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Quantum Corporation is a data storage, management, and protection company that provides technology to store, manage, archive, and protect video and unstructured data throughout the data lifecycle. Their products are used by enterprises, media and entertainment companies, government agencies, big data companies, and lif... | {"Type": "Public", "ISIN": "n y US7479065010", "Founded": "1980", "Headquarters": "San Jose, California, U.S.", "Revenue": "US$ 402.68 million (2019)https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/QMCO/income-statement Quantum Corporation (QMCO) Financials: Income Statement Seeking Alpha", "Industry": "Data storage", "Products": "Hig... |
Warren Bruce Rudman (May 18, 1930November 19, 2012) was an American attorney and Republican politician who served as United States Senator from New Hampshire between 1980 and 1993. He was known as a moderate centrist, to such an extent that President Clinton approached him in 1994 about replacing departing Treasury Sec... | {"Name": "Warren Rudman", "Image caption": "Rudman in 1980", "Term start": "February 8, 2000", "Term end": "October 5, 2001", "President 2": "Bill Clinton", "Predecessor 2": "Les Aspin", "Successor 2": "Tom Foley", "Birth name": "Warren Bruce Rudman", "Birth date": "1930 5 18", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.... |
William Rees-Mogg, Baron Rees-Mogg (14 July 192829 December 2012) was a British newspaper journalist who was Editor of The Times from 1967 to 1981. In the late 1970s, he served as High Sheriff of Somerset, and in the 1980s was Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain and Vice-Chairman of the BBC's Board of Governo... | {"Name": "The Lord Rees-Mogg", "Alternative text": "Rees-Mogg in 1969", "Image caption": "Rees-Mogg in 1969", "Office 2": "Member of the House of LordsLord Temporal", "Birth name": "William Rees-Mogg", "Birth date": "1928 7 14 yes", "Birth place": "Bristol, England", "Death date": "2012 12 29 1928 7 14 yes", "Death pla... |
Air Florida Flight 90 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight operated by Air Florida from Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, with an intermediate stopover at Tampa International Airport. On January 13, 1982, the Boeing ... | {"Date": "1982 01 13", "Summary": "Stalled and crashed shortly after take off due to lack of de-icing and pilot error", "Site": "38 52 35 N 77 02 33 W type:event inline,title", "Total fatalities": "78", "Total injuries": "9", "Ground fatalities": "4", "Ground injuries": "4", "Operator": "Air Florida", "IATA flight No."... |
Darkstalkers, known in Japan as , is a fighting game series and media franchise created by Capcom. The first game, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, was released in arcades in 1994. The series is set in a pastiche gothic fiction universe with characters based on monsters from international folklore, and features a styl... | {"Title": "Darkstalkers", "Genre": "Fighting", "Developer": "Capcom Iron Galaxy Studios (Resurrection)", "Creator": "Junichi Ohno (planner)Darkstalkers - 1994 Developer Interview Gamest 1994 https://shmuplations.com/vampire/ 17 October 2021 Alex Jimenez (concept)http://www.gamespot.com/articles/darkstalkers-creat... |
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast, released on September 23, 2003 by Arista Records. Issued as a double album, its length of over two hours is spread across solo albums from both of the group's members. Big Boi's Speakerboxxx is a Southern hip hop album with a P-Funk ... | {"Released": "September 23, 2003", "Recorded": "2002-2003", "Genre": "Southern hip hop\n progressive rap\n funk\n pop\n jazz-funk\n avant-soul", "Label": "Arista", "Producer": "André 3000 (also exec.)\n Big Boi (also exec.)\n L.A. Reid (exec.)\n Carl Mo\n Mr. DJ\n Cutmaster Swiff\n Dojo5"} |
Richard Charles Kyanka (May 11, 1976 - November 9, 2021), known by his username Lowtax, was an American internet personality who created the website Something Awful.
Origin of Lowtax pseudonym
The nickname "Lowtax" is a reference to Tennessee politician Byron (Low Tax) Looper, who achieved national notoriety at about ... | {"Name": "Richard Kyanka", "Birth name": "Richard Charles Kyanka", "Birth date": "1976 5 11", "Death date": "2021 11 9 1976 5 11", "Death place": "Lee's Summit, Missouri", "Nationality": "American", "Other names": "Lowtax", "Known For": "Creator of Something Awful", "Notable works": "Doom House"} |
Eleanor Jessie Coppola (née Neil; born May 4, 1936) is an American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer. She is married to director Francis Ford Coppola. She is most known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband ... | {"Name": "Eleanor Coppola", "Alt": "Eleanor Coppola at a film festival red carpet", "Caption": "Coppola at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2013", "Birth name": "Eleanor Jessie Neil", "Birth date": "1936 5 4", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "UCLA", "Boards": "Circle of Memory... |
Jennifer Bond (born 19 August 1950) is an English journalist and television presenter. Bond worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the programme Great British Menu.
Early career
Born in Hitchin, Bond has two older sisters and lived in Let... | {"Name": "Jennie Bond", "Caption": "Bond in 2012", "Birth name": "Jennifer Bond", "Birth date": "1950 08 19 y", "Birth place": "Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England", "Occupation": "Journalist, presenter", "Spouse(s)": "James Keltz 1982", "Children": "1", "Notable works": "BBC News royal correspondent (1989-2003)The Great B... |
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, commonly known as Barts or BL, is a medical and dental school in London, England. The school is part of Queen Mary University of London, a constituent college of the federal University of London, and the United Hospitals. It was formed in 1995 by the merger of the ... | {"Motto": "Amara lento tempera risuGarrod Building https://surveyoflondon.org/map/feature/1189/detail/ Survey of London 16 November 2019 16 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191116185621/https://surveyoflondon.org/map/feature/1189/detail/ live", "President": "Lord Mayor of London", "Students": "3,410", ... |
The 14th Street bridges refers to the three bridges near each other that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Sometimes the two nearby rail bridges are included as part of the 14th Street bridge complex. A major gateway for automotive, bicycle and rail traffic, the bridge complex... | {"Other name(s)": "Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial BridgeRochambeau BridgeGeorge Mason Memorial Bridge", "Carries": "DC I 395 US 1Yellow yesAmtrak/VRE/CSX", "Crosses": "Potomac River", "Locale": "Washington, D.C.", "Coordinates": "38.876 -77.041 region:US-DC_type:landmark inline,title"} |
Robert Smith (November 3, 1757 - November 26, 1842) was an American politician. He served as the second United States Secretary of the Navy from 1801 to 1809 and the sixth United States Secretary of State from 1809 to 1811. He was the younger brother of Senator Samuel Smith.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Smith foug... | {"Name": "Robert Smith", "Term start": "March 6, 1809", "Term end": "April 1, 1811", "Office 2": "United States Attorney GeneralActing", "President 2": "Thomas Jefferson", "Predecessor 2": "Levi Lincoln", "Successor 2": "John Breckinridge", "Birth date": "1757 11 3", "Birth place": "Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Ame... |
The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust. It provides district general hospital services for the City of London and Tower Hamlets and specialist tertiary care services for patients from across London and elsewhere.... | {"Coordinates": "51.5180 -0.0588 type:landmark inline, title", "Location": "Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, England", "Care system": "National Health Service", "Type": "Teaching", "Affiliated university": "Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry", "Beds": "845Number of beds https://www.whatdothey... |
Mile End is a district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London, England, east-northeast of Charing Cross. It is situated on the part of the London-to-Colchester road called Mile End Road., it was one of the earliest suburbs of London.
It was also known as Mile End Old Town; the name provides... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Postcode district": "E1, E3 and E14", "London Assembly": "Tower Hamlets", "Dialling code": "020", "OS grid reference": "TQ365825", "UK Parliament": "Poplar and Limehouse"} |
thumb|Flag of the Blood Tribe
thumb|Stand Off community at night. Kainai Nation.
thumb|Kainai Nation entry sign
The Kainai Nation (or , or Blood Tribe) () is a First Nations band government in southern Alberta, Canada, with a population of 12,800 members in 2015, up from 11,791 in December 2013.Blood Tribe Registered ... | {"Band name": "Blood TribeKainai Nation", "Endonym": "bla Káínaa", "Band number": "435", "Image": "Kainai Nation.JPG", "Image caption": "Shield of the Kainai Nation", "People": "Blackfoot", "Treaty": "Treaty 7", "Headquarters": "Stand Off", "Province": "Alberta", "Main reserve": "Blood 148", "Other reserves": "Blood 14... |
thumb|250px|Aerial view of the campus.
West Los Angeles College (West L.A. College or WLAC) is a public community college in Ladera Heights, Los Angeles County, California. - Compare with the U.S. Census Bureau map of Ladera Heights. Note it is not in the City of Culver City despite the postal address. Compare: "City M... | {"Motto": "Go West, Go Far!", "Type": "Public community college", "President": "James M. Limbaugh", "Students": "9,859 (2012)http://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Enrollment_Status.aspx California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart State of California datamart.cccco.edu 19 April 2018", "Campus": "Urban", "... |
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse is a 1991 American documentary film about the production of Apocalypse Now, the 1979 Vietnam War epic directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Synopsis and production
Hearts of Darkness chronicles how production problems—among them bad weather, actors' poor health, and other issue... | {"Directed by": "Fax Bahr\n George Hickenlooper\n Eleanor Coppola", "Produced by": "George Zaloom\n Les Mayfield", "Written by": "Fax Bahr\n George Hickenlooper", "Starring": "Eleanor Coppola\n Francis Ford Coppola\n Robert Duvall\n Dennis Hopper\n George Lucas\n John Milius\n Martin Sheen", "Music by": "Todd Boekelhei... |
Penn State Dickinson Law, formerly Dickinson School of Law, is a public law school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It is one of two separately accredited law schools of Pennsylvania State University.
History
The Law School offers J.D. and LL.M. degrees in law and hosts visiting scholars. The Law School was opened by Judg... | {"Motto": "Practice Greatness", "Parent school": "Dickinson College(1834-1917)Independent(1917-2000)Pennsylvania State University(2000-present)", "Established": "1834 (as the Dickinson School of Law)", "School type": "Public law school", "Dean": "Danielle M. Conway", "Location": "40.1994 -77.1973 type:edu_region:US-PA ... |
Blade (birth name: Eric Cross Brooks; legal name: Frank Blade) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character, but lat... | {"Species": "Dhampir (retconned from vampire-immune human)https://www.cbr.com/the-abandoned-an-forsaked-so-what-are-blades-powers-exactly The Abandoned An' Forsaked — So What Are Blade's Powers Exactly? May 22, 2015 Cronin Brian Comic Book Resources", "Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Marv Wolfman (writer)\n... |
Joe Millionaire is an American reality television series that aired on Fox. The series premiered on January 6, 2003, and concluded with the finale of its second season on November 24, 2003. Both seasons followed a group of single women in competition for the affection of a bachelor. The women were under the belief that... | {"Genre": "Reality", "Directed by": "Bryan O'Donnell\n Brian Smith\n Glenn Taylor", "Presented by": "Alex McLeod", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "60 minutes", "Original network": "Fox", "Original release": "Original series:\n 2003 1 6 2003 11 24\n Revival series:\n 2022 1 6 2022 3 10"} |
The New Universe is an imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1986 to 1989. It was the first line produced by Marvel Comics utilizing a pre-conceived shared universe concept. It was created by Jim Shooter, Archie Goodwin, Eliot R. Brown, John Morelli, Mark Gruenwald, Tom DeFalco,... | {"Founded": "1986", "Defunct": "1989", "Country of origin": "U.S.", "Headquarters location": "New York City", "Publication types": "Comic books", "Fiction genres": "Superhero", "Owner(s)": "Marvel Entertainment, LLC(now owned by The Walt Disney Company)"} |
Dominic John Romulus Joly (; born 15 November 1967) is an English comedian and writer. He is best known as the star of Trigger Happy TV (2000-2003), a hidden camera prank show that was broadcast in over 70 countries worldwide.
Early life
Dominic John Romulus Joly was born in Beirut on 15 November 1967, to British par... | {"Birth name": "Dominic John Joly", "Born": "Beirut, Lebanon", "Years active": "1999-present", "Medium": "Television, books, stand-up", "Genres": "Character comedy, improvisational comedy, physical comedy", "Spouse": "Stacey MacDougall", "Children": "2https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/dom-joly-vaping... |
Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by American singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was released on June 25, 1984, by Warner Bros. Records, as the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain was musically denser than Prince's previous albums, emphasizing full band pe... | {"Released": "1984 June 25 yes", "Recorded": "July 1983 - March 1984", "Venue": "First Avenue (Minneapolis)", "Studio": "Kiowa Trail Home Studio (Chanhassen, Minnesota)\n The Warehouse (St. Louis Park, Minnesota)\n Record Plant (New York City)\n Sunset Sound (Hollywood)", "Genre": "Pop\n rock\n R&B\n funk-pophttps://pi... |
Blonde Redhead is an American alternative rock band composed of Kazu Makino (vocals, keys/rhythm guitar) and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace (drums/keys and lead guitar/bass/keys/vocals, respectively) that formed in New York City in 1993. The band's earliest albums were noted for their noise rock influences, thou... | {"Origin": "New York City, New York, United States", "Genres": "Alternative rockhttps://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2014/08/26/news/blonde_redhead_i_gemelli_italiani_che_con_l_alternative_rock_hanno_trovato_l_america-94460565/ Blonde Redhead, i gemelli italiani che con l'alternative rock hanno trovato l'America... |
The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a public community college in New York City. Founded in 1963 as part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, BMCC grants associate degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, engineering and continuing education fields.
BMCC's origi... | {"Type": "Public community college", "President": "Anthony E. MunroeCUNY Names Four College Presidents https://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2020/06/29/cuny-names-four-college-presidents/ 25 November 2020 CUNY Newswire June 29, 2020 en", "Students": "26,831", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu"} |
Lieutenant Colonel Paavo Susitaival (9 February 1896 - 27 December 1993), born Paavo Sivén, was a Finnish author, soldier and politician. Paavo Sivén and his brother, Bobi Sivén were prominent figures in the Finnish interwar Nationalist movement. Paavo had acquired his reputation smuggling volunteers to Germany to enli... | {"Name": "Paavo Susitaival", "Birth date": "1896 02 09 yes", "Birth place": "Helsinki, Finland", "Death date": "1993 12 27 1896 02 09 yes", "Death place": "Lappeenranta, Finland"} |
thumb|right|266px|RSC London Headquarters
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Soci... | {"Named after": "la Pro scientia et humanitate(For the sake of knowledge and for the benefit of mankind)", "Type": "Learned society", "Headquarters": "Burlington HouseLondon", "Location": "United Kingdom"} |
The South African 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The division was formed on 23 October 1940 and served in the Western Desert Campaign and was captured (save for one brigade) by German and Italian forces at Tobruk on 21 June 1942. The remain... | {"Allegiance": "Allied forces of World War II", "Branch": "Union of South Africa", "Type": "Infantry", "Size": "Division", "Disbanded": "21 Jun 1942"} |
Gregory LeNoir Allman (December 8, 1947 - May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was known for performing in the Allman Brothers Band. Allman grew up with an interest in rhythm and blues music, and the Allman Brothers Band fused it with rock music, jazz, and country at times. He wrote several... | {"Name": "Gregg Allman", "Image": "Gregg Allman 1975.JPG", "Caption": "Allman performing in 1975", "Birth name": "Gregory LeNoir Allman", "Birth date": "1947 12 08 y", "Birth place": "Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.", "Death date": "2017 05 27 1947 12 08 y", "Death place": "Richmond Hill, Georgia, U.S.", "Resting place": "R... |
Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow.Turkey: Deep Purple Performs in Istanbul - Balkan Travellers As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in... | {"Born": "Brecon, Wales", "Genres": "Hard rock, heavy metal, british metal, pop rock, blues rock, progressive rock", "Member of": "Deep Purple", "Formerly of": "Rainbow Episode Six Gillan & Glover", "Website": "Official site"} |
Baron Northbourne, of Betteshanger in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1884 for Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Kingston upon Hull in the House of Commons as a Conservative. His son, the second Baron, sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament ... | {"Creation date": "5 November 1884http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/northbourne1884.htm Northbourne, Baron (UK, 1884) Cracroft's Peerage 22 April 2019", "Created by": "Queen Victoria", "Peerage": "Peerage of the United Kingdom", "First holder": "Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne", "Heir apparent": "Henry Christoph... |
Nanzhao (, also spelled Nanchao, ) was a dynastic kingdom that flourished in what is now southern China and northern Southeast Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries. It was centered on present-day Yunnan in China.
History
thumb|The Nanzhao Dragon on Nanzhao Folklore Island, Erhai Lake, Yunnan
thumb|Nanzhao Folklore Is... | {"Native name": "南詔 (Chinese)ii ꂷꏂꌅ (Nuosu / Northern Yi)Mashynzy", "Conventional long name": "Nanzhao", "Type of government": "Monarchy", "Starting event": "Established", "Event ending the country": "Overthrown", "Map": "center 191 98 45px none", "Capital": "Taihe (before 779)Yangjumie (after 779)(both in present-day ... |
Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (, ), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; 3rd century - 306), was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD.
During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the most important Orth... | {"Born": "Thessalonica, Roman Empire", "Died": "Thessalonica, Roman Empire", "Feast": "26 October and on All-Saints of Salonica (aka Thessalonica and Thessaloniki), on 3rd Sunday of Pascha (Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women),(Orthodox Churches) 9 April & 8 October (Roman Catholic Church)", "Attributes": "depicted weari... |
Machynlleth () is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147, rising to 2,235 in 2011. It is sometimes referred to colloqu... | {"Population": "(2011)", "OS grid reference": "SH745005", "Community": "MachynllethMachynlleth Town Council Website http://www.machynlleth-tc.gov.uk/ Machynlleth Town Council 18 September 2021", "Principal area": "Powys", "Preserved county": "Powys", "Sovereign state": "Wales", "Postcode district": "SY20", "Diallin... |
NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divisie. In their history, NAC won one national title in 1921 and won one Cup in ... | {"Full name": "Nooit opgeven altijd doorzetten, Aangenaam door vermaak en nuttig door ontspanning, Combinatie Breda", "Short name": "NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie Breda", "Nickname(s)": "Parel van het Zuiden", "Founded": "1912 09 19 y", "Capacity": "19,000", "League": "NACBreda", "Website": "http://www.nac.nl"} |
The Songhay, Songhai or Ayneha languages (, or ) are a group of closely related languages/dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in the West African countries of Mali, Niger, Benin, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. In particular, they are spoken in the cities of Timbuktu, Djenné, Niamey and Gao. They ha... | {"Name": "Songhay", "Alternative name": "Songhai, Ayneha", "Ethnicities": "Songhai", "Geographic distribution": "Niger River valley(Mali, Niger, Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Nigeria); scattered oases (Niger, Mali, Algeria)", "Language family color": "Nilo-Saharan", "Language Family 2": "Songhay-Saharan?Blench, Roger &... |
is a fictional character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. He debuted as one of the original eight World Warriors in 1991's Street Fighter II and appeared in the game's subsequent updates. In the games he is portrayed as a major in the United States Air Force who is seeking to avenge the death of h... | {"First appearance": "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)", "Created by": "Akira \"Akiman\" YasudaYasuda Akira akiman7 Japanese 201213042883694592 スト１組、リュウケンサガットのリニューアル、春ガイル本田ブランカザンギは俺で、ベガが中山、バイソンが松なんとか、ダルシムは王子、バルログが影山、ドッターはまたそれぞれ分担が違ってて、ドッターによってまたデザインが微妙に変質しています RT @tekkotz: スト2のキャラデ https://web.archive.o... |
thumb|right|300px|A 1765 handbill, announcing an upcoming "Sons of Liberty" public event.
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized, clandestine, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British gove... | {"Foundation": "1765", "Dissolved": "1776", "Motives": "Before 1766:Opposition to the Stamp Act After 1766:Independence of the United Colonies from Great Britain", "Active regions": "Massachusetts BayRhode IslandNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkMarylandVirginia", "Ideology": "Initial phase:Rights of Englishmen \"No taxa... |
The Ministry of Culture () is the government department of Greece entrusted with preserving the country's cultural heritage, promoting the arts, and overseeing sport through the subordinate General Secretariat for Sports. The incumbent minister is Lina Mendoni. The Deputy Minister is Christos Dimas.
History
This minis... | {"Post": "Ministry of Culture", "Native name": "el Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού", "Insignia size": "85px", "Insignia caption": "Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic", "Incumbent": "Lina Mendoni", "Incumbent since": "27 June 2023", "Appointer": "Prime Minister of Greece", "Date of formation": "23 September 2015"} |
Green Bullfrog is a blues album recorded by an ad hoc band and produced by Derek Lawrence. The bulk of the album was recorded over two sessions at De Lane Lea Studios, London in 1970, with later string and brass overdubs. It was originally released in 1971, with reissues in 1980 and 1991.
The album listed pseudonyms i... | {"Released": "1971 3 19 yes", "Recorded": "20 April & 23 May 1970 4 January 1971", "Studio": "De Lane Lea, London", "Genre": "Blues", "Label": "Decca", "Producer": "Derek Lawrence"} |
Battle Creek is a river that begins in the south-eastern region of the Canadian province of Alberta, near the border with Saskatchewan, in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. From Alberta, Battle Creek flows east and across the border into Saskatchewan. It flows south out of Saskatchewan across the Canada-United St... | {"Mouth": "Milk River", "Location": "Blaine County, Montana", "Coordinates": "48 34 39 N 109 06 26 W inline,title", "Basin size": "2600 km2"} |
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic Metropolis (1927) and for the 1925 novel on which it was based. von Harbou collaborated as a screenwriter with film directo... | {"Name": "Thea von Harbou", "Birth name": "Thea Gabriele von Harbou", "Birth date": "1888 12 27 y", "Birth place": "Tauperlitz, Bavaria, German Empire", "Death date": "1954 7 1 1888 12 27 y", "Death place": "Berlin, Germany", "Occupation": "Filmmaker\n actress\n author", "Years active": "1905-1954", "Spouse(s)": "Rudol... |
GamesMaster is a British television programme which originally aired on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on YouTube and E4. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to video games.
Dominik Diamond was the host for six of the original seven series while astronomer Sir Patrick... | {"Genre": "Entertainment", "Running time": "30 mins (Original series)60 mins (Series 4 \"Gore Special\" episode, Revived series)(inc. adverts)", "Created by": "Jane Hewland", "Presented by": "Original series:Dominik Diamond (Series 1-2, 4-7)Dexter Fletcher (Series 3)Revived series:Robert FlorenceFrankie Ward (Co-Presen... |
Terence Peter Michael Frisby (28 November 1932 – 22 April 2020) was a British playwright, actor, director and producer, best known as the author of the play There's a Girl in My Soup.
Early life
Frisby was born in 1932 in New Cross, south-east London, the second son of William Frisby, who worked on the railways, and K... | {"Name": "Terence Frisby", "Caption": "Frisby, circa 1969", "Birth name": "Terence Peter Michael Frisby", "Birth date": "1932 11 28 y", "Birth place": "New Cross, London, England", "Death date": "2020 4 23 1932 11 28 y", "Years active": "1964–2012", "Education": "Dartford Grammar School", "Occupation": "Playwright acto... |
William Franklin Knox (January 1, 1874 - April 28, 1944) was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox, flanked by his assistant ... | {"Name": "Frank Knox", "Term start": "July 11, 1940", "Term end": "April 28, 1944", "Birth name": "William Franklin Knox", "Birth date": "1874 1 1", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1944 4 28 1874 1 1", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Resting place": "Arlington National Cemetery", ... |
Etienne Henri "Hans" Larive, MWO, DSC and bar, (23 September 1915 - 28 December 1984) was a Dutch naval officer during World War II. He escaped from the prisoner of war camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle in 1941, and spent the rest of the war in England serving aboard Motor Torpedo Boats. He later wrote his memoir Vanna... | {"Born": "Singapore", "Died": "The Hague, Netherlands", "Nickname(s)": "\"Hans\"", "Awards": "Military Order of WilliamOrder of Orange-NassauBronze CrossWar Commemorative CrossDistinguished Service Cross (UK)Mentioned in Dispatches (UK)", "Other work": "Employee of Royal Dutch Shell"} |
Made in Japan is a double live album by English rock band Deep Purple, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It was originally released in December 1972, with a US release in April 1973, and became a commercial and critical success.
The band were well known for their strong stage act, and had priva... | {"Released": "8 December 1972 (UK)April 1973 (US)", "Recorded": "15 and 16 August 197217 August 1972", "Venue": "Festival Hall, OsakaNippon Budokan, Tokyo", "Genre": "Hard rock \"rs\">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/made-in-japan-19730524 Deep Purple : Made in Japan John Tiven Rolling Stone 24 May 1973 ... |
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (; Sulṭān bin Salmān Āl Suʿūd; born 27 June 1956) is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab to fly in space, and the firs... | {"Honorific prefix": "His Royal Highness Prince", "Caption": "Sultan bin Salman in 2016", "Alt": "A photo of Sultan aged 59", "Father": "Salman of Saudi Arabia", "Mother": "Sultana bint Turki Al Sudairi", "Nationality": "Saudi Arabian", "Birth date": "1956 6 27 y", "Birth place": "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia", "Alma mater": "... |
Celadon () is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color, also known as greenware or "green ware" (the term specialists now tend to use),British Museum glossary; Christie's Collector's Guide; this is not to be confused with "greenware", meaning unfired clay pottery, as a stage of prod... | {"Infobox title": "Celadon", "Picture caption": "Chinese Longquan celadon from Zhejiang, Song dynasty, 13th century", "Name in traditional characters": "青瓷", "Name in simplified characters": "青瓷", "Literal meaning": "\"blue-green porcelain\"", "Pinyin transcription": "qīngcí", "Mandarin IPA": "q ing 1 ci 2", "Jyutping"... |
Joseph Anthony Pereira (born September 10, 1950), professionally known as Joe Perry, is an American musician best known as the founding member, lead guitarist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the rock band Aerosmith. Perry also has his own solo band called the Joe Perry Project, and is a member of the all-star ... | {"Born": "Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Hard rock\nblues rock\nrock and roll\nheavy metal", "Member of": "Aerosmith\nThe Joe Perry Project\nHollywood Vampires", "Website": "joeperry.com"} |
Joseph Michael Kramer (born June 21, 1950) is an American musician best known as the drummer of the hard rock band Aerosmith, which was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
Life and career
Kramer was born in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Doris and Mickey Kramer, a businessman. He is Jewish and re... | {"Born": "1950 6 21", "Spouse(s)": "April Kramer 1979 2007 divorced Linda Kramer 2009 2022 her death", "Origin": "The Bronx, New York City, United States", "Genres": "Hard rock\nblues rock\nrock and roll\nglam metal\nheavy metal", "Labels": "Columbia, Geffen", "Website": "https://web.archive.org/web/20070415205034/http... |
In Search of... is an American television series that was broadcast weekly from 1977 to 1982, devoted to mysterious phenomena. It was created after the success of three one-hour TV documentaries produced by creator Alan Landsburg: In Search of Ancient Astronauts in 1973 (based on the book Chariots of the Gods? by Erich... | {"Also known as": "Great Mysteries of the World (Australian broadcasts)", "Running time": "23 minutes", "Created by": "Alan Landsburg", "Presented by": "Leonard NimoyMitch PileggiZachary Quinto", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "SyndicatedSci-Fi ChannelHistory", "Original release": "2019 11 29... |
Bradley Ernest Whitford (born February 23, 1952)Putterford, Mark (1991) The Fall and Rise of Aerosmith, Omnibus Press, Strong, Martin C. (2001) The Great Metal Discography (2nd edn.), MOJO Books, , p. 11-13 is an American musician who is best known for serving as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith fo... | {"Born": "Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Hard rock\nblues rock\nrock and roll\nglam metal\nheavy metal", "Member of": "Aerosmith", "Formerly of": "The Joe Perry Project, Experience Hendrix, Whitford/St. Holmes", "Website": "aerosmith.com"} |
Little Lulu is a comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and mischievously strewing the aisle with banana peels. Little Lulu replaced Carl An... | {"Author(s)": "Marjorie Henderson Buell \"Marge\"", "Current status/schedule": "Ended", "Publisher(s)": "The Saturday Evening Post", "Launch date": "February 23, 1935", "End date": "December 30, 1944", "Genre(s)": "comic strip"} |
The Grand Palace (, Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). How to read and how to write. (20th Edition). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. .) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later Thailand) since 1782. The king, his cour... | {"Name": "The Grand Palace", "Native name": "พระบรมมหาราชวัง", "Native name language": "kh", "Status": "The King’s private propertyThailand's king given full control of crown property https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-king-property-idUSKBN1A20OX Reuters 26 September 2021 17 July 2017Crown Property Act 201... |
The (UQTR) (English: University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières), also known as "l'université du peuple", established in 1969 and mainly located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, is a public university within the network. As of April 2016, the university had 14,500 students in 9 different campuses, including the main on... | {"Type": "Public", "Rector": "Christian Blanchette", "Undergraduates": "11,210", "Postgraduates": "3,530", "Students": "14,740", "Campus": "Trois-Rivières, Victoriaville, Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec City, Sorel-Tracy, Joliette & Centre Universitaire des Appalaches", "Website": "https://www.uqtr.ca"} |
Nationwide Building Society is a British mutual financial institution, the seventh largest cooperative financial institution and the largest building society in the world with over 16 million members. Its headquarters are in Swindon, England.
Nationwide is made up of around 250 different building societies. Among the ... | {"Type": "Building society, (mutual)", "Founded": "yes 1884", "Headquarters": "Swindon, England", "Industry": "Banking and financial services", "Products": "Retail banking\n savings\n mortgages\n investments\n insurance\n current accounts\n loans\n credit cards", "Revenue": "3.86 billion no yes (2022)"} |
Ong Teng Cheong (; 22 January 1936 - 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean statesman, architect and union leader who was the fifth president of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. He was the first president to be directly elected in a popular vote in Singapore's history after winning the 1993 presidential election.
Prior t... | {"Name": "Ong Teng Cheong", "Native name": "王鼎昌", "Native name language": "zh-sg", "Image caption": "Ong in 1997", "Term start": "1 September 1993", "Term end": "31 August 1999", "Office 2": "Chairman of the People's Action Party", "Predecessor 2": "Toh Chin Chye", "Successor 2": "Tony Tan", "Birth name": "Ong Teng Che... |
Ribonuclease H (abbreviated RNase H or RNH) is a family of non-sequence-specific endonuclease enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of RNA in an RNA/DNA substrate via a hydrolytic mechanism. Members of the RNase H family can be found in nearly all organisms, from bacteria to archaea to eukaryotes.
The family is divided ... | {"Symbol": "RNase H", "Pfam family identifier": "PF00075", "Pfam clan identifier": "CL0219", "InterPro family identifier": "IPR002156", "PROSITE record identifier": "PS50879"} |
DNA polymerase I (or Pol I) is an enzyme that participates in the process of prokaryotic DNA replication. Discovered by Arthur Kornberg in 1956, it was the first known DNA polymerase (and the first known of any kind of polymerase). It was initially characterized in E. coli and is ubiquitous in prokaryotes. In E. coli ... | {"Organism": "511145", "Symbol": "polA", "PDB": "1DPI", "RefSeq (Prot)": "NP_418300.1", "UniProt": "P00582", "EC number": "2.7.7.7"} |
thumb|right|300px|Panorama of the Penobscot River in Millinocket, Maine
The Penobscot River (Abenaki: Pαnawάhpskewtəkʷ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed June 22, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch... | {"Location": "Penobscot Bay", "Coordinates": "44.44 -68.83 region:US-ME dms inline,title", "Mouth": "sea level", "Basin size": "8610 mi2 km2 on", "Left": "East Branch Penobscot River,Mattawamkeag River", "Right": "West Branch Penobscot River,Piscataquis River"} |
thumb|300px|The Roman Provinces in Gaul around 58 BC; note that the coastline shown here is the modern one, different from the ancient coastline in some parts of the English Channel.
thumb|Gallia Narbonensis can be seen in the south of modern-day France as a Roman province.
Gallia Narbonensis (Latin for "Gaul of Narbon... | {"Native name": "Provincia Gallia Narbonensis", "Conventional long name": "Province of Gallia Narbonensis", "Common name": "Gallia Narbonensis", "Historical era": "Antiquity", "Capital": "Narbo Martius", "Year founded": "121 BCMaddison Angus Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History 4... |
DnaB helicase is an enzyme in bacteria which opens the replication fork during DNA replication. Although the mechanism by which DnaB both couples ATP hydrolysis to translocation along DNA and denatures the duplex is unknown, a change in the quaternary structure of the protein involving dimerisation of the N-terminal do... | {"IUPHAR": "DnaB", "NCBI gene": "948555", "UniProt": "P0ACB0", "EC number": "3.6.1.-"} |
William Floyd Weld (born July 31, 1945) is an American attorney, businessman, author, and politician who served as the 68th Governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.
A Harvard and Oxford graduate, Weld began his career as legal counsel to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary before becoming the United ... | {"Image caption": "Weld in 2016", "Term start": "January 3, 1991", "Term end": "July 29, 1997", "Office 2": "United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts", "President 2": "Ronald Reagan", "Predecessor 2": "Edward F. Harrington", "Successor 2": "Frank L. McNamara Jr.", "Birth name": "William Floyd Weld", "Bi... |
Black 47 was an American Celtic rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne, and derives its name from a traditional term for the summer of 1847, the worst year of the Great Famine in Ireland.
History
Beginnings
thumb|Larry Kirwan at Dublin Irish Festival in 2014
Kirwan originally arr... | {"Origin": "United States", "Genres": "Celtic punk, Celtic rock, Irish rebel music", "Labels": "EMI, Mercury, Shanachie, Tim Kerr Records, United for Opportunity", "Website": "black47.com", "Members": "Geoffrey BlytheThomas HamlinLarry KirwanJoseph MulvanertyFred ParcellsJoseph \"Bearclaw\" Burcaw"} |
Robert Childers Barton (14 March 1881 - 10 August 1975) was an Anglo-Irish politician, Irish nationalist and farmer who participated in the negotiations leading up to the signature of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. His father was Charles William Barton and his mother was Agnes Alexandra Frances Childers. His wife was Rachel W... | {"Image caption": "Barton in 1921", "Term start": "26 August 1921", "Term end": "9 January 1922", "Office 2": "Teachta Dála", "Birth name": "Robert Childers Barton", "Birth date": "1881 3 14 y", "Birth place": "Annamoe, County Wicklow, Ireland", "Death date": "1975 8 10 1881 3 14 y", "Death place": "Annamoe, County Wic... |
DnaA is a protein that activates initiation of DNA replication in bacteria. Based on the Replicon Model, a positively active initiator molecule contacts with a particular spot on a circular chromosome called the replicator to start DNA replication. It is a replication initiation factor which promotes the unwinding of D... | {"Organism": "511145", "Symbol": "DnaA", "RefSeq (Prot)": "NP_418157.1", "UniProt": "P03004"} |
Consett is a town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.City Population site. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
History
Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its name... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "25,812", "Unitary authority": "County Durham", "Ceremonial county": "Durham", "UK Parliament": "North West Durham", "Postcode district": "DH", "Dialling code": "01207", "OS grid reference": "NZ108511"} |
thumb|270px|Metlink signage colour-coded by transport mode
Metlink was the marketing body and umbrella brand for public train, tram and bus transport operators in Melbourne, Australia. On 2 April 2012, the operations of Metlink were transferred to the newly created public transport planning and management authority, Pu... | {"Type": "Transportation authority", "Fate": "Merged", "Founded": "2003", "Defunct": "2 April 2012", "Headquarters": "Australia", "Industry": "Public transport", "Parent": "Department of Transport", "Website": "www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au"} |
dnaC is a loading factor that complexes with the C-terminus of helicase dnaB and inhibits it from unwinding the dsDNA at a replication fork. A dnaB and dnaC associate near the dnaA bound origin for each of the ssDNA. One dnaB-dnaC complex is oriented in the opposite direction to the other dnaB-dnaC complex due to the a... | {"Organism": "511145", "Symbol": "dnaC", "RefSeq (Prot)": "NP_418781.1", "UniProt": "P0AEF0", "EC number": "2.7.7.7"} |
DnaG is a bacterial DNA primase and is encoded by the dnaG gene. The enzyme DnaG, and any other DNA primase, synthesizes short strands of RNA known as oligonucleotides during DNA replication. These oligonucleotides are known as primers because they act as a starting point for DNA synthesis. DnaG catalyzes the synthes... | {"Organism": "511145", "Symbol": "dnaG", "Alt. symbols": "dnaP", "PDB": "1D0Q+1DD9+1DDE+1EQ9+2R6A+2R6C", "RefSeq (Prot)": "NP_417538", "UniProt": "P0ABS5", "EC number": "2.7.7.7"} |
Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2001. He is the Broncos all-time leading rusher and still holds the record for most postseason single-season touchdowns (eight),... | {"Born:": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Height:": "11", "Weight:": "210", "NFL Draft:": "196", "High school:": "Lincoln (San Diego, California)", "College:": "Long Beach State (1990-1991) Georgia (1992-1994)"} |
Ralph William Gosper Jr. (born April 26, 1943), known as Bill Gosper, is an American mathematician and programmer.Bill Gosper , Vintage Computer Festival. Accessed January 3, 2007. Along with Richard Greenblatt, he may be considered to have founded the hacker community, and he holds a place of pride in the Lisp commu... | {"Name": "Ralph William Gosper Jr.", "Birth date": "1943 4 26", "Occupation": "Programmer, Computer scientist, Mathematician", "Nationality": "American", "Organization": "Xerox PARC, Symbolics, Wolfram Research, the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Macsyma, Inc.", "Alma mater": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", "K... |
Shah Karim al-Husayni (; born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis. He has held the position of imam and the title of Aga Khan since 11 July 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his... | {"Honorific prefix": "His Highness", "Name": "Aga Khan IV", "Post-nominals": "KBE CC PV NI NPk GCC GCIH GCL GCM", "Title": "Shāh Karim al-Husayni", "Occupation": "Imam (spiritual leader), philanthropist, businessman", "Citizenship": "United KingdomFranceSwitzerlandPortugalCanada (Honorary)", "Module": "yes\n Karim al-... |
Richard D. Greenblatt (born December 25, 1944) is an American computer programmer. Along with Bill Gosper, he may be considered to have founded the hacker community,) and holds a place of distinction in the communities of the programming language Lisp and of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Artificial I... | {"Fields": "Computer programming", "Institutions": "MIT\nLisp Machines", "Influences": "Alan Kotok", "Influenced": "Gerald Jay Sussman, Hal Abelson"} |
Torres is a German-style board game designed by Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling and published in 1999 by FX Schmid in German and by Rio Grande Games in English. The game strongly influenced Kramer and Kiesling's Mask Trilogy of games, but is not considered to be a part of the trilogy. The game has since been repri... | {"Name": "Torres", "Image caption": "Players build castles and maneuver their knights into and up the castles, receiving points based on the height of the castle.", "Designers": "Wolfgang KramerMichael Kiesling", "Publishers": "FX SchmidRio Grande Games", "Players": "2-4", "Age range": "12 +", "Setup time": "5 minutes"... |
Tina Marie Wesson (born December 26, 1960 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American nurse, motivational speaker, and reality TV personality who won $1,000,000 as the winner of the second season of Survivor, Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2001. Wesson returned in 2004 for Survivor: All-Stars, where she was the first ... | {"Name": "Tina Wesson", "Birth name": "Tina Marie Wesson", "Birth date": "1960 12 26", "Birth place": "Knoxville, Tennessee", "Television": "Survivor: The Australian Outback (winner)\nSurvivor: All-Stars\nSurvivor: Blood vs. Water"} |
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 - June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row. No other team ... | {"Born": "Hall, Indiana, U.S.", "Died": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Position(s)": "Guard", "Overall": "664-162 (college basketball)7-7 (college baseball)"} |
Christl Haas (19 September 1943 - 8 July 2001) was an Austrian Alpine skier. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.
Biography
Haas grew up in Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, known for its alpine skiing courses. At the World Cup she won four downhill competitions in to... | {"Image size": "230px", "Image caption": "Christl Haas in 1962", "Birth date": "19 September 1943", "Place of birth": "Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Nazi GermanyChristl Haas. sports-reference.com", "Death date": "8 July 2001 (aged 57)", "Place of death": "Manavgat, Turkey", "Height": "177 cm", "Weight": "70 kg", "Sport": "Alpine s... |
Adore is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on June 2, 1998, by Virgin Records. After the multi-platinum success of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and a subsequent yearlong world tour, follow-up Adore was considered "one of the most anticipated albums of 19... | {"Released": "1998 6 2 yes", "Recorded": "June 1997 - March 1998", "Studio": "Sunset Sound, The Village Recorder, Chicago Recording Company & various studios", "Genre": "Electronic rock\n gothic rock\n art rock\n synth-pop\n industrial rock", "Label": "Virgin", "Producer": "Billy Corgan\n Flood\n Brad Wood"} |
Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 194129 September 2020) was an Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist. Born in Melbourne to a showbusiness family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. She sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program Bandsta... | {"Name": "Helen Reddy", "Image": "Helen Reddy 1975.JPG", "Caption": "Reddy in 1975", "Birth name": "Helen Maxine Reddy", "Birth date": "1941 10 25 y", "Birth place": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia", "Death date": "2020 09 29 1941 10 25 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Citizenship": "Australian, Ame... |
Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2009, Incendies in 2010 and Enemy in 2013."Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards" . Toronto Star, April 12, ... | {"Name": "Denis Villeneuve", "Post-nominals": "CAN OC CQ RCA 100%", "Caption": "Villeneuve at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con", "Birth date": "1967 10 3", "Birth place": "Gentilly, Quebec, Canada", "Alma mater": "Université du Québec à Montréal", "Occupation": "Film director film producer screenwriter", "Years active": "1... |
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released for free on the Internet on September 5, 2000. Plans for a standard physical release, bundled with the first part Machina/The Machines of God, were revealed to happen s... | {"Released": "2000 09 05", "Recorded": "1999-2000", "Genre": "Alternative rockhttp://www.popmatters.com/review/65514-smashing-pumpkins-if-all-goes-wrong/ Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong PopMatters November 10, 2008 July 26, 2015 Sawdey, Evan", "Label": "Constantinople", "Producer": "Billy Corgan\n Flood"} |
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
This building is also a courthouse, serving... | {"Preceded by": "Ulm Minster", "Surpassed by": "Singer Building", "Topped-out": "1894occupied from 1877", "Location": "1 Penn SquarePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Status": "Complete", "Coordinates": "39 57 8.62 N 75 9 48.95 W inline,title", "Architectural style": "Second Empire"} |
The Charlotte (pronounced shar-lot) spiral, also known as the candle stick or fadeout, is a figure skating spiral. The skater bends forward and glides on one leg with the other one lifted into the air. The skater's torso is upright, but during the Charlotte, the skater's torso is as close to the grounded foot as possib... | {"Element name": "Charlotte spiral", "Alternative name": "Candle stick spiral", "Element type": "Spiral", "Named for": "Charlotte Oelschlägel"} |
Claude Jutra (; March 11, 1930 - November 5, 1986) was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter."Claude Jutra" at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
The Prix Jutra, and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Claude Jutra Award, were named in his honour because of his importance in Quebec cinema history."Clau... | {"Name": "Claude Jutra", "Birth name": "Claude Jutras", "Birth date": "1930 03 11", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "1986 11 05 1930 03 11", "Death place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Occupation": "Film director, screenwriter, actor", "Years active": "1949-1985"} |
Assimilate is a 2019 American science fiction horror film directed by John Murlowski and starring Joel Courtney, Andi Matichak and Calum Worthy also with Mason McNulty and Cam Gigandet. It is a loose and unofficial adaptation of Jack Finney's 1954 novel The Body Snatchers.
Plot
Zach and Randy are two kids who run a Y... | {"Directed by": "John Murlowski", "Produced by": "William FayJohn Murlowski", "Written by": "John MurlowskiSteven Palmer Peterson", "Starring": "Joel Courtney\n Andi Matichak\n Calum Worthy\n Cam Gigandet\n Mason McNulty", "Music by": "Sven Faulconer", "Cinematography": "Damian Horan", "Edited by": "Jason Schmid", "Dis... |
thumbnail|300px|right|Route of the 1539 voyage by Francisco de Ulloa from (Acapulco) along the west coast of Mexico
Francisco de Ulloa () (died 1540) was a Spanish explorer who explored the west coast of present-day Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula under the commission of Hernán Cortés. Ulloa's voyage was amon... | {"Name": "Francisco de Ulloa", "Birth name": "Francisco de Ulloa", "Birth place": "Spain", "Death date": "1540", "Known For": "Exploring the west coast of Mexico", "Occupation": "Explorer"} |
Brent Scowcroft (; March 19, 1925August 6, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer who was a two-time United States National Security Advisor, first under U.S. President Gerald Ford and then under George H. W. Bush. He served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President ... | {"Name": "Brent Scowcroft", "Image caption": "Scowcroft in 1973", "Term start": "October 5, 2001", "Term end": "February 25, 2005", "Office 2": "8th and 16th United States National Security Advisor", "President 2": "George H. W. Bush", "Predecessor 2": "Colin Powell", "Successor 2": "Tony Lake", "Birth date": "1925 3 1... |
Crystal Cruises is a cruise line now headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. It was founded in 1988 by Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and sold to Hong Kong-headquartered conglomerate Genting Hong Kong in 2015. Following insolvency in 2022, the Crystal Cruises brand and two cruise ships were bough... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1988", "Headquarters": "Downers Grove, Illinois", "Industry": "Transportation", "Products": "Cruises", "Parent": "Nippon Yusen Kaisha (1988-2015) Genting Hong Kong (2015-2022)} A&K Travel Group (2022-)", "Website": "www.crystalcruises.com"} |
Claude Nougaro (, ; 9 September 1929 - 4 March 2004) was a French jazz singer and poet.
Life and career
Claude Nougaro was born on 9 September 1929 in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette Tellini. His maternal grandparents were Italian; his grandfather was born in Li... | {"Born": "Toulouse, Occitanie, France", "Died": "Paris, France", "Genres": "Jazz", "Website": "nougaro.com"} |
Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy (21 May 1927 - 6 September 1959) was an English actress and comedienne. She began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946), a financial failure. Kendall worked regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Prolific in Br... | {"Name": "Kay Kendall", "Caption": "from the trailer for the epic historical film The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)", "Birth name": "Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy", "Birth date": "1927 5 21 y", "Birth place": "Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "1959 9 6 1927 5 21 y", "Death place": "Lo... |
Eleanor Jane Mondale Poling (January 19, 1960 - September 17, 2011) was an American radio personality, television host, and actress.
Biography
Mondale was the only daughter of Joan Mondale and former Vice President Walter Mondale. Her older brother is former Minnesota State Senator Theodore Adams "Ted" Mondale. Her yo... | {"Name": "Eleanor Mondale", "Caption": "Eleanor Mondale Poling at the Minnesota State Fair in 2007", "Birth name": "Eleanor Jean Mondale", "Birth date": "1960 1 19", "Birth place": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.", "Death date": "2011 9 17 1960 1 19", "Death place": "Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.", "Alma mater": "St. Lawre... |
Robert Allan Caro (born October 30, 1935) is an American journalist and author known for his biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
After working for many years as a reporter, Caro wrote The Power Broker (1974), a biography of New York urban planner Robert Moses, which was c... | {"Born": "1935 10 30 y", "Alma mater": "Princeton University (B.A.)Rutgers UniversityHarvard University (Nieman Fellow)Columbia University (Carnegie Fellow)", "Occupation": "Biographer", "Children": "1"} |
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu or Combamettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of the state capital, Hyderabad, from Suryapet, from Warangal a... | {"Body": "Khammam Municipal Corporation", "Rank": "151(India)3rd (Telangana)", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "633933"} |
Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 - March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award-winning Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Wilhelm established the Clarion Workshop along with her husband Damon Knight and writer Robin Scott Wi... | {"Born": "1928 06 08", "Died": "2018 03 08 1928 06 08", "Occupation": "Author", "Period": "1956-2018", "Children": "2"} |
Cornwells Heights is a census-designated place located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was formerly part of Cornwells Heights-Eddington, but was split into two separate CDPs. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,391. The Cornwells Heights train station, with a p... | {"Density": "2633.68", "DST": "-4", "Land": "0.47", "Water": "0.00"} |
The Territory of Alabama (sometimes Alabama Territory) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state.
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The Alabama T... | {"Conventional long name": "Territory of Alabama", "Common name": "Alabama Territory", "Year founded": "1817", "Year dissolved": "1819", "Capital": "St. Stephens", "Government type": "Organized incorporated territory"} |
D'Youville University (D'Youville or DYU) is a private university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded as D'Youville College in 1908 and named by the Grey Nuns after the patroness saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. As of fall 2020 D'Youville College serves 2,785 students (1,475 undergraduate, 1,310 graduate) and has 54... | {"Motto": "Religio et Scientia", "Type": "Private college", "Endowment": "US $49.6 Millionhttps://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/dyouville-college-2712 U.S. News & World Report College Fact Finder U.S. News & World Report August 21, 2017", "President": "Lorrie A. Clemo", "Provost": "Natalia F. Blank (Vice President fo... |
Medaille University was a private university in Buffalo, New York. The Sisters of St. Joseph founded Medaille in 1937, naming it after their founder, Jean Paul Médaille. It later became nonsectarian and coeducational. The university served roughly 1,600 students from Western New York and Southern Ontario, during its fi... | {"Type": "Private university", "Endowment": "$1.5 million (2017)http://www.collegeresults.org/collegeprofile.aspx?institutionid=192925 College Results Online", "President": "Lori Quigley", "Undergraduates": "1,600", "Postgraduates": "1,000", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "www.medaille.edu"} |
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