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Sonia Mary Brownell (25 August 1918 - 11 December 1980), better known as Sonia Orwell, was the second wife of writer George Orwell. Sonia is believed to be the model for Julia, the heroine of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Sonia worked with the Information Research Department (IRD), a propaganda department of the British Forei... | {"Name": "Sonia Orwell", "Birth name": "Sonia Mary Brownell", "Birth date": "y 1918 8 25", "Birth place": "Calcutta, British India", "Death date": "y 1980 12 11 1918 8 25", "Death place": "London, England", "Nationality": "British", "Occupation": "Archivist", "Known For": "The Orwell Archive", "Spouse(s)": "George Orwe... |
thumb|325px|("I did not believe you would fade so soon, oh flower").This text from act 2, scene 2, of La sonnambula appears on Bellini's tomb in Catania
La sonnambula (The Sleepwalker) is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Roma... | {"Librettist": "Felice Romani", "Language": "Italian", "Based on": "La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer", "Premiere": "Teatro Carcano, Milan"} |
L'elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love, ) is a (comic melodrama, opera buffa) in two acts by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto, after Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's Le philtre (1831). The opera premiered on 12 May 1832 at the Teatro della Canobbiana in Milan.
... | {"Librettist": "Felice Romani", "Language": "Italian", "Based on": "Eugène Scribe's libretto for Auber's Le philtre", "Premiere": "Teatro della Canobbiana, Milan"} |
A Clergyman's Daughter is a 1935 novel by English author George Orwell. It tells the story of Dorothy Hare, the titular clergyman's daughter, whose life is turned upside down when she suffers an attack of amnesia. It is Orwell's most formally experimental novel, featuring a chapter written entirely in dramatic form, bu... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Published": "1935 (Victor Gollancz)", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Preceded by": "Burmese Days", "Followed by": "Keep the Aspidistra Flying"} |
thumb|right|300px| Typical Masurian farmhouse near a lake, East Prussia, 1931
The Masurians or Mazurs (; ; Masurian: Mazurÿ), historically also known as Prussian Masurians (Polish: Mazurzy pruscy), are an ethnic group originating from the region of Masuria, within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. They number a... | {"Name": "Masurians", "Native name": "Mazurzy (Polish)\nMazurzÿ (Masurian)", "Native name language code": "Polish Masurian", "Image caption": "Flag of Masuria", "Population": "5,000-15,000", "Languages": "Polish (Masurian dialects), German (High German dialects)", "Religions": "Lutheranism", "Related ethnic groups": "O... |
José Manuel Durão Barroso (; born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician, lobbyist and university teacher, he previously served as non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs International. He previously served as the 11th president of the European Commission and the 115th prime minister of Portugal.
Academic career
Du... | {"Name": "José Manuel Durão Barroso", "Term start": "22 November 2004", "Term end": "31 October 2014", "Office 2": "Prime Minister of Portugal", "President 2": "Jorge Sampaio", "Predecessor 2": "António Guterres", "Successor 2": "Pedro Santana Lopes", "Birth name": "José Manuel Durão Barroso", "Birth date": "1956 3 23 ... |
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 - 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th president of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. A member of the Socialist Party, a party which he led between 1989 and 1992, he was the mayor of Lisbon from 1990 to 1995 and High-Representative f... | {"Birth name": "Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio", "Death date": "yes 2021 9 10 1939 9 18", "Image caption": "Jorge Sampaio in 2003", "Office 2": "High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser", "Birth date": "yes 1939 9 18", ... |
LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, and began to broadcast on Monday 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio.
The launch of LBC... | {"Broadcast area": "United Kingdom", "RDS": "LBC", "Format": "Talk radio", "Owner": "Global"} |
thumb|Swans on Rutland Water at dusk
thumb|The Rutland Belle pleasure boat taking visitors across the water
thumb|right|Sailing boats on the reservoir are visible behind Normanton church
Rutland Water is a reservoir in Rutland, England, east of Rutland's county town, Oakham. It is filled by pumping from the River Nene... | {"Location": "Rutland", "Coordinates": "52 40 N 0 40 W region:GB_type:waterbody inline,title", "Basin": "England", "Managing agency": "Anglian Water", "Designation": "Site of Special Scientific Interest", "Built": "1971–1975", "First flooded": "1976"} |
thumb|right|220px|A map of Bridge of Allan from 1945
Bridge of Allan (, ), also known colloquially as Bofa, is a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. Overlooked by the National Wallace Monument, it lies on the Allan Water, a northern tributary of the River Forth, built lar... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NS794974", "Council area": "Stirling", "Lieutenancy area": "Stirling and Falkirk", "UK Parliament": "Stirling", "Scottish Parliament": "Clackmannanshire and Dunblane", "Postcode district": "FK", "Dialling code": "01786"} |
Nezahualpilli (Nahuatl for "fasting prince"; 1464-1515, ) was king (tlatoani) of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, elected by the city's nobility after the death of his father, Nezahualcoyotl, in 1472. Nezahuapilli's mother was Azcalxochitzin, who married Nezahualcoyotl after the death of her first husband, King ... | {"Name": "Nezahualpilli I", "Succession": "Tlatoani of Texcoco", "Caption": "A non-contemporary depiction of Nezahualpilli from the Codex Ixtlilxochitl.", "Reign": "1473-1515", "Predecessor": "Nezahualcoyotl", "Successor": "Cacama", "Issue": "CacamaMany other children", "Father": "Nezahualcoyotl", "Mother": "Azcalxochi... |
Katya Paskaleva () was a Bulgarian film and stage actress, born in 1945, deceased in 2002.
She is best known for her performance as Maria in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which she received broad critical acclaim. Paskaleva is also known for her roles in the films The End of the Song (1971), Vil... | {"Name": "Katya Paskaleva", "Birth date": "1945 09 18 yes", "Birth place": "Petrich, Bulgaria", "Death date": "2002 07 23 1945 09 18 yes", "Death place": "Sofia, Bulgaria", "Occupation": "film and stage actress", "Years active": "1967-2002"} |
Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (; born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife from 1987 to 2015 and was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2 March 2006 un... | {"Name": "The Lord Campbell of Pittenweem", "Office 2": "Leader of the Liberal Democrats", "Deputy 2": "Vince Cable", "Predecessor 2": "Charles Kennedy", "Successor 2": "Vince Cable (Acting)", "Birth name": "Walter Menzies Campbell", "Birth date": "1941 5 22 y", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Spouse(s)": "Elspeth... |
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Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 - January 1, 2013), better known by her stage name Patti Page, was an American singer. Pr... | {"Born": "Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.", "Died": "Encinitas, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Traditional pop, country", "Labels": "Mercury, Columbia, Epic, Avco, Plantation", "Website": "misspattipage.com"} |
WEFG-LD, virtual channel 7 (UHF digital channel 21), is a low-power Soul of the South-affiliated television station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by the Philadelphia Television Network since November 10, 1999. The station suspended analog operations on June 16, 2010.
Histo... | {"Channel": "7", "Subchannels": "(see article)", "Affiliations": "Soul of the South Network", "Owner": "Philadelphia Television Network Inc.FCC Application Search Details - BAPLTVL-19990802JA Assignment of Permit/License http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=287549 F... |
Itzhak Fintzi (Izko Finzi) () (born 25 April 1933) is a Bulgarian film and stage actor.
He was born in Sofia, where he graduated from the dramatic art academy.
He graduated from the Bulgarian National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in 1955, and made his debut in the movie Zvezdi (1959).
He is the father of actor S... | {"Caption": "Itzhak Fintzi in 2010.", "Name": "Itzhak Fintzi", "Birth date": "1933 04 25 yes", "Birth place": "Sofia, Bulgaria", "Occupation": "film and stage actor", "Years active": "1955 - present"} |
Son of Dracula is a 1974 British musical film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Harry Nilsson and Ringo Starr. It was produced by Starr and released in 1974 by Apple Films. It is also the title of a soundtrack released in conjunction with the film.
Plot
After the killing of his father (Count Dracula, the King o... | {"Directed by": "Freddie Francis", "Written by": "Jennifer Jayne", "Starring": "Harry NilssonRingo StarrFreddie Jones", "Produced by": "Jerry GrossRingo StarrTim Van Rellim", "Music by": "Paul Buckmaster", "Cinematography": "Norman Warwick", "Edited by": "Garth CravenNeil Travis", "Distributed by": "Cinemation Industri... |
GM Korea Company () is the South Korean subsidiary of multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors vehicle brand, which was split from its parent company, Daewoo Group, in 2002. In addition to importing vehicl... | {"Formerly": "GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co.", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "2002Sang-Hun Choe 23 May 2006 In Daewoo, GM finds gold in overall gloom en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/23/business/worldbusiness/23iht-daewoo.html 4 September 2023 0362-4331", "Headquarters": "South Kor... |
Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind (born 21 June 1946) is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2010 to 2015.
Rifkind was the MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974 to 1997. ... | {"Name": "Malcolm Rifkind", "Image caption": "Rifkind in 2011", "Term start": "5 July 1995", "Term end": "2 May 1997", "Birth name": "Malcolm Leslie Rifkind", "Birth date": "1946 6 21 y", "Birth place": "Edinburgh, Scotland", "Alma mater": "University of Edinburgh", "Spouse(s)": "Edith Steinberg 1970 2019 d. Jennifer (... |
Zebrahead is an American rock band from La Habra, California, formed in 1996. As of , the band has released thirteen studio albums. They are perhaps best known for their 1998 single, "Get Back".
History
1996-2001: Formation and early years
thumb|left|upright=0.6|Zebrahead's logo
Zebrahead was formed in La Habra, ... | {"Origin": "La Habra, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Punk rock\n pop punk\n rap rock\n rapcore", "Labels": "MFZB\n Avex\n EMI\n Fontana\n Sony Japan\n Granted\n Rude\n 3wise\n Icon\n Columbia\n Doctor Dream", "Spinoffs": "3-Ply\n 409\n Once There\n Jank 1000\n Darling Thieves\n Death by Stereo\n Man With A Mission\n Z3N... |
The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
The office holder works along... | {"Post": "Secretary", "Body": "Statefor Transport", "Insignia caption": "Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government", "Department": "Department for Transport", "Incumbent": "Mark Harper", "Incumbent since": "25 October 2022", "Style": "Transport Secretary(informal)The Right Honourable(within the UK and the Commonwealth)", ... |
Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 – June 3, 1839) was a farmer, lumberman and entrepreneur who founded the Ottawa River timber trade in 1806.Woods Jr., Shirley E. (1980). Ottawa, the Capital of Canada. Toronto: Doubleday. p. 24. ISBN 0-385-14722-8 He was also founder of what he named Columbia Falls Village,The Famous ... | {"Name": "Philemon Wright", "Image caption": "Philemon Wright Esq. by John James-LAC", "Term start": "1830", "Term end": "1834", "Birth date": "1760 9 3", "Birth place": "Woburn, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British America", "Death date": "1839 6 3 1760 6 3", "Death place": "Wright's Town, Lower Can... |
Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Impact Wrestling. With his brother, Jeff, Hardy gained notoriety in WWF's tag team division during the 2000s due to his participation in TL... | {"Birth name": "Matthew Moore Hardy", "Born": "Cameron, North Carolina, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Rebecca Reyes 2013", "Children": "4", "Alma mater": "University of North Carolina at CharlotteSandhills Community College", "Relatives": "Jeff Hardy (brother)", "Ring name(s)": "Broken Matt04/01/17 SUPERCARD OF HONOR XI - LAKEL... |
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss (September 23, 1911 – January 29, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1959 to 1977.
Early life and education
Frank Moss was born in Holladay, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, as the youngest of seven children of James Edw... | {"Name": "Frank Moss", "Image caption": "Moss in 1959", "Term start": "January 3, 1971", "Term end": "January 3, 1977", "Birth name": "Frank Edward Moss", "Birth date": "1911 9 23", "Birth place": "Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 1 29 1911 9 23", "Death place": "Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.", "Spouse(s)"... |
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman (also transliterated Mikhail Friedman; ; ; born 21 April 1964) is a Ukrainian-born, Russian-Israeli businessman, billionaire, and oligarch. He is one of the co-founders of Alfa-Group, a multinational Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes, he was the seventh-richest Russian as of 2017. (Mo... | {"Name": "Mikhail Fridman", "Caption": "Fridman in New York City, May 2015", "Birth date": "yes 1964 04 21", "Birth place": "Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union", "Citizenship": "\"Forbes Billionaires\"/> \"entrepreneur\">Betta Weronika 3 November 2017 Mikhail Fridman: What does it take to become an entrepreneur? Yal... |
Westminster is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. It is served by the Circle, District and Jubilee lines. On the Circle and District lines, the station is between St James's Park and Embankment, and on the Jubilee line it is between Green Park and Waterloo. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station ... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Westminster", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "4", "Fare zone": "1", "2003": "15.081", "2004": "15.871", "2005": "15.731", "2006": "17.146", "2007": "18.363", "2008": "19.050", "2009": "19.080 -->", "Acce... |
John H. Reading (November 26, 1917 - February 7, 2003) was an American businessman and politician based in Oakland, California. He was elected as the 44th Mayor of Oakland, California and served three four-year terms, from 1966 to 1977. Since his terms, voters have consistently elected Democratic candidates as mayor of... | {"Name": "John H. Reading", "Term start": "1966", "Term end": "1977", "Birth date": "1917 11 26", "Birth place": "Glendale, Arizona, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 02 7 1917 11 26", "Death place": "Indian Wells, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of California, Berkeley"} |
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two international airports serving Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia. Pudong Airport serves both international flights and a smaller number of domestic flights, while the city's other major airport, Shanghai-Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic and regional flig... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Shanghai", "Location": "Pudong, Shanghai", "Opened": "1999 09 16 y n n(operational)\n 1999 10 01 y n n(official)", "Hub": "Air China\n China Cargo Airlines\n China Eastern Airlines\n China Southern Airlines\n DHL Aviation\n FedEx Express\n Juneyao Airlines\n ... |
Kateri Tekakwitha ( in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine, and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 - April 17, 1680), is a Catholic saint and virgin who was an Algonquin-Mohawk. Born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, in present-day New York State, she contracted smallpox in an epidem... | {"Born": "Ossernenon, New York\nyes 18 April 1676", "Died": "Kahnawake (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada", "Feast": "17 Aprilhttps://www.cccb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nationallitcalender2016_01_27.pdf 15 April 2023 cccb.ca Liturgical Calendar. Proper to The Dioceses of Canada 27 January 201614 July (United States)",... |
The River Camel (, meaning crooked river) is a river in Cornwall, England. It rises on the edge of Bodmin Moor and with its tributaries its catchment area covers much of North Cornwall. The river flows into the eastern Celtic Sea between Stepper Point and Pentire Point having covered about 30 miles, making it the seco... | {"Native name": "kw Dowr Kammel", "Mouth": "Padstow Bay", "Location": "Padstow, North Cornwall coast", "Coordinates": "50.578 -4.939 region:GB_type:river inline,title", "Basin size": "413 km2 on", "Left": "River Ruthern", "Right": "De Lank River, River Allen"} |
Hedonism II is an adults-only vacation resort in Jamaica, owned and operated by Marshmallow Ltd, headed by Harry Lange. The resort has areas reserved for naturism and it is known for its sexually liberal culture. , only Hedonism II is in operation. There was never a Hedonism I, and Hedonism III closed in 2010.
Histo... | {"Name": "Hedonism II", "Location": "Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica", "Map_type": "Jamaica", "Coordinates": "18.337957 -78.3408558 inline", "Opened_date": "1976", "Landlord": "Marshmallow Ltd", "Rooms": "280", "Floor_count": "2", "Website": "http://www.hedonism.com"} |
CJKL-FM (101.5 MHz) is an FM radio station in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The station is owned by Connelly Communications Corporation, which also owns CJTT-FM in Temiskaming Shores. Connelly Communications is owned by Rob Connelly of Kirkland Lake.
The station offers a hot adult contemporary format with a mix of current m... | {"Format": "hot adult contemporary", "Owner": "Connelly Communications", "ERP": "23 kWs", "HAAT": "72 meters", "Class": "B", "Website": "www.cjklfm.com"} |
Ronald Louis Ziegler (May 12, 1939 - February 10, 2003) was the 13th White House Press Secretary and Assistant to the President, serving during United States President Richard Nixon's administration.
Early life
Ziegler was born to Louis Daniel Ziegler, a production manager, and Ruby (Parsons) in Covington, Kentucky. H... | {"Name": "Ron Ziegler", "Term start": "January 20, 1969", "Term end": "August 9, 1974", "Birth name": "Ronald Louis Ziegler", "Birth date": "1939 5 12", "Birth place": "Covington, Kentucky, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 2 10 1939 5 12", "Death place": "Coronado, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Nancy Plessinger (1961-2003... |
CJTT-FM 104.5 is an FM radio station in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, with a hot adult contemporary format. The station is owned by Connelly Communications Corporation, which also owns CJKL-FM in Kirkland Lake. Connelly Communications is owned by Rob Connelly of Kirkland Lake.
The station offers a hot adult contemporar... | {"Format": "hot adult contemporary", "Owner": "Connelly Communications", "ERP": "10 kWs", "HAAT": "152.5 meters", "Branding": "CJTT 104.5 FM", "Class": "B", "Website": "www.cjttfm.com"} |
Palmair European was a British tour operator with its head office in the Space House in Bournemouth, United Kingdom."Contact Palmair ." It was run by Bath Travel. Palmair Retrieved on 1 July 2010."Flights and Holidays from Bournemouth." Palmair. Retrieved on 1 July 2010. "Address: Space House 4 Albert Road, Bournemouth... | {"Airline name": "Palmair European", "Logo": "Palmair.PNG", "Image size (px)": "user", "Founded": "1993", "Ceased operations": "April 2011", "Major hubs": "Bournemouth Airport", "Current Fleet Size": "1 at closure", "Number of Destinations": "14", "Headquarters": "Bournemouth, United Kingdom", "Key People": "Peter Bath... |
George Pérez (; At the 0:02 mark. June 9, 1954 - May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling Fantastic Four and The Avengers for Marvel Comics. In the 1980s he penciled The New Teen Titans, which became one of DC Comics' to... | {"Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Died": "Sanford, Florida, U.S.George Perez, legendary comic book artist, dies at 67", "Nationality": "American", "Awards": "Eagle Award, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2000Inkpot Award, 1983Jack Kirby Award, 1985, 1986Inkwell Awards SASRA, 2022"} |
Albert J. Ruffo (July 1, 1908 - February 10, 2003) was an American politician, philanthropist, educator, lawyer, and football coach.
Ruffo grew up in Tacoma, Washington. In 1927 he moved to San Jose, California to attend nearby Santa Clara University, where he played football, and graduated with degrees in political s... | {"Name": "Albert J. Ruffo", "Caption": "Ruffo at Granddaughter's Wedding, 1992", "Occupation": "Politician, Philanthropist, Educator, Lawyer, Football Coach.", "Birth date": "July 1, 1908", "Death date": "February 10, 2003 9 July 1908", "Birth place": "Tacoma, Washington", "Alma mater": "Santa Clara University\n Santa ... |
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television, owned jointly by Bell Media (70%) and ESPN Inc. (30%). The company was established by the Labatt Brewing Company in 1984 as part of the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels. TSN ... | {"Launched": "1984 09 01", "Language(s)": "English", "Picture format": "1080i (HDTV)(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)4K (UHDTV) (part-time, selected broadcasts)", "Owner": "CTV Specialty Television(Bell Media 70%/ESPN Inc. 30%)", "Country": "Canada", "Headquarters": "Bell Media Agincourt, Scarborough, ... |
Lieutenant General Watkin Tench (6 October 1758 - 7 May 1833) was a British marine officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay and Compl... | {"Born": "Chester, Cheshire, England", "Died": "Devonport, England", "Allegiance": "Great Britain (1776-1800)United Kingdom (1800-1827)", "Other work": "Writer"} |
Clark MacGregor (July 12, 1922 - February 10, 2003) was an American politician and Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District for five terms from 1961 to 1971.
After his time in Congress, he worked as a senior assistant to President Richard Nixon, including as chairman of the president’... | {"Name": "Clark MacGregor", "Term start": "January 3, 1961", "Term end": "January 3, 1971", "Birth date": "1922 7 12", "Birth place": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 2 10 1922 7 12", "Death place": "Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Barbara Spicer", "Education": "Dartmouth College (BA)Uni... |
Jan Karski (born Jan Kozielewski, 24 June 1914 - 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II. He is known for having acted as a courier in 1940-1943 to the Polish government-in-exile and to Poland's Western Allies about the situation in German-occupied Poland. He reported ab... | {"Name": "Jan Karski", "Birth name": "Jan Kozielewski", "Caption": "Jan Karski photo portrait", "Birth date": "24 April 1914birth", "Birth place": "Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire", "Death date": "13 July 2000 (aged 86)", "Death place": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Nationality": "Polish, American", "Spouse(s)": "Po... |
Richard Elliott Neustadt (June 26, 1919 - October 31, 2003) was an American political scientist specializing in the United States presidency. He served as adviser to several presidents. His book Presidential Power has been described as "one of the most influential books ever written about political leadership." Thinkin... | {"Name": "Richard Neustadt", "Caption": "Neustadt in 2003", "Birth name": "Richard Elliott Neustadt", "Birth date": "1919 6 26", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 10 31 1919 6 26", "Death place": "London, United Kingdom", "Education": "University of California, Berkeley (BA) Harvard... |
Hieronym Anthony “Harry” Jacunski (October 20, 1915 - February 20, 2003) was a National Football League (NFL) player and college football coach for over 40 years.
Jacunski was an All-state center on the New Britain High School 1934 basketball team and played football with Vince Lombardi at Fordham University, where Ja... | {"Born:": "New Britain, Connecticut, U.S.", "Died:": "Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "200", "High school:": "New Britain (CT)", "College:": "Fordham", "Undrafted:": "1939"} |
David Eugene Woodley (October 25, 1958 - May 4, 2003) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins (1980-1983), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (1984-1985). He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early years
Born and raised in Shrev... | {"Born:": "Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.", "Died:": "Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "204", "NFL Draft:": "214", "High school:": "C. E. Byrd (Shreveport)", "College:": "LSU"} |
Sir William Fox (20 January 1812 - 23 June 1893) was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony. He was known for his confiscation of Māori land rights, his contributions to the education system (such as establishing the University... | {"Name": "William Fox", "Image caption": "Fox in 1890", "Term start": "3 March 1873", "Term end": "8 April 1873", "Monarch 2": "Victoria", "Governor 2": "Sir George Bowen", "Predecessor 2": "Edward Stafford", "Successor 2": "Edward Stafford", "Birth date": "yes 1812 01 20", "Birth place": "South Shields, England", "Dea... |
Mark Hume McCormack (November 6, 1930 - May 16, 2003) was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization serving sports figures and celebrities.
Business career
After his Army discharge, McCormack worked ... | {"Name": "Mark McCormack", "Birth date": "yes 1930 11 6", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 5 16 1930 11 6", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Birth name": "Mark Hume McCormack", "Known For": "Founder and president of IMG", "Occupation": "Lawyer sports agent writer businessman"} |
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( (also Kossak-Szatkowska); 10 August 1889 - 9 April 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter. She co-founded two wartime Polish organizations: Front for the Rebirth of Poland and Żegota, set up to assist Polish Jews to escape the Holocaust. In 1943, she was arrested by the Ge... | {"Born": "1889 8 10 yes", "Died": "1968 4 9 1889 8 10 yes", "Occupation": "Writer & Resistance fighter", "Nationality": "Polish"} |
Core is the debut studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on September 29, 1992, through Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified 8x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making it the band's best-selling album.
Recording
Co... | {"Released": "1992 09 29", "Recorded": "May 1992Below Empty Stone Temple Pilots https://www.belowempty.com/articles.php?s=story&id=9 2022-05-15 www.belowempty.com", "Studio": "Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)", "Genre": "Grunge alternative metal heavy metalErlewine Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Erlewine https://medium... |
Purple (stylized on the cover art in its Chinese character 紫) is the second studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. The album, building on the foundation laid by the band's debut album Core (1992), was a huge commercial success for the band, selling 25... | {"Released": "1994 6 7", "Recorded": "May 25, 1993 (\"Big Empty\")\nJuly 12, 1993 (\"Lounge Fly\")\nMarch 1994 (rest of album)", "Studio": "Record Plant (\"Big Empty\")\nPaisley Park (\"Lounge Fly\")\nHarptone (\"Pretty Penny\")\nSouthern Tracks (rest of album)", "Genre": "\"rs\"/> alternative rockhttps://diffuser.fm/s... |
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on March 26, 1996 through Atlantic Records. After a brief hiatus throughout 1995, the band regrouped to record the album together at Westerly Ranch in Santa Ynez, California, where they also live... | {"Released": "1996 3 26", "Recorded": "October 1995 - January 1996", "Studio": "Westerly Ranch, Santa Ynez, California", "Genre": "Rolli>Rolli Bryan https://consequence.net/2021/03/stone-temple-pilots-tiny-music-25-years/ Stone Temple Pilots' Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Remains a Prized Relic of the Gr... |
Chairil Anwar (26 July 1922 - 28 April 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 Generation" of writers. He is estimated to have written 96 works, including 70 individual poems.
Anwar was born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, before moving to Batavia with his mother in 1940, where he began to enter the l... | {"Born": "yes 1922 07 26", "Died": "yes 1949 04 28 1922 08 26", "Occupation": "Poet", "Period": "1942-1949", "Nationality": "Indonesian", "Language": "Indonesian", "Literary movement": "1945 Generation"} |
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| other_name = Matsuyama
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| translit_lang1 =... | {"Name in traditional characters": "松山區", "Pinyin transcription": "Sōngshān Qū", "Wade-Giles": "Sung1-shan1 Ch'ü1", "Peh-oe-ji": "Siông-san-khu", "First alternative name title": "former name", "Alternate name in traditional characters": "錫口", "Peh-oe-ji 2": "Sek-kháu", "Japanese name in Kanji": "松山", "Japanese hiragana... |
No. 4 (officially stylized as № 4) is the fourth studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on October 26, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album was a return to the band's earlier hard rock roots, while also blending elements of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and alternative rock. Despite the lack ... | {"Released": "1999 10 26", "Recorded": "1998-1999", "Genre": "\"rovi\"/>\n hard rock", "Label": "Atlantic", "Producer": "Brendan O'Brien"} |
Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 - 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between the declaration of the de facto state by Denktaş in 1983 and... | {"Name": "Rauf Denktaş", "Office 2": "President of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus", "Birth date": "y 1924 1 27", "Birth place": "Paphos, British Cyprus", "Nationality": "Turkish Cypriot", "Death date": "y 2012 1 13 1924 1 27", "Death place": "North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus", "Spouse(s)": "Aydın Denktaş"} |
Shangri-La Dee Da is the fifth studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It was released on June 19, 2001 through Atlantic Records. Recording took place throughout the winter and spring of 2001 in a Malibu villa. It was the band's fifth and final album to be produced by Brendan O'Brien and their last befo... | {"Released": "2001 6 19", "Recorded": "January-April 2001VanHorn Teri https://www.mtv.com/sendme.tin?page=/news/articles/1442547/20010405/stone_temple_pilots.jhtml Stone Temple Pilots Finish Recording, Preparing Documentary MTV April 5, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20010607030930/https://www.mtv.com/sendme.tin?page... |
Best Buy Co. Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 19... | {"Formerly": "Sound of Music (1966-1983)Best Buy Co. Superstores (1983-1984)Best Buy Superstores (1984-1989)", "Type": "Public", "Industry": "Retail", "Founded": "1966 8 22 in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, as Sound of Music", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Products": "Consumer electronics, appliances", "Services": "Tec... |
Thank You is a greatest hits collection released by the American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots on November 11, 2003 on Atlantic Records. The album has sold over 500,000 copies.
Overview
Thank You features most of the band's singles.
There are two versions of the compilation, one that only contains a music... | {"Released": "2003 11 11", "Recorded": "1992-2002", "Genre": "Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock", "Label": "Atlantic", "Producer": "Stone Temple Pilots, Brendan O'Brien"} |
Loews Cineplex Entertainment, also known as Loews Incorporated, is an American theater chain operating in North America. From 1924 to 1959, it was the parent company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM). It was formerly jointly owned by Sony Pictures and Universal Studios and operated theatres in the United States, Can... | {"Formerly": "Loews IncorporatedSony Theatres (1994-1996)Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation (1998-2002)Cineplex Odeon Corporation (1984-1998)", "Type": "Private (1904-1998)Public (1998-2004)", "Fate": "Merged into AMC Theatres(Canadian operations merged into Cineplex Entertainment)", "Founded": "1904 6 23 (origin... |
Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators and live theatre, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States. The Cineplex Odeon brand is still being used by Cineplex Entertainment at some theatres that were once owned by the Cineplex Odeon Corporation, with ... | {"Formerly": "Cineplex CorporationCineplex Odeon CorporationLoews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation of Canada", "Type": "Private (1984-1998)Subsidiary (1998-present)", "Industry": "Entertainment (movie theaters)Live theatre", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Founded": "1979 4 19 (as Cineplex Corporation)19... |
The Toronto Eaton Centre (corporately styled as CF Toronto Eaton Centre since September 2015, and commonly referred to simply as Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall and office complex in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and managed by Cadillac Fairview (CF). It was named after the Eaton's departm... | {"Address": "220 Yonge StreetToronto, OntarioM5B 2H1", "Coordinates": "43 39 14 N 79 22 49 W type:landmark_region:CA-ON inline,title", "Opening date": "1977 (first phase)", "Developer": "Cadillac Fairview\n TD Bank\n Eaton's", "Management": "Cadillac Fairview", "Owner": "Cadillac Fairview", "Architect": "Eberhard Zeidl... |
The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's and then Eaton, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with ... | {"Fate": "Filed for bankruptcy; assets were purchased by Sears Canada in 1999. Stores converted to Sears stores or shut down in 2002.", "Type": "Private (1869-1998)Public (1998-1999)", "Founded": "1869", "Defunct": "1999 as a company2002 as a brand", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario (with stores across Canada)", "Indu... |
The Bank of Nova Scotia (), operating as Scotiabank (), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada's Big Five banks, it is the third-largest Canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization. It serves more than 25 million customers around the w... | {"Type": "Public", "Industry": "Banking financial services", "Revenue": "Can$31.25 billion (2021)Annual Report and Annual General Meeting https://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/about/investors-shareholders/annual-reports.html Investor Relations Scotiabank 12 February 2022", "AUM": "Can$345.76 billion (2021)", "Subsidia... |
My Hero is a British television sitcom, created by Paul Mendelson, and produced for the BBC between 2000 and 2006.My Hero at the BBC Comedy Guide. The series follows the exploits of an alien superhero known as "Thermoman" - a multi-powered superhero who originates from the planet Ultron - during his time between missio... | {"Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "Paul Mendelson", "Written by": "Paul Mayhew-Archer", "Directed by": "John Stroud", "Starring": "Ardal O'Hanlon\n Emily Joyce\n Hugh Dennis\n Geraldine McNulty\n Lou Hirsch\n Philip Whitchurch\n Lill Roughley\n Tim Wylton\n James Dreyfus", "Opening theme": "\"My Hero\" Theme", "Ending ... |
James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 - February 11, 1978) was an American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Conant obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard in 1916. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army, where he worked on the development... | {"Image caption": "Conant in 1932", "Alternative text": "Head and shoulders of smiling man in suit and tie with round dark-rimmed glasses. This is a detail from the picture below.", "Ambassador from": "United States", "Term start": "May 14, 1955", "Term end": "February 19, 1957", "Title 2": "23rd President of Harvard U... |
Jolene Blalock (born March 5, 1975) is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Vulcan first officer and science officer T'Pol on the UPN science-fiction series Star Trek: Enterprise. Her other work includes guest-star appearances on television series and in films.
Early life
Blalock was born and r... | {"Name": "Jolene Blalock", "Caption": "Jolene Blalock in Egypt, 2006", "Birth date": "1975 03 05 yes", "Birth place": "San Diego, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Jolene Rapino", "Occupation": "Actress model", "Years active": "1998-2017", "Spouse(s)": "Michael Rapino 2003", "Children": "3"} |
Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. Prior to forming Rancid, Armstrong was in the ska punk band Operation Ivy.
In ... | {"Born": "Albany, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Punk rock 2-tone country hardcore punk rapcore reggae ska ska punk street punk", "Labels": "Lookout! Hellcat Epitaph", "Website": "timtimebomb.com"} |
Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a South Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
Early life
Park was born in South Korea and raised in San Jose, California. She participated in a number of theatrical prod... | {"Name": "Linda Park", "Caption": "Park in May 2013", "Birth date": "1978 7 9", "Birth place": "Seoul, South Korea", "Alma mater": "Boston University", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "2001-present", "Spouse(s)": "Daniel Bess 2014", "Children": "1"} |
Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965, announcing that Southern Rhodesia or simply Rhodesia, a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923, now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state. The cul... | {"Created": "November 1965", "Ratified": "11 November 1965", "Location": "Salisbury, Rhodesia\"n\" \"name\"", "Author(s)": "Gerald B. Clarke et al.", "Signatories": "Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia\n Clifford Dupont, Deputy Prime Minister\n Other Cabinet ministers", "Purpose": "To announce and explain unilateral ... |
Hell's Angel is a television documentary programme criticising Mother Teresa which premiered in the UK on Channel 4's Without Walls arts strand on 8 November 1994. It was hosted by Christopher Hitchens, directed by Jenny Morgan, and produced by journalist Tariq Ali. Hitchens and Ali co-wrote the programme's script. Hi... | {"Directed by": "Jenny Morgan", "Written by": "Christopher Hitchens,Tariq Ali", "Produced by": "Tariq Ali", "Narrated by": "Christopher Hitchens", "Distributed by": "Channel 4"} |
"Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (or "Voices of Rhodesia") was the national anthem of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in April 1980) between 1974 and 1979. The tune was that of "Ode to Joy", the Fourth Movement from Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which had been adopted as the official European cont... | {"Lyrics": "1974", "Music": "1824Buch 2004 1 (arranged by Ken MacDonald, 1974)", "Adopted": "1974 08", "Relinquished": "1979 12", "Succeeded by": "Ishe Komborera Africa (As national anthem of Zimbabwe)", "Preceded by": "God Save the Queen"} |
thumb|right|350px|El Tajín in the context of other Classic era sites
El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archeological site in southern Mexico and is one of the largest and most important cities of the Classic era of Mesoamerica. A part of the Classic Veracruz culture, El Tajín flourished from 600 to 1200 CE and during this ti... | {"Coordinates": "20 26 53.01 N 97 22 41.67 W inline", "Location": "Veracruz, Mexico", "Region": "Veracruz", "Periods": "Early Classic to Late Postclassic", "Cultures": "Classic Veracruz"} |
The Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) is a political organisation which has been the ruling party of Zimbabwe since independence in 1980. The party was led for many years under Robert Mugabe, first as prime minister with the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and then as president from 198... | {"Ideology": "Drinkwater>Drinkwater Michael The State and Agrarian Change in Zimbabwe's Communal Areas 1991 93-96 Palgrave-Macmillan Basingstoke 978-0312053505Nyambi Oliver Cultures of Change in Contemporary Zimbabwe: Socio-Political Transition from Mugabe to Mnangagwa Routledge 2021Anti-imperialismWhat is ZANU-PF ... |
CAcert.org is a community-driven certificate authority that issues free X.509 public key certificates. CAcert.org relies heavily on automation and therefore issues only Domain-validated certificates (and not Extended validation or Organization Validation certificates).
These certificates can be used to digitally sign ... | {"Type": "Nonprofit organization", "Founded": "24 July 2003", "Headquarters": "Australia", "Industry": "Certificate authority", "Website": "www.cacert.org"} |
Kilmarnock ( ; ; , , meaning "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council. With a population of 46,770, Kilmarnock is the 14th most populated settlement in Scotland and the largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is c... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NS429381", "Council area": "East Ayrshire", "Lieutenancy area": "Ayrshire and Arran", "UK Parliament": "Kilmarnock and Loudoun (SNP - Alan Brown)", "Scottish Parliament": "Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (SNP - Willie Coffey)", "Post... |
Ward Christensen (born 1945 in West Bend, Wisconsin, United States) is the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online. Christensen, along with partner Randy Suess, members of the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyists' Exchange (CACHE), started development during a blizzar... | {"Alt": "Ward Christensen and the First BBS", "Caption": "Ward Christensen and the First BBS", "Birth date": "1945 10 23", "Birth place": "West Bend, Wisconsin, United States", "Known For": "first bulletin board system (BBS)XMODEM Protocol"} |
Morbid Visions is the debut studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released on November 10, 1986, by Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a more political edge, Morbid Visions (along with the 1985 EP Bestial Devastation) is notable for Satanic themes and imagery. The band said many lyrics were fashioned a... | {"Released": "November 10, 1986", "Recorded": "August 1986", "Studio": "Estudio Vice Versa, Belo Horizonte", "Genre": "Black MetalAvelar Idelber 2011 Otherwise National: Locality and Power in the Art of Sepultura Wallach Jeremy Berger Harris M. Greene Paul D. Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around th... |
Schizophrenia is the second studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released on October 30, 1987 by Cogumelo Records. It is the first album for the band with Andreas Kisser. The album's sound leans more towards the death/thrash metal genre than the previous album Morbid Visions, which is stylistically cl... | {"Released": "October 30, 1987", "Recorded": "August 1987 at J. G. Estudio, Belo Horizonte, Brazil", "Genre": "Thrash metal\n death metal", "Label": "Cogumelo (Brazil)Roadrunner Records (International)", "Producer": "Sepultura\n Tarso Senra"} |
Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a prestigious residential community located on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, bordered on the west by Baie-D'Urfé, north by Kirkland and east by Pointe-Claire.
Inco... | {"Land": "11.03", "Density": "1747.5", "Website": "www.beaconsfield.ca", "DST": "-4"} |
Arise is a Swedish death metal/thrash metal-band from Alingsås. Their name is taken from the Sepultura album of the same name.
History
Arise was founded in 1996 in Alingsås (outside of Gothenburg, Sweden) under another name, but got the name Arise in 1998 when their first demo was released. Their third demo, Abducte... | {"Origin": "Alingsås, Sweden", "Genres": "Death metal, thrash metal", "Labels": "Spinefarm, Universal", "Members": "Patrik JohanssonSternbergL-G HakamoKajDaniel Bugno"} |
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with the arrival of French Huguenots in the 18th century, the town developed as a gl... | {"Population": "(2021 Census)\nCity: 51,447\nMetro: 84,090Settlement 2015 https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000151+N11000243+N11000438+N11000447+N11000218+N11000564+N11000559+N11000099+N11000040+N11000537+N11000153 NISRA 18 August 2023", "District": "Lisburn and C... |
Kirkcaldy ( ; ; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, making it Fife's second-largest settlement and the 12th most populous settlement in Scotland.
Kirkcaldy has lo... | {"Sovereign state": "Scotland", "Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "OS grid reference": "NT275915", "Council area": "Fife", "Lieutenancy area": "Fife", "UK Parliament": "Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath", "Scottish Parliament": "Kirkcaldy", "Postcode district": "KY", "Dialling code": "01592"} |
Portadown ()Room, Adrian. Placenames of the World. McFarland, 2006. p. 300Mills, A D. A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press, 2003. is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbr... | {"Population": "(2011 estimate)", "Irish grid reference": "J008537", "District": "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT62, BT63", "Dialling code": "028", "UK Parliament": "Upper Bann", "NI Assembly": "Upper Bann", "County": "County Armagh"} |
Craigavon ( ) () is a town in northern County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Its construction began in 1965 and it was named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was intended to be the heart of a new linear city incorporating Lurgan and Portadown, but this plan was most... | {"Population": "(2021)\n Urban Area: 72,301", "Irish grid reference": "J042562", "District": "Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon", "Sovereign state": "Northern Ireland", "Postcode district": "BT62-BT67", "Dialling code": "028", "NI Assembly": "Upper Bann", "County": "County Armagh", "Website": "www.craigavon.gov.uk",... |
Against is the seventh studio album by the Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released in 1998 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first release with new frontman Derrick Green, who replaced group founder Max Cavalera in 1997.
Album information
Like Roots that preceded it, the album has a variety of guest musici... | {"Released": "6 October 1998", "Recorded": "1998", "Genre": "Groove metal", "Label": "Roadrunner", "Producer": "Howard Benson\n Sepultura"} |
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensing... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Earl's Court Ward; 2011 census)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13688895&c=Earls+Court&d=14&e=62&g=6331182&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1476543670005&enc=1 Kensington and Chelsea Ward population 2011 15 October 2016 ... |
Nation is the eighth studio album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura, released in 2001 through Roadrunner Records. Nation features guest appearances from artists such as Hatebreed singer Jamey Jasta, Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra, Ill Niño singer Cristian Machado, Ratos de Porão frontman João Gordo, and Apocalyptica... | {"Released": "20 March 2001", "Recorded": "2000-2001", "Studio": "AR Studios, Rio de Janeiro\nOuvir Studios, São Paulo\nThe Magic Shop, Manhattan\nCoyote Studios, Brooklyn\nMillbrook Studio, Helsinki", "Genre": "Groove metal\nnu metal Chris Jennings 5 Reasons Why the Nu Metal Era Should Be Celebrated! Worship Met... |
Highcross Leicester is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. It was opened as The Shires in 1991 to supplement the Haymarket Shopping Centre, also since re-developed. It was built on a central location within the city centre on Eastgates and High Street. Frontages of buildings that were demolished were retained and ... | {"Location": "Leicester, England", "Address": "5 Shires Lane", "Coordinates": "52 38 11.00 N 1 8 8.00 W inline,title", "Opening date": "1991 (extension opened 4 September 2008)", "Developer": "HammersonHermes Real Estate", "Architect": "Foreign Office Architects (Highcross extension)", "No. of stores and services": "14... |
Röyksopp () a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland who met as youths. They formed Röyksopp during the Bergen Wave. After experimenting with different genres of electronic music, the band solidified their place in the electronica scene with t... | {"Origin": "Tromsø, Troms, Norway", "Genres": "Electronic ambient downtempo chill-out house synth-pop", "Labels": "Tellé Wall of Sound Virgin Astralwerks Dog Triumph Cooking Vinyl Cherrytree", "Website": "royksopp.com", "Members": "Svein Berge\n Torbjørn Brundtland"} |
Soulfly is the debut album by American heavy metal band Soulfly, released on April 21, 1998, through Roadrunner Records. The record was released in memory of frontman Max Cavalera's deceased stepson and was the first album featuring Cavalera since leaving Sepultura two years prior. Soulfly has been certified gold by th... | {"Released": "April 21, 1998", "Recorded": "Indigo Ranch Studios, Malibu, California", "Genre": "Nu metalSeptember 15, 2015 The 12 Most Underrated Nu Metal Albums VH1 http://www.vh1.com/news/205488/underrated-nu-metal-albums/ September 18, 2015https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-... |
Primitive is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly, released in 2000 through Roadrunner Records. As of 2002, Primitive has sold over 226,569 copies as reported by SoundScan."Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan - Apr. 30, 2002" at Roadrunner Records's Blabbermouth.net s... | {"Released": "September 26, 2000", "Studio": "The Saltmine Studio Oasis in Mesa, Arizona", "Genre": "Nu metalhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time The 50 best nu metal albums of all time April 2022", "Label": "Roadrunner", "Producer": "Toby Wright, Max Cavalera, Sean Lennon"} |
thumb|right|Engraving of the first Hammersmith Bridge, made in 1827
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thumb|right|Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Budapest
William Tierney Clark FRS FRAS (23 August 1783 - 22 September 1852) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with the design and construction of bridges. He was among ... | {"Name": "William Tierney Clark", "Birth date": "1783 8 23 yes", "Birth place": "Bristol, England", "Nationality": "English", "Death date": "1852 9 22 1783 8 23 yes", "Death place": "Hammersmith, Middlesex, England"} |
3 is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly released in 2002 through Roadrunner Records.Official Soufly website determines the album title as "3" 3 has sold 195,000 copies as of March 11, 2008.
Album information
The album artwork features an Om (ॐ), a spiritual icon in Indian religions. The origi... | {"Released": "June 25, 2002", "Studio": "Chaton Studios, Phoenix, Arizona", "Genre": "Nu metalhttps://www.popmatters.com/soulfly-3-2496065429.html Soulfly: 3, PopMatters August 20, 2002", "Label": "Roadrunner", "Producer": "Max Cavalera"} |
Kʼicheʼ (pronounced ; previous Spanish spelling: ) are indigenous peoples of the Americas and are one of the Maya peoples. The Kʼicheʼ language is a Mesoamerican language in the Mayan language family. The highland Kʼicheʼ states in the pre-Columbian era are associated with the ancient Maya civilization, and reached th... | {"Name": "Kʼicheʼ (Quiché)", "Population": "1,680,551\n(11.28% of Guatemalan population)https://www.censopoblacion.gt/archivos/resultados_censo2018.pdf Resultados Censo 2018 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Guatemala 9 May 2020", "Languages": "Kʼicheʼ, Spanish", "Religions": "Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Maya religi... |
New Coke was the unofficial name of a reformulation of the soft drink Coca-Cola, introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in April 1985. It was renamed Coke II in 1990, and discontinued in July 2002.
By 1985, Coca-Cola had been losing market share to diet soft drinks and non-cola beverages for several years. Blind taste te... | {"Product type": "Cola", "Owner": "The Coca-Cola Company", "Country": "United States", "Introduced": "April 23, 1985", "Discontinued": "July 2002"} |
Tecun UmanAlternate transliterations include Tecún Umán, Tecúm Umán, Tecúm Umam, Tekun Umam, etc. (1500? - February 20, 1524) was one of the last rulers of the K'iche' Maya people, in the Highlands of what is now Guatemala. According to the Kaqchikel annals, he was slain by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Alvarado while... | {"Name": "Tecun Uman", "Birth date": "1500?", "Birth place": "Guatemala", "Death date": "February 20, 1524", "Death place": "Guatemala"} |
Qʼumarkaj (Kʼicheʼ: ) (sometimes rendered as Gumarkaaj, Gumarcaj, Cumarcaj or Kumarcaaj) is an archaeological site in the southwest of the El Quiché department of Guatemala.Kelly 1996, p.200. Qʼumarkaj is also known as Utatlán, the Nahuatl translation of the city's name. The name comes from Kʼicheʼ Qʼumarkah "Place of... | {"Alternative name": "Utatlán", "Coordinates": "15 1 24.7 N 91 10 19.16 W inline,title", "Location": "Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché Department, Guatemala", "Type": "Settlement", "Founded": "1400", "Abandoned": "1524", "Periods": "Late Postclassic", "Cultures": "Maya civilization", "Condition": "In ruins"} |
The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (; Serbian and ) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center. It is one of the 4 cantons in the country with a Croa... | {"Conventional long name": "Herzegovina-Neretva Canton", "Native name": "Hercegovačko-neretvanski kanton Херцеговачко-неретвански кантонHercegovačko-neretvanska županija", "Capital": "Mostar", "Largest city": "Mostar", "Official languages": "Croatian and Bosnian", "Ethnic groups": "53.29% Croats41.44% Bosniaks2.90% Ser... |
Star Maker is a science fiction novel by British writer Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as... | {"Cover artist": "Bip Pares", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Published": "1937 (Methuen)", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "339", "ISBN": "1-85798-807-8"} |
Amharas (;Following the BGN/PCGN romanization employed for Amharic geographic names in British and American English. ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group which is indigenous to Ethiopia, traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest Highlands of Ethiopia, particularly inhabiting the Amhara Region. According to the 2... | {"Name": "Amharas", "Native name": "am አማራ offዐምሐራ (Ge'ez)", "Image caption": "Yekuno Amlak founder of the Ethiopian Empire", "Languages": "Amharic", "Religions": "Christianity (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) • Islam (Sunni) • Judaism", "Related ethnic groups": "Agaw • Argobba • Beta Israel • Gurage • Tigrayans • ... |
Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office. Unlike other concentration camps, it was located in a remote area, in the Fichtel Mountains of Bavaria, adjacent to the town of Flossenbürg and near the German border with Czechoslovakia. The camp's initial pu... | {"Location": "Flossenbürg, Germany", "Operated by": "Nazi Germany", "Commandant": "Jakob Weiseborn (May 1938 - January 1939)\n Karl Künstler (January 1939 - July 1942)\n Karl Fritzsch (July-September 1942)\n Egon Zill (September 1942 - April 1943)\n Max Koegel (April 1943 - April 1945)", "Operational": "3 May 19... |
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