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Schlenkerla is a historic brewpub in Bamberg, Franconia, Germany, renowned for its smoked Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier.
Beers
thumb|right|Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen
Aecht Schlenkerla is recognized for making traditional Rauchbier (smoked ... | {"Location": "Bamberg, Germany", "Opened": "1405", "Coordinates": "49 53 30 N 10 53 05 E region:DE-BY_type:landmark inline,title", "Website": "www.schlenkerla.de"} |
The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1958. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5×55mm Schmidt-Rubin rifle cartridge.
Models
Schmidt-Rubin 1889
thumb|left|Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 rifle chamber... | {"Place of origin": "Switzerland", "Type": "Bolt-action rifle", "Sights": "yes", "In service": "1889-1958", "Used by": "Swiss Army", "Designer": "Eduard Rubin and Rudolph Schmidt", "Manufacturer": "W+F Bern", "Produced": "1891-?", "Mass": "1889: 4.43 kg lb on1899/1900: 3.8 kg lb on1896/11: 4.5 kg lb on", "Length": "188... |
Edmund or Etmond mac Maíl Coluim (c. 1070 – after 1097) was a son of Malcolm III of Scotland and his second wife, Margaret of Wessex. He may be found on some lists of Scottish kings, but there is no evidence that he was king. Although Edmund was probably Malcolm and Margaret's second son, he was passed over in subseque... | {"Born": "c. 1070", "Died": "after 1097", "Father": "Malcolm III of Scotland", "Mother": "Margaret of Wessex"} |
Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 - July 9, 1977) was an American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. Paul initiated, a... | {"Name": "Alice Paul", "Caption": "Paul in 1918", "Birth name": "Alice Stokes Paul", "Birth date": "1885 1 11", "Birth place": "Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S.", "Death date": "1977 7 9 1885 1 11", "Death place": "Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.", "Resting place": "Westfield Friends Burial Ground, Cinnaminson, New Jersey, ... |
John Endecott (also spelled Endicott; before 1600 - 15 March 1664/1665), regarded as one of the Fathers of New England,John B. Moore. Memoirs of American Governors. New York: Gates and Stedman. 136 Nassau Street. 1846. p. 362 was the longest-serving governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which became the Commonwealt... | {"Name": "John Endecott", "Term start": "1629", "Term end": "1630", "Predecessor 2": "John Winthrop", "Successor 2": "Thomas Dudley", "Birth date": "unknown; before 1600", "Birth place": "Devon England, possibly", "Death date": "15 March 1664/1665 (aged 77)", "Death place": "Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony", "Spouse(s... |
Béla Balázs (; 4 August 1884 in Szeged - 17 May 1949 in Budapest), born Herbert Béla Bauer, was a Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet of Jewish heritage. He was a proponent of formalist film theory.
Career
Balázs was the son of Simon Bauer and Eugénia Léwy, adopting his nom de plume in newspaper artic... | {"Name": "Béla Balázs", "Caption": "Béla Balázs c. 1910s", "Birth name": "Herbert Béla Bauer", "Birth date": "1884 8 4 y", "Birth place": "Szeged, Austria-Hungary(present-day Szeged, Hungary)", "Death date": "1949 5 17 1884 8 4 y", "Death place": "Jósefváros, Budapest, Second Hungarian Republic", "Nationality": "Hungar... |
Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, owner of the Sherman Ranch, along with his younger brother Andy, played by Robert L. Crawford, Jr.; Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, an immature, hot-... | {"Genre": "Western", "Directed by": "Earl Bellamy\n Thomas Carr\n Herschel Daugherty\n Tay Garnett\n Jesse Hibbs\n Herman Hoffman\n Joseph Kane\n Francis D. Lyon\n Hollingsworth Morse\n Lesley Selander\n William Witney", "Starring": "John Smith \n Robert Fuller\n Hoagy Carmichael\n Stuart Randall\n Eddy Waller\n Rober... |
The Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Designed to exhibit widescreen Cinerama films, it opened November 7, 1963. The original developer was William R. Forman, founder of Pacific Theatres. The Cinerama Dome continued as a leading first-run theater, most recently ... | {"Location": "6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California", "Coordinates": "34.097581 -118.328088 region:US_type:landmark inline, title", "Type": "Indoor movie theater", "Architect": "Pierre CabrolWelton Becket & Associates", "Opened": "November 7, 1963", "Owner": "Pacific Theatres", "General contractor": "AECOM Hunt"... |
Scott of the Antarctic is a 1948 British adventure film starring John Mills as Robert Falcon Scott in his ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole. The film more or less faithfully recreates the events that befell the Terra Nova Expedition in 1912.
The film was directed by Charles Frend from screenplay by Ivor Montag... | {"Directed by": "Charles Frend", "Produced by": "Michael Balcon", "Written by": "Walter MeadeIvor MontaguMary Hayley Bell", "Starring": "John MillsJames Robertson JusticeBarry Letts", "Music by": "Ralph Vaughan Williams (as Vaughan Williams)", "Cinematography": "Osmond Borradaile Jack Cardiff Geoffrey Unsworth", "Edite... |
The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( / or РСК / RSK, ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, a territory within the newly independent Republic of Croatia (formerly part of Socialist Yugoslavia), which it defied, and which was active duri... | {"Native name": "Република Српска КрајинаRepublika Srpska Krajina", "Conventional long name": "Republic of Serbian Krajina", "National motto": "Samo sloga Srbina spasavaСамо слога Србина спасава\"Only Unity Saves the Serbs\"", "Common languages": "Serbian", "Religions": "Serbian Orthodox", "Capital": "Knin", "Largest c... |
The Newfoundland People's Party was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada.
The party was created by Attorney-General Edward Patrick Morris in 1907, when he split from the ruling Liberal Party to found his own political vehicle. The party tied with the Liberals in the 1908 election b... | {"Founded": "1907", "Ideology": "Social democracyIrish Catholic interests", "Headquarters": "St. John's", "Political position": "Centre-left"} |
The nForce2 chipset was released by Nvidia in July 2002 as a refresh to the original nForce product offering. The nForce2 chipset was a platform for motherboards supporting AMD's Socket A CPUs along with DDR SDRAM. There were multiple variations of the chipset including one with an integrated GeForce4 MX graphics proce... | {"CPU supported": "Athlon", "Socket supported": "Socket A", "Release date(s)": "July 2002", "Predecessor": "nForce", "Successor": "nForce3"} |
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820, by King George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK, the RSL has about 600 Fellows, elected from among the best writers in any genre currently at work. Additional... | {"Abbreviation": "RSL", "Type": "Learned society", "Headquarters": "Somerset House, London, England, United Kingdom", "Website": "http://rsliterature.org/"} |
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NYNEX Corporation was an American telephone company that served five states of New England (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) as well as most of the state of New York from January 1, 1984 to August 14, 1997.
History
Formed on January 1, 1984... | {"Founded": "1984", "Defunct": "1997", "Headquarters": "New York City, United States", "Industry": "Telecommunication", "Products": "Local telephone serviceCellular telephone service", "Subsidiaries": "Verizon New EnglandVerizon New York", "Fate": "Merged with Bell Atlantic(Now Verizon)"} |
Edmund Cartwright (24 April 174330 October 1823) was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19, he was the brother of Major John Cartwright, a political reformer and radical, and George Cartwright, explorer of Labrador.
Life
H... | {"Caption": "Edmund Cartwright", "Birth date": "24 April 1743 (N.S.)", "Birth place": "Marnham, Nottinghamshire, England", "Death date": "yes 1823 10 30 1743 04 24", "Death place": "Hastings, Sussex, England", "Resting place": "Battle, Sussex", "Nationality": "English", "Known For": "Power loom", "Education": "Oxford U... |
thumb|Heather Headley on stage at The Muny Theatre 2018.
Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the titular role of Aida. She also won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary... | {"Born": "Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago", "Genres": "R&B \nsoul \ninspirational \ngospel", "Labels": "RCA, EMI Gospel", "Website": "heatherheadley.com", "Spouse(s)": "Brian Musso"} |
The Canadian Wheat Board () was a marketing board for wheat and barley in Western Canada. Established by the Parliament of Canada on 5 July 1935, its operation was governed by the Canadian Wheat Board Act as a mandatory producer marketing system for wheat and barley in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and a small part ... | {"Formed": "1935", "Dissolved": "2015", "Jurisdiction": "Government of Canada", "Headquarters": "Winnipeg, Manitoba", "Type": "Marketing board", "Website": "www.cwb.ca/"} |
Canton 10 (; ; ) or Herzeg-Bosnian Canton is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a political entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest canton by area and eighth by population. The local government seat is in Livno, while the assembly is in Tomislavgrad.
The canton was establis... | {"Conventional long name": "Canton 10", "Native name": "Hercegbosanska županijaКантон 10Kanton 10", "Capital": "Livno (executive)Tomislavgrad (legislative)", "Largest city": "Livno", "Official languages": "CroatianSerbianBosnian", "Ethnic groups": "77.05% Croats13.01% Serbs9.58% Bosniaks", "Ethnic groups year": "2013Sa... |
Walter Cocksmith Weir (June 7, 1929 – April 17, 1985) was a Canadian politician. Weir served as the 15th premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969.
The son of James Dixon Weir, he was born in Hugh Bluff, Manitoba and was educated there and in Portage la Prairie. Weir worked as an undertaker in Saskatchewan, later returnin... | {"Name": "Walter C. Weir", "Lieutenant governor": "Richard S. Bowles", "Term start": "November 27, 1967", "Term end": "July 15, 1969", "Birth name": "Walter Cocksmith Weirhttp://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/weir_wc.shtml Walter Cocksmith Weir (1929-1985) Manitoba Historical Society Memorable Manitobans", "Birth date": ... |
Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan) is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of . The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel. The structure was created 214 (±1) million years ago, in the Late Triassic, by the impact of a meteorit... | {"Location": "Rivière-aux-Outardes, Manicouagan RCMRivière-Mouchalagane, Caniapiscau RCM, Quebec", "Coordinates": "51 07 38 N 68 44 50 W type:waterbody_region:CA-QC_scale:1000000_source:http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/EHDCW inline,title", "Primary outflows": "Manicouagan River", "Catchment area": "292... |
Adrian Stoop (27 March 1883 - 27 November 1957)Adrian Stoop international record Scrum.com was an English rugby union player of Dutch descent.
He played 182 times for Harlequins between 1901 and 1939, and won 15 caps for England.
He was president of the Harlequins 1920-1949. The club's ground, The Stoop, is named in ... | {"Name": "Adrian Dura Stoop", "Full birth name": "Adrian Dura Stoop", "Birth date": "yes 1883 03 27", "Birth place": "Kensington, England", "Death date": "1957 11 27 1883 03 27 yes", "Death place": "Aldershot, England", "Relatives": "Adriaan Stoop (uncle)", "Rugby union position": "Fly-half", "School": "Dover CollegeRu... |
The Human Beinz ( ) is an American rock band from Youngstown, Ohio. Originally known as The Human Beingz, the band initially featured John "Dick" Belley (vocals, guitar), Joe "Ting" Markulin (vocals, guitar), Mel Pachuta (vocals, bass), and Gary Coates (drums), later replaced by Mike Tatman.
Their only hit record, "No... | {"Origin": "Struthers, Ohio, United States", "Genres": "Rock\n rock and roll", "Labels": "Capitol", "Members": "John \"Dick\" BelleyJoe \"Ting\" MarkulinMel PachutaGary CoatesMike Tatman"} |
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)".
He has recorded and releas... | {"Born": "New York City, US", "Spouse(s)": "Susan Deixler 1964 1966 ann. annulled\n Garry Kief 2014", "Website": "barrymanilow.com", "Genres": "Soft rockS. Victor Aaron http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/04/18/one-track-mind-barry-manilow-bandstand-boogie-1975/ One Track Mind: Barry Manilow, \"Bandstand Boogie\" (... |
John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry.
Hiatt was working as a ... | {"Born": "Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.", "Genres": "Heartland rock, blues rock, folk rock, country, Americana", "Labels": "MCA, A&M, Geffen, Vanguard, New West Records", "Website": "www.johnhiatt.com/"} |
The TVR Tuscan Speed Six is a sports car which was manufactured by British automobile manufacturer TVR from 1999 to 2006. The name pays homage to the original Tuscan which was introduced in 1967.
History
thumb|left|TVR Tuscan Speed Six
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The Tuscan Speed Six was introduced in 1999 and was available ... | {"Manufacturer": "TVR", "Production": "1999–20061677 produced", "Assembly": "England: Blackpool", "Class": "Sports car (S)", "Body style": "2-door Targa top\n 2-door convertible", "Layout": "Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive", "Platform": "Fiberglass body over tubular steel chassis", "Transmission": "5-speed manual"... |
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 - January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who Rolling Stone described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include "The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", and "Little Ghetto Boy". Hathaway is... | {"Born": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Died": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Origin": "St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.", "Genres": "R&B soul gospel jazz", "Labels": "Curtom Atco"} |
thumb|200px|Early Iron Age:
Nordic Bronze Age
Jastorf culture
Harpstedt-Nienburg group
Celtic groups
Pomeranian culture
House urns culture
East Baltic culture
West Baltic cairns culture
Milogrady culture
Estonian group
The Pomeranian culture, also Pomeranian or Pomerelian Face Urn cultureAnthropological Lite... | {"Culture name": "Pomeranian culture", "Geographical range": "Central Europe, Eastern Europe", "The period of the culture": "Iron Age", "The absolute date range of the culture": "7th century BC - 3rd century BC", "Preceded by": "Lusatian culture", "Followed by": "Oksywie culture, Przeworsk culture"} |
Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served 3 terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member (MLC) of Bihar Legislative Council and she formerly served as the Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Parishad.
Ra... | {"Name": "Rabri Devi Yadav", "Birth date": "1955 1 1 y", "Birth place": "Salar Kalan village, Gopalganj, Bihar, India", "Residence": "Patna", "Term start": "13 Apr 2022", "Term end": "09 Aug 2022", "Office 2": "Leader of Opposition in Bihar Vidhan Sabha", "Predecessor 2": "Upendra Kushwaha", "Successor 2": "Abdul Bari ... |
Leyden, from , is a semi-hard, cumin and caraway seed flavoured cheese made in the Netherlands from cow's milk. It is made both in factories and on farms, historically in the Leiden area.
Leidse kaas is the most common type of komijnekaas—cheese including cumin as an ingredient—in the Netherlands. The cheese is round... | {"Country of origin": "Netherlands", "Region": "Leiden", "Source of milk": "Cows", "Pasteurised": "Yes", "Texture": "Hard", "Fat content": "30-40%", "Weight": "3 kg on to 9 kg on", "Certification": "PDO 1997"} |
Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper social class demeanor saw him p... | {"Name": "Michael York", "Post-nominals": "OBE", "Caption": "York in 1999", "Birth name": "Michael Hugh Johnson", "Birth date": "yes 1942 3 27", "Birth place": "Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England", "Education": "Bromley Grammar School for Boys, Hurstpierpoint College", "Alma mater": "University College, Oxford", "Occupat... |
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive metal band led by Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the band's main songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, and vocalist. Pain of Salvation's sound is characterised by riff-oriented guitar work, a broad vocal range, oscillation between heavy and calm passages, complex vocal harmonies and the ... | {"Origin": "Eskilstuna, Sweden", "Genres": "Progressive metal, progressive rock", "Labels": "InsideOut Music", "Website": "painofsalvation.com", "Members": "Daniel GildenlöwLéo MargaritDaniel Karlsson Johan Hallgren"} |
William John Kenneth Diplock, Baron Diplock, (8 December 1907 - 14 October 1985) was a British barrister and judge who served as a lord of appeal in ordinary between 1968 and until his death in 1985. Appointed to the English High Court in 1956 and the Court of Appeal five years later, Diplock made important contributi... | {"Name": "The Lord Diplock", "Honorific prefix": "The Right Honourable", "Death date": "1985 10 14 1907 12 08 yes", "Birth date": "yes 1907 12 08", "Office 2": "Justice of the High Court", "Honorific suffix": "UK 100% PC", "Term start 2": "1956", "Term end 2": "1961", "Birth name": "William John Kenneth Diplock"} |
The chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the presiding member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which collectively serves as head of state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Željko Komšić has been the incumbent officeholder, since 16 July 2023.
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
According t... | {"Post": "Chairman of the Presidency", "Body": "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Member of": "Presidency", "Native name": "Predsjedavajući Predsjedništva Bosne i HercegovineПредсједавајући Предсједништва Босне и Херцеговине", "Insignia size": "70px", "Seat": "Presidency Building, Sarajevo", "Appointer": "Popularly elected", "... |
Živko Radišić (, ; 15 August 1937 - 5 September 2021) was a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 2nd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2002.
Previously, from 1977 until 1982, he was the mayor of Banja Luka.
Career
Born in Prijedor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present-day Bosnia and ... | {"Name": "Živko Radišić sr-Cyrl Живко Радишић", "Image size": "150px", "Term start": "14 October 2000", "Term end": "14 June 2001", "Office 2": "2nd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Predecessor 2": "Momčilo Krajišnik", "Successor 2": "Mirko Šarović", "Birth date": "1937 08 15 y", "Birth place... |
The Light of Other Days is a 2000 science fiction novel written by Stephen Baxter based on a synopsis by Arthur C. Clarke,Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible, Millennium [i.e., Second] Edition, Victor Gollancz - An imprint of Orion Books Ltd., 1999, p. 118: "the novel th... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Tor Books", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "320", "ISBN": "0-312-87199-6"} |
Chandrakant Gulabrao "Chandu" Borde (born 21 July 1934), is a former cricketer who was a member of the Indian team between 1958 and 1970. Following his retirement, Borde became a cricket administrator, serving as the Chairman of national selectors. He has received various awards from the Government of India for his co... | {"Full name": "Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde", "Born": "Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India", "Batting": "Right-handed", "Bowling": "Right arm leg break", "Relations": "Ramesh Borde (brother)"} |
Yashwant Sinha (, born 6 November 1937) is an Indian administrator and politician. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and again from March 1998 to July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He also served as the Minister of External Affairs from July... | {"Name": "Yashwant Sinha", "Image caption": "Sinha in 2008", "President 2": "Mamata Banerjee", "Office 2": "Vice President of All India Trinamool Congress", "Spouse(s)": "Nilima Sinha", "Birth date": "yes 1937 11 6", "Birth place": "Patna, Bihar Province, British India(present-day Bihar, India)http://www.indianembassy.... |
thumb|250px|Aerial view of Kansas Cosmosphere and Hutchinson Community College (2014)
Cosmosphere is a space museum and STEM education center in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It was previously known as the Kansas Cosmosphere. The museum houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts—the largest combined collection of... | {"Coordinates": "38.065304 N 97.921344 W dms type:landmark_region:US-KS inline,title", "Established": "1962", "Location": "1100 North Plum StreetHutchinson, KS 67501 USA", "Type": "Space Museum", "Collection size": "15,000", "Visitors": "150,000 / year", "CEO": "Jim Remar", "Website": "https://cosmo.org/ cosmo.org"} |
Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland. Since its formation in 1991, the band lineup has included Tim Sult (lead guitar), Dan Maines (bass), Jean-Paul Gaster (drums), and Neil Fallon (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards). To date, Clutch has released thirteen studio albums, and several rarities and live... | {"Origin": "Germantown, Maryland, U.S.", "Genres": "\"allmusic\">http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clutch-p45118/biography Clutch:Biography John Bush May 12, 2011 AllMusic\nstoner rockMorgan Joseph E. Reish Gregory N. Tyranny and Music 2017 Lexington Books 9781498546829 https://books.google.com/books?id=X9FHDwAAQB... |
The Independent Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Independiente, UDI) is a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1983. Its founder was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a civilian allied with Augusto Pinochet. Guzmán was a senator from 1990 until his murder by communist g... | {"Leader": "Javier Macaya", "Founded": "September 24, 1983", "Ideology": "\"Middlebrook 2000 34\">Kevin J. Middlebrook Conservative parties, the right, and democracy in Latin America JHU Press 2000 34 9780801863868 https://books.google.com/books?id=LemGCOnDu6sC&pg=PA31 11 January 2012Peadar Kirby Introduction... |
Jean-François Ducis (; 22 August 173331 March 1816) was a French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare.
Biography
Ducis was born in Versailles, one of ten children.
His father, Pierre Ducis, originally from Savoy, was a linen draper at Versailles, and his mother, Maria-Thérèse Rappe, was the daughter of a porter of ... | {"Name": "Jean-François Ducis", "Caption": "Portrait of Jean-François Ducis by François Gérard", "Birth date": "1733 08 14 yes", "Birth place": "Versailles", "Death date": "1816 03 31 1733 08 14 yes", "Death place": "Versailles", "Nationality": "French", "Occupation": "Dramatist"} |
The Co-operative Bank plc is a retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom, with its headquarters in Balloon Street, Manchester. Established as a bank for co-operators and co-operatives following the principles of the Rochdale Pioneers the business evolved over the twentieth century into a mid sized British high s... | {"Type": "Public limited company", "Founded": "yes 8 November 1872", "Formerly": "CWS Loan and Deposit Dept.", "Headquarters": "United Kingdom", "Industry": "Banking & finance", "Products": "Commercial bankingCredit cards LoansMortgage loansRetail banking", "Parent": "The Co-operative Bank Holdings Ltd", "Website": "ht... |
The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 (c. 48), is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which made legal provision to set up a register of political parties in the United Kingdom. Previously there had been no such register, and political parties were not specially recognised. There were 468 political ... | {"Short title": "Registration of Political Parties Act 1998", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Type": "Act of Parliament", "Long title": "An Act to make provision about the registration of political parties.", "Year": "1998", "Territorial extent": "United Kingdom", "Royal Assent": "19 November 1998", ... |
Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (duc d'Enghien pronounced ) (Louis Antoine Henri; 2 August 1772 - 21 March 1804) was a member of the House of Bourbon of France. More famous for his death than his life, he was executed by order of Napoleon Bonaparte, who brought charges against him of aiding Britain and plotti... | {"Father": "Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condė", "Mother": "Bathilde d'Orléans", "Born": "Château de Chantilly, France", "Died": "Château de Vincennes, France", "Burial": "Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
John David Marks (November 10, 1909 - September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs (although he himself was Jewish and did not celebrate Christmas ) and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Chr... | {"Birth name": "John David Marks", "Birth date": "1909 11 10", "Birth place": "Mount Vernon, New York, US", "Death date": "1985 9 3 1909 11 10", "Death place": "New York, New York, US", "Education": "McBurney School Colgate University Columbia University", "Occupation": "Songwriter composer", "Spouse(s)": "Margaret May... |
Jervis Bay () is a Oceanic bay and village in the Jervis Bay Territory (ACT) and on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
A area of land around the southern headland of the bay is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia known as the Jervis Bay Territory which is a part of the Australian Capital Territ... | {"Location": "Jervis Bay Territory (ACT)New South Wales", "Coordinates": "35 03 55 S 150 44 05 E type:waterbody_region:AU_region:AU-NSW inline,title", "Primary outflows": "Tasman Sea", "Basin": "Australia"} |
Atheist is an American death metal band from Florida, founded in 1987 by the vocalist and rhythm guitarist Kelly Shaefer, lead guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Roger Patterson and drummer Steve Flynn. The band is known for its highly technical playing style, and its 1991 album Unquestionable Presence is regarded as a lan... | {"Origin": "Sarasota, Florida, U.S.", "Genres": "Technical death metal Allmusic-1>artist atheist-mn0000931546 yes Biography of Atheist November 6, 2007 Mike DaRonco Eduardo Rivadavia AllMusic thrash metalHickman Langdon October 12, 2018 I'm Listening to Death Metal #2: Atheist's 'Unquestionable Presence' ... |
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The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) was a state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States.
It was founded as the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry in 1954, and by the 1980s was both a major school of health sciences, and a major resea... | {"Type": "Public", "Endowment": "$183 million", "President": "Denise V. Rodgers, MD", "Students": "7,182UMDNJ Fast Facts https://web.archive.org/web/20111012165444/http://umdnj.edu/about/fastfacts2011.pdf 2011-10-12, as of 2010-2011.", "Campus": "185 acre km2 inUrban and suburban", "Website": "Final version of www.umdn... |
Savitri Devi Mukherji (born Maximiani Julia Portas, ; 30 September 1905 - 22 October 1982) was a French-born Greek fascist, Nazi sympathizer, and spy who served the Axis powers by committing acts of espionage against the Allied forces in India. She was later a leading member of the Neo-Nazi underground during the 1960... | {"Name": "Savitri Devi Mukherji", "Caption": "Devi in 1937", "Birth name": "Maximiani Julia Portas", "Birth date": "30 September 1905", "Birth place": "Lyon, France", "Death date": "1982 10 22 1905 09 30 y", "Death place": "Sible Hedingham, Essex, UK", "Citizenship": "France (1905-1928; renounced)Greece (1928-1982; dea... |
Christmas on Mars is a 2008 independent psychological science fiction film from the alternative rock band the Flaming Lips, written and directed by the band's frontman, Wayne Coyne, and featuring the entire band in the cast, as well as many of their associates, including Steve Burns, Adam Goldberg, and Fred Armisen.
T... | {"Directed by": "Wayne Coyne", "Written by": "Wayne Coyne", "Starring": "Wayne CoyneSteven DrozdMichael IvinsSteve Burns", "Music by": "The Flaming Lips", "Cinematography": "Bradley Beesley", "Edited by": "George Salisbury", "Distributed by": "Warner Independent Pictures"} |
The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection contains nearly 25,000 works of art.
Location and visit
Located on the lakefront of Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee Art Museum is one of the largest art museums in the United States. Aside from its galleries, the museum includes a c... | {"Coordinates": "it", "Established": "1882", "Location": "700 N. Art Museum DriveMilwaukee, WisconsinUSA", "Type": "Art museum", "Visitors": "400,000+", "Director": "Marcelle Polednik", "Public transit access": "MCTS", "Website": "www.mam.org"} |
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Kurt Browning, (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in... | {"Born": "Rocky Mountain House, Alberta", "Residence": "Caroline, Alberta", "Spouse(s)": "Alissa Czisny August 11, 2022 Sonia Rodriguez June 30, 1996 August 18, 2010", "Height": "5 ft 7 in cm on", "Former coach": "Karen McLean Michael Jiranek Louis Stong", "Former choreographer": "Sandra Bezic Kevin Cottam Brian Powers... |
Siena Cathedral () is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
It was the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Siena, and from the 15th century that of the Archdiocese of Siena. It is now the seat of the Archdiocese ... | {"Denomination": "Catholic", "OS grid reference": "Siena Cathedral", "Country": "Italy", "Location": "Siena, Tuscany", "Tradition": "Roman Rite", "Website": "http://operaduomo.siena.it/ operaduomo.siena.it", "Consecrated": "1215", "Status": "Cathedral", "Architect(s)": "Giovanni di Agostino Giovanni Pisano Camaino ... |
Colonia Dignidad ("Dignity Colony") was an isolated colony of Germans established in post-World War II Chile by emigrant Germans which became notorious for the internment, torture, and murder of dissidents during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s while under the leadership of German emi... | {"Coordinates": "36 23 13 S 71 35 17 W type:landmark inline,title", "Other names": "Villa Baviera", "Known for": "Internment and murder of dissidents during Pinochet's military dictatorship", "Location": "35 km east of Parral", "Built by": "Paul Schäfer's sect", "Operated by": "Paul Schäfer", "Commandant": "Paul Schäfe... |
Frances Marion Dee (November 26, 1909 - March 6, 2004) was an American actress. Her first film was the musical Playboy of Paris (1930). She starred in the film An American Tragedy (1931). She is also known for starring in the 1943 Val Lewton psychological horror film I Walked With a Zombie.
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Early life
The... | {"Name": "Frances Dee", "Caption": "Dee in 1936", "Birth name": "Frances Marion Dee", "Birth date": "1909 11 26", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2004 03 06 1909 11 26", "Death place": "Norwalk, Connecticut. U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Joel McCrea (m. 1933; died 1990)", "Occupation": "Actress", ... |
Blue's Clues is an American interactive educational children's television series, created by Angela C. Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and concluded its run on August 6, 2006, with a total of 6 seasons and 143 episodes. The original ... | {"Genre": "Children's\n Educational", "Created by": "Traci Paige Johnson\n Todd Kessler\n Angela C. Santomero", "Presented by": "Steve Burns\n Donovan Patton\n Kevin Duala (UK)", "Voices of": "Traci Paige Johnson Nick Balaban Michael Rubin", "Opening theme": "\"Blue's Clues Theme\" (seasons 1-4)\n \"Another Blue's Clue... |
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The Piazza dei Miracoli (; ), formally known as Piazza del Duomo (), is a walled area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. Considered sacred by the Catholic Church, its owner, th... | {"Location": "Pisa, Tuscany, Italy", "Includes": "Baptistery, Leaning Tower, Cathedral and Camposanto Monumentale", "Criteria": "Cultural: (i), (ii), (iv), (vi)", "Reference": "395", "Inscription": "1987"} |
Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 - June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause. He is appreciated for many narrative features produced between 1947 and 1963, including They Live By Night (1948), In A Lonely Place... | {"Name": "Nicholas Ray", "Caption": "Ray c. 1950", "Birth name": "Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr.", "Birth date": "1911 8 7", "Birth place": "Galesville, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Death date": "1979 6 16 1911 8 7", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Film director, screenwriter, actor", "Spouse(s)": "Jean (Abram... |
Bristol Aerospace is a Canadian aerospace firm located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and is an operating division of Magellan Aerospace. Once part of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, today it is known as Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg.
History
Bristol Aerospace began in 1930 as the MacDonald Brothers Aircraft Company. Brothers Ji... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1930", "Headquarters": "Canada", "Industry": "Aerospace", "Products": "Aircraft Repair and Overhaul, Floats, Rockets", "Parent": "Magellan Aerospace", "Website": "http://www.bristol.ca"} |
Power Rangers Wild Force is a television series and the tenth season of Power Rangers. It is also the anniversary season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 25th Super Sentai series Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, which itself was the 25th anniversary of Super Sentai.
Power Rangers Wild Force is the first season t... | {"Also known as": "Saban's Power Rangers Wild ForceDuring pre-production and prior to the Power Rangers franchise being acquired by Disney.", "Directed by": "Koichi SakamotoTerry WithrowWorth KeeterJonathan TzachorTaro Sakamoto", "Genre": "Action-adventure\n Fantasy drama\n Superhero", "Created by": "Haim SabanToei Com... |
The Football League Fourth Division was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958-59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992-93 season. Following the creation of the Premier League, the fourth tier of English football was renamed the Football League Third ... | {"Founded": "1958", "Folded": "1992", "Number of teams": "24", "Promotion": "Third Division", "Relegation": "Football Conference (1987-92)", "Domestic cup(s)": "FA CupLeague CupFootball League Trophy", "Most championships": "Doncaster RoversPeterborough UnitedChesterfield (2 titles each)"} |
Olympic Airlines (, Olympiakés Aerogrammés - OA), formerly named Olympic Airways, was the flag carrier airline of Greece. The airline's head office was located in Athens."Contact Us." Olympic Airways. Retrieved on 1 July 2010. "Head Office address: 96-100, Syngrou Av., 11741 Athens, Greece." - "ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ." Address ... | {"Airline name": "Olympic AirlinesΟλυμπιακές Αερογραμμές", "Image size (px)": "250", "IATA Designator": "OA", "ICAO Designator": "OALOperators by state http://www.icao.int/safety/ism/Accident%20Incident%20Reporting%20Guidance/R4CDOperatorsbystate.pdf bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20151004161332/http://www.ic... |
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. UTMB includes the oldest medical school in Texas, and has about 11,000 employees. In February 2019, it received an endowment of $560 million.
Establ... | {"Motto": "Disciplina praesidium civitatis (Latin)", "Type": "Public academic health science center", "Endowment": "$ 560 millionEndowment Information UTIMCO http://www.utimco.org/scripts/PrivateEndowInfo/Complist.asp October 31, 2015", "President": "Jochen Reiser", "Students": "3,169 (2,826 full-time equivalent) (F... |
David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in ... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Labels": "Deming>https://www.allmusic.com/album/shaker-mw0000221203 Shaker Review Deming Mark AllMusic 2022-07-27\nhard rock\njump blues\npophttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/buster-poindexter-mn0000644925 Buster Poindexter Biography Ruhlmann William AllMusic 2022-07-27\nswing... |
Power Rangers Time Force is a television series and the ninth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the 24th Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Timeranger, running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. It was the last season to be distributed by Saban Entertainment.
Originally, a Time Force... | {"Also known as": "Saban's Power Rangers Time Force", "Genre": "Action-adventure\n Science fiction\n Superhero", "Created by": "Haim Saban\n Toei Company", "Developed by": "Saban Entertainment\n Toei Company", "Directed by": "Koichi Sakamoto\n Kaizo Hayashi\n Worth Keeter\n Judd Lynn\n Isaac Florentine\n Yoshi Hosoya\n... |
Animositisomina is the eighth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on February 18, 2003 by Sanctuary Records.
Background
The album's title is a palindrome made of the word "animosity" spelled without the final letter and both forward and backward. According to an interview on Fuse's Uraniu... | {"Released": "2003 2 18", "Recorded": "2002", "Studio": "Sonic Ranch, El Paso", "Genre": "Industrial metal", "Label": "Sanctuary", "Producer": "Hypo Luxa\n Hermes Pan"} |
The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The river begins in the Osprey Wetland Conservation Lands and flows generally north-west about before exiting into Lake Huron. The river is navigable for some distance, and was once an important barge route. Today the river is best known for its fishing and as ... | {"Mouth": "190 m on", "Location": "Southampton, Bruce County", "Coordinates": "44 30 03 N 81 22 25 W inline,title", "Basin size": "4120 km2 on", "Left": "South Saugeen RiverTeeswater River", "Right": "North Saugeen RiverRocky Saugeen River"} |
The Citroën CX is a large, front-engined, front-wheel-drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991. Production models took the form of a four-door fastback sedan, station wagon (estate), and a long-wheelbase fastback limousine. The CX is known for its hydropneumatic self-leveling suspens... | {"Manufacturer": "Citroën", "Transmission": "5-speed manual4-speed manual3-speed automatic ZF 3HP223-speed semi-automatic", "Production": "1974-1991", "Assembly": "Aulnay-sous-Bois, France Citroën GS: Citroen build with care (Anglophone brochure for UK market which also mentions new plant built for Citroen CX) Citroen ... |
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VentureStar was a single-stage-to-orbit reusable launch system proposed by Lockheed Martin and funded by the U.S. government. The goal was to replace the Space Shuttle by developing a re-usable spaceplane that could launch satellites into orbit at a fraction of the cost. While th... | {"Function": "Crewed Re-usable Spaceplane", "Stages": "1", "Status": "Cancelled", "Launch sites": "Kennedy, LC-39A", "Total launches": "0"} |
Stephen Sprouse (September 12, 1953 - March 4, 2004) was an American fashion designer and artist credited with pioneering the 1980s mix of "uptown sophistication in clothing with a downtown punk and pop sensibility".
Career
Stephen Sprouse's initial Day-Glo bright, sixties-inspired, graffiti-printed fashion collection... | {"Name": "Stephen Sprouse", "Birth date": "1953 9 12 y", "Birth place": "Dayton, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "2004 3 4 1953 9 12 y", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Notable works": "SS83, SS84, SS85 (1983-1985), \n Stephen Sprouse, \n Sprouse, \n S (1987-1988), \n Stephen Sprouse for Bergdorf Goodman (1992-1993),... |
Siraj-ud-Daulah (born Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah; ; 1733 - 2 July 1757) was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, reigning from 1756 to 1757. The end of his reign marked the beginning of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent.
Siraj ascended to the masnad o... | {"Born": "Murshidabad, Bengal Subah", "Died": "Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency", "Burial": "Khushbagh, Murshidabad", "Father": "Zain ud-Din Ahmed Khan", "Mother": "Amina Begum", "Religion": "Shia IslamRizvi Saiyid Athar Abbas Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi A Socio-intellectual History of the Isnā ʼAsharī Shīʼīs in India: 16th... |
William Robertson Warren (October 9, 1879 - December 31, 1927) was a Newfoundland lawyer, politician and judge who served as the dominion's Prime Minister from July 1923 to April 1924.
Early life
His parents were William Matthew Henry Warren, a surveyor, and Jessie Sophia Warren. He had at least one sibling, a sister,... | {"Name": "William Warren", "Image caption": "Warren, circa 1923", "Nationality": "Newfoundlander", "Term start": "July 24, 1923", "Term end": "May 7, 1924", "Birth date": "1879 10 09", "Death date": "1927 12 31 1879 10 09"} |
Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar (; born March 1, 1974) is an American actor. He played Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell. In 1991, he won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series.
He also played Paul Johnson in the ABC sitcom series Mixed-ish, Detective John Clark Jr. in NYPD Blue, and Pe... | {"Name": "Mark-Paul Gosselaar", "Caption": "Gosselaar at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2023", "Birth name": "Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar", "Birth date": "1974 03 01", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Education": "Hart High School", "Spouse(s)": "Lisa Ann Russell 1996 2011 divorced Catriona McGinn 2012", "Children... |
Walter Stanley Monroe (May 14, 1871 - October 6, 1952) was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party.
left|thumb|Monroe (Back row first left) at the 1926 Imperial Conference.
He was born in Ireland i... | {"Name": "Walter Stanley Monroe", "Nationality": "Irish, Newfoundlander, Canadian", "Term start": "June 9, 1924", "Term end": "August 15, 1928", "Birth date": "1871 05 14", "Birth place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Death date": "1952 10 06 1871 05 14", "Death place": "Newfoundland, Canada"} |
Royal Air Force Digby otherwise known as RAF Digby is a Royal Air Force station located near Scopwick and south east of Lincoln, in Lincolnshire, England. The station is home to the tri-service Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group of Joint Forces Command.Intelligence Collecti... | {"Coordinates": "53 05 27 N 000 26 03 W region:GB_type:airport inline,title", "Type": "Joint signals intelligence station", "Owner": "Ministry of Defence", "Operator": "Royal Air Force and Joint Forces Command", "Area": "171 hectareshttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/33240/DEDP09_... |
Game Informer (GI) is an American monthly video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and associated consoles. It debuted in August 1991 when video game retailer FuncoLand started publishing an in-house newsletter."10 Years of Game Informer" (August 2001). Game Informer, p. 42. "I... | {"Frequency": "Every 5 weeks (10 per year)", "Categories": "Video game", "Publisher": "GameStop", "First issue": "1991 8", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "Minneapolis", "Language": "English", "Website": "http://www.GameInformer.com", "ISSN": "1067-6392"} |
William James Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet who served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003. He was a Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York, retiring in 2016. Collins was recognized as a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library (1992)... | {"Born": "yes 1941 3 22", "Education": "College of the Holy Cross (BA)University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD)", "Occupation": "Poet author professor", "Notable awards": "Norman Mailer Prize for Poetry (2014)Helmerich Award (2016)American Academy of Arts and Letters (2016)"} |
Louise Elisabeth Glück ( ; born April 22, 1943) is an American poet and essayist. She won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, whose judges praised "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal". Her other awards include the Pulitzer Prize, National Humanities Medal, Nation... | {"Born": "y 1943 04 22", "Occupation": "Poet essayist professor", "Education": "Sarah Lawrence College\n Columbia University", "Period": "1968-present", "Notable awards": "nowrap \n Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1993)\n Bollingen Prize (2001)\n US Poet Laureate (2003-2004)\n National Book Award (2014)\n National Humanitie... |
Matthew J. Szulik is an American businessman. He is the former chairman of Red Hat, leader of some other technology companies, such as Interleaf and MapInfo for more than 20 years. Szulik had also held the titles of chief executive officer and president of Red Hat, and after over nine years, resigned from these positi... | {"Name": "Matthew J. Szulik", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "Saint Anselm College", "Title": "Former President and CEO, Red Hat"} |
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, appointed in 1995, and was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 2004 to... | {"Name": "The Lord Rees of Ludlow", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2019", "Term start": "2005", "Term end": "2010", "Title 2": "President of the Royal Astronomical Society", "Order 2": "78th", "Predecessor 2": "Ken Pounds", "Successor 2": "Carole Jordan", "Birth date": "yes 1942 6 23", "Birth place": "York, Engla... |
The British half crown was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound, or two shillings and six pence (abbreviated "2/6", familiarly "two and six"), or 30 (old) pence. The half crown was first issued in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI. No half crowns were issued in the reign of Mary, but from the reign of E... | {"Value": "£0.125 Two shillings and sixpence", "Mass": "1816-1970: 14.14", "Diameter": "1816-1970: 32.31", "Edge": "Milled", "Composition": "1816-1919: 92.5% Ag\n 1920-1946: 50% Ag\n 1947-1970: Cupronickel", "Years of minting": "1707-1970", "Design": "Various (crowned Royal Shield shown)", "Designer": "Edgar Fuller and... |
Schizopolis (also known as Steven Soderbergh's Schizopolis) is a 1996 surrealist experimental comedy film with a non-linear narrative written and directed by Steven Soderbergh.Schizopolis and the Chaos of American Suburban Living25YL216. SCHIZOPOLIS (1996)|366 Weird MoviesThe Sundance Kids: How the Mavericks Took Back ... | {"Directed by": "Steven Soderbergh", "Produced by": "John HardyJohn Re", "Written by": "Steven Soderbergh", "Starring": "Steven Soderbergh\n Betsy Brantley\n David Jensen", "Music by": "Cliff MartinezSteven Soderbergh", "Cinematography": "Steven Soderbergh", "Edited by": "Steven SoderberghSarah Flack", "Distributed by"... |
A Dagwood sandwich is a tall, multilayered sandwich made with a variety of meats, cheeses, and condiments. It is named after Dagwood Bumstead, a central character in the comic strip Blondie, who is frequently illustrated making enormous sandwiches. According to Blondie scripter Dean Young, his father, Chic Young, began... | {"Name of food": "Dagwood sandwich", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "Dagwood Bumstead holding a Dagwood sandwich in a handscrew clamp", "Type of dish": "Sandwich", "Main ingredient": "Bread, meats, cheeses, condiments"} |
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Network has since grown to cover much of regional Australia. The network's name, W... | {"Launched": "1962 3 18 y", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "WIN Corporation", "Country": "Australia", "Language(s)": "English", "Broadcast area": "Regional Queensland, Northern NSW & Gold Coast, Southern NSW & ACT, Griffith, Regional Victoria, Mildura, Tasmania, Eas... |
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? () is a 1897-98 painting by French artist Paul Gauguin. The painting was created in Tahiti, and is in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Viewed as a masterpiece by Gauguin, the painting is considered "a philosophical work comparable to the themes of... | {"Medium": "Oil on canvas", "Movement": "Post Impressionism", "Dimensions": "in", "Location": "Museum of Fine Arts, Boston"} |
Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Career
In Toronto, during the mid 1970s, several local musicians formed a progressive rock group called Act III. One member of the group was Emmett, who left to join Triumph. This led to the break up of A... | {"Born": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Genres": "Rock\n hard rock\n progressive rock\n heavy metal", "Labels": "MCA\n Universal\n Rockit Sounds\n Attic\n Duke Street\n Fontana North", "Website": "rikemmett.com"} |
Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is an American academic and former actor, best known as a co-star of the film Weird Science (1985) and Andy McCalister in ‘’Superboy’’.
Acting career
Mitchell-Smith's very first passion was ballet. He studied as a child and even won a scholarship to dance with the School of Ame... | {"Name": "Ilan Mitchell-Smith", "Caption": "Mitchell-Smith in May 2017", "Birth date": "1969 6 29 y", "Birth place": "New York City, New York, U.S.", "Years active": "1983-1991, 2011- (acting)", "Spouse(s)": "Susannah Demaree 1995", "Children": "2", "Alma mater": "University of California, Davis (A.B.) Fordham Universi... |
Auguste Chapdelaine, Chinese name Mǎ Lài (; 6 February 1814 - 29 February 1856) was a French Christian missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. France used his death-- Chapdelaine was executed by Chinese officials-- as a casus belli for its participation in the Second Opium War.
Biography
Chapdelaine was bor... | {"Born": "Kingdom of France", "Died": "Guangxi, Qing Dynasty", "Feast": "27 February", "Canonized": "Pope John Paul II"} |
"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1965. Several artists have recorded it, but the most popular recording was by Barry McGuire.
The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the M... | {"B-side": "What Exactly's the Matter With Me", "Released": "July 16, 1965Billboard magazine, August 14, 1965, page 1", "Recorded": "July 15, 1965", "Genre": "Folk rockMacDonald Ian Ian MacDonald Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties 2007 Chicago Review Press Chicago 978-1-55652-733-3 Thi... |
Christopher Sawyer is a Scottish video game designer and programmer. He is best known for creating Transport Tycoon, which has been considered "one of the most important simulation games ever made", and the bestseller RollerCoaster Tycoon series. After a period away from the games industry in the late 2000s, Sawyer fou... | {"Name": "Chris Sawyer", "Birth date": "1967 10 27 yhttps://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC374055/filing-history/MzAxMTU1NTE0NWFkaXF6a2N4/document AP01 Appointment of Director 14 January 2022", "Birth place": "Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom", "Nationality": "British", "Years active":... |
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The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and univer... | {"Name": "NEA", "Location country": "United States", "Membership": "~2,290,000 (2020)https://ra.nea.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NEA_Strategic_Plan_and_Budget_2020-2022.pdf National Education Association Membership NEA May 2020 July 6, 2020", "Formation": "1857", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Key people... |
A Trip to the Moon () is a 1902 French science-fiction adventure film directed by Georges Méliès. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including Jules Verne's 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon and its 1870 sequel Around the Moon, the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled... | {"Directed by": "Georges Méliès", "Produced by": "Georges Méliès", "Written by": "Georges Méliès", "Based on": "From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon Jules Verne (see also Inspirations section below)", "Starring": "Georges Méliès Bleuette Bernon François Lallement Henri Delannoy", "Cinematography": "Théophile ... |
0304 is the fifth studio album by American singer Jewel, released on June 3, 2003, by Atlantic Records. Inspired by the sudden success of scoring a number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Serve the Ego"—the final single from her previous album, This Way—in early November 2002, Jewel decided to ma... | {"Released": "2003 6 3", "Studio": "Conway (Hollywood, California)", "Genre": "Dance-pop\n electropop", "Label": "Atlantic", "Producer": "Lester A. Mendez\n Jewel Kilcher"} |
Cannibal! The Musical (originally known as Alferd Packer: The Musical) is a 1993 American black comedy musical film directed, written, produced, co-scored by and starring Trey Parker in his directorial debut while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder, before reaching fame with South Park alongside his frie... | {"Directed by": "Trey Parker", "Written by": "Trey Parker", "Produced by": "Trey ParkerMatt StoneJason McHughIan HardinAlexandra Kelly", "Starring": "Trey ParkerMatt StoneDian BacharToddy WaltersJason McHughJohn HegelIan Hardin", "Cinematography": "Chris GravesRobert Muratore", "Edited by": "Ian Hardin", "Music by": "T... |
Metamorphosis is the second studio album by American actress and singer Hilary Duff. The album was released on August 26, 2003, by Hollywood Records as the follow-up to her debut studio album and first Christmas album, Santa Claus Lane (2002). According to Duff, the album incorporates elements of pop and rock music, an... | {"Released": "2003 08 26", "Recorded": "January - June 6, 2003Recording information for Metamorphosis:\nDuff, Hilary. \"LA\". HilaryDuff.com. January 27, 2003. Retrieved August 26, 2013. \"I finished recording my next single called \"Why not\" and it will be in the Lizzie movie. I'm working with my vocal coach every da... |
Do I Hear a Waltz? is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was adapted from Laurents' 1952 play The Time of the Cuckoo, which was the basis for the 1955 film Summertime starring Katharine Hepburn.
Background
Laurents originally conceived the production ... | {"Name": "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Caption": "Original Broadway Cast Album", "Composer(s)": "Richard Rodgers", "Lyricist(s)": "Stephen Sondheim", "Book-writer": "Arthur Laurents", "Based on?": "The Time of the Cuckoo by Arthur Laurents", "Productions": "1965 Broadway1999 New Brunswick, New Jersey 2001 Pasadena, Californ... |
Gweilo or (, pronounced ) is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners. In the absence of modifiers, it refers to white people and has a history of racially deprecatory and pejorative use. Cantonese speakers frequently use to refer to Westerners in general use, in a non-derogatory context, although whether this ty... | {"Name in Chinese": "鬼佬", "Pinyin transcription": "guǐlǎo", "Jyutping": "gwai2 lou2", "Yale Romanization (Cantonese)": "gwáilóu"} |
Plan Nine Publishing was a small press book publisher known for publishing webcomics in printed form. The first series published, and perhaps its most famous, was Kevin and Kell.
History
Plan Nine Publishing was named after the Ed Wood film Plan 9 from Outer Space. The publisher was owned by David Allen, who worked pu... | {"Status": "Defunct", "Founded": "1996", "Country of origin": "United States", "Publication types": "Books", "Fiction genres": "Comics", "Official website": "www.plan9publishing.com"} |
Stuart Damon (born Stuart Michael Zonis; February 5, 1937 June 29, 2021) was an American actor and singer. He was best known for his 30-year portrayal of Dr. Alan Quartermaine on the American soap opera General Hospital, for which he won an Emmy Award in 1999. Outside the United States, he was known for the role of Cr... | {"Name": "Stuart Damon", "Caption": "Damon in 1965", "Birth name": "Stuart Michael Zonis", "Birth date": "1937 02 5", "Birth place": "Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2021 06 29 84", "Death place": "Los Angeles, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor, singer", "Years active": "1959-2014", "Spouse(s)": "Deirdre Ann O... |
Gregorio Jesús Gil y Gil (12 March 1933 - 14 May 2004) was a Spanish businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Marbella between 1991 and 2002, and presided for a 16-year tenure as president of the football club Atlético de Madrid. The Marbella city council had to be dissolved soon after his death, a legal but u... | {"Name": "Jesús Gil", "Term start": "15 June 1991", "Term end": "24 April 2002", "Office 2": "President of the Liberal Independent Group", "Birth date": "y 1933 3 12", "Birth place": "El Burgo de Osma, Castile and León, Spain", "Birth name": "Gregorio Jesús Gil y Gil", "Death date": "y 2004 5 14 1933 3 11", "Death plac... |
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