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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 - April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed... | {"Name": "Deanna Durbin", "Caption": "Durbin in 1944 (publicity photo for Can't Help Singing)", "Birth name": "Edna Mae Durbin", "Birth date": "1921 12 04 yes", "Birth place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada", "Death date": "2013 04 17 1921 12 04", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Occupation": "Actress, Singer", "Years act... |
Methil (Scottish Gaelic: Meadhchill) is an eastern coastal town in Scotland. It was first recorded as "Methkil" in 1207, and belonged to the Bishop of St Andrews. Two Bronze Age cemeteries have been discovered which date the settlement as over 8,000 years old.
Famous for its High Street having the most pubs per mile in... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NT365995", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Fife", "Postcode district": "KY", "Dialling code": "01333", "UK Parliament": "Glenrothes", "Scottish Parliament": "Kirkcaldy"} |
Agapius () was a Christian martyr killed at Caesarea in AD 306.Walsh, Michael. "Agapius", A New Dictionary of Saints, Liturgical Press, 2007, p. 14 He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. His martyrdom is recorded by Eusebius of Caesarea in his work The Martyrs of Palestine.
History
Agapius was arrested ... | {"Name": "Agapius", "Native name": "Ἀγάπιος", "Death date": "306 AD", "Death place": "Caesarea", "Occupation": "Christian martyr"} |
Mendoza (), officially the City of Mendoza () is the capital of the province of Mendoza in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza had a population of 115,041 with a metropolitan population of ... | {"Founded by": "Pedro del Castillo", "Named for": "García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete", "Urban density": "115,041", "Metro density": "1,033,000 (2021 est.)Mercado de trabajo. Tasas e indicadores socioeconómicos (EPH) https://www.indec.gob.ar/uploads/informesdeprensa/mercado_trabajo_eph_4trim211A57838DEC.p... |
Joel Albert McCrea (November 5, 1905 – October 20, 1990) was an American actor whose career spanned a wide variety of genres over almost five decades, including comedy, drama, romance, thrillers, adventures, and Westerns, for which he became best known.
He appeared in over one hundred films, starring in over eighty, a... | {"Name": "Joel McCrea", "Image": "Joel McCrea - publicity.JPG", "Caption": "McCrea in Four Faces West (1948)", "Birth name": "Joel Albert McCrea", "Birth date": "1905 11 05", "Birth place": "South Pasadena, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1990 10 20 1905 11 05", "Death place": "Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California... |
Werner Karl Otto Theodor von Haeften (9 October 1908 - 21 July 1944(Fest, 1996) pp. 277-278 puts the date of the four executions as "after midnight" and so Werner's death was on 21 July.) was an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht who took part in the military-based conspiracy against Adolf Hitler known as the 20 July plot.
... | {"Born": "Berlin, German Empire", "Died": "Berlin, Gau Berlin, Nazi Germany52.507892 13.36219 inline region:DE-BE_type:landmark Execution Site of Nazi Germany Resistance\n yes\n Execution by firing squad", "Allegiance": "Nazi Germany (to 1943) German resistance (to 1944)", "Relations": "Walther von Brauchitsch (uncle... |
The BMW 3 Series is a line of compact executive cars manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. It is the successor to the 02 Series and has been produced in seven generations.
The first generation of the 3 Series was only available as a 2-door saloon; the model range expanded to include a 4-door saloon,... | {"Manufacturer": "BMW", "Production": "1975-present", "Class": "Compact executive car (D)", "Predecessor": "BMW 02 Series"} |
The Isle of Man Football League is the senior football league on the Isle of Man and is run by the Isle of Man Football Association. Although the league is affiliated with The Football Association, it does not form a part of the English football league system.
History
The league's representative XI has won the FA Inte... | {"Confederation": "UEFA", "Founded": "yes 1896", "Number of teams": "26 (13 in each division)", "Relegation": "Division Two", "Domestic cup(s)": "Isle of Man FA CupIsle of Man Hospital CupIsle of Man Railway CupPaul Henry Gold CupCaptain George Woods Memorial Cup", "Most championships": "Peel (29 titles)", "Website": "... |
The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales - a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in St. Paul's Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday through Sunday, and is Liverpool's daily newspaper. Until January 13, 2012 , it had a sister morning paper,... | {"Type": "Daily newspaper", "Format": "Tabloid", "Owner(s)": "Reach plc", "Political alignment": "Centre-left", "Headquarters": "Liverpool, Merseyside", "Editor": "Maria Breslin", "Circulation": "Liverpool Echo https://www.abc.org.uk/product/9783 Audit Bureau of Circulations 4 August 2023 2 September 2023"} |
Temple is a thriller novel written by Australian author Matthew Reilly and first published in 1999. Like Reilly's other books, Temple's major attractions are the fast pace and the complexity of the action scenes.
At the time of publication, Reilly hinted at the possibility of a sequel starring the same protagonist, Pr... | {"Country": "Australia", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Pan Macmillan", "Media type": "Print (Paperback & Hardback)", "Pages": "689 pp", "ISBN": "0-330-48248-3"} |
The Liverpool Post was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013.
Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the title The Liverpool Daily Post. It retained the name Liverpool Daily Post for its webs... | {"Type": "Daily (1855-2012)Weekly (2012-13)", "Format": "Tabloid", "Owner(s)": "Trinity Mirror", "Editor": "Mark Thomas", "Language": "English", "Political alignment": "Non-aligned", "Headquarters": "Post & Echo Building, Old Hall Street, Liverpool", "Website": "liverpooldailypost.co.uk(archived)"} |
The Aston Martin Vanquish is a high-performance grand tourer introduced by British luxury automobile manufacturer Aston Martin in 2001 as a successor to the Aston Martin Vantage (1993).
The Aston Martin "V12 Vanquish," designed by Ian Callum and unveiled at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show, was produced from 2001 to 2007 as... | {"Manufacturer": "Aston Martin", "Class": "Grand tourer (S)", "Production": "2001-2007 (first generation)\n 2012-2018 (second generation)", "Layout": "Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive", "Body style": "2-door coupé 2-door convertible", "Doors": "Swan"} |
Magic Kingdom Park, previously known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971-1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994-2017), is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, the park... | {"Park Name": "Magic Kingdom Park", "Park Photo Caption": "Cinderella Castle as decorated for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration", "Previous Park Names": "The Magic Kingdom (1994-2017)Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971-1994)", "Resort": "Walt Disney World Resort", "Park Location (City)": "Bay Lake", "P... |
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division. Based on a concept by Marty Sklar, Randy Bright, and Michael Eisner, the park opened on May 1, 1989, as... | {"Park Name": "Disney's Hollywood Studios", "Park Photo": "250px", "Park Photo Caption": "The Chinese Theatre, the visual centerpiece of Disney's Hollywood StudiosNiles Robert Turner Classic Movies Steps in to Sponsor Disney World's Great Movie Ride http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201411/4311/ January 20, 2016 Th... |
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits.
The gallery moved in 1896 to its current si... | {"Established": "1856 yes", "Collection size": "195,000 portraits", "Coordinates": "51.5094 -0.1281 type:landmark_region:GB-LND inline,title", "Location": "St Martin's Place, London,WC2H 0HE, United Kingdom", "Visitors": "1,619,694 (2019)ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions https://www.alva.org.uk/details... |
Solomon Hersh "Paul" Frees (June 22, 1920November 2, 1986) was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during the Golden Age of Animation, and for providing the voice of Boris Badenov in ... | {"Caption": "Frees in a rare onscreen appearance in Suddenly (1954)", "Birth name": "Solomon Hersh Frees", "Birth date": "1920 6 22", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "1986 11 2 1920 6 22", "Death place": "Tiburon, California, U.S.", "Other names": "The Man of a Thousand Voices Solomon Hersh Free... |
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Founded in 1962 and opened to the public in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans. Along with the Smithsonian Ameri... | {"Coordinates": "it", "Established": "1962", "Location": "Eighth and F Streets, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Visitors": "1,069,932", "Director": "Kim Sajet (2013-present)", "Public transit access": "(Washington Metro) washington red washington yellow washington green at Gallery Place - Chinatown", "Website": "www.npg... |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (also known as Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls) is a 1995 American detective comedy film and the sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), and the second installment of the Ace Ventura franchise. Jim Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who speciali... | {"Directed by": "Steve Oedekerk", "Produced by": "James G. Robinson", "Written by": "Steve Oedekerk", "Based on": "Characters Jack Bernstein", "Starring": "Jim Carrey\n Ian McNeice\n Simon Callow\n Maynard Eziashi\n Bob Gunton", "Music by": "Robert Folk", "Cinematography": "Donald E. Thorin", "Edited by": "Malcolm Camp... |
Giovanna Carmella Babbo (September 22, 1930 - February 20, 2022), known professionally as Joni James, was an American singer of traditional pop music.
Biography
Giovanna Carmella Babbo was born to an Italian-American family in Chicago, Illinois, on September 22, 1930, as one of six children supported by her widowed mo... | {"Born": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Died": "West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.", "Genres": "Traditional pop", "Labels": "MGM", "Website": "www.jonijames.com"} |
thumb|right|150px|Coat of arms of Astor of Hever family
thumb|Portrait of John Jacob Astor
The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With Italian German ancestral roots in the Italian and Swiss Alps,
the Astor... | {"Current region": "United StatesUnited Kingdom", "Current head": "William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor", "Place of origin": "Walldorf, Electoral PalatinateChiavenna, Duchy of Savoy", "Titles": "* Viscount Astor\n Baron Astor of Hever", "Heirlooms": "Sancy diamond", "Estate(s)": "840 Fifth Avenue\n Beaulieu House\n Beechw... |
With 1925 origins as a research station on Solomons Island, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is the only scientific research center within the University System of Maryland. In 1973 it became the Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies and in 1997 it assumed its current name.
... | {"Type": "Public", "President": "Dr. Peter Goodwin", "Campus": "Multiple", "Website": "https://www.umces.edu/"} |
John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of drummer Mick Fleetwood, was the source for the band's name.
He joined Fleetwood Mac sh... | {"Born": "Ealing, Middlesex, England", "Genres": "Rock, blues", "Labels": "Reprise, Blue Horizon", "Member of": "Fleetwood Mac", "Formerly of": "John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers"} |
The Quinnipiac were a historical Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands. They lived in present-day New Haven County, Connecticut, along the Quinnipiac River.John Reed Swanton, The Indian Tribes of North America, pp. 45-46. Their primary village, also called Quinnipiac, was where New Haven, Connecticut is today... | {"Name": "Quinnipiac", "Image caption": "The Quinnipiac River looking west into the Quinnipiac River Gorge", "Population": "extinct as a tribe; merged into the Stockbridge Munsee Community and Brotherton Indian Community, now in Wisconsin", "Languages": "Quiripi language", "Religions": "Indigenous religion", "Related e... |
The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. This hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions (including important permanent Mexican murals). "Bellas Artes" for short, has been called the "art cathedral of Mexico", and is... | {"Architectural style": "Art Nouveau / Neoclassical (exterior) Art Deco (interior)", "Location": "Mexico City, Mexico", "Coordinates": "19 26 8.3 N 99 8 28.6 W inline,title", "Construction started": "1 Oct 1904"} |
Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national television networks, Azteca Uno and Azteca 7, and operates two ot... | {"Type": "Sociedad Anónima Bursátil de Capital Variable", "ISIN": "n y MX01AZ060013", "Founded": "yes 1993 08 02", "Headquarters": "Mexico", "Industry": "Mass media", "Products": "Television broadcasting, radio and multimedia", "Revenue": "US$ 3900million (2012)", "Parent": "Grupo Salinas", "Website": "http://www.tvazt... |
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics men's basketball national championship has been held annually since 1937 (with the exception of 1944 and 2020). The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities. Through the 2019-20 season, the NAIA ... | {"Current season": "2023 NAIA men's basketball tournament", "Former": "National college basketball tournament (1937-1981)", "Founder": "James Naismith", "Last season": "2019", "Upcoming season": "2021", "Sport": "Basketball", "Founded": "1937", "Motto": "Passion. Tradition. History.", "Teams": "6432 (1992-2020) ... |
Knightswood is a suburban district in Glasgow, containing three areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, and Knightswood Park. It has a golf courseKnightswood Golf Course and park, and good transport links with the rest of the city. and railway stations serve Low Knightswood... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "17,525.", "OS grid reference": "NS537692", "Council area": "Glasgow City Council", "Lieutenancy area": "Glasgow", "UK Parliament": "Glasgow North West", "Scottish Parliament": "Glasgow Anniesland", "Postcode district": "G", "Dialling code": "0141"} |
Smiley Smile is the 12th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys, released on September 18, 1967. Conceived as a simpler and more relaxed version of their unfinished Smile album, Smiley Smile is distinguished for its homespun arrangements, "stoned" aesthetic, and lo-fi production. Critics and fans generally r... | {"Released": "1967 09 18", "Recorded": "1966 02 17 - 1967 07 14", "Studio": "Beach Boys (Los Angeles)\n Wally Heider\n Western\n Columbia\n Sound Recorders (Hollywood)", "Genre": "Chidester2014>Chidester Brian Busy Doin' Somethin': Uncovering Brian Wilson's Lost Bedroom Tapes https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/... |
William Waldorf "Willy" Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (31 March 1848 - 18 October 1919) was an American-British attorney, politician, businessman (hotels and newspapers), and philanthropist. Astor was a scion of the very wealthy Astor family of New York City. He moved to Britain in 1891, became a British subject in 1899, a... | {"Name": "The Viscount Astor", "Image size": "225px", "Image caption": "William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor", "Term start": "1 January 1916", "Term end": "18 October 1919Hereditary peerage", "State assembly2": "New York", "District 2": "New York County's 11th", "Predecessor 2": "Elliot C. Cowdin", "Successor 2": ... |
Peter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth, (1 May 1930 - 28 April 1997) was the Lord Chief Justice of England from 1992 until 1996.
Family
Taylor came from a Yiddish-speaking Jewish family who had emigrated to England from Marijampolė and Vilnius, Lithuania; the original name of the family was Teiger or Teicher. ... | {"Name": "The Lord Taylor of Gosforth", "Image caption": "Portrait by Nick Sinclair, 1993", "Term start": "27 April 1992", "Term end": "4 June 1996", "Office 2": "Lord Justice of Appeal", "Birth name": "Peter Murray Taylor", "Birth date": "yes 1930 5 1", "Birth place": "Newcastle upon Tyne, England", "Death date": "yes... |
Sir William Vallance Whiteway, (April 1, 1828 – June 24, 1908) was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland.
Life and career
Born in Littlehempston, Devon, England,"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N547-JR8 : accessed 27 Dec 2013), Wm ... | {"Name": "Sir William Whiteway", "Governor 2": "Henry Arthur Blake Terence O'Brien", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Office 2": "Premier of the Colony of Newfoundland", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Thorburn", "Successor 2": "Augustus F. Goodridge", "Birth name": "William Vallance Whiteway", "Birth date": "April 1, 1828", "Birth... |
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, DL (19 May 1879 - 30 September 1952) was an American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor. He was a member of the Astor family. He was active in minor political roles. He was devoted to charitable projects, and with his more famous wife Nancy became a prominent fixture in ... | {"Name": "The Viscount Astor", "Term start": "24 June 1919", "Term end": "7 April 1921", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food Control", "Monarch 2": "George V", "Prime minister 2": "David Lloyd George", "Predecessor 2": "J. R. Clynes", "Successor 2": "Charles McCurdy", "Birth date": "yes 1879 5 ... |
The Radicals were a loose parliamentary political grouping in Great Britain and Ireland in the early to mid-19th century who drew on earlier ideas of radicalism and helped to transform the Whigs into the Liberal Party.
History
Early Radicals
The Radical movement arose in the late 18th century to support parliament... | {"Preceded by": "Radical Whigs", "Founded": "1750s", "Merged into": "Liberal Party", "Newspaper": "The Westminster Review\nThe Black Dwarf", "Ideology": "nowrap \nRadicalism\nUtilitarianism\nJacobinism (1790-1804)\nChartism (1838-1859)", "Political position": "Left-wingAlan Sykes The Rise and Fall of British Liberalis... |
Charles Malo François Lameth (5 October 1757 - 28 December 1832) was a French politician and soldier.
Early life
Charles Malo François Lameth was born on 5 October 1757 in Paris.Lameth (Charles Malo François, comte de), Histoire de France, Paris: Larousse, 2005. His father was Louise Charles de Lameth and his mother, ... | {"Name": "Charles Malo François Lameth", "Caption": "Lameth by François Bonneville, 1796", "Birth date": "5 October 1757", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Death date": "28 December 1832 5 October 1757", "Spouse(s)": "Marie Anne Picot", "Parent(s)": "Louis Charles de LamethMarie Thérèse de Broglie", "Relatives": "Alexa... |
Alan Cooper (born June 3, 1952) is an American software designer and programmer. Widely recognized as the "Father of Visual Basic",Waite, Mitchell (1992). The Waite Group's Visual Basic How-To. Waite Group Press. , , pp. dedication page Cooper is also known for his books About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design... | {"Name": "Alan Cooper", "Caption": "Cooper in September 2010", "Birth date": "1952 06 03", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, USA", "Known For": "Visual Basic, user experience, interaction design, personas, Goal-Directed design, About Face, The Inmates Are Running The Asylum, VBX"} |
5' AMP-activated protein kinase or AMPK or 5' adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase is an enzyme (EC 2.7.11.31) that plays a role in cellular energy homeostasis, largely to activate glucose and fatty acid uptake and oxidation when cellular energy is low. It belongs to a highly conserved eukaryotic protein fa... | {"Alt. names": "AMP-activated protein kinase", "PDB": "2.7.11.1", "CAS no.": "172522-01-9", "Image": "Active AMPK", "Name": "AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)"} |
Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover F.C., whose place i... | {"Full name": "Dover Athletic Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Whites", "Founded": "yes 1983", "Capacity": "5,745https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2019/november/dover-big-preview/ Big Preview: Dover Athletic vs Southend United Southend United F.C. 2019-11-08 2020-01-04", "League": "DoverAth", "Website": "http://... |
The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC, formerly University of Maryland University College) is a public university in Adelphi, Maryland. It is the largest institution in the University System of Maryland. Established in 1947, UMGC offers online, hybrid and face-to-face instruction at education centers across th... | {"Type": "Public university", "President": "Gregory FowlerUSM Board of Regents Appoints Dr. Gregory Fowler as Next President of University of Maryland Global Campus https://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/news/2107 28 February 2021 University System of Maryland December 9, 2020 English", "Undergraduates": "47,253 https://ww... |
"The Saint Louis Blues" (or "St. Louis Blues") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, B... | {"Published": "1914 9 11Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1914 Musical Compositions Last Half of 1914 New Series Vol 9 Part 2 http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig92libr U.S. Govt. Print. Off. U.S. Copyright Office 1914", "B-side": "Cold in Hand Blues", "Released": "1925 4 ... |
The Opéra-Comique is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with - and for a time took the name of - its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne. It was also called the Théâtre-Italien up to about 179... | {"Founded at": "Foire Saint-Germain", "Type": "Opera company", "Location": "Place Boïeldieu, Paris", "Website": "http://www.opera-comique.com"} |
La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is Yonnais.
Known for its historical significance and cultural heritage, La Roche-sur-Yon also houses a wide range of educational institutions... | {"Name": "La Roche-sur-Yon", "Commune Status": "Prefecture and commune", "Caption": "Square Napoléon (Place Napoléon fr Place Napoléon (La Roche-sur-Yon))", "Arrondissement": "La Roche-sur-Yon", "Canton": "La Roche-sur-Yon-1 and 2", "Postal code": "85000", "Mayor": "Luc BouardRépertoire national des élus: les maires ht... |
thumb|right|240px|View of some of the College buildings from the South Front.
Wellington College is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Wellington is a registered charity and currently educates roughly 1,200 pupils, between the ages of 13 and... | {"Coordinates": "51.3643 -0.8067 type:edu_region:GB_dim:100 dec inline,title", "Religious affiliation(s)": "Church of England", "Staff": "150 (approx.)", "Houses": "17 (15 boarding, 2 day)", "Publication": "The Wellingtonian", "Website": "http://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk"} |
Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft. Bosh was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors.
While at Toronto, Bosh... | {"Listed height": "11", "Listed weight": "235", "Born": "Dallas, Texas, U.S.", "High school": "Lincoln (Dallas, Texas)", "College": "Georgia Tech (2002-2003)"} |
Patricio Aylwin Azócar (; 26 November 1918 - 19 April 2016) was a Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator. He was the 30th president of Chile and the first president to be elected after the absolute rule of dictator Augusto Pinochet, and his election marked ... | {"Name": "Patricio Aylwin", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1990", "Order 2": "President of the Senate of Chile", "Predecessor 2": "Tomás Pablo Elorza", "Successor 2": "José Ignacio Palma", "Birth name": "Patricio Aylwin Azócar", "Birth date": "1918 11 26 y", "Birth place": "Viña del Mar, Chile", "Death date": "20... |
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is a polytechnic and applied sciences institute in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
NAIT offers approximately 120 credit programs leading to degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, and certificates. As of 2018, there are approximately 16,000 students in credit programs, 12,00... | {"Motto": "Discere, Efficere, Praestare (Latin)", "Type": "Public Institute of Technology", "Endowment": "$51.4 million (2022)https://publicdocs.nait.ca/sites/pd/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=4NUSZQ57DJN7-208515216-21898#page=31 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Annual Report 2021/2022 31 June 18, 2023 Septemb... |
Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open air shopping mall located on Route 82 (El Camino Real) at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California. It is on the campus of Stanford University although the university only owns the land and not the actual buildings or stores. Also, unlike the main academic campus, the shoppin... | {"Location": "Palo Alto, California", "Coordinates": "37 26 35 N 122 10 16 W dms inline,title type:landmark_region:US-CA", "Opening date": "1955", "Developer": "Stanford University", "Management": "Simon Property Group", "Owner": "Simon Property Group (94.4%)", "No. of stores and services": "152", "Anchor tenants": "4"... |
Harrison McCain (3 November 1927 - 18 March 2004) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder, along with his three brothers, of international frozen foods giant McCain Foods.
Early life
McCain was born in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, as the son of Andrew Davis McCain, a descendant of a settler from Castlefi... | {"Name": "Harrison McCain", "Post-nominals": "CAN CC ONB 100%", "Birth date": "yes 1927 11 03", "Birth place": "Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, Canada", "Death date": "yes 2004 03 18 1927 11 03", "Death place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Alma mater": "Acadia University", "Occupatio... |
Ibrahim Rugova (; 2 December 1944 - 21 January 2006) was a Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer, who served as the President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and as President of Kosovo from 2002 until his death in 2006. He oversaw a popular struggle for independ... | {"Name": "Ibrahim Rugova", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2001", "Term start": "25 January 1992", "Term end": "21 January 2006", "Birth date": "1944 12 02 y", "Birth place": "Crnce, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)", "Death date": "2006 01 21 1944 12 02 yes", "Death place": "Pristina, Kosovo under UN ad... |
lang=en|thumb|Anatolian Plate
The Anatolian Plate is a continental tectonic plate that is separated from the Eurasian plate and the Arabian plate by the North Anatolian Fault and the East Anatolian Fault respectively. Most of the country of Turkey is located on the Anatolian plate. Most significant earthquakes in the ... | {"Type": "Micro", "Movement1": "south-west", "Speed1": "21 mm/year", "Features": "Anatolia"} |
Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company owned by Hormel. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell, wearing the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman, with a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and cane. He is reported of British heritage and ... | {"Full name": "Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-SmytheThe Official Twitter of Mr. Peanut https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/1082344496610922497 Twitter.com 19 July 2019", "First appearance": "1916", "Voiced by": "Robert Downey Jr. (2010-2013)Bill Hader (2013-2017)Keith Ferguson (2020-present)", "Created by": "Antonio... |
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Basketball national championship has been held annually since 1981. The NAIA Women's Tournament was established one year before the NCAA Women's Basketball tournament. It was created to crown a women's national title for smaller colleges and universities. Fr... | {"Current season": "2022 NAIA Women's Basketball Tournament", "Logo size": "200", "Country": "United States", "Last season": "2018", "Upcoming season": "2022", "Sport": "Basketball", "Founded": "1981", "Motto": "Passion. Tradition. History.", "Divisions": "12 (1992-2020)", "Teams": "6432 (1992-2020)", "Venue": "Rimrock... |
Planters Nut & Chocolate Company is an American snack food company now owned by Hormel Foods. Planters is best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Mr. Peanut was created by grade schooler Antonio Gentile for a 1916 contest to design the company's brand icon. The design was mo... | {"Product type": "Peanut", "Owner": "Hormel Foods", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "1906", "Markets": "United States", "Previous owners": "Kraft Heinz", "Website": "http://www.planters.com"} |
The Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT; ) was an institute of technology, located in Limerick, Ireland. The institute had five campuses that were located in Limerick, Thurles, Clonmel, as well as a regional learning centre in Ennis. The main campus was located at Moylish Park in Limerick adjacent to Thomond Park and... | {"Motto": "Active Leadership in Education, Enterprise and Engagement", "Type": "Public", "President": "Vincent Cunnane", "Students": "6,900+", "Website": "https://lit.ie"} |
The Fremont Troll (also known as The Troll, or the Troll Under the Bridge) is a public sculpture in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington in the United States.
Description
thumb|Sign for "Troll Avenue"
The Troll is a mixed media colossal statue, located on N. 36th Street at Troll Avenue N., under the north ... | {"Type": "Sculpture", "Dimensions": "ft", "Location": "Seattle", "Coordinates": "47.650955 -122.34728 title region:US_type:landmark Fremont Troll dms", "Owner": "City of Seattle"} |
The Troll by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by David Roberts is a children's story about a troll and some pirates.
Plot
The troll in this story is based on the troll from the Three Billy Goats Gruff fairy tale. However, in this story, no goats ever cross the troll's bridge and he is forced to survive on fish tha... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Macmillan", "Pages": "32", "ISBN": "978-0-230-01793-1"} |
John Tayler (July 4, 1742 - March 19, 1829) was a merchant and politician. He served nine years as Lieutenant Governor of New York, four months acting as the sixth Governor of New York, and also in both houses of the New York State Legislature.
Life
He was a trader, farmer, and shopkeeper in Albany, New York. He marri... | {"Name": "John Tayler", "Term start": "February 24, 1817", "Term end": "June 30, 1817", "Office 2": "Lieutenant Governor of New York", "Governor 2": "DeWitt Clinton", "Predecessor 2": "Philetus Swift (acting)", "Successor 2": "Erastus Root", "Birth date": "1742 7 4 y", "Birth place": "New York City, Province of New Yor... |
Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress. She has written seven nonfiction books on American history and culture. She was a contributing editor for the radio program This American Life on Public Radio International from 1996 to 2008, where sh... | {"Name": "Sarah Vowell", "Caption": "Vowell in August 2007", "Alt": "Vowell standing onstage in front of a microphone holding papers", "Birth name": "Sarah Jane Vowell", "Birth date": "1969 12 27", "Birth place": "Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Education": "Montana State University (BA) \n School of the Art Institute of C... |
Inva Mula (born 27 June 1963) is an Albanian opera lyric soprano. She began her soprano career at a very early age. Her father (Avni Mula) and mother () were also opera singers. She is also known for providing the voice of the diva Plavalaguna in the film The Fifth Element.
Life and career
Mula was born in Tirana, Alb... | {"Name": "Inva Mula", "Alt": "Photograph of Inva Mula", "Other names": "Inva Mula Tchako", "Birth date": "1963 06 27 yes", "Birth place": "Tirana, Albania", "Occupation": "Operatic lyric soprano", "Years active": "1970s-present", "Parent(s)": "Avni Mula, Nina Mula sq"} |
B3ta (stylised as b3ta) is a popular British website, described as a "puerile digital arts community" by The Guardian. It was founded in 2001 by Rob Manuel, Denise Wilton and Cal Henderson.
B3ta's main feature is a newsletter featuring the latest work of the B3ta community and other interesting, humorous or perverse ... | {"URL": "b3ta.com", "Commercial": "No", "Registration": "Optional, Required to post", "Created by": "Communal", "Launched": "2001"} |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., commonly known as Wiley (), is an American multinational publishing company founded in 1807 that focuses on academic publishing and instructional materials. The company produces books, journals, and encyclopedias, in print and electronically, as well as online products and services, training ma... | {"Traded as": "WLY (Class A) WLYB (Class B) S&P 600 component (WLY)", "Status": "Active", "Founded": "1807New York City, United States", "Country of origin": "United States", "Headquarters location": "Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.", "Distribution": "Worldwide", "Nonfiction topics": "Science technology medicine professional... |
Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 - June 7, 1971) was an American drummer and bandleader from the mid-1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to employ musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland, and Harry James. This ability earned him the nickname the "Father of Swing".
... | {"Born": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Died": "Palm Springs, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz\ndixieland\nswing\nbig band", "Labels": "Banner\nCameo\nDomino\nLincoln\nPerfect\nRomeo\nBluebird\nBrunswick\nVocalion"} |
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (; née Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune Top-20 company.
In 2002, Fiorina oversaw what was the... | {"Name": "Carly Fiorina", "Caption": "Fiorina at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2017", "Birth name": "Cara Carleton Sneed", "Birth date": "1954 9 6", "Birth place": "Austin, Texas, U.S.", "Party": "Republican", "Spouse(s)": "Todd Bartlem (1977-1984)Frank Fiorina 1985", "Children": "2 stepdaugh... |
The River Cherwell ( or ) is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Hellidon, Northamptonshire and flows southwards for to meet the Thames at Oxford in Oxfordshire.
The river gives its name to the Cherwell local government district and Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper.
Pronunciation
... | {"Mouth": "56 m on", "Location": "Oxford, Oxfordshire", "Coordinates": "51 44 32 N 1 14 54 W inline,title", "Basin size": "943 km2 on", "Left": "River Ray", "Right": "Sor Brook, River Swere, Mill Lane brook"} |
The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election.
The assembly elections used the mixed member proportional representation, a form of additional member system, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.
Results
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Donatello, nicknamed Don or Donnie/Donny, is a superhero and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. He is the smartest and often gentlest of his brothers, wearing a purple mask over his eyes. He wields a bō staff, his primary signature weapon in all media.
H... | {"First appearance": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)", "Created by": "Kevin EastmanPeter Laird", "Voiced by": "Barry Gordon (1987 series, Shredder's Revenge)\nborder:none; padding:0; \n Others:\n Greg Berg (1987 alternate)\n Corey Feldman (1990 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III)\n Ad... |
The Pajama Game is a musical based on the 1953 novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell.
The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his choreography debut. The story deals with labor troubles and romance in a pajama factory.
T... | {"Name": "The Pajama Game", "Caption": "Original Broadway windowcard illustrated by Peter Arno", "Composer(s)": "Richard AdlerJerry Ross", "Lyricist(s)": "Richard AdlerJerry Ross", "Book-writer": "George AbbottRichard Bissell", "Based on?": "Novel 7½ Centsby Richard Bissell", "Premiere date": "May 13, 1954", "Premiere ... |
The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. It has been held annually from 1975 to 2019 & since 2022, but not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 issues.
From 1996 to 2012 and 2... | {"Current season": "2023 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament", "Map size": "140px", "Sport": "Basketball", "Founded": "1975", "Teams": "64", "Country": "NCAA Division III (USA)", "Champion": "Christopher Newport (2023; 1st title)", "TV partner(s)": "CBS Sports Network", "Official website": "NCAA.com"} |
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Stanford University Medical Center is a medical complex which includes Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. It is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the United States and serves as a teaching hospital for the Stanford University ... | {"Location": "500 Pasteur Dr. Stanford", "Lists": "US", "Coordinates": "37.434 -122.175 region:US-CA_type:landmark inline, title", "Care system": "Private", "Type": "Academic", "Standards": "Tertiary Care", "Affiliated university": "Stanford University School of Medicine", "Beds": "613", "Former name(s)": "Stanford Hom... |
The Bay of Lübeck (, ) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. It forms the southwestern part of the Bay of Mecklenburg.
The main port is Travemünde, a borough of the city of Lübeck, at the mouth of river Trave. The Elbe-Lübeck Ca... | {"Coordinates": "54 09 33 N 11 19 20 E region:DE_type:waterbody title,inline", "River sources": "Elbe, Trave", "Ocean/sea sources": "Baltic Sea", "Basin": "Germany", "Settlements": "Lübeck"} |
Levofloxacin, sold under the brand name Levaquin among others, is an antibiotic medication. It is used to treat a number of bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis, pneumonia, H. pylori (in combination with other medications), urinary tract infections, chronic prostatitis, and some types of gastroenter... | {"Trade name": "Levaquin, Iquix, others", "AHFS": "monograph levofloxacin", "Routes ofadministration": "By mouth, intravenous (IV), eye drops", "Metabolism": "Kidney, mostly unchanged (83%)"} |
The NCAA Division III women's basketball championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NCAA Division III collegiate basketball in the United States. It was held annually from 1982, when the NCAA began to sponsor women's sports at all three levels, through 2019. No championship was... | {"Current season": "2023 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament", "Map size": "140px", "Sport": "College basketball", "Founded": "1982", "Teams": "64", "Country": "NCAA Division III (U.S.)", "Champion": "Transylvania (2023)", "Official website": "NCAA.com"} |
Leonardo, commonly nicknamed Leo, is a superhero appearing in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, and created by American comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. He is one of the four central characters of the franchise, along with his brothers, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo.
Often v... | {"First appearance": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)", "Created by": "Kevin EastmanPeter Laird", "Voiced by": "Cam Clarke (1987 series, Shredder's Revenge, 2014 film tie-in game)\nborder:none; padding:0; \n Others:\n Brian Tochi (1990 film, Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III)\n ... |
Raphael, nicknamed Raph, is a superhero and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. In most iterations, he's depicted as the most aggressive of the turtle brothers, physically the strongest, and often at odds with his brother, Leonardo.
He is usually depicted w... | {"First appearance": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)", "Created by": "Kevin EastmanPeter Laird", "Voiced by": "Rob Paulsen (1987 series, Shredder's Revenge)\nborder:none; padding:0; \n Others:\n Hal Rayle, Thom Pinto, Michael J. Gough (1987 alternates)\n Josh Pais (1990 film)\n Laurie Fas... |
Michelangelo, nicknamed Mike or Mikey, is a superhero and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. Michelangelo is the most naturally gifted of the four brothers but prefers to have a good time rather than train. The most jocular and energetic of the team, he is... | {"First appearance": "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)", "Created by": "Kevin EastmanPeter Laird", "Voiced by": "Townsend Coleman (1987 series, Shredder's Revenge)\nborder:none; padding:0; \n Others:\n Robbie Rist (1990 film, Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III)\n Alfredo Miller... |
The Bay of Puck or Puck Bay (; ; ), is a shallow western branch of the Bay of Gdańsk in the southern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland. It is separated from the open sea by the Hel Peninsula.
The bay has an average depth of to . There is a shallow sand-bank from Rewa to Kuźnica in the middle of H... | {"Native name": "pl Zatoka Pucka", "Location": "Poland", "Coordinates": "54.6667 N 18.5833 E source:kolossus-plwiki inline,title", "Etymology": "Puck", "Part of": "Bay of Gdańsk", "Max. depth": "55 m ft on", "Settlements": "PuckJastarniaHelWładysławowo"} |
Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (probably 26 November 1401 - 25 November 1418) was an English nobleman who died aged 17 at the Siege of Rouen in France during the Hundred Years' War, fighting for the Lancastrian cause. As he died unmarried without issue his heir became his younger brother John Beaufort, 1st Duke o... | {"Image caption": "Arms of Beaufort: Royal arms of King Edward III with a bordure compony argent and azure for difference", "Reign type": "Title held", "House type": "Dynasty", "Father": "John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset", "Mother": "Margaret Holland", "Birth date": "26 November 1401 (probable)", "Death date": "1418... |
William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. albums. In 1995, Berry suffer... | {"Born": "Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock folk rockStipe, Carrey Duet On R.E.M. - Penned SoundtrackMTV.comRetrieved June 20, 2016 college rock jangle pop", "Member of": "The Bad Ends", "Formerly of": "R.E.M."} |
Sandy Powell (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design fifteen times, winning three awards for the films Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Aviator (2004), and The Young Victoria (2009). She has also received fifteen BAFTA Award nominations, wi... | {"Name": "Sandy Powell", "Post-nominals": "OBE", "Caption": "Powell at the 2015 Vienna International Film Festival", "Birth date": "yes 1960 4 7", "Birth place": "London, England", "Alma mater": "Central School of Art", "Occupation": "Costume designer", "Years active": "1985-present", "Relatives": "Anthony Powell (cous... |
Vytas Brenner (19 September 1946 - 18 March 2004) was a German-born Venezuelan musician, keyboardist, guitarist and composer.
Biography
He was born in Tübingen, Germany, but his family migrated to Venezuela in 1949 when he was 2 years old. His mother, Margarita Brenner, was an Opera singer.
Brenner began his musical ... | {"Born": "Tübingen, Germany", "Origin": "Venezuela", "Died": "Salzburg, Austria", "Genres": "Progressive rock"} |
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, (30 March 1785 - 24 September 1856) was a British Army officer and politician. After serving in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign he became Secretary at War in Wellington's ministry. After a tour as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1830 he became Secretary at War again i... | {"Name": "The Viscount Hardinge", "Office 2": "Chief Secretary for Ireland", "Prime minister 2": "The Duke of Wellington", "Predecessor 2": "Lord Francis Leveson-Gower", "Successor 2": "Edward Smith Stanley", "Birth date": "y 1785 3 30", "Birth place": "Wrotham, Kent, England", "Death date": "yes 1856 9 24 1785 3 30", ... |
Albert Smith Bigelow (1 May 1906 – 6 October 1993) was a pacifist and former United States Navy Commander, who came to prominence in the 1950s as the skipper of the Golden Rule, the first vessel to attempt disruption of a nuclear test in protest against nuclear weapons.
Early life
Bigelow (1906-1993) was the son of Al... | {"Birth date": "1906 05 01", "Death date": "1993 10 06 1906 05 01", "Death place": "Walpole, Massachusetts", "Parent(s)": "Albert Francis BigelowGladys Williams", "Spouse(s)": "Josephine Rotch June 21, 1929 December 10, 1929 her death\n Sylvia Weld September 10, 1931 1993", "Children": "3", "Alma mater": "Harvard Unive... |
Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 American drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the development of Lorenzo's oil. The film was shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,... | {"Directed by": "George Miller", "Produced by": "Doug Mitchell\n George Miller", "Written by": "George Miller\n Nick Enright", "Starring": "Nick Nolte\n Susan Sarandon\n Peter Ustinov\n Zack O'Malley Greenburg", "Cinematography": "John Seale", "Edited by": "Richard Francis-Bruce\n Marcus D'Arcy", "Distributed by": "Uni... |
Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released on October 9, 1987. Although members of the E Street Band occasionally performed on the album, Springsteen recorded most of the parts himself, often with drum machines and synthesizers. Tunnel of Love is not officially r... | {"Released": "October 9, 1987", "Recorded": "January-July 1987", "Studio": "New Jersey\n A&M, Los Angeles\n Kren, Hollywood\n The Hit Factory, New York City", "Genre": "Rock\n pop rock", "Label": "Columbia", "Producer": "Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin"} |
Leeds City Football Club was the leading professional club in Leeds, England, before the First World War. The club was highly successful in the wartime football league; however, it faced sanction for paying its players during wartime which had been made illegal. The club was dissolved in 1919 after the club's directors... | {"Full name": "Leeds City Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The PeacocksThe CitizensCity", "Founded": "1904", "Dissolved": "1919"} |
thumb|right|upright|Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell at Asbury Park Convention Hall, September 2004
Vivienne Patricia Scialfa ( ; born July 29, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa ... | {"Born": "1953 7 29", "Origin": "Deal, New Jersey, U.S.", "Genres": "Rock", "Labels": "Columbia", "Member of": "E Street Band", "Spouse(s)": "Bruce Springsteen 1991"} |
Global Underground 004: Paul Oakenfold, Live in Oslo is a double mix CD in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Paul Oakenfold. The mix was recorded live at Cosmopolite Club in Oslo, Norway, as part of the official launch of the Quart Festival. It showcases Paul Oakenfold's eclectic taste in music at th... | {"Released": "9 June 1997", "Genre": "Progressive house, Progressive trance, Drum and bass", "Label": "Boxed", "Compiler": "Paul Oakenfold"} |
Public Stunts, Private Stories is the authorized biography of the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. The book was written by friend of the band and fellow Scarborough, Ontario native Paul Myers (brother of actor Mike Myers). The biography was originally published in 2001 in Canada by Madrigal Press and w... | {"Country": "Canada", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Madrigal Press", "Media type": "Print (Paperback)", "Pages": "262"} |
Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos (April 9, 1865 – December 5, 1921), known as Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, was a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator.
Early life
The Teixeira de Mattos Sampaio e Mendes family was of Portuguese Jewish origin, having b... | {"Name": "Alexander Teixeira de Mattos", "Caption": "Portrait of Teixeira de Mattos by E. O. Hoppé", "Birth name": "Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos", "Birth date": "1865 04 09", "Birth place": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "Death date": "1921 12 05 1865 04 09", "Death place": "St Ives, Cornwall, England", "Occupation": ... |
Herbert Chapman (19 January 1878 - 6 January 1934) was an English football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most influential and successful managers in the early 20th century, before his sudden death in 1934. He is regarded as one of the game's greates... | {"Name": "Herbert Chapman", "Picture size": "200", "Birth date": "1878 1 19 y", "Birth place": "Kiveton Park, Yorkshire, England", "Date of death": "1934 1 6 1878 1 19 y", "Place of death": "Hendon, Middlesex, England", "Position": "Inside forward", "Club 1 years": "-1896", "Club 2 years": "1896-1897", "Club 3 years": ... |
Eanfrith (590-634Bede's dates are usually taken as he gives them, but some historians have treated these dates as being one year earlier, based on the idea that Bede did not start his years at the same time as modern years are started, so by this interpretation Eanfrith would have died in 633, not 634, and would have b... | {"Born": "c. 590", "Died": "634 590", "Father": "Æthelfrith of Northumbria", "Religion": "Baptised as a Christian, but reverted to paganism after becoming king"} |
Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 - June 13, 2021) was an American actor. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 films. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest actor in Hollywood". His film appearances included Deliverance (1972), White Lightning (1973), All t... | {"Name": "Ned Beatty", "Caption": "Beatty in 2006", "Birth name": "Ned Thomas Beatty", "Birth date": "1937 7 6", "Death date": "2021 06 13 1937 07 06", "Birth place": "Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1956-2013", "Spouse(s)": "Walta Cha... |
Inspiration, originally planned to be True Idol,Patel, Joseph (March 9, 2004). William Hung Idol-ized With Record Deal, Remixes. MTV. Accessed from June 8, 2013. is the debut full-length studio album by William Hung, a former hopeful American Idol contestant. The album was recorded at Fantasy Studios and released... | {"Released": "April 6, 2004", "Recorded": "March 6-7, 2004", "Studio": "The Facility III, Fantasy Studios and Ashe Music StudiosWilliam Hung - Inspiration (CD). Discogs.com. Accessed from June 7, 2013.", "Label": "Koch", "Producer": "Dee Sonaram"} |
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke (born 21 May 1981) is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won SSDSGPS, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night show TV total. Mutzke subsequently qualified for and won the national pre-selection for the Eurovision ... | {"Born": "Waldshut-Tiengen, West Germany", "Genres": "Soul, funk, pop, jazz", "Labels": "Raab Columbia Sony", "Website": "maxmutzke.de"} |
Wenceslao Moreno Centeno (April 17, 1896 - April 20, 1999),Senor Wences, TV.com, accessed September 5, 2018. known professionally as Señor Wences (), was a Spanish ventriloquist and comedian. His popularity grew with his frequent television appearances on CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 1960s."Passage: ... | {"Name": "Señor Wences", "Caption": "Señor Wences in 1935 with an early version of \"Johnny\"", "Birth name": "Wenceslao Moreno Centeno", "Birth date": "1896 4 17", "Birth place": "Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salamanca, Spain", "Death date": "1999 4 20 1896 4 17", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Ventr... |
Hyacinth ( or Jacek Odrowąż; ca. 1185 – 15 August 1257) was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland. He was a Doctor of Sacred Studies, educated in Paris and Bologna.
Life
Called the "Apostle of the North", Hyacinth was the son of Eustachius Koński of the ... | {"Born": "Kamień Śląski, Silesia, Poland", "Died": "Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland", "Feast": "17 August", "Canonized": "Pope Clement VIII", "Attributes": "Holding a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary along with a monstrance or ciboriumStracke Richard Saint Hyacinth: The Iconography http://www.christianiconography.in... |
Stanislaus of Szczepanów (; 26 July 1030 - 11 April 1079) was Bishop of Kraków known chiefly for having been martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Generous. Stanislaus is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus the Martyr (as distinct from the 16th-century Jesuit Stanislaus Kostka).
Life
Accor... | {"Born": "Szczepanów, Kingdom of Poland", "Died": "Kraków, Kingdom of Poland", "Feast": "11 April7 May (Traditional Roman Catholics)8 May (in Poland)", "Canonized": "Pope Innocent IV", "Attributes": "Episcopal insignia, sword, resurrected Piotr", "Patronage": "Poland, Kraków, moral order"} |
Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton, (16 August 1887 - 13 February 1962) was a British Labour Party economist and politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945 to 1947. He shaped Labour Party foreign policy in the 1930s, opposing pacifism; promoting rearmament against the German threat; and st... | {"Name": "The Lord Dalton", "Term start": "31 May 1948", "Term end": "28 February 1950", "Order 2": "President of the Board of Trade", "Prime minister 2": "Winston Churchill", "Predecessor 2": "John Llewellin", "Successor 2": "Oliver Lyttelton", "Alma mater": "King's College, Cambridge, London School of Economics and P... |
Edmund "Ed" Kuepper (born 20 December 1955) is a German-born Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the punk band The Saints in 1973, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns (active 1979-85) and the grunge-like The Aints! (1991-94, 2017-present). He has also recorded over a dozen albums a... | {"Born": "Bremen, West Germany", "Origin": "Brisbane, Queensland, Australia", "Genres": "Rock punk alternative avant-garde", "Labels": "Hot, True Tone, Capitol, Survival, Normal, Castle, Prince Melon", "Website": "myspace.com/edkuepper"} |
Hawaiian pizza is a pizza originating in Canada, and is traditionally topped with pineapple, tomato sauce, cheese, and either ham or bacon.
History
Sam Panopoulos, a Greek-born Canadian, created the first Hawaiian pizza at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, Canada in 1962. Inspired in part by his experience... | {"Name of food": "Hawaiian pizza", "Image caption": "Hawaiian pizza with pineapple chunks", "Place of origin": "Canada", "Region of origin": "Chatham, Ontario", "Type of dish": "Pizza", "Main ingredient": "Pizza dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella, pineapple, ham"} |
Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a German retired film actor, painter and author, who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Shine. In 2011, he was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear.
Early life
thum... | {"Name": "Armin Mueller-Stahl", "Caption": "Mueller-Stahl in October 2007", "Birth date": "1930 12 17 y", "Birth place": "Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany", "Occupation": "Actor, writer, director", "Years active": "1956-2015"} |
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