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thumb|right|Hume with President Ronald Reagan in 1981
Alexander Britton Hume (born June 22, 1943), known professionally as Brit Hume, is an American journalist and political commentator. He had a 23-year career with ABC News, where he contributed to World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, Nightline, and This Week. Hume... | {"Name": "Brit Hume", "Caption": "Hume in 2004", "Birth name": "Alexander Britton Hume", "Birth date": "1943 6 22", "Birth place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Virginia (BA)", "Occupation": "Journalist and political commentator", "Known For": "Serving as Chief White House Correspondent for AB... |
The Parliament of Southern Ireland was a Home Rule legislature established by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It was designed to legislate for Southern Ireland,"Order in Council under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920 Fixing Appointed Days for Cert... | {"Type": "Bicameral", "Preceded by": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Succeeded by": "Provisional Parliament\nIrish Free State (Agreement) Act 1922- Section 2 thereof provides that \"For the purpose of giving effect to article 17 of the Anglo-Irish Treaty... as soon as may be and not later than four months after th... |
Allan Ralph Rogers (born 24 October 1932) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South East Wales from 1979 to 1984, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda in Wales from 1983 until he stepped down at the 2001 general election.
Parliamentary career
D... | {"Name": "Allan Rogers", "Term start": "9 June 1983", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Office 2": "Member of the European Parliament for South East Wales", "Predecessor 2": "constituency created", "Successor 2": "see South Wales East", "Birth date": "1932 10 24 y", "Nationality": "British"} |
Eileen Gordon (née Leatt; born 22 October 1946) is a former Labour Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, who represented Romford from 1997 to 2001.
Early life and education
Gordon was born in Islington, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Rose Leatt (née Mallett).General Register Office; United Kingdom; Referen... | {"Name": "Eileen Gordon", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Birth date": "1946 10 22 yes", "Birth name": "Eileen Leatt", "Nationality": "British", "Spouse(s)": "Tony Gordon (d. 2005)"} |
Bottle Rocket is a 1996 American crime comedy film directed by Wes Anderson in his feature film directorial debut. The film is written by Anderson and Owen Wilson and is based on Anderson's 1994 short film of the same name. Bottle Rocket is also the acting debut for brothers Owen and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with Ro... | {"Directed by": "Wes Anderson", "Produced by": "Polly PlattCynthia Hargrave", "Screenplay by": "Owen WilsonWes Anderson", "Based on": "Bottle Rocket by Owen WilsonWes Anderson", "Starring": "Owen Wilson\n Luke Wilson\n Robert Musgrave\n Andrew Wilson\n Lumi Cavazos\n James Caan", "Music by": "Mark Mothersbaugh", "Cine... |
William Michie (24 November 1935 - 22 September 2017) was a British politician.
When he stood down, he was Labour Member of Parliament for Sheffield Heeley from 1983 to 2001 when. He was a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs and the Parliamentary Humanist Group. After his death, the BBC described him as "a s... | {"Name": "Bill Michie", "Term start": "9 June 1983", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Birth date": "1935 11 24 yes", "Death date": "2017 09 22 1935 11 24 yes", "Death place": "Sheffield", "Nationality": "British"} |
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity, unique visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts. They often contain themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Some critics cite Anderson as a modern-day example of ... | {"Name": "Wes Anderson", "Caption": "Anderson at the Berlin Film Festival (2018)", "Birth name": "Wesley Wales Anderson", "Birth date": "1969 5 1", "Birth place": "Houston, Texas, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Texas at Austin (BA)", "Occupation": "Film director\n producer\n screenwriter\n animator", "Years active... |
Samuel Laird Galbraith (18 October 1945 - 18 August 2014) was a Scottish politician and neurosurgeon who served as Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture from 2000 to 2001 and Minister for Children and Education from 1999 to 2000. Galbraith was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Strathkelvin and Bearsde... | {"Name": "Sam Galbraith", "First minister": "Henry McLeish", "Term start": "2 November 2000", "Term end": "20 March 2001", "Predecessor 2": "Office established", "Successor 2": "Brian Fitzpatrick", "Birth date": "18 October 1945", "Birth place": "Clitheroe, England", "Death date": "18 August 2014 (aged 68)", "Death pla... |
David Anthony Lock KC (born 2 May 1960) is a barrister and former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Esher Grammar School, Woking Sixth Form College, Jesus College, Cambridge (MA theology 1982), Polytechnic of Central London (Diploma in law 1984) and went on to Gray's Inn as a Wilson Sch... | {"Name": "David Lock", "Term start": "1 May 1997", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Birth date": "1960 05 2 yes", "Nationality": "English", "Alma mater": "Jesus College, Cambridge; Polytechnic of Central London"} |
Sir Raymond William Whitney (28 November 1930 - 15 August 2012) was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament.
Born in Northampton, Whitney was educated at Wellingborough School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before being commissioned into the Northamptonshire Regiment. He resigned in 1964... | {"Name": "Sir Ray Whitney", "Term start": "27 April 1978", "Term end": "14 May 2001", "Birth date": "1930 11 28 y", "Death date": "2012 08 15 1930 11 28 y", "Nationality": "British"} |
Robin Curtis (born in New York Mills, New York) is an American actress. She is best known for replacing Kirstie Alley in the role of Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
Life and career
Film and television work
Although her first appearance as Vul... | {"Name": "Robin Curtis", "Caption": "Curtis in 2015", "Birth place": "New York Mills, New York, U.S.", "Known For": "Star Trek III: The Search for SpockStar Trek IV: The Voyage HomeThe Unborn 2", "Occupation": "Actress real estate broker", "Spouse(s)": "Kent Williams (divorced)", "Years active": "Acting: 1981-2005, 202... |
Fayetteville State University (FSU) is a public historically black university in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
History
The second oldest state-supported school in North Carolina had humble beginnings. Immediate... | {"Motto": "Res Non Verba", "Type": "Public historically black university", "Endowment": "$24.8 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 End... |
A suncake, or taiyang bing, is a popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung, in central Taiwan. The typical fillings consist of maltose (condensed malt sugar), and they are usually sold in special gift boxes as souvenirs for visitors. Some famous suncake pastry shops always have long lines of people... | {"Name of food": "Suncake", "Width of image": "250px", "Alternate name": "Taiyang bing", "Creator": "Lin family", "Course served": "Dessert", "Type of dish": "Pancake", "Main ingredient": "Maltose", "Calories per serving": "460"} |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (also known as North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina A&T, N.C. A&T, or simply A&T) is a public, historically black land-grant research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina Sy... | {"Motto": "Mens et Manus (Latin)", "Type": "Public historically black land-grant research university", "Accreditation": "SACS", "Endowment": "$178 million (2022)https://www.ncat.edu/news/2021/08/fy-2021-giving.php#:~:text=As%20recently%20as%20FY2012%2C%20the,may%20not%20otherwise%20receive%20funding. N.C. A&T Ends Fis... |
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a historically black public university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
History
Winston-Salem State University was founded as Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, 1892. It began with 25 pupils and one teacher in a on... | {"Motto": "\"Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.\"", "Type": "Public historically black university", "Endowment": "$49.8 million (2019)As of June 30, 2019. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2019-Endowment-Market-Values--Final-Feb-10.ashx? U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions... |
The 1891 Canadian federal election was held on March 5, 1891, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 7th Parliament of Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.
upright|thumb|A Conservative election poster from 1891.
The main issue of the 1891 campaign was... | {"Name": "1891 Canadian federal election", "Country": "Canada", "Flag year": "1868", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Previous election": "1887 Canadian federal election", "Previous year": "1887", "Next election": "1896 Canadian federal election", "Next ... |
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is an arts school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It grants a high school diploma, in addition to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governor Terry Sanford, it was the first public arts c... | {"Type": "Public art school", "Endowment": "$26.9 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment M... |
Lasso is an application server and server management interface used to develop internet applications and is a general-purpose, high-level programming language. Originally a web datasource connection tool for Filemaker and later included in Apple Computer's FileMaker 4.0 and Claris Homepage as CDML, it has since evolved... | {"Name": "Lasso", "Title": "Lasso", "Logo": "220px", "Logo caption": "LassoSoft Inc. Logo", "Initial release date": "1995", "Designer": "Kyle Jessup", "Developer": "LassoSoft Inc.", "Latest release version": "9.3.1", "Latest release date": "2015 10 23", "Typing discipline": "Dynamic with constraints (strict-hybrid), no... |
The Sex Monster is a 1999 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Binder, produced by Jack Binder and Scott Stephens, and starring Mariel Hemingway and Mike Binder.
Plot
Martin "Marty" Barnes, a businessman (director-writer Mike Binder) who works as a building contractor in Los Angeles, tries to improve his... | {"Directed by": "Mike Binder", "Produced by": "Jack Binder Scott Stephens", "Written by": "Mike Binder", "Starring": "Mariel Hemingway\n Mike Binder\n Renée Humphrey\n Christopher Lawford\n Kevin Pollak\n Stephen Baldwin\n Anita Barone", "Cinematography": "Keith L. Smith", "Edited by": "Erik C. Andersen", "Distributed... |
Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 - June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his professio... | {"Name": "Mel Allen", "Caption": "Allen in 1955", "Birth name": "Melvin Allen Israel", "Birth date": "February 14, 1913", "Birth place": "Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.", "Death date": "1996 6 16 1913 2 14", "Death place": "Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Alabama", "Occupation": "Sportscaster"} |
Meroë (;"Meroë" in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2020). also spelled Meroe; Meroitic: ; and ; ) was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villag... | {"Alternative name": "Meroe", "Coordinates": "16 56 00 N 33 43 35 E inline,title", "Location": "River Nile, Sudan", "Region": "Kush", "Type": "Settlement"} |
Lise-Marie Morerod (born 16 April 1956) is a Swiss former slalom skier. In 1977, she was women's overall season champion.
Biography
She born in Les Diablerets, Vaud. In 1972, at age 15, she became Swiss champion in giant slalom. Her winning the bronze medal in the slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championsh... | {"Disciplines": "Technical events", "World Cup debut": "1973", "Retired": "1980", "Teams": "2", "Medals": "2", "Seasons": "8", "Wins": "24", "Podiums": "41", "Overall titles": "1", "Discipline titles": "5"} |
Ward Hill Lamon (January 6, 1828 - May 7, 1893) was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia.
Background
Lamon's family name was s... | {"Name": "Ward Hill Lamon", "Caption": "Lamon c. 1860", "Birth date": "1828 1 6", "Birth place": "Winchester, Virginia, U.S.James G. Randall, \"Ward Hill Lamon,\" DAB, 10: 562-63.", "Death date": "1893 5 7 1828 1 6", "Death place": "Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.", "Resting place": "Gerrardstown, West Virginia, U.S."... |
Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was nominated for an Academy Award.Eller, Claudia; King, Susan. "T... | {"Name": "Gary Sinise", "Caption": "Sinise in May 2011", "Birth name": "Gary Alan Sinise", "Birth date": "1955 3 17", "Birth place": "Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Notable works": "George Milton in Of Mice and MenLt. Dan Taylor in Forrest GumpKen Mattingly in Apollo 13Harry S. Truman in TrumanCm... |
The 1925 Canadian federal election was held on October 29, 1925 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 15th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative party took the most seats in the House of Commons, although not a majority. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party was invited to for... | {"Name": "1925 Canadian federal election", "Country": "Canada", "Flag year": "1921", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Previous election": "1921 Canadian federal election", "Previous year": "1921", "Next election": "1926 Canadian federal election", "Next ... |
Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in Lipstick (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979).
She had leading roles in Personal Best (1982), ... | {"Caption": "Hemingway in 2011", "Birth name": "Mariel Hadley Hemingway", "Birth date": "1961 11 22Today's famous birthdays list for November 22, 2022 includes celebrities Scarlett Johansson, Jamie Lee Curtis https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-22-2022-includes-cel... |
The Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge, also known as the Alexandra Bridge or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. In addition to carrying vehicle traffic, a shared use pathway on the bridge for pedestrians and cyclists is... | {"Official name": "Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge", "Carries": "2 lanes connecting Boulevard des Allumettières and St. Patrick Street/Murray Street, pedestrians", "Crosses": "Ottawa River", "Maintained by": "Public Services and Procurement Canada", "Design": "truss bridge with five spans", "Longest span": "main... |
XXXIII Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It draws some of its heritage from the British Indian XXXIII Corps which was formed in 1942, but disbanded in 1945. It was re-raised in 1960 at Shillong.
The corps is headquartered in Sukna in North Bengal and is commanded by a Three Star officer of the rank of Lieutenant G... | {"Branch": "Indian Army", "Type": "Mountain troops", "Size": "Corps", "Part of": "Army Eastern Command", "Notablecommanders": "General Deepak KapoorGeneral Krishnaswamy SundarjiGeneral Gopal Gurunath Bewoor", "Nickname(s)": "Trishakti Corps"} |
Sir Ian James Rankin (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels.
Early life
Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a school canteen. He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbe... | {"Pen name": "Jack Harvey", "Born": "1960 04 28 y", "Alma mater": "University of Edinburgh", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Nationality": "British", "Period": "1984-present", "Children": "2"} |
Moonlighter is an action RPG indie game developed by Spanish indie studio Digital Sun and released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on May 29, 2018. A Nintendo Switch version was released on November 5, 2018. The game was made available for iOS and Android in November 2020 and September ... | {"Title": "Moonlighter", "Caption": "International cover art", "Developer": "Digital Sun", "Publisher": "11 bit studios\n Netflix (Android, iOS)", "Composer": "David Fenn\n Pablo Caballero", "Engine": "Unity", "Platforms": "Linux\n macOS\n Microsoft Windows\n PlayStation 4\n Xbox One\n Nintendo Switch\n iOS\n Google St... |
Moonlighting is an American comedy drama television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 67 episodes.In syndication, the pilot is split into two episodes, making a total of 67 for the series. Starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis as private detectives, and Allyc... | {"Genre": "Comedy drama\n Mystery\n Romance", "Created by": "Glenn Gordon Caron", "Starring": "Cybill Shepherd\nBruce Willis\nAllyce Beasley\nCurtis Armstrong", "Opening theme": "\"Moonlighting\",performed by Al Jarreau", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "approx. 45-49 minutes per episode", "Origin... |
Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian filmmaker. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998.
Films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), ... | {"Post-nominals": "OC", "Caption": "Reitman in 2018", "Birth date": "1946 10 27", "Birth place": "Komárno, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)", "Death date": "2022 2 12 1946 10 27", "Death place": "Montecito, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Santa Barbara Cemetery", "Alma mater": "McMaster University", "Nationality": "C... |
Forest River Inc. is an American manufacturer of recreational vehicles, cargo trailers, utility trailers, pontoon boats, and buses.
History
Forest River, Inc., (Forest River) was founded in 1996 by Peter Liegl and the company just recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
After Purchasing Certain assets of Cobra Indu... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1996 1 26", "Industry": "Recreational vehicle products", "Parent": "Berkshire Hathaway (since 2005)", "Divisions": "List of Divisions\n Prime Time Manufacturing\n Coachmen RV\n Shasta RV\n Palomino RV\n Forest River RV\n Dynamax Corporation\n Glaval Bus\n Elkhart Coach\n Starcraft Bus... |
Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film A Few Good Men, Jacob Goldman in Grumpy Old Men and its sequel Grumpier Old Men; Todd Hockney in The Usual Suspects, Phi... | {"Name": "Kevin Pollak", "Caption": "Pollak in 2008", "Birth name": "Kevin Elliot Pollak", "Birth date": "1957 10 30", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Years active": "1982-present", "Occupation": "Actor comedian impressionist podcast host", "Spouse(s)": "Lucy Webb 1995 2008 divorced"} |
The Cape May County Park & Zoo in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey, provides free year-round admission to a collection of more than 550 animals representing 250 species in of exhibits. The zoo is located at 707 U.S. Route 9 North, in the center of Cape May County's Central Park. Together... | {"Zoo name": "Cape May County Park & Zoo", "Location": "Cape May Court House, New Jersey, U.S.", "Date opened": "1942 (park), 1978 (zoo)", "Coordinates": "39.1025 -74.8154 type:landmark_region:US-NJ inline,title", "Total area": "200 acre ha (Park Central)", "Number of species": "250", "Number of animals": "550", "Membe... |
Silvia Farina-Elia (; born 27 April 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Italy. She won three WTA singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in May 2002. Farina-Elia won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 ... | {"Residence": "Rome", "Born": "Milan", "Height": "1.72", "Turned pro": "1988", "Retired": "24 October 2005", "Plays": "Right-handed (one-handed backhand)", "Prize money": "$3,688,252", "Career record": "269 255", "Career titles": "9", "Highest ranking": "No. 24 (21 June 1999)", "Wimbledon": "QF (1998, 1999)", "US Open"... |
The Forest River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Red River of the North in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in Walsh County and flows southeast and east, past the towns of Fordville and... | {"Location": "Confluence with the Red River, Walsh County", "Coordinates": "48.3580556 -97.1458333 region:US-ND dms Forest River mouth inline,title", "Progression": "Forest River → Red River → Lake Winnipeg → Nelson River → Hudson Bay → Atlantic Ocean", "Mouth": "774 ft m on"} |
John Paul Ricciardi (born September 26, 1959) is a Major League Baseball executive currently serving as a special advisor to the president of baseball operations with the San Francisco Giants. He previously served as the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2001 to 2009.
Early life and career
Ricciardi went t... | {"Name": "J. P. Ricciardi", "Caption": "Ricciardi in 2011", "Employer": "San Francisco Giants", "Birth date": "1959 9 26 yes", "Birth place": "Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Known For": "Baseball", "Occupation": "Major League Baseball executive"} |
Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Early life
Sigler was born in Jericho, New York, on May 15, 1981, the daughter of Steve and Connie Sigler. She has two brothers, Adam and Brian. Her father was the founder of t... | {"Name": "Jamie-Lynn Sigler", "Caption": "Sigler in 2007", "Birth date": "yes 1981 5 15", "Birth place": "Jericho, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress, singer", "Years active": "1997-present", "Spouse(s)": "A. J. DiScala 2003 2006 divorced\n Cutter Dykstra 2016", "Children": "2"} |
University Radio Nottingham is the university radio station of the University of Nottingham, England, where it is part of the Students' Union. During term-time it broadcasts locally on University Park Campus on 1350 AM and worldwide via its website. It is run by student volunteers from the University of Nottingham.
H... | {"Broadcast area": "University of Nottingham", "Language(s)": "English", "Format": "Contemporary", "Network": "Student Broadcast Network", "Affiliations": "Student Radio Association", "Owner": "University of Nottingham Students' Union", "Website": "URN"} |
Metacity
was the default window manager used by the GNOME 2 desktop environment until it was replaced by Mutter in GNOME 3. It is still used by GNOME Flashback, a session for GNOME 3 that provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.
The development of Metacity was started by Havoc Pennington a... | {"Developer(s)": "The GNOME Project", "Initial release": "2.4.2 5 2002 10", "Written in": "C", "Platform": "GNOME", "Type": "X window manager", "License": "GPL-2.0-or-later", "Website": "http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/"} |
Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinct husky voice and Brooklyn accent, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Born in New York City, Bracco began her career modeling in France and beg... | {"Name": "Lorraine Bracco", "Caption": "Bracco in 2007", "Birth date": "1954 10 2", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1979-present", "Spouse(s)": "Daniel Guerard 1979 1982 divorced\nEdward James Olmos 1994 2002 divorced", "Partner(s)": "Harvey Keitel (1982-1993)", "Children... |
thumb|250px|The Mississippi River at Galetta
The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River in Eastern Ontario, Canada which has no relation with the Mississippi River in the United States. It is in length from its source at Mackavoy Lake, has a drainage area of , and has a mean discharge of . There are more... | {"Mouth": "71 m ft on", "Location": "Ottawa", "Coordinates": "45 26 29 N 76 17 07 W region:CA-ON_type:river FDYCO Mississippi River 2018-01-10 inline,title", "Basin size": "4450 km2 sqmi on"} |
Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov (; - 31 August 1948) was a Soviet politician and ideologue. He has been described as the Soviet Union's "propagandist-in-chief" in the 1940s,V. M. Zubok and Konstantin Pleshakov. Inside the Kremlin's Cold War: from Stalin to Khrushchev. Harvard: Harvard UP, 1996, p.119 and was responsible... | {"Name": "Andrei Zhdanov", "Term start": "21 March 1939", "Term end": "31 August 1948", "Office 2": "Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Central Committee", "Predecessor 2": "Post established", "Successor 2": "Georgy AleksandrovAdditional positions", "Birth date": "1896 2 26 y", "Birth place": "Mariu... |
Munio of Zamora, O.P., (1237 – 19 February 1300) was a Spanish Dominican friar who became the seventh Master General of the Dominican Order in 1285, and later a bishop.
Life
Spain
No details of Munio's early life are recorded, but he is assumed to have been born in Zamora. What is known of him comes from diverse sou... | {"Name": "Munio of Zamora, O.P.", "Title": "Bishop of Palencia", "Diocese": "Diocese of Palencia", "Enthroned": "1294", "Reign End Date": "1300", "Consecration": "1294", "Other Posts": "Master General of the Dominican Order (1285-1291)", "Birth Date": "1237", "Birth Place": "Zamora(current day Castile-León, Spain)", "D... |
Perth-Andover is a former village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is now part of the village of Southern Victoria.
History
Andover was originally called Little Tobique, the community was given the name Andover, from the town in Hampshire, England. Much of Andover's o... | {"Land": "8.97", "Rank": "734", "Density": "175.6", "Website": "Perth-Andover", "DST": "-3"} |
Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966)Today in History By The Associated Press, March 26, 2021 is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (1999-2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2... | {"Name": "Michael Imperioli", "Caption": "Imperioli in 2007", "Birth date": "1966 03 26", "Birth place": "Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1985-present", "Spouse(s)": "Victoria Chlebowski 1996", "Children": "3"} |
Billy Bailey (January 1947 - January 25, 1996) was a convicted murderer who was hanged in Delaware in 1996. He became the third person to be hanged in the United States since 1965 (the previous two were Charles Rodman Campbell and Westley Allan Dodd, both in Washington), and the first person hanged in Delaware in 50 ye... | {"Victims": "Gilbert Lambertson, 80Clara Lambertson, 73", "Date": "June 12, 1979", "Country": "United States", "Motive": "Robbery"} |
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (; 2 August 1866 - 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-99.
Early years
Born in Hasselt in eastern Belgium as the son of an army officer, de Gerlache was educated in Brussels. From a young age... | {"Name": "Adrien de Gerlache", "Birth name": "Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery", "Birth date": "yes 1866 08 02", "Birth place": "Hasselt, Belgium", "Death date": "yes 1934 12 04 1866 08 02", "Death place": "Brussels, Belgium", "Nationality": "Belgian", "Alma mater": "Free University of Brussels", "Occupation"... |
Gold Box is a series of role-playing video games produced by SSI from 1988 to 1992. The company acquired a license to produce games based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR, Inc. These games shared a common game engine that came to be known as the "Gold Box Engine" after the gold-colored boxe... | {"Original author(s)": "SSI (Keith Brors, Brad Myers)", "Developer(s)": "SSI, Westwood Associates, Stormfront Studios, MicroMagic, Cybertech, Marionette", "Initial release": "1988 06", "Written in": "Assembly (first releases) Pascal (most releases) C/C++ (later releases)", "Platform": "Amiga, Apple II, Macintosh, Atari... |
Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (; July 29, 1942 - July 8, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri in The Sopranos. He also made numerous appearances in the films of Woody Allen.
Early life
Sirico was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on July 29, 1942, to a f... | {"Name": "Tony Sirico", "Caption": "Sirico in 2010", "Birth name": "Gennaro Anthony Sirico Jr.", "Birth date": "1942 7 29https://www.npr.org/2022/07/09/1110670719/sopranos-tony-sirico-dies-paulie-walnuts-obit NPR 'Sopranos' actor Tony Sirico dies at 79 NPR July 9, 2022 2022-07-26", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.... |
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thumb|right|One of the cannons near the main entrance to the park. The inscription reads I. & P. VERBRUGGEN.
Fort William Historical Park (formerly known as Old Fort William) is a Canad... | {"Established": "1973", "Location": "Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.", "Type": "Historical Park", "Website": "http://www.fwhp.ca", "Owner": "Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport"} |
Dominic Chianese (; born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos (1999-2007), Johnny Ola in The Godfather Part II (1974), and Leander in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2013).
Early life
Chianese was born in the Bro... | {"Caption": "Chianese in 2011", "Birth date": "1931 02 24", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Education": "Bronx High School of Science", "Occupation": "Actor, singer, musician", "Years active": "1952-present"} |
David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada and founder of the Ralliement des créditistes. Outside politics he worked as a car dealer.
His son, Gilles Caouette, was also a Social C... | {"Name": "Réal Caouette", "Image caption": "Caouette in 1945", "Office 2": "Leader of the Ralliement créditiste", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "himself (as Leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada)", "Birth date": "1917 9 26 y", "Birth place": "Amos, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "yes 197... |
The Family Jams is an album featuring members of the Manson Family recorded in 1970, with all songs written by cult leader Charles Manson, and first released in 1997. Manson himself does not perform on the album; most of the male vocals are sung by Steve "Clem" Grogan. Other members appearing on the album are Sandra Go... | {"Released": "1997", "Recorded": "1970", "Genre": "Folk rock", "Label": "Transparency RecordsAoroa Records'The Complete Charles Manson Discography' compiled by Arvid Dittmann, featured as pages 935-988, 2011 updated edition, The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman by Nikolas Schreck. Counterfeit releases ... |
The Province of Posen (; ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920. Posen was established in 1848 following the Greater Poland Uprising as a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen, which in turn was annexed by Prussia in 1815 from Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It became part of the German Empire in 1871... | {"Native name": "de Provinz Posenpl Prowincja Poznańska", "Conventional long name": "Province of Posen", "Common name": "Province of Posen", "Year founded": "1848", "Year dissolved": "1920", "Capital": "Posen", "Today part of": "Poland"} |
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Pl... | {"Name": "Ronaldinho", "Picture caption": "Ronaldinho in 2019", "Full name": "Ronaldo de Assis Moreirahttps://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players: Atletico Mineiro FIFA 28 December 2013 2 15 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20... |
Michael David Apted, (10 February 1941 - 7 January 2021) was a British television and film director and producer.
Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series (1964-2019). He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. H... | {"Name": "Michael Apted", "Caption": "Apted in 2013", "Post-nominals": "GBR CMG", "Birth name": "Michael David Apted", "Birth date": "1941 2 10 y", "Birth place": "Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England", "Death date": "2021 1 7 1941 2 10 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Television and fi... |
Alan Philip Eric Knott (born 9 April 1946) is a former cricketer who represented England at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). Knott is widely regarded as one of the most eccentric characters in cricket and as one of the greatest wicket-keepers ever to play the game. He was described b... | {"Full name": "Alan Philip Eric Knott", "Nickname": "Knotty, Flea", "Born": "Belvedere, Kent", "Height": "8", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right arm off spin", "Role": "Wicket-keeper-batsman", "Relations": "James Knott (son)"} |
Hatful of Hollow is a compilation album by English rock band the Smiths, released on 12 November 1984 by Rough Trade Records. The album features tracks from BBC Radio 1 sessions, their first single "Hand in Glove" (a different mix of which had been included on their first album) and two new singles and their B-sides. I... | {"Released": "12 November 1984", "Recorded": "1983-1984", "Genre": "Alternative rock\n indie pop\n post-punk", "Label": "Rough Trade", "Producer": "John Porter\n The Smiths\n Roger Pusey\n Dale \"Buffin\" Griffin"} |
Gauntlet II is a 1986 arcade game produced by Atari Games that serves as the immediate sequel to the original Gauntlet, which was released the previous year. Like its predecessor, Gauntlet II is a fantasy-themed top down dungeon crawler game and was released as a dedicated cabinet, as well as a conversion kit, both av... | {"Title": "Gauntlet II", "Caption": "Arcade flyer", "Developer": "Atari Games", "Publisher": "Atari GamesHome computersNA Mindscape EU U.S. Gold", "Designer": "Ed Logg", "Programmer": "Ed LoggBob Flanagan", "Artist": "Sam ComstockSusan G. McBrideAlan J. MurphyWill Noble", "Composer": "Hal CanonBrad FullerEarl Vickers",... |
Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 - February 7, 2017) was an American actor, writer, and producer. Hatch began his career as a stage actor before moving on to television work in the 1970s. Hatch is best known for his role as Captain Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. He is also widely kno... | {"Name": "Richard Hatch", "Image": "Richard Hatch 1977.JPG", "Caption": "Hatch in a publicity photo for The Streets of San Francisco (1977)", "Birth name": "Richard Lawrence Hatch", "Birth date": "1945 5 21", "Birth place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2017 02 07 1945 05 21", "Death place": "Los Ang... |
Richard Holman Hatch Jr. (born April 8, 1961) is an American former reality television contestant. In 2000, he became the first Survivor winner in its debut season, originally broadcast on CBS. He subsequently competed in All-Stars season of Survivor, the fourth celebrity edition of Celebrity Apprentice, and season 17 ... | {"Name": "Richard Hatch", "Caption": "Richard Holman Hatch Jr., 2012", "Birth name": "Richard Holman Hatch Jr.", "Birth date": "1961 04 08", "Birth place": "Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Alma mater": "National Louis University", "Television": "Survivor: Borneo (winner)\nSurvivor: All-Stars\nThe Apprentice 11\nThe Bigg... |
Andrea Donna de Matteo (born January 19, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Adriana La Cerva on the HBO television drama The Sopranos (1999-2006), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2004. Other notable roles include Gina T... | {"Name": "Drea de Matteo", "Caption": "De Matteo in 2015", "Birth name": "Andrea Donna de Matteo", "Birth date": "1972 01 19", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Alma mater": "New York University (BFA)", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1996-present", "Children": "2", "Awards": "Primetime Emmy Award for Ou... |
Auxerre ( , ) is the capital (prefecture) of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in the Burgundy historical region southeast of Paris. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000;Dossier complet commune d'Auxerre, INSEE the urban area (aire d'attraction) comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants.Comparateur de ... | {"Name": "Auxerre", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Caption": "Auxerre, Cathedral and Abbey by Yonne riverfront", "Arrondissement": "Auxerre", "Canton": "Auxerre-1, Auxerre-2, Auxerre-3, Auxerre-4", "Postal code": "89000", "Mayor": "Crescent Marault (LR)Répertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.... |
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Edward Barron Chandler (August 22, 1800 – February 6, 1880) was a New Brunswick politician and lawyer from a United Empire Loyalist family. He was one of the Fathers of Confederation.
Chandler was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and moved to New Brunswick to study law. He moved to Dorchester, New Brunswick and served ... | {"Name": "Edward Barron Chandler", "Image caption": "Edward Barron Chandler", "Term start": "July 11, 1878", "Term end": "February 6, 1880", "Office 2": "Government Leader of New Brunswick", "Predecessor 2": "New position", "Successor 2": "Charles Fisher", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Lieutenant governor 2": "Sir Edmund W... |
Aida Turturro ( ) (born September 25, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos.
Early life and education
After graduating from high school, Turturro earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from the State University of New York at New P... | {"Name": "Aida Turturro", "Image": "Aida Turturro 2012 Shankbone.JPG", "Caption": "Turturro in 2012", "Birth date": "yes 1962 9 25Rose Mike Today’s famous birthdays list for September 25, 2022 includes celebrities Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-bir... |
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON ) is a unique non-commissioned rank and position of office of the United States Navy, which is designated as a special paygrade above E-9. The holder of this position is the most senior enlisted member of the U.S. Navy, equivalent to the Sergeant Major of the Army, Chie... | {"Post": "Master Chief Petty Officer", "Body": "the Navy", "Insignia caption": "Seal", "Incumbent": "James Honea", "Incumbent since": "8 September 2022", "Department": "United States", "Type": "Advisor", "Official abbreviation": "MCPON", "Reports to": "Chief of Naval Operations", "Appointer": "Chief of Naval Operations... |
The University of Beira Interior (UBI; Portuguese: ) is a public university located in the city of Covilhã, Portugal. It was created in 1979, and has about 6,879 students distributed across a multiplicity of graduation courses, awarding all academic degrees in fields ranging from medicine, biochemistry, biomedical scie... | {"Motto": "la Scientia et Labore Altiora Petimus (Latin)", "Type": "Public University", "Rector": "Mário Lino Barata Raposo", "Students": "8997 (2022)", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "http://www.ubi.pt/en/ www.ubi.pt"} |
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right, conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The party has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. It has historically followed th... | {"Leader": "Blaine Higgs", "President": "Erika Hachey", "Founded": "1867", "Ideology": "Liberal conservatismConservatismFiscal conservatism\nSocial Conservatism (Factions)", "Headquarters": "Fredericton, New Brunswick", "Political position": "Centre-right"} |
Steven Ralph Schirripa ( ; born September 3, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos, Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch!... | {"Name": "Steve Schirripa", "Caption": "Schirripa in 2014", "Birth name": "Steven Ralph Schirripa", "Birth date": "1957 9 3", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Brooklyn College", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1990-present", "Spouse(s)": "Laura Lemos 1989", "Children": "2"} |
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Lancair International, Inc. (pronounced "lance-air") is a U.S. manufacturer of general aviation aircraft kits. They are well known for their series of high-perfo... | {"Type": "Privately held company", "Founded": "1981", "Industry": "Aerospace", "Headquarters": "Uvalde, Texas", "Products": "kit aircraft", "Website": "www.lancair.com"} |
The voiceless uvular plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is pronounced like a voiceless velar plosive , except that the tongue makes contact not on the soft palate but on the uvula. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the eq... | {"IPA symbol 1": "q", "IPA number": "111", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "113", "X-SAMPA": "q"} |
Dan Grimaldi (born March 7, 1946) is an American actor and mathematics professor who is known for his roles as twins Philly and Patsy Parisi on the HBO television series The Sopranos, various characters on Law & Order (1991-2001), Don't Go in the House (1979), The Junkman (1983), Men of Respect (1990), and The Yards (2... | {"Name": "Dan Grimaldi", "Birth date": "yes 1946 03 07", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1979-present", "Alma mater": "Fordham University (BS)New York University (MS)City University of New York (PhD)"} |
The voiced alveolar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the alveolar and postalveolar approximants is , a lowercase letter r rotated 180 degrees. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r\.
The most common sound represente... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ɹ", "IPA number": "151", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "633", "X-SAMPA": "r\\ or D_r_o", "Image size": "150px"} |
The alveolar and dental ejective stops are types of consonantal sound, usually described as voiceless, that are pronounced with a glottalic egressive airstream. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, ejectives are indicated with a "modifier letter apostrophe" ⟨ʼ⟩, as in this article. A reversed apostrophe is sometimes... | {"IPA symbol 1": "tʼ", "Image size": "150px", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "116", "X-SAMPA": "t_>"} |
The alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
Features
Features of the alveolar ejective fricative:
Occurrence
Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Adyghe Shapsug 'name' Corresponds ... | {"IPA number": "132 401", "IPA symbol 1": "sʼ", "Image size": "150px", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "115", "X-SAMPA": "s_>"} |
The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents a dental, alveolar, or postalveolar tap or flap is .
The terms tap and flap are often used interchangeably. Peter Ladefoged proposed the distinction that a ta... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ɾ", "IPA number": "124", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "638", "X-SAMPA": "4", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced alveolar nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in numerous spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar nasals is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n.
The vast majority of languages have either an alveolar or dental nasal. Th... | {"IPA symbol 1": "n", "IPA number": "116", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "110", "X-SAMPA": "n"} |
The voiced alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r. It is commonly called the rolled R, rolling R, or trilled R. Quite often, is u... | {"IPA symbol 1": "r", "IPA number": "122", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "114", "X-SAMPA": "r"} |
Federico Castelluccio (; ; born April 29, 1964) is an Italian-born American actor. He is best known for his role as Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos.
Early life
Born in Naples, Italy, Castelluccio moved with his family to Paterson, New Jersey, when he was three years old. In 1982, Castelluccio was awarded a... | {"Name": "Federico Castelluccio", "Birth date": "1964 4 29", "Birth place": "Naples, Campania, Italy", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "School of Visual Arts (BFA)", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1986-present"} |
Daniel Saul Goldin (born July 23, 1940) served as the 9th and longest-tenured Administrator of NASA from April 1, 1992, to November 17, 2001. He was appointed by President George H. W. Bush and also served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He is an entrepreneur and technologist. Most recently he is the ... | {"Name": "Daniel Goldin", "Term start": "April 1, 1992", "Term end": "November 17, 2001", "Birth name": "Daniel Saul Goldin", "Birth date": "yes 1940 7 23", "Birth place": "New York City", "Nationality": "American", "Spouse(s)": "Judy Goldin (m. 1962)", "Alma mater": "City College of New York, B.S. 1962"} |
Robert Cecil Cole (born June 24, 1933) is a Canadian former sports television announcer who has worked for CBC and Sportsnet and former competitive curler. He is known primarily for his work on Hockey Night in Canada.
Early life
A knee injury suffered from playing soccer put Cole in the hospital for approximately six... | {"Name": "Bob Cole", "Post-nominals": "CM", "Image": "Bob Cole sportscaster.JPG", "Caption": "Bob Cole pictured before a playoff game on May 22, 2012", "Birth name": "Robert Cecil Cole", "Birth date": "1933 6 24", "Birth place": "St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, British Empire", "Occupation": "Retired hockey annou... |
Broken Arrow is a 1996 American action-thriller film directed by John Woo, written by Graham Yost, and starring John Travolta, Christian Slater, and Samantha Mathis. The film's main themes include the theft of two American nuclear weapons, the attempts of U.S. military authorities to recover them, and the feud between ... | {"Directed by": "John Woo", "Produced by": "Mark Gordon\n Bill Badalato\n Terence Chang", "Written by": "Graham Yost", "Starring": "John Travolta\n Christian Slater\n Samantha Mathis\n Delroy Lindo\n Frank Whaley\n Bob Gunton\n Howie Long", "Music by": "Hans Zimmer", "Cinematography": "Peter Levy", "Edited by": "Joe Hu... |
The bilabial clicks are a family of click consonants that sound like a smack of the lips. They are found as phonemes only in the small Tuu language family (currently two languages, one moribund), in the ǂ’Amkoe language of Botswana (also moribund), and in the extinct Damin ritual jargon of Australia. However, bilabial ... | {"Label above": "Labial click(plain velar)", "IPA symbol 1": "k͡ʘ", "IPA number": "176", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "664", "Image size": "150px", "X-SAMPA": "O\\"} |
The bilabial ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
Features
Features of the bilabial ejective:
Occurrence
In addition to the languages listed below, this sound is also a common phonological feature of t... | {"IPA number": "101 + 401", "IPA symbol 1": "pʼ", "Image size": "150px", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "112", "X-SAMPA": "p_>"} |
The voiced bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound which has been observed to occur in about 96% of spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is m. The bilabial nasal occurs in English, and it is the sound represented by ... | {"IPA symbol 1": "m", "IPA number": "114", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "109", "X-SAMPA": "m"} |
The voiced bilabial trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the sound is , a small capital version of the Latin letter b, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is B\.
Features
Features of the voiced bilabial trill:
In most inst... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ʙ", "IPA number": "121", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "665", "X-SAMPA": "B\\", "Image size": "150px"} |
Dental (or more precisely denti-alveolar)Ladefoged & Traill, 1984:18 clicks are a family of click consonants found, as constituents of words, only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia.
In English, the tut-tut! (British spelling, "tutting") or tsk! tsk! (American spelling, "tsking") sound used to expr... | {"Label above": "Dental click(plain velar)", "IPA symbol 1": "k͡ǀ", "IPA number": "177, 201", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "448", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced labial-palatal (or labio-palatal) approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It has two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a rotated lowerca... | {"Label above": "Voiced labial-palatal approximant", "IPA symbol 1": "ɥ", "IPA number": "171", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "613", "X-SAMPA": "H", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced labial-velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the letter in the English alphabet;; see the examples on the fifth page. likewise, the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , or rar... | {"Label above": "Voiced labial-velar approximant", "IPA symbol 1": "w", "IPA number": "170", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "119", "X-SAMPA": "w"} |
The voiced labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is something between an English /w/ and /v/, pronounced with the teeth and lips held in the position used to articulate the letter V. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ʋ", "IPA number": "150", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "651", "Image size": "150px", "X-SAMPA": "P or v\\"} |
The voiced labiodental nasal is a type of consonantal sound. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . The IPA symbol is a lowercase letter m with a leftward hook protruding from the lower right of the letter. Occasionally it is instead transcribed as an with a dental diacritic:... | {"IPA number": "115", "IPA symbol 1": "ɱ", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "625", "X-SAMPA": "F", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced alveolar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar lateral approximants is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is .
As a sonorant, lateral approximants are nearly alwa... | {"IPA symbol 1": "l", "IPA number": "155", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "108", "X-SAMPA": "l"} |
The lateral clicks are a family of click consonants found only in African languages. The clicking sound used by equestrians to urge on their horses is a lateral click, although it is not a speech sound in that context. Lateral clicks are found throughout southern Africa, for example in Zulu, and in some languages in Ta... | {"Label above": "Lateral click(plain velar)", "IPA symbol 1": "k͡ǁ", "IPA number": "180", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "449", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced alveolar lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a fusion of a rotated lowercase letter with a letter . Approved in 1928, the symbol represented a sound intermediate between and or between... | {"IPA number": "181", "IPA symbol 1": "ɺ", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "634", "X-SAMPA": "l\\", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced palatal lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a rotated lowercase letter , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is L.
Many languages that were previously thought to have a palatal later... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ʎ", "IPA number": "157", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "654", "X-SAMPA": "L", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced retroflex lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is l`.
The retroflex lateral approximant contrasts phonemically with its voiceless counterpart in I... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ɭ", "IPA number": "156", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "621", "X-SAMPA": "l`", "Image size": "150px"} |
The voiced velar lateral approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used as a distinct consonant in a very small number of spoken languages in the world. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is a small capital version of the Latin letter l (since 1989), and the equivalent X-SAM... | {"IPA symbol 1": "ʟ", "IPA number": "158", "Decimal HMTL codepoint 1": "671", "X-SAMPA": "L\\", "Image size": "150px"} |
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