texas) is a folksinger recording in both Spanish and English. Hinojosa was the youngest of 13 children. Hinojosa's parents were Mexican immigrants. Known for singing both traditional Mexican folksongs and her own original songs, both in Spanish and English... | {"Born": "San Antonio, Texas, USTish Hinajosa Tish Hinajosa Hinajosa, Tish 2021 https://www.mundotish.com/about 2021-12-18", "Genres": "Country, Folk", "Labels": "Warner Bros. Records, MCA/Curb, A&M, Rounder, Valley Entertainment, Watermelon Records, Texas Music Group, Tish Records (self released)", "Website": "MundoTi... |
The Township of Wilmot is a rural township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
History
Archaic and Woodland periods
The earliest concrete evidence of human activity within Wilmot dates to around 8,300 years ago, in the Early Archaic period, though some artifacts are thought to b... | {"Land": "263.78", "Density": "77.9", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.wilmot.ca"} |
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (; July 29, 1905May 14, 2006) was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000.
Biography
Kunitz was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the youngest of three children, to Yetta Helen (née Jasspon) and ... | {"Born": "1905 07 29", "Died": "2006 05 14 1905 07 29", "Occupation": "Poet", "Alma mater": "Harvard College", "Notable awards": "National Book Award (1995)\n Robert Frost Medal (1998)"} |
Jaime Lerner (17 December 1937 - 27 May 2021) was a Brazilian politician. He was the governor of the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. He is renowned as an architect and urban planner, having been mayor of Curitiba, capital of Paraná, three times (1971-1974, 1979-1983 and 1989-1992). In 1994, Lerner was elected gove... | {"Name": "Jaime Lerner", "Image caption": "Lerner in 2004", "Term start": "1 January 1995", "Term end": "31 December 2002", "Nominator 2": "Ney Braga", "Predecessor 2": "Saul Raiz", "Successor 2": "Maurício Fruet", "Birth date": "1937 12 17 yes", "Birth place": "Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil", "Death date": "2021 5 27 1937 ... |
Jolin Tsai (; ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen of C-Pop","Queen of C-Pop":
she is one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. Recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in musical style and visual image, she is a key figur... | {"Name": "Jolin Tsai", "Caption": "Tsai in 2018", "Birth name": "Tsai I-ling", "Birth date": "1980 09 15", "Birth place": "Hsinchuang, Taipei, Taiwan (now Xinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan)", "Alma mater": "Fu Jen Catholic University", "Occupation": "Singer\n songwriter\n actress\n dancer\n record producer\n author\n busin... |
George Alexander Drew (May 7, 1894 – January 4, 1973) was a Canadian politician. He served as the 14th premier of Ontario from 1943 to 1948 and founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty that would last 42 years. He later served as leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposit... | {"Term start": "August 17, 1943", "Term end": "October 19, 1948", "Lieutenant governor": "Albert E. MatthewsRay Lawson", "Office 2": "Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada", "Predecessor 2": "John Bracken", "Successor 2": "William Earl Rowe (interim)", "Birth name": "George Alexander Drew", "Birth date... |
John Joseph Sweeney (May 5, 1934 - February 1, 2021) was an American labor leader who served as president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009.Greenhouse, "Man in the News: John Joseph Sweeney," New York Times, October 26, 1995.Greenhouse, Steven. "Promising a New Day, Again." New York Times. September 15, 2009; Greenhouse... | {"Name": "John Sweeney", "Birth name": "John Joseph Sweeney", "Image caption": "Sweeney in 2008", "Birth date": "1934 5 5", "Birth place": "The Bronx, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2021 2 1 1934 5 5", "Death place": "Bethesda, Maryland", "Office 2": "8th President of the Service Employees International Union", "Prede... |
The Township of Woolwich is a rural township in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, considered as a municipality. The Township is located in the northeast part of Waterloo Region and is made up of 10 small communities, with Elmira, Ontario the largest and St. Jacobs, Ontario the second largest. The population at the time of ... | {"Type": "Township", "Land": "326.15", "Density": "82.8", "DST": "-4", "Website": "www.woolwich.ca"} |
Geoffrey Lawrence, 3rd Baron Trevethin, 1st Baron Oaksey, (2 December 1880 - 28 August 1971) was the main British judge during the Nuremberg trials after Second World War, and President of the Judicial group.
Biography
The Lawrence family came from Builth Wells in Radnorshire. Lawrence was born in London, England on ... | {"Name": "The Lord Oaksey", "Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "Lawrence, c. 1946", "Term start": "1947", "Term end": "1957", "Birth date": "2 December 1880", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1971 08 28 1880 12 01 y", "Death place": "Oaksey, Wiltshire, England", "Birth name": "Geoffrey Lawrence", "... |
William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, (6 September 1883 - 10 February 1962), was a British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials.
Birkett received his education at Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School. He was a Methodist preacher and a dr... | {"Name": "The Lord Birkett", "Office 2": "Lord Justice of Appeal", "Predecessor 2": "Sir James Tucker", "Successor 2": "Sir Frederic Sellers", "Birth date": "6 September 1883", "Birth place": "Ulverston, Lancashire, England", "Death date": "1962 2 10 1883 9 6 y", "Death place": "London, England", "Nationality": "Britis... |
Francis Beverley Biddle (May 9, 1886 - October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and judge who was the United States Attorney General during World War II. He also served as the primary American judge during the postwar Nuremberg Trials as well as a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit... | {"Name": "Francis Biddle", "Image caption": "Biddle in 1935", "Term start": "August 26, 1941", "Term end": "June 26, 1945", "Office 2": "Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit", "Appointer 2": "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Predecessor 2": "Joseph Buffington", "Successor 2": "Herbert Funk Goodrich... |
John Johnston Parker (November 20, 1885 - March 17, 1958) was an American politician and United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was an unsuccessful nominee for associate justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1930. He was also the United States alternate judg... | {"Name": "John J. Parker", "Term start": "September 1, 1948", "Term end": "March 17, 1958", "Birth name": "John Johnston Parker", "Birth date": "1885 11 20", "Birth place": "Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.", "Death date": "1958 3 17 1885 11 20", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Education": "University of North Ca... |
Gideon Moshe Sa'ar (; born 9 December 1966) is an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Justice between 2021 and 2022. Sa'ar was previously a member of the Knesset for the Likud between 2003 and 2014, Deputy Prime Minister for a brief spell in 2021, as well as holding the posts of Education Minister (2009-2013) ... | {"Name": "Gideon Sa'ar", "Native name": "גדעון סער", "Native name language": "he", "Birth date": "1966 12 09 yes", "Birth place": "Tel Aviv, Israel"} |
The Madawaska River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Ontario, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map. The river is long and drains an area of . Its name comes from an Algonquian band of the region known as "Matouweskarini", meaning "people of the shallows".
Geography
The Ma... | {"Etymology": "From name of Algonquian band \"Matouweskarini\" meaning \"people of the shallows\"", "Mouth": "70 m on", "Location": "Arnprior, Renfrew County", "Coordinates": "45 26 35 N 76 20 56 W inline,title", "Basin size": "8470 km2 on", "Left": "Opeongo River", "Right": "York River"} |
James Alexander Bacon, AC (15 May 195020 June 2004) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1998 to 2004.
Early life
Bacon was born on 15 May 1950 in Melbourne; his father Frank, a doctor, died when Jim was twelve, leaving him to be raised by his mother Joan. He was educated at Scotch Colle... | {"Name": "Jim Bacon", "Nationality": "Australian", "Image caption": "Bacon in 2000", "Term start": "14 September 1998", "Term end": "21 March 2004", "Office 2": "Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Denison", "Predecessor 2": "Julian Amos", "Successor 2": "David Bartlett", "Birth date": "yes 1950 05 15", "Birt... |
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC, doing business as etisalat by e& is an Emirati-based multinational telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 16 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. It is the 18th largest mobile network operator in the world by number of subscribers. In ... | {"Type": "Public", "Founded": "yes 1976 08 30", "Headquarters": "United Arab Emirates", "Industry": "Telecommunication", "Products": "Fixed line and mobile telephony, Internet services, digital television", "Revenue": "AED 26.3billion (2021)", "Website": "https://eand.com/en/index.jsp", "Subsidiaries": "Mobily Maroc Te... |
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Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Ancient China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" of martial arts. Examp... | {"Name in traditional characters": "武術", "Name in simplified characters": "武术", "Literal meaning": "\"Martial arts\"", "Pinyin transcription": "wǔshù", "Wade-Giles": "wu3-shu4", "Bopomofo (Zhuyin)": "ㄨˇ ㄕㄨˋ", "Mandarin IPA": "wu 3 . sh u 4", "Jyutping": "mou5-seot6", "Yale Romanization (Cantonese)": "móuh-seuht", "Cant... |
Vijay Anand (22 January 1934 - 23 February 2004), also known as Goldie Anand, was an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor and actor, who is known for acclaimed films such as Guide (1965), Teesri Manzil (1966), Jewel Thief (1967) and (1970). He made most of his films for the in-house banner Navketan Films a... | {"Name": "Vijay Anand", "Caption": "Vijay Anand in Agra Road (1957)", "Birth date": "1934 01 22 yOctober 2021", "Birth place": "Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, India)", "Death date": "2004 2 23 1934 1 22 y", "Death place": "Mumbai, Maharashtra, India", "Other names": "Goldie", "Relatives": "See An... |
The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) is a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the city's business leaders in 1937 to challenge the democratic socialist Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in that year's municipal election. The party has historically been describe... | {"Abbreviation": "NPA", "President": "David Mawhinney", "Founded": "1937 11 13", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Conservatism\n Fiscal conservatism", "Political position": "Centre-right to right-wing"} |
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is one of 28 regional districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the population was 31,447. The area is 8,095.62 km2 (3,125.74 sq mi). The RDKB was incorporated in 1966 and consists of eight incorporated municipalities and fiv... | {"Type": "Regional district", "Body": "Board of directors", "Land": "8084.52", "Density": "3.89"} |
Leslie Miscampbell Frost (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the province's 16th premier from May 4, 1949, to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario"; he was also known as "the Silver Fox".'
Early years
thumb|upright|left|... | {"Image caption": "The Hon. Leslie Miscampbell Frost", "Birth name": "Leslie Miscampbell Frost", "Birth date": "1895 9 20 y", "Birth place": "Orillia, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "1973 05 04 1895 09 20", "Death place": "Lindsay, Ontario, Canada", "Term start": "May 4, 1949", "Term end": "November 8, 1961", "Lieuten... |
Mail Call is a television program that aired on the History Channel. It was hosted by R. Lee Ermey, a retired United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and honorary gunnery sergeant. The show debuted on August 4, 2002 as part of the "Fighting Fridays" lineup. Most episodes were 30 minutes, but from 2007 through the sho... | {"Running time": "30 to 60 minutes", "Starring": "R. Lee Ermey", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "History", "Original release": "2009"} |
Gordon Daniel Conant (January 11, 1885 – January 2, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and the 12th premier of Ontario, from 1942 to 1943.
Personal life
Born in Cedar Dale, East Whitby Township (now part of the City of Oshawa) in Ontario, Conant was a member of one of Oshawa's early European families. He was ed... | {"Name": "Gordon Daniel Conant", "Honorific suffix": "CAN QC 100%", "Image caption": "Conant, 1937", "Term start": "October 21, 1942", "Term end": "May 18, 1943", "Lieutenant governor": "Albert E. Matthews", "Office 2": "Attorney General of Ontario", "Predecessor 2": "Arthur Roebuck", "Successor 2": "Eric William Blake... |
Tigermilk is the 1996 debut album from Scottish pop group Belle and Sebastian. Originally given a limited release (1,000 copies) by Electric Honey, the album was subsequently re-released in 1999 by Jeepster Records.
The album is named after an instrumental that did not end up on the album - it was later performed on B... | {"Released": "6 June 1996", "Recorded": "4-6 March 1996", "Studio": "CaVa Studios, Glasgow", "Genre": "Indie pop chamber pop", "Label": "Electric Honey", "Producer": "Belle and Sebastian Gregor Reid"} |
Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954) is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Fa... | {"Name": "Peter MacNicol", "Caption": "MacNicol at Eagle Base in 2001", "Birth date": "1954 4 10Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 10-17 https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/celebrity-birthdays-week-april-10-17-83862419 12 September 2022 ABC News en https://web.archive.org/web/20220405080129/https:... |
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M&M's (stylized as m&m's) are multi-colored button-shaped chocolates, each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case in white on one side, consisting of a candy shell surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's. The original candy has a semi-... | {"Introduced": "1941 9 10", "Related brands": "Minstrels, Revels, Treets", "Country": "United States", "Markets": "Worldwide (over 100 countries)https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-12-30-mm-bw_x.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20091123172456/http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2003-12-30-mm-bw_... |
Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 - 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance in Helmut Käutner's war drama The Last Bridge, and in 1956, she won the Volpi... | {"Name": "Maria Schell", "Caption": "Maria Schell in Le notti bianche (1957)", "Birth name": "Maria Margarethe Anna Schell", "Birth date": "1926 1 15 y", "Birth place": "Vienna, Austria", "Death date": "2005 4 26 1926 1 15 y", "Death place": "Preitenegg, Carinthia, Austria", "Spouse(s)": "Horst Hächler (1957-1965; divo... |
Robert James Manion (November 19, 1881 – July 2, 1943) was a Canadian politician who led the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940. Prior to his leadership of the party, he served in Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and R.B. Bennett's cabinets.
A Liberal prior to World War I, Manion was elected to the House of ... | {"Name": "Robert James Manion", "Term start": "November 14, 1938", "Term end": "March 25, 1940", "Predecessor 2": "District created", "Successor 2": "Dan McIvor", "Birth date": "1881 11 19", "Birth place": "Pembroke, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "1943 07 02 1881 11 19", "Death place": "Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Spo... |
The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served during the Second World War. It was raised on 2 September 1939, the day before war was declared, as part of the Territorial Army (TA) and served in the United Kingdom and later North-West Europe from June 1944 to May 1945.
B... | {"Branch": "23px Territorial Army", "Type": "InfantryMixed", "Role": "Home defence and infantry", "Size": "War establishment strength:13,863-18,347 menThis is the war establishment, the on-paper strength. The war establishment for an infantry division during 1939-1940 was 13,863 men; as of 1941, it increased to 17,298 ... |
The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Army, the chief is the principal military advisor and a deputy to the secretary of the Army. In a separate capacity, the CSA is a me... | {"Post": "Chief of Staff", "Body": "the Army", "Insignia caption": "Army Staff Identification Badge", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Flag of the Chief of Staff", "Incumbent": "General Randy A. George", "Incumbent since": "4 August 2023", "Department": "Department of the ArmyArmy Staff", "Type": "United States A... |
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical profi... | {"Awarded for": "Quality polka albums", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1986", "Last awarded": "2008", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
The Wah Mee massacre () was a mass shooting that occurred during the night of February 18-19, 1983, in which Kwan Fai "Willie" Mak, Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng, and Keung Kin "Benjamin" Ng (no relation) bound, robbed, and shot fourteen people in the Wah Mee gambling club at the Louisa Hotel in Chinatown-International District, ... | {"Title": "Wah Mee massacre", "Part of": "mass shootings in the United States", "Caption": "The shuttered entrance of the Wah Mee Club (double doors at left), December 2007", "Location": "665 South King Street Seattle, Washington U.S.", "Coordinates": "47 35 53 N 122 19 27 W dms inline;title type:landmark_region:US-WA"... |
Elinor Caplan (born May 20, 1944) is a businesswoman and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1997, and was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2004. A Liberal, she served as a cabinet minister in the provincial governmen... | {"Name": "Elinor Caplan", "Riding 1": "Thornhill", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "John Reesor Williams", "Successor 2": "David Caplan", "Birth name": "Elinor Hershorn", "Birth date": "1944 5 20", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Mayer Wilfred Caplan (b. 1935, m. 1963)"} |
Mortal Kombat Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti in his directorial debut. Based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise, it is the second installment in the Mortal Kombat film series and a sequel to the original 1995 film, on which Leonetti served as cinematographe... | {"Directed by": "John R. Leonetti", "Screenplay by": "Brent V. Friedman\n Bryce Zabel", "Story by": "Lawrence Kasanoff\n Joshua Wexler\n John Tobias", "Based on": "Mortal Kombat Ed Boon John Tobias", "Produced by": "Lawrence Kasanoff", "Starring": "Robin Shou\n Talisa Soto\n Brian Thompson\n Sandra Hess\n Lynn Red Will... |
The Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System (IBA) is a bullet-resistant body armor system that was used by the United States Armed Forces during the 2000s, with some limited usage into the mid-2010s. IBA and its design replaced the older standardized fragmentation protective Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops... | {"Place of origin": "United States", "Type": "Body armor", "In service": "2000-2020", "Used by": "United States NavyU.S. Army ReserveU.S. Army (historical)U.S. Marine Corps (historical)U.S. Air Force (historical)See Users for other foreign military/law enforcement users", "Wars": "Global War on Terrorism\n War in Afgha... |
Richard Burpee Hanson, (March 20, 1879 - July 14, 1948) was a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the Conservative Party from May 14, 1940, until November 11, 1941.
Early life and education
Hanson was born on March 20, 1879, in Bocabec, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, to parents Richard B. and Hannah... | {"Name": "Richard Hanson", "Image size": "150px", "Birth date": "1879 03 20 y", "Birth place": "Bocabec, New Brunswick, Canada", "Death date": "yes 1948 07 10 1879 03 20", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Jean B. Neill (m. 1906)", "Residence": "270 Church St., Fredericton", "Alma mater": "Mount Allison Universi... |
70 Pine Street - formerly known as the 60 Wall Tower, Cities Service Building, and American International Building - is a 67-story, residential building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built from 1930 to 1932 by energy conglomerate Cities Service Company (later Citgo), the building was d... | {"Location": "70 Pine Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York", "Coordinates": "40 42 23 N 74 00 27 W region:US-NY inline,title", "Construction started": "1930", "Type": "Residential (converted from offices)", "Architectural style": "Art Deco"} |
EA Digital Illusions CE AB (trade name: DICE) is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The company was founded in 1992 and has been a subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2006. Its releases include the Battlefield, Mirror's Edge and Star Wars: Battlefront series. Through their Frostbite Labs division, the c... | {"Formerly": "Digital Illusions HB (1992-1993)\n Digital Illusions CE AB (1993-2006)", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "yes 1992 05 in Växjö, Sweden", "Headquarters": "Sweden", "Products": "Games\n Battlefield series\n Mirror's Edge series\n Star Wars Battlefront series\n Game engines\n... |
Michael Starr, (born Michael Starchewsky; November 14, 1910 – March 16, 2000) was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having emigrated from Halychyna (Galicia), then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now Western Ukraine.
Life and career
Born in Co... | {"Name": "Michael Starr", "Image caption": "Starr, c. 1940s", "Term start": "September 9, 1967", "Term end": "November 5, 1967", "Riding 1": "Ontario", "Birth name": "Michael Starchewsky", "Birth date": "1910 11 14", "Birth place": "Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2000 03 16 1910 11 14", "Death place": "... |
thumb|300px|Aerial view of Addenbrooke's Hospital before 2010
Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, England, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge. Addenbrooke's Hospital is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. It is run by Cambridge University ... | {"Location": "Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge", "Lists": "England", "Care system": "National Health Service", "Type": "Teaching", "Affiliated university": "University of Cambridge Medical School", "Beds": "880 bedsThe trust has 1,000 beds,https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/contact-us/media-enquiries/facts-figures/ Facts and... |
Olivier Le Jeune (died ) was the first recorded slave purchased in New France.
Olivier was a young boy from Madagascar, believed to have been approximately seven years of age when he was brought to the French colonial settlement of Quebec in New France by Scottish privateer David Kirke or one of his brothers, Lewis an... | {"Name": "Olivier Le Jeune", "Birth date": "1621", "Birth place": "Madagascar", "Death date": "1654 1621", "Death place": "Quebec City", "Known For": "first African slave sold in Quebec", "Occupation": "servant"} |
Juanita Westmoreland-Traore, (born March 10, 1942) is the first black judge in the history of Quebec. She is also the first black dean of a law school (the University of Windsor Faculty of Law) in Canada's history.
Early life and education
Westmoreland-Traoré was born in Verdun, now part of Montreal, Quebec, in 194... | {"Name": "Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré", "Post-nominals": "CAN OQ 100%", "Birth date": "1942 03 10", "Birth place": "Verdun, Quebec", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Education": "Doctorate in Public Law (1972) Dipl. d'etudes superieures en sciences administratives (1968)LL 1, Universite de Paris/Universite de Montreal (1966... |
From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia. In response, the Georgian government used Sukhumi Babushara Airport to ferry supplies to troops stationed in Sukhumi. Abkhaz forces attacked the air... | {"Title": "1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks", "Location": "Sukhumi Babushara Airport, Georgia", "Coordinates": "42 51 29 N 041 07 41 E type:airport inline,title", "Date": "20-23 September 1993", "Part of": "War in Abkhazia (1992-1993)", "Caption": "Overview of Sukhumi Airport"} |
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (; ; ;Mehmed/Мехмед in isolation: . 1506 - 11 October 1579) was an Ottoman statesman of Serbian origin most notable for being the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. Born in Ottoman Herzegovina into an Orthodox Christian family, Mehmed was forcibly recruited as a young boy as part of so called "blo... | {"Name": "Sokollu Mehmed", "Term start": "28 June 1565", "Term end": "11 October 1579", "Birth date": "1506", "Birth place": "Rudo, Sanjak of Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire(modern-day Rudo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)", "Birth name": "Bajica Nenadić", "Death date": "11 October 1579 (aged 72-73)", "Death place": "Constantinopl... |
Herb Dickieson (born March 8, 1954) is a retired physician and a former educator and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Dickieson was the first and, to date, only member of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island to have sat in the Legislative Assembly.
Dickieson was raised in New Glasgow on a small ... | {"Name": "Herb Dickieson", "Birth date": "1954 3 8", "Birth place": "New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island", "Term start": "1995", "Term end": "2002", "Office 2": "MLA for West Point-Bloomfield", "Predecessor 2": "Riding created", "Successor 2": "Eva Rodgerson"} |
Between the Lions is an American animated/live-action/puppet children's preschool television series designed to promote reading. The show was a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, the distributor from seasons 1-10, in Mi... | {"Genre": "Children's Educational PreschoolAnimated series", "Opening theme": "\"Between the Lions\" sung by Cindy Mizelle", "Ending theme": "\"Between the Lions\"", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "PBS Kids", "Running time": "26 minutes", "Original release": "2010 11 22", "Created by": "Lou B... |
The University Library at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is located in Northridge, in the northern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.
History
Construction for the original library began on November 14, 1957, marking it as the college's first permanent campus building. Students were permitt... | {"Type": "Academic library", "Location": "Northridge, CA", "Established": "October 1973", "Items collected": "1,390,052 total volumes", "Size": "1,106,611 books", "Budget": "$7,756,882", "Employees": "94", "Director": "Mark Stover - Dean, University Library", "Website": "library.csun.edu"} |
Chester L. Schmitt (May 8, 1912 - February 20, 1993) of New Kensington, Pennsylvania served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature for sixteen years, serving the 54th District. He is noted for working to establish the Pennsylvania Consumer Credit Act, which served as the model for the Federal Truth In Lending Law.
Schm... | {"Name": "C. L. Schmitt", "State house": "Pennsylvania", "Term start": "1969", "Term end": "1980", "State house 2": "Pennsylvania", "District 2": "Westmoreland County", "Birth date": "May 8, 1912", "Birth place": "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "Death date": "1993 2 20 1912 5 8", "Death place": "New Kensington, Pennsylvani... |
The National Gallery of Canada (), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum.The Canadian Encyclopedia The museum's building takes up , with of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the largest art museums in North America by exhibition space.
The institution was establish... | {"Coordinates": "it", "Established": "1880", "Location": "380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa\n Ontario, Canada K1N 9N4", "Type": "Art museum", "Collection size": "https://www.gallery.ca/collection/search-the-collection Search the Collection Gallery.ca en-CA 30 May 2019", "Visitors": "385,576 (FY2017-18)https://www.gallery.ca/sit... |
Air Gabon was the national, state-owned airline of Gabon, operating out of Libreville International Airport to a variety of destinations across western and southern Africa, as well as to Europe.
Founded in 1951, the airline went bankrupt in 2006.
History
thumb|An Air Gabon Douglas DC-6 at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in 1... | {"Airline name": "Air Gabon Société Nationale Air Gabon", "IATA Designator": "GN", "ICAO Designator": "AGN", "Callsign": "GOLF NOVEMBER", "Founded": "1951", "Commenced operations": "1977 (as Air Gabon)", "Ceased operations": "2006", "Major hubs": "Libreville International Airport", "Frequent Flyer Program": "Perroquet-... |
General Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885 - January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served in World War I and World War II. In World War II, he became the first Marine Corps general to lead a field army.
Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 befo... | {"Name": "Roy Stanley Geiger", "Image caption": "Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger, U.S. Marine Corps", "Term start": "July 21, 1944", "Term end": "August 10, 1944", "Birth date": "1885 1 25", "Birth place": "Middleburg, Florida, US", "Death date": "1947 1 23 1885 1 25", "Death place": "Bethesda, Maryland, USWillock Una... |
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer th... | {"Formed": "1995https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/australian-competition-consumer-commission/about-the-accc About the ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 11 September 2012 18 June 2020", "Jurisdiction": "Australia", "Headquarters": "23 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberrahttps://www.accc.gov.au/contact-us/con... |
is a fictional character created by SNK as the protagonist of their Fatal Fury series. Introduced in Fatal Fury: King of Fighters in 1991, he is an American fighter who enters the worldwide "The King of Fighters" tournaments to combat his father's murderer, Geese Howard. Following Geese's defeat, Terry becomes the guar... | {"Created by": "Takashi NishiyamaUdon ストリートファイター アートワークス 極 2012 436 ja Street Fighter Artworks Extreme 978-4862333810 西山 SNKで仕事するようになっても、 「ストリートファイター(1)」で実現できなかっ た、より感情移入しやすいストーリー性とキャラクター作りに挑戦したかったんですよ。 そうして作ったのが 『餓狼伝説』 なんですが、 リリースしたときにはすでに『ストリート ファイターII」が大人気でしてね。両者の発売タイミングは5ヵ月しか間が空いておら ず、リリースされてから開発しても時間が足りないし、そもそも... |
Ulrich Klaus "Ricky" Wegener (22 August 1929 - 28 December 2017) was a German police officer and founding member of the counter-terrorist force GSG 9.
Early life
Wegener was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg. He was conscripted into the Luftwaffe as a 15-year-old during the final days of World War II and spent a brief per... | {"Born": "Jüterbog, Weimar Republic", "Died": "Windhagen, Germany", "Allegiance": "West Germany", "Awards": "Commander's Cross of the Federal Cross of Merit"} |
Irish people in Great Britain or British Irish are immigrants from the island of Ireland living in Great Britain as well as their British-born descendants.
Irish migration to Great Britain has occurred from the earliest recorded history to the present. There has been a continuous movement of people between the islands... | {"Name": "Irish people in Great Britain", "Image caption": "Distribution of those who identify as \"White Irish\" in the 2011 census by local authority.", "Population": "6,000,000 with at least 25% Irish ancestryguardian(10% of the British population)", "Languages": "British EnglishHiberno-English Irish Shelta Scots (i... |
The Romashkino field (; ) is an oil field in Tatarstan, Russia. Discovered in 1948, it is the largest oil field of Volga-Ural Basin. The field is operated by Tatneft.
The field covers approximately . The oil deposit is lays in depth of about in Kinovskiy and Pashiyskiy formations. Since its commissioning, the Romas... | {"Country": "Russia", "Region": "Tatarstan", "Offshore/onshore": "onshore", "Discovery": "1948", "Estimated oil in place": "17200", "Producing formations": "Kinovskiy and Pashiyskiy"} |
Whiteclay (; "whiteish or yellowish clay") is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10 at the 2010 census.
A significant part of Whiteclay's economy was based on alcohol sales to residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, located north across the border in Sout... | {"Land": "0.07", "Density": "112.68", "DST": "-6", "Water": "0.00"} |
Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. Born as Amit Kulilay in the rugged mountains of eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in the music world in 1996, achieving meteoric commercial success. A leading figure of the Mandopop music scene ... | {"Name": "A-Mei", "Caption": "A-Mei performing during her Amit First World Tour in Taipei, March 2010", "Native name": "Kulilay Amit", "Native name language": "Puyuma", "Other names": "Chang Hui-mei", "Birth name": "Kulilay Amit", "Birth date": "1972 8 9 yes", "Birth place": "Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan", "Nationality": "T... |
Makar(a) Sankranti (), () also referred to as Uttarayana, Makar, or simply Sankranti, is a Hindu observance and a festival. Usually falling on the date of January 14 annually (January 15 on a leap year), this occasion marks the transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). Since th... | {"Type": "Religious and cultural, harvest festival", "Also called": "UttarayanaSankrantiTil SakraatMaghaMôkôr Sôṅkrānti MelaGhughutiBhogi SakraatPongal", "Next time": "First day of makara masa (15 January in leap years; 14 January on all other years)", "Celebrations": "Kite flying, bonfires, fairs, Surya puja in river,... |
The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest zoological and botanical centres in the world, and the oldest park in Hong Kong. Founded in 1864, its first stage was opened to the public in 1871.HKZBG website: Background It occupies an area of , in Central, on the northern slope of Victoria Peak.
... | {"Zoo name": "Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens", "Image": "Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens Main Gate.JPG", "Location": "Central, Hong Kong", "Date opened": "1871", "Coordinates": "22 16 40 N 114 9 23 E type:landmark it", "Total area": "5.6 hectare (14 acres)", "Number of animals": "700+", "Website ... |
Early life
Carter was born in 1894 in the Huachuca Mountains outside of Douglas, Arizona Territory. She was known as a skilled hunter and farmer. According to her father Peter Blauser, Carter graduated from college but chose to live a life on a ranch where she tended to 200 cattle and 16 saddle horses. She married Joh... | {"Name": "Hazel Carter", "Caption": "Carter circa 1918", "Birth name": "Hazel Blauser", "Birth date": "1894", "Death date": "July 12, 1918 1894", "Birth place": "Douglas, Arizona Territory", "Death place": "Lordsburg, New Mexico", "Spouse(s)": "John J. Carter", "Module": "yes\n United States\n United States Army\n 1... |
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock, hip hop... | {"Motto": "Esse quam videri (Latin)", "Type": "Private music college", "President": "David Bogen (acting)", "Endowment": "$338.8 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 Instituti... |
Early Edition is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this knowledge to p... | {"Genre": "Adventure\n Fantasy\n Comedy drama", "Created by": "Ian Abrams\n Patrick Q. Page\n Vik Rubenfeld", "Developed by": "Bob Brush", "Starring": "Kyle Chandler\n Shanésia Davis-Williams\n Fisher Stevens\n Kristy Swanson\n Billie Worley", "Narrated by": "Kyle Chandler\n Fisher Stevens", "Country of origin": "Unite... |
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:
In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record (Classical)
From 1960 to 1962 it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
From 1963 to 1964 it was awarded a... | {"Awarded for": "quality classical music engineering", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
The is an alleged Japanese strategic planning document from 1927 in which Prime Minister Baron Tanaka Giichi laid out a strategy to take over the world for Emperor Hirohito. The authenticity of the document was long accepted and it is still quoted in some Chinese textbooks, but historian John Dower states that "most s... | {"Original title": "田中上奏文", "Created": "1927", "Media type": "Strategic planning document", "Subject": "Strategy to take over the world", "Purpose": "Ostensibly developing strategy, now widely considered an anti-Japanese hoax"} |
The Pama-Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages,International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, William J. Frawley, p 232, containing 306 out of 400 Aboriginal languages in Australia. The name "Pama-Nyungan" is a merism: it is derived from the two end-points of the range, the Pam... | {"Name": "Pama-Nyungan", "Geographic distribution": "Most of mainland Australia, with the exception of northern parts of Northern Territory and Western Australia", "Language family color": "Australian", "Language Family": "Macro-Pama-Nyungan?", "Language Family 2": "Greater Pama-Nyungan", "Glottolog code": "pama1250", ... |
Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the American Pie comedy film series, Leonardo in the first three seasons of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. He also starr... | {"Name": "Jason Biggs", "Alt": "Biggs at PaleyFest 2014 panel for Orange Is the New Black", "Caption": "Biggs at PaleyFest 2014 panel for Orange Is the New Black", "Birth date": "1978 5 12", "Birth place": "Pompton Plains, New Jersey, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian", "Years active": "1991-present", "Spouse(s)": ... |
L'Orfeo (SV 318) (), sometimes called La favola d'Orfeo , is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bri... | {"Librettist": "Alessandro Striggio", "Language": "Italian", "Based on": "Greek legend of Orpheus", "Premiere": "Mantua"} |
Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (; 15 October 1898 – 18 October 1959) was an Algerian athlete during the time of the French occupation of Algeria. In 1928, he won the Olympic gold medal in the marathon.
Biography
thumb|left|200px|Ahmed Boughera El Ouafi (1928)
El Ouafi was born in the town of Ouled Djellal, joining the French... | {"Name": "Boughera El Ouafi", "Header color": "lightsteelblue", "Birth date": "1898 10 15 y", "Place of birth": "Ouled Djellal, French Algeria", "Death date": "1959 10 18 1898 10 15 y", "Sport": "Athletics", "Event": "Long-distance running", "Country": "France", "Medal templates": "Men's athletics\n\nOlympic Games\n192... |
Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside, (23 July 1933 - 18 December 2021) was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. He was a senior partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership, until June 20... | {"Name": "The Lord Rogers of Riverside", "Portrait caption": "Rogers in 2013", "Practice": "Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (2007-2020)", "Significant buildings": "Centre Georges Pompidou\n Lloyd's building (Grade I)\n Millennium Dome\n European Court of Human Rights\n Madrid-Barajas Airport terminal 4\n Heathrow Termi... |
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building)Lloyd's of London Homepage . Page accessed 20 May 2010. is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building ... | {"Location": "Lime Street, London", "Coordinates": "51 30 47 N 0 04 56.5 W region:GB_source:cswiki inline,title", "Construction started": "1978", "Type": "Office building", "Architectural style": "Hi-Tech Architecture"} |
The Ibibio people (Pronunciation: /ɪbɪˈbiːəʊ/) are a coastal people in southern Nigeria. They are mostly found in Akwa Ibom, Cross River State and the Eastern part of Abia State. They are related to the Efik people. During the colonial period in Nigeria, the Ibibio Union asked for recognition by the British as a sovere... | {"Name": "Ibibio people", "Native name": "Mbon Ibibio", "Image caption": "A group of Ibibio dancers in traditional festival attire", "Religions": "Christianity, Ekpe", "Languages": "Ibibio, English"} |
Hausa-Fulani are people of mixed Hausa and Fulani origin. They are primarily found in the Northern region of Nigeria, most of whom speak a variant of Hausa or Fula or both as their first language.
While some Fulani claim Semitic origins, Hausas are indigenous to West Africa.Bekada A, Fregel R, Cabrera VM, Larruga JM, ... | {"Name": "Hausa-Fulani", "Languages": "Hausa • Fula", "Religions": "Islam", "Related ethnic groups": "Other Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Tuareg, Shuwa Arab, other Afroasiatic-speaking peoples"} |
Boulder Dash is a 2D maze-puzzle video game released in 1984 by First Star Software for Atari 8-bit computers. It was created by Canadian developers Peter Liepa and Chris Gray. The player controls Rockford, who collects treasures while evading hazards.
Boulder Dash was ported to many 8-bit and 16-bit systems and turne... | {"Developer": "Data East (NES, 1990 arcade)Beam Software (Game Boy)", "Publisher": "NA First Star Software EU Mirrorsoft", "Designer": "Peter LiepaChris GrayShingo Mitsui (hardware 1990)", "Programmer": "Kazunori Ishiguri, Toshiyuki Sakai, Hisatada Ohta (1990 arcade)", "Artist": "Miss Yamaguchi, Yukie Shiraiwa, Manabu ... |
Oakland University (also known locally as OU or Oakland) is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Michigan State University Board of Trustee... | {"Motto": "Seguir virtute e canoscenza (Italian) from Dante's Infernohttps://oakland.edu/about/ou-motto-seal-and-logo/index OU Motto, Seal and Logo OU-Main-Page", "Accreditation": "HLC", "Type": "Public research university", "Endowment": "$102.1 million (2020)As of 30 June 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents... |
Sun Yee On (), or the New Righteousness and Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild, is one of the leading triads in Hong Kong and China. It has more than 25,000 members worldwide.
It is also believed to be active in the UK, the United States, France, and Belgium.
History
Sun Yee On was founded by Heung Chin, original... | {"Founded": "1919", "Founding location": "British Hong Kong", "Years active": "1919-present", "Territory": "Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, France, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom, India, Thailand, Korea, Colombia, Canada, United States, Australia, Central America", "Ethnicity": "Chinese", "Allies": "Wo Hop To, ... |
The Minister for Finance () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland. The Minister for Finance leads the Department of Finance and is responsible for all financial and monetary matters of the state; and is considered the second most important member of the Government of Ireland, after the Taoiseach.
The curre... | {"Post": "Minister for Finance", "Insignia size": "230px", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Michael McGrath", "Incumbent since": "17 December 2022", "Department": "Department of Finance", "Member of": "Government of Ireland Eurogroup Council of the European Union Dáil Éireann", "Reports to": "Taoiseach", "Seat": "G... |
The Saskatchewan Green Party is a political party in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Green Party was founded in 1998 as the "New Green Alliance" (NGA) by environmental and social justice activists dismayed with the premiership of the Saskatchewan NDP's Roy Romanow. The NGA ran on an environmentally-focused and social democr... | {"Leader": "Naomi HunterMeet Your Executive Team https://saskgreen.ca/who-we-are/ 11 October 2020", "President": "Delanie J Passer", "Founded": "1998", "Headquarters": "Box 31027, RPO BroadwaySaskatoon, SaskatchewanS7H 5S8", "Ideology": "Green politics"} |
Ronald Michael Delany (born 6 March 1935) is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later earned a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.
Dela... | {"Header color": "gold", "Name": "Ron Delany", "Image size": "230px", "Image caption": "Delany in 1957", "Birth name": "Ronald Michael Delany", "Nickname": "Ronnie", "Nationality": "Irish", "Birth date": "1935 3 6 yes", "Place of birth": "Arklow, County Wicklow, Irish Free State", "Height": "184 cm", "Weight": "75 kg",... |
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:
In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical
In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Classical or Novelty
From 1961 to 1962, it was ... | {"Awarded for": "Quality engineering for a non-classical album", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
The Fernsehturm () in central Berlin was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of Communist power.
It remains a landmark today from its position next to Alexanderplatz in the city's Marien Quarter... | {"Status": "Complete", "Location": "Berlin, Germany", "Coordinates": "52 31 15 N 013 24 34 E type:landmark_region:DE-BE inline,title", "Construction started": "1965", "Type": "Television tower, Restaurant, Observation tower"} |
The Yamaha DX7 is a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1989. It was the first successful digital synthesizer and is one of the best-selling synthesizers in history, selling more than 200,000 units.
In the early 1980s, the synthesizer market was dominated by analog synthesizers. FM synthesi... | {"Manufacturer": "Yamaha", "Synthesis type": "Digital linear frequency modulation /Additive synthesis (alg. #32)", "Polyphony": "16-voice", "Timbrality": "MonotimbralBi-timbral (DX7 II)", "Oscillator": "6 digital sine wave operators per voice, 32 patching algorithms\n\t\t Chapter 2: FM Tone Generators and the Dawn of H... |
The Aalto University School of Business (; ), is the largest business school in Finland. Founded in 1911, it is the second oldest business school in Finland and one of the oldest business schools in the Nordic countries. The school became part of Aalto University on 1 January 2010. It has been previously known as the H... | {"Dean": "Timo Korkeamäki", "Campus": "Urban, Inner City", "Students": "3,789 (2013)", "Website": "https://www.aalto.fi/en/school-of-business"} |
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing (from 1991 to 2001), I Feel Good Publishing (2001 to 2005), Dennis Publishing (2005 to 2021), and Exponent (2021), as of December 2021 it is published by Diamond Publ... | {"Former editors": "Bob Rickard (Founder)Paul Sieveking", "Staff writers": "Jen Ogilvie", "Frequency": "Monthly", "Categories": "Paranormal", "Company": "Metropolis International (Diamond Publishing)", "Founded": "1973", "First issue": "November 1973(as The News)June 1976(as Fortean Times #16)", "Country": "United King... |
The Adelaide Fringe, formerly Adelaide Fringe Festival, is Australia’s Biggest Arts Festival and is the world's second-largest annual arts festival (after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Between mid-February and mid-March each year, it features more than 7,000 artists f... | {"Begins": "Mid-February", "Ends": "Mid-March", "Previous event": "yes 2023 02 17 - yes 2023 03 19", "Next event": "yes 2024 02 16 - yes 2024 03 17", "Frequency": "Annually", "Location(s)": "Adelaide, South Australia", "Years active": "1960-2006 biennially, 2006 onwards annually", "Attendance": "2.7m", "Genre": "Perfor... |
The Adelaide Festival of Arts, also known as the Adelaide Festival, an arts festival, takes place in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in March each year. Started in 1960, it is a major celebration of the arts and a significant cultural event in Australia.
The festival is based chiefly in the city centre and it... | {"Begins": "March", "Frequency": "Annual", "Location(s)": "Adelaide, South Australia", "Most recent": "2022", "Previous event": "2021", "Next event": "2023", "Attendance": "227,404 (2022)", "Website": "https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au"} |
Ero s onoga svijeta (usually translated as Ero the Joker, literally Ero from the other world) is Croatian comic opera in three acts by Jakov Gotovac, with a libretto by Milan Begović based on a folk tale. The genesis of the opera was at Vrlička Česma in the town of Vrlika, a hometown of Milan Begović.
According to Cro... | {"Native title": "hr Ero s onoga svijeta", "Librettist": "Milan Begović", "Language": "Croatian", "Based on": "folktale", "Premiere": "Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb"} |
Piercing the Darkness, which was published in 1989, is a sequel to Frank E. Peretti's novel This Present Darkness. It shows contemporary views on angels, demons, prayer and the spiritual realm. Piercing the Darkness won the ECPA Gold Medallion Book Award for best fiction in 1990. The book, along with This Present Dar... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Turtleback Books", "Media type": "Print", "Pages": "441", "ISBN": "9780613129657", "Preceded by": "This Present Darkness"} |
A razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of body hair through the act of shaving. Kinds of razors include straight razors, safety razors, disposable razors, and electric razors.
While the razor has been in existence since before the Bronze Age (the oldest razor-like object has been dated to 18,000 BC), t... | {"Classification": "Personal grooming device", "Types": "straight razor\n single-edge safety razor\n double-edge safety razor\n cartridge razor\n disposable razor\n electric razor", "Used with": "Shaving cream, shaving brush, shaving soap", "Related": "Electric razor, straight razor"} |
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