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Toro was a Canadian men’s magazine. It was named by its owner, Christopher Bratty. The editorial was overseen by Derek Finkle. Cameron Williamson and Alicia Kowalewski were the creative and art directors, respectively.
Brand lineage
In 2003, TORO magazine entered into the Canadian marketplace as a glossy men's lifesty... | {"Categories": "Men's", "Founded": "2002", "Country": "Canada", "Language": "English", "Website": "www.toromagazine.com", "ISSN": "1709-1314"} |
Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, author, political commentator, and humorist.
Born in California and raised in Texas, Ivins attended Smith College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She began her journalism career at the Minneap... | {"Born": "yes 1944 08 30", "Died": "2007 01 31 1944 08 30", "Education": "Smith CollegeColumbia Graduate School of Journalism", "Occupation": "Columnist commentator author", "Period": "1967-2007"} |
Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia. Its historic area includes several hundred restored or recreated buildings from the 18th century, when the city was the capital of the Colony of Virginia; 17th-centu... | {"Location": "Bounded by Francis, Waller, Nicholson, N. England, Lafayette, and Nassau Sts., Williamsburg, Virginia", "Built": "1699", "Architectural style": "Georgian", "Area": "173 acre", "Website": "https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com"} |
Rideau Hall is a Canadian television series broadcast in 2002 on CBC Television.Lindsay Brown, "Don't buy CBC's hype: Rideau Hall is horrible". Halifax Daily News, October 13, 2002.
The show starred Bette MacDonald as Regina Gallant, an earthy, one-hit wonder disco queen who is recommended for appointment as Governor ... | {"Running time": "30 minutes", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "CBC Television", "Original release": "2002 11"} |
Chimborazo () is an inactive stratovolcano situated in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 A.D. Despite not being the tallest mountain in the Andes or on Earth, its summit holds the distinction of being the farthest point on Earth's surface from ... | {"Location": "Ecuador", "Elevation": "6263.47", "Prominence": "Ranked 18th", "Coordinates": "01 28 09 S 78 49 03 W type:mountain_region:EC_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Dejan Bodiroga (; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player, who is currently the President of EuroLeague Basketball.EuroLeague picks Dejan Bodiroga as new president, Marshall Glickman as CEO.Dejan Bodiroga officially assigned as new EuroLeague president.EuroLeague announced De... | {"Name": "Dejan Bodiroga", "Native name": "Дејан Бодирога", "Native name language": "sr", "Image caption": "Bodiroga in 2006", "Term start": "14 September 2022", "Nationality": "Serbian", "Birth date": "1973 3 2 y", "Birth place": "Klek, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia"} |
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda (), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda (), or simply Zvezda, and as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, and a major part of the Red Star multi-sport society.
They are the most successful club from the Balkans and Southeast Eu... | {"Full name": "Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star Football Club)", "Nickname(s)": "Звезда / Zvezda (The Star) Црвено-бели / Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)", "Short name": "CZV, ZVE", "Founded": "4 March 1945", "Capacity": "53,000http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/en/pages/details/7/Stadium ... |
The Spanish Steps () in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top.
The monumental stairway of 135 steps was built with French diplomat Étienne Gueffier's bequeathed funds of 20,000 scudi, in 1723-1725, l... | {"Design": "Francesco de Sanctis", "Construction": "1723-1725", "Opening date": "1725", "Steps": "135", "Height": "29 metres", "Location": "Rome", "Coordinates": "41.9061 12.4828 dms type:landmark_region:IT its"} |
Eduardo Estrada Palomo (; (México City; May 13, 1962 - Los Angeles; November 6, 2003) was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America after his 1993 Juan del Diablo characterization in Corazón salvaje.
Career
He started acting in theatre at the age of 12 and found fame with the success of Cor... | {"Name": "Eduardo Palomo", "Caption": "Palomo in 1995", "Birth name": "Eduardo Estrada Palomo", "Birth date": "1962 5 13 y", "Birth place": "Mexico City, México", "Death date": "2003 11 6 1962 5 13 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Carina Ricco 1994", "Children": "2", "Years active": "19... |
George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (18 June 1886 - 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British Mount Everest expeditions from the early to mid-1920s.
Born in Mobberley, Cheshire, Mallory became a student at Winchester College, where a teacher recruited him for an excursion in the... | {"Name": "George Mallory", "Birth name": "George Herbert Leigh Mallory", "Birth date": "1886 6 18 y", "Birth place": "Mobberley, Cheshire, England, UK", "Death date": "8 or 9 June 1924 (aged 37)", "Alma mater": "Magdalene College, Cambridge", "Death place": "North Face, Mount Everest, Tibet", "Death cause": "Mountainee... |
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thumb|Confluence of the Gardon and the Rhône at Comps
The Gardon or Gard (Occitan and French: Gardon, Gard, , ) is a river in southern France. It is the namesake of the department of Gard. Several of its tributaries are also called Gardon. It is long, and takes its source ... | {"Mouth": "Rhône", "Coordinates": "43 51 6 N 4 36 54 E dms inline,title", "Basin size": "2200 km2 mi2 on", "Left": "Gardon d'Alès"} |
is the titular character in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series. She was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for the original 1986 game The Legend of Zelda. As one of the central characters in the series, she has appeared in the majority of the games in various incarnations. Zelda is the elf-like Hylian princess o... | {"First appearance": "The Legend of Zelda (1986)", "Created by": "Shigeru Miyamoto", "Portrayed by": "Diane Burns, Annie Ward (Zelda's Adventure)", "Voiced by": "English\n \"btva\"/>\n Cyndy Preston (The Legend of Zelda)\n \"btva\">Princess Zelda Voices (Legend of Zelda) https://www.behindthevoiceactors.c... |
The 2004 Giro d'Italia was the 87th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Genoa with a prologue. The race came to a close with a mass-start road stage that stretched from Clusone to Milan. Nineteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Damiano Cunego of the team. Second... | {"Name": "2004 Giro d'Italia", "Date": "8-30 May 2004", "Stages": "20 + Prologue", "Distance": "3423.9", "Unit": "km", "Time": "88h 40' 43\"", "Name of winner": "Damiano Cunego", "Winner's nationality": "ITA", "Winner's team": "SAE 2004", "Winner color": "pink", "Name of second place": "Serhiy Honchar", "Second place n... |
Alpha Kappa Psi (, often stylized as AKPsi) is the oldest and largest business fraternity to current date. ] - - http://as.sdsu.edu/absc/clubs.html - http://www.bus.lsu.edu/students/organizations/ Also known as "AKPsi", the fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904, at New York University and was incorporated on May 2... | {"Colors": "Navy Navy blueGold Gold", "Symbol": "Phoenician Galley", "Flower": "Yellow Rose", "Jewel": "Blue Sapphire", "Founded": "New York UniversityNew York, New York", "Affiliation": "PFA", "Type": "Professional", "Emphasis": "Business", "Scope": "United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomHong Kong", "Headquarters": "U.S.",... |
Citizen X is a 1995 American television film which covers the efforts of detectives in the Soviet Union to capture an unknown serial killer of women and children in the 1980s, and the bureaucratic obstacles they encounter. The film is based upon the true story of Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was convicted... | {"Genre": "Biography\n Crime\n Drama", "Directed by": "Chris Gerolmo", "Starring": "Stephen Rea\n Donald Sutherland\n Max von Sydow\n Jeffrey DeMunn\n Joss Ackland\n John Wood\n Ion Caramitru\n Imelda Staunton", "Country of origin": "United States", "Cinematography": "Robert Fraisse", "Original network": "HBO", "Runnin... |
Lieutenant General John Murray Sanderson, (born 4 November 1940) is a retired senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He served as Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia from 1992 to 1993, Chief of Army from 1995 to 1998, and was the 29th Governor of Western Aust... | {"Name": "John Sanderson", "Term start": "18 August 2000", "Term end": "31 October 2005", "Birth date": "1940 11 04 yes", "Birth place": "Geraldton, Western Australia", "Nationality": "Australian", "Alma mater": "Royal Military College, Duntroon", "Battles fought": "Malayan EmergencyVietnam WarUnited Nations Transition... |
Hill Valley is a fictional town in California that serves as the setting of the Back to the Future trilogy and its animated spin-off series. In the trilogy, Hill Valley is seen in four different time periods - 1885, 1955, 1985, and 2015 - as well as in a dystopian alternate 1985. The films contain many sight gags, verb... | {"First appearance": "Back to the Future(1985)", "Created by": "Robert ZemeckisBob Gale", "Type": "City", "Characters": "Marty McFlyEmmett BrownBiff Tannen"} |
Kurt Eisner (; 14 May 1867 21 February 1919)"Kurt Eisner - Encyclopædia Britannica" (biography), Encyclopædia Britannica, 2006, Britannica.com webpage: Britannica-KurtEisner . was a German politician, revolutionary, journalist, and theatre critic. As a socialist journalist, he organized the socialist revolution that ov... | {"Name": "Kurt Eisner", "Term start": "8 November 1918", "Term end": "21 February 1919", "Birth date": "1867 5 14 y", "Birth place": "Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia", "Nationality": "German", "Death date": "1919 2 21 1867 5 14 y", "Death place": "Munich, Bavaria, Germany"} |
A Gauleiter () was a regional leader of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) who served as the head of a Gau or Reichsgau. Gauleiter was the third-highest rank in the Nazi political leadership, subordinate only to Reichsleiter and to the Führer himself. The position was effectively abolished with the fall of the Nazi regime on 8 May... | {"Country": "Nazi Germany", "Service branch": "Flag of the NSDAP (1920-1945).svg Nazi Party", "Abbreviation": "GL", "Rank": "Political rank", "Formation": "27 February 1925", "Abolished": "8 May 1945", "Next higher rank": "Reichsleiter", "Next lower rank": "Kreisleiter"} |
Vintersorg (; "Winter Sorrow" in English) is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron (Wolfthrone in English). Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, i... | {"Origin": "Skellefteå, Sweden", "Genres": "Black metal, folk metal, progressive metal", "Labels": "Napalm, SPV", "Members": "VintersorgMattias Marklund Simon Lundström"} |
Bochs (pronounced "box") is a portable IA-32 and x86-64 IBM PC compatible emulator and debugger mostly written in C++ and distributed as free software under the GNU Lesser General Public License. It supports emulation of the processor(s) (including protected mode), memory, disks, display, Ethernet, BIOS and common hard... | {"Original author(s)": "Kevin Lawton MandrakeSoft buys Bochs for Linux and commits it to Open Source https://lwn.net/2000/0323/a/mand-bochs.html March 23, 2000 September 21, 2011 Gael DuvalThinking inside and outside the Bochs with Kevin Lawton, By Ken Hess, August 25, 2011, ZDNet", "Developer(s)": "Community b... |
Nathaniel Bowditch (March 26, 1773 - March 16, 1838) was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.... | {"Name": "Nathaniel Bowditch", "Image": "Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), American mathematician and actuary.jpeg", "Caption": "Bowditch is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation.", "Birth date": "1773 3 26 y", "Birth place": "Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay", "Death date": "1838 3 16 1773 3 26... |
Matthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and is considered a founder of modern oceanography. He wrote extensively on the ... | {"Name": "Matthew Fontaine Maury", "Alt": "Photograph of a man, seated, in a double-breasted naval uniform", "Caption": "as a U.S. Navy lieutenant in 1853", "Birth date": "1806 1 14", "Birth place": "Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.", "Death date": "1873 2 1 1806 1 14", "Death place": "Lexington, Virginia, U.S.", "R... |
George Andrew Romero (; February 4, 1940 - July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. His Night of the Living Dead series of films about an imagined zombie apocalypse began with the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) and is considered a major contributor to the image of the zombi... | {"Caption": "Romero at the 2009 Venice Film Festival", "Birth name": "George Andrew Romero", "Birth date": "1940 2 4", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2017 7 16 1940 2 4", "Death place": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Citizenship": "United States Canada", "Years active": "1960-2017", "Other names": "... |
MinGW ("Minimalist GNU for Windows"), formerly mingw32, is a free and open source software development environment to create Microsoft Windows applications.
MinGW includes a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), GNU Binutils for Windows (assembler, linker, archive manager), a set of freely distributable Windows ... | {"Original author(s)": "Colin Peters", "Developer(s)": "MinGW Project", "Initial release": "1998 07 01", "Written in": "C, C++", "Type": "Compiler", "License": "Public domain (headers), GNU General Public License (compiler and toolchain)", "Website": "https://osdn.net/projects/mingw"} |
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians including Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon from the C... | {"Directed by": "Lou Adler", "Produced by": "Joe Roth", "Written by": "Rob Morton (pseudonym of Nancy Dowd)", "Starring": "Diane LaneLaura DernMarin KanterRay WinstoneSteve JonesPaul CookPaul SimononFee WaybillBarry FordBlack Randy", "Cinematography": "Bruce Surtees", "Edited by": "Tom Benko", "Distributed by": "Paramo... |
Baskin-Robbins is an American multinational chain of ice cream and cake speciality shops owned by Inspire Brands. Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in Glendale, California."Our History ". Baskin-Robbins' web site. Accessed 25 Feb. 2013. Its current headquarters are in Canton, Massachuset... | {"Type": "Wholly owned subsidiary of Inspire Brands", "Founded": "1945 (as Burton's Ice Cream Shop)Glendale, California, U.S.", "Headquarters": "130 Royall StreetCanton, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Industry": "Food and Beverage", "Products": "Ice cream Frozen beverages Ice cream cakes Frozen treats", "Revenue": "US$160 m... |
Randolph Apperson Hearst (December 2, 1915 – December 18, 2000) was the fourth son of the five sons of William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Hearst. His twin brother, David, died in 1986. Randolph is the father of Patty Hearst.
Early life
Randolph Apperson Hearst was born on December 2, 1915 with his twin brother, Dav... | {"Name": "Randolph Apperson Hearst", "Birth date": "1915 12 2", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2000 12 18 1915 12 2", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Colma, California, U.S.", "Education": "Harvard University", "Employer": "Hearst Corporation", "Spouse(s)": "Catherine Wood ... |
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in Olympic sports that are not directly sponsored by a sch... | {"Logo size": "175", "Founded": "1992", "Association": "NCAA", "Division": "Division I", "Teams": "37 (34 in 2024)", "Sports fielded": "5", "Region": "Western United States, Southwestern United States, Southern United States, Northwestern United States", "Headquarters": "Seattle, Washington", "Commissioner": "2021", "O... |
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including "Over the Rainbow", Arlen i... | {"Name": "Harold Arlen", "Caption": "Arlen in 1960", "Birth name": "Hyman Arluck", "Birth date": "1905 02 15", "Birth place": "Buffalo, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1986 04 23 1905 02 15", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Resting place": "Ferncliff Cemetery", "Occupation": "Composer", "Spouse(s)": "Anya Tarand... |
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The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education.The Campus History Series, University of Northern Colorado, by Mark A... | {"Motto": "la Sapientia in aeternum est", "Type": "Public university", "Endowment": "$100.5 million (2022)As of June 30, 2022. https://www.unco.edu/foundation/pdf/FY22EndowmentStewardship.pdf Endowment & Stewardship Report University of Northern Colorado July 31, 2023", "President": "Andy Feinstein", "Provost": "Mar... |
The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is a payment method for the New York City Subway (including the Staten Island Railway), New York City Transit buses and MTA buses. The MetroCard is also accepted by several partner agencies: Nassau Inter-County... | {"Location": "New York City, United States", "Launched": "1993", "Validity": "Rail:AirTrain JFKNew York City SubwayPATHStaten Island RailwayBus:Bee-LineHudson Rail LinkMTA New York City Bus and MTA BusNassau Inter-County ExpressOther:Roosevelt Island Tramway", "Retailed": "Vending machinesStationsOnlineMetroCard buses ... |
Latin School of Chicago is a selective private elementary, middle, and high school located in the Gold Coast neighborhood on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The school was founded in 1888 by Mabel Slade Vickery. Latin School is a member of the Independent School League (ISL).
Background
Histor... | {"Coordinates": "41.9108 -87.6313 type:edu_region:US-IL inline,title", "Athletics conference": "ISL", "Team name": "Romans", "Newspaper": "The Forum readtheforum.org", "Yearbook": "The Roman", "Website": "latinschool.org"} |
Theta Tau () is a professional engineering fraternity. The fraternity has programs to promote the social, academic, and professional development of its members. Theta Tau is the oldest and largest professional engineering fraternity and has a membership of more than 50,000 men and women who study engineering in all its... | {"Founded": "University of Minnesota", "Affiliation": "PFA", "Type": "Professional", "Emphasis": "Engineering", "Motto": "\"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;...\" ~Ecclesiastes 9:10", "Colors": "Dark Red #800000 and Gold #FFD700", "Symbol": "Hammer and Tongs, Gear", "Flower": "Jacqueminot", "Je... |
The human history of Western Australia commenced between 40,000 and 60,000 years ago with the arrival of Aboriginal Australians on the northwest coast. The first inhabitants expanded across the east and south of the continent.
The first recorded European contact was in 1616, when Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landed on t... | {"Conventional long name": "Swan River Colony (1829-1832) Colony of Western Australia (1832-1901)", "Common name": "Western Australia", "Government type": "Self-governing colony", "Year founded": "1829", "Year dissolved": "1901", "Flag type": "Flag (1870-1901)"} |
Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds (November 11, 1917 - January 30, 1983) was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding.. "Mack Reynolds-Summary Bibliography." The Internet Speculative Fiction ... | {"Name": "Mack Reynolds", "Birth name": "Dallas McCord Reynolds", "Caption": "Mack Reynolds 1953", "Birth date": "1917 11 11", "Birth place": "Corcoran, California, US", "Death date": "1983 01 30 1917 11 11", "Other names": "Clark Collins, Mark Mallory, Guy McCord, Dallas Ross and Maxine Reynolds"} |
James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997.
Bolger was born to an Irish immigrant family in Ōpunake, Taranaki. Before entering politics, he farmed in Waikato, and was involved in Federat... | {"Image caption": "Bolger in 2018", "Name": "Jim Bolger", "Term start": "2 November 1990", "Term end": "8 December 1997", "Order 2": "25th Leader of the Opposition", "Prime minister 2": "David Lange Geoffrey PalmerMike Moore", "Deputy 2": "George GairDon McKinnon", "Predecessor 2": "Jim McLay", "Successor 2": "Mike Moo... |
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thumb|Masherbrum view from Surmo, Gilgit Baltistan.
Masherbrum (; formerly known as K1) is a mountain located in the Ghanche District in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. With an elevation of 7,821 meters (25,659 feet), it ranks as the 22nd h... | {"Language of name": "ur ما شربرم", "Elevation": "http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/karakoram.html High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal) Peaklist.org 2014-05-27Ranked 22nd", "Prominence": "2457", "Location": "Location in Gilgit-Baltistan", "Coordinates": "35 38 24 N 76 18... |
Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (cover-dated September 19... | {"Species": "Human mutant", "Place of origin": "Germany", "Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan Lee (writer)Jack Kirby (writer/artist)", "Team affiliations": "Brotherhood of MutantsX-MenNew MutantsHellfire ClubAcolytesAstonishing AvengersQuiet Council of Krakoa", "Notable aliases": "MagnusThe Uncanny X-Men ... |
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book The Uncanny X-Men #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series and has hist... | {"Species": "Human mutant (originally)Human mutate (retconned)", "Publisher": "Marvel Comics", "Created by": "Stan LeeJack Kirby", "Team affiliations": "Avengers\n Brotherhood of Mutants\n Inhumans\n X-Factor\n X-Men", "Notable aliases": "Pietro FrankMateo Maximoff", "Partnerships": "Scarlet Witch", "Abilities": "Vast ... |
Taylor Field, known in its latter years as Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field for sponsorship reasons, was an open-air stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was the home field of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1936 until 2016, although a playing field existed at the site as early as 1910... | {"Former names": "Park de Young (1936-1946)", "Location": "1910 Piffles Taylor Way P.O. Box 1966 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3E1", "Opened": "October 21, 1936", "Renovated": "1936, 1978-79, 2005-06, 2012-13", "Closed": "November 5, 2016http://www.reginarams.com/news/2016/11/5/football-rams-rally-late-but-fall-40-34-to-ubc... |
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguis... | {"Type": "National order of merit", "Motto": "For Merit—Tohu Hiranga", "Eligibility": "Citizens of Commonwealth realms", "Status": "Currently constituted", "Last induction": "5 June 2023", "Next (higher)": "Order of New Zealand", "Next (lower)": "Queen's Service Order"} |
It's Garry Shandling's Show is an American sitcom that was initially broadcast on Showtime from September 10, 1986 to May 25, 1990. It was created by Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel. The series is notable for breaking the fourth wall.
Garry Shandling plays a stand-up comedian who is aware that he is a television char... | {"Genre": "Sitcom, meta-humor", "Created by": "Garry ShandlingAlan Zweibel", "Starring": "Garry ShandlingGeoffrey Blake (first six episodes)Molly CheekJessica HarperScott NemesMichael TucciCo-Starring:Bernadette BirkettIan BuchananBarbara CasonPaul Willson", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "30 min... |
Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 - April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor.
Background and discovery of fandom
Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley from 1954 to 1959.
Carr ... | {"Name": "Terry Carr", "Caption": "Terry Carr c.1972", "Birth name": "Terry Gene Carr", "Birth date": "1937 02 19", "Birth place": "Grants Pass, Oregon", "Death date": "1987 04 07 1937 02 19", "Nationality": "American", "Alma mater": "City College of San FranciscoUniversity of California, Berkeley", "Spouse(s)": "Miria... |
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in the New Zealand royal honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted by royal warrant on 6 February 1987. The order is modelled on the British Order of Merit and the Or... | {"Type": "Order", "Eligibility": "Subjects of the Crown", "Status": "Currently constituted", "First induction": "6 February 1987", "Last induction": "5 June 2023", "Total inductees": "46 ordinary members21 additional members2 honorary members", "Next (higher)": "Order of Merit", "Next (lower)": "New Zealand Order of Me... |
Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.
The stadium also has hosted six Super Bowl... | {"Former names": "Joe Robbie Stadium (1987-1996)\n Pro Player Park (1996)\n Pro Player Stadium (1996-2005)\n Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006)\n Dolphin Stadium (2006-2009)\n Land Shark Stadium (2009-2010)\n Sun Life Stadium (2010-2016)\n New Miami Stadium (2016)\n Hard Rock Stadium (2016-present)", "Capacity": "American Fo... |
Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary and is the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire. The town is north-west of Swansea and south-east of Carmarthen. The town had a population of 25,168... | {"Sovereign state": "Wales", "Community": "Llanelli", "Principal area": "Carmarthenshire", "Population": "26,225", "Preserved county": "Dyfed", "UK Parliament": "Llanelli", "Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament": "Llanelli", "Postcode district": "SA", "Dialling code": "01554http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en... |
All Over the Guy is a 2001 American gay-themed romantic comedy film directed by Julie Davis and written by Dan Bucatinsky.
Plot
The film is told mostly in flashback; with Eli (Dan Bucatinsky) recounting his side to Esther (Doris Roberts), an HIV clinic worker as he waits for test results and Tom (Richard Ruccolo) tell... | {"Directed by": "Julie Davis", "Written by": "Dan Bucatinsky", "Produced by": "Susan DietzJuan MasDan BucatinskyDonnie LandJuan A. Mas", "Starring": "Sasha AlexanderDan BucatinskyAdam GoldbergJoanna KernsLisa KudrowAndrea MartinChristina RicciDoris RobertsRichard Ruccolo", "Cinematography": "Goran Pavicevic", "Edited b... |
Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann, March 7, 1909 - February 23, 1993) was an American actor.
Early years
Terry "had elementary education in various schools in the oil country around Texas and Oklahoma.") He attended Iona High School in New York and Sacred Heart College in San Francisco.
Career
After studyin... | {"Name": "Phillip Terry", "Caption": "Terry in Double Exposure (1944)", "Birth name": "Frederick Henry Kormann", "Birth date": "1909 3 7", "Birth place": "San Francisco, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1993 2 23 1909 3 7", "Death place": "Santa Barbara, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1937-... |
The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.
These voters consider several offensive statistics, including batting average, slugging pe... | {"Sport": "Baseball", "League": "Major League Baseball", "Awarded for": "Best offensive player at each position in the American League and National League", "Presented by": "Hillerich & Bradsby", "First award": "1980"} |
Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo (; born 11 August 1946) is a Guatemalan businessman and politician who served as the President of Guatemala from 2004 to 2008.
Early years and family
Berger was born to an upper-class family with large sugar and coffee holdings. His paternal grandparents were Belgian immigrants.Óscar ... | {"Name": "Óscar Berger", "Vice president": "Eduardo Stein", "Term start": "14 January 2004", "Term end": "14 January 2008", "Birth date": "1946 08 11 y", "Birth place": "Guatemala City, Guatemala", "Spouse(s)": "Wendy de Berger", "Other political party": "National Advancement Party (until 2003)Grand National Alliance (... |
Trust & Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot, often abbreviated simply to Siboot, was a game designed and programmed by Chris Crawford for the Macintosh and published by Mindscape in 1987.
Gameplay
The player, an alien creature named Vetvel, must compete with six other acolytes (each a different alien species) for the She... | {"Title": "Trust & Betrayal: The Legacy of Siboot", "Developer": "Chris CrawfordSteven Kosek https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89520156/chicago-tribune/ Here are the absolute, absolute latest computer games Chicago Tribune 210 December 11, 1987 November 25, 2021 Newspapers.com", "Publisher": "Mindscape", "Released": "198... |
Jennifer J. Arroyo (born March 20, 1975 in Staten Island, New York) is an American bassist best known for her tenure in the Canadian heavy metal group Kittie.
While living in the Washington, D.C. area, she was the bassist for the rap metal band Spine. The band released two albums, and was quite popular in the Mid-Atl... | {"Born": "1975 3 20", "Origin": "Staten Island, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Heavy metal", "Labels": "Revo, Artemis, Roadrunner", "Website": "https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.jenniferarroyo.com/ *"} |
Claire Trevor ( Wemlinger; March 8, 1910; ; Clara Wenlinger [sic], daughter of Noel and Benjamina, age 2 mos, is in the April 1910 Census of Brooklyn Ward 30, District 1054. This places her birth unambiguously in 1910.; ;April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning... | {"Name": "Claire Trevor", "Caption": "Trevor in the 1930s", "Birth name": "Claire Wemlinger", "Birth date": "1910 3 8 yes", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "2000 4 8 1910 3 8 yes", "Death place": "Newport Beach, California, U.S.", "Years active": "1929-1987", "Occupation": "Actress", "Party": "Repub... |
Admiral Sir James Stirling (28 January 179122 April 1865) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia.National Archives of Australi... | {"Born": "Drumpellier, Lanarkshire, Scotland", "Died": "Woodbridge, Guildford, Surrey, England", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom United Kingdom", "Commands held": "Brazen 1808 6Success 1825 6Indus 1839 6Howe 1815 6Colony of Western AustraliaEast Indies and China Station", "Awards": "Knight Bachelor"} |
The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, and it became the capital city of Western Australia.
The name was a pars pro toto f... | {"Common name": "Swan River Colony", "Today part of": "Australia", "Year founded": "1829", "Year dissolved": "1833"} |
Genentech, Inc. is an American biotechnology corporation headquartered in South San Francisco, California. It became an independent subsidiary of Roche in 2009. Genentech Research and Early Development operates as an independent center within Roche. Historically, the company is regarded as the world's first biotechnolo... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1976", "Headquarters": "South San Francisco, California, United States", "Industry": "Biotechnology", "Products": "Avastin, Herceptin, Rituxan, Perjeta, Kadcyla, Gazyva, Tarceva, Ocrevus, Polivy, Tecentriq, Xofluza, Hemlibra, Venclexta, Esbriet, Cotellic, Alecensa, Zelboraf, Nutropin,... |
The Italy national football team () has represented Italy in international football since its first match in 1910. The national team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy, which is a co-founder and member of UEFA. Italy's home matches are played at various sta... | {"Nickname(s)": "Gli Azzurri (The Blues)", "Association": "Italian Football Federation(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC)", "Confederation": "UEFA (Europe)", "Head coach": "Luciano Spalletti", "Captain": "Leonardo Bonucci", "Caps": "Gianluigi Buffon (176)", "Top scorer": "Gigi Riva (35)", "FIFA code": "ITA", "Cu... |
The Gavin Crawford Show is a Canadian sketch comedy series, which aired from June 19, 2000, to July 1, 2003, on The Comedy Network."Mister Dress-up: Will the real Gavin Crawford please stand up? Not likely" . Eye Weekly, June 15, 2000. Following the first season in 2000, production on The Gavin Crawford Show was tempor... | {"Running time": "30 min", "Created by": "Gavin Crawford", "Starring": "Gavin CrawfordTracy DawsonMarypat FarrellCathy Gordon-MarshJennifer IrwinGriffin MalcolmDoug MorencyChristen NelsonPanou", "Country of origin": "Canada", "Original network": "The Comedy Network", "Original release": "2003 7 1"} |
thumb|right|275px|The Great Wall of Qi on Dafeng Mountain
Qi, or Ch'i in Wade-Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (), then Gong, before declaring themselves independent Kings. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong. Qi was found... | {"Native name": "zh 齊*Dzəj", "Conventional long name": "Qi", "Type of government": "Monarchy", "Starting event": "Enfeoffment of Duke Tai", "Event ending the country": "Conquered by Qin", "Capital": "Yingqiu (11 c.-866 BCe)Bogu (866-859 bce)Linzi (859-221 BCe)", "Religions": "ancestor worship Chinese folk religion", "C... |
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matriculated in 1862 and Hope received its state charter in 1866. Hope College is a... | {"Motto": "Spera in Deo (Latin)", "Type": "Private liberal arts college", "Endowment": "$229.2 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 En... |
Dole (, Henri Bertand in the video Henri Bertand se livre , tvdole.com sometimes pronounced ) Francis Guthleben in Imagine ce pays - Dôle, France 3 Bourgogne-Franche Comté is a commune in the Jura département, of which it is a subprefecture (sous-préfecture), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, in Eastern France. In... | {"Name": "Dole", "Commune Status": "Subprefecture and commune", "Caption": "Old Dole", "Coordinates": "47.0931 5.4906 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Dole", "Canton": "Dole-1 and 2", "Mayor": "Jean-Baptiste GagnouxRépertoire national des élus: les maires https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-9... |
The Paklenica karst river canyon is a national park in Croatia. It is near Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, on the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar. It contains two canyons, Mala (Small) and Velika (Big) Paklenica. Today there is no water flowing through Mala Paklenica. Near the entrance to the Veli... | {"Coordinates": "44 22 N 15 26 E inline,title", "Location": "Zadar County,", "Area": "95 km2", "Governing body": "Paklenica National Park"} |
The Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) is a minor unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was formed from the Independent Unionist Group operating in the Shankill area of Belfast, becoming the PUP in 1979. Linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Red Hand Commando (RHC), for a time it described itself as "... | {"Abbreviation": "PUP", "Leader": "Russell Watton", "Founded": "1979", "Headquarters": "182 Shankill Road, Belfast, BT13 2BH", "Ideology": "British unionismUlster loyalismDemocratic socialismEdwards Aaron 2007 Democratic Socialism and Sectarianism: The Northern Ireland Labour Party and Progressive Unionist Party Com... |
Abner Haynes (born September 19, 1937) is an American former professional football halfback and return specialist who played in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the North Texas State Eagles and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 1960 AFL Draft. He was also drafted by the Pittsbu... | {"Born:": "Denton, Texas, U.S.", "Height:": "0", "Weight:": "190", "High school:": "Lincoln", "College:": "North Texas State", "NFL Draft:": "55", "AFL Draft:": "First selections"} |
The Northern Ireland Unionist Party (NIUP) was a small unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was formed in January 1999 as a splinter party from the UK Unionist Party (UKUP). This split was caused by disagreement between the five UKUP members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Four of the members disagreed wi... | {"Leader": "Cedric Wilson", "Founded": "1999", "Ideology": "Ulster unionism Anti-Belfast Agreement", "Political position": "Right-wing to Far-right", "Headquarters": "Newtownabbey"} |
Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 - February 26, 1981)The New York Times - Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 10119 Howard Hanson is Dead; Composer and Teacher was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the... | {"Name": "Howard Hanson", "Caption": "Howard Hanson, conducting", "Birth date": "1896 10 28", "Birth place": "Wahoo, Nebraska, US", "Death date": "1981 02 26 1896 10 28", "Death place": "Rochester, New York, US", "Alma mater": "Northwestern University", "Occupation": "Composer, conductor, educator, music theorist", "Ye... |
John Arthur Todd (23 August 1908 - 22 December 1994) was an English mathematician who specialised in geometry.
Biography
He was born in Liverpool, and went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1925. He did research under H.F. Baker, and in 1931 took a position at the University of Manchester. He became a lecturer at C... | {"Fields": "Mathematician", "Institutions": "University of ManchesterUniversity of Cambridge", "Doctoral students": "Roger PenroseGeoffrey ShephardChristine Hamillhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hamill/ Christine Hamill - Biography", "Influences": "Solomon Lefschetz"} |
Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English, and have been translated into many foreign languages, although at Leon's requestnot into Italian.
Early life and ed... | {"Born": "1942 09 28", "Occupation": "Novelist", "Nationality": "American, Swiss (since 2020)", "Period": "1992-present"} |
Hercules is a constellation named after Hercules, the Roman mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero Heracles. Hercules was one of the 48 constellations listed by the second-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. It is the fifth-largest of the modern constellations an... | {"Abbreviation": "Her", "Genitive": "Herculis", "Pronunciation": "ˈ h ɜːr k j ʊ l iː z,genitive ˈ h ɜːr k j ʊ l ɪ s", "Symbolism": "Heracles", "Quadrant": "NQ3", "Area": "5th", "Main stars": "14, 22", "Bayer": "106", "Planet": "15", "Stars brighter than 3.00m": "2", "Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly)": "9", "Brightest s... |
Philip Ronald Cleary (born 8 December 1952) is an Australian commentator on politics and sport, particularly Australian rules football, and a former independent politician elected at the 1992 Wills by-election.
Football playing career
Cleary first came to notice as a prominent player and coach in Victoria's second-lev... | {"Name": "Phil Cleary", "Term start": "11 April 1992", "Term end": "25 November 1992 13 March 1993 - 2 March 1996", "Birth name": "Philip Ronald Cleary", "Birth date": "yes 1952 12 8", "Birth place": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia", "Nationality": "Australian", "Other political party": "Independent Australia (1999-20... |
Samuel Slater (June 9, 1768 - April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System". In the United Kingdom, he was called "Slater the Traitor" and "Sam the Slate" because... | {"Name": "Samuel Slater", "Birth date": "1768 6 9", "Birth place": "Belper, Derbyshire, England", "Death date": "1835 4 21 1768 6 9", "Death place": "Webster, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Known For": "Bringing the Industrial Revolution to the U.S. from Great Britain", "Occupation": "Industrialist, author", "Spouse(s)": "Hann... |
Lance Corporal is a military rank, used by many English-speaking armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations. It is below the rank of corporal and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer (NCO).
Etymology
The presumed origin of the rank of lance corporal derives fro... | {"Service branch": "United States (USA)United States (USMC)", "Abbreviation": "LCpl", "Rank group": "Enlisted rank", "Rank code": "OR-3", "Pay grade": "E-3", "Formation": "1802", "Abolished": "1920 (USA)"} |
Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series, following 1999's Grand Theft Auto 2, and the fifth instalment overall. Set within the fictional Liberty City (loosely based on New York City), the stor... | {"Title": "Grand Theft Auto III", "Caption": "North American cover art", "Developer": "DMA Design\"DMA\" /> Ported to Xbox by Rockstar Vienna. 10 Year Anniversary Edition developed by War Drum Studios.", "Publisher": "Rockstar Games", "Producer": "Leslie Benzies", "Programmer": "Obbe Vermeij Adam Fowler", "Artist": "Aa... |
Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten (February 28, 1960 - August 14, 1980), known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Canadian model and actress, primarily known for her appearances as a Playboy Playmate. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playmate of the Year in 1980, and appeared in three co... | {"Name": "Dorothy Stratten", "Caption": "Stratten in 1979", "Birth name": "Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten", "Birth date": "1960 2 28", "Birth place": "Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Death date": "1980 8 14 1960 2 28 y", "Death cause": "Gunshot wound", "Resting place": "... |
Theobald the Great (1090–1152) was count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV from 1102 and was Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II from 1125. Theobald held Auxerre, Maligny, Ervy, Troyes and Châteauvillain as fiefs from Odo II, Duke of Burgundy.
Career
Theobald was the son of Count Stephen II of Blois an... | {"Image caption": "Theobald's seal", "Father": "Stephen, Count of Blois", "Mother": "Adela of Normandy", "Birth date": "1090", "Death date": "1152 1 10 y"} |
thumb|right|250px|Exterior of the O2 Arena in London (host venue since 2011) for the 2020 Brit Awards
The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days ... | {"Awarded for": "Excellence in music", "Presented by": "British Phonographic Industry (BPI)", "Country": "United Kingdom", "First awarded": "1977 10 18 yes (as The British Record Industry Britannia Awards)"} |
Park Avenue is a wide New York City boulevard which carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east. Park Avenue's entire length was formerly called Fourth Avenue;... | {"Name": "Park Avenue", "Former name(s)": "Fourth Avenue", "Namesake": "tracks between 34th and 40th Streets which were covered in grasshttps://www.nycgo.com/articles/nyc-street-name-meanings Mean Streets: The Stories Behind NYC Street Names Adam Kuban February 13, 2013 NYCgo.com", "Length": "https://goo.gl/maps/nAerj ... |
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Rock candy or sugar candy, also called rock sugar, or crystal sugar, is a type of confection composed of relatively large sugar crystals. This candy is formed by allowing a supersaturated solution of sugar and water to crystallize onto a surface suitable for cr... | {"Name of food": "Rock candy", "Image filename": "250px", "Image caption": "Colored and flavored rock candy commonly sold in the United States", "Alternate name": "Rock sugar", "Type of dish": "Confectionery", "Main ingredient": "Sugar, water", "Variations": "About 10", "Calories per serving": "223-400", "Other informa... |
Shining Time Station is a children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the American branch of The Britt Allcroft Company), in association with Catalyst Entertainment in... | {"Running time": "28 minutes 60 minutes (1995 specials)", "Created by": "Britt Allcroft Rick Siggelkow", "Directed by": "Matthew Diamond Gregory Lehane Stan Swan Wayne Moss John Ferraro Steve Wright", "Starring": "Ringo StarrGeorge CarlinDidi ConnLeonard JacksonTom JacksonNicole LeachJason WolinerErica LuttrellAri Mag... |
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and the Popes, as well as producing his own solo material and collaborating with artists such as Kirs... | {"Born": "yes 1957 12 25", "Genres": "Celtic punk Celtic rock folk punk folk rock", "Spouse(s)": "Victoria Mary Clarke 2018", "Website": "ShaneMacGowan.com"} |
Dionysius I Telmaharoyo (Latin: Dionysius Telmaharensis, Syriac: ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܠܡܚܪܝܐ, Arabic: مار ديونيسيوس التلمحري), also known as Dionysius of Tel Mahre, was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 818 until his death in 845.Barsoum (2003)
Biography
Dionysius was born in Tal Mahre, near... | {"Name": "Dionysius I Telmaharoyo", "Title": "Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East", "Church": "Syriac Orthodox Church", "See": "Antioch", "Enthroned": "818", "Reign End Date": "845", "Predecessor": "Quriaqos of Tagrit", "Successor": "John IV", "Birth Place": "Tal Mahre", "Death Date": "22 August 845"} |
Superman (also marketed as Superman: The Movie) is a 1978 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, played by Christopher Reeve. It is the first of four installments in the Superman film series starring Reeve as Superman. The film was directed by Richard Donner based on a screenplay by Mario Puzo, David... | {"Directed by": "Richard Donner", "Produced by": "Pierre Spengler", "Screenplay by": "Mario Puzo\n David Newman\n Leslie Newman\n Robert Benton", "Story by": "Mario Puzo", "Based on": "Superman Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster", "Starring": "Marlon Brando\n Gene Hackman\n Christopher Reeve\n Ned Beatty\n Jackie Cooper\n Glenn ... |
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Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 - 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564. He was a... | {"Name": "The Lord Rich", "Image caption": "Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger", "Office 2": "Lord Chancellor", "Predecessor 2": "The Lord St John", "Successor 2": "Thomas Goodrich", "Birth date": "1496 7 yes", "Death date": "1567 6 12 1496 7 yes", "Death place": "Rochford, Essex", "Resting place": "Felsted church, E... |
David Gregory Malone (born October 19, 1948 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian impressionist and actor.Wyndham Wise, "Greg Malone". The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 21, 2012. He is well known for the CODCO television series and his impersonations of Barbara Frum, Jean Chrétien, and Queen Elizabeth II.
Care... | {"Name": "Greg Malone", "Birth date": "1948 10 19", "Birth place": "St. John's, Newfoundland", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Party": "Green", "Occupation": "film, television and stage actor, political activist", "Known For": "CODCO, The S and M Comic Book"} |
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merged with the Radio and Television Directors Guild in 1960 to become the moder... | {"Name": "Directors Guild of America", "Logo size": "150px", "Location country": "United States", "Membership": "18,000", "Leader title": "President", "Leader name": "Lesli Linka Glatter", "Formation": "1936", "Formerly": "Screen Directors Guild (1936-1960)", "Predecessor": "Radio and Television Directors Guild", "Head... |
Waking Up the Neighbours is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on September 24, 1991. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in London and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, mixed at Mayfair Studios in London, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk in New York City.
The alb... | {"Released": "September 24, 1991", "Recorded": "March 1990 - June 1991", "Studio": "Battery Studios, England; the Warehouse Studios, Canada", "Genre": "Rock", "Label": "AM", "Producer": "Bryan Adams, Robert John \"Mutt\" Lange"} |
Anthony Wilson (born May 9, 1968) is an American jazz guitarist, arranger and composer. He is the son of bandleader Gerald Wilson.
Education and career
Born in Los Angeles on May 9, 1968, Wilson received his degree in music composition from Bennington College. He counts Duke Ellington, Gil Evans, Wes Montgomery, Ry ... | {"Born": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz", "Labels": "MAMA, Summit, Groove Note", "Website": "www.anthonywilsonmusic.com"} |
Johnny Ball (born Graham Thalben Ball; 23 May 1938) is an English television personality and a populariser of mathematics. He is also the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball.
Early life
Ball was born in Bristol and attended Kingswood Primary School on the eastern edge of the city.Johnny Ball "Why the Right teacher reall... | {"Name": "Johnny Ball", "Caption": "Ball for Eureka! museum in 2019", "Birth name": "Graham Thalben Ball", "Birth date": "1938 5 23 y", "Birth place": "Bristol, England", "Occupation": "Presenter", "Years active": "1967-present", "Spouse(s)": "Julia Anderson 1969 1972\n Diane Ball 1976", "Children": "4, including ZoeZo... |
Churchill is a town in northern Manitoba, Canada, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly from the Manitoba-Nunavut border. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World," and to the benefit of its burgeoning t... | {"Type": "Town Council", "Land": "50.83", "Rank": "0", "Density": "17.1", "DST": "-05:00", "Website": "churchill.ca"} |
Ronald Roe Messner (born August 1, 1935) is an American building contractor who has built more than 1,700 churches, including several megachurches.
Having divorced his first wife, he married televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in 1993 after her divorce from husband and PTL Club founder Jim Bakker.
Early life
Messner g... | {"Name": "Roe Messner", "Birth name": "Ronald Roe Messner", "Birth date": "yes 1935 8 1", "Occupation": "Building contractor", "Spouse(s)": "Ruth Ann Messner 1993 divorced\nTammy Faye Bakker 1993 2007 diedCarol Wynn Herrman Messner 2009 2021 died", "Children": "Richard, RoeAnn, Ron, Robin", "Website": "roemessner.com"} |
James Milton Loy (born August 10, 1942) is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4, 2003, to March 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary, he served as the ... | {"Name": "James Loy", "Term start": "February 1, 2005", "Term end": "February 15, 2005", "Office 2": "2nd Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration", "President 2": "George W. Bush", "Predecessor 2": "John Magaw", "Successor 2": "David M. Stone", "Birth name": "James Milton Loy", "Birth date": "1942 8... |
Nakhon Pathom (, , (Pronunciation)) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Ratchaburi, and Kanchanaburi. The capital city of Nakhon Pathom province is Nakhon Pathom.
Nakhon Pathom province is h... | {"Rank": "Ranked 8th", "Density": "424", "ISO 3166 code": "TH-73", "Website": "http://www.nakhonpathom.go.th"} |
The Himalayan Trust is an international non-profit humanitarian organisation first established in the 1960s by Sir Edmund Hillary, who led the trust until his death in 2008. The Himalayan Trust aims to improve the health, education and general wellbeing of people living in the Solukhumbu District.
The Himalayan Trust i... | {"Type": "International organization", "Founded at": "New Zealand", "Registration no.": "CC39393", "Headquarters": "New Zealand", "Website": "www.himalayantrust.org"} |
Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (29 August 191819 February 1977) was a British Labour Party politician and author. A social democrat on the right wing of the Labour Party, he was a prominent socialist intellectual. His influential book The Future of Socialism (1956) argued against many Marxist notions and the traditiona... | {"Image caption": "Crosland in 1970", "Term start": "8 April 1976", "Term end": "19 February 1977", "Office 2": "Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment", "Leader 2": "Harold Wilson", "Successor 2": "Margaret Thatcher", "Birth name": "Charles Anthony Raven Crosland", "Birth date": "y 1918 8 29", "Birth place": "S... |
Irish red ale (), also known as red ale or Irish ale, is a style of pale ale that is brewed using a moderate amount of kilned malts and roasted barley, giving the beer its red colour. Its strength typically ranges from 3.8% to 4.8% alcohol by volume, although some craft varieties can be as high as 6%.
In the United St... | {"Country of origin": "Ireland", "Yeast type": "Ale", "SRM": "11 - 18", "IBU": "15 - 30"} |
In the First Circle (; also published as The First Circle) is a novel by Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, released in 1968. A more complete version of the book was published in English in 2009.
The novel depicts the lives of the occupants of a sharashka (a research and development bureau made of Gulag inmates) l... | {"Original title": "В круге первом", "Country": "Soviet Union", "Language": "Russian", "Publisher": "Harper & Row (Eng. edition)", "Media type": "Print (paperback)", "Pages": "741 pp.", "ISBN": "0-06-147901-2"} |
Heritage USA was an American Christian-themed water park, theme park and residential complex in Fort Mill, South Carolina, built by televangelist Jim Bakker and his wife Tammy Faye Bakker, founders of The PTL Club.
The park, which occupied , was built by church builder Roe Messner. Since its closure in 1989, projects ... | {"Type": "Religious Theme Park & Christian Resort; Cable Television Network Broadcast & Production Facility", "Founded": "1978 (closed 1989), hotel & convention center reopened in 2004 as Heritage International Ministries (Note: Television studios and production facility reopened in 2009 by The Broadcast Group)Heritage... |
The Monterey International Pop Festival was a three-day music festival held June 16 to 18, 1967, at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. The festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Who and Ravi Shankar, the first large-scale public performa... | {"Music festival name": "Monterey International Pop Festival", "Location": "Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey, California", "Coordinates": "36 35 40 N 121 51 46 W type:event_region:US-CA title,inline", "Years active": "1967", "Founders": "Derek Taylor, Lou Adler, John Phillips, Alan Pariser", "Dates": "June 16-18, ... |
The Citizens Party was a political party in the United States. It was founded in Washington, D.C., by Barry Commoner, who aimed to gather under one banner a nationwide political organization of progressive, environmentalist and liberal groups, many of which were unsatisfied with President Jimmy Carter's administration,... | {"Founded": "November 2, 1979", "Ideology": "EnvironmentalismProgressivismGreen politics https://books.google.com/books?id=BXzsAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22citizens+party%22+carter+green&pg=PA88 International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics John Barry & E. Gene Frankland Routledge 2014 88 9781135553968 However, ... |
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