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New Day Rising is the third studio album by American punk rock band Hüsker Dü, released in 1985 on SST Records. The album continued the move away from the fast hardcore punk of the band's earliest releases toward slower, more melodic material.
Production and release
The band released the album Zen Arcade through SST ... | {"Released": "January 1985", "Recorded": "July 1984", "Studio": "Nicollet Studios in Minneapolis", "Genre": "Post-hardcore \n alternative rockhttps://www.popmatters.com/110735-huesker-due-new-day-rising-2496078601.html Hüsker Dü, New Day Rising PopMatters Ramirez AJ 3 September 2009 15 August 2019\n punk rock", "Label"... |
Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952), better known by his stage name Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist. He is a former member of the rock band Kiss from 1982 until mid-1984 during the band's transition out of their 1973-1983 makeup period. Vincent was the last member to wear a unique makeup/costume configur... | {"Born": "Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.", "Genres": "Glam metalMcPadden Mike August 6, 2015 The 10 Most Underrated Hair Metal Guitarists Of The '80s http://www.vh1.com/news/45881/underrated-hair-metal-guitarists/ August 14, 2021 VH1 News May 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210526040751/http://www.vh1.com/news/45... |
Sir Charles Cavendish Boyle (29 May 1849 - 17 September 1916) was a British civil servant, magistrate, and colonial administrator who served as Colonial Governor of Newfoundland, Mauritius and British Guiana. He wrote the lyrics for the anthem of the Dominion and later Province of Newfoundland, "Ode to Newfoundland".
... | {"Name": "Sir Cavendish Boyle", "Image size": "170px", "Image caption": "Sir Cavendish with the badge of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George", "Birth name": "Charles Cavendish Boyle", "Birth date": "29 May 1849", "Birth place": "Bridgetown, Barbados,Boyle, Sir Charles Cavendish (1849-1916) http://www.heritage.n... |
Mark Leslie Norton (February 7, 1956 - April 5, 2007), better known as Mark St. John, was an American guitarist best known for his brief stint with the hard rock band Kiss from April to November 1984. His work can be heard on the band's 1984 album Animalize and their 2023 live album Off the Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, NY... | {"Born": "1956 2 7", "Origin": "Hollywood, California, U.S.", "Died": "2007 4 5 1956 2 7", "Genres": "Hard rock\n glam metal"} |
Sir Henry Arthur Blake Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 120. (; 8January 184023February 1918) was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 t... | {"Name": "Sir Henry Arthur Blake", "Term start": "4 January 1884", "Term end": "1887", "Order 2": "55th", "Office 2": "Governor of Newfoundland", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Predecessor 2": "Sir G W Des Voeux", "Successor 2": "Sir John T N O'Brien", "Birth date": "yes 1840 1 8", "Birth place": "Limerick, Ireland", "Death... |
The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) was the top professional indoor soccer league in the United States. The league was a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. The MISL had replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. According to MISL.net, the league ceased operations as of May 31, 2008. "We are con... | {"Sport": "Indoor soccer", "Map size": "175px", "Founded": "2001", "TV partner(s)": "Fox Soccer Channel", "Countries": "United States andMexico", "Champion": "Baltimore Blast", "Folded": "2008"} |
Zoran "Bata" Mirković (, ; born 21 September 1971) is a retired Serbian footballer and current manager.
Playing career
Club career
Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990-91 season. But even before that he and his teammates won the Yugoslav title in the under-21 category, the biggest success Rad ... | {"Name": "Zoran Mirković", "Picture caption": "Mirković in 2018", "Birth date": "1971 09 21 y", "Birth place": "Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia", "Height": "1.82", "Position": "Defender", "Club 1 years": "1989-1990", "Club 1": "Radnički Svilajnac", "Club 1 appearances": "15", "Club 1 goals": "0", "Club 2 years": "1990-1993", ... |
Killing Mr. Griffin is a 1978 suspense novel by Lois Duncan about a group of teenaged students at a New Mexico high school, who plan to kidnap their strict English teacher, Mr. Griffin. Duncan developed the story from the character of Mark, who is involved in the kidnapping plan and is based on the first boyfriend of D... | {"Language": "English", "Publisher": "Little, Brown", "Media type": "Print (hardcover & paperback)", "Pages": "243 (first edition, hardcover)", "ISBN": "(first edition, hardcover)"} |
Robert Joseph Birgeneau (born March 25, 1942) is a Canadian-AmericanRobert J. Birgeneau physicist and university administrator. He was the ninth chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley from 2004-13, and the fourteenth president of the University of Toronto from 2000-04.
Biography
The first from his family... | {"Name": "Robert J. Birgeneau", "Image caption": "Birgeneau in May 2016.", "Order 2": "14th President of the", "Office 2": "University of Toronto", "Predecessor 2": "Robert Prichard", "Successor 2": "David Naylor", "Chancellor 2": "Hal JackmanVivienne Poy", "Birth name": "Robert Joseph Birgeneau", "Birth date": "y 1942... |
Sir Alexander Bannerman (7 October 1788 - 30 December 1864) was a Scottish merchant, vintner, politician and British colonial governor.
Early life
Known as "Sandy", he was born on 7 October 1788 in Scotland. He was the eldest son of merchant Thomas Bannerman (1743-1820) and his wife, Jean (née Simson) Bannerman (1745-... | {"Name": "Sir Alexander Bannerman", "Term start": "1857", "Term end": "1864", "Office 2": "Governor of Prince Edward Island", "Predecessor 2": "Ambrose Lane", "Successor 2": "Dominick Daly", "Birth date": "1788 10 07 yes", "Birth place": "Aberdeen, Scotland", "Death date": "1864 12 30 1788 10 07 yes", "Death place": "M... |
Texas International Airlines Inc. was an American airline, known from 1940 until 1947 as Aviation Enterprises, until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways (TTa), and as Texas International Airlines until 1982, when it merged with Continental Airlines. It was headquartered near William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas.World Air... | {"Airline name": "Texas International Airlines", "IATA Designator": "TI", "ICAO Designator": "TIA", "Callsign": "TEXAS INTERNATIONAL", "Founded": "1944 y(as Aviation Enterprises)", "Ceased operations": "1982 10 31 y(merged into Continental Airlines)", "Major hubs": "Dallas/Fort Worth\n Dallas-Love\n Houston-Hobby\n... |
Four Rooms is a 1995 American anthology
farce black comedy film co-written and co-directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, loosely based on the adult short fiction writings of Roald Dahl. The story is set in the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve... | {"Directed by": "*Allison Anders\nAlexandre Rockwell\nRobert Rodriguez\nQuentin Tarantino", "Produced by": "Lawrence Bender", "Written by": "Allison Anders\nAlexandre Rockwell\nRobert Rodriguez\nQuentin Tarantino", "Starring": "Tim Roth\n Antonio Banderas\n Jennifer Beals\n Paul Calderon\n Sammi Davis\n Valeria Golino\... |
The Barcelona Pavilion (; ; "German Pavilion"), designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, was the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Spain. This building was used for the official opening of the German section of the exhibition. It is an important building in the history of ... | {"Alternative names": "German Pavilion", "Type": "Exhibition building", "Architectural style": "Modernism, Minimalism", "Location": "Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain", "Coordinates": "41 22 14 N 2 09 00 E region:ES-CT_type:landmark inline,title", "Construction started": "1928"} |
thumb|Aerial view of Naval Station Mayport in 1993 with and .
Naval Station Mayport is a major United States Navy base in Jacksonville, Florida. It contains a protected harbor that can accommodate aircraft carrier-size vessels, ship's intermediate maintenance activity (SIMA) and a military airfield (Admiral David L.... | {"Type": "Naval Base and Naval Air Station", "Coordinates": "30 23 31 N 81 25 25 W region:US-ME_type:airport inline", "Owner": "Department of Defense", "Operator": "US Navy", "Controlled by": "Navy Region Southeaest", "Built": "1939-1942", "In use": "December 1942 - present", "Currentcommander": "Captain Brian A. Binde... |
Light & Magic is the second studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2002 by Emperor Norton and in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2002 by Telstar Records. The album has been reissued multiple times, most recently by Nettwerk in January 2011.
An earl... | {"Released": "2002 9 17 yes", "Recorded": "2001-2002; Liverpool and Los Angeles", "Genre": "ElectropopPhares Heather https://www.allmusic.com/album/gravity-the-seducer-mw0002135144 Gravity the Seducer - Ladytron AllMusic 14 December 2018\n new wave", "Language": "English\nBulgarian", "Label": "Telstar", "Producer"... |
Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussion), who was later replaced by Johnny Kelly. Their lyrical emphasis on theme... | {"Origin": "Brooklyn, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Gothic metal\n gothic rock\n doom metal", "Labels": "Roadrunner\n SPV America", "Spinoff of": "Fallout\n Carnivore", "Spinoffs": "Seventh Void\n A Pale Horse Named Death\n Silvertomb", "Website": "typeonegative.net"} |
Ellen R. Malcolm (born February 2, 1947) is an American activist with a long career in American politics, particularly in political fundraising. She founded EMILY's List in 1985 and served as its president until 2010.
Early life
Malcolm's great-grandfather is A. Ward Ford, an IBM founder.
Malcolm grew up in Montc... | {"Name": "Ellen Malcolm", "Caption": "Ellen Malcolm, 2015.", "Birth date": "1947 2 2 y", "Occupation": "Founder and Chair of the Board of EMILY's ListSenior Leadership: Ellen Malcolm http://emilyslist.org/who/leadership/malcolm EMILY's List 26 April 2013", "Education": "Hollins College, B.A. Experimental Psychology (19... |
A Petty officer third class is a non-commissioned officer in some navies and coast guards.
By country
United States
Petty officer third class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, above seaman and below petty officer second class, and is the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer, e... | {"Country": "United States", "Service branch": "United States United States", "Abbreviation": "PO3", "Rank group": "Enlisted rank", "Rank code": "OR-4", "Pay grade": "E-4", "Next higher rank": "Petty officer second class", "Next lower rank": "Seaman", "Equivalent ranks": "Corporal"} |
The Illinois Country ( ; , i.e. the Illinois people)—sometimes referred to as Upper Louisiana ( ; )—was a vast region of New France claimed in the 1600s in what is now the Midwestern United States. While those names generally referred to the entire Upper Mississippi River watershed, French colonial settlement was conce... | {"Common name": "Illinois Country", "Native name": "Pays des Illinois", "Flag type": "Flag\"Association1915\">New York State Historical Association Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal: 2nd-21st Annual Meeting with a List of New Members https://books.google.com/books?id=Eo... |
Rhosnesni High School, also known as Ysgol Rhosnesni High School or simply Ysgol Rhosnesni, is an English-medium mixed comprehensive secondary school in Rhosnesni, Wrexham, Wales. It was created in 2003 and maintained by Wrexham County Borough Council as a part of their controversial "super schools" plan.
History
I... | {"Authority": "Wrexham County Borough Council", "Director": "Andy Brant", "Coordinates": "53.05433 -2.97431 type:edu_region:GB_dim:100 dms inline,title", "Website": "rhosnesni-high.wrexham.sch.uk"} |
Esther Eggertsen Peterson (December 9, 1906 – December 20, 1997) was an American consumer and women's advocate.
Background
The daughter of Danish immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a Mormon family in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1927 with a degree in physical education, and a master... | {"Name": "Esther Peterson", "Image caption": "Peterson in 1962", "Term start": "January 20, 1977", "Term end": "January 20, 1981", "Office 2": "1st Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs", "President 2": "Lyndon Johnson", "Predecessor 2": "Office established", "Birth name": "Esther Eggertsen", "Birth d... |
David Steven Viscott (May 24, 1938 - October 10, 1996) was an American psychiatrist, author, businessman, and media personality. He was a graduate of Dartmouth (1959), Tufts Medical School and taught at University Hospital in Boston. He started a private practice in psychiatry in 1968 and later moved to Los Angeles in ... | {"Name": "David Viscott", "Birth name": "David Steven Viscott", "Birth date": "1938 5 24", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1996 10 10 1938 5 24", "Death place": "Studio City, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Dartmouth College Tufts University School of Medicine", "Occupation": "Psychiatris... |
The Mountbatten family is a British dynasty that originated as an English branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name from "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" to "Windsor", by members of the Battenberg family residing in the Unit... | {"Place of origin": "Grand Duchy of Hesse", "Founded": "1917 07 14 yes", "Current head": "George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven", "Cadet branches": "Mountbatten-Windsor (by cognatic descent)", "Titles": "Extant titles: Marquess of Milford Haven Earl Mountbatten of Burma Extinct titles: Marquess of Carisbroo... |
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction of 1997, known informally as the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or often simply the Mine Ban Treaty, aims at eliminating anti-personnel landmines (APLs) around the ... | {"Name": "Ottawa Treaty(Mine Ban Treaty)", "Long name": "Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction", "Image size": "300px", "Image caption": "#0078ac States that are party to the Ottawa Treaty", "Date drafted": "18 September 1997", "D... |
Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808 - November 16, 1895) was an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (sung to the tune of "God Save the King"), which he entitled "America".
Early life and education
Smith was born in Boston, M... | {"Born": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Died": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Occupation": "Baptist minister journalist author", "Ordination": "February 12, 1834", "Children": "6, foster parent of Thornton Chase", "Denomination": "Baptist", "Education": "Harvard College (1829)\n Andover Theological Seminary (1834)"} |
Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.
The name of the town is Welsh for "mouth of the Aeron". It is derived from the Middle Welsh (slaught... | {"Sovereign state": "Wales", "Principal area": "Ceredigion", "Preserved county": "Dyfed", "UK Parliament": "Ceredigion", "Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament": "Ceredigion", "Postcode district": "SA", "Dialling code": "01545", "OS grid reference": "SN458628", "Population": "1,422"} |
Séamus Pattison (19 April 1936 - 4 February 2018) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2002 to 2007, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2002, Minister of State for Social Welfare from 1983 to 1987 and Father of the Dáil from 1995 to 2007. He served as a... | {"Term start": "18 June 2002", "Term end": "14 June 2007", "Office 2": "Minister of State", "Birth date": "1936 4 19 y", "Birth place": "Kilkenny, Ireland", "Death date": "2018 2 4 1936 4 19 y", "Death place": "Kilkenny, Ireland", "Nationality": "Irish", "Alma mater": "University College Cork"} |
Wingdings is a series of dingbat fonts that render letters as a variety of symbols. They were originally developed in 1990 by Microsoft by combining glyphs from Lucida Icons, Arrows, and Stars licensed from Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes.Notes on Lucida designs(by Charles Bigelow, November 2005) Certain versions of th... | {"Definitions": "UTC L2/12-368", "Language(s)": "Dingbat ornaments", "Other related encoding(s)": "Webdings, Zapf Dingbats, Bookshelf Symbol 7", "Classification": "Pi fonts"} |
James C. Tunney (25 December 1924 - 16 January 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
Early and personal life
He was born 25 December 1924 in Finglas, Dublin, the fourth child among three sons and five daughters of James Tunney, a farmer and Labour Party TD and senator, and M. Ellen Tunney (née Grimes), who both c... | {"Office 2": "Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann", "Predecessor 2": "John Ryan", "Successor 2": "Joe Jacob", "Nationality": "Irish", "Birth name": "James Tunney", "Birth date": "1923 12 25 y", "Birth place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Death date": "2002 1 16 1923 12 25 y", "Death place": "Dublin, Ireland", "Alma mater": "U... |
The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.
A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, the name "Carménère" originates from the French ... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "Médoc: Grande Vidure, carméneyre, carmenelle, cabernelle, bouton blanc;Graves: carbouet; carbonet", "Origin": "Bordeaux (France)", "Original pedigree": "Cabernet Franc × Trousseau", "Pedigree parent 1": "Cabernet Franc", "Pedigree parent 2": "Trousseau", "Notable regions": ... |
Chenin blanc (known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names) is a white wine grape variety from the Loire Valley of France. Its high acidity means it can be used to make varieties from sparkling wines to well-balanced dessert wines, although it can produce very bland, neutral wines if the vine's natural vigor is n... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "Steen, Pineau de la Loire, Pinot blanco (more)", "Original pedigree": "Sauvignon blanc × Trousseau", "Pedigree parent 1": "Sauvignon blanc", "Pedigree parent 2": "Trousseau", "Origin": "Loire, France", "Hazards": "Bunch rot, sunburn, overproduction", "Notable regions": "Loi... |
Corvina is an Italian wine grape variety that is sometimes also referred to as Corvina Veronese or Cruina. The total global wine-growing area in 2010 was , all of which is grown in the Veneto region of northeast Italy, except for planted in Argentina. Corvina is used with several other grapes to create the light red r... | {"Also called": "Corvina Veronese, Cruina", "Species": "Vitis vinifera", "VIVC": "2863", "Origin": "Veneto region of Italy", "Notable regions": "Valpolicella, Bardolino", "Notable wines": "Valpolicella DOC (Rosso and Superiore; includes Classico and Valpantena subzones), Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Amarone della V... |
Dolcetto ( , , ) is a black Italian wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The Italian word dolcetto means "little sweet one", but it is not certain that the name originally carried any reference to the grape’s sugar levels: it is possible that it derives from the name of the hills ... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "Dolsin, Ormeasco (more)", "Origin": "Italy", "Notable regions": "Piedmont", "Notable wines": "Dolcetto di Dogliani, Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba"} |
Durif is a variety of red wine grape primarily grown in Australia, California, France, and Israel. Since the end of the 20th century, wineries located in Washington's Yakima River Valley, Maryland, Arizona, Texas, West Virginia, Chile, Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula have also produc... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "Duriff, Plant Durif, Plant Fourchu, Pinot de Romans and Pinot de l’Hermitage, Petit Syrah", "Origin": "Montpellier, France", "Pedigree parent 1": "Syrah", "Pedigree parent 2": "Peloursin Noir", "Year of crossing": "c. 1880", "Breeder": "François Durif", "Notable regions": "... |
Furmint (also known as Mainak) is a white Hungarian wine grape variety that is most noted widely grown in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region where it is used to produce single-varietal dry wines as well as being the principal grape in the better known Tokaji dessert wines. It is also grown in the tiny Hungarian wine region... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Origin": "Hungary, Slovakia", "Pedigree parent 1": "Gouais Blanc", "Notable wines": "Tokaji", "Formation of seeds": "Complete", "Sex of flowers": "Hermaphrodite"} |
Garganega (, ; meaning "from Gargano") is a variety of white Italian wine grape widely grown in the Veneto region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It is Italy's 6th most widely planted white grape. It forms the basis of Venetian white wine Soave and is also a major portion of t... | {"Species": "Vitis vinifera", "Also called": "Garganega (more)", "Origin": "Verona and Vicenza", "Notable regions": "Italy", "Notable wines": "Soave"} |
Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (; 3 June [O. S. 22 May] 1885 - 16 March 1919) was a Bolshevik Party administrator and chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee from 1917 to 1919. He is sometimes regarded as the first head of state of the Soviet Union, although it was not established until 1922, three years a... | {"Name": "Yakov Sverdlov", "Native name": "Я́ков Свердло́в", "Image size": "230px", "Image caption": "Sverdlov in 1919", "Birth date": "1885 6 3 y", "Birth place": "Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire", "Death date": "1919 3 16 1885 6 3 y", "Death place": "Moscow, Russian SFSR", "Nationality"... |
Mihailo Dedeić (; born 8 November 1938) commonly referred to by his birth name Miraš Dedeić (), is the second and current head of the non-canonical Montenegrin Orthodox Church. Since 6 January 1997, he has been styled as His Beatitude the Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro.
Biography
He was born in... | {"Native name": "Montenegrin", "Church": "Montenegrin Orthodox Church", "Predecessor": "Antonije Abramović", "Born": "Ramovo Ždrijelo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia", "Nationality": "Montenegrin", "Denomination": "Eastern Orthodoxy", "Residence": "Cetinje"} |
John Geoffrey Wright (born 5 July 1954) is a former international cricketer who represented - and captained - New Zealand. He made his international debut in 1978 against England.
He scored more than 5,000 Test runs (the first New Zealand Test player to do so) at an average of 37.82 runs per dismissal with 12 Test ce... | {"Full name": "John Geoffrey Wright", "Born": "Darfield, New Zealand", "Relations": "Geoff Wright (father)Allan Wright (uncle)https://christscollege.com/ccoba/latest-news/celebrating-sir-allan-wright Celebrating Sir Allan Wright 24 March 2021 Christ's College 3 October 2022", "Batting": "Left-handed", "Bowling": "R... |
GameMaker (originally Animo, Game Maker (until 2011) and GameMaker Studio) is a series of cross-platform game engines created by Mark Overmars in 1999 and developed by YoYo Games since 2007. The latest iteration of GameMaker was released in 2022.
GameMaker accommodates the creation of cross-platform and multi-genre vi... | {"Title": "GameMaker", "Original author": "Mark Overmars", "Developer": "YoYo Games", "Initial release date": "yes 1999 11 15", "Latest release version": "v2023.8.1", "Latest release date": "yes 2023 09 14", "Programming language": "C++ (runtime) C# (IDE)", "Operating system": "Microsoft Windows macOS", "Platform": "Mi... |
Bicentennial Minutes was a series of short educational American television segments commemorating the bicentennial of the American Revolution. The segments were produced by the CBS Television Network and broadcast nightly from July 4, 1974, until December 31, 1976. (The series was originally slated to end on July 4, 19... | {"Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "1 minute", "Original network": "CBS", "Original release": "1976 12 31"} |
The Fon people, also called Fon nu, Agadja or Dahomey, are a Gbe ethnic group.Fon people, Encyclopædia Britannica, undated, 1.7 million population, Retrieved June 29, 2019 They are the largest ethnic group in Benin found particularly in its south region; they are also found in southwest Nigeria and Togo. Their total po... | {"Name": "Fon people", "Image caption": "\"Dahomey Amazon\" by Élisée Reclus (1905)", "Population": "5 million (including related groups like; Gun, Mahi, Ayizo, Weme)Université Laval, Collection Rapport de recherche de l'ODSEF https://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/afrique/AFRIQUE-MAP-clic.htm fr September 24, 2022", "Languag... |
Reed Eric Hundt (born March 3, 1948) is the chairman, CEO and co-founder of the Coalition for Green Capital. The idea of a national green bank came from work Hundt did for the Obama Presidential Transition Team in 2008-9, on which he was responsible for reviewing economic agencies of the federal government. The first c... | {"Name": "Reed Hundt", "Term start": "November 29, 1993", "Term end": "November 3, 1997", "Birth name": "Reed Eric Hundt", "Birth date": "1948 3 3", "Birth place": "Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Betsy Katz", "Education": "Yale University (BA, JD)"} |
Gerald Rydel Simpson (born 16 February 1967), better known as A Guy Called Gerald, is a British record producer and musician. He was an early member of the electronic group 808 State, contributing to their debut LP Newbuild (1988) and hit single "Pacific State" (1989). He also achieved solo success with his 1988 hit si... | {"Origin": "Moss Side, Manchester, England", "Born": "yes 1967 2 16", "Genres": "Acid house\n drum and bass\n jungle\n electronic", "Labels": "SUGOI\n Protechshon\n Columbia\n CBS\n Juice Box\n Retroactive\n !K7\n Sender\n Laboratory Instinct\n Perlon\n Bosconi\n A Guy Called Gerald", "Website": "guycalledgerald.com"} |
Clovis IV (c. 677-694/695) was the king of the Franks from 690 or 691 until his death. If the brief reign of Clovis III (675) is ignored as a usurpation, then Clovis IV may be numbered Clovis III.
A member of the Merovingian dynasty, Clovis was the son of King Theuderic III and Queen Chrodochild. He was born around 67... | {"Father": "Theuderic III", "Mother": "Chrodochild", "Born": "c. 677", "Died": "694 677"} |
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 - 20 March 1393)
was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional.... | {"Born": "Nepomuk", "Died": "Prague", "Feast": "16 May", "Beatified": "Pope Innocent XIII", "Canonized": "Pope Benedict XIII", "Attributes": "halo with five stars, cross, bridge, angel indicating silence by a finger over the lips, priest's biretta", "Patronage": "confessors, mariners, raftsmen, millers, bridges, agains... |
Ayman Sawaf is a social commentator, film producer, entrepreneur, musician and author.
Sawaf has written extensively about emotional intelligence and its uses in business, parenting and personal development,
Career
Sawaf claims to be a creator of Emotional Literacy (EL), the foundation of Social Emotional Learning (S... | {"Name": "Ayman Sawaf", "Native name language": "Arabic", "Birth date": "1953 09 18 y", "Death date": "2022 03 01 y", "Education": "Industrial System Engineer (OSU)\nBusiness Studies (IMD)", "Occupation": "Social entrepreneur, author, and musician", "Years active": "1977 - 2021", "Organization": "Sacred Commerce, KidsE... |
Robert L. Mosher (January 18, 1915 - December 15, 1972) was a television and radio scriptwriter.
Biography
Mosher was born in Auburn, New York, to Robert L. Mosher Sr. and Marian K. Mosher (née McCamey). He was best known for his work on Amos and Andy, Meet Mr. McNutley, Leave It To Beaver, Ichabod and Me, Bringing ... | {"Name": "Robert Mosher", "Birth date": "January 18, 1915", "Birth place": "Auburn, New York, US", "Death date": "1972 12 15 1915 01 18", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, US", "Education": "B.A. Susquehanna University", "Occupation": "television scriptwriter"} |
East Cowes is a town and civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the 2021 Census.
The two towns are connected by the Cowes Floating Bridge, a chain ferry operated by the Isle of Wight Council.... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)", "Unitary authority": "Isle of Wight", "Ceremonial county": "Isle of Wight", "UK Parliament": "Isle of Wight", "Postcode district": "PO32", "OS grid reference": "SZ493958"} |
Helen Suzman, OMSG, DBE (née Gavronsky; 7 November 1917 - 1 January 2009) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician. She represented a series of liberal and centre-left opposition parties during her 36-year tenure in the whites-only, National Party-controlled House of Assembly of South Africa at the he... | {"Image caption": "Suzman in the late 1950s", "Name": "Helen Suzman", "Honorific suffix": "OMSG, GBR 100% DBE", "Term start": "15 April 1953", "Term end": "6 September 1989", "Predecessor 2": "Eric Bell", "Successor 2": "Tony Leon", "Birth name": "Helen Gavronsky", "Birth date": "y 1917 11 7", "Birth place": "Germiston... |
Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk, (Kwouk; ; ; 18 July 1930 - 24 May 2016) was a British actor, known for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther films. He made appearances in many television programmes, including a portrayal of Imperial Japanese Army Major Yamauchi in the British drama series Tenko and as Entwistle in Last of the... | {"Name": "Burt Kwouk", "Caption": "Kwouk in The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)", "Birth name": "Herbert Tsangtse Kwouk郭弼", "Birth date": "1930 7 18 yes", "Birth place": "Warrington, Lancashire, England", "Death date": "2016 5 24 1930 7 18 yes", "Death place": "Hampstead, London, England", "Years active": "1957-2012", "S... |
Ralf und Florian (English title: Ralf and Florian) is the third studio album by the German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in October 1973 on Philips. It saw the group moving toward their signature electronic sound. It was 160# on the US Top 200 Albums Chart in 1975.
Along with Kraftwerk's first two albums,... | {"Released": "1973 10", "Recorded": "May - July 1973", "Studio": "Kraftwerk (Düsseldorf, West Germany)\n Cornet (Cologne, West Germany)\n Rhenus (Cologne, West Germany)\n Studio 70 (Munich, West Germany)", "Genre": "Electronic\n kosmischeMorris Rich Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian - Lost Classics - Reviews https://soundb... |
The Atari Microsoft BASIC and Atari Microsoft BASIC II variants of the 6502-version of Microsoft BASIC ported to the Atari 8-bit machines. The first version, released 1981, required 32 KB of RAM and was supplied on floppy disk. The second version, released the next year, had most of the code on a ROM cartridge with add... | {"Developer(s)": "Microsoft, Atari, Inc.", "Platform": "Atari 8-bit family", "Size": "27 KB", "Type": "Microsoft BASIC", "License": "Copyright © 1981, 1982 Microsoft Corp. Proprietary"} |
Daniel Sidney Warner (June 25, 1842 – December 12, 1895) was an American church reformer and one of the founders of the Church of God (Anderson) and other similar church groups in the holiness movement. He called for evangelism, the preaching of entire sanctification, and the unity of Christians.
Warner taught the Re... | {"Name": "Daniel Sidney Warner", "Birth date": "1842 6 25 y", "Birth place": "Bristol (now Marshallville), Ohio", "Death date": "1895 12 12 1842 7 25 y", "Death place": "Grand Junction, Michigan", "Resting place": "Grand Junction, Michigan", "Known For": "Leader in the Holiness Movement", "Education": "Oberlin College"... |
Kraftwerk 2 is the second studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk, released in January 1972.
Background
Kraftwerk 2 was entirely written and performed by founding Kraftwerk members Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in late 1971, with the sessions produced by the influential Konrad "Conny" Plank. Hütter later ... | {"Released": "January 1972", "Recorded": "26 September - 1 October 1971", "Studio": "Star Musik (Hamburg, West Germany)", "Genre": "Krautrock\nmusique concrète\navant-garde\nambienthttp://ambientmusicguide.com/a-z-essential-albums/kraftwerk/ Kraftwerk Ambient Music Guide 7 July 2018", "Label": "Philips\nVertigo", "Pro... |
Kraftwerk is the debut studio album by German electronic band Kraftwerk. It was released in Germany in 1970, and produced by Konrad "Conny" Plank.
Recording
The album was recorded from July to September 1970. Chief Kraftwerk members Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider used two drummers during the recording of the album;... | {"Released": "November 1970", "Recorded": "July-September 1970", "Genre": "Krautrock electronic ambient avant-garde", "Label": "Philips", "Producer": "Ralf Hütter\nFlorian Schneider\nConny Plank"} |
Irfan Pathan (; born 27 October 1984) is a former Indian cricketer turned Commentator, Cricket Analyst, Actor and Dancer. He was a bowling all rounder and a member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Beginning his career as a fast-medium swing an... | {"Full name": "Irfan Khan Pathan", "Born": "Baroda, Gujarat, India", "Relations": "Yusuf Pathan (brother)", "Height": "185 cmIrfan Pathan’s profile on Sportskeeda", "Role": "All rounder", "Batting": "Left-handed", "Bowling": "Left-arm medium-fast"} |
() is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing.Regarding the Sanskrit word, see "" in , where the noun form of the word is defined as "pity, compassion".For the Pali word, see "" in , where it is defined as "pity, compassion".Contemporary scholars, translators, ... | {"English": "Compassion", "Bengali": "করুণা(kôruṇa)", "Burmese": "ɡəjṵnà", "Chinese": "cíbēi", "Japanese": "jihi", "Khmer": "kârŭna", "Korean": "자비", "Sinhala": "කරුණා", "Tamil": "கருணை (Karuṇai)", "Tagalog": "Kaluna", "Thai": "karuna", "Tibetan": "སྙིངརྗེ", "Vietnamese": "từ bi, từ ái, bác ái, từ tâm, nhân từ"} |
Christina Aguilera is the debut studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on August 24, 1999, by RCA Records. After recording "Reflection", the theme song for the 1998 Disney film Mulan, RCA laid the foundation for the album immediately and started presenting Aguilera with tracks for her debut... | {"Released": "1999 8 24", "Recorded": "1998-1999", "Genre": "Dance-pop\n teen pop", "Label": "RCA Records", "Producer": "Johan Aberg\n Ron Fair\n David Frank\n Ron Harris\n Robert Hoffman\n Khris Kellow\n Steve Kipner\n Travon Potts\n Paul Rein\n Guy Roche\n Evan Rogers\n Carl Sturken\n Robin Thicke\n Matthew Wilder\n ... |
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss professional football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles are the 2022 Swiss Super League and the 2018 Swiss Cup. The club plays ... | {"Full name": "Fussballclub Zürich", "Nickname(s)": "FCZ", "Short name": "FCZ", "Founded": "yes 1896 8 1", "Capacity": "26,105", "League": "Swiss Super League", "Website": "https://www.fcz.ch"} |
The Progressive Party () was a liberal party in South Africa which, during the era of apartheid, was considered the left wing of the all-white parliament. The party represented the legal opposition to apartheid within South Africa's white minority. It opposed the ruling National Party's racial policies, and championed ... | {"Leader": "Colin Eglin", "Founded": "1959", "Merged into": "Progressive Reform Party", "Ideology": "LiberalismAnti-apartheid", "Split from": "United Party", "Political position": "Centre-left"} |
Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivität) is the fifth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in October 1975. The band's first entirely electronic album is also a concept album organized around the themes of radioactive decay and radio communication. All releases of the album were bilin... | {"Released": "1975 10", "Studio": "Kling Klang (Düsseldorf, West Germany)", "Genre": "Electronic\n experimental popRubin Mike https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/arts/music/06kraftwerk.html Who Knew That Robots Were Funky? The New York Times 4 December 2009 28 November 2016 1553-8095\n avant-gardeSchütte Uwe Kraftwerk... |
Spider in the Web is a 2019 spy thriller film directed and co-produced by Eran Riklis, produced by Sabine Brian, Jacqueline de Goeij, Leon Edrey and Michael Sharfstein with screenplay written by Gidon Maron and Emmanuel Naccahe. Starring Ben Kingsley, Monica Bellucci, Itzik Cohen and Itay Tiran, Spider in the Web focus... | {"Directed by": "Eran Riklis", "Produced by": "Sabine BrianJacqueline de GoeijLeon EderyMoshe EderyEran RiklisMichael Sharfstein", "Written by": "Gidon MaronEmmanuel Naccache", "Starring": "Ben Kingsley\n Monica Bellucci\n Itay Tiran", "Music by": "Jonathan Riklis", "Cinematography": "Richard Van Oosterhout", "Edited b... |
thumb|upright|A Mullard TDD4 valve. The gold spray coating served no purpose other than to hide the blackened interior, as Mullard valves were still manufactured using the azide process, long abandoned by other makers.
upright|thumb|A Mullard EL34 power pentode
thumb|An EL84 valve made in Russia in the 21st century
Mu... | {"Founded": "1920", "Headquarters": "United Kingdom", "Industry": "electronics", "Products": "electronic components"} |
The Man-Machine () is the seventh studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was released on May 1978 by Kling Klang in Germany and by Capitol Records elsewhere. A further refinement of their mechanical style, the album saw the group incorporate more danceable rhythms. It includes the singles "The Model... | {"Released": "1978 5 yes", "Recorded": "1977-1978", "Studio": "Kling Klang (Düsseldorf, West Germany)", "Genre": "Synth-pop new waveInternational Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music 2003 Institute of Musicology, Zagreb Academy of Music. 170 34 https://books.google.com/books?id=uNM4AQAAIAAJ 3 October 2... |
Ooh La La is the fourth and final studio album by the English rock band Faces, released in March 1973. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in the week of 28 April 1973. On 28 August 2015, the album was reissued in remastered form on vinyl, and remastered and expanded on CD as part of the box set (along with t... | {"Released": "1973 03", "Recorded": "September 1972 - January 1973", "Studio": "Olympic, London", "Genre": "Rock and roll", "Label": "Warner Bros.", "Producer": "Glyn Johns"} |
Warner University is a private Christian university in Lake Wales, Florida. It is affiliated with the Church of God.
History
Warner Southern College was founded in 1968 by the Southeastern Association of the Church of God in Anderson, Indiana. The first freshman class of 27 students entered in the fall of 1968. In ... | {"Type": "Private", "Endowment": "$3.2 million", "President": "David A. Hoag", "Students": "1,200", "Campus": "rural", "Website": "www.warner.edu"} |
CKND-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. The station is owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, with studios on the 30th floor of 201 Portage in downtown Winnipeg, and transmitter atop the building.
History
Acquisition and licen... | {"Branding": "Global Winnipeg (general)\n Global News (newscasts)", "Channel": "9", "Translator(s)": "CKND-DT-2 2.1 (9 VHF) Minnedosa", "Affiliations": "Global (1997-present)", "Owner": "Corus Television Limited PartnershipOwnership Chart 32H - CORUS - TV & Discretionary Services", "ERP": "CKND-DT: 15.75 kWCKND-DT-2: 3... |
Robert Henry Robinson (17 December 1927 - 12 August 2011) was an English radio and television presenter, game show host, journalist and author. He presented Ask the Family for many years on the BBC.
Biography and career
Robinson was born in Liverpool, the son of an accountant father, and educated at Raynes Park Gramma... | {"Name": "Robert Robinson", "Birth name": "Robert Henry Robinson", "Birth date": "y 1927 12 17", "Birth place": "Liverpool, England", "Death date": "y 2011 08 12 1927 12 17", "Death place": "Paddington, London, England", "Occupation": "Broadcaster", "Years active": "1955-2010", "Spouse(s)": "Josephine Richard 1958", "C... |
John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 65th mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023. He served as leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario from 2005 to 2007 while he was leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 2004 to 2009.
After a career as a lawy... | {"Name": "John Tory", "Image caption": "Tory in 2018", "Term start": "December 1, 2014", "Term end": "February 17, 2023", "Birth name": "John Howard Tory", "Birth date": "1954 05 28", "Birth place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Other political party": "Progressive Conservative Federal PC (until 1995)", "Spouse(s)": "B... |
Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944)"Angela Rippon," Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Gale, (2008) Gale Biography In Context is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter.
Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Cl... | {"Name": "Angela Rippon", "Post-nominals": "CBE", "Caption": "Rippon in 1983 filming the opening titles of Good Morning Britain", "Birth name": "Angela May Rippon", "Birth date": "yes 1944 10 12", "Birth place": "Plymouth, Devon, England", "Occupation": "Journalist newsreader writer presenter", "Years active": "1966-pr... |
Clinton Presba Anderson (October 23, 1895 - November 11, 1975) was an American politician who represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1949 until 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as United States secretary of agriculture from 1945 until 1948 and represented New Mexico's at-lar... | {"Name": "Clinton Anderson", "Image size": "220px", "Alternative text": "Official portrait of Clinton Anderson", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1945", "Term start": "January 3, 1949", "Term end": "January 3, 1973", "District 2": "NM AL at-large", "Predecessor 2": "John J. Dempsey", "Successor 2": "George Lusk", "... |
Nurul Amin (; ; 15 July 1893 - 2 October 1974) was a Pakistani politician and jurist who served as the eighth prime minister of Pakistan from 7 December to 20 December 1971. His term of only 13 days as Prime Minister was the shortest served in Pakistani parliamentary history. He was also the only vice president of Paki... | {"Name": "Nurul Amin", "Native name": "bn নুরুল আমিন ur نور الامین", "Term start": "7 December 1971", "Term end": "20 December 1971", "President 2": "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto", "Predecessor 2": "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto", "Successor 2": "Zulfikar Ali Bhutto", "Birth date": "yes 1893 7 15", "Birth place": "Shahbazpur, Bengal Pres... |
Juan José de Amézaga Landaroso (January 28, 1881 – August 21, 1956) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
Amézaga was a prominent member of the Colorado Party, which ruled the country for long periods. He was a lawyer by profession, and taught that subject at university level for many years. His political base ... | {"Name": "Juan José de Amézaga Landaraso", "Image size": "150px", "Vice president": "Alberto Guani", "Term start": "March 1, 1943", "Term end": "March 1, 1947", "Birth date": "1881 1 28", "Birth place": "Montevideo, Uruguay", "Death date": "1956 8 21 1881 1 28", "Death place": "Montevideo, Uruguay", "Alma mater": "Univ... |
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5-4, that burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech.
In the ca... | {"Date argued": "March 21", "Year argued": "1989", "Date decided": "June 21", "Year decided": "1989", "Full case name": "Texas v. Gregory L. Johnson", "United States Reports volume number": "491", "United States Reports page number": "397", "Parallel citations": "109 S. Ct. 2533; 105 L. Ed. 2d 342; 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3115... |
Leon Adolphe Amette (6 September 1850 Douville-sur-Andelle, Eure - 29 August 1920 Antony, Hauts-de-Seine) was a French Catholic cardinal who was archbishop of Paris from 1908 to 1920.
He was made a cardinal in 1911 with the rank of cardinal priest and the title of S. Sabina. He participated in the 1914 papal conclave ... | {"Church": "Roman Catholic", "Archdiocese": "Paris", "Predecessor": "François-Marie-Benjamin Richard", "Successor": "Louis-Ernest Dubois", "Other post(s)": "Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina", "Ordination": "20 December 1873", "Consecration": "25 January 1899", "Created cardinal": "Pius X", "Rank": "Cardinal", "Born": "D... |
Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of KyivVitali Klitschko sworn in as Kyiv mayor , Interfax-Ukraine (5 June 2014) and head of the Kyiv City State Administration, having held both offices since J... | {"Name": "Vitali Klitschko", "Native name": "Віта́лій Кличко́", "Native name language": "uk", "Image caption": "Klitschko in 2014", "Other political party": "Petro Poroshenko Bloc \"Solidarity\" (2015-2016)Klitschko resigns as BPP Solidarnist chairman https://www.unian.info/kyiv/1356522-klitschko-resigns-as-bpp-solida... |
Oliver Ames (February 4, 1831 - October 22, 1895) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Massachusetts from 1887 to 1890.
Ames's public life was primarily devoted to the vindication of his late father Oakes Ames, a businessman and U.S. Repres... | {"Name": "Oliver Ames", "Term start": "January 6, 1887", "Term end": "January 7, 1890", "Office 2": "Member of the Massachusetts SenateClarke, p. 187", "Birth date": "1831 2 4 y", "Birth place": "Easton, Massachusetts", "Death date": "1895 10 22 1831 2 4 y", "Death place": "Easton, Massachusetts", "Spouse(s)": "Anna Co... |
James Barr Ames (June 22, 1846Google Books, The History of the Descendants of Elder John Story, of Northampton, Massachusetts (Vol. 2) - January 8, 1910)Google Books, Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts (Vol. 3) was an American law educator, who popularized the "case-study" method of teaching law.
Bi... | {"Name": "James Barr Ames", "Birth date": "1846 06 22", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts", "Death date": "1910 01 08 1846 06 22", "Death place": "Wilton, New Hampshire", "Nationality": "American", "Education": "Harvard University (AB, LLB)"} |
Andrew Mark Cuomo ( , ; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and former government official who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms (52nd governor).
Born ... | {"Name": "Andrew Cuomo", "Image caption": "Cuomo in 2020", "Alternative text": "Cuomo in 2017", "Term start": "January 1, 2011", "Term end": "August 23, 2021", "Office 2": "Vice Chair of the National Governors Association", "Predecessor 2": "Larry Hogan", "Successor 2": "Asa Hutchinson", "Birth name": "Andrew Mark Cuom... |
Arlette Langmann (born 3 April 1946) is a French screenwriter, film editor and production designer. Born in Paris to Jewish immigrant parents from Romania and Poland, Langmann is best known for her long-running collaborations with her brother Claude Berri, Maurice Pialat, and Philippe Garrel.
Filmography
Naked Chil... | {"Name": "Arlette Langmann", "Birth date": "1946 4 3 y", "Birth place": "Paris, France", "Relatives": "Claude Berri (brother)Julien Rassam (nephew)Thomas Langmann (nephew)", "Occupation": "Screenwriter, film editor, production designer"} |
Auryn (; stylized as AURYN) was a 5-member British-Spanish boy band founded in 2009. Signed to Warner Music, they sang in English and Spanish.
Members
The band is made up of five members that appeared previously on various talent show series in Spain. Various members of the band have taken part at different occasions ... | {"Origin": "Spain, UK", "Genres": "Pop rock, teen pop, soft rock, electro pop, britpop, dance pop", "Labels": "Must ProduccionesWarner Music", "Members": "Carlos MarcoBlas CantóDani FernándezÁlvaro GangoDavid Lafuente"} |
Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles on Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000), ER (2003-2009) and Bloodline (2015-2017), as well as her portrayal of Judy Hale on Netflix's Dead to Me (2019-2022), for which she earned a nomination for the 2020 Emmy ... | {"Name": "Linda Cardellini", "Caption": "Cardellini in 2019", "Birth name": "Linda Edna CardelliniLinda Cardellini https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/linda-cardellini/credits/3030418223/ June 12, 2023 TV Guide", "Birth date": "yes 1975 6 25http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-11-25/entertainment/0711230048_1_lin... |
Winston Baldwin Spencer (born 8 October 1948) is an Antiguan politician who was the third Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004 to 2014.
Spencer led the opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) to victory in the March 2004 parliamentary election. In addition to serving as Prime Minister, he became Minister ... | {"Name": "Baldwin Spencer", "Term start": "24 August 2004", "Term end": "13 June 2014", "Birth name": "Winston Baldwin Spencer", "Birth date": "1948 10 8 yhttp://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/spencer_baldwin.asp Caribbean Elections Biography | Winston Baldwin Spencer", "Spouse(s)": "Jacklyn Spence... |
Peer Gynt (, ) is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, written in Italy and published by the Danish publisher Gyldendal in 1867. It is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays.
Peer Gynt chronicles the journey of its title character from the Norwegian mountains to the North African... | {"Written by": "Henrik Ibsen", "Date premiered": "1876 02 24 yes", "Place premiered": "Christiania (now Oslo), Norway", "Original language": "Norwegian", "Genre": "Romantic dramatic poem converted into a play"} |
Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; O'Meara, born 30 March 1965) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and television personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid The Sun. In 1994, aged 29, he was appointed editor of the News of the World by Rupert Murdoch, which made him the youngest editor of a British... | {"Name": "Piers Morgan", "Caption": "Morgan in 2023", "Birth name": "Piers Stefan O'Meara", "Birth date": "1965 03 30 y", "Birth place": "Reigate, Surrey, England", "Education": "Harlow College", "Employer": "News of the World (1994-1995)\n Daily Mirror (1995-2004)\n First News (2006-2007)\n CNN (2011-2014)\n MailOnlin... |
The World Assembly of Muslim Youth is an international Islamic educational organization whose stated purpose is “preserve the identity of Muslim youth and help overcome the problems they face in modern society”. Reportedly the world's largest Muslim organization, WAMY organizes conferences, symposia, educational worksh... | {"Abbreviation": "WAMY", "Headquarters": "Riyadh", "Location": "Saudi Arabia", "Coordinates": "24 44 18 N 46 39 28 E title", "Website": "www.wamy.co.uk (English)\nwww.wamy.org (Arabic)"} |
Green Jellÿ (, green Jell-O) is an American comedy rock band formed in 1981. Originally named Green Jellö, the band changed its name due to legal pressure from Kraft Foods Inc., the owners of the Jell-O brand, who claimed that it was an infringement of their trademark.Green Jelly Biography, Retrieved from Billboard.com... | {"Origin": "Buffalo, New YorkHollywood, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Comedy rock heavy metal punk rock alternative metal", "Labels": "Zoo Entertainment Volcano Originology Rotten Records", "Website": "greenjellÿ.com", "Members": "Bill Manspeaker"} |
thumb|right|A performance of Ghosts in Berlin, 1983, with Inge Keller, Ulrich Mühe, and
Ghosts () is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It was written in 1881 (published the same year) and first staged in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois, in a production by a Danish company on tour. Like many of Ibsen's plays,... | {"Written by": "Henrik Ibsen", "Characters": "Mrs. Helen Alving\n Oswald Alving\n Pastor Manders\n Jacob Engstrand\n Regina Engstrand", "Setting": "The country home of the Alving family beside one of the large fjords in Western Norway", "Date premiered": "y 1882 05 20", "Place premiered": "Aurora Turner Hall in Chicago... |
Kathryn Rosemary Bullard (born January 27, 1987), known professionally as Katy Rose, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Rose released two studio albums, Because I Can (V2 Records) and Candy Eyed (River Jones Music). Since her last album, Rose has released eight independent singles.
Rose received recognitio... | {"Name": "Katy Rose", "Birth name": "Kathryn Rosemary Bullard", "Birth date": "1987 01 27 yes", "Birth place": "Redondo Beach, California, U.S.", "Relatives": "Kim Bullard (father)", "Occupation": "Singer-songwriter\n actress", "Years active": "2000-present", "Website": "katyrosemusic.com", "Module": "yes\n \n Pop\n r... |
Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) is an American religious leader who has been convicted of several sex crimes and two assisted sex crimes involving children. He is the prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church), a polygamous movement which has no affiliation with t... | {"Born": "Sacramento, California, U.S.", "Convictions": "Texas:\nAggravated sexual assault of a child\nSexual assault of a child\nUtah:Child rape as an accomplice (2 counts; overturned)US polygamy sect leader sentenced http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7104832.stm May 7, 2019 BBC News November 20, 2007Polygamist ... |
Famke Beumer Janssen (; born 5 November 1964 ) is a Dutch actress. She played Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (1995), Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2000-2014), and Lenore Mills in the Taken film trilogy (2008-2014). In 2008, she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for Integrity by the United Nations. She mad... | {"Name": "Famke Janssen", "Caption": "Janssen at the 2023 WonderCon", "Birth name": "Famke Beumer Janssen", "Birth date": "1964 11 5 yesFamke Janssen Felt 'Misunderstood' After Breakout James Bond Role: 'I Was Thrown to the Wolves' https://people.com/movies/famke-janssen-felt-misunderstood-after-james-bond-role/ VanH... |
The 2002-03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Stanley Cup winners were the New Jersey Devils, who won the best of seven series 4-3 against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Regular season
The regular season saw several surprises. The San Jose Sharks, who many felt would be one of the... | {"League": "National Hockey League", "Sport": "Ice hockey", "Duration": "October 9, 2002 - June 9, 2003", "Runners-up": "Mighty Ducks of Anaheim", "Defending champions": "2001-02", "Number of teams": "30", "TV partner(s)": "CBC, TSN, RDS (Canada)ESPN, ABC (United States"} |
The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action comedy film. It was directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an all-star ensemble cast, including Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Jackie Chan and Dean Martin.... | {"Directed by": "Hal Needham", "Produced by": "Albert S. Ruddy", "Written by": "Brock Yates", "Starring": "Burt Reynolds\n Roger Moore\n Farrah Fawcett\n Dom DeLuise\n Dean Martin\n Sammy Davis Jr.\n Adrienne Barbeau\n Jamie Farr\n Terry Bradshaw\n Mel Tillis\n Jackie Chan\n Michael Hui", "Music by": "Al Capps", "Cinem... |
The Enid are a British progressive rock band founded by keyboardist and composer Robert John Godfrey. Godfrey received his main musical education from The Royal College of Music. He is previously known for his work with Barclay James Harvest, and as a recording artist on the Charisma label. In 2014, he won the Visionar... | {"Origin": "UK", "Genres": "Progressive rock\nsymphonic rock\nart rock", "Labels": "Operation Seraphim", "Members": "Robert John GodfreyJason DuckerDominic TofieldKarl Thompson", "Website": "theenid.co.uk"} |
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (; 1580 - 15 April 1632) was an English peer and politician. He achieved domestic political success as a member of parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I. He lost much of his political power after his support for a failed marriage alliance between Prince Charles a... | {"Name": "The Lord Baltimore", "Image caption": "A portrait of Lord Baltimore by Daniël Mijtens", "Term start": "1618", "Term end": "1625", "Office 2": "Proprietor of the Avalon Colony (Newfoundland)", "Birth date": "1580", "Birth place": "Kiplin, North Yorkshire, England", "Death date": "yes 1632 4 15 1579", "Death pl... |
The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) was an international union that represented workers in the United States and Canada. PACE was founded on January 4, 1999, by the merger of the United Paperworkers' International Union with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Internati... | {"Name": "PACE", "Location country": "United States & Canada", "Full name": "Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers' International Union", "Formation": "January 4, 1999", "Dissolved": "January 11, 2005", "Merged": "United Steelworkers", "Key people": "Boyd Young (President)"} |
Jerrel Floyd "Jimmy" Hasselbaink ( ; born 27 March 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is now an assistant coach for the England national team.
Born in Suriname, he and his family would later move to the Dutch city of Zaandam where he began playing football, initially as a goalkeeper, ... | {"Name": "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink", "Picture caption": "Hasselbaink in 2023", "Full name": "Jerrel Floyd HasselbainkBloomfield Claire Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: One-on-One http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/jimmy-floyd-hasselbaink-after-i-left-chelsea-mourinho-told-me-should-have-kept-me 15 April 2015 FourFourTwo 1 July... |
Charles Lane (born Charles Gerstle Levison; January 26, 1905 - July 9, 2007) was an American character actor and centenarian whose career spanned 76 years.
A prolific actor, with literally hundreds of roles in both film and TV, Lane often played sour, scowling and disagreeable clerks, doctors, judges, and middle-manag... | {"Name": "Charles Lane", "Caption": "Lane in Lady Luck (1936)", "Birth name": "Charles Gerstle Levison", "Birth date": "1905 01 26 yes", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Death date": "2007 07 09 1905 01 26 yes", "Death place": "Santa Monica, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1... |
Wotton-under-Edge is a market town and civil parish in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Near the southern fringe of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town.
History
The first record of the town is in an Anglo-Saxon Royal Charter of King Edmund I, who in AD 940 ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)WOTTON https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/stroud/E04004347__dursley/ City population 25 October 2022", "District": "Stroud", "Shire county": "Gloucestershire", "Postcode district": "GL", "Dialling code": "01453", "OS grid reference": ... |
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