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Dogpile is a metasearch engine for information on the World Wide Web that fetches results from Google, Yahoo!, Yandex, Bing, and other popular search engines, including those from audio and video content providers such as Yahoo!.
History
Dogpile began operation in November 1996. The site was created and developed by... | {"URL": "https://www.dogpile.com/", "Available in": "English", "Created by": "Aaron Flin", "Launched": "1996 11", "Current status": "Active"} |
Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams , (born 12 July 1939) is an Australian humanist, social commentator, broadcaster, public intellectual and farmer. He hosts Late Night Live, an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) program on Radio National four nights a week. He also writes a weekly column for The Weekend Australian.
... | {"Name": "Phillip Adams", "Post-nominals": "100 , AUS AO FAHA, 100 UK FRSA", "Caption": "Adams speaking at the 2010 Global Atheist Convention", "Birth date": "yes 1939 07 12", "Birth place": "Maryborough, Victoria, Australia", "Nationality": "Australian", "Birth name": "Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams", "Known For": "Reviv... |
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The Macintosh 512K is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from September 1984 to April 1986. It is the first update to the original Macintosh 128K. It was virtually identical to the previous Macintosh, differing primarily in the amount of built-in ra... | {"Also known as? (\"AKA\")": "M0001W", "Manufacturer": "Apple Computer", "Family": "Compact Macintosh", "Release date": "1984 9 10", "Base price": "2795 1984 -1", "Discontinuation date": "1986 04 14", "Operating system": "1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.2,http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=5356 System Software:... |
William II (; 25 February 1848 - 2 October 1921) was the last King of Württemberg. He ruled from 6 October 1891 until the dissolution of the kingdom on 30 November 1918. He was the last German ruler to abdicate in the wake of the November Revolution of 1918.
Early years
William was born the son of Prince Frederick of ... | {"Father": "Prince Frederick of Württemberg", "Mother": "Princess Catherine of Württemberg", "Born": "Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg", "Died": "Bebenhausen, Württemberg, Weimar Republic", "Religion": "Lutheran"} |
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) is the principal military training centre for the Royal Marines. It is situated near the villages of Lympstone and Exton, between the city of Exeter, and the town of Exmouth in Devon, England.
History
The site was established in 1940 as the "Royal Marines Depot Exton" and... | {"Type": "Royal Marines Base", "Coordinates": "50.663971 N 3.438024 W region:GB_type:landmark inline,title", "Owner": "Ministry of Defence", "Operator": "Royal Navy", "Built": "1940", "In use": "1940-Present", "Built for": "Admiralty"} |
The Long Walk of the Navajo, also called the Long Walk to Bosque Redondo (), was the 1864 deportation and attempted ethnic cleansingAnderson, Gary C. Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian: The Crime that Should Haunt America. The University of Oklahoma Press. Oklahoma City, 2014.Lee, Lloyd ed. Navajo Sovereignty. Understandi... | {"Title": "Long Walk of the Navajo", "Part of": "the Navajo Wars", "Image": "File:Navajo on Long Walk.gif", "Image size": "300px", "Caption": "Navajo people photographed during the Long Walk", "Location": "Southwestern United States", "Type of attack": "Forced displacement", "Fatalities": "At least 200", "Victims": "Na... |
Marcia Rachel Clark ( Kleks, formerly Horowitz; born August 31, 1953) is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent and television producer. She is perhaps best known for having been the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case.
Early life and education
Clark was born Marcia Rachel Kleks in Alame... | {"Name": "Marcia Clark", "Alt": "Marcia Clark at the 2011 Texas Book Festival", "Caption": "Clark at the 2011 Texas Book Festival", "Birth name": "Marcia Rachel Kleks", "Birth date": "1953 08 31", "Birth place": "Alameda, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Prosecutor writer television correspondent", "Education": "U... |
Michael John Kricfalusi ( ; born September 9, 1955), known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator and blogger, as well as a former animator and voice actor. He is the creator of the animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show, which was highly influential on televised animation during the 1990s. From... | {"Name": "John Kricfalusi", "Alt": "Kricfalusi holding a toy duck up to his ear", "Caption": "Kricfalusi at the Castro Theatre in July 2006", "Birth name": "Michael John Kricfalusi", "Birth date": "1955 9 9", "Birth place": "Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada", "Other names": "Raymond Spüm John K. Raymond S.", "Occupation": "A... |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman is an American superhero drama television series based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. It stars Dean Cain as Clark Kent / Superman and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. The series aired on ABC from September 12, 1993, to June 14, 1997.
... | {"Also known as": "The New Adventures of Superman", "Genre": "Action-adventure\n Romantic drama\n Superhero", "Developed by": "Deborah Joy LeVine", "Starring": "Dean Cain\n Teri Hatcher\n Lane Smith\n Eddie Jones\n K Callan\n Michael Landes\n Justin Whalin\n Tracy Scoggins\n John Shea", "Country of origin": "United Sta... |
Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20, 1967) is an American actress. She came to prominence with supporting parts in the films Mystic Pizza (1988) and Say Anything... (1989), before establishing herself as one of the key figures of 1990s independent cinema with starring roles in Bright Angel (1990), Dogfight (1991), House... | {"Name": "Lili Taylor", "Caption": "Taylor in 2013", "Birth date": "1967 2 20", "Birth place": "Glencoe, Illinois, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1986-present", "Spouse(s)": "Nick Flynn 2009", "Children": "1", "Alma mater": "DePaul University"} |
Russell Investments Group LLC is an investment firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Corporate overview
According to American Banker, Russell Investments has approximately $300 billion of assets under management, as of September 2019. The firm ranks as the third largest outsourced CIO (OCIO) provider globally. Ad... | {"Industry": "Financial services", "Founded": "1936 in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "AUM": "$288 billion (3/31/2023)https://russellinvestments.com/us/about-us/newsroom/2023/russell-investments-mid-year-2023-global-market-outlook", "Parent": "-->", "Website": "russellinvestments.com"} |
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl; 4 June 1856 - 30 December 1936) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the supreme commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
Early life
Friedrich was born at the castle of Gross Seelowitz in Moravia (today Židlochovice ne... | {"Father": "Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria", "Mother": "Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria", "Born": "Gross Seelowitz, Moravia, Austrian Empire", "Died": "Magyaróvár, Kingdom of Hungary", "Burial": "Imperial Crypt", "Religion": "Roman Catholicism"} |
Dogfight is a 1991 period coming-of-age drama film set in San Francisco, California, during the 1960s and directed by Nancy Savoca. The film explores the love between an 18-year-old Marine, Lance Corporal Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) on his way to Vietnam, and a young woman, Rose Fenny (Lili Taylor).
Plot
The film b... | {"Directed by": "Nancy Savoca", "Produced by": "Richard GuayPeter Newman", "Written by": "Bob Comfort", "Starring": "River Phoenix\n Lili Taylor", "Music by": "Sarah ClassMason Daring", "Cinematography": "Bobby Bukowski", "Edited by": "John Tintori", "Distributed by": "Warner Bros.", "Box office": "$394,631https://www.... |
Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is a British singer and songwriter. In 1980, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC.
Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. After a few hit singles, including U... | {"Born": "Dunston, County Durham, England, UK", "Genres": "Hard rock rock and roll blues rock glam rock", "Member of": "AC/DC", "Formerly of": "Geordie", "Website": "brianjohnsonracing.com"} |
Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 - 31 October 1939) was the last heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Württemberg, a German military commander of World War I, and the head of the House of Württemberg from 1921 to his death.
Early life
Duke Albrec... | {"Father": "Duke Philipp of Württemberg", "Mother": "Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria", "Born": "Vienna, Empire of Austria", "Died": "Altshausen, State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany", "Religion": "Roman Catholic"} |
The 1999 Salt Lake City tornado was a rare tornado that struck downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on August 11, 1999. It was among the most notable tornadoes to hit west of the Great Plains in the 20th century and the second tornado to hit in Utah that resulted in a fatality (the other occurring in 1884). Th... | {"Name": "1999 Salt Lake City tornado", "Image caption": "The Salt Lake City Tornado of 1999 as it rips through downtown; the orange fireball is a power substation exploding upon contact with the tornado.", "Formed": "August 11, 1999 12:41 p.m. MDT (18:41 UTC)", "Duration": "14 minutesGeisel Hunter 2019-08-11 On this d... |
Van Helsing is a 2004 action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as Dutch monster hunter Van Helsing and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. Van Helsing is both an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and 1940s (also produced by Universal Pictures... | {"Directed by": "Stephen Sommers", "Produced by": "Stephen Sommers\n Bob Ducsay", "Written by": "Stephen Sommers", "Based on": "Dracula Bram Stoker\nFrankenstein Mary Shelley\nThe Wolf Man George Waggner", "Starring": "Hugh Jackman\n Kate Beckinsale\n Richard Roxburgh\n David Wenham\n Will Kemp\n Kevin J. O'Connor\n Sh... |
drugstore.com was an internet retailer in health and beauty care products. Its web operations were launched on February 24, 1999, and shut down on September 30, 2016 after being acquired by Walgreens in March 2011 for $409 million.
In June 1999, Rite Aid entered into a ten-year strategic relationship with Drugstore.co... | {"Commercial": "Yes", "Registration": "No", "Available in": "English", "Launched": "1999 2 24 to 2016 9 30https://www.wsj.com/articles/walgreens-to-shut-down-drugstore-com-focus-on-own-website-1469725502 Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com, Focus on Own Website Wall Street Journal Ziobro Paul July 28, 2016 Octob... |
Recreational Equipment, Inc., doing business as REI, is an American retail and outdoor recreation services corporation. It is organized as a consumers' co-operative. REI sells camping gear, hiking, climbing, cycling, water, running, fitness, snow, travel equipment, and men, women and kids clothing. It also offers servi... | {"Type": "Consumers' co-operative", "Industry": "Camping gear and outdoor gear", "Revenue": "US$3.7 billion (2021)", "Members": "24.5 million", "Website": "https://www.rei.com/", "Founded": "1938 in Seattle, Washington", "Headquarters": "US"} |
Lucette Michaux-Chevry (5 March 1929 - 9 September 2021)Lucette Michaux-Chevry, ancienne ministre de Jacques Chirac, est décédée was a French politician, who served as President of the Regional Council of the overseas department of Guadeloupe between 1992 and 2004.Official page on the French senate website She was nic... | {"Name": "Lucette Michaux-Chevry", "Birth date": "5 March 1929", "Birth place": "Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe", "Death date": "9 September 2021", "Death place": "Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe", "Nationality": "French", "Alma mater": "Sorbonne", "Occupation": "Politician", "Spouse(s)": "Henri Michaux", "Children": "Marie-Luce Pench... |
Stephen Lamont Davis (born March 1, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, Davis attended Spartanburg High School, where he excelled in football and track. At the 1991 Sou... | {"Born:": "Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.", "Height:": "0", "Weight:": "230", "High school:": "Spartanburg (SC)", "College:": "Auburn", "NFL Draft:": "102"} |
Eddie Bauer, LLC is an American clothing store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Eddie Bauer sells its merchandise via retail stores, outlet stores, and online and via phone, with a call center in Groveport, Ohio. Its flagship store is in Bellevue at Bellevue Square. In addition to the three sales channels, t... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1920 y in Seattle, Washington, U.S.", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Industry": "Retail", "Parent": "Authentic Brands Group and SPARC Group LLC", "Products": "Clothing, sportswear, outdoor gear", "Revenue": "US$1 billion (2021)", "Website": "eddiebauer.com"} |
The Spell Sword is a sword and planet novel by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, part of the Darkover series. The book was co-authored by Paul Edwin Zimmer, Bradley's brother, though he was not credited. The Spell Sword was first published in paperback by DAW in 1974 and has been republished several times.
This ... | {"Cover artist": "George Barr", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Darkover", "Publisher": "DAW Books", "Media type": "Print (paperback)", "Pages": "158", "Followed by": "The Forbidden Tower"} |
thumb|Stephen H. Segal accepting the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine for Weird Tales
thumb|Julia Rios and Michi Trota accepting the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine for Uncanny Magazine
The Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine is given each year to a periodical publication related to science fiction or fantasy tha... | {"Awarded for": "The best semi-professional magazine devoted primarily to science fiction or fantasy", "Presented by": "World Science Fiction Society", "First awarded": "1984", "Website": "thehugoawards.org"} |
This is Your Day is a Christian television show hosted by Pastor Benny HinnBaptist Press, 'Health & wealth gospel' critiqued and broadcast several times a week in the United States and globally by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, INSP Networks, The God Channel and various local affiliates to an estimated four million... | {"Genre": "Religious broadcasting", "Running time": "30 minutes", "Starring": "Benny Hinn", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "syndicated", "Original release": "present"} |
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St. Ambrosius (, Ambrosi) (September 7, 1861 - March 29, 1927) was a Georgian religious figure and scholar who served as the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia from 1921 to 1927. Best known for his opposition to the Soviet regime, he was canonized in 1995 by the ... | {"Born": "Martvili, Georgia", "Died": "Tbilisi, Georgia", "Canonized": "Georgian Orthodox Church", "Feast": "March 16 (29)"} |
Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus of Prussia (20 March 1828 - 15 June 1885) was the son of Prince Charles of Prussia (1801-1883) and his wife, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808-1877). Prince Friedrich Karl was a grandson of King Frederick William III of Prussia and a nephew of Frederick William IV and William I... | {"Father": "Prince Charles of Prussia", "Mother": "Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach", "Born": "Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia", "Died": "Jagdschloss Glienicke, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire"} |
Drumstick is the brand name, owned by Froneri, a joint venture between Nestlé and PAI Partners, for a variety of frozen dessert-filled ice cream cones sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and other countries. The original product was invented by I.C. Parker of the Drumstick Company of Fort... | {"Owner": "Froneri", "Introduced": "1928", "Markets": "Worldwide", "Country": "United States", "Website": "https://www.drumstick.com/", "Product type": "Ice cream"} |
Point Edward is a village in the Canadian province of Ontario. Adjacent to the city of Sarnia in Lambton County, Point Edward sits opposite Port Huron, Michigan and is connected to it by the Blue Water Bridge, at the meeting point of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron. Formerly called Huron, it was renamed in 1860 to ... | {"Land": "3.28", "Density": "620.6", "DST": "-4", "Website": "http://www.villageofpointedward.com/"} |
Greenstone is an amalgamated town in the Canadian province of Ontario with a population of 4,636 according to the 2016 Canadian census. It stretches along Highway 11 from Lake Nipigon to Longlac and covers .
The town was formed in 2001, as part of a wave of community amalgamations under the Progressive Conservative go... | {"Land": "2767.19", "Density": "1.7", "DST": "-04:00", "Website": "www.greenstone.ca"} |
John Deighton (November 1830 - May 23, 1875), better known as "Gassy Jack", was a bar-owner in British Columbia. The Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia takes its name from him.
History
Deighton was born in Hull, England. Growing up in Hull, a major seaport, Deighton and his brothers Tom and Rich... | {"Name": "John Deighton", "Birth date": "November 1830", "Birth place": "Hull, Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "1875 5 23 1830 (aged 44)", "Death place": "Granville, British Columbia, Canada", "Nationality": "English Canadian", "Other names": "Gassy Jack", "Occupation": "Bar owner/steamboat captain", "Known For": "F... |
227 is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 6, 1990. The series stars Marla Gibbs as Mary Jenkins, a sharp-tongued, city resident gossip and housewife. Other main characters include her husband Lester (Hal Williams), their daughter Brenda (Regina King), landl... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "C.J. Banks\n Bill Boulware", "Developed by": "Jack Elinson", "Starring": "Marla Gibbs\n Hal Williams\n Alaina Reed Hall\n Jackée Harry\n Helen Martin\n Regina King\n Kia Goodwin\n Curtis Baldwin\n Countess Vaughn\n Toukie A. Smith\n Stoney Jackson\n Barry Sobel\n Paul Winfield", "Open... |
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The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga or ) is a business school in Riga, Latvia. It is a subsidiary of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).
The school was founded in 1994 by the Stockholm School of Economics with the support of the Swedish government, and the... | {"Type": "Private", "Rector": "Anders Paalzow", "Students": "400", "Undergraduates": "~ 123", "Campus": "Urban", "Language": "English", "Website": "www.sseriga.edu"} |
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian television series created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. The second series in the Degrassi franchise and the first to be set in a universe that has spanned multiple decades, it aired for three seasons on the CBC from 18 January 1987 to 27 February 1989, and on PBS in the United State... | {"Running time": "30 minutes (including commercials)18 September 1988 Cable Listings 204 The Indianapolis Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77613066/the-indianapolis-star/ 13 May 2021", "Created by": "Linda Schuyler\nKit Hood", "Genre": "Teen drama", "Starring": "See List of Degrassi Junior High and High charac... |
Otago Harbour is the natural harbour of Dunedin, New Zealand, consisting of a long, much-indented stretch of generally navigable water separating the Otago Peninsula from the mainland. They join at its southwest end, from the harbour mouth. It is home to Dunedin's two port facilities, Port Chalmers (half way along the... | {"Location": "Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand", "Coordinates": "-45.8317 170.6294 type:waterbody_region:AU-NSW_scale:15000 inline,title", "River sources": "Water of Leith and Toitū Stream", "Ocean/sea sources": "South Pacific Ocean", "Basin": "New Zealand", "Max. length": "21 km miles", "Settlements": "Dunedin and Port Cha... |
Mau, also now known as Maunath Bhanjan, is an industrial town and the headquarter of the Mau district. It is located in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is known for its saree industry which is a traditional business and centuries old art of the people of this city; says, Pallavi Mishra.
History
From... | {"Type": "Municipal Council", "Body": "Mohammad Tayyab Palki (Chairman)", "Density": "auto", "Website": "www.mau.nic.in"} |
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thumb|A map of the Byzantine Empire in 550 (a decade after the Plague of Justinian) with Justinian's conquests shown in green
The plague of Justinian or Justinianic plague (541-549 AD) was a bubonic plague epide... | {"Name": "Plague of Justinian", "Alt text for image": "see caption", "Image caption": "Saint Sebastian pleads with Jesus for the life of a gravedigger afflicted by plague during the plague of Justinian. (Josse Lieferinxe, 1497-1499)", "Disease": "Bubonic plague", "Location": "Mediterranean Basin, Europe, Near East", "... |
The Aston Martin Lagonda is a full-size luxury four-door saloon manufactured by British manufacturer Aston Martin between 1974 and 1990. A total of 645 were produced. The name was derived from the Lagonda marque that Aston Martin had purchased in 1947. There are two distinct generations, the original, the short lived ... | {"Manufacturer": "Aston Martin", "Designer": "William Towns", "Production": "1976-1990645 produced", "Predecessor": "Lagonda Rapide", "Successor": "Lagonda Taraf", "Class": "Full-size luxury car (F)", "Body style": "4-door saloon", "Layout": "Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive", "Length": "5282 mm in 1 on", "Width": "1816 ... |
Zlatko Zahovič (; born 1 February 1971) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
After making a name for himself in Europe in Portugal, most notably with Porto and Benfica where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 246 matches and 54 goals over one full decade, he went on to h... | {"Name": "Zlatko Zahovič", "Full name": "Zlatko Zahovićhttps://www.eurosport.com/football/zlatko-zahovic_prs194/person.shtml Zlatko Zahovic Eurosport 12 April 2020", "Birth date": "1971 2 1 y", "Birth place": "Maribor, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia", "Height": "1.80 m", "Position": "Attacking midfielder", "Youth club 1 years... |
Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released by ABC Records on February 20, 1974. It was recorded at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, with producer Gary Katz. The album was Steely Dan's last to be made and released while the group was still an active touring ba... | {"Released": "February 20, 1974", "Recorded": "October 1973January 1974", "Studio": "The Village Recorder (West Los Angeles)", "Genre": "Jazz rockVaris Chris http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/07/07/loc_steely_dan_revival.html Steely Dan revival a mix of fun surprises, letdowns July 7, 2000 The Cincinnati Enquirer M... |
Mahendra Kapoor (9 January 1934 - 27 September 2008) was an Indian playback singer. In a long career spanning decades, his repertoire included popular songs such as Chalo ekbaar phir se Ajnabi ban jayen hum dono (Gumrah) and Neele Gagan ke tale (Hamraaz). His name however became most closely associated with patriotic s... | {"Name": "Mahendra Kapoor", "Birth date": "yes 1934 1 9", "Birth place": "Amritsar, Punjab, British India", "Death date": "yes 2008 9 27 1934 1 9", "Death place": "Mumbai, Maharashtra, India", "Children": "Rohan Kapoor", "Relatives": "Sidhant Kapoor (Grandson)", "Module": "yes\n solo_singer\n Vocalist\n Rafi Melody\... |
Gérard Philipe () (born Gérard Albert Philip, 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement of French Cinema in the late 1940s. His best known credits include Such a Pretty Lit... | {"Name": "Gérard Philipe", "Image": "S.Kragujevic, Gérard Philipe 1955.JPG", "Caption": "Philipe in 1955", "Birth name": "Gérard Albert Philip", "Birth date": "1922 12 4 y", "Birth place": "Cannes, France", "Death date": "1959 11 25 1922 12 4 y", "Death place": "Paris, France", "Other names": "Le Prince D'Avignon", "Ed... |
The Lotus Esprit is a British sports car that was built by Lotus Cars at their Hethel factory in England between 1976 and 2004. It was among the first of designer Giorgetto Giugiaro's polygonal "folded paper" designs.
Background
In 1970 Tony Rudd, who had arrived at Lotus the previous year, proposed two new model deve... | {"Manufacturer": "Lotus Cars", "Production": "1976-200410,675 produced http://www.lotusespritworld.com/EHistory/Production_Figures.html Esprit History: Esprit Production Figures 21 December 2011 Lotus Esprit World", "Assembly": "England: Hethel, Norfolk", "Class": "Sports car (S)", "Body style": "2-door coupé", "L... |
Cahir Castle (), one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond. Now situated in Cahir town centre, County Tipperary, the castle is well preserved and has guided tour and audiovisual shows in multiple languages.Heritage Irel... | {"Type": "Castle", "Coordinates": "52.3745 -7.9272 type:landmark_region:IE dms inline,title", "Owner": "Office of Public Works", "Open tothe public": "Yes", "Built": "13th Century", "In use": "13th Century-1800s", "Built by": "O'Briens", "Fate": "Preserved", "Battles/wars": "Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland", "Website":... |
Volterra (; Latin: Volaterrae) is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.
History
thumb|right|Rosso Fiorentino. Deposition. 1521. Oil on wood. 375 × . Pinacoteca Comuna... | {"Name": "Volterra", "Official name": "Città di Volterra", "Coordinates": "43 24 N 10 52 E inline,title", "Region": "Tuscany", "Province": "Pisa (PI)", "Frazioni": "Mazzolla, Montemiccioli, Saline di Volterra, Villamagna", "Mayor": "Marco Buselli", "Area": "252", "Population footnotes": "Data from Istat", "Population":... |
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; German for "Wave Gothic Meeting") is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-classical and medieval music being examples) play at several v... | {"Name": "Wave-Gotik-Treffen", "Caption": "WGT 2005 in Leipzig", "Location": "Leipzig, Germany", "Years active": "1992-present", "Dates": "4 days on Whitsuntide", "Genre": "Gothic rock\n gothic metal\n EBM\n industrial\n noise\n darkwave\n neo-folk\n neo-classical\n medieval\n experimental\n deathrock\n punk\n symphoni... |
Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland.
In club football,... | {"Name": "Gordon Strachan OBE", "Picture caption": "Strachan as manager of Celtic in 2007", "Full name": "Gordon David Strachan18952 25 March 2017", "Birth date": "1957 2 9 yhttps://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gordon-strachan/ Gordon Strachan: Profile worldfootball.net HEIM:SPIEL 25 December 2019", "Birth... |
Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his ... | {"Directed by": "Marco Brambilla", "Produced by": "\"Goldstein\" />\n Michael Levy\n Howard Kazanjian", "Screenplay by": "Daniel Waters\n Robert Reneau\n Peter M. Lenkov", "Story by": "Peter M. Lenkov\n Robert Reneau", "Starring": "Sylvester Stallone\n Wesley Snipes\n Sandra Bullock\n Nigel Hawthorne", "Music by": "Ell... |
dd is a command-line utility for Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems and beyond, the primary purpose of which is to convert and copy files. On Unix, device drivers for hardware (such as hard disk drives) and special device files (such as /dev/zero and /dev/random) appear in the file system just like ... | {"Original author(s)": "Ken Thompson(AT&T Bell Laboratories)", "Developer(s)": "Various open-source and commercial developers", "Initial release": "1974 6", "Written in": "Plan 9: C", "Platform": "Cross-platform", "Type": "Command", "License": "coreutils: GPLv3+Plan 9: MIT License", "Repository": "coreutils: https://gi... |
Peter Armbruster (born 25 July 1931) is a German physicist at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) facility in Darmstadt, Germany, and is credited with co-discovering elements 107 (bohrium), 108 (hassium), 109 (meitnerium), 110 (darmstadtium), 111 (roentgenium), and 112 (copernicium) with research partner Go... | {"Name": "Peter Armbruster", "Birth date": "1931 7 25 y", "Birth place": "Dachau", "Occupation": "physicist", "Education": "Technical University of Stuttgart and Munich", "Known For": "Discovery of superheavy elements", "Awards": "Lise Meitner Prize (2000)Stern-Gerlach Medal (1997)Max Born Medal (1988)"} |
Bhaiṣajyaguru (, , , , , ), or Bhaishajyaguru, formally Bhaiṣajya-guru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rāja ("Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light"; , , , ), is the Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Commonly referred to as the "Medicine Buddha", he is described as a doctor who cures suffering (Pali/Sanskri... | {"Chinese": "藥師佛(Pinyin: Yàoshīfó)藥師如來(Pinyin: Yàoshī Rúlái)", "Japanese": "薬師如来 やくしにょらい(romaji: Yakushi Nyorai)薬師瑠璃光如来 やくしるりこうにょらい(romaji: Yakushirurikō Nyorai)", "Tibetan": "སངས་རྒྱས་སྨན་བླ་Wylie: sangs rgyas sman blaTHL: Sangyé Menla", "Korean": "약사여래(RR: Yagsa Yeorae)약사유리광여래(RR: Yagsayurigwang Yeorae)", "Thai": "พร... |
Red Issue was a British fanzine aimed at Manchester United supporters. The fanzine was published monthly during the domestic football season since February 1989. The content of the fanzine was satirical, featuring jokes at the expense of Manchester United's own players in addition to their rival clubs.
Launch
The fanz... | {"Frequency": "Monthly during football season", "Categories": "Football fanzine", "First issue": "February 1989", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Based in": "Manchester", "Language": "English"} |
Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers.Lamb, Bill. "Teen Pop" . About.com. Retrieved January 28, 2007. Teen pop incorporates different subgenres of pop music, as well as elements of R&B, dance, electronic, hip hop and rock, while the music of girl group... | {"Name": "Teen pop", "Stylistic origins": "\"Allmusic\"/> secondwave>https://books.google.com/books?id=2WOunUzyRLQC&q=teen+pop+bubblegum+pop&pg=PA10 Teens, TV and Tunes: The Manufacturing of American Adolescent Culture Greene, Doyle 10 January 2014 McFarland 9780786489725 secondwave/> secondwave/> secondwave/> secondw... |
Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883.
Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial Revolution. The principal industry in the area became engineering, although ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Metropolitan borough": "Manchester", "Metropolitan county": "Greater Manchester", "UK Parliament": "Manchester Central", "Postcode district": "M", "Dialling code": "0161", "OS grid reference": "SD878004"} |
Mankind was a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy (MMORTS) computer game.
Gameplay
Equipped with one construction unit, a Vibz-type starship, and a small amount of credits, players start out in a guarded star system ("Imperial system") to eventually create their own empire. Typical first steps in Mankind... | {"Title": "Mankind PC 2TM", "Developer": "since 2008 Quantex, 2004 - 2008 O2 Online Entertainment, formerly Vibes Online Gaming", "Publisher": "since 2004 O2 Online Entertainment, formerly Cryo Interactive", "Designer": "Frank de Luca, Oliver Poetzelberger", "Released": "December 1998", "Genre": "Massively multiplayer ... |
Gottfried Münzenberg (born 17 March 1940) is a German physicist.
He studied physics at Justus-Liebig-Universität in Giessen and Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck and completed his studies with a Ph.D. at the University of Giessen, Germany, in 1971. In 1976, he moved to the department of nuclear chemistry at GS... | {"Name": "Gottfried Münzenberg", "Birth date": "1940 3 17 y", "Birth place": "Nordhausen", "Occupation": "physicist", "Education": "University of GiessenUniversity of Innsbruck", "Alma mater": "GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion ResearchUniversity of Mainz", "Known For": "Discovery of superheavy elements", "Awards": "L... |
Noel Gay (15 July 1898 - 4 March 1954) was born Reginald Moxon Armitage. He also used the name Stanley Hill professionally. He was a successful British composer of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s whose output comprised 45 songs as well as the music for 28 films and 26 London shows. Sheridan Morley has commented th... | {"Name": "Noel Gay", "Birth name": "Reginald Moxon Armitage", "Birth date": "yes 1898 7 15", "Birth place": "Wakefield, Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "yes 1954 3 4 1898 7 15", "Other names": "Stanley Hill", "Alma mater": "Christ's College, Cambridge", "Occupation": "Songwriter\n composer", "Style": "Musical theatr... |
Mañjuśrī (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री) is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit.Lopez Jr., Donald S. (2001). The Story of Buddhism: A Concise Guide to its History and Teachings. New York, USA: HarperSanFrancisco. (cloth) P.260. Mañjuśrī is also known by t... | {"Bikol": "Mangushli", "Chinese": "文殊菩薩(Pinyin: Wénshū Púsà)文殊师利菩薩(Pinyin: Wénshūshīlì Púsà)曼殊室利菩薩(Pinyin: Mànshūshìlì Púsà)妙吉祥菩薩(Pinyin: Miàojíxiáng Púsà)妙德菩薩(Pinyin Miàodé Púsà)妙音菩薩(Pinyin: Miàoyīn Púsà)", "Cyrillic": "ᠵᠦᠭᠡᠯᠡᠨ ᠡᠭᠰᠢᠭᠲᠦЗөөлөн эгшигтМанзушир", "Japanese": "文殊菩薩 もんじゅぼさつ(romaji: Monju Bosatsu)文殊師利菩薩 もんじゅし... |
Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The city is known for its Ironworks Zenica factory but also as a significant university cente... | {"Body": "Council The Council of the City of Zenica", "Urban density": "Fall (25,474 in relation to 1991) 70,553", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+2", "Website": "zenica.ba"} |
Pomerol (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine near Bordeaux in southwestern France.
Wine
With only . Pomerol is the smallest wine producing area in the Bordeaux region. It is more a community where the vineyards are family-shared. The mostly small-sized producers in the area produce red wi... | {"Name": "Pomerol", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Chateau Le Pin.JPG", "Caption": "Chateau Le Pin", "Arrondissement": "Libourne", "Canton": "Le Libournais-Fronsadais", "Postal code": "33500", "Mayor": "Jean-Luc BarbeyronRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d5... |
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, the Charity Shield, a League Cup final and England matches. Maine Road's highest attendance of 84,569 was set in 1934 at an FA Cup sixth round match between Manches... | {"Location": "Moss Side, Manchester, England", "Coordinates": "53 27 4 N 2 14 7 W type:landmark_scale:3000_region:GB inline,title", "Built": "1923", "Opened": "1923", "Renovated": "1931,Manchester City: The Complete Record, p91 1957, 1970, 1994", "Expanded": "1935", "Closed": "2003", "Demolished": "2004", "Owner": "Man... |
ATV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia, part of Network 10 - one of the three major Australian free-to-air commercial television networks. The station is owned by Paramount Networks UK & Australia.
History
200px|left|thumb|A 1964-65 ident shown on the station.
In April 1963, the licence to operate Melbou... | {"City": "Melbourne", "Branding": "10", "Channel": "10", "Affiliations": "10 (O&O)", "Owner": "Network TEN (Melbourne) Pty Ltd", "ERP": "200 kW (analog)50 kW (digital)", "HAAT": "577 metres (1893') (analog)581 metres (1906') (digital)HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.", "Transmitter coordinates"... |
thumb|Participation certificate of the F. Hoffmann-LaRoche & Co AG, issued 15 January 1932
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, commonly known as Roche, is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed ... | {"Type": "Aktiengesellschaft", "ISIN": "n y CH0012032048", "Founded": "1896 10 1 y", "Headquarters": "Basel, Switzerland", "Industry": "Pharmaceuticals", "Products": "Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics (List of products)", "Revenue": "2022", "Parent": "Roche Holding AG", "Subsidiaries": "Genentech, Ventana", "Website": "w... |
thumb|The Hermitage hill, here seen from the heights of Tournon-sur-Rhône, stands above the Rhône River and the town of Tain-l'Hermitage.
Hermitage is a French wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the northern Rhône wine region of France south of Lyon. It produces mostly red wine from the Syrah grape; however... | {"Official name": "Hermitage", "Type": "Appellation d'origine contrôlée", "Country": "France", "Part of": "Northern Rhone", "Climate region": "continental climate", "Size of planted vineyards": "345 acre km2", "Grapes produced": "Syrah, Marsanne, Roussanne"} |
Peterborough () is a town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, approximately three hours' drive from Melbourne. The town is situated on land to the west side of the mouth of the Curdies River.
History
thumb|left|Flaxmans Hill, from Peterborough within the Bay of Islands Coastal Park
Aboriginal peoples occu... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Peterborough", "State Abbreviation": "vic", "Locator Map Set to LGA Map": "yes", "Coordinates": "38 36 0 S 142 52 0 E inline,title", "Locator Map Pushpin Label Position": "top", "Population": "247", "Population Year": "2016", "Postcode": "3270", "Distance 1": "235", "Direction 1": "W", "Locati... |
Reality is the 24th studio album by the English musician David Bowie, originally released in Europe on 15September 2003, and the following day in America. His second release through his own ISO label, the album was recorded between January and May 2003 at Looking Glass Studios in New York City, with production by Bowie... | {"Released": "2003 9 15 y", "Recorded": "January-May 2003", "Studio": "Looking Glass (New York City)", "Genre": "Rock\npop rock", "Label": "ISO\nColumbia", "Producer": "David Bowie\nTony Visconti"} |
The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) was a British Government agency which ran a variety of auxiliary vessels for His Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary). The service from 2009 has been run by Serco and is known as Serco Marine Services.
Background
The Royal Marit... | {"Type": "Marine Services", "Size": "Over 200 ships in 1985Moore John, Captain, RN Jane's Fighting Ships 1984-85 1985 Jane's Publishing Co. London 623-631", "Part of": "His Majesty's Naval Service, MoD", "Disbanded": "31 March 2008"} |
Earthling (stylised as EART HL I NG) is the 21st studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 3 February 1997 through RCA Records in the United Kingdom, Virgin Records in the United States, and Arista Records/BMG in other territories. Mostly self-produced by Bowie, it was primarily recorded from August to ... | {"Released": "yes 1997 2 3", "Recorded": "April, August-October 1996", "Studio": "Mountain (Montreux) Looking Glass (New York City)", "Genre": "Industrial rock electronica drum and bass jungle techno", "Label": "Arista BMG RCA Virgin", "Producer": "David Bowie Reeves Gabrels Mark Plati"} |
Snidely Whiplash is a fictional character who originally appeared as the main antagonist in the Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties segments of the animated television series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. He is the archenemy of Dudley Do-Right. He was listed among the 100 greatest characters in television animation.
The... | {"First appearance": "Dudley Do-Right, segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show", "Voiced by": "Hans Conried (1959-1982)Corey Burton (1983-present)", "Portrayed by": "Alfred Molina", "Created by": "Jay Ward"} |
The Royal Danish Air Force () (RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of the Kingdom of Denmark and one of the four branches of the Danish Defence. Initially being components of the Army and the Navy, it was made a separate service in 1950. Its main purpose is to serve as enforcer of Danish airspace and to provide air suppo... | {"Type": "Air force", "Role": "Aerial warfare", "Size": "3,476 personnel + 100 conscripts http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/eng/Defence+Agreement/Air+Force/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080606170642/http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/eng/Defence+Agreement/Air+Force/ dead The Danish Defence Agreement 2005 - 2009 - Air Force, retrieved 25 J... |
Francis Henry Lee (born 29 April 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County and England. Noted for his speed and determination, he scored more than 200 goals in his career, in which he won League Championship medals with Man... | {"Name": "Francis LeeGBR 100% CBE", "Picture caption": "Lee (centre) signing an autograph", "Full name": "Francis Henry Lee", "Birth date": "1944 4 29 y", "Birth place": "Westhoughton, Lancashire, England", "Position": "Striker", "Club 1 years": "1959-1967", "Club 1": "Bolton Wanderers", "Club 1 appearances": "189", "C... |
The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The department is run by the Secretary of State for Transport, currently (since 25 ... | {"Formed": "2002 05 29 yes", "Jurisdiction": "Government of the United Kingdom", "Headquarters": "Great Minster House, Horseferry Road, London", "Annual budget": "£2.9 billion; 2019-20Budget 2018 2018 HM Treasury London https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/... |
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight. A pair of these provided 85% of the Space Shuttle's thrust at liftoff and for the first two minutes of ascent. After burnout, they were jettisoned and parachuted ... | {"Manufacturer": "Thiokol, later ATKUnited Space Boosters Inc., Pratt and Whitney", "Country of origin": "United States", "Used on": "Space Shuttle", "Height": "149.16 ft m us on", "Diameter": "12.17 ft m us on", "Gross mass": "1300000 lb t on", "Propellant mass": "1100000 lb t on", "Empty mass": "200000 lb t on"} |
Mario Monti (born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist and academic who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a technocratic government in the wake of the Italian debt crisis.
Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services,... | {"Office 2": "Minister of Economy and Finance", "Prime minister 2": "Himself", "Predecessor 2": "Giulio Tremonti", "Successor 2": "Vittorio Grilli", "Birth date": "1943 3 19 80", "Birth place": "Varese, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy", "Spouse(s)": "Elsa Antonioli 1970", "Alma mater": "Bocconi UniversityYale University", "... |
John Jacob Astor VI (August 14, 1912 - June 26, 1992) was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic; ... | {"Name": "John Jacob Astor VI", "Birth date": "1912 8 14", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1992 6 26 1912 8 14", "Death place": "Miami Beach, Florida U.S.", "Burial place": "Trinity Church Cemetery, New York City, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "International Mercantile Marine Company", "Known For"... |
HK Magazine was a free English-language alternative weekly published by HK Magazine Media Group in Hong Kong. Launched in 1991, it offered coverage of local affairs, social issues as well as entertainment listings. The 1000th issue was published in 2013, the same year that it was sold to the South China Morning Post (S... | {"Frequency": "Weekly", "Circulation": "50,000 (2013)Grundy Tom South China Morning Post confirms closure of HK Magazine after 25 years in print - website to be deleted https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/28/south-china-morning-post-confirms-closure-of-hk-magazine-after-25-years-last-issue-next-friday/ Hong Kong Free Pr... |
William Matthews (born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian politician.
Political career
Matthews was a Progressive Conservative member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1982 to 1996. During this time, he was a cabinet minister, as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Youth from 1985 to 1988 and Minister ... | {"Name": "Bill Matthews", "Birth date": "1947 7 22 y", "Birth name": "William Matthews", "Birth place": "30px Grand Bank, Newfoundland", "Residence": "Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador", "Term start": "September 22, 1997", "Term end": "September 7, 2008", "Office 2": "Member of Newfoundland and Labrador House of As... |
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The tournament is played at regional sites with its Final Four traditionally played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City each March and April. It was founded in 1... | {"Current season": "2023 National Invitation Tournament", "Map size": "200px", "Sport": "College basketball", "Founded": "1938", "Teams": "32", "Champion": "North Texas (1st title)", "Most titles (player)": "St. John's (5 titles)", "Official website": "https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit", "TV partner... |
Gilles Jérôme Moehrle MBE (; born 28 September 1964), better known as Gilles Peterson (), is a French broadcaster, DJ, and record label owner. He founded the influential labels Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud, and started his current label Brownswood Recordings in 2006. He was awarded an honorary MBE in 2004, the AIM Award ... | {"Born": "Caen, Calvados, France", "Origin": "London, England", "Genres": "Acid jazz, hip hop, soul, electronic, world, breakbeat", "Labels": "Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, Brownswood", "Website": "GillesPetersonWorldwide.com"} |
Loyola Hearn, (born March 25, 1943) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Hearn is the former Canadian Ambassador to Ireland. He served as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from February 6, 2006 to October 30, 2008.
Biography
Early life
Hear... | {"Name": "Loyola Hearn", "Riding 2": "St. John's South—Mount Pearl", "Predecessor 2": "first member", "Successor 2": "Siobhán Coady", "Birth date": "1943 03 25", "Birth place": "Renews, Newfoundland", "Spouse(s)": "Maureen Hearn", "Residence": "Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador", "Alma mater": "Memorial University of N... |
Vladivoj ( - January 1003) was Duke of Bohemia from 1002 until his death.
Life
He was probably a member of the Piast dynasty, maybe the second son of Doubravka, daughter of Duke Boleslaus I of Bohemia, and her husband Duke Mieszko I of Poland, or a distant relative. When Duke Boleslaus III was dethroned during a rev... | {"Father": "Mieszko I of Poland", "Mother": "Doubravka", "Born": "c. 981", "Died": "January 1003 (aged c. 22)"} |
The Box Tops is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1967. They are best known for the hits "The Letter", "Cry Like a Baby", "Choo Choo Train," and "Soul Deep" and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. They performed a mixture of current soul music songs by artists such as James & ... | {"Origin": "Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.", "Genres": "Blue-eyed soul pop rock psychedelic rock", "Labels": "Mala Bell Sundazed", "Website": "boxtops.com", "Members": "Gary Talley Bill Cunningham Rick Levy Ron Krasinski Mike Stewart"} |
Wayne Easter (born June 22, 1949) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Malpeque, Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.
Before politics
Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the N... | {"Name": "Wayne Easter", "Riding 1": "Malpeque", "Office 2": "40th Solicitor General of Canada", "Predecessor 2": "Lawrence MacAulay", "Successor 2": "Anne MacEllen", "Birth date": "1949 6 22", "Birth place": "North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Helen Easter", "Alma mater": "Nova Scotia Agricu... |
Henry Bretislav (latinized as Bretislaus, ; died 15 or 19 June 1197), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was Bishop of Prague from 1182, then Duke of Bohemia as "Bretislav III" from 1193 to his death.
Ecclesiastical career
Henry was a son of Jindřich (d. after 1169) and his wife Margaret. After his studies at the Univ... | {"Father": "Jindřich", "Mother": "Margarete", "Born": "1137", "Died": "Eger", "Burial": "Doksany Abbey"} |
The Alfa Romeo SZ (Sprint Zagato) or ES-30 (Experimental Sportscar 3.0 litre) is a high-performance limited-production sports car built between 1989 and 1991 by a partnership between Centro Stile Zagato, Centro Stile Alfa Romeo and Centro Stile Fiat. It was unveiled as the ES-30 at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show as a proto... | {"Manufacturer": "Alfa-Lancia Industriale (1989-1991)Fiat Auto (1991-1994)", "Also called": "\"cdriver\"/>\n Il Mostro", "Production": "1989-1991 (SZ)\n 1992-1994 (RZ)", "Assembly": "Italy: Terrazzano di Rhohttp://www.auto-gericke.de/sportwagen/318/alfa_romeo_sz_sz_coupe.html Alfa Romeo SZ Coupé 2008-01-23 auto-gericke... |
Rodger Trueman Cuzner (born November 4, 1955) is a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as the Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Cape Breton—Canso and its predecessor, Bras d'Or—Cape Breton, from 2000 to 2019. For most of 2003, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the P... | {"Name": "Rodger T. Cuzner", "Birth date": "1955 11 04", "Birth place": "Glace Bay, Nova Scotia", "Residence": "Cape Breton / Boston", "Term start": "October 30, 2020", "Office 2": "Chief Opposition Whip Rodger Cuzner - Roles.", "Spouse(s)": "Lynn Cuzner"} |
The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) was the first women's American football league established by women players for women players. The league was founded in 2000, began play in 2001, and played its last season in 2018. Members of the original roster of the Austin Outlaws were the league's founders. Followin... | {"Logo": "IWFL.PNG", "Map size": "200", "Sport": "Women's American football", "Founded": "2000", "Teams": "none (0) for 2019 season", "Countries": "United States", "Champion": "IWFL League-- Houston EnergyFounders Bowl winner-- San Antonio RegulatorsAffiliate Bowl winner-- No game played", "Most titles (player)": "Sac... |
The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in exhibition games. Th... | {"Sport": "American football", "Founded": "2000", "Folded": "2008", "Champion": "H-Town Texas Cyclones (now in WFA)"} |
The Women's Professional American Football League (WPFL) was a women's professional American football league in the United States. With teams across the United States, the WPFL had its first game in 1999 with just two original teams: the Lake Michigan Minx and the Minnesota Vixens. Fifteen teams nationwide competed for... | {"Map size": "168px", "Caption": "The WPFL logo", "Sport": "American football", "Founded": "1999", "Teams": "1", "Country": "United States", "Champion": "So Cal Scorpions"} |
Leonard Shaun Goater, MBE (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian former professional footballer, coach and pundit, he currently works as a youth coach at Manchester City.
As a player he was a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. Goater's first professional club was Manchester United, but he di... | {"Name": "Shaun Goater", "Picture caption": "Goater in 2015", "Full name": "Leonard Shaun Goater Hugman Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 Queen Anne Press 2005 238 1-85291-665-6", "Birth date": "1970 2 25 y", "Birth place": "Hamilton, Bermuda", "Height": "1.82 m", "Positio... |
Lloyd Crow Stark (November 23, 1886September 17, 1972) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Missouri. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Biography
Stark was born in Louisiana, Missouri, the son of Clarence McDowell and Lillie Crow Stark. Stark was a 1908... | {"Name": "Lloyd Stark", "Term start": "January 11, 1937", "Term end": "February 26, 1941", "Birth name": "Lloyd Crow Stark", "Birth date": "1886 11 23", "Birth place": "Louisiana, Missouri, U.S.", "Death date": "1972 9 17 1886 11 23", "Death place": "Clayton, Missouri, U.S.", "Education": "United States Naval Academy (... |
Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 - 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von War... | {"Name": "Adam von Trott zu Solz", "Caption": "Trott zu Solz in 1943", "Birth date": "yes 1909 08 09", "Birth place": "Potsdam, German Empire", "Death date": "yes 1944 08 26 1909 08 09", "Death place": "Plötzensee Prison, Berlin, Nazi Germany", "Death cause": "Execution by hanging", "Nationality": "German", "Alma mater... |
Elihu Benjamin Washburne (September 23, 1816 - October 22, 1887) was an American politician and diplomat. A member of the Washburn family, which played a prominent role in the early formation of the United States Republican Party, he served as a congressman from Illinois before and during the American Civil War. He wa... | {"Name": "Elihu Washburne", "Image caption": "Photograph by Mathew Brady", "Term start": "March 23, 1869", "Term end": "September 5, 1877", "Office 2": "Dean of the United States House of Representatives", "Predecessor 2": "John S. Phelps", "Successor 2": "Henry L. Dawes", "Birth name": "Elihu Benjamin Washburne", "Bir... |
Gospel Oak railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in north-west London. It is on the North London line (NLL) and is also the western passenger terminus of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line - known informally as GOBLIN. Passengers using Oyster cards are required to tap on interchange Oyster card readers when ch... | {"External links": "GPO\n<!--", "Managed by": "London Overground", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Gospel Oak", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Number of platforms": "3", "2004-05": "1em0.341", "2005-06": "0.398", "2006-07": "1.512", "2007-08": "0.923", "2008-09": "1.053", "2009-... |
Barking is an interchange station serving the town of Barking, east London. It is served by London Underground, London Overground and National Rail main line services. It is located on Station Parade, in the town centre.
On the Underground it is a stop on the District line and is also the eastern terminus of the Hamme... | {"External links": "BKG", "Managed by": "c2c", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Location": "Barking", "Local authority": "London Borough of Barking and Dagenham", "Number of platforms": "8", "Fare zone": "4", "DfT category": "B", "Accessible": "yes", "Original company": "London, Tilbury and Southend Railway", "Pre-grouping": ... |
The is a monorail system in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by . At long, it is the second longest monorail system in the world after the Chongqing Monorail and the longest monorail system in Japan. It links the three campuses of Osaka University.
IC cards can be used on the Osaka Monorail, including Suic... | {"Name": "Osaka Monorail", "Size of first image": "120px", "Size of second image": "300px", "Second image caption": "Osaka Monorail 1000 series train at Hotarugaike Station", "Locale": "Osaka Prefecture", "Transit type(s)": "Straddle-beam Monorail", "Number of lines/routes": "2", "Number of stations/stops": "18", "Dail... |
The Travelcard is an inter-modal travel ticket for unlimited use on the London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth line, Docklands Light Railway, London Trams, London Buses and National Rail services in the Greater London area. Travelcards can be purchased for a period of time varying from one day to a year, from... | {"Location": "Greater London", "Launched": "May 1983", "Validity": "Elizabeth line (2022-2024)", "Retailed": "Stations", "Currency": "Pound sterling", "Variants": "Off-Peak Travelcard", "Technology": "Oyster card", "Manager": "Transport for London", "Website": "http://www.tfl.gov.uk/"} |
The Milad Tower (, ) (lit. Birth Tower), also known as the Tehran Tower ( ), is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the world's first telecommunication tower in terms of the usage area of the top structure and the tallest tower in Iran and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in ... | {"Alternative names": "Tehran Tower", "Location": "Tehran, Iran", "Coordinates": "35 44 41 N 51 22 31 E region:IR inline,title", "Construction started": "1997", "Type": "Telecommunication, commercial, restaurant, observation"} |
The Works is a shelved 3D computer-animated feature film, partially produced from 1979 to 1986. It would have been the first entirely 3D CGI film if it had been finished as intended, and included contributions from individuals who would go on to work at digital animation pioneers Pixar and DreamWorks Animation.
The fi... | {"Directed by": "Lance Williams", "Produced by": "Dr. Alexander Schure", "Written by": "Lance Williams", "Music by": "Christie Barton", "Cinematography": "Dick Lundin", "Edited by": "Ed Catmull, Jim & Christine St. Lawrence"} |
Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database is an in-memory, relational database management system with persistence and high availability. Originally designed and implemented at Hewlett-Packard labs in Palo Alto, California, TimesTen spun out into a separate startup in 1996 and was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2005.
Times... | {"Developer(s)": "Oracle Corporation", "Platform": "Cross-platform", "Type": "Relational database management system", "License": "Proprietary", "Website": "TimesTen Home Page"} |
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