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Manganese Bronze Holdings plc (MBH) was the holding company of LTI Limited. The firm's sole business in its final years as a company was London black taxicab manufacturing through the LTI subsidiary.
The Manganese Bronze and Brass Co was founded in 1881, incorporated in 1882 and originally made ship propellers, operat... | {"Industry": "Automotive", "Fate": "Liquidated", "Founded": "10 March 1899", "Defunct": "2013", "Headquarters": "United Kingdom", "Subsidiaries": "LTI Limited", "Revenue": "£74.98 million (2011)http://www.manganese.com/pdfs/manganese_bronze_2011_annual_report.pdf Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC Annual Report and Accounts... |
Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X, or LGX (pronounced igg-drah-sill), is an early Linux distribution developed by Yggdrasil Computing, Incorporated, a company founded by Adam J. Richter in Berkeley, California.
Yggdrasil was the first company to create a live CD Linux distribution. Yggdrasil Linux described itself as a "Plug-and-... | {"OS family": "Linux (Unix-like)", "Working state": "Current", "Source model": "Open source", "Initial release": "1992 12 8", "Repository": "github.com/Yggdrasil-LGX/Yggdrasil-LGX", "Platforms": "IA-32", "Kernel": "Linux kernel", "Userland": "GNU", "Defaultuser interface": "Xfce\n Openbox\n Bspwm", "License": "GNU GPL"... |
Cirque Corporation is an American company which developed and commercialized the first successful capacitive touchpad, now widely used in notebook computers. Cirque develops and sells a variety of touch input products, both in original equipment manufacturer and end-user retail form. Cirque was founded in 1991 by Geo... | {"Genre": "Capacitive Touch Solutions", "Industry": "Touchpad, Touchscreen, Secure touchscreen", "Products": "GlidePoint, GlideTouch, GlidePath", "Website": "http://www.cirque.com/", "Headquarters": "USA", "Parent": "Alps Electric"} |
The Peace Palace (; , The Hague dialect: ) is an international law administrative building in The Hague, the Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague Academy of International Law and the Pe... | {"Architectural style": "Neo-Renaissance", "Town or city": "The Hague", "Coordinates": "52.0866 N 4.2955 E", "Current tenants": "International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration", "Groundbreaking": "1907"} |
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes:
In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
From 1960 to 1961 it was awarded as Best Performance - Documentary or Spoken Word (other than comedy)
From 1962 to 1963 it... | {"Awarded for": "quality spoken word albums", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
Cape Wrath (also known as Meadowlands) is a British television thriller drama series, created by Robert Murphy and Matthew Arlidge, that first broadcast in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2007 on Channel 4. Produced by Ecosse Films, the series focuses on the Brogan family, who are trying to escape their past while confro... | {"Also known as": "Meadowlands", "Genre": "Thriller", "Created by": "Robert Murphy\n Matthew Arlidge", "Directed by": "Duane Clark\n Andrew Gunn\n Paul Walker", "Starring": "David Morrissey\n Lucy Cohu \n Ralph Brown \n Tristan Gemmill \n Melanie Hill \n Nina Sosanya \n Felicity Jones \n Harry Treadaway\n Don Gilet\n S... |
Amy Mizzi (born 21 July 1983) is an Australian actress. She starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2003 and early 2004. Mizzi's departure from Home and Away was announced on 13 February 2004 but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005. She al... | {"Name": "Amy Mizzi", "Birth date": "1983 07 21 y", "Birth place": "Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia", "Occupation": "Actress, singing and dance teacher"} |
Levi Day Boone (December 6, 1808 – January 24, 1882) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1855-1856) for the American Party (Know-Nothings).
Early life
Boone was born near Lexington, Kentucky, the seventh son of Squire and Anna Grubbs Boone. Squire Boone, Sr. was Daniel Boone's father and Levi Boone's great-grandfa... | {"Name": "Levi Boone", "Image": "Leviboone.jpeg", "Birth date": "1808 12 6", "Birth place": "Kentucky, US", "Death date": "1882 01 24 1808 12 6", "Death place": "Chicago, Illinois, US", "Resting place": "Rosehill Cemetery", "Term start": "March 13, 1855Mayor Levi Day Boone Inaugural Address, 1855 https://www.chipublib... |
Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, (12 July 1907 - 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Early life and family
Dunlop was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, the second of two children of parents James and Ali... | {"Birth name": "Ernest Edward Dunlop", "Born": "Wangaratta, Victoria", "Died": "Melbourne, Victoria", "Nickname(s)": "Weary", "Allegiance": "Australia", "Commands held": "No. 1 Allied General Hospital", "Awards": "Companion of the Order of AustraliaKnight BachelorCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOffice... |
Wake is a compilation album by Dead Can Dance, released in 2003. It contains 26 tracks over two discs. It includes the song "The Lotus Eaters" (previously released only on the Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) box set), recorded in 1998 as the last work by the band before their initial breakup.
Track listing
Disc 1
"Fr... | {"Released": "5 May 2003", "Recorded": "1981-1998", "Genre": "Dark wave, neoclassical dark wave, world music", "Label": "4AD Records", "Producer": "Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard, John A. Rivers"} |
Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah (, ʿAdnān Shukrī Jumaʿah) (4 August 1975 - 6 December 2014) was a citizen of Saudi Arabia and a senior member of Al-Qaeda. He was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in the United States.US reward offer for information on el Shukrijumah
In March 2003, a provisional arrest warrant was issued... | {"Name": "Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah", "Native name": "عدنان شكري جمعة", "Image": "Elshukrijumah1.jpgborder", "Caption": "Adnan Shukrijumah in 2001", "Birth name": "Adnan Gulshair el Shukrijumah", "Birth date": "yes 1975 08 4", "Nationality": "Saudi Arabia", "Death date": "yes 2014 12 06 1975 8 4", "Death cause": "K... |
Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 - August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She was arguably best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviets' first five-year plan, as the first American female war photojournalist, and ... | {"Name": "Margaret Bourke-White", "Caption": "Bourke-White in 1955", "Birth name": "Margaret White", "Birth date": "June 14, 1904", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1971 8 27 1904 6 14", "Death place": "Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Columbia UniversityUniversity of MichiganPurdue Univ... |
Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition. Known as Calvin College for most of its history, the school is name... | {"Motto": "My heart I offer to you, O Lord, promptly and sincerely", "Type": "Private university", "President": "Wiebe Boer", "Students": "3,256Kucinski Matt First-year Undergraduate And Graduate Enrollment Rising at Calvin University https://calvin.edu/news/archive/first-year-undergraduate-and-graduate-enrollment-r... |
Maria Lucélia dos Santos (born 20 May 1957) is a Brazilian actress, director and producer. She received international acclaim for her leading role in the 1976 Rede Globo telenovela Isaura, The Slave Girl, broadcast in over 80 countries."Escrava Isaura (1976) - Trivia" at the IMDb.
Biography
Maria Lucélia dos Santos wa... | {"Name": "Lucélia Santos", "Caption": "Santos in 2006", "Birth name": "Maria Lucélia dos SantosBiography for Lucélia Santos, at the Internet Movie Database.", "Birth date": "1957 5 20 yes", "Birth place": "Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil", "Occupation": "Actress\n film director\n film producer", "Years active": "1972-pr... |
The Argentine Navy (ARA; ). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force.
The Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory in 1814 at the... | {"Branch": "Navy", "Size": "18,368 (2018)https://www.zona-militar.com/2018/03/19/argentina-hace-publica-la-cantidad-de-personal-militar-en-sus-fuerzas/ Argentina hace publica la cantidad de personal militar en sus fuerzas 19 March 2018 zona-militar.com 28 April 2018 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180428161336/https... |
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco () (6 January 1766 - 20 September 1840) was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician, and the first dictator (1814-1840) of Paraguay following its 1811 independence from the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. His official title was "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator of Paragua... | {"Name": "José Rodríguez de Francia", "Office 2": "Consul of Paraguay", "Term 2": "1813 10 12 1814 02 12 y", "Predecessor 2": "Fulgencio Yegros", "Successor 2": "Fulgencio Yegros", "Birth date": "1766 01 06 y", "Birth place": "Yaguarón, Paraguay", "Death date": "1840 09 20 1766 01 06 y", "Death place": "Asunción, Pa... |
is a series of role-playing video games created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel Water Margin, whose title is rendered as in Japanese. Each individual game centers on themes of politics, corruption, revolution, mystical crystals known as True Runes, and the "108 Stars o... | {"Title": "Suikoden", "Creator": "Yoshitaka Murayama", "Developer": "Konami, Hudson Soft", "Publisher": "Konami", "Genre": "Role-playing", "Platforms": "PlayStation Sega Saturn Windows PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS PlayStation Portable Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One", "First release version": "Suik... |
Gallery or Menalto Gallery is an open-source project enabling management and publication of digital photographs and other media through a PHP-enabled web server. Photo manipulation includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, and flipping, among other things. Albums can be organized hierarchically and individuall... | {"Developer(s)": "Bharat Mediratta, Brad Dutton", "Repository": "https://galleryrevival.com/", "Platform": "PHP", "License": "GPL", "Website": "http://gallery.menalto.com/"} |
Candelaria, officially the Municipality of Candelaria (), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 137,881 people.
It is the third most populous settlement of Quezon after Lucena City and Sariaya. Among the municipalities in Quezon Provin... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "24", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
The Tonton Macoute () or simply the Macoute was a Haitian paramilitary and secret police force created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Haitians named this force after the Haitian mythological bogeyman, ("Uncle Gunnysack"), who kidnaps and punishes unruly children by snaring them in a gunny sack () be... | {"Formed": "1959", "Dissolved": "1986", "Jurisdiction": "Haiti", "Headquarters": "Port-au-Prince", "Agency ID": "VSN"} |
VLC media player (previously the VideoLAN Client and commonly known as simply VLC) is a free and open-source, portable, cross-platform media player software and streaming media server developed by the VideoLAN project. VLC is available for desktop operating systems and mobile platforms, such as Android, iOS and iPadOS.... | {"Developer(s)": "VideoLAN", "Initial release": "2001 2 1http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2016/15-years-of-VLC 15 years of VLC and VideoLAN Jean-Baptiste Kempf April 15, 2017", "Written in": "Core: C GUI: C++ (with Qt), Objective-C (with Cocoa), Swift, Java Bundled Extensions: Luahttps://addons.videolan.org/p/11540... |
Paulina Luisi (1875-1950) was a leader of the feminist movement in the country of Uruguay. In 1909, she became the first Uruguayan woman to earn a medical degree and was a firm advocate of sex education in the schools. She represented Uruguay in international women's conferences and traveled throughout Latin America an... | {"Name": "Paulina Luisi", "Birth name": "Paulina Luisi Janicki", "Birth date": "1875", "Birth place": "Colón Department, Entre Ríos, Argentina", "Death date": "1950 1875", "Death place": "Montevideo, Uruguay", "Occupation": "Physician, teacher, activist"} |
is a run and gun video game developed and published by Konami, originally developed as a coin-operated arcade video game in 1986 and released on February 20, 1987. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various home computer formats, including the MSX2. The arcad... | {"Title": "Contra", "Caption": "NES box cover. Bill and Lance were drawn by British artist Bob Wakelin. The background is from the original Japanese promotional art.", "Developer": "Konami", "Publisher": "Konami", "Series": "Contra", "Designer": "ArcadeKoji Hiroshita NESShigeharu Umezaki Shinji Kitamoto", "Composer": "... |
One More Car, One More Rider is the eighth live album by Eric Clapton, released on 5 November 2002 on Duck / Reprise Records. It is also his third double live album. The album contains songs performed during Clapton's 2001 world tour. The recordings on this album are from two nights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles... | {"Released": "5 November 2002", "Recorded": "18 & 19 August 2001", "Venue": "Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)", "Genre": "Rock, blues", "Label": "Duck / Reprise", "Producer": "Eric Clapton, Simon Climie"} |
or just is a fusion of the ancient Japanese belief in ancestral spirits and a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist-Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when... | {"Type": "Religious, Cultural", "Also called": "Bon", "Observed by": "Japanese people", "Significance": "Honors the spirits of one's ancestors", "Next time": "August 15\n July 15 (Kantō)\n 15th day of the 7th lunar month"} |
The present observation of as a public holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the birthday of the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito, who lived from 1901 to 1989) on April 29 every year during the Shōwa era (1926 - 1989). In 1989, following the ascension of the Emperor Akihito to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the name of th... | {"Type": "Public", "Official name": "みどりの日 Midori no Hi", "Observed by": "Japan", "Significance": "to commune with nature and to be thankful for blessings.", "Next time": "same day each year"} |
is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the 1985 novel Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transport (which licensed the trademark for the film) and the Nippon Television Network. It stars th... | {"Directed by": "Hayao Miyazaki", "Produced by": "Hayao Miyazaki", "Screenplay by": "Hayao Miyazaki", "Based on": "Kiki's Delivery Service Eiko Kadono", "Starring": "Minami Takayama\n Rei Sakuma\n Kappei Yamaguchi", "Music by": "Joe Hisaishi", "Cinematography": "Shigeo Sugimura", "Edited by": "Takeshi Seyama", "Dis... |
The Dunedin sound was a musical and cultural movement and a genre of indie pop and alternative rock, created and pioneered in Dunedin, Otago, in the early 1980s. The Dunedin sound is considered to have been a key factor in the origination of indie rock as a genre. The scene was closely associated with Flying Nun Record... | {"Name": "Dunedin sound", "Image caption": "Posters for the bands The Magick Heads and Look Blue Go Purple, November 1982", "Stylistic origins": "Indie pop\n post-punk\n jangle pop\n new wave\n psychedelic pop\n surf rock\n punk rock\n garage rock\n lo-fi", "Cultural origins": "Early 1980s, Dunedin, New Zealand", "Othe... |
was a Japanese pianist and composer of the Meiji era.
Taki was born in Tokyo, but moved to many places during his childhood owing to his father's job. He graduated from the Tokyo Music School in 1901. One of his famous pieces is "Kōjō no Tsuki" (Moon Over the Ruined Castle), which was included in the songbook for juni... | {"Name": "Rentarō Taki", "Native name": "瀧 廉太郎", "Native name language": "jp", "Birth date": "1879 8 24 yes", "Birth place": "Tokyo, Empire of Japan", "Death date": "1903 6 29 1879 8 24 yes", "Death place": "Ōita City, Empire of Japan", "Occupation": "Pianist composer"} |
is a kind of wagashi (a Japanese traditional confectionery) originally developed in Japan based on the "Nanban confectionery" (confectionery imported from abroad to Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period). The batter is poured into large square or rectangular molds, baked in an oven and cut into long rectangular shape... | {"Name of food": "Castella", "Image filename": "Castella,made in nagasaki-city,japan.JPG", "Width of image": "300px", "Region of origin": "Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan", "Type of dish": "Sponge cake", "Main ingredient": "Flour, sugar, eggs, mizuame"} |
Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of the hip hop group Fugees, alongside Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. After the Fugees, he earned two Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated song "Ghetto Supastar (That... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Origin": "Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.", "Genres": "Hip hop", "Labels": "Columbia Ruffhouse Guerrilla", "Member of": "Fugees"} |
Leiden University Medical Center (Dutch: Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum) or LUMC is the university hospital affiliated with Leiden University, of which it forms the medical faculty. It is located in Leiden, Netherlands. LUMC is a modern university medical center for research, education and patient care. Its researc... | {"Coordinates": "52 09 57 N 4 28 39 E inline,title region:NL_type:landmark_source:nlwiki", "Location": "Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands", "Affiliated university": "Leiden University", "Opened": "1996", "Website": "www.lumc.nl"} |
LaToya Renee London (born December 29, 1978) is an American R&B and soul singer and stage actress who was fourth-place finalist on the third season of American Idol. Her debut album, Love & Life, was released in September 2005 and spawned a number of moderate R&B chart hits. She has concentrated on stage work, includin... | {"Born": "San Francisco, California, United States", "Genres": "R&B, soul, jazz", "Labels": "Peak Records (2005-2006)", "Member of": "Urban Punk", "Website": "The Official Homepage of LaToya London"} |
300px|right|thumbnail|The "sea to sea" grant of Plymouth Council for New England is shown in green. The location of the Plymouth Colony settlement is demarcated as "Pl" "Q" and "R" refers to Quebec and Port Royal, contemporaneous French settlements
The Council for New England was a 17th-century English joint stock com... | {"Type": "Joint-stock company, Land grant, Colonial Company, Proprietary colony", "Fate": "Charter revoked in 1635", "Founded": "1620", "Defunct": "1635", "Headquarters": "Westminster"} |
Bertha Ethel Knight Landes (October 19, 1868 – November 29, 1943) was the first female mayor of a major American city, serving as mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1926 to 1928.Seattle City Council Members, 1869-Present Chronological Listing, Seattle City Archives. Accessed online 19 July 2008. After years of civic act... | {"Name": "Bertha Knight Landes", "Image caption": "Bertha Knight Landes c. 1926", "Term start": "June 7, 1926", "Term end": "June 4, 1928", "Birth date": "1868 10 19", "Birth place": "Ware, Massachusetts", "Death date": "1943 11 29 1868 10 19", "Death place": "Ann Arbor, Michigan", "Nationality": "American", "Spouse(s)... |
Gregorian calendar date of Saturday, March 24, 1860, is equivalent to the 3rd day, 3rd month of 7th year of Ansei (安政七年三月三日). was a daimyō (feudal lord) of Hikone (1850-1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his death, assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incide... | {"Name": "Ii Naosuke", "Birth date": "1815 11 29 y", "Birth place": "Edo, Japan", "Death date": "1860 3 24 1815 11 29 y", "Death place": "Edo, Japan", "Nationality": "Japanese", "Term start": "1858", "Term end": "1860"} |
James Andrew Kelly (born September 15, 1936) is an American foreign policy advisor who served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2001 to 2005.
Education
Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Kelly attended Georgia Tech for one year before receiving an appointment to the United States Naval... | {"Name": "James Kelly", "Birth name": "James Andrew Kelly", "Birth date": "September 15, 1936", "Education": "United States Naval Academy (BS)Harvard University (MBA)", "Image": "Kelly james a.gif"} |
Charles Newell Carter Jr. (born May 9, 1967) is a Democratic politician from North Carolina who served two terms in the North Carolina General Assembly.
Carter was born in Asheville, North Carolina and graduated from Asheville School. He earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and history from Oglethorpe U... | {"Name": "Charles Carter", "State senate": "North Carolina", "Term start": "January 1, 1999", "Term end": "January 1, 2003", "Birth name": "Charles Newell Carter Jr.", "Birth date": "1967 05 09", "Birth place": "Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.", "Education": "Oglethorpe University (BA)"} |
The Vargas Era (Portuguese: Era Vargas; ) is the period in the history of Brazil between 1930 and 1945, when the country was governed by president Getúlio Vargas. The period from 1930 to 1937 is known as the Second Brazilian Republic, and the other part of Vargas Era, from 1937 until 1946 is known as the Third Brazilia... | {"Native name": "pt República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil", "Conventional long name": "Republic of theUnited States of Brazil", "Symbol type": "Coat of arms", "Capital": "Rio de Janeiro", "National motto": "\"Ordem e Progresso\"\"Order and Progress\"", "Common languages": "Portuguese", "Type of government": "Provision... |
James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, he served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. Having previously run for United S... | {"Name": "Cal Cunningham", "Image caption": "Cunningham in 2019", "Birth date": "1973 8 6", "Birth place": "Winston-Salem, North Carolina", "Birth name": "James Calvin Cunningham III", "Education": "Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (AB, JD)London School of Economics (MS)", "Battles fought"... |
Mark Spencer (born April 8, 1977) is an American computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim (which has since been renamed to Pidgin), the L2TP daemon l2tpd and the Cheops Network User Interface.
Mark Spencer is also the creator of Asterisk, a Linux-based open-sourced P... | {"Name": "Mark Spencer", "Caption": "Mark Spencer at the 2006 O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference", "Birth date": "1977 04 08 yes", "Birth place": "Alabama", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "Auburn University", "Occupation": "Computer engineer"} |
The Bangladeshi taka (, sign: , code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at .
Issuance of bank notes 10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, while the 2 and 5 banknotes are the responsibility of the ministry of finance of the government of Ban... | {"ISO 4217 code": "BDT", "Subunit": "1 100", "Symbol": "p", "Printer": "The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd.", "Mint": "The Security Printing Corporation Bangladesh Ltd."} |
The Indian rupee (symbol ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in the Republic of India. The rupee is subdivided into 100 paise (Hindi pl; singular: paisa). The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India. The Reserve Bank manages currency in India and derives its role in currency management on... | {"Subunit": "100", "ISO 4217 code": "INR", "Unit": "Rupee 50p\n<!--", "Symbol": "p", "Printer": "Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India LimitedMinistry of Finance - Department of Economic Affairs Sixth Report, Committee on Public Undertakings - Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited 30... |
George Anthony Dondero (December 16, 1883 - January 29, 1968) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan.
Background
Dondero was born on a farm in Greenfield Township, Michigan, which has since become part of Detroit. His father was an immigrant from Italy and his mother was an immigr... | {"Name": "George Anthony Dondero", "Image caption": "From 1953's Pocket Congressional Directory of the 83rd Congress", "Term start": "March 4, 1933", "Term end": "January 3, 1957", "Birth date": "1883 12 16 y", "Birth place": "Greenfield Township, Michigan", "Death date": "1968 1 29 1883 12 16 y", "Death place": "Royal... |
Memories is a 1995 Japanese animated science fiction anthology film with Katsuhiro Otomo as executive producer, and based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three shorts: , directed by Studio 4°C co-founder Kōji Morimoto and written by Satoshi Kon; , directed by Tensai Okamura and written by O... | {"Based on": "Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb and Cannon Fodder Katsuhiro Otomo", "Directed by": "Kōji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose)Tensai Okamura (Stink Bomb)Katsuhiro Otomo (Chief Chief director, Cannon Fodder)", "Produced by": "Atsushi SugitaFumio SameshimaYoshimasa MizuoHiroaki InoueEiko Tanaka (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder)M... |
The Maldivian rufiyaa (; sign: Rf or ; code: MVR) is the currency of the Maldives. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). The most commonly used symbols for the rufiyaa are MVR and Rf. The ISO 4217 code for Maldivian rufiyaa is MVR. The rufiyaa is subdivided into 100 laari.... | {"ISO 4217 code": "MVR", "ISO 4217 comment": "before 1990: MVQ", "Subunit": "100", "Symbol": "Rf, MVR, dv .ރ", "Printer": "De La Rue PLC", "Mint": "Ministry of Finance"} |
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The Sri Lankan Rupee (, ; symbol: Re and Rs (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents, but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to its low value. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. T... | {"ISO 4217 code": "LKR", "Symbol": "Re/Rs, රු, ௹", "Printer": "De La Rue Lanka Currency and Security Print (Pvt) Ltd", "Mint": "Royal Mint, United Kingdom"} |
and are 1999 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. They are the first installments in the second generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were released in Japan in 1999, Australia and North America in 2000, and Europe in 2001. Pokémon Crystal, a thi... | {"Title": "Pokémon Gold Pokémon Silver Pokémon Crystal", "Caption": "North American box art for Gold, Silver, and Crystal, depicting the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh, Lugia, and Suicune, respectively", "Developer": "Game Freak", "Publisher": "Nintendo", "Director": "Satoshi Tajiri", "Producer": "Takehiro Izushi Takashi Kawa... |
Giovanni Villani (; 1276 or 1280 - 1348)Bartlett (1992), 35. was an Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica (New Chronicles) on the history of Florence. He was a leading statesman of Florence but later gained an unsavoury reputation and served time in prison as a res... | {"Name": "Giovanni Villani", "Caption": "Statue of Giovanni Villani by Gaetano Trentanove in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in Florence", "Birth date": "c. 1276 or 1280", "Birth place": "Florence, Republic of Florence", "Death date": "1348", "Death place": "Florence, Republic of Florence", "Occupation": "Banker, official... |
The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 competition, and includes the Otago, North Otago and Southland unions. The Highlander... | {"Union": "New Zealand Rugby Union", "Location": "Dunedin, New Zealand", "Founded": "1996", "Region": "North OtagoOtagoSouthland"} |
Sam Kieth (born January 11, 1963) is an American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl.
Career
Comics
Kieth's first published work was "a story in the back of a Comico comic" when he was "about seventeen"; it was "about a killer rabbit named Max the Hare".Wizard: The Guide to Co... | {"Born": "Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Relatives": "David Feiss (cousin)", "Awards": "Inkpot Award 2013"} |
The or Shield Society was a private militia in Japan dedicated to traditional Japanese values and veneration of the Emperor. It was founded and led by author Yukio Mishima.
Background
The Tatenokai was created on October 5, 1968, recruiting its membership primarily from the staff of Ronsō Journal, an obscure right-... | {"Country": "Japan", "Allegiance": "Flag of the Japanese Emperor.svg Emperor of Japan", "Ideology": "Japanese nationalismUltranationalismNicholas Bornoff Pink Samurai: The Pursuit and Politics of Sex in Japan 1991 432 TraditionalismAnti-communismMonarchism", "Political position": "Far-right", "Size": "approx. 90"} |
Herbert Hartley Dewart QC (9 November 1861 – 7 July 1924) was an Ontario lawyer and politician.
Early life and education
Dewart was born in St. Johns, Canada East, on 9 November 1861. His father was Edward Hartley Dewart, an Irish Methodist minister who was a preacher in St. Johns. His mother was Dorothy Matilda Hunt... | {"Name": "Hartley Dewart", "Image caption": "Hartley Dewart, in 1912", "Office 2": "Ontario MPP", "Predecessor 2": "James Joseph Foy", "Successor 2": "James Arthur McCausland", "Birth date": "1861 11 9", "Birth place": "St. Johns, Canada East", "Death date": "1924 7 7 1861 11 9", "Death place": "Uxbridge"} |
The ngultrum (; , symbol: Nu., code: BTN) is the currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It can be literally translated as 'silver' for ngul and 'coin' for trum. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum ( , spelled as chetrums on coins until 1979). The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan, the central bank of Bhutan is the minting... | {"ISO 4217 code": "BTN", "Pegged with": "India Indian rupee (at par)", "Subunit": "1 100", "Symbol": "Ch."} |
The National Science Library (NSL), formerly known as the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information or CISTI, began in 1917 as the library of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). NRC is the Government of Canada's premier research and technology organization (RTO), working with clients and part... | {"Type": "National Science Library", "Location": "1200 Montreal Road, NRC Campus, building M-55", "Established": "1917 as library of the National Research Council of Canada; 1967 as National Science Library", "Items collected": "books, journals, technical reports, databases, in the areas of science, technology, enginee... |
Eugenia Smith (January 25, 1899 – January 31, 1997), also known as Eugenia Drabek Smetisko, was one of several Romanov impostors who claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Imperial Russia, and his wife Tsarina Alexandra.
Smith is the author of Autobiography of HI... | {"Name": "Eugenia Smith", "Birth date": "January 25, 1899", "Birth place": "Bukovina, Austria-Hungary", "Death date": "January 31, 1997 (aged 98)", "Death place": "North Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Resting place": "Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery", "Other names": "Eugenia Drabek Smetisko", "Known For": "Romanov im... |
Samuel Burl Kinison ( ; December 8, 1953 - April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by intense sudden tirades, punctuated with his distinctive scream, similar to charismatic preachers. Initially performing for fre... | {"Birth name": "Samuel Burl Kinison", "Born": "Yakima, Washington, U.S.", "Died": "Needles, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Resting place": "Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Years active": "1978-1992", "Genres": "Comedy, satire, observational comedy", "Spouse": "Patricia Adkins 1975 1980 ... |
The John B. Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison for males located in unincorporated Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 632, just east of U.S. Highway 181 south of the city of Kenedy,"Connally Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010. and south... | {"Location": "899 FM 632Kenedy, Texas postal address78119", "Coordinates": "28 46 30 N 97 50 04 W scale:10000 inline,title", "Security class": "G1-G5, Administrative Segregation", "Capacity": "2,232", "Opened": "July 1995", "Managed by": "TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division", "Warden": "Phonso Rayford", "County": "... |
, known professionally as , is a Japanese actor. He is known for his starring roles in Shall We Dance? (1996), 13 Assassins (2010), The Third Murder (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Under the Open Sky (2020) and The Days (2023). He is best known internationally for his role as Takuro Yamashita in Shōhei Imamura's Th... | {"Caption": "Yakusho at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (2015)", "Birth date": "yes 1956 1 1", "Birth place": "Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan", "Birth name": "Kōji Hashimoto", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1978-present"} |
, published as a serial in 1876, and in book form in 1877, is the seventh novel in Émile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novel — a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris — was a huge commercial success and helped establ... | {"Country": "France", "Language": "French", "Series": "Les Rougon-Macquart", "Media type": "Print (serial, hardback & paperback)", "Preceded by": "La joie de vivre", "Followed by": "fr L'Œuvre"} |
Enrico Anthony Lazio (; born March 13, 1958) is an American attorney and former four-term U.S. Representative from the State of New York. A Long Island native, Lazio became well-known during his bid for U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election; he was defeated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Lazio also ran unsuccessf... | {"Name": "Rick Lazio", "Image size": "210px", "Term start": "January 3, 1993", "Term end": "January 3, 2001", "Birth name": "Enrico Anthony Lazio", "Birth date": "1958 3 13LAZIO, Enrico A. (Rick) (1958-) https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=L000155 Biographical directory of the US congress ... |
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG (15 October 1923 - 16 July 2008) was an Australian Liberal Party politician who served the 40th Premier of Victoria from June 1981 to April 1982. He was previously the Deputy Premier between 1972 and 1981.
Thompson was the longest-serving member in Victorian parliamentary hi... | {"Name": "Lindsay Thompson", "Nationality": "Australian", "Term start": "5 June 1981", "Term end": "8 April 1982", "Office 2": "19th Deputy Premier of Victoria", "Premier 2": "Rupert Hamer", "Predecessor 2": "Rupert Hamer", "Successor 2": "Bill Borthwick", "Birth name": "Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson", "Birth date"... |
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Fukumi Kuroda appeared in the films such as Shohei Imamura's History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess, Juzo Itami's Tampopo, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Sweet Home.
Filmography
Film
Tampopo (1985) - Man in White Suit's mistress
Sweet Home (1989) - Asuka
Zansatsu Seyo Setsunaki Mon... | {"Name": "Fukumi Kuroda", "Birth date": "1956 07 21", "Birth place": "Tokyo, Japan", "Known For": "Tampopo, Sweet Home", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1977-present"} |
is a beat 'em up video game series originally developed and published by Technōs Japan. It began with the release of the arcade game Double Dragon in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals.
The original Double Dragon was a hit arcade vi... | {"Title": "Double Dragon", "Creator": "Yoshihisa Kishimoto", "Caption": "iOS/Android version logo", "Developer": "Technōs JapanWayForward TechnologiesArc System WorksSecret Base", "Publisher": "Technōs JapanTaitoSNKMillion Corp.AtlusArc System WorksModus Games", "Genre": "Beat-'em-up", "Platforms": "Arcade, NES, Master... |
Destino is an animated surrealist short film released in 2003 by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion in 2003. The project was originally a collaboration between Walt Disney and Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, and featur... | {"Directed by": "Dominique Monféry", "Written by": "Salvador Dalí\n John Hench\n Donald W. Ernst", "Produced by": "Baker Bloodworth\n Roy E. Disney", "Edited by": "Jessica Ambinder-Rojas", "Music by": "Armando DominguezMusic Adaptation:\n Michael Starobin", "Distributed by": "Buena Vista Pictures Distribution"} |
Lucy Kaplansky (born February 16, 1960) is an American folk musician based in New York City. Kaplansky has a PhD in clinical psychology from Yeshiva University and plays guitar, mandolin, and piano.
Life and career
Kaplansky was originally from Chicago; her father was the noted mathematician Irving Kaplansky (1917-200... | {"Born": "1960 2 16", "Origin": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Genres": "FolkSinger-songwriter", "Labels": "Red House, Razor & Tie", "Website": "www.lucykaplansky.com/"} |
is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films.
She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese Academy Awards, winning in 1988 for her role in A Taxing Woman.
Selected f... | {"Name": "Nobuko Miyamoto", "Caption": "Miyamoto and husband Juzo Itami in 1992", "Birth date": "1945 3 27 y", "Birth place": "Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1966-present", "Spouse(s)": "Juzo Itami (1969-1997)", "Children": "Mansaku Ikeuchi", "Awards": "Japan Academy Prize Best Actre... |
is a Japanese actor. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark. Yamazaki is well known for his role "Nenbutsu no Tetsu" on the television jidaigeki Hissatsu Shiokinin and Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin.
Career
Yamazaki graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company and joined Bungaku... | {"Name": "Tsutomu Yamazaki", "Birth date": "1936 12 2", "Birth place": "Matsudo, Chiba, Japan", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1960–present", "Spouse(s)": "Hikaru Mayuzumi 1963"} |
The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz or New Paltz) is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It traces its origins to the New Paltz Classical School, a secondary institution founded in 1828 and reorganized as an academy in 1833.
History
left|thumb|Old Main, the oldest building on campus
F... | {"Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$26.8 million (2019)SUNY at New Paltz https://web.archive.org/web/20180307082240/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/suny-new-paltz-2846 March 7, 2018", "President": "Darrell P. WheelerSUNY New Paltz Office of the President https://www.newpaltz.edu/president/ www.newpalt... |
John McLane (February 27, 1852 – April 13, 1911) was a Scottish-American furniture maker and politician who served as the 50th governor of New Hampshire from 1905 to 1907.
Biography
McLane was born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, in Scotland, the son of Mary, née Hay and Alexander McLane, and was brought to America with... | {"Name": "John McLane", "Office 2": "Member of the New Hampshire Senate", "Term 2": "1891", "Birth date": "February 27, 1852", "Birth place": "Lennoxtown, Scotland", "Death date": "April 13, 1911 (aged 59)", "Death place": "Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Ellen Luetta Tuck", "Resting place": "West Stree... |
Elgin Academy is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Elgin Academy is notable for many accomplishments, such as its Scholastic Bowl and ACES teams.
History
The Academy was established by charter of the Illinois General Assembly in 1839 to provide students with a... | {"Mascot": "Foxman", "Team name": "Hilltoppers", "Website": "https://elginacademy.org", "Head of school": "Seth Hanford (2012-)"} |
The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Andre Norton, the film is about a man who can communicate with animals, and who fights an evil wizard and his army.
Commercial... | {"Directed by": "Don Coscarelli", "Produced by": "Paul PeppermanDonald P. BorchersSylvio Tabet", "Written by": "Don CoscarelliPaul Pepperman", "Based on": "The Beast Master Andre Norton(uncredited, see § Production)", "Starring": "Marc Singer\nTanya Roberts\nRip Torn\nJohn Amos", "Music by": "Lee Holdridge", "Cinematog... |
The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース Hanshin Taigāsu) are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, next to their main stadium, Koshien Stadium.
The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hansh... | {"Former names": "Osaka Tigers (1946-1960)\nHanshin Club (1940-1944)\nOsaka Tigers (1935-1940)", "League championship seasons": "6 (1962, 1964, 1985, 2003, 2005, 2023)", "Series championship seasons": "1 (1985)", "Series2 championship seasons": "4 (1937 Fall, 1938 Spring, 1944, 1947)", "Retired numbers": "10 11 23", "N... |
Gomashio (hiragana: ごま塩; also spelled gomasio) is a dry condiment, similar to furikake, made from unhulled and . It is often used in Japanese cuisine, such as a topping for sekihan. It is also sometimes sprinkled over plain rice or onigiri. Some commercially sold gomashio also has sugar mixed in with the salt.
Compo... | {"Name of food": "Gomashio", "Type of dish": "Condiment", "Place of origin": "Japan", "Main ingredient": "Sesame seeds, salt"} |
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.INSEE commune file
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded. The 1999 census recorded that the population of the c... | {"Name": "Valenciennes", "Native Name": "pcd Valincyinne", "Commune Status": "Subprefecture and commune", "Image": "Valenciennes.JPG", "Caption": "The town hall", "Arrondissement": "Valenciennes", "Canton": "Valenciennes", "Postal code": "59300", "Mayor": "Laurent DegallaixRépertoire national des élus: les maires http... |
Giacomo Matteotti (; 22 May 1885 - 10 June 1924) was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging the Italian fascists committed fraud in the 1924 Italian general election, and denounced the violence they used to gain votes. Eleven days later, he was kidnapped and... | {"Name": "Giacomo Matteotti", "Term start": "1 December 1919", "Term end": "10 June 1924", "Birth date": "1885 5 22 y", "Birth place": "Fratta Polesine, near Rovigo, Italy", "Death date": "1924 6 10 1885 5 22 y", "Death place": "Rome, Italy", "Alma mater": "University of Bologna", "Spouse(s)": "Velia Titta 1916"} |
Johannes Valentinus Andreae (17 August 1586 - 27 June 1654), a.k.a. Johannes Valentinus Andreä or Johann Valentin Andreae, was a German theologian, who claimed to be the author of an ancient text known as the Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz anno 1459 (published in 1616, Strasbourg; in English Chymical Wedding... | {"Name": "Johannes Valentinus Andreae", "Alt": "Johannes Valentinus Andreae", "Caption": "Johannes Valentinus Andreae", "Birth date": "17 August 1586", "Birth place": "Herrenberg, Duchy of Württemberg", "Death date": "27 June 1654 17 August 1586", "Death place": "Stuttgart", "Parent(s)": "Johannes Andreae (1554-1601)Ma... |
thumb|360px|right|Shuto Expressway system shown in red, other interconnected expressways in green
is a network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is operated and maintained by the .
Most routes are grade-separated (elevated roads or tunnels) and central routes have many sharp curves and multi... | {"Type": "Kabushiki gaisha", "Founded": "1959 (as public corporation)2005 (corporatized)", "Headquarters": "Tokyo, Japan", "Industry": "Transportation", "Products": "Operation and maintenance of the Shuto Expressway", "Revenue": "¥444.91 billion (2008)", "Parent": "Government of Japan (49.99%)Tokyo Metropolitan Governm... |
Hossein Derakhshan (; born January 7, 1975), also known as Hoder, is an Iranian-Canadian blogger, journalist, and researcher who was imprisoned in Tehran from November 2008 to November 2014. He is credited with starting the blogging revolution in Iran and is called the father of Persian blogging by many journalists. He... | {"Name": "Hossein Derakhshan", "Native name": "حسين درخشان", "Native name language": "fa", "Caption": "Derakhshan in 2019", "Birth date": "1975 1 7", "Birth place": "Tehran, Iran", "Nationality": "Iranian, Canadian", "Occupation": "Journalist, Media researcher", "Known For": "The Father of blogging in Iran", "Criminal ... |
The Province of North Carolina, originally known as Albemarle Province, was a province of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776.(p. 80) It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of North Caroli... | {"Conventional long name": "Province of North Carolina", "Common name": "North Carolina", "Flag type": "British Red Ensign", "Regional anthem": "\"God Save the King\"There was no authorized version of the national anthem as the words were a matter of tradition; only the first verse was usually sung.15 January 2016 Nat... |
Asr-e Azadegan () was a Persian-language daily newspaper in Iran published briefly between 1999 and 2000.
History and profile
Asr-e Azadegan was established on 7 October 1999. The founder and publisher of the daily was Hamid Reza Jalaipour who also launched Jameah, Toos and Neshat which had been all closed down before... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Founder(s)": "Hamidreza Jalaipour", "Editor-in-chief": "Mashallah Shamsolvaezin", "Political alignment": "Reformist", "Language": "Persian", "Headquarters": "Tehran"} |
The Province of Carolina was a province of the Kingdom of England (1663-1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712. It consisted of all or parts of present-day Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mi... | {"Conventional long name": "Province of Carolina", "Common name": "Carolina", "Flag type": "British Red Ensign", "Capital": "Charlestown", "Government type": "Proprietary colony", "Regional motto": "la Domitus Cultoribus Orbis on\"Tamed by the cultivators of the world\"", "Regional anthem": "\"God Save the King\"There ... |
Swaret was a program for the Slackware Linux distribution that resolves dependencies. Swaret stands for SlackWARE Tool.
Features
True library dependency resolution
Rollback capability
Logging
3rd party software repository support
Support for http, ftp, rsync, and local filesystems
History
The program was created by L... | {"Developer(s)": "Michael Manry", "Initial release": "2001", "Written in": "Shell script", "Platform": "Linux", "Type": "Package management systems", "License": "GPL"} |
Villa Maria College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1960 by the Felician Sisters.
History
The college was initially a teacher-training center for sisters in the education apostolate and was established as an affiliate of the Catholic University of America. In 1961, a provisi... | {"Motto": "English", "Type": "Private university", "President": "Matthew Giordano", "Students": "544", "Undergraduates": "544", "Campus": "Buffalo, New York", "Website": "www.villa.edu"} |
Albert Edward Pryke Briggs (1 March 1923 - 4 October 2008)Biography of Ted Briggs for the HMS Hood Association was a British seaman and the last of the three survivors of the destruction of the battlecruiser . He remained in the Royal Navy after the Second World War and was later commissioned, serving a total of 35 ye... | {"Birth name": "Albert Edward Pryke Briggs", "Born": "Redcar, North Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Died": "Portsmouth, Hampshire, England", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom 20px", "Awards": "Member of the Order of the British Empire\n Mentioned in Despatches", "Other work": "President of HMS Hood Association"} |
Vroman's Bookstore is reportedly the oldest and largest independent bookstore in Southern California.McManis, Sam (April 27, 2014) "The new Old Pasadena may just bowl you over" The Sacramento Bee
The store hosts over 400 free community events a year including children's storytimes, trivia nights, craft classes, bake-o... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1894 11 14 in Pasadena", "Headquarters": "Pasadena, California", "Industry": "Retail", "Products": "books", "Website": "vromansbookstore.com"} |
Adventurers of the North — Kalevala Heroes (ANKH) is a Finnish role-playing game published by Nelospelit in 1988. It was highly derivative of other roleplaying games and despite its Finnish cultural details, was not a commercial success.
Description
thumb|Game box and original contents
ANKH was written by Pasi Janhune... | {"Name": "Adventurers of the North - Kalevala Heroes (ANKH)", "Italic title": "yes", "Image caption": "Rulebook cover", "Designers": "Pasi Janhunen", "Publishers": "Nelospelit", "Publication": "1988", "Genres": "Fantasy"} |
"Purple Haze" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17, 1967.
The song features his inventive guitar playing, which uses the signature Hendrix chord and a mix of blues and Eastern modalities, shaped by novel sound processing techniques. Because of a... | {"B-side": "\"51st Anniversary\" (UK)\n\"The Wind Cries Mary\" (US)", "Released": "1967 03 17 (UK)\"Track\" There are conflicting dates given for the Track single release of \"Purple Haze\". Shapiro,Shapiro Glebbeek 1990 526 Roby,Roby 2002 67 and the Jimi Hendrix EncyclopediaExperience Hendrix 2012 Entry for March 17t... |
Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 - November 7, 2011), better known by her pseudonym Andrea True, was an American pornographic actress and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, and Catherine Warren. As a si... | {"Born": "Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.", "Died": "Kingston, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Disco, pop, rock", "Labels": "Buddah Records"} |
Enrique Amorim (July 25, 1900 - July 28, 1960) was an Uruguayan novelist and writer, best known for his story Las quitanderas whose plot centers on rural prostitution; also known for his left-wing politics.
Biography
Enrique Amorim was born in Salto, Uruguay to parents who were wealthy cattle ranchers. His father was... | {"Image": "File:Enrique Amorim.JPG", "Birth date": "yes 1900 7 25", "Birth place": "Salto, Uruguay", "Death date": "yes 1960 7 28 1900 7 25", "Death place": "Salto, Uruguay", "Occupation": "novelist, writer", "Nationality": "Uruguayan"} |
Nicolas Rex Smith (born 24 December 1964) is a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the National Party. Smith represented the Nelson electorate from 1996 to 2020 and, before that, was the member for Tasman from 1990 to 1996.
During his career, Smith served as a Cabinet minister, holding... | {"Name": "Nick Smith", "Birth name": "Nicolas Rex Smith", "Image caption": "Smith in 2016", "Term start": "14 October 2022", "Prime minister 2": "John Key", "Predecessor 2": "Trevor Mallard", "Successor 2": "Amy Adams", "Birth date": "1964 12 24 y", "Birth place": "Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand", "Official website"... |
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 - 26 February 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra twice from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988. He was the Finance Minister of India from 1988 to 1989 in Rajiv Gandhi ministry. He also served as the Home Minister ... | {"Name": "Dr. Shankarrao Chavan", "Native name": "डॉ. शंकरराव चव्हाण", "Image size": "240px", "Image caption": "Chavan on a 2007 stamp of India", "Birth date": "yes 1920 07 14", "Death date": "yes 2004 02 26 1920 07 14", "Term start": "25 June 1988", "Term end": "2 December 1989", "Prime minister 2": "Rajiv Gandhi", "P... |
Sir Rupert James Hamer, (29 July 1916 - 23 March 2004), generally known until he was knighted in 1982 as Dick Hamer, was an Australian Liberal Party politician who served as the 39th Premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981.
Early years
Hamer was born in Melbourne to Elizabeth Anne McLuckie and Hubert Hamer, a solicitor... | {"Name": "Rupert Hamer", "Term start": "23 August 1972", "Term end": "5 June 1981", "Office 2": "18th Deputy Premier of Victoria", "Premier 2": "Henry Bolte", "Predecessor 2": "Arthur Rylah", "Successor 2": "Lindsay Thompson", "Birth name": "Rupert James Hamer", "Birth date": "29 July 1916", "Birth place": "Kew, Melbou... |
Francesco Guccini (; born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important cantautori of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and noir novels, and... | {"Born": "Modena, Italy", "Genres": "Folk cantautore", "Labels": "EMI", "Website": "francescoguccini.it"} |
Sunset High School was a public high school in Hayward, California, United States. It opened in 1959 and was closed in 1990. The campus now contains the Hayward Adult School vocational school, and Thomas Brenkwitz Continuation high school, both part of the Hayward Unified School District.
The Sunset High School campus... | {"Coordinates": "37 40 19 N 122 5 55 W region:US inline,title", "Closed": "1990", "Campus type": "Suburban", "School district": "Hayward Unified School District", "Team name": "Falcons", "Yearbook": "Aquila"} |
Joseph Yam Chi-kwong, GBM, GBS, CBE, JP (任志剛; born 1948, Hong Kong)"Home return" experiences is a Hong Kong statistician, economist and civil servant. He was the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank, holding the position for 16 years. In 2011 Yam was elected to a ... | {"Name": "Joseph Yam", "Term start": "1 April 1993", "Term end": "30 September 2009", "Order 2": "1st", "Office 2": "Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund", "Birth date": "1948 9 9 y", "Birth name": "Joseph YAM Chi-kwong", "Nationality": "Hong Kong Chinese", "Alma mater": "St. Paul's CollegeUniversity of Hong Kon... |
thumb|upright=1.25|Economic activity in East Germany
East Germany had a command economy, similar to the economic system in the Soviet Union and other Comecon member states — in contrast to the market economies or mixed economies or other capitalist states. The state established production targets, set prices, and also ... | {"Country": "GDR", "Image": "File:1960 VEB IFA Wartburg Type 311-300 Coupé pic1.JPG", "GDP": "$160 billion (1989) (Nominal GNP; 17th)CIA 1990 http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact90/world12.txt CIA World Factbook, UMSLCIA 1990 list http://www.theodora.com/wfb/1990/rankings/gdp_per_capita_1.html CIA World Factbook... |
Arthur Karl Greiser (22 January 1897 - 21 July 1946) was a Nazi German politician, SS-Obergruppenführer, Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland. He was one of the persons primarily responsible for organizing the Holocaust in occupied Poland and numerous other cri... | {"Name": "Arthur Greiser", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Greiser in 1934", "Term start": "2 November 1939", "Term end": "8 May 1945", "Order 2": "Gauleiter of Wartheland", "Predecessor 2": "Position created", "Successor 2": "Post abolished", "Birth date": "22 January 1897", "Birth place": "Schroda, Province ... |
thumb|An entrance of the museum at Caine Lane
thumb|View of the building
The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996. It is in a renovated three-story Edwardian-style building, at 2 Caine Lane at the Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also referred to as Old Pathological Institute.
The... | {"Coordinates": "22.283443 N 114.148606 E", "Established": "1996 03 16 y", "Location": "2 Caine Lane, Sheung Wan,", "Type": "Heritage", "Chairperson": "Dr Edwin CL YU", "Owner": "Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society", "Website": "www.hkmms.org.hk/en"} |
Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative syste... | {"Name": "Maximilien de Béthune", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Maximilien de Béthune in 1630.", "Term start": "2 August 1589", "Term end": "29 January 1611", "Birth date": "13 December 1560", "Birth place": "Rosny-sur-Seine, France", "Death date": "y 1641 12 22 1560 12 13", "Death place": "Villebon, France"... |
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