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Myrddin Wyllt (—"Myrddin the Wild", , ) is a figure in medieval Welsh legend. In Middle Welsh poetry he is accounted a chief bard, the speaker of several poems in The Black Book of Carmarthen and The Red Book of Hergest. He is called Wyllt—"the Wild"—by Elis Gruffydd,The Story of Myrddin Wyllt and elsewhere Myrddin Emr... | {"Name": "Myrddin Wyllt", "Image": "Merlin and St Kentigern, Stobo Kirk.JPG", "Caption": "Myrddin and St. Kentigern (Stobo Kirk, Scotland)", "Birth place": "Carmarthen", "Nationality": "Welsh", "Known For": "Prophet and madman in Welsh legend; served as the inspiration for Merlin in Arthurian legend"} |
Crafty is a chess program written by UAB professor Dr. Robert Hyatt, with continual development and assistance from Michael Byrne, Tracy Riegle, and Peter Skinner. It is directly derived from Cray Blitz, winner of the 1983 and 1986 World Computer Chess Championships. Tord Romstad, the author of Stockfish, described Cra... | {"Original author(s)": "Dr. Robert Hyatt, Michael Byrne, Tracy Riegle, Peter Skinner", "Type": "Chess program", "License": "Proprietary, Freeware", "Website": "www.craftychess.com"} |
The Gemini Observatory comprises two 8.1-metre (26.6 ft) telescopes, Gemini North and Gemini South, situated in Hawaii and Chile, respectively. These twin telescopes offer extensive coverage of the northern and southern skies and rank among the most advanced optical/infrared telescopes available to astronomers. (See Li... | {"Organization": "Gemini Consortium (NSF-US, NRC-Canada, CONICYT-Chile, MCTI-Brazil, MCTIP-Argentina, KASI-Korea) and AURA", "Location": "Mauna Kea Access Rd, Hawaii, U.S.Cerro Pachón, Chile", "Coordinates": "19.82396 -155.46984 region:US-HI_type:landmark Gemini North Observatory-30.24073 -70.73659 region:CL-CO_type:... |
Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, (probably 27 February 1797 - 29 May 1880) was an Irish doctor, historian and journalist.
Career
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, he studied medicine in Paris and immigrated to Lower Canada in 1823 where he became involved in the political reform movement of the Parti patriote. He was ... | {"Name": "Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan", "Caption": "Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan", "Birth date": "yes 1797 02 27", "Birth place": "Mallow, Ireland", "Death date": "yes 1880 05 29 1797 02 27", "Death place": "New York City, New York", "Occupation": "doctor, journalist, member of provincial parliament, secretary-archivist"} |
Robert W. Wirch (born November 16, 1943) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 22nd district since 1997. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 through 1997.
Early life and education
Wirch was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and gra... | {"Name": "Robert Wirch", "State senate": "Wisconsin", "Term start": "January 6, 1997", "Office 2": "Member of the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors", "Birth date": "1943 11 16", "Birth place": "Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Residence": "Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Wisconsin-Parkside... |
RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of construction and management simulation games about building and managing an amusement park. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and allowing players to construct and customize their own unique roller coasters and other... | {"Title": "RollerCoaster Tycoon", "Caption": "Logo from the first game.", "Developer": "Chris Sawyer (1999-2002) Frontier Developments (2003-2004, 2020) n-Space (2012) On5 (2014) Nvizzio Creations (2016-present) Graphite Lab (2020)", "Publisher": "Atari Interactive (1999-present)Formerly known as Hasbro Interactive (19... |
Shredder is a commercial chess engine and graphical user interface (GUI) developed in Germany by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen in 1993. Shredder won the World Microcomputer Chess Championship in 1996 and 2000, the World Computer Chess Championship in 1999 and 2003, the World Computer Speed Chess Championship in 2002, 2003, 2004,... | {"Original author(s)": "Stefan Meyer-Kahlen", "Initial release": "1993", "Type": "chess engine", "License": "proprietary", "Website": "www.shredderchess.com"} |
Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be lo... | {"Coordinates": "53.469722 -2.298889 inline,title", "Established": "5 July 2002", "Location": "The Quays Trafford Wharf RoadTrafford ParkGreater ManchesterEngland", "Type": "War museum", "Visitors": "244,564 (2019)ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions https://www.alva.org.uk/details.cfm?p=423 alva.org.uk ... |
Qinghai Lake or Ch'inghai Lake, also known by other names, is the largest lake in China. Located in an endorheic basin in Qinghai Province, to which it gave its name, Qinghai Lake is classified as an alkaline salt lake. The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 200... | {"Location": "Qinghai", "Coordinates": "37 00 N 100 08 E region:CN-63_type:waterbody_scale:1000000 it", "Basin": "China", "Max. depth": "32.8 m on", "Surface elevation": "3,260 m on", "Settlements": "Haiyan County", "References": "http://www.cciced.org/2008-07/03/content_15925312.htm Area of Qinghai Lake Has Increased ... |
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Dafydd Iwan Jones (born 24 August 1943) is a Welsh singer and nationalist politician who rose to fame writing and performing folk music in the Welsh language. From 2003 to 2010, Iwan was the president of Plaid Cymru, a political party which advocates for Welsh indepen... | {"Name": "Dafydd Iwan", "Birth name": "Dafydd Iwan Jones", "Birth date": "1943 08 24 y", "Birth place": "Brynamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales", "Nationality": "Welsh", "Occupation": "Politician\nfolk singer", "Years active": "Late 1960s-present", "Known For": "President of Plaid Cymru", "Notable works": "\"Yma o Hyd\" (19... |
The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
It is bounded by the island of Panay to the south, Mindoro to the west, Masbate to the east, and to the north Marinduque and the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island.
The Sibuyan Sea is connected to t... | {"Etymology": "Sibuyan", "Location": "white-space:nowrap; Bicol Region Mimaropa Western Visayas", "Coordinates": "12 40 00 N 122 30 00 E region:PH_type:waterbody inline,title dms", "Basin": "Philippines"} |
is a daily French-language tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Quebec and is also the largest French-language daily newspaper in North America. Established by Pierre Péladeau in 1964, it is owned by Quebecor Media, and is hence a sister publication... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Tabloid", "Owner(s)": "Quebecor", "Founder(s)": "Pierre Péladeau", "Political alignment": "Right-wing populism,Quebec nationalism,Quebec sovereigntism", "Language": "French", "Headquarters": "4545, rue FrontenacMontreal, QuebecH2H 2R7", "Circulation": "231,069 weekdays 241,485 Sat... |
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Lake Nipissing (; , ) is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Lake Nipissing is the third-largest lake entirely in Ontario. It is relativel... | {"Native name": "oj Gichi-nibiinsing-zaaga’igan fr Lac des Sorcières", "Location": "Ontario", "Coordinates": "46 16 12 N 079 47 24 W region:CA-ON_type:waterbody_dim:60km inline,title", "Etymology": "Ojibwe nibiinsing, meaning \"at little water\"", "Primary inflows": "Sturgeon River, South River, Rivière Veuve", "Primar... |
, founded in 1884, is a French-language digital newspaper published daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by an independent nonprofit trust.
was formerly a broadsheet daily, considered a newspaper of record in Canada. Its Sunday edition was discontinued in 2009, and the weekday edition in 2016. The weekend S... | {"Type": "Digital newspaper", "Format": "Tablet digital, Website, Mobile app", "Owner(s)": "La Presse Inc. (a non-profit corporation)", "President": "Pierre-Elliott Levasseur", "Editor": "Guy Crevier", "Language": "French", "Headquarters": "750, boulevard Saint-LaurentMontreal, QuebecH2Y 2Z4", "Circulation": "204,948 ... |
Tarbes (; Gascon: Tarba) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France.INSEE commune file It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as Turba or Tarba in Roman times.The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites... | {"Name": "Tarbes", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Caption": "The town hall of Tarbes", "Coordinates": "43.23 0.07 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Tarbes", "Canton": "3 cantons", "Postal code": "65000", "Mayor": "Gérard TrémègeRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datas... |
The State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY Cortland, C-State, or Cortland State College) is a public college in Cortland, New York. It was founded in 1868 and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
History
The State University of New York Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland Normal ... | {"Motto": "Seize the Moment, Feel the Momentum", "Type": "Public college", "Endowment": "$49.1 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... |
John Neilson (July 17, 1776 – February 1, 1848) was a journalist, publisher and politician in Lower Canada (now Quebec). Born in Scotland, he emigrated to Lower Canada in 1791 at age 15, to work in his older brother's publishing company in Quebec City. On his brother's death a few years later, he inherited the busine... | {"Name": "John Neilson", "Alternative text": "Left profile of a light-skinned man, balding dark hair, wearing a dark suit", "Office 2": "Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada", "Birth date": "1776 07 17", "Birth place": "Balmaghie, Scotland", "Death date": "1848 02 01 1776 07 17", "Death place": "Cap-Rouge,... |
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy () is a book by the German-born Italian sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy. It is considered one of the classics of social sciences, in particular sociology an... | {"Original title": "de", "Country": "Germany", "Language": "German", "Publisher": "Werner Klinkhardt", "Pages": "401"} |
Jeffrey Allen Townes (born January 22, 1965), known professionally as DJ Jazzy Jeff (or simply Jazz), is an American DJ, record producer and actor. He was a member of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince with Will Smith. He is credited, along with DJs Spinbad and Cash Money, with making the transformer scratch famous.
Ea... | {"Born": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Genres": "Hip hop RB", "Labels": "Rapster Groovin' BBE", "Website": "djjazzyjeff.com"} |
Motorcade of Generosity is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was recorded at the Pus Cavern studio in Sacramento, California, and released through Capricorn Records on February 7, 1994.
According to Pitchfork reviewer Madison Bloom, Motorcade of Geneoristy is a lo-fi album with "warm an... | {"Released": "February 7, 1994", "Recorded": "1993", "Studio": "Pus Cavern, Sacramento, CA", "Genre": "\"Bloom\" />", "Label": "Capricorn", "Producer": "Cake"} |
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The Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint Louis is a corporation, founded in 1586 in Münzthal (Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche in French) in Lorraine. It is the oldest glass manufacturer in France with roots da... | {"Type": "part of Hermès International S.A.", "Founded": "1586", "Headquarters": "Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, Lorraine, France", "Products": "glass", "Revenue": "€", "Website": "www.saint-louis.com"} |
Cecil is a pure object-oriented programming language that was developed by Craig Chambers at the University of Washington in 1992 to be part of the Vortex project there. Cecil has many similarities to other object-oriented languages, most notably Objective-C, Modula-3, and Self. The main goals of the project were exten... | {"Paradigm": "object-oriented", "Designer": "Craig Chambers", "Developer": "<!-- or:", "Initial release date": "1992 yes", "Typing discipline": "dynamic (optionally static)", "Influenced": "Diesel"} |
Don't Fight It is the debut album by Canadian rock band Red Rider, released in 1979 in Canada. Don't Fight It sold more than 100,000 copies in Canada and earned Cochrane and Red Rider their first gold album certification award and was later certified platinum. A United States version with a modified track list, droppin... | {"Released": "October 23, 1979", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Capitol", "Producer": "Michael James Jackson"} |
Saint-Louis (; ) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre.
Geography
Climate
Saint-Louis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Saint-L... | {"Name": "Saint-Louis", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Reunion UsineDuGol 01.JPG", "Caption": "The sugarcane factory and the bagasse/coal dual power plant of Gol, in Saint-Louis", "Arrondissement": "Saint-Pierre", "Canton": "Saint-Louis-1 and 2", "Postal code": "97450", "Mayor": "Juliana M'DoihomaRépertoire nat... |
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As Far as Siam is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Red Rider. The majority of the album was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and produced by Richard Landis; two tracks were produced in Toronto by Michael James Jackson. The album was released by Capitol Records on June 30, 1981.
The album reache... | {"Released": "1981 6 30", "Recorded": "1981", "Studio": "Sunset Sound, Los Angeles", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "Capitol", "Producer": "Richard Landis(except tracks 5 and 9 produced by Michael James Jackson)"} |
The is a compact car that has been manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru since 1992. It was introduced as a replacement for the Leone, with the predecessor's EA series engines replaced by the new EJ series. It is now in its sixth generation.
Subaru has offered a 5-door hatchback body variant since 2008. The f... | {"Manufacturer": "Subaru", "Production": "1992-present", "Predecessor": "Subaru Leone", "Successor": "Subaru WRX (for Impreza WRX and Impreza WRX STI models)Subaru Crosstrek (for Impreza RV, XV and Outback Sport models)Subaru Levorg (for Impreza station wagon models)", "Class": "Compact car", "Body style": "2-door coup... |
Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 - September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a television variety show, from 1962 to 1971, alon... | {"Born": "Wall Lake, Iowa, U.S.", "Died": "Branson, Missouri, U.S.", "Genres": "Traditional pop, easy listening", "Labels": "Cadence Columbia London Polydor", "Website": "andywilliams.com", "Spouse(s)": "Claudine Longet 1961 1975 div\n Debbie Haas 1991"} |
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York.
SUNY Oswego currently has over 80,000 living alumni. Oswego State offers more t... | {"Motto": "To Learn, To Search, To Serve", "Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$44.1 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 Endowm... |
Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, or simply Temasek, is a global investment company owned by the Government of Singapore. Incorporated on 25 June 1974, Temasek has a net portfolio of US$287 billion (S$382 billion) as of 2023, with S$27 billion divested and S$31 billion invested during the year.
Temasek's one-year t... | {"Type": "State-owned private limited company", "Founded": "yes 1974 06 25 Temasek Holdings is incorporated\n http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/3237d990-f72e-4cce-b86d-71e33f5f9695\n NLB\n 27 July 2019", "Headquarters": "Orchard Road, Singapore", "Industry": "Investment management", "Parent": "Governmen... |
Playing It Straight is an American reality television series broadcast by the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox). The series premiered on March 12, 2004, although it was abruptly cancelled by the network following the broadcast of its third episode on March 26, 2004. Filmed in Elko, Nevada, at the Sizzling Saddle Ranch, th... | {"Genre": "Reality television", "Presented by": "Daphne Brogdon", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "41-42 minutes", "Original network": "Fox", "Original release": "2004 03 26"} |
The American Conservative (TAC) is a magazine published by the American Ideas Institute which was founded in 2002. Originally published twice a month, it was reduced to monthly publication in August 2009, and since February 2013, it has been published once every two months.
The publication states that it exists to pro... | {"Frequency": "Once every two months", "Circulation": "5,000Frank T.A. Welcome to the Golden Age of Conservative Magazines https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/01/25/feature/why-conservative-magazines-are-more-important-than-ever/?noredirect=on July 22, 2019 The Washington Post January 25, 2018", "Cat... |
Ludger Duvernay (January 22, 1799 – November 28, 1852), born in Verchères, Quebec, was a printer by profession and published a number of newspapers including the Gazette des Trois-Rivières, the first newspaper in Lower Canada outside of Quebec City and Montreal, and also La Minerve, which supported the and Louis-Josep... | {"Name": "Ludger Duvernay", "Caption": "Ludger Duvernay, 1832", "Birth date": "1799 01 22", "Birth place": "Verchères, Quebec", "Death date": "1852 11 28", "Occupation": "Printer, editor, journalist, member of parliament, civil servant"} |
BioRuby is a collection of open-source Ruby code, comprising classes for computational molecular biology and bioinformatics. It contains classes for DNA and protein sequence analysis, sequence alignment, biological database parsing, structural biology and other bioinformatics tasks. BioRuby is released under the GNU GP... | {"Written in": "Ruby", "Type": "Bioinformatics", "License": "GPL", "Website": "http://bioruby.open-bio.org/"} |
Orell Füssli is a Swiss banknotes printing and bookselling company, established by Christoph Froschauer in 1519 as a book printer and publisher. It is currently operating in many print-related segments, such as security printing, bookselling and publishing, with security printing being a primary contemporary product of... | {"Type": "Aktiengesellschaft (AG)", "ISIN": "n y CH0003420806", "Industry": "Printing Publishing Bookselling", "Founded": "1519, 1890 (AG)1999 (Holding)", "Headquarters": "Switzerland", "Parent": "-->", "Divisions": "nowrap Security Printing Systems for encoding Book Retailing PublishingCustomers come to the bookstore... |
The Corruptor is a 1999 American action thriller film directed by James Foley, written by Robert Pucci, and starring Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg. The film was released in the United States on March 12, 1999.
Plot
NYPD Lieutenant Nick Chen is head of the Asian Gang Unit. His job is to keep the peace in Chinatown fro... | {"Directed by": "James Foley", "Produced by": "Dan Halsted", "Written by": "Robert Pucci", "Starring": "Chow Yun-fat\n Mark Wahlberg\n Ric Young\n Paul Ben-Victor\n Byron Mann\n Brian Cox", "Music by": "Carter Burwell", "Cinematography": "Juan Ruiz Anchía", "Edited by": "Howard E. Smith", "Distributed by": "New Line Ci... |
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) (), formerly Inuit Circumpolar Conference, is a multinational non-governmental organization (NGO) and Indigenous Peoples' Organization (IPO) representing the 180,000 Inuit, Yupik, and Chukchi peoples (sometimes referred to as Eski... | {"Founded at": "Nuuk, Greenland", "Abbreviation": "ICC", "Type": "Inter- and multinational non-governmental organization (NGO)", "Legal status": "active", "Headquarters": "Anchorage, AlaskaOttawa, CanadaNuuk, GreenlandAnadyr, Russia", "Website": "www.inuitcircumpolar.com"} |
Borislav Paravac (; born 18 February 1943) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 4th Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2003 to 2006.Borislav Paravac at setimes.com
Previously, he was a member of both the national House of Peoples and House of Representatives. Paravac is a member of ... | {"Name": "Borislav Paravac", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Paravac in 2005", "Term start": "28 October 2004", "Term end": "28 June 2005", "Office 2": "4th Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Predecessor 2": "Mirko Šarović", "Successor 2": "Nebojša Radmanović\nAdditional positions", "Bi... |
Mirko Šarović (; born 16 September 1956) is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 3rd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he also served as the 4th president of Republika Srpska and was Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations on two occasions as w... | {"Name": "Mirko Šarović", "Native name": "Мирко Шаровић", "Image caption": "Šarović in 2018", "Term start": "31 March 2015", "Term end": "23 December 2019", "Office 2": "6th Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Predecessor 2": "Beriz Belkić", "Successor 2": "Dragan Čović", "Birth date": "1956 09 16 y... |
Pula (), also known as Pola (; ; ; ; ), is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in northwestern Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famo... | {"Land": "41.59", "Density": "auto", "Urban density": "auto", "DST": "+2", "Website": "pula.hr"} |
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable television network. It is owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The channel focuses primarily on pop culture, celebrity based reality shows and movies.
As of January 2016, E! is available to 92.4 million households ... | {"Founder": "Larry NamerAlan Mruvka", "Launched": "1987 7 31", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)", "Country": "United States", "Broadcast area": "Nationwide", "Owner": "NBCUniversal (Comcast)", "Parent": "NBCUniversal Television and Streaming", "Language(s)": "English", "He... |
Esquire Network was an American pay television network that was a 50/50 joint venture between NBCUniversal and the Hearst Corporation. The network carried programs aimed at a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking, sports and fashion, along with reruns of popular sitcoms and dramas.
History
Style Network
le... | {"Launched": "1998 10 1", "Closed": "2017 6 28", "Owner": "NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group (50%)\n Hearst Communications (50%)", "Country": "United States", "Language(s)": "English", "Broadcast area": "Nationwide", "Headquarters": "Los Angeles, California", "Former names": "Style Network (1998-2013)"} |
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The Integral Trees is a 1984 science fiction novel by American writer Larry Niven (first published as a serial in Analog in 1983). Like much of Niven's work, the story is heavily influenced by the setting: a gas torus, a ring of air around a neutron star. A ... | {"Cover artist": "Vincent Di Fate", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The State", "Publisher": "Del Rey Books", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "240", "ISBN": "0-345-31270-8", "Preceded by": "A World Out of Time", "Followed by": "The Smoke Ring"} |
Lunar Lander is a genre of video games loosely based on the 1969 landing of the Apollo Lunar Module on the Moon. In Lunar Lander games, players generally control a spacecraft as it falls toward the surface of the Moon or other astronomical body, using thrusters to slow the ship's descent and control its horizontal moti... | {"Title": "Lunar Lander", "Caption": "1979 arcade version of Lunar Lander", "Platforms": "Minicomputers, personal computers, arcade", "Genre": "Space flight simulation", "First release date": "1969"} |
Shock rock is the combination of rock music or heavy metal music with highly theatrical live performances emphasizing shock value. Performances may include violent or provocative behavior from the artists, the use of attention-grabbing imagery such as costumes, masks, or face paint, or special effects such as pyrotech... | {"Name": "Shock rock", "Stylistic origins": "Rock\n cabaret\n hard rock\n heavy metal\n punk rock\n horror fiction\n glam rock\n science fiction\n shock value", "Cultural origins": "1950s-1970s, United Kingdom and United States", "Derivative forms": "Horror punk", "Local scenes": "United Kingdom, United States", "Other... |
The Constitution of the Russian Federation () was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993. Russia's constitution came into force on 25 December 1993, at the moment of its official publication, and abolished the Soviet system of government. The current Constitution is the second most long-lived in the history... | {"Original title": "Конституция Российской Федерации", "Jurisdiction": "Russian Federation", "Ratified": "12 December 1993", "Date effective": "25 December 1993", "System": "Federal semi-presidential republic", "Branches": "Three", "Chambers": "Bicameral(Federal Assembly: Federation Council, State Duma)", "Executive": ... |
Pi Beta Phi (), often known simply as Pi Phi, is an international women's fraternity founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois on April 28, 1867 as I. C. Sorosis, the first national secret college society of women to be modeled after the men's Greek-letter fraternity.
Pi Phi's headquarters are located in Town... | {"Founded": "Monmouth College, (Monmouth, Illinois)", "Affiliation": "NPC", "Type": "Social", "Motto": "Friends and Leaders for Life", "Colors": "#781126 Wine #abc6f4 Silver Blue", "Symbol": "Arrow", "Mascot": "Angel", "Flower": "Wine Carnation", "Publication": "The ARROW", "Philanthropy": "Read > Lead > Achieve", "Ch... |
Saint Mary's Basilica () is a Brick Gothic church adjacent to the Main Market Square in Kraków, Poland. Built in the 14th century, its foundations date back to the early 13th century and serve as one of the best examples of Polish Gothic architecture. Standing 80 m (262 ft) tall, it is particularly famous for its woode... | {"OS grid reference": "Basilica of Saint Mary", "Location": "Kraków", "Country": "Poland", "Denomination": "Roman Catholic", "Founder(s)": "Casimir III the Great", "Architectural type": "Gothic-style", "Completed": "1347"} |
Bo Xilai (; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce. Between 2007 and 2012, he served as a member ... | {"Name": "Bo Xilai", "Native name": "薄熙来", "Native name language": "zh-Hans-CN", "Image caption": "Bo in 2007", "Term start": "November 30, 2007", "Term end": "March 15, 2012", "Birth date": "1949 07 03 yes", "Birth place": "Beiping, China", "Alma mater": "Peking UniversityChinese Academy of Social Sciences", "Spouse(s... |
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In digital typography, Lucida Sans Unicode OpenType font from the design studio of Bigelow & HolmesAll Bigelow & Holmes Lucida typefaces are distributed by the designers through The Lucida Fonts Store and a subset of Lucida fonts is distributed by Ascender Corporation acquired by M... | {"Name": "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Category": "Sans-serif", "Classification": "Humanist", "Designer(s)": "Charles Bigelow\nKris Holmes", "Foundry": "Bigelow & Holmes", "Date released": "1993"} |
Paul Robert Soles (August 11, 1930 - May 26, 2021) was a Canadian actor and television personality. He led the voice cast in such series as The Marvel Super Heroes (1966), voiced the title character in Spider-Man (1967), and portrayed Hermey in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Soles was one o... | {"Name": "Paul Soles", "Birth name": "Paul Robert Soles", "Birth date": "1930 8 11", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Death date": "2021 5 26 1930 8 11", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Occupation": "Actor, television personality", "Years active": "1953-2021"} |
Lychakiv Cemetery (; ), officially State History and Culture Museum-Preserve "Lychakiv Cemetery" (), is a historic cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine.
History
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Since its creation in 1787 as Łyczakowski Cemetery, it has been the main necropolis of the city's (at the time named Lemberg) inte... | {"Year or Date established": "1787", "Country": "Ukraine", "Location": "Lviv", "Coordinates": "49.833 24.056 inline", "Type": "Public (restricted)", "Size": "40 ha"} |
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thumb|right|Grave of Jozef Piłsudski's mother. The huge black tombstone is inscribed: "Matka i serce syna" ("A mother and the heart of her son") and bears evocative lines from a poem by Słowacki.
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Rasos Cemetery (, , ) i... | {"Year or Date established": "1769Juliusz Kłos, Wilno: przewodnik krajoznawczy, Wilno 1937, s. 229.", "Country": "Lithuania", "Location": "Vilnius", "Coordinates": "54 40 06 N 25 18 16 E type:landmark inline,title", "Type": "Public \n(closed to new burials)", "Size": "10.8 ha acres"} |
The National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Iran (; ) is the national anthem of Iran. It was adopted in 1990, replacing the previous anthem used during the rule of Ruhollah Khomeini. It was composed by Hassan Riyahi, and the lyrics were written by Sayed Bagheri. It is the fourth official Iranian national anthem.
Hi... | {"Lyrics": "1989", "Music": "1988", "Preceded by": "\"Pāyande Bādā Irān\"", "Adopted": "1990"} |
The Baltic Times is an independent monthly newspaper that covers the latest political, economic, business, and cultural events in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.The Baltic Times zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de, retrieved 24 April 2020 (de/en)
The paper was formed from a merger in 1996 of the Baltic Independent and Bal... | {"Type": "Monthly newspaper", "Country": "Latvia", "Headquarters": "Riga", "ISSN": "1407-2300", "Website": "http://www.baltictimes.com/"} |
Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) was a Singaporean container shipping company. It was founded in 1968 as Singapore's national shipping line, but was later sold as a subsidiary to French shipping company CMA CGM in 2016. On 1 October 2020, NOL was restructured into a regional hub and was renamed to CMA CGM Asia Pacifi... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "yes 1968 12 30", "Fate": "Acquired by CMA CGM", "Headquarters": "Singapore", "Industry": "Transport", "Services": "Shipping services", "Revenue": "S$ 8,831.193 million (2013) http://www.nol.com.sg/wps/wcm/connect/105bbe804f9e172cbabfbb19169d18c1/NOL_FY2013_Financial_Results.pdf Unaud... |
The Calusa ( ) were a Native American people of Florida's southwest coast. Calusa society developed from that of archaic peoples of the Everglades region. Previous indigenous cultures had lived in the area for thousands of years.
At the time of European contact in the 16th and 17th centuries, the historic Calusa were ... | {"Name": "Calusa", "Image caption": "A map of the Calusa Chiefdom and its tributaries.", "Population": "Extinct as a tribe", "Religions": "Native", "Languages": "Calusa"} |
Frank Williams Hunt (December 16, 1861 – November 25, 1906) was the fifth governor of Idaho from 1901 until 1903.
Biography
Hunt was educated in the common schools of Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Idaho, pursued work as a miner, and was married to Ruth Maynard on November 10, 1896.
Career
Elected to the Idaho St... | {"Name": "Frank W. Hunt", "Image": "Frankwhunt.PNG", "Term start": "January 7, 1901", "Term end": "January 5, 1903", "Birth date": "1861 12 16 yThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography", "Birth place": "Newport, Kentucky", "Death date": "1906 11 25 1861 12 16", "Death place": "Boise, Idaho", "Spouse(s)": "Ruth Ma... |
David Ariu Christopher, also known as Kariamakin Airu Christopher (died 26 February 2022) was a politician of Banaban descent, who has held office in two countries — Fiji and Kiribati.
Christopher was educated at Niusawa Primary School, Queen Victoria School, Lelean Memorial School and then the University of the South... | {"Name": "David Christopher", "Birth date": "74 2022 02 26", "Death date": "26 February 2022https://fijisun.com.fj/2022/03/02/editorial-former-mp-rabi-council-of-leaders-executive-director-david-christopher-dies-at-74/ Former MP, Rabi Council of Leaders Executive Director, David Christopher Dies At 74 Fiji Sun 2 Mar... |
Niort (; Poitevin: Niàu; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.Comparateur de territoire Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Niort (063), INSEE
Geography
The t... | {"Name": "Niort", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Arrondissement": "Niort", "Canton": "3 cantons", "Postal code": "79000", "Mayor": "Jérôme BalogeRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503 data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données... |
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is a public college in New York City. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) and focuses on art, business, design, mass communication, and technology connected to the fashion industry. It was founded in 1944.
Academics
Seventeen majors are offered through the S... | {"Students": "8,767https://www.suny.edu/about/fast-facts/ Fast Facts SUNY", "Campus": "Urban, 1.5 blocks", "Website": "http://www.fitnyc.edu", "President": "Joyce F. Brown", "Postgraduates": "212", "Undergraduates": "8,555", "Type": "Public college"} |
Sunrise Over Sea is the third studio album by Australian band the John Butler Trio. It was released in March 2004.
Conception and production
In late 2003, John Butler entered Woodstock Studios in Melbourne, which is owned by Joe Camilleri, the leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and the Black Sorrows. He had a new ba... | {"Released": "8 March 2004", "Recorded": "2003", "Studio": "Woodstock Studios, Melbourne", "Genre": "Roots", "Label": "Jarrah", "Producer": "John Butler"} |
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu by , passing parts of Karnataka and Telangana on the way. They are eroded and cut through by four major rivers of peninsular India, viz., the Mahanad... | {"Length": "N-S", "Width": "E-W", "Elevation": "Weekend Plan! Check Out This Offbeat Trekking Trail in Araku Valley LBB https://lbb.in/hyderabad/jindhagada-peak-araku-valley/ 2023-07-31 LBB, Hyderabad en", "Prominence": "1690", "Location": "The Eastern Ghats lie roughly parallel to the east coast of India."} |
Smells Like Children is the first EP by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 24, 1995, by Nothing and Interscope Records. Produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, it represents an era of the band full of drugs, abuses, tours, sound experiments, and references to the Child Catcher, a villain... | {"Released": "October 24, 1995", "Recorded": "1994-1995", "Studio": "Nothing Studios, New Orleans", "Genre": "\"Allmusic SLC\" />", "Label": "Nothing\n Interscope", "Producer": "Trent Reznor"} |
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The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which allowed Westminster to devolve power to Northern Ireland, after decades of direct rule.
It renamed the New Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998, to the Northern Ireland Assem... | {"Short title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998", "Type": "Act", "Parliament": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "Long title": "An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland for the purpose of implementing the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883.",... |
Melinda and Melinda is a 2004 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film is set in Manhattan and stars Radha Mitchell as the protagonist Melinda, in two storylines; one comic, one tragic. The film began a limited release in the Unite... | {"Directed by": "Woody Allen", "Written by": "Woody Allen", "Starring": "Radha MitchellChiwetel EjioforWill FerrellJonny Lee MillerAmanda PeetChloë SevignyWallace Shawn", "Produced by": "Letty Aronson", "Music by": "Johann Sebastian BachJohannes BrahmsIgor StravinskyBéla Bartók", "Cinematography": "Vilmos Zsigmond", "E... |
The Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute is an institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with the mandate for developing new techniques for the design of agricultural experiments as well as to analyze data in agriculture. The institute is affiliated with and is located in the campu... | {"Parent institution": "Indian Council of Agricultural Research", "Established": "1930", "Focus": "Agricultural Statistics\n Statistical Techniques", "Key people": "Rajender Parsad (Director)", "Location": "India", "Coordinates": "28.6334469 N 77.1729014 E dms region:IN-DL_type:edu title, inline", "Website": "https://... |
Lunch meats—also known as cold cuts, luncheon meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, sandwich meats, delicatessens, and deli meats—are precooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot. They are typically served in sandwiches or on a tray. They can be purchased pre-sliced, usually in vacuum packs,... | {"Name of food": "Lunch meat", "Width of image": "250px", "Image caption": "A platter of cold cuts", "Alternate name": "Cold cuts, luncheon meats, sandwich meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, deli meats", "Main ingredient": "Meat"} |
Paul Reiche III ( )Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: is an American game designer. His career started in the pen and paper RPG industry, where he collaborated with artist Erol Otus on games such as Dungeons & Dragons and Gamma World. He then transitioned into video games, working with Jon Freeman to es... | {"Name": "Paul Reiche III", "Caption": "Paul Reiche in 2008", "Occupation": "Toys for Bob Game Studio President, Creative Director, game designer", "Spouse(s)": "Laurie Lessen-Reiche", "Education": "University of California Berkeley"} |
Add N to (X) were an English electronic music band formed in London in 1994. The original members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith (aka Barry 7) and Ann Shenton. Steven Claydon replaced Aveling in 1997.
After several releases on small labels, they signed to the independent label Mute Records in 1998, and achieved mode... | {"Origin": "London, England", "Genres": "Electronic, experimental, electroclash", "Labels": "Blow Up, Satellite, Mute, Rocket Girl", "Website": "addntox.com"} |
La Boissière () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Population
Personalities
Pierre Lambert de la Motte
See also
Communes of the Calvados department
References
Category:Communes of Calvados (department)
Category:Calvados communes articles needing translation from ... | {"Name": "La Boissière", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "The church in La Boissière", "Arrondissement": "Lisieux", "Canton": "Mézidon Vallée d'Auge", "Postal code": "14340", "Mayor": "Laurent CaffiauxRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b... |
Albert Mol (3 January 1917 – 9 March 2004) was a Dutch author, actor and television personality.
Life and career
Mol was born in Amsterdam, and was one of the first openly gay actors in the Netherlands. He married Lucy Bor in 1948. The couple had a child the following year, actress Kika Mol, but divorced in 1955.
On ... | {"Caption": "Albert Mol in 1962", "Birth date": "3 January 1917", "Birth place": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "Death date": "2004 3 9 1917 1 1 yes", "Death place": "Laren, Gelderland, Netherlands", "Resting place": "Dieren Imboslaan Cemetery, Dieren, Rheden Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands", "Nationality": "Dutch", "... |
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat , India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after India's independence. It was later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the former ... | {"Type": "State university", "Accreditation": "NAAC Accredited With Grade 'A+'", "Affiliation": "UGC, BCI, AICTE", "Chancellor": "Shubhangini Raje Gaekwad", "Campus": "Urban", "Website": "http://www.msubaroda.ac.in msubaroda.ac.in"} |
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St. Mary's Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, ), or formally the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Brick Gothic Catholic church located in central Gdańsk, Poland. With its volume between 185,000 m3 and 190,000 m3 it is currently one of the two or three largest brick churches in th... | {"Location": "Gdańsk, Poland", "Affiliation": "Catholic", "Architect(s)": "Heinrich Ungeradin, Hans Brandt, Heinrich Haetzl, Tylman Gamerski (Royal Chapel)", "Style": "Brick Gothic", "Completed": "1502"} |
Laval () is a town in western France, about west-southwest of Paris, and the capital of the Mayenne department.
Its inhabitants are called Lavallois. The commune of Laval proper, without the metropolitan area, is the 7th most populous in the Pays de la Loire region and the 132nd in France.Téléchargement du fichier d'... | {"Name": "Laval", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Image": "Château Vieux Laval 2.JPG", "Caption": "The castle overlooking the town and the river Mayenne.", "Coordinates": "48.0733 -0.7689 dms inline,title", "Intercommunality": "Laval Agglomération", "Arrondissement": "Laval", "Canton": "3 cantons", "Postal... |
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thumb|right|Ordnance Survey Map of 1959 showing Wroughton, Burderop Park and Hodson. Grid squares are 1km.
Wroughton is a large village and civil parish in northeast Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Borough of Swindon and lies along the A4361 between Swindon an... | {"OS grid reference": "SU1480", "Population": "(in 2011)Wiltshire Community History - Census https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Census?communityId=262 Wiltshire Council 16 August 2015", "Unitary authority": "Swindon", "Ceremonial county": "Wiltshire", "Sovereign state": "England", "UK Parliament": "Swindon ... |
TDT is a digital television station in Tasmania, Australia. It is jointly owned by WIN Corporation and Southern Cross Austereo, operating as Tasmanian Digital Television.
History
In Australia, the major capital cities, and a majority of the regional areas, are served by three commercial broadcasters. However, some le... | {"Affiliations": "10", "Channel": "11 (VHF)", "Owner": "Tasmanian Digital Television Pty Ltd", "Website": "www.tdtv.com.au"} |
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Akshobhya (, Akṣobhya, "Immovable One"; ) is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, a product of the Adibuddha, who represents consciousness as an aspect of reality. By convention he is located in the east of the Diamond Realm and is the lord of the Eastern Pure Land Ab... | {"Chinese": "阿閦佛\n(Pinyin: Āchù Fuó)", "Japanese": "阿閦仏 あしゅくぶつ\n(romaji: Ashuku Butsu)", "Khmer": "អសុភ្យ(a-sop), អសុភ្យពុទ្ធ", "Korean": "아촉불\n(RR: Achog Bul)", "Thai": "พระอักโษภยพุทธะ", "Tibetan": "མི་བསྐྱོད་པ་Wylie: mi bskyod paTHL: mikyöpa", "Vietnamese": "A Súc Phật", "Venerated by": "Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna"} |
Heather DeLoach is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of the tap dancing "Bee Girl" in the 1992 music video for the hit single "No Rain", by Blind Melon. She also appeared in two episodes of the medical drama ER.
Blind Melon vocalist Shannon Hoon described DeLoach in the months that followed as "... | {"Name": "Heather DeLoach", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1992-2008, 2020", "Spouse(s)": "Matt Grenier (m. 2017)"} |
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (; born 17 July 1945), is the head of the House of Karađorđević, the former royal house of the defunct Kingdom of Yugoslavia and its predecessor the Kingdom of Serbia. Alexander is the only child of King Peter II and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. He held the p... | {"Born": "Claridge's, Mayfair, LondonSee paragraph one of \"Birth and childhood\"", "Father": "Peter II of Yugoslavia", "Mother": "Alexandra of Greece and Denmark", "Religion": "Serbian Orthodox"} |
Questia was an online commercial digital repository of books and articles that had an academic orientation, with a particular emphasis on books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences. All the text in all the Questia books and articles were available to subscribers; the site also included integrated ... | {"Commercial": "Yes", "Available in": "English", "Founded": "1998", "Dissolved": "December 21, 2020", "Headquarters": "Chicago, Illinois", "Current status": "Closed"} |
Sir Michael David Kadoorie, GBS (born 1941) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman, and the chairman and 18% owner of CLP Group, Hong Kong's largest electricity producer. He also owns 47% of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels.
Early life
Born in 1941, to a Jewish family,South China Morning Post: "Patriarchs and The Pen", sc... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Name": "Sir Michael Kadoorie", "Post-nominals": "GBS KB", "Birth date": "1941", "Birth place": "Hong Kong", "Education": "Institut Le Rosey", "Occupation": "Businessman", "Known For": "18% owner of CLP Group 47% owner of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Founder and owner of Metrojet ... |
The Markeaton Park Light Railway was a gauge light railway line located within Markeaton Park in the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England. The railway was first opened in 1989, extended in 1996, and closed down in September 2016.
Description
The line was long. The railway was privately owned and staffed and maintained... | {"Locale": "Markeaton Park, Derbyshire", "Coordinates": "52.931219 -1.504263 type:landmark inline,title", "Connections": "None", "Name": "Markeaton Park Light Railway", "Built by": "Mr and Mrs Louis Searle", "Original gauge": "15in on", "Operated by": "John Bull and John Bull (father and son)", "Terminus": "Markeaton S... |
or Achala (, "The Immovable", ), also known as (, "Immovable Lord") or (, "Noble Immovable Lord"), is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) prominent in Vajrayana Buddhism and East Asian Buddhism., Jp. rel. dict., pp. 242-246
Originally a minor deity described as a messenger or acolyte of the bud... | {"Attributes": "vajra, lasso (pāśa), khanda", "Venerated by": "Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Shugendō", "Vietnamese": "Bất Động Minh Vương", "Korean": "부동명왕 (sa-Latn Budong Myeongwang)", "Tibetan": "མི་གཡོ་བ་ (bo-Latn Miyowa)", "Japanese": "ja 不動明王 (ja-Latn Fudō Myōō)\n大日大聖不動明王 (ja-Latn Dainichi Daishō Fudō My... |
Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the rock band the Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998. Casablancas released a solo studio album, Phrazes for the Young, in 2009. That year, he... | {"Name": "Julian Casablancas", "Caption": "Casablancas in June 2022", "Birth name": "Julian Fernando Casablancas", "Birth date": "1978 8 23", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Singer songwriter", "Years active": "1998-present", "Father": "John Casablancas", "Spouse(s)": "Juliet Joslin 2005 2019 divor... |
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (c. 1340 - 3 September 1420) was a member of the Scottish royal family who served as regent (at least partially) to three Scottish monarchs (Robert II, Robert III, and James I). A ruthless politician, Albany was widely regarded as having caused the murder of his nephew, the Duke of Rothes... | {"Born": "Dundonald Castle", "Died": "Stirling Castle", "Father": "Robert II of Scotland", "Mother": "Elizabeth Mure"} |
Albert Hammond Jr. (born Hammond III; April 9, 1980) is an American musician. He is best known for his role as rhythm and lead guitarist, as well as occasional keyboard player and backing vocalist, in the rock band The Strokes. Hammond Jr. released his debut solo album Yours to Keep in 2006 and followed up with ¿Cómo T... | {"Name": "Albert Hammond Jr.", "Caption": "Hammond performing in 2018", "Birth name": "Albert Louis Hammond III", "Birth date": "1980 4 9", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Musician singer songwriter", "Spouse(s)": "Justyna Hammond Jr. 2013", "Family": "Albert Hammond (father)", "Children"... |
Gloria Frances Stuart (born Gloria Stewart; July 4, 1910 - September 26, 2010) was an American actress, visual artist, and activist. She was known for her roles in Pre-Code films, and garnered renewed fame late in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), the highest-... | {"Name": "Gloria Stuart", "Caption": "Gloria Stuart in 1937", "Birth name": "Gloria Stewart", "Birth date": "1910 7 4", "Birth place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2010 9 26 1910 7 4", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Gloria Frances Stuart", "Alma mater": "University o... |
Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (; Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; ) (778-897) was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds".Dumoulin 167
Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age. At the age of 18, he met Nánquán Pǔyuàn (南泉普願 748-835; J: Nansen Fugan), a successor ... | {"Born": "China", "Nationality": "Chinese", "Religion": "Buddhism", "Title": "Ch'an-shih"} |
Gaspard de la nuit (subtitled Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand), M. 55 is a suite of piano pieces by Maurice Ravel, written in 1908. It has three movements, each based on a poem or fantaisie from the collection Gaspard de la Nuit - Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot completed in 1836 by ... | {"Catalogue": "M. 55", "Based on": "Aloysius Bertrand's Gaspard de la Nuit", "Composed": "1908", "Duration": "about 22 minutes", "Movements": "Three", "Scoring": "Solo piano", "Date": "9 January 1909", "Location": "Paris", "Performers": "Ricardo Viñes"} |
Mohd. Kamal bin Hassan, PSM (26 October 1942 - 23 February 2023) was a Malaysian academic and Islamic scholar, specializing in contemporary Islamic thought, particularly pertaining to the Southeast Asia region. He was the Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 1998 to 2006.
Education backg... | {"Name": "Mohd Kamal Hassan", "Birth date": "1942 10 26 yes", "Birth place": "Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Japanese-occupied Malaya", "Alma mater": "University of MalayaColumbia University", "Death date": "2023 2 23 1942 10 26 yes", "Death place": "Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"} |
Charles Henry Selick Jr. (; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is best known for directing the stop-motion animated films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Selick is also known for his collaborations with t... | {"Caption": "Selick speaks on a panel during South by Southwest 2009.", "Birth date": "1952 11 30", "Birth place": "Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.", "Education": "Rutgers UniversitySyracuse UniversityCalifornia Institute of the Arts", "Occupation": "Director\n producer\n screenwriter \n production designer\n animator", "... |
Vic and Bob, also known as Reeves and Mortimer, are a British double act consisting of Vic Reeves (born 24 January 1959; real name Jim Moir) and Bob Mortimer (born 23 May 1959). They have written and starred in several comedy programmes on British television since 1990, with Reeves having made his first TV appearance i... | {"Medium": "Television", "Nationality": "British", "Years active": "mid 1980s-present", "Genres": "Sketch comedy\ncharacter comedy\nsurreal humour", "Notable works and roles": "Vic Reeves Big Night Out", "Members": "Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer"} |
James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), also known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, artist, surrealist, musician, actor and television presenter, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer. He is known for his surreal sense of humour.
In 2003, Reeves and Mortimer were... | {"Birth name": "James Roderick Moir", "Born": "Leeds, England\n yes\n \nComedian\nartist\nmusician\nactor\ntelevision presenter", "Medium": "Stand up, television", "Years active": "1986-present", "Genres": "Surreal humour, physical comedy", "Spouse": "Sarah Vincent 1990 1999 divorcedNancy Sorrell 2003", "Children": "4... |
Robert Renwick Mortimer (born 23 May 1959) is an English comedian, author, television presenter and actor. He is known for his work with Vic Reeves as part of their Vic and Bob double act, and more recently the Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing series with Paul Whitehouse. He has also appeared on panel shows such as ... | {"Name": "Bob Mortimer", "Caption": "Mortimer in February 2010", "Birth name": "Robert Renwick Mortimer", "Birth date": "yes 1959 5 23", "Birth place": "Middlesbrough, England", "Years active": "1986-present", "Occupation": "Comedian, television presenter and actor", "Spouse(s)": "Lisa Matthews 2015", "Children": "2"} |
Eraño de Guzman Manalo (; January 2, 1925 - August 31, 2009Iglesia ni Cristo Head Dies - from the Philippine Daily Inquirer), also known as Ka Erdy,"ka" as used by INC members is a short form of the word kapatid(). "ka" is also sometimes used as a shortened form of kapatid(). was the second Executive Minister of the I... | {"Religion": "Iglesia ni Cristo", "Title": "Executive Minister", "Born": "New Manila, San Juan, Rizal, Philippine IslandsEraño G. Manalo's Birth Register", "Died": "Quezon City, Philippines", "Nationality": "Filipino", "Children": "Eduardo\nLolita\nErlinda\nLiberty\nFelix Nathaniel II\nMarco Eraño"} |
Ed Wood is a 1994 American biographical comedy-drama film directed and produced by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, the eponymous cult filmmaker. The film concerns the period in Wood's life when he made his best-known films as well as his relationship with actor Bela Lugosi, played by Martin Landau. Sara... | {"Directed by": "Tim Burton", "Produced by": "Denise Di Novi\n Tim Burton", "Screenplay by": "Scott AlexanderLarry Karaszewski", "Based on": "Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood Jr. Rudolph Grey", "Starring": "Johnny Depp\n Martin Landau\n Sarah Jessica Parker\n Patricia Arquette\n Jeffrey Jones\n ... |
Daniel Raphaël Mayer (29 April 1909 - 29 December 1996) was a French politician and a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and president of the Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH, Human Rights League) from 1958 to 1975. He founded the Comité d'Action Socialiste in 1941 and was a member of th... | {"Name": "Daniel Raphaël Mayer", "Term start": "4 March 1983", "Term end": "4 March 1986", "Birth date": "1909 4 29 y", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "1996 12 29 1909 4 29 y", "Death place": "Orsay, Île-de-France, France", "Nationality": "French"} |
The Galactic Empire is an interstellar empire featured in Isaac Asimov's Robot, Galactic Empire, and Foundation series. The Empire is spread across the Milky Way galaxy and consists of almost 25 million planets settled exclusively by humans. For over 12 millennia the seat of imperial authority was located on the ecumen... | {"Created by": "Isaac Asimov", "Genre": "Science fiction space opera", "Type": "Empire", "Ruler": "Emperor", "Locations": "Aurora, Solaria, Terminus, Trantor (capital)", "Characters": "Arkady Darell, Hari Seldon, R. Daneel Olivaw, The Mule"} |
Frankenweenie is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror featurette directed by Tim Burton and written by him and Leonard Ripps. It is both a parody and homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Burton later directed a feature-length stop-moti... | {"Directed by": "Tim Burton", "Produced by": "Julie Hickson", "Screenplay by": "Lenny Ripps", "Story by": "Tim Burton", "Starring": "Shelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret Oliver", "Music by": "Michael ConvertinoDavid Newman", "Cinematography": "Thomas E. Ackerman", "Edited by": "Ernest Milano", "Distributed by": "Buena Vist... |
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