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Bulkington is a large village and former civil parish near Bedworth, in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : In the 2011 census the ward had a population of 6,146 and 6,303 in the 2001 census. It is located around northeast of Coventry, jus... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Ward)", "District": "Nuneaton and Bedworth", "Shire county": "Warwickshire", "UK Parliament": "Rugby", "Postcode district": "CV", "Dialling code": "024", "OS grid reference": "SP3986"} |
Caroline Dhavernas (; born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian actress. In the United States, her best known work has been her collaborations with Bryan Fuller. She played Jaye Tyler in the Fox comedy-drama series Wonderfalls, and Alana Bloom in the NBC psychological horror drama series Hannibal.
She also starred as Lily Bre... | {"Caption": "Dhavernas at the 2014 San Diego Comic Con", "Name": "Caroline Dhavernas", "Birth date": "1978 5 15", "Birth place": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1990-present", "Partner(s)": "Maxime Le Flaguais (2016-present)", "Children": "1"} |
Kanowna is a ghost town in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, about east of Kalgoorlie. It is sited on Maduwongga tribal lands. At the 2016 census, Kanowna had a population of 10 people.ABS
After the discovery of gold in the area in 1893, the townsite was gazetted in 1894. and the population grew from 2,500... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Kanowna", "State Abbreviation": "wa", "Caption": "The Silver Swan Nickel Mine, north-east of Kanowna, in 2003", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "Kalgoorlie-Boulder", "Local Map Enabled": "yes", "Local Map Zoom Level": "7", "Coordinates": "30.61 S 121.60 E inline,title", "Postcode": "6431", "Est... |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Swedish: Ronja rövardotter) is a children's fantasy book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981.
The book has been adapted as a prize-winning 1984 film, a Danish and a German musical, and a Japanese anime. It has been translated into at least 39 languages.
Plot s... | {"Original title": "Ronja rövardotter", "Country": "Sweden", "Language": "Swedish", "Publisher": "Rabén & Sjögren", "Pages": "235 pp", "ISBN": "91-29-54877-2"} |
Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact."Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micropædia, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th ed., Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, ... | {"Area": "20,960,254.6 km2 on\n(area includes Quebec and Inuit Nunangat)", "Population": "363,526,484 (population includes Quebec and Inuit Nunangat)", "Population density": "18.3 /km2 on", "Countries": "font-weight:normal; background:transparent; text-align:left; 14 Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada (... |
To the Faithful Departed is the third studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, released on 22 April 1996. The album was made in memory of Denny Cordell who signed the band to Island Records and Joe O'Riordan (vocalist Dolores O'Riordan's grandfather), who had both died that year. The album reached n... | {"Released": "yes 1996 4 22 (UK)https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7635-218-2 BPIyes 1996 4 30 (US)https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=The+Cranberries&ti=To+the+Faithful+Departed&format=Album&type=#search_section RIAA", "Recorded": "November 1995 - February 1996", "Studio": "Windmill Lane, Dublin A... |
As-Sulṭaan al-Ghaazee Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-A'uẓam () (death 26 August 1535) or As-Sultan Ghazi Muhammad Bodu Thakurufaanu ruled over the Maldive Islands from 1573 to 1585. He is known for fighting the Portuguese who ruled over the Maldives from 1558-1573 after killing Sultan Ali VI in Malé. His victory is commemora... | {"Father": "Katheebu Husain of Utheemu", "Mother": "Lady Amina Dio", "Born": "Utheemu, Maldives", "Died": "Malé, Maldives", "Burial": "Bihuroazu Kamanaa Mosque, Malé, Maldives"} |
The Apache Point Observatory (APO; obs. code: 705) is an astronomical observatory located in the Sacramento Mountains in Sunspot, New Mexico, United States, approximately south of Cloudcroft. The observatory is operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU) and owned by the Astrophysical Research Consortium (ARC). Acc... | {"Organization": "Astrophysical Research Consortium", "Location": "Sunspot, New Mexico", "Coordinates": "32 46 49 N 105 49 13 W type:landmark inline,title", "Altitude": "2788 m ft us", "Weather": "65% clear nights", "Established": "1985", "Website": "http://www.apo.nmsu.edu/", "Commercial telescopes": "3.5 m reflector"... |
thumb|Kitt Peak is the National Observatory of the United States, in contrast to the various benefactor and privately funded telescopes. The largest optical telescope at Kitt Peak is the 4 meter aperture Mayall reflector, and the bureaucracy also supports a variety of other instruments throughout the United States and ... | {"Organization": "National Science Foundation, AURA", "Established": "1984", "Closed": "2019", "Website": "https://legacy.noirlab.edu/about-noao.php"} |
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( ; 6 September 1971 - 15 January 2018) was an Irish singer, musician and songwriter. She was the lead vocalist and lyricist for the Cranberries, an alternative rock band. One of the most recognizable voices in rock in the 1990s, she was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature... | {"Name": "Dolores O'Riordan", "Image": "Dolores O'Riordan 2016 (cropped).jpeg", "Caption": "O'Riordan performing in 2016", "Birth name": "Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan", "Birth date": "y 1971 9 6", "Birth place": "Ballybricken, County Limerick, Ireland", "Death date": "y 2018 1 15 1971 9 6", "Death place": "London, Eng... |
Canto General is Pablo Neruda's tenth book of poems. It was first published in Mexico in 1950, by Talleres Gráficos de la Nación. Neruda began to compose it in 1938.
"Canto General" ("General Song") consists of 15 sections, 231 poems, and more than 15,000 lines. This work attempts to be a history or encyclopedia of ... | {"Country": "First edition: MexicoEnglish Translation U.S.", "Language": "Spanish", "Series": "Latin American Literature and culture", "Publisher": "University of California Press", "Media type": "Print Hardback and Paperback", "Pages": "407p", "ISBN": "0-520-22709-3"} |
X.Org Server is the free and open-source implementation of the X Window System display server stewarded by the X.Org Foundation.
Implementations of the client-side X Window System protocol exist in the form of X11 libraries, which serve as helpful APIs for communicating with the X server. Two such major X libraries ex... | {"Developer(s)": "X.Org Foundation", "Initial release": "yes 2004 04 06 https://lwn.net/Articles/79302/\n X.Org Foundation releases X Window System X11R6.7\n 7 April 2004\n 2012-04-04\n LWN.net", "Written in": "C", "Size": "3.7 MiB http://packages.debian.org/sid/xserver-xorg-core\n Debian X.Org Server Package... |
Seanad Éireann (; Senate of Ireland) was the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1936. It has also been known simply as the Senate, First Seanad, Free State Senate or Free State Seanad. The Senate was established under the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State but a numbe... | {"Type": "Irish Free State", "Preceded by": "Senate of Southern Ireland", "Succeeded by": "Seanad Éireann", "Disbanded": "1936 5 29 y", "Seats": "60"} |
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries. Released on 1 March 1993 after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist ... | {"Released": "yes 1993 3 1", "Recorded": "1992-1993", "Studio": "Windmill Lane (Dublin), Surrey Sound (Leatherhead)", "Genre": "Alternative rockPeacock Tim https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/noel-hogan-cranberries-everybody-else-interview/ 'It Was The Perfect Time And Place': Noel Hogan On The Cranberries' Endur... |
The Lamar River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long, in northwestern Wyoming in the United States. The river is located entirely within Yellowstone National Park.
History
Prior to the 1884-85 Geological Survey of the park, the Lamar was known as the East Fork of the Yellowstone River. During... | {"Mouth": "Yellowstone River", "Location": "Tower Junction, Wyoming", "Coordinates": "44 55 45 N 110 24 07 W inline,title", "Left": "Soda Butte Creek", "Right": "Slough Creek"} |
Uncertain is the first EP by the Irish band the Cranberries. Produced by Pearse Gilmore, it was released in the autumn of 1991, with the band having previously released cassette EPs under the name The Cranberry Saw Us. Uncertain was released by Island under the Xeric Records name on both CD and 12" vinyl formats. Appro... | {"Released": "28 October 1991", "Studio": "Xeric Studios, Limerick, Ireland", "Genre": "Indie rock indie pop alternative rock", "Label": "Xeric Records (XER-014)", "Producer": "Pearse Gilmore"} |
Wes Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Ricky Fitts in American Beauty (1999), which earned him a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor; Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012); Doyle in Interstellar (2014); Erik in Mission: Impossible - Fallout; and Ja... | {"Name": "Wes Bentley", "Caption": "Bentley in 2012", "Birth date": "1978 09 04", "Birth place": "Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.", "Education": "The Juilliard School (no degree)", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1995-present", "Spouse(s)": "Jennifer Quanz 2001 2009 divorced\n Jacqui Swedberg 2010", "Children": "2"} |
Norton Radstock is the name of a former parish council that covered the conurbation of Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Westfield, in the English ceremonial county of Somerset. Created in 1974 as a large civil parish, it was abolished in 2011 and replaced by three smaller parishes.
The conurbation is within the area of ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2001 Censushttp://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791546&c=Radstock&d=16&e=15&g=398089&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Area: Norton-Radstock CP (Parish) 2008-01-20 National Statistics", "Unitary authority": "Bath and... |
Radstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstock built-up area had a population of 9,419 at the 2011 Census.
Radstock has b... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(built-up area, 2011)", "Unitary authority": "Bath and North East Somerset", "Ceremonial county": "Somerset", "UK Parliament": "North East Somerset", "Postcode district": "BA", "Dialling code": "01761", "OS grid reference": "ST689550", "Website": "https://www.radstock-tc.go... |
Stars: The Best of 1992-2002 is a compilation album and DVD from the Irish band the Cranberries, released in 2002 by Island Records. Some of the tracks on the album are different versions of the songs provided in earlier albums. The album also contains two new tracks: "New New York" and "Stars".
The first seventeen tr... | {"Released": "16 September 2002", "Recorded": "1992-2002", "Genre": "Alternative rock", "Label": "Island", "Producer": "Stephen Street Bruce Fairbairn The Cranberries Benedict Fenner"} |
The Gathering is a Dutch rock band formed in Oss, North Brabant in 1989. The band's lineup currently consists of founding brothers René Rutten (guitars) and Hans Rutten (drums), Silje Wergeland (lead vocals), Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (bass) and Frank Boeijen (keyboards).
The band's earliest releases were categorized as a... | {"Origin": "Oss, Netherlands", "Genres": "Progressive rock alternative rock trip hop shoegazing gothic metal (early) death-doom (early)", "Labels": "Century Media\n Psychonaut\n Hammerheart\n Sanctuary\n The End\n Foundation 2000\n Season of Mist\n Alone", "Website": "https://www.gathering.nl/", "Members": "René Rutten... |
Francesco Benenato (18 September 1928 - 9 December 1992), known as Franco Franchi, was an Italian actor, comedian and singer.
He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly appearing together with Ciccio Ingra... | {"Name": "Franco Franchi", "Caption": "Franchi in Ultimo tango a Zagarol (1973)", "Birth name": "Francesco Benenato", "Birth date": "y 1928 9 19", "Birth place": "Palermo, Italy", "Death date": "y 1992 12 9 1928 9 19", "Death place": "Rome, Italy", "Occupation": "Actor, comedian, singer", "Years active": "1945-1992"} |
Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. In November 2013, PS Publishing released Pet Sematary in a limited 30th-anniversary edition.
Plot
Louis Creed, a ... | {"Cover artist": "Linda Fennimore", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Doubleday", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover)", "Pages": "374 (1st ed.)", "ISBN": "978-0-385-18244-7"} |
Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its 2011 population of 24,029 was estimated to reach 26,655 in 2019.City Population. Retrieved 20 December 2020. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the South Devon Railway locomotive works. ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Teignbridge", "Shire county": "Devon", "UK Parliament": "Newton Abbot", "Postcode district": "TQ", "Dialling code": "01626", "OS grid reference": "SX860713"} |
Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946, the town is 5 miles to the north of Darlington and 10 miles to the south of Durham. It is the oldest new town in the north of England. Together with the bordering Aycliffe Village (to the south) and the north part of S... | {"Population": "(2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123865&c=Great+Aycliffe&d=16&e=62&g=6419960&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1436193863876&enc=1 Civil parish population 2011 6 July 2015", "Unitary authority": "County Durham", "Ceremonial county": "County Durham", ... |
The Opel Zafira is a car manufactured and marketed across three generations between 1999 and 2019 by Opel. Based on the Opel Astra platform, it is developed to occupy the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) segment.
The Zafira was also marketed under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom until June 2018, the Holden marque... | {"Manufacturer": "Opel (General Motors)", "Also called": "Vauxhall Zafira", "Production": "January 1999 - 2019 (Europe)", "Class": "Compact MPV (C)", "Body style": "5-door MPV", "Layout": "Front-engine, front-wheel-drive", "Predecessor": "Opel Sintra"} |
Northam () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in Devon, England, lying north of Bideford. The civil parish also includes the villages of Westward Ho!, Appledore, West Appledore, Diddywell, Buckleigh and Silford, and the residential areas of Orchard Hill and Raleigh Estate.
History
Northam is thought to ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "12,356 (Parish, 2021)Northam parish https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/torridge/E04012900__northam/ City Population 10 August 20235,190 (Built up area, 2021)Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 https... |
Milton William "Bill" Cooper (May 6, 1943 - November 5, 2001) was an American conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author known for his 1991 book Behold a Pale Horse, in which he warned of multiple global conspiracies, some involving extraterrestrial life. Cooper also described HIV/AIDS as a man-made disease use... | {"Name": "Milton William Cooper", "Birth date": "1943 05 06", "Birth place": "Long Beach, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2001 11 05 1943 05 06", "Death place": "Eagar, Arizona, U.S.", "Death cause": "Gunshot", "Resting place": "Springerville CemeterySpringerville, Arizona", "Other names": "Bill Cooper", "Occupation"... |
Northam () is a town in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about east-northeast of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2016 census, Northam had a population of 6,548. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region. It is also the largest inland town in t... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Northam", "State Abbreviation": "wa", "Caption": "Northam Town Hall", "Local Government Area (LGA)": "Shire of Northam", "Local Map Enabled": "yes", "Local Map Zoom Level": "12", "Established": "1833", "Postcode": "6401", "Area": "P2046", "Coordinates": "31 39 11 S 116 39 58 E inline,title", "... |
"Linger" is a song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries from their debut studio album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993). Composed by band members Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan, and produced by Stephen Street, "Linger" was first released as the second and final single from the album on 15... | {"B-side": "\"Reason\", \"Liar\", \"Them\" (1993)\n \"Pretty\" (1994)", "Released": "1993 2 15 yhttps://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-13.pdf New Releases: Singles Music Week 17 13 February 1993 20 June 2021", "Genre": "Alternative rock15 January 2018 Musicians mourn the loss of the Cranber... |
Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 - 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Ascending the throne after the death of his father on 23 May 1524, the first years of Tahmasp's reign were marked by civil w... | {"Born": "Shahabad, Isfahan, Safavid Iran", "Died": "Qazvin, Safavid Iran", "Father": "Ismail I", "Mother": "Tajlu Khanum", "Religion": "Twelver Shia Islam"} |
St. Jerome's University, commonly shortened to St. Jerome's or SJU, is a public Roman Catholic university in Waterloo, Ontario. It is federated with the University of Waterloo. St. Jerome's, within the University of Waterloo, combines academics and a residence. Students may both reside at and take classes through St. J... | {"Type": "Public", "Affiliation": "University of Waterloo", "Students": "1019 (835 full-time and 184 part-time)", "Campus": "Urban/suburban, campus of University of Waterloo 400 ha acre https://www.uwaterloo.ca/aboutuw/index.php\n About UW\n 2007-08-14", "Website": "www.sju.ca"} |
Roche-et-Raucourt () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
Year Total 2006 153 1999 175 1990 190
Sights
Church of the 18th century, by the architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux.
Washing places in Roche and in Raucourt
Fountain St Didier
Fort i... | {"Name": "Roche-et-Raucourt", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Eglise de Roche et Raucourt (70, FRANCE).JPEG", "Caption": "The church in Roche-et-Raucourt", "Coordinates": "47.6208 5.7081 dms inline,title", "Postal code": "70180", "Arrondissement": "Vesoul", "Canton": "Dampierre-sur-Salon", "Mayor": "David RubioR... |
"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan about The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It was released on 19 September 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, No Need to Argue (1994), two weeks ahead of the album's release. ... | {"B-side": "\"Away\"\n \"I Don't Need\"", "Released": "1994 9 19 yes", "Recorded": "1994", "Studio": "The Manor (Oxford)\nTownhouse (London)", "Genre": "Alternative rock\ngrunge", "Label": "Island", "Songwriter(s)": "Dolores O'Riordan", "Producer(s)": "Stephen Street"} |
La Roche-Maurice (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants of La Roche-Maurice are called in French Rochois.
International relations
La Roche Maurice's twin town is Bishopsteignton, a village between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth in Devon, England.
See als... | {"Name": "La Roche-Maurice", "Native Name": "Ar Roc'h-Morvan", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Caption": "La-Roche-Maurice behind the railway line", "Coordinates": "48.4736 -4.2033 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Brest", "Canton": "Landerneau", "Postal code": "29800", "Mayor": "Lénaïc BlandinRépertoire national des... |
The University of Fribourg (; ) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland.
The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an academy of law was founded by the state of Fribourg which formed ... | {"Motto": "Scientia et Sapientia (\"Knowledge and Wisdom\")", "Type": "Public", "Rector": "Astrid Epiney", "Students": "10,000University of Fribourg (UNIFR) http://www.studyinginswitzerland.ch/unifr/university-description?id=4 www.studyinginswitzerland.ch 2014-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140319192248/http://www... |
The Question is an album by the Slackers. It was released on November 20, 1998 (see 1998 in music), on Hellcat Records. The record is dedicated to Tommy McCook and Dick Qualiana.
Track listing
All songs written by Vic Ruggiero, except where noted.
"Manuel" - 2:42
"Knowing" - 2:53
"Have the Time" - 3:07
"And I ... | {"Released": "1998https://books.google.com/books?id=JZXJi2BEyYAC&q=the+question+slackers+hellcat&pg=PT213 Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk, and the Movement that Shook the World Antonino D'Ambrosio March 6, 2012 PublicAffairs 9781568587202 Google Books", "Genre": "Ska", "Label": "Hellcat Recordshttps://books.... |
Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza in the 1982 black comedy film Eating Raoul.
Early life
Beltran was born in Baker... | {"Name": "Robert Beltran", "Caption": "at Fedcon 15 Convention (2006)", "Birth name": "Robert Adame Beltran", "Birth date": "1953 11 19", "Birth place": "Bakersfield, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1981-present", "Children": "Marlena BeltranRobert Beltran Biography https://www.tvguide.com/c... |
"In da Club" is a song by American rapper 50 Cent from his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). Written by 50 Cent alongside producers Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo, the song, which uses an unconventional off-beat rhythm, was released on January 7, 2003 as the album's lead single and peaked at number one on th... | {"B-side": "\"Back Down\"\n \"Wanksta\"", "Released": "2003 1 7", "Recorded": "June 2002", "Genre": "East Coast hip hop\n gangsta rap", "Label": "Aftermath\n Shady\n Interscope", "Songwriter(s)": "Curtis Jackson Andre Young Mike Elizondo", "Producer(s)": "Dr. Dre Mike Elizondo"} |
"P.I.M.P." is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent for his debut studio album Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003). It features production from Mr. Porter of D12 and was mixed by Dr. Dre. The song was released as the third single from Get Rich or Die Tryin alongside its remix, featuring American rappers Snoop Dogg, Lloy... | {"B-side": "8 More Miles", "Released": "2003 6 24", "Recorded": "2003", "Genre": "Gangsta rap", "Label": "Shady\n Aftermath\n Interscope", "Songwriter(s)": "Curtis Jackson\n Denaun Porter", "Producer(s)": "Mr. Porter"} |
Edward Sharp, better known by his stage name Edward Ka-Spel, (aka 'Archangel, Che Banana, The Prophet Qa'Spell, Qa-Sepel) is an English singer-songwriter and musician, born in London on 23 January 1954, to a family with East Anglia connections. He is best known for his work with the band The Legendary Pink Dots, which ... | {"Born": "London, England", "Origin": "Nijmegen, Netherlands", "Genres": "Psychedelic\n industrial\n experimental\n neofolk", "Labels": "Third Mind", "Website": "www.brainwashed.com/lpd/music.php"} |
War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction action-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on H. G. Wells' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise stars in the main role alongside Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan... | {"Directed by": "Steven Spielberg", "Screenplay by": "Josh Friedman\n David Koepp", "Based on": "The War of the Worlds H.G. Wells", "Produced by": "Kathleen Kennedy\n Colin Wilson", "Starring": "Tom Cruise\n Dakota Fanning\n Miranda Otto\n Tim Robbins", "Cinematography": "Janusz Kamiński", "Edited by": "Michael Kahn", ... |
Ezio Fortunato Pinza (May 18, 1892May 9, 1957) was an Italian opera singer. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metropolitan Opera, appearing in more than 750 performances of 50 operas. At the San Francisco Opera, Pinza sang 26 role... | {"Name": "Ezio Pinza", "Caption": "Pinza, c. 1949", "Birth name": "Ezio Fortunato Pinza", "Birth date": "1892 05 18", "Birth place": "Rome, Kingdom of Italy", "Death date": "1957 05 09 1892 05 18", "Death place": "Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.", "Occupation": "Opera singer (bass) actor", "Education": "Conservatorio Giova... |
Lois Hamilton (October 14, 1943 - December 23, 1999) was an American model, author, aviator, artist and actress.
Life and career
Lois Hamilton was born Lois Irene Yanessa on October 14, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied at Temple University in her native Philadelphia before attending the University of F... | {"Name": "Lois Hamilton", "Birth name": "Lois Irene Yanessa", "Birth date": "1943 10 14 y", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1999 12 23 1943 10 14 y", "Death place": "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", "Known For": "The Cannonball RunSummer RentalStripes", "Other names": "Lois ArenoLois Irene Aur... |
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso (née Tambussi; May 10, 1919 - February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first ... | {"Term start": "January 8, 1975", "Term end": "December 31, 1980", "Office 2": "64th Secretary of the State of Connecticut", "Governor 2": "Abraham RibicoffJohn Dempsey", "Predecessor 2": "Mildred P. Allen", "Successor 2": "Gloria Schaffer", "Birth name": "Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Tambussi", "Birth date": "1919 5 10",... |
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. In July and August 1980, two excerpts from the novel were published in Omni. In 1981, Firestarter was nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award, and Balrog Award. In 1984, it was adap... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Viking Press", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover)", "Pages": "426", "ISBN": "978-0670315413"} |
thumb|Samosa in a frying pan in North India.
A samosa () is a fried South Asian pastry with a savoury filling, including ingredients such as spiced potatoes, onions, peas, meat or fish. It may take different forms, including triangular, cone, or half-moon shapes, depending on the region. Samosas are often accompanied b... | {"Name of food": "Samosa(s)", "Width of image": "280px", "Image caption": "Samosas with chutney and green chilies in India.", "Type of dish": "Savoury pastry", "Alternate name": "Sambusa, samusa,samosa siṅgaṛā/siṅāṛā", "Region of origin": "South Asia, Middle East, East Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia", "Course se... |
Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of Until Your Heart Stops through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalcore scene. The band later experimented with other genres, receiving mainstream recog... | {"Origin": "Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Metalcore\nalternative rock\npost-hardcore\nprogressive rock", "Labels": "Relapse\nHydra Head\nRCA", "Members": "Stephen Brodsky\nAdam McGrath\nJohn-Robert Conners\nNate Newton"} |
The Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom that was founded in 1989 as a continuation of the original Liberal Party (founded in 1859) by members who opposed its merger with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats. The party holds five local council seats. The party prom... | {"Leader": "Steve Radfordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/election-2017-39937128/general-election-2017-liberal-party-leader-steve-radford General election 2017: Liberal Party leader Steve Radford 16 May 2017 BBC News 13 May 2018 https://liberal.org.uk/contact-and-info/ Contact and Info - The Liberal Party www.liberal... |
Urraca of León and Castile ( 1080 - 8 March 1126), called "the reckless" (la temeraria),"Urraca, first queen of Castile. A battered woman", elartedelahistoria.com was Queen of León, Castile and Galicia from 1109 until her death. She claimed the imperial title as suo jure Empress of All SpainThe actual title in the text... | {"Father": "Alfonso VI of León and Castile", "Mother": "Constance of Burgundy", "Born": "Burgos", "Died": "Saldaña on the Río Carrión in Castilla", "Burial": "Basilica of San Isidoro", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Quicksilver Highway is a 1997 television comedy horror film directed by Mick Garris. It is based on Clive Barker's short story "The Body Politic" and Stephen King's 1992 short story "Chattery Teeth". The film was originally shown on television before being released on home media.
Plot
The main story is centered on Aa... | {"Directed by": "Mick Garris", "Starring": "Christopher LloydMatt FrewerRaphael Sbarge", "Country of origin": "United States", "Cinematography": "Shelly Johnson", "Running time": "90 minutes", "Budget": "$4,000,000 (estimated)", "Original release": "1997 05 13 U.S.Warren (July 1997) 48"} |
Sarto Fournier (15 February 1908 – 23 July 1980) Obituary, age 72. was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960.
Biography
Born in East Broughton, Quebec to a family of Quebecois and Italian-Canadian origin, he graduated in law from McGill University and formally entered law practice i... | {"Name": "Sarto Fournier", "Term start": "1957", "Term end": "1960", "Predecessor 2": "riding created", "Successor 2": "Jean-Paul Deschatelets", "Birth date": "yes 1908 2 15", "Birth place": "East Broughton, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "yes 1980 7 23 1908 2 15", "Death place": "Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)":... |
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the only Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoo in the state of Connecticut. It includes one of the few carousels in the state.
History
The Park
In 1878, James W. Beardsley, a wealthy farmer, donated over of hilly, rural land borde... | {"Zoo name": "Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo", "Location": "Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States", "Date opened": "March 16, 1922", "Number of animals": "305Annual Report 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20100326224335/http://www.beardsleyzoo.org/PDFs/CBZ_Annual_Report_06.pdf March 26, 2010", "Number of species": "110"... |
Adhémar Raynault (12 July 1891 - 11 April 1984) was a Canadian politician and a Mayor of Montreal.
Early life
Raynault was born on July 12, 1891, in Saint-Gérard-de-Magella. Raynault moved to Montreal in 1911. He started as a clerk in a trading house. He had several jobs before becoming an insurance broker. During t... | {"Name": "Adhémar Raynault", "Term start": "1936", "Term end": "1938", "Predecessor 2": "Camillien Houde", "Successor 2": "Camillien Houde (returned)", "Birth date": "12 July 1891", "Birth place": "Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec, Canada", "Death date": "yes 1984 4 11 1891 7 12", "Death place": "Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Canad... |
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is the only studio album by the English-American rock band Derek and the Dominos, released on 9 November 1970 as a double album by Polydor Records and Atco Records. It is best known for its title track, "Layla", which is often regarded as Eric Clapton's greatest musical achievement. ... | {"Released": "1970 11 9 yes", "Recorded": "26 August-10 September, 1-2 October 1970", "Studio": "Criteria (Miami)", "Genre": "Blues rock", "Label": "Polydor, Atco", "Producer": "Tom Dowd (exec), Derek and the Dominos"} |
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lahr, and Vanessa... | {"Directed by": "Stephen Frears", "Produced by": "Andrew Brown", "Based on": "Prick Up Your Ears John Lahr", "Screenplay by": "Alan Bennett", "Starring": "Gary Oldman\n Alfred Molina\n Vanessa Redgrave", "Music by": "Stanley Myers", "Cinematography": "Oliver Stapleton", "Distributed by": "Curzon Film Distributors", "Bu... |
Lanoe George Hawker, (30 December 1890 - 23 November 1916) was a British flying ace of the First World War. Having seven credited victories, he was the third pilot to receive the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth servicemen.
He was killed in a dogfight with the f... | {"Born": "Longparish, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom", "Died": "near Bapaume, France", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "No. 24 Squadron RFC", "Awards": "Victoria CrossDistinguished Service OrderMentioned in Despatches"} |
Teléfonos de México,
S.A.B. de C.V., known as Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico. In 2014, Telmex was the dominant fixed-line phone carrier in Mexico. In addition to traditional fixed-line telephone service, Telmex... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1947 January 1", "Headquarters": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Industry": "Telecommunications", "Products": "Telephone, internet, data, hosted services, television", "Parent": "América Móvil", "Website": "http://www.telmex.com"} |
The Cadillac Seville is a mid-size luxury car manufactured by Cadillac from the 1976 to 2004 model years as a smaller-sized, premium model. It was replaced by the STS in 2004.
Origin of the name
left|thumb|1956 Cadillac Eldorado Seville
The name of "Cadillac's first small car" was selected over a revival of LaSalle or... | {"Manufacturer": "Cadillac (General Motors)", "Production": "1975-2004", "Class": "Mid-size luxury car (E/F)", "Layout": "FR layout (1976-1979) Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive (1980-1985)Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1986-2004)", "Predecessor": "Cadillac Calais", "Successor": "Cadillac STS"} |
The Peace of Breda, or Treaty of Breda was signed in the Dutch city of Breda, on 31 July 1667. It consisted of three separate treaties between England and each of its opponents in the Second Anglo-Dutch War: the Dutch Republic, France, and Denmark-Norway. It also included a separate Anglo-Dutch commercial agreement.
... | {"Name": "Treaty of Breda", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Contemporary engraving of the signing of the peace at Breda Castle", "Treaty context": "England, the Dutch Republic, France and Denmark-Norway end the Second Anglo-Dutch War", "Date signed": "yes 1667 07 31", "Location signed": "Breda", "Date effectiv... |
Caribbean (1989) is an historical novel written by James A. Michener, which describes and explores the history of the Caribbean region from the pre-Columbian period of the native Arawak tribes until about 1990.
The author mixes fact and fiction, as he notes in the foreword. For example, the story about the island of A... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Random House", "Media type": "Print (hardback)", "Pages": "672pp.", "ISBN": "0-394-56561-4"} |
The 1999 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 to elect 60 members to the Senedd, at the time called the National Assembly for Wales (Welsh Parliament; ). It was the first devolved general election held in Wales after the successful 1997 Welsh devolution referendum. The election was held ... | {"Name": "1999 National Assembly for Wales election", "Country": "Wales", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Election date": "6 May 1999", "Next election": "2003 National Assembly for Wales election", "Next year": "2003", "Seats for election": "All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales", "Majority seats"... |
Don Martin (May 18, 1931 - January 6, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988.Don Martin Obituary, NY Times, Jan 8 2000Don Martin Obituary, Salon.com, Jan 15 2000 His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist."
E... | {"Born": "Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.", "Died": "Miami, Florida, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Awards": "National Cartoonist Society Special Features Award (1981, 1982)Inducted into Comic Book Hall of Fame, 2004."} |
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Hermann Cohen (4 July 1842 - 4 April 1918) was a German Jewish philosopher, one of the founders of the Marburg school of neo-Kantianism, and he is often held to be "probably the most important Jewish philosopher of the nineteenth century".Jewish Virtual Library, Hermann Cohen
... | {"Region": "Western philosophy", "Era": "19th-century philosophy", "School": "Neo-Kantianism (Marburg School)", "Institutions": "University of Marburg", "Doctoral students": "Paul NatorpStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy \"Hermann Cohen\""} |
The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming is unusual in that its location within the state is written into the state'... | {"Motto": "\"Equality\"", "Type": "Public land-grant research university", "Accreditation": "HLC", "Endowment": "$554.9 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Liste... |
Sidney Earle Smith, (March 9, 1897 – March 17, 1959) was an academic and Canada's Secretary of State for External Affairs in the government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
Early life and education
Born and raised on Nova Scotia's Port Hood Island, Smith grew up speaking both English and Gaelic. He received a B.A.... | {"Name": "Sidney Earle Smith", "Image": "Sidney Smith.JPG", "Term start": "1929", "Term end": "1934", "Order 2": "7th", "Office 2": "President of the University of Toronto", "Predecessor 2": "Henry John Cody", "Successor 2": "Claude Bissell", "Birth date": "1897 03 09 y", "Birth place": "Port Hood Island, Nova Scotia",... |
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, abbreviated as Nismo, is a division of Nissan Motorsports & Customizing focused in motorsport and performance-oriented car models for Nissan. Nismo was initially a company, , formed in 1984 as a result of a merger of two motorsport departments, being the in-house tuning, motorsport... | {"Type": "Division", "Services": "Tuning and racing", "Founded": "1984 September 17 yes (as a company)\n 2022 April 1 yes (as a division)", "Headquarters": "Japan", "Industry": "Automotive", "Products": "Cars, auto parts", "Parent": "Nissan Motorsports & Customizing", "Website": "https://www.nismo.com/"} |
Rage (written as Getting It On) is a psychological thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, the first he published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1977 and then it was collected in the 1985 hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books.
The novel describes a school shooting, and has been associat... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Signet Books", "Media type": "Print (paperback)", "Pages": "211", "ISBN": "978-0-451-07645-8"} |
Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915 - December 7, 1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1958 to 1981. During his tenure, he made major contributions to criminal justice reform, civil rights, access to the courts, and Fourth Amendment jurisprudence... | {"Name": "Potter Stewart", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1976", "Term start": "October 14, 1958", "Term end": "July 3, 1981", "Birth date": "1915 01 23", "Birth place": "Jackson, Michigan, U.S.", "Death date": "1985 12 07 1915 01 23", "Death place": "Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.", "Resting place": "Arlington Nat... |
The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion defence, and instead focusin... | {"Allegiance": "Kingdom of Denmark royal Margrethe II", "Type": "Army", "Role": "Land warfare", "Size": "Active: 25,400The Army http://www2.forsvaret.dk/eng/Organisation/TheDanishArmy/Pages/TheDanishArmy.aspx Forsvaret.dk Forsvaret 11 April 2016Reserve: 63,000 363 tracked and 257 wheeled armoured vehiclesEquipment use... |
thumb|Main building of Leibniz University Hannover; designed by Christian Heinrich Tramm
Leibniz University Hannover (), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational School, the university has undergone six periods of r... | {"Motto": "Global denken, interdisziplinär forschen: Leibniz leben!https://www.uni-hannover.de/de/universitaet/aktuelles/online-aktuell/details/news/leibniz-leben-1/ Leibniz leben! Leibniz University Hannover Leibniz University Hannover 18 May 2021 20 July 2021", "Type": "Public", "Budget": "€ 447.2 millionhttps://www... |
Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide (12 October 1917 in Montevideo - 22 February 2004 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the head coach for the Uruguayan team that won the 1980 Mundialito.
Career
Born in Mon... | {"Name": "Roque Máspoli", "Picture caption": "Máspoli as Peñarol goalkeeper", "Full name": "Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide", "Birth date": "yes 1917 10 12", "Birth place": "Montevideo, Uruguay", "Date of death": "yes 2004 02 22 1917 10 12", "Place of death": "Montevideo, Uruguay", "Height": "1.89 m ftin 0 on", "Positio... |
Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Amway Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, and Exploria Stadium.City of Orlando Community Venues I... | {"Location": "Orlando, Florida, United States", "Coordinates": "28 32 20 N 81 24 10 W type:landmark_scale:2000 it", "Broke ground": "Early 1936", "Opened": "Late 1936", "Expanded": "1952, 1968, 1974-76, 1989, 1999-2002", "Renovated": "1999-2002, 2014, 2021", "Owner": "City of Orlando", "Operator": "Orlando Venues", "Su... |
The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation. The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the characters present in one novel's world also exist in... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Dutton", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover)", "Pages": "480", "ISBN": "978-0-525-94190-3"} |
A.T.B.A.N Klann (A Tribe Beyond a Nation) was a hip hop group whose members were Will 1X, apl.de.ap, Mooky Mook, and DJ Motiv8. The Atban Klann were signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Will 1X (who later changed his stage name to will.i.am) and apl.de.ap were first signed by Eazy-E when they were in high school and wo... | {"Origin": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative hip hop, jazz rap, experimental hip hop", "Labels": "Ruthless Records, Relativity Records", "Spinoffs": "Black Eyed Peas"} |
Daryn Jones (born January 3, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian comedian and television personality.
Career
He began his career in stand-up comedy clubs at the age of 17, receiving formal training in a private training school.
He and fellow comedian Morgan "Mista Mo" Smith co-wrote and co-starred on th... | {"Name": "Daryn Jones", "Birth date": "January 3, 1978", "Birth place": "Victoria, British Columbia, Canada", "Nationality": "Canadian"} |
Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (),or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three earlier clubs, it traces its origins to 29 September 1887 when t... | {"Full name": "Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.", "Nickname(s)": "Die Rothosen (The Red Shorts)", "Short name": "HSV", "Founded": "yes 1887 9 29 (as SC Germania)yes 1919 6 2 (as Hamburger SV)", "Capacity": "57,000", "League": "Hamburg", "Website": "https://www.hsv.de/en/"} |
Uwe Seeler (; 5 November 1936 - 21 July 2022) was a German footballer and football official. As a striker, he was a prolific scorer for Hamburger SV and also made 72 appearances for the West Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in German football history, Seeler was named one of FIFA's ... | {"Name": "Uwe Seeler", "Picture caption": "Seeler with Hamburger SV in 1968", "Birth date": "yes 1936 11 5", "Birth place": "Hamburg, Germany", "Date of death": "yes 2022 07 21 1936 11 5", "Place of death": "Norderstedt, Germany", "Height": "1.70 m https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/uwe-seeler/spieler Uwe Seeler... |
John Morgan (September 21, 1930 - November 15, 2004) was a Welsh-born Canadian comedian.
Born in Aberdare, Wales, Morgan and his comedy partner, Martin Bronstein, co-founded the comedy troupe The Jest Society in Montreal in 1970. The troupe moved to Toronto and evolved into the Royal Canadian Air Farce in 1973 which h... | {"Name": "John Morgan", "Birth date": "1930 9 21 y", "Birth place": "Aberdare, Wales", "Death date": "2004 11 15 1930 9 21 y", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada"} |
John Orson Whitaker, Jr. (born December 13, 1959) is an American actor notable for several film and television performances during his childhood. The redheaded Whitaker played Jody Davis on Family Affair from 1966 to 1971. He also originated the role of Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital in 1965, and played the lead in... | {"Name": "Johnny Whitaker", "Caption": "Johnny Whitaker, 1972", "Birth date": "1959 12 13", "Birth place": "Van Nuys, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Brigham Young University", "Years active": "1965-77, 1997-present", "Occupation": "Actor", "Birth name": "John Orson Whitaker, Jr.", "Spouse(s)": "Symbria Wright 1984 ... |
The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League. The competition in its older format shared its name with the trophy, being also known as the European Cup, befor... | {"Awarded for": "Winning the UEFA Champions League", "Presented by": "UEFA", "First award": "1956(1967 in its current design)", "Most recent": "ENG Manchester City (1)", "Most wins": "ESP Real Madrid (14)", "Website": "The trophy on UEFA.com", "First winner": "ESP Real Madrid (original trophy, 1956); SCO Celtic (curren... |
The Mowag Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss company Mowag (since 2010 General Dynamics European Land Systems - Mowag GmbH).
Five generations of vehicles have been produced, manufactured by Mowag or under licence by other companies such as the LAV, and variants are in service with ... | {"Place of origin": "Switzerland", "Type": "Armoured fighting vehicle", "Steeringsystem": "yes", "Used by": "see Operators", "Designer": "MOWAG Motor Car Factory, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland", "Manufacturer": "MOWAG", "Produced": "1972-present", "Variants": "Tank destroyer, C3 Command Vehicle, Medevac, APC, police vehicle... |
Fort Leavenworth () is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. Fort Leavenworth has been historically known as the ... | {"Type": "Army post", "Controlled by": "USA", "Built": "1827", "In use": "1827-present", "Pastcommanders": "LTG David G. Perkins", "Garrison": "Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_Combined_Arms_Center.png U.S. Army Combined Arms CenterCommand and General Staff College15th Military Police Brigade (705th Military Police Batta... |
M1 Tank Platoon is a tactical simulator of tank warfare developed and published by MicroProse for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS in 1989. The game features a mixture of first-person, third-person tank warfare, and tactical simulation gameplay. It was followed by a sequel, M1 Tank Platoon II, released by MicroProse in 1... | {"Title": "M1 Tank Platoon", "Caption": "Cover art", "Developer": "MPS Labs", "Publisher": "MicroProse", "Designer": "Arnold Hendrick Scott Spanburg", "Released": "1989", "Genre": "Simulation, real-time tactics", "Modes": "Single-player", "Platforms": "Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS"} |
Julia B. Cameron (born March 4, 1948Floor Sample, by Julia Cameron, (Tarcher, 2006; ), a memoir) is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is best known for her book The Artist's Way (1992). She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stori... | {"Name": "Julia Cameron", "Birth name": "Julia B. Cameron", "Birth date": "1948 3 4", "Birth place": "Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Known For": "The Artist's Way", "Education": "Georgetown UniversityFordham University", "Occupation": "Teacher\n author\n filmmaker\n playwright\n journalist",... |
Paulie is a 1998 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by John Roberts and written by Laurie Craig. The film is about a wisecracking and disobedient talking parrot named Paulie, who has been locked in a cage in a basement. He shares his adventurous story to the janitor. It stars Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Gen... | {"Directed by": "John Roberts", "Produced by": "Mark GordonGary Levinsohn Allison Lyon Segan", "Written by": "Laurie Craig", "Starring": "Gena Rowlands\n Tony Shalhoub\n Cheech Marin\n Bruce Davison\n Jay Mohr", "Music by": "John Debney", "Edited by": "Bruce Cannon", "Cinematography": "Tony Pierce-Roberts", "Distribute... |
Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Goldberg graduated from the ... | {"Name": "Arthur Goldberg", "Term start": "July 28, 1965", "Term end": "June 24, 1968", "Office 2": "9th United States Secretary of Labor", "President 2": "John F. Kennedy", "Predecessor 2": "James P. Mitchell", "Successor 2": "W. Willard Wirtz", "Birth name": "Arthur Joseph Goldberg", "Birth date": "1908 8 8", "Birth ... |
Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts sports action film directed by Newt Arnold and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Leah Ayres, Forest Whitaker, Donald Gibb, Roy Chiao and Bolo Yeung. The film centers on Frank Dux (Van Damme), a United States Army Captain and ninjutsu practitioner, who competes in an underground ... | {"Directed by": "Newt Arnold", "Produced by": "Mark DiSalle\n Yoram Globus\n Menachem Golan", "Screenplay by": "Christopher Cosby\n Mel Friedman\n Sheldon Lettich", "Story by": "Sheldon Lettich", "Starring": "Jean-Claude Van Damme\n Donald Gibb\n Leah Ayres\n Norman Burton\n Forest Whitaker\n Bolo Yeung\n Philip Chan",... |
Tommi Antero Mäkinen (; born 26 June 1964) is a Finnish racing executive and former driver.
Mäkinen is one of the most successful WRC drivers of all time, ranking fifth in rally wins (24) and third in championships (4), tied with Juha Kankkunen behind Sébastien Ogier (8) and Sébastien Loeb (9). In 2018, as a head of T... | {"Nationality": "FIN Finnish", "Born": "Puuppola, Jyväskylä, Finland", "Active years": "1987-2003", "Teams": "Mitsubishi, Subaru World Rally Team, Nissan", "Co-driver": "Finland Kaj LindströmFinland Risto MannisenmäkiFinland Seppo HarjanneFinland Timo Hantunen", "Rallies": "139", "Championships": "4 (1996, 1997, 1998, ... |
Hysterical Blindness is a 2002 American television drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Laura Cahill, based on her stage play of the same name. It stars Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, and Ben Gazzara. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2002, and aired on HBO on Augus... | {"Genre": "Drama", "Directed by": "Mira Nair", "Written by": "Laura Cahill", "Starring": "Uma Thurman\n Gena Rowlands\n Juliette Lewis\n Ben Gazzara", "Cinematography": "Declan Quinn", "Original release": "2002 01 16 Sundance 2002 08 21 HBO y", "Running time": "96 minutes", "Country of origin": "United States", "Origin... |
Ratu Tevita Momoedonu (13 January 1946 - 26 November 2020) was a Fijian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Fiji twice - each time extremely briefly. Both appointments were to get around constitutional technicalities; his first term of office - on 27 May 2000 lasted only a few minutes. His second ter... | {"Name": "Tevita Momoedonu", "President 2": "Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara", "Predecessor 2": "Mahendra Chaudhry", "Successor 2": "Vacant", "Birth date": "Ratu Tevita Momoedonu1946 01 13 ycurriculum vitae https://web.archive.org/web/20160924074324/https://www.tltb.com.fj/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ratu-tevita-momoedonu.pdf 2... |
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman in supporting roles. The film was ... | {"Directed by": "Anthony Minghella", "Produced by": "William Horberg Tom Sternberg", "Screenplay by": "Anthony Minghella", "Based on": "The Talented Mr. Ripley Patricia Highsmith", "Starring": "Matt Damon\n Gwyneth Paltrow\n Jude Law\n Cate Blanchett\n Philip Seymour Hoffman\n Jack Davenport\n James Rebhorn\n Sergio Ru... |
The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to dete... | {"Current season": "2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament", "Last season": "2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament", "Upcoming season": "2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament", "Logo size": "200", "Sport": "Basketball", "Founded": "1982", "Inaugural season": "1982", "Teams": "68", ... |
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance'' has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances. The award has had several minor name changes:
In 1959 the award was known as Best Jazz Performance, Individual In 1... | {"Awarded for": "quality performances in the jazz music genre", "Presented by": "National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences", "Country": "United States", "First awarded": "1959", "Website": "grammy.com"} |
George Bailey is a fictional character and the protagonist in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. The character is a building and loan banker who sacrifices his dreams in order to help his community of Bedford Falls to the point where he feels life has passed him by. Eventually, due to difficulties in keepin... | {"Full name": "George BaileyBorn 1907Bedford Falls, New York, U.S.", "Children": "Pete (born 1934)Janie (born 1935)Zuzu (born 1940)Tommy (born 1941)", "Family": "Peter Bailey (father; deceased)Irene Bailey (mother)Harry Bailey (brother)", "Relatives": "Billy Bailey (uncle)Laura Bailey (aunt; deceased)Eustace Bailey (co... |
The Two Georges is an alternate history and detective thriller novel co-written by science fiction author Harry Turtledove and Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss. It was originally published in 1995 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom, and in 1996 by Tor Books in the United States, and was nominated for the 1... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Hodder & Stoughton (UK)Tor Books (US)", "Media type": "Print (Paperback and hardcover)", "Pages": "608", "ISBN": "0-340-62825-1"} |
Poplar River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long in Saskatchewan in Canada and Montana in the United States. The river is composed of three main forks - West, Middle, and East Polar Rivers - that have their source in the Wood Mountain Hills of the Missouri Coteau.
Along with the Milk River and Bi... | {"Coordinates": "775364 Poplar River", "Mouth": "1942 ft", "Left": "East Poplar River", "Right": "West Poplar River"} |
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. She played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999-2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six ... | {"Name": "Stockard Channing", "Image": "Stockard Channing 1984 crop.JPG", "Caption": "Channing in 1984", "Birth name": "Susan Antonia Williams Stockard", "Birth date": "1944 2 13", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1969-present", "Education": "Harvard University (BA)", "Spo... |
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The Frederick C. Robie House is a U.S. National Historic Landmark now on the campus of the University of Chicago in the South Side neighborhood of Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. Built between 1909 and 1910, the building was designed as a single family home by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.The des... | {"Location": "5757 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois", "Coordinates": "41 47 23.4 N 87 35 45.3 W inline,title", "Area": "0.3 acre", "Built": "1909", "Architectural style(s)": "Prairie style", "Governing body": "The University of Chicago"} |
Shtora-1 (, "curtain") is an electro-optical active protection system or suite for tanks, designed to disrupt the laser designator and laser rangefinders of incoming anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The system is mounted on the Russian T-80 and T-90 series tanks and the Ukrainian T-84. The existence of Shtora was re... | {"Place of origin": "Soviet Union", "Type": "Active protection system", "Sights": "yes", "In service": "1988-present", "Designer": "NII Transmash in St.Petersburg in cooperation with Elers-Elektron in MoscowZaloga Steven February 1997 T-90: the standard of Russian expediency Jane's Intelligence Review 58-64", "Des... |
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