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José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 - 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla (), was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations with Paco de Lucía and Tomatito, and the three of them were of major importance to th... | {"Born": "San Fernando (Cádiz), Spain", "Died": "Badalona, Barcelona, Spain", "Genres": "Flamenco nuevo flamenco", "Website": "http://www.camarondelaisla.com"} |
Moraíto Chico (born Manuel Moreno Junquera; 13 September 1956 - 10 August 2011) was a Flamenco guitarist.El ángel por encima de todo en flamenco-world
He was known as one of the best and most in-demand accompanying guitarists of his generation, and regularly accompanied José Mercé, Diego Carrasco and other popular fl... | {"Name": "Moraíto Chico", "Birth name": "Manuel Moreno Junquera", "Birth date": "13 September 1956", "Birth place": "Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain", "Death date": "2011 08 10 1956 09 13 y", "Death place": "Jerez de la Frontera, Spain"} |
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest... | {"Place of origin": "United Kingdom", "Type": "Infantry tank", "Steeringsystem": "Triple differential steering in gearbox", "In service": "1941-1952 (British Empire)TOAD Flail in reserve for British Army until mid-1960s", "Used by": "See Operators", "Wars": "Second World War, Korean War", "Designer": "Harland & Wolff (... |
Minehead is a coastal town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It lies on the south bank of the Bristol Channel, north-west of the county town of Taunton, from the boundary with the county of Devon and in proximity of the Exmoor National Park. The parish of Minehead has a population of approximately 11,981, making... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls Somerset Intelligence 4 January 2014 Excel 4 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140104204... |
The 6th SS Mountain Division "Nord" ()Official designation in German language as to „Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv“ in Freiburg im Breisgau, stores of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS. was a German unit of the Waffen-SS during World War II, formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North).
The division w... | {"Branch": "23px Waffen-SS", "Type": "Gebirgsjäger", "Role": "Mountain warfare", "Size": "Division", "Part of": "XXXVI Corps\nIII Corps (Finland)", "Notablecommanders": "Matthias KleinheisterkampLothar Debes"} |
Pitch Black (titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black on later re-releases) is a 2000 American science fiction horror film directed by David Twohy and co-written by Twohy and brothers Ken and Jim Wheat from a story conceived by the latter. The film stars Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, and Keith David. Da... | {"Directed by": "David Twohy", "Produced by": "Tom Engelman", "Screenplay by": "Ken Wheat Jim Wheat\n David Twohy", "Story by": "Ken Wheat\n Jim Wheat", "Starring": "Vin Diesel\n Radha Mitchell\n Cole Hauser\n Keith David", "Music by": "Graeme Revell", "Cinematography": "David Eggby", "Edited by": "Rick Shaine", "Distr... |
Jesus of Nazareth () is a 1977 British-Italian epic film and television drama serial directed by Franco Zeffirelli and co-written by Zeffirelli, Anthony Burgess and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, which dramatizes the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. It stars Robert Powell as Jesus, and features an al... | {"Genre": "BiblicalBiographyDramaHistory", "Written by": "Anthony BurgessSuso Cecchi d'AmicoFranco ZeffirelliDavid Butler (additional dialogue)", "Directed by": "Franco Zeffirelli", "Starring": "Robert Powell", "Country of origin": "ItalyUnited Kingdom", "Cinematography": "Armando NannuzziDavid Watkin", "Running time":... |
Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley (July 6, 1907September 13, 2002) was a Canadian historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant, and designer of the Canadian Flag.
Early life and education
George F.G. Stanley was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1907 and received a BA from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.... | {"Allegiance": "Canada", "Birth name": "George Francis Gillman Stanley", "Born": "Calgary, Alberta, Canada", "Died": "Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Ruth Stanley", "Other work": "historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant", "Awards": "CC, CD, KStJ, DPhil, DLitt, FRSC, FRHistS, FRHSC (hon.)"} |
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club, usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 2004, following Wimbledon F.C.'s controversi... | {"Full name": "Milton Keynes Dons Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Dons", "Short name": "MK Dons", "Capacity": "30,500", "League": "MiltonKD", "Website": "http://www.mkdons.com", "Founded": "21 June 2004; 21 June 2004 years agofsf1>The Accord 2006 http://www.mkdsa.co.uk/documents/archive/2006The_Accord.pdf Football ... |
Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
The club was founded in 1885 by YMCA, named Kingston & Surbiton YMCA, and began competing properly in 1893 in the S... | {"Full name": "Kingstonian Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Ks", "Founded": "y 1885 11 09", "League": "Kingston", "Website": "http://www.kingstonianfc.com/"} |
Zhang Jue (; died October 184Emperor Ling's biography in Book of the Later Han recorded that Zhang Liang was captured by Huangfu Song in the 10th month of the first year of the Zhongping era, and that Zhang Jue had died by then. The month corresponds to 21 Nov to 20 Dec 184 in the Julian calendar. ([中平元年]冬十月，皇甫嵩与黄巾贼战于... | {"Name": "Zhang Juezh 張角", "Post-nominals": "Great Teacher (zh 大賢良師) General of Heaven (zh 天公將軍)", "Caption": "A Qing dynasty illustration of Zhang Jue", "Birth date": "Unknown", "Birth place": "Julu Commandery (in present-day Hebei province)", "Death date": "184de Crespigny 2007 1058", "Death place": "Guangzong County... |
Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on information. The studios are located in Kifissia and Pallini. Alpha TV is owned by Alpha Satellite Television S.A. In Cyprus, private broadcaster Sigma TV used to bro... | {"Launched": "27 September 1999", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 aspect ratio 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "Alpha Satellite Television S.A.", "Country": "Greece", "Language(s)": "Greek", "Broadcast area": "National", "Former names": "Alpha Sky (27 September - 24 October 1999)", "Replaced": "Ska... |
Janica Kostelić (; born 5 January 1982) is a Croatian former alpine ski racer. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist. In addition to the Olympics, she won five gold medals at the World Championships. In World Cup competition, she won thirty individual races, three overall titles, three slalom titles, and four combin... | {"Disciplines": "Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill, combined", "World Cup debut": "23 January 1998 (age 16)", "Retired": "April 2007 (age 25)", "Website": "janica.hr", "Teams": "4 - (1999-2005)", "Medals": "5", "Seasons": "8 - (1998-2003, 2005-2006)", "Wins": "30", "Podiums": "55", "Overall titles": "3 - (2001, 2... |
Dead Heat (released in the Philippines as Iron Cops) is a 1988 American buddy cop action zombie comedy film directed by Mark Goldblatt and starring Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost and Vincent Price. The film is about an LAPD police officer who is murdered while attempting to arrest zombies wh... | {"Directed by": "Mark Goldblatt", "Produced by": "\"afi\">https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58647-DEAD-HEAT?sid=334da112-3d3f-42d2-b89c-61dc14654536&sr=13.993979&cp=1&pos=0 Dead Heat July 17, 2019 American Film Institute", "Written by": "Terry Black", "Starring": "Treat Williams\n Joe Piscopo\n Darren McGavin\n Lindsay Fros... |
Ashura (, , ) is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. For Sunni Muslims, Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites. Also on this day, Noah disembarked from the Ark, God forgave Adam, and Joseph w... | {"Next time": "10 Muharram", "Observances": "In Shia Islam:Mourning rituals\nIn Sunni Islam:Supererogatory fasting", "Type": "Islamic (Shia and Sunni)", "Significance": "In Shia Islam:Mourning the death of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia imamIn Sunni Islam:Celebrating the par... |
The pie floater is an Australian dish sold in Adelaide. It consists of a meat pie in a thick pea soup, typically with the addition of tomato sauce. Believed to have been first created in the 1890s, the pie floater gained popularity as a meal sold by South Australian pie carts. In 2003, it was recognised as a South Aust... | {"Name of food": "Pie floater", "Width of image": "250px", "Place of origin": "South Australia", "Type of dish": "Street food", "Main ingredient": "Australian meat pie, pea soup"} |
Simics is a full-system simulator or virtual platform used to run unchanged production binaries of the target hardware. Simics was originally developed by the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), and then spun off to Virtutech for commercial development in 1998. Virtutech was acquired by Intel in 2010. Current... | {"Original author(s)": "SICS, Virtutech", "Developer(s)": "Intel", "Written in": "C, DML, Python, Simgen, Simics CLI scripts, C++, Rust, Javascript, Java", "Type": "Full-system simulator", "License": "Proprietary", "Website": "https://developer.intel.com/simics-simulator"} |
thumb|200px|right|Sony Ericsson P900 with the flip opened
The Sony Ericsson P900 is a Symbian OS v7.0 based smartphone from Sony Ericsson.
It was introduced in 2003 and is the successor of the Sony Ericsson P800; like the P800, the P900 uses the UIQ platform.
Like other Symbian-based smartphones of its time, but unli... | {"Name": "Sony Ericsson P900", "Codename": "Linn", "Image size": "250px", "Brand": "Sony Ericsson", "Manufacturer": "Sony Ericsson", "Series": "P (PDA)", "Compatible networks": "GSM 900/1800/1900", "Released": "2004 1", "Predecessor": "Sony Ericsson P800", "Successor": "Sony Ericsson P910Sony Ericsson P990", "Type": "S... |
Alexander Grant MacKay (March 7, 1860 – April 25, 1920) was a Canadian teacher, lawyer and provincial level politician. He served prominent posts in two provincial legislatures as Leader of the Opposition in Ontario and as a Cabinet Minister in Alberta.
Early life
Alexander Grant MacKay was born in Sydenham, Canada We... | {"Name": "Alexander Grant MacKay", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "George Milward Boyd", "Successor 2": "Colin Stewart Cameron", "Birth date": "1860 3 7", "Birth place": "Sydenham, Canada West", "Death date": "1920 4 25 1860 3 7", "Death place": "Edmonton, Alberta", "Nationality": "Canadian"} |
David Lister, commonly referred to simply as Lister, is a fictional character from the British science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf, portrayed by Craig Charles.
Lister is characterised as a third-class technician (the lowest ranking crewman) on the mining ship Red Dwarf spending his time performing tasks under t... | {"First appearance": "\"The End\"", "Created by": "Rob Grant and Doug Naylor", "Portrayed by": "Craig Charles", "Gender": "Male", "Family": "Dave Lister (father, himself)Kristine Kochanski (mother)", "Children": "Jim Lister and Bexley Lister (in alternate realities)Dave Lister (himself)", "Relatives": "Adopted by the W... |
Dr. Phibes Rises Again is a 1972 British horror film, produced by Louis M. Heyward, directed by Robert Fuest, that stars Vincent Price and Robert Quarry. The film is a sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971). After seeking vengeance on the doctors whom he blamed for his wife's death in the first film, Phibes returns... | {"Directed by": "Robert Fuest", "Produced by": "Louis M. Heyward", "Written by": "Robert Blees\n Robert Fuest", "Starring": "Vincent Price\n Robert Quarry\n Peter Jeffrey\n Valli Kemp\n Fiona Lewis", "Music by": "John Gale", "Cinematography": "Alex Thomson", "Edited by": "Tristam V. Cones", "Distributed by": "Anglo-EMI... |
The Isle of Bute (; or ), known as Bute (), is an island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom. It is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault.
Formerly a constituent island of the larger County of Bute, it is now part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. Bute's resident p... | {"Coordinates": "55 49 26 N 05 06 39 W inline,title", "OS grid reference": "NS065651", "Scots": "Buithttps://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer", "Meaning of name": "Uncertain", "Area": "12217 ha sqmi 8Haswell-S... |
The Minister for Justice () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Justice. The Minister for Justice has overall responsibility for law and order in Ireland.
The current Minister for Justice is Helen McEntee, TD. McEntee is assisted by a Minister of State:
James Browne, TD - Mini... | {"Post": "Minister for Justice", "Insignia size": "230px", "Image size": "200px", "Incumbent": "Helen McEntee", "Incumbent since": "1 June 2023", "Department": "Department of Justice", "Member of": "Government of Ireland Council of the European Union Dáil Éireann", "Reports to": "Taoiseach", "Appointer": "President of ... |
Handa Island () or simply Handa is an island off the west coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is and at its highest point.
The island is of national importance for its birdlife and maritime vegetation, and is a Scottish Wildlife Trust nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and a Special Protect... | {"Coordinates": "58.380 -05.186 inline", "OS grid reference": "NC138480", "Meaning of name": "Island at the sandy river", "Area": "309 ha sqmi 16", "Population rank": "87=", "Highest elevation": "Sithean Mòr, 123 m ft 0 on", "Population": "0", "Island group": "Inner Hebrides/Islands of Sutherland", "References": "Ordna... |
The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, also called the Scottish Darien Company, was an overseas trading company created by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1695. The Act granted the Company a monopoly of Scottish trade to India, Africa and the Americas, extraordinary sovereign rights and 21 ye... | {"Type": "Joint-stock company", "Fate": "Dissolved", "Founded": "26 June 1695", "Defunct": "yes 1707 5 1", "Headquarters": "Scotland", "Industry": "International trade"} |
Lake Vištytis (, , ) is a lake on the border between Lithuania (Vilkaviškis district) and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast), near the tripoint with Poland.
thumb|left|Bathing on the Russian side
The small Lithuanian town of Vištytis on the northern shore was named after the lake. In the west, the extended Romincka Forest st... | {"Coordinates": "54 26 N 22 44 E type:waterbody_region:LT inline,title", "Primary outflows": "Pissa", "Basin": "Lithuania, Russia", "Max. length": "8 km on", "Max. width": "4.2 km on", "Average depth": "15.5 m on", "Max. depth": "54 m on", "Surface elevation": "172.4 m on", "Settlements": "Vištytis"} |
is a character and the protagonist of Nintendo's video game franchise The Legend of Zelda. He was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Link was introduced as the hero of the original The Legend of Zelda video game in 1986 and has appeared in a total of 20 entries in the series, as well as a number ... | {"Gender": "Male", "First appearance": "The Legend of Zelda (1986)", "Created by": "Shigeru Miyamoto", "Voiced by": "Child\n Fujiko Takimoto (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, A Link to the Past and Four Swords, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Hyrule Warriors, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)\n Sachi Matsumoto (The Wind Waker, Fou... |
Average Joe is an American reality television show broadcast on the NBC beginning in 2003. There were a total of four seasons, the first two following the original show premise, and the last two bringing back contestants from prior seasons.
Premise
Instead of attempting to make a "dream couple" between two extremely... | {"Genre": "Reality Television", "Directed by": "Tony Croll Jason Raff (Season 1)", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "NBC", "Original release": "2005 06 28"} |
Lemkos (; ; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region (; ) of Carpathian Rus', an ethnographic region in the Carpathian Mountains and foothills spanning Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland.
Lemkos are considered to be a sub-group of Rusyns (also called Carpatho-Rusyns or Carpatho-Ruthenians). Other Carpathian sub-eth... | {"Name": "Lemkos", "Image": "250px", "Image caption": "Members of the folk group Osławianie from Mokre in original Lemko highlander folk-costumes", "Languages": "Rusyn, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian", "Flag": "200px|border", "Flag caption": "Flag of LemkosPilip Milan Medviď Peter Русиньска народна сiмболiка Tlačiareň ... |
Odile of Alsace, also known as Odilia and Ottilia, born c. 662 - c. 720 at Mont Sainte-Odile), is a saint venerated in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. She is a patroness saint of good eyesight and of the region of Alsace.
Biography
Odile was the daughter of Etichon (also known as Athich, Adalrich... | {"Born": "Alsace, Austrasia", "Died": "Alsace, Kingdom of the Franks", "Feast": "13 December", "Canonized": "Pre-Congregation", "Attributes": "Abbess praying before an altar; woman with a book on which lie two eyesStracke Richard Saint Odile of Alsace: The Iconography http://www.christianiconography.info/odile.htm... |
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs; today, it sells medical devices, diagnostics, branded generic medicines... | {"Type": "Public company", "Industry": "Health care Medical devices Pharmaceutical", "Founded": "yes 1888 (as Abbott Alkaloidal Company) in Ravenswood, Chicago", "Headquarters": "Abbott Park, Illinois, US", "Products": "Branded generic medicinesMedical devicesDiagnostic assaysNutritionals", "Revenue": "43.7 billion yes... |
Chad (died 2 March 672) was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Catholic monk who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonised as a saint.
He was the brother of Cedd, also a saint. He features strongly in the work of... | {"Predecessor": "Paulinus", "Successor": "Wilfrid", "Consecration": "664", "Born": "Northumbria", "Died": "Lichfield, Staffordshire", "Feast day": "2 March", "Venerated in": "Catholic ChurchAnglican CommunionEastern Orthodox Church", "Attributes": "Bishop, holding a triple-spired cathedral (Lichfield)", "Patronage": "M... |
Beneficence is a 1937 bronze statue on the campus of Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana. The statue, by sculptor Daniel Chester French, is referred to as Benny by students.
History
In 1927 the Muncie Chamber of Commerce proposed the building of a memorial to express gratitude on behalf of Muncie and Bal... | {"Title": "Beneficence", "Italic title": "no", "Caption": "Beneficence and colonnade", "Artist name": "Daniel Chester French (Statue) Richard Henry Dana (Promenade)", "Year": "1937", "City": "Old QuadBall State University", "Coordinates": "40.198272 -85.410278 region:US-IN_type:landmark inline,title"} |
Winfield Scott Schley (9 October 1839 - 2 October 1911) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the hero of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Biography
Early life
Born at "Richfields" (his father's farm), near Frederick, Maryland, Schley graduated from the United States Naval Ac... | {"Born": "Near Frederick, Maryland, U.S.", "Died": "New York City, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States 1859", "Commands held": "Flying Squadron"} |
CIDC-FM (103.5 FM, Z103.5) is a radio station licensed to Orangeville, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Evanov Communications, the station broadcasts a rhythmic contemporary format targeting the Greater Toronto Area. Its studios are located on Dundas Street West in the Eatonville neighbourhood in the Etobicoke district of Tor... | {"Broadcast area": "Greater Toronto Area", "Format": "Rhythmic contemporary", "Owner": "Dufferin Communications Inc.", "ERP": "30,700 watts", "HAAT": "190.3 metres", "Branding": "Z103.5", "Class": "B", "Website": "z1035.com"} |
James Patrick Caviezel Jr. (; born September 26, 1968) is an American actor. He played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023), and starred as John Reese on the CBS series Person of Interest (2011-2016). He played Slov in G.I. Jane (1997), Private Witt in The Thin Red Line (199... | {"Name": "Jim Caviezel", "Caption": "Caviezel in 2013", "Birth name": "James Patrick Caviezel Jr.", "Birth date": "yes 1968 9 26", "Birth place": "Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1991-present", "Children": "3", "Spouse(s)": "Kerri Browitt 1996", "Alma mater": "University of Wash... |
Morihiro Saito (斉藤 守弘 Saitō Morihiro, March 31, 1928–May 13, 2002) was a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido, with many students around the world. Saito's practice of aikido spanned 56 years, from the age of 18, when he first met aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, until his death in 2002.
Early life
Morihiro Sa... | {"Native name": "jp", "Born": "Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan", "Died": "of cancer", "Nationality": "Japanese", "Style": "Aikido", "Teacher(s)": "Morihei Ueshiba", "Rank": "Shihan, 9th dan"} |
The Porsche Carrera GT (Project Code 980) is a mid-engine sports car that was manufactured by German automobile manufacturer Porsche from 2004 to 2006. Sports Car International named the Carrera GT number one on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 2000s, and number eight on its Top Sports Cars of All Time list. For its ... | {"Manufacturer": "Porsche AG", "Production": "2004–2006(1,270 produced)", "Assembly": "Germany: Leipzig", "Designer": "Jason Hill (concept)Harm Lagaay (production)", "Class": "Sports car (S)", "Body style": "2-door Targa roadster", "Layout": "Longitudinally mounted rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drivehttp://www.rssportsca... |
The Sunday Night Sex Show was a live call-in Canadian television show hosted by Sue Johanson, which ran from 1996 to 2005.CTV.ca | 'Talking Sex with Sue' cancelled on W network It aired on the W Network and was one of their most popular programs. Every week, callers would line up on the phone to talk to Johanson, about... | {"Genre": "RealityTalk show", "Created by": "Sue Johanson", "Presented by": "Sue Johanson", "Starring": "Sue Johanson", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "Q-107 (radio),W Network (TV)", "Original release": "2005"} |
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. Founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, Middlebury was the first operating college or university in Vermont.
The college currently enrolls 2,773 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries and offers 45 majors in the arts and humanitie... | {"Motto": "Scientia et Virtus (Latin)", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Accreditation": "NECHE", "Endowment": "$1.47 billion (2022)As of June 30, 2022. https://www.middlebury.edu/office/finance-and-administration/investment-and-treasury-operations/endowment The Endowment | Middlebury Offices and Services Jun... |
Canvey Island is a town, civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary, near Southend-on-Sea, in the Castle Point district, in the county of Essex, England. It has an area of and a population of 38,170.Office for National Statistics. (2013). Statistics: Canvey Island. It is separated from the mainland of sou... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Castle Point", "Shire county": "Essex", "UK Parliament": "Castle Point", "Postcode district": "SS", "Dialling code": "01374", "OS grid reference": "TQ7882", "Website": "www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk"} |
The 100th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1989, during the last two years of Ronald Reagan's presid... | {"Senate President": "George H. W. Bush (R)", "House Speaker": "Jim Wright (D)", "Members": "5", "House majority": "Democratic", "Senate majority": "Democratic"} |
Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion pack for the first-person shooter game Half-Life. It was developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sierra On-Line for Windows on November 19, 1999. Opposing Force was the first expansion for Half-Life and was announced in April 1999. Lead designer Randy Pitchford noted tha... | {"Title": "Half-Life: Opposing Force", "Caption": "Cover art, depicting the game's protagonist, Adrian Shephard", "Developer": "Gearbox Software", "Publisher": "Sierra Studios Valve (digital)", "Series": "Half-Life", "Engine": "GoldSrc", "Platforms": "Windows, OS X, Linux", "Released": "November 19, 1999\n Windows\n ... |
Lydia Norma Denker (born 25 December 1980, Germany) is an Australian-based pop singer-songwriter. Her second single, "One Perfect Day", was released in 2004, which peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 2006 Denker made the top 24 of the fourth season of Australian Idol, but did not advance to the top 12... | {"Born": "Germany", "Origin": "Melbourne, Australia", "Genres": "Dance, pop", "Labels": "Gotham/BMG"} |
Laugh is the sixth studio album by Keller Williams, released in 2002.
Track listing
Freeker by the Speaker 4:52
One Hit Wonder 4:06
Hunting Charlie 4:01
Alligator Alley 4:07
Spring Buds 4:10
Mental Instra 4:39
Vabeeotchay 4:11
Bob Rules 5:41
Freakshow 3:06
Gallivanting 2:45
God Is My Pal... | {"Released": "February 19, 2002", "Genre": "Rock Jam", "Label": "SCI Fidelity Records", "Producer": "Keller Williams"} |
John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 - July 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon s... | {"Name": "John Saxon", "Caption": "Saxon in 1958", "Birth name": "Carmine Orrico", "Birth date": "1936 8 5", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "2020 7 25 1936 8 5", "Death place": "Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.", "Resting place": "Lake View Cemetery", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1954-... |
Papeete (Tahitian: Papeʻete, pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Papeete is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, of which Papeete is the administrative capital.Dé... | {"Name": "Papeete", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Papeete - Marina Taina.JPG\n Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Papeete - panoramio.jpg\n Palais présidentiel Papeete.jpg\n Papeete Town Hall, Papeete, 2009.jpg\n Bassin de la Reine.jpg\n 2\n center\n white\n white\n 280\n Top: Aerial view of Papeete; Middle: C... |
Eartha Mae Kitt (born Keith-Fields; January 17, 1927 - December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".
Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway the... | {"Name": "Eartha Kitt", "Caption": "Kitt in 1957", "Other names": "Mother Eartha,\"Mother Eartha\" https://web.archive.org/web/20140101003720/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/011702/ae.eartha.shtml January 1, 2014 . Philadelphia City Paper. January 17-24, 2002. Retrieved October 9, 2013. Kitty", "Birth name": "E... |
Annette Susanne Strøyberg (7 December 1936 - 12 December 2005) was a Danish actress. Her films included Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959), which was directed by her first husband, Roger Vadim.
Biography
Annette Strøyberg was born on either 12 December 1934 or
7 December 1936 in the village of Rynkeby, Kerteminde Municip... | {"Name": "Annette Strøyberg", "Caption": "Strøyberg in Il Sorpasso (1962)", "Birth name": "Annette Susanne Strøyberg", "Birth date": "7 December 1936", "Birth place": "Rynkeby, Kerteminde Municipality, Denmark", "Death date": "2005 12 12 1936 12 7 y", "Death place": "Copenhagen, Denmark", "Occupation": "Actress", "Year... |
The 99th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1985, to January 3, 1987, during the fifth and sixth years of Ronald Reagan's ... | {"Senate President": "George H. W. Bush (R)", "House Speaker": "Tip O'Neill (D)", "Members": "5", "House majority": "Democratic", "Senate majority": "Republican"} |
Nathalie Vadim (born 7 December 1957) is the daughter of Roger Vadim and actress Annette Strøyberg. While her father was married to Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda, Vadim's family would go on vacations that lasted several weeks or a month to Saint-Tropez or the Arcachon Bay and spend time in the mountains or on the wate... | {"Name": "Nathalie Vadim", "Birth name": "Nathalie Vadim", "Birth date": "1957 12 7 y", "Occupation": "director"} |
Drakengard, known in Japan as is a 2003 action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. The game is the first installment of the Drakengard series and features a mixture of ground-based hack-and-slash, aerial combat, and role-playing elements which have become a st... | {"Title": "Drakengard", "Caption": "North American PlayStation 2 box art", "Developer": "Cavia Macrospace (Mobile)", "Publisher": "Square EnixPAL Gathering of Developers", "Director": "Yoko Taro", "Producer": "Takamasa Shiba Takuya Iwasaki", "Designer": "Akira Yasui Hiroaki Kotake", "Programmer": "Toshiyuki Koike Takes... |
The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded by Roger Williams. It was an English colony from 1636 until 1707, and then a colony of Great Britain until the American Revolution in 177... | {"Conventional long name": "Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations", "Type of government": "Self-governing colony(1636-1651; 1653-1776) Proprietary colony(1651-1653)", "Representative title": "Governor", "Representative 1": "Roger Williams", "Representative 1 years": "1636-1644", "Representative 2 years": "1... |
Linjeflyg was a Swedish domestic airline, formed in 1957 as a domestic subsidiary by Scandinavian Airlines System and Airtaco as well as by newspaper publishers Dagens Nyheter AB and Stockholms-Tidningen AB.
History
Airtaco (founded in August 1950 as Aero Scandia) can be considered as Linjeflyg's predecessor and was... | {"Airline name": "Linjeflyg", "Image size (px)": "250", "IATA Designator": "LF", "ICAO Designator": "LIN", "Callsign": "SWEDLINE", "Parent Company": "SAS AB", "Founded": "1957", "Ceased operations": "1993 (merged into SAS)", "Headquarters": "Stockholm, Sweden", "Key People": "1957-1967 - Sven Östling\n 1967-1973 - Arne... |
Hasan-i Sabbah (; 1050 - 12 June 1124) was a religious and military leader, founder of the Nizari Ismaili state. He was also the founder of the intelligence team known as the Assassins (Persian, Hashshashin), which consisted of a group of specially trained spies.Lewis, Bernard (1967), The Assassins: a Radical Sect of ... | {"Title": "Mawla, Sayyidna (Our Master)", "Religion": "Ismaili Shia Islam", "Born": "Qom, Seljuk Empire\n(present-day Qom, Iran)", "Died": "Alamut Castle, Nizari Ismaili state\n(present-day Masoudabad, Qazvin, Iran)"} |
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is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan. On the border between West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), it is jointly operated by both companies, along with the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.... | {"Name": "CA 83 50Maibara Station", "Native name": "米原駅", "Native name language": "ja", "Type": "<div style=\"width:100%; height:8px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, #JR West 45%, #JR Central 60%);>", "Caption": "West side of the station", "Address": "Maibara, Maibara City", "Administrative subdivision": "Shiga Pref... |
Cape Reinga (; sometimes spelled Rēinga, ), and officially Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua, Deed Of Settlement, Ngati Kuri and the Crown. Retrieved 10 February 2014 is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupōuri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. Cape Reinga is more than 100 km north of the ... | {"Native name": "Te Rerenga Wairua", "Location": "Northland, New Zealand", "Offshore water bodies": "Tasman Sea", "Surface elevation": "-->", "Geology": "<!-- or"} |
The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (comm... | {"Date": "February 29, 2004", "Site": "Kodak TheatreHollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Produced by": "Joe RothLubrano Alfred Lord of the Oscars: Billy Crystal's back http://articles.philly.com/2003-09-25/news/25457055_1_peta-crabs-food-poisoning July 8, 2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Media N... |
Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 - May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Raised in Hudson, Illinois, he had early success as a traveling salesman for the Larkin Soap Company. Hubbard is known best as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influe... | {"Name": "Elbert Hubbard", "Caption": "Elbert Hubbard", "Birth name": "Elbert Green Hubbard", "Birth date": "1856 6 19", "Birth place": "Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1915 05 07 1856 06 19", "Death place": "Lusitania, Atlantic Ocean, off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland", "Occupation": "Writer, publisher... |
World Journal () is a Pan-Blue Taiwanese broadsheet newspaper published in North America. It is the largest Chinese language newspaper in the United States and one of the largest Chinese language newspapers outside of Greater China, with a daily circulation of 350,000. The newspaper is headquartered in the Whitestone n... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Broadsheet", "Owner(s)": "United Daily News", "Language": "Chinese", "Political alignment": "Pan-Blue", "Headquarters": "Whitestone, New York, United States", "Website": "worldjournal.com"} |
The was a limited express train operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and in Japan until March 2011, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, and Hokuriku Main Line.
The characters 雷 鳥 literally mean "thunder/lightning" and "bird" in Japanese, but the compound word 雷鳥 (raichō) is ... | {"Service type": "Limited express", "First service": "1964", "Last service": "2011", "Line(s) used": "Tokaido Line (JR Kyoto Line), Kosei Line, Hokuriku Line"} |
The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and
or in Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and Nanao Line.
Station stops
Stations in parentheses are not served by all services.
Thunderbird
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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS; French: Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale, OECO) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and territories in... | {"Conventional long name": "Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States", "Native name": "fr font-size:88% Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale", "Symbol type": "Logo", "Symbol width": "150px", "Flag alt text": "Logo", "Map width": "250px", "Map caption": "#30672fff Protocol member #9fc64eff Associate member", ... |
The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a elevated automated people mover system in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The system operates in a one-way loop on a single track encircling downtown Detroit, using Intermediate Capacity Transit System linear induction motor technology developed by the Urban Transportation Develop... | {"Name": "Detroit People Mover", "Size of first image": "275px", "Locale": "Downtown Detroit", "Transit type(s)": "People mover", "Opening date (past)": "July 31, 1987", "System (route) length": "2.94 mi km on", "Number of vehicles": "11", "Number of stations/stops": "13", "Daily ridership": "MI Detroit People Mover to... |
The Fairmont Château Laurier is a hotel with 429 guest rooms in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive and designed in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style to complement the adjacent Parliament buildings. The hotel is above the Colonel By Val... | {"Name": "Fairmont Château Laurier", "Caption": "Château Laurier, 2010", "Address": "1 Rideau StreetOttawa, OntarioK1N 8S7", "Coordinates": "45 25 32.04 N 75 41 42.39 W type:landmark_region:CA-ON inline,title", "Opened_date": "June 12, 1912", "Architect": "Bradford Gilbert,Ross and Macfarlane", "Landlord": "Fairmont Ho... |
Fujairah International Airport () is an international airport located south of central Fujairah City. The airport has one terminal serving both passengers and cargo and is home to the Fujairah Aviation Academy.
History
Fujairah airport commenced operations in October 1987. The airport has since undergone major red... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Location": "Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, UAE", "AMSL": "153", "Coordinates": "25 06 44 N 056 19 27 E region:AE inline,title"} |
Little Man Tate is a 1991 American drama film directed by Jodie Foster (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Scott Frank. The film stars Adam Hann-Byrd as Fred Tate, a seven-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in social and psychological settings that largely fail to accommodate his... | {"Directed by": "Jodie Foster", "Written by": "Scott Frank", "Produced by": "Peggy Rajski\n Scott Rudin", "Starring": "Jodie Foster\n Dianne Wiest\n Harry Connick Jr.\n Adam Hann-Byrd", "Cinematography": "Mike Southon", "Edited by": "Lynzee Klingman", "Music by": "Mark Isham", "Distributed by": "Orion Pictures (United ... |
A Night to Remember is the third studio album by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released on May 9, 1989, by Epic Records. The album was originally set to be released in 1988, under the name Kindred Spirit, but was delayed until 1989 and the songs from the initial project were reworked. Although the album managed to scor... | {"Released": "May 9, 1989", "Recorded": "January 1, 1988 - February 28, 1989", "Studio": "The Hit Factory (New York City)843315 Cyndi Lauper - A Night to Remember", "Genre": "Pop rock", "Label": "Epic", "Producer": "Cyndi Lauper Lennie Petze Phil Ramone Eric \"E.T.\" Thorngren"} |
Karel Lodewijk Georgette Emmerence De Gucht (; born 27 January 1954) is a Belgian politician who was the European Commissioner for Trade from February 2010 until 31 October 2014."The Commissioners (2010-2014): Karel De Gucht", European Commission Previously, he served as Belgium's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 ... | {"Name": "Karel De Gucht", "Term start": "9 February 2010", "Term end": "1 November 2014", "Office 2": "Minister of Foreign Affairs", "Prime minister 2": "Guy VerhofstadtYves LetermeHerman Van Rompuy", "Predecessor 2": "Louis Michel", "Successor 2": "Yves Leterme", "Birth date": "1954 1 27 y", "Birth place": "Overmere,... |
Sean Charles O'Keefe (born January 27, 1956) is a university professor at Syracuse University Maxwell School, former chairman of Airbus Group, Inc., former Secretary of the Navy, former Administrator of NASA, and former chancellor of Louisiana State University (LSU).History of LSU , Louisiana State University, January... | {"Name": "Sean O'Keefe", "Term start": "February 21, 2005", "Term end": "February 1, 2008", "Order 2": "69th", "Title 2": "United States Secretary of the Navy", "President 2": "George H. W. Bush", "Predecessor 2": "Henry L. Garrett III", "Successor 2": "John Howard Dalton", "Birth name": "Sean Charles O'Keefe", "Birth ... |
Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963Tatum O'Neal on Britannica) is an American actress. At the age of 10, she became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon co-starring her father, Ryan O'Neal. She later starred in the films The Bad News Bears, Nickel... | {"Birth name": "Tatum Beatrice O'Neal", "Birth date": "1963 11 5", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Caption": "O'Neal in 2019", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1973-present", "Spouse(s)": "John McEnroe 1986 1994 div", "Children": "3", "Parent(s)": "Ryan O'NealJoanna Moore", "Relatives": "Griff... |
The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo located in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, approximately southwest of downtown Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo west of the Mississippi River.
The zoo is owned by the regional Metro government. It currently hold... | {"Zoo name": "Oregon Zoo", "Location": "Washington Park, Portland, Oregon, United States", "Date opened": "1888", "Total area": "64 acre http://www.oregonzoo.org/about/about-oregon-zoo About the Oregon Zoo Oregon Zoo December 25, 2015", "Coordinates": "45 30 30 N 122 42 53 W type:landmark_region:US-OR_dim:450 inli... |
The Grammy Award - Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976 (the 15th through 18th Awards), a second award was presented for Best Album Notes - Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below. The award recognizes albums with excellent album notes, sometimes referred to as liner note... | {"Awarded for": "Quality album liner notes", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1964", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
George Howard Ferguson, PC (June 18, 1870 – February 21, 1946) was the ninth premier of Ontario, from 1923 to 1930. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1930 who represented the eastern provincial riding of Grenville.
Background
The son of Charles Frederick Ferguson, who ser... | {"Name": "George Howard Ferguson", "Image caption": "The Hon. George Howard Ferguson", "Term start": "July 16, 1923", "Term end": "December 15, 1930", "Lieutenant governor": "Henry CockshuttWilliam Donald Ross", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Joynt", "Successor 2": "James Alfred Sanderson", "Birth ... |
The KarawanksFlügel, Helmut W., & Peter Faupl (eds.). 1987. Geodynamics of the Eastern Alps. Vienna: Franz Deuticke, p. 374.McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, vol. 6. 2002. New York: McGraw Hill Higher Education, p. 708. or KaravankasMurray, John. 1871. Handbook for Travellers in Southern Germany. Lond... | {"Elevation": "2236", "Coordinates": "46 25 N 14 25 E type:mountain_region:SI dms inline,title", "Length": "120", "Location": "The Karawanks (red, left) and Pohorje (red, right)"} |
George Stewart Henry (July 16, 1871 – September 2, 1958) was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the tenth premier of Ontario from 1930 to 1934. He had acted as minister of highways while Ontario greatly expanded its highway system. Henry continued the expansion as premier, but his par... | {"Name": "George Stewart Henry", "Image caption": "Henry, 1941", "Term start": "December 15, 1930", "Term end": "July 10, 1934", "Lieutenant governor": "William Donald RossWilliam Mulock (acting)Herbert A. Bruce", "Office 2": "Member of Provincial Parliament", "Predecessor 2": "Alexander McCowan", "Successor 2": "Agnes... |
Arthur Sturgis Hardy, (December 14, 1837 – June 13, 1901) was a Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth premier of Ontario from 1896 to 1899.
Early life
Born in Mount Pleasant, Brant County, in 1837, Hardy was the son of Russell and Juletta (Sturgis) Hardy, United Empire Loyalists. He studie... | {"Name": "Arthur Sturgis Hardy", "Image caption": "Arthur Sturgis Hardy, c. 1900", "Birth date": "1837 12 14 y", "Birth place": "Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada", "Death date": "1901 06 13 1837 12 14", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario", "Lieutenant governor 1": "George Airey KirkpatrickCasimir Gzowski (acting)Oliver Mowat... |
Albert Henry Woolson (February 11, 1850 - August 2, 1956) was the last known surviving member of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War; he was also the last surviving Civil War veteran on either side whose status is undisputed. At least three men who outlived Woolson claimed to be Confederate veterans, bu... | {"Birth name": "Henry Albert Woolson", "Born": "Antwerp, New York, U.S.", "Died": "Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States 1863", "Other work": "Carpenter and member of the Grand Army of the Republic", "Memorials": "Monument at Gettysburg"} |
Sir George William Ross (September 18, 1841 - March 7, 1914) was an educator and politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He was the fifth premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
Early life
Born near Nairn, in Middlesex County, Upper Canada, Ross worked as a school teacher, a school inspector and a newspaper publ... | {"Name": "George William Ross", "Image caption": "The Hon. Sir George William Ross", "Birth date": "1841 9 18 y", "Birth place": "Nairn, Upper Canada", "Death date": "1914 03 07 1841 09 18", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario", "Term start": "October 21, 1899", "Term end": "February 8, 1905", "Lieutenant governor": "Oliv... |
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group ... | {"Origin": "Tokyo, Japan", "Genres": "\"allmusic\">artist p683779 yes Arashi Biography AllMusic May 17, 2009 \n hip hop", "Labels": "Pony Canyon (1999-2001)\n J Storm (2002-2020)", "Website": "www.j-storm.co.jp/arashiJohnny's net", "Members": "Satoshi OhnoSho SakuraiMasaki AibaKazunari NinomiyaJun Matsumoto"} |
Larry Sengstock (born 4 March 1960 in Maryborough, Queensland)Olympic Profile is an Australian retired basketball player and was the CEO of Basketball Australia and the NBLLarry Sengstock wins job to put air back in the ball until April 2012.
Career
Larry was born in Maryborough Qld. He was a champion swimmer but was ... | {"Born": "Maryborough, Queensland", "Nationality": "Australian", "Listed height": "198 cm", "Listed weight": "98 kg", "Position": "Power forward"} |
Tokio is a Japanese rock/pop band formed by Johnny & Associates that debuted in 1994. It is made up of three men who were signed with Sony Music Entertainment from 1994 to 2001, with Universal Music Japan from 2001 to 2008, and are now signed under J Storm, a label owned by Johnny & Associates. In addition to their act... | {"Origin": "Japan", "Genres": "Power pop\n pop rock", "Labels": "Sony Music Entertainment \n Universal Music Japan \n J Storm", "Members": "Shigeru JoshimaTaichi KokubunMasahiro Matsuoka", "Website": "www.j-storm.co.jp/tokio"} |
The Folies Bergère () is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera house by the architect Plumeret. It opened on 2 May 1869 as the Folies Trévise, with light entertainment including operettas, comic opera, popular songs, ... | {"Designation": "Cabaret music-hall", "Coordinates": "48.8742 2.3449 type:landmark inline,title", "Architect": "Plumeret", "Opened": "2 May 1869"} |
The governor-general of the Philippines (Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565-1898) and the United States (1898-1946), and briefly by Great Brit... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "the Philippines", "Residence": "Fort San Pedro (1565-1572) Palacio del Gobernador (1572-1863)Malacañang Palace (1863-1945) Mansion House (1942-1945)", "Appointer": "Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg 23px Viceroy of New SpainEstandarte real de España, Casa de Borbón (1761-1931).svg 23p... |
Aubenas (; ) is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in Southern France. It is the seat of several government offices. The mountainous and rugged countryside is popular for vacation homes. The river Ardèche flows through the commune. Aubenas is one of the most populous communes in the Ardèche depart... | {"Name": "Aubenas", "Native Name": "oc Aubenàs", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "Aubenas seen from the castle ramparts", "Arrondissement": "Largentière", "Canton": "Aubenas-1, Aubenas-2", "Postal code": "07200", "Mayor": "Jean-Yves MeyerRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datas... |
Bourg-Saint-Andéol (; ) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.
Geography
It lies directly along the river Rhône at the southeast end of the department south of the smaller town Viviers, from Pierrelatte eastwards across the river in the département Drôme and from Pont-Saint-E... | {"Name": "Bourg-Saint-Andéol", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The railway station", "Arrondissement": "Privas", "Canton": "Bourg-Saint-Andéol", "Postal code": "07700", "Mayor": "Françoise Gonnet-TabardelRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19e... |
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Bran Castle (; ; ) is a castle in Bran, southwest of Brașov. It is a national monument and landmark in Transylvania. The fortress is on the Transylvanian side of the historical border with Wallachia, on road DN73.
Commonly known outside Transylvania as Dracula's Castle, it is marketed as the home... | {"Alternative names": "Dracula's Castle", "Elevation": "2500 ft m", "Type": "Fortress", "Architectural style": "Medieval", "Location": "Bran, near Brașov, Transylvania", "Address": "Str. G-ral Traian Mosoiu, nr.24, Bran", "Coordinates": "45 30 54 N 25 22 02 E inline"} |
The Acura TL is an executive car that was manufactured by Acura, the luxury division of Honda. It was introduced in 1995 to replace the Acura Vigor and was badged for the Japanese-market from 1996 to 2000 as the Honda Inspire and from 1996 to 2004 as the Honda Saber. The TL was Acura's best-selling model until it was o... | {"Manufacturer": "Acura (Honda)", "Production": "1995-2014", "Body style": "4-door sedan", "Class": "Executive car (E)", "Predecessor": "Acura Vigor", "Successor": "Acura TLX"} |
is a Japanese-Taiwanese pop singer. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Taiwanese. She can speak three languages: Japanese, English, and Mandarin. Tae Hitoto is her older sister. Her name Hitoto is not her real surname, it is her mother's maiden name. She changed her name when she came to Japan. Her father died wh... | {"Born": "1976 9 20 y", "Genres": "Pop", "Labels": "Columbia Music Entertainment 2002-2009 For Life Music 2009-present", "Website": "http://www.hitotoyo.jp/"} |
Davao City, officially the City of Davao (, ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, and the most ... | {"Founded by": "Datu Bago (Pinagurasan)\n Don José Cruz de Oyanguren of Guipuzcoa, Spain (Nueva Vergara)", "Type": "government_type", "Rank": "3rd", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Sinclair Oil Corporation was an American petroleum corporation, founded by Harry F. Sinclair on May 1, 1916, the Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation combined, amalgamated, the assets of 11 small petroleum companies. Originally a New York corporation, Sinclair Oil reincorporated in Wyoming in 1976.Wyoming Secretary of... | {"Type": "Public until 1969Subsidiary, 1969-1976Private, 1976-2022\n<!-- obsolete template parameter", "Fate": "Mostly acquired by HollyFrontier", "Founded": "1916 05 01", "Defunct": "2022 3 15", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Oil and gasoline", "Parent": "Holding familyhttp://forbes.com/profile/holding/... |
Joseph Ellicott (November 1, 1760 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania – August 19, 1826 in New York City) was an American surveyor, city planner, land office agent, lawyer and politician of the Quaker faith.
Life
Ellicott was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 1, 1760. He was the son of Quaker miller Joseph Ell... | {"Name": "Joseph Ellicott", "Birth date": "November 1, 1760", "Birth place": "Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "August 19, 1826 (aged 65)", "Death place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Parent(s)": "Joseph EllicottJudith Blaker", "Relatives": "Andrew Ellicott (brother)Benjamin Ellicott (brother)", "K... |
Counting of the Omer (, Sefirat HaOmer, sometimes abbreviated as Sefira) is a ritual in Judaism. It consists of a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot. The period of 49 days is known as the "omer period" or simply as "the omer" or "sefirah".
The count has its origins in t... | {"Observed by": "Jews (In various forms also by: Samaritans; Messianic Jews and other Christians, some groups claiming affiliation with Israelites)", "Type": "Jewish", "Begins": "16 Nisan", "Ends": "5 Sivan"} |
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(1873) is the third novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. It is set in and around Les Halles, the enormous, busy central market of 19th-century Paris. Les Halles, rebuilt in cast iron and glass during the Second Empire was a landmark of modernity in the city, the wholesal... | {"Country": "France", "Language": "French", "Series": "Les Rougon-Macquart", "Preceded by": "fr Une page d'amour", "Followed by": "fr La joie de vivre"} |
The Plymouth Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of Plymouth, was a company chartered by King James in 1606 along with the Virginia Company of London with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 38° and 45° N.
History
The merchants (with George Popham named in the pate... | {"Industry": "Maritime transport, trade", "Founded": "(1606 4 10 yes) at Westminster, England", "Defunct": "1624 5 24 yes", "Fate": "Dissolved following transformation of areas into crown colony", "Headquarters": "England", "Products": "Cash crops, timber"} |
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Show Aikawa was born in Tokushima and raised in Kagoshima. Aikawa has appeared in a number of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's films, including Eyes of the Spider, Serpent's Path, License to Live, Seance, and Pulse.
Filmography
Films
Orugoru (1989)
The Pale Hand (1990)
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Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) is a public community college in Walnut, California. It offers more than 400 degree and certificate programs, 36 support programs, and more than 50 student clubs and athletic programs, including food pa... | {"Students": "61,000 (credit and noncredit students; fall 2021)", "President": "William (Bill) Scroggins", "Type": "Public community college", "Campus": "suburban,420 acre km2", "Website": "www.mtsac.edu"} |
Pasadena City College (PCC) is a public community college in Pasadena, California.
History
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Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. It originally operated on Pasadena High School's campus as an extended learning program of the high schoo... | {"Type": "Public community college", "President": "Erika Endrijonas\n https://www.pasadena.edu/about/president/ Office of the President February 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20160420184014/http://www.pasadena.edu/office-of-the-president.html April 20, 2016 live", "Students": "25,319 (2015)http://www.pasadena.edu... |
East Los Angeles College (ELAC) is a public community college in Monterey Park, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. With fourteen communities comprising its primary service area and an enrollment of 35,403 students, ... | {"Motto": "Vitam amplificare hominibus hominesque societati (Latin)", "Type": "Public Community college", "President": "Alberto J. Román", "Students": "35,403http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart", "Website": "www.elac.edu"} |
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's The Tomb of Dracula, for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's The New Teen Titans and the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series with George Pérez.
Am... | {"Born": "Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Children": "1", "Awards": "Shazam Award, 1973Inkpot Award, 1979Eagle Award, 1982, 1984Jack Kirby Award, 1985 and 1986Scribe Award, 2007National Jewish Book Award, 2008"} |
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