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Michael S. Vartan (born November 27, 1968) is a French-American actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama Alias, his role on the TNT medical drama Hawthorne, and his role on the E! drama The Arrangement as Terence Anderson. His film roles include The Pallbearer, Never Been Kissed, T... | {"Caption": "Vartan in September 2010", "Birth date": "1968 11 27", "Birth place": "Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1988-present", "Spouse(s)": "Lauren Skaar 2011 2014 divorced"} |
Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity... | {"Name": "Bradley Cooper", "Alt": "photo of Bradley Cooper in 2017", "Caption": "Cooper at the Glastonbury Festival 2017", "Birth name": "Bradley Charles Cooper", "Birth date": "1975 1 5", "Birth place": "Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/30/bradley-cooper-shares-extremely-i... |
Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965)Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, ed. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 488. . is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films Run Lola Run (1998... | {"Name": "Tom Tykwer", "Caption": "Tykwer at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival", "Birth date": "1965 5 23 y", "Birth place": "Wuppertal, West Germany", "Spouse(s)": "Marie Steinmann 2009", "Children": "1", "Occupation": "Film director, screenwriter, film composer", "Years active": "1986-present"} |
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951)According to the State of Minnesota. Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002. At Ancestry.com. is an American actor. He is known for his role as television's first Black superhero M.A.N.T.I.S., Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep, NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama Cagne... | {"Name": "Carl Lumbly", "Caption": "Lumbly in his senior year of high school, 1969", "Alt": "A black and white photo of a boy in a suit, tie, and thick-rimmed glasses, at bust length, staring to the left of the camera", "Birth name": "Carl Winston Lumbly", "Birth date": "1951 8 14", "Birth place": "Minneapolis, Minneso... |
Kevin Glen Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American film, television and stage actor. Career highlights thus far include his lauded portrayal of Marshall Flinkman on the critically acclaimed J.J. Abrams television series Alias, which aired for five seasons (2001–2006) on ABC, Kives on the HBO television series... | {"Name": "Kevin Weisman", "Caption": "Weisman at Sydney Supanova 2006", "Birth place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Birth date": "yes 1970 12 29", "Nationality": "American", "Education": "Bachelor of Fine Arts", "Alma mater": "UCLA", "Occupation": "actor of theater film television voice over artist producer", "Not... |
Merrin Melissa Dungey (born August 6, 1971) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles on the television series The King of Queens, Alias, Malcolm in the Middle, Summerland, Conviction, The Resident and The Fix. She also appeared as Ursula on Once Upon a Time. Since March 2022, Dungey plays series ... | {"Name": "Merrin Dungey", "Birth name": "Merrin Melissa Dungey", "Birth date": "1971 8 6", "Birth place": "Sacramento, California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1995-present", "Spouse(s)": "Matthew Drake May 2007 2021 divorced", "Education": "Rio Americano High Schoolhttp://www.classmates.com/siteui/... |
David Anders Holt (born March 11, 1981), known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, as Adam Monroe on Heroes, as John Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale on ABC's Once Upon a Time, ... | {"Name": "David Anders", "Caption": "David Anders at Phoenix Comicon 2017", "Birth name": "David Anders Holt", "Birth date": "yes 1981 3 11Baker Jeff 17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/04/17_actors_you_maybe_didn.html 2016-02-16 The Oregonian Portland, Or... |
Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November 1976) is a British filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television. His notable works include the books Join Me, Yes Man, voice acting as the narrator for Thomas Was Alone and as Shaun Hastings for the Assassin's Creed game series, as well as the TV s... | {"Name": "Danny Wallace", "Caption": "Wallace in 2008", "Birth date": "y 1976 11 16", "Birth place": "Dundee, Scotland", "Citizenship": "United Kingdom", "Known For": "Join Me; Yes Man; How to Start Your Own Country", "Education": "Media studies", "Alma mater": "University of Westminster", "Occupation": "Broadcaster, f... |
The Borough of Rugby is a local government district with borough status in eastern Warwickshire, England. The borough comprises the town of Rugby where the council has its headquarters, and the rural areas surrounding the town. The borough has a population of 114,400 (2021). Of which, 78,125 live in Rugby itself and th... | {"Type": "Non-metropolitan borough", "Rank": "Ranked E07000220", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+1", "Website": "rugby.gov.uk"} |
The Starr Affair is a 1954 book written by Jean Overton Fuller. It was published by Victor Gollancz.
It tells the story John Renshaw Starr, an officer of the British Special Operations Executive sent to establish the Acrobat Network in north-eastern France during the Second World War. He was subsequently captured, tor... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Victor Gollancz", "Media type": "Print", "Pages": "222"} |
The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1997. The paperback edition () followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint. The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4, 1991, and featu... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "W. W. Norton & Company", "Pages": "xii, 227", "ISBN": "0-393-04016-X"} |
Caldera International, Inc., earlier Caldera Systems, was an American software company that existed from 1998 to 2002 and developed and sold Linux- and Unix-based operating system products.
Caldera Systems was created in August 1998 as a spinoff of Caldera, Inc., with Ransom Love as its CEO. It focused on selling Cald... | {"Type": "Public", "Fate": "Changed management, name, direction (2002)", "Founded": "Orem, Utah (1998)", "Formerly": "Caldera Systems, Inc. (1998-2001)", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Operating system software", "Products": "Caldera OpenLinux, UnixWare, OpenServer, Volution Manager, Volution Online, Vol... |
thumb|Silver rhyton with goat protome and death of Orpheus, c. 420-410 BC, housed in the Vassil Bojkov Collection, Sofia, Bulgaria.
The horn in a continuous and graceful curve makes a right-angled bend. Its lower two thirds are covered by flutes with arc-shaped upper tips. A figural scene below the flaring rim represe... | {"Material": "Ceramic, metal, horn, stone", "Size": "Cup-size for practical use, larger for ceremonial use, typically in a roughly conical shape caused by a spout or a pseudo-spout at the bottom.", "Writing": "May be inscribed and otherwise decorated", "Created": "Prehistoric times through the present"} |
Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco (; 28 June 19292 July 2011) was a Brazilian politician who served as the 33rd president of Brazil from 29 December 1992 to 31 December 1994. Previously, he was the 21st vice president of Brazil from 1990 until the resignation of President Fernando Collor de Mello. During his long politica... | {"Birth name": "Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 1992", "Office 2": "Vice President of Brazil", "President 2": "Fernando Collor de Mello", "Predecessor 2": "José Sarney", "Successor 2": "Marco Maciel", "Birth date": "1929 6 28 y", "Birth place": "Brazilian territorial waters, Atlant... |
Cecil James "Big Jay" McNeely (April 29, 1927 - September 16, 2018)R.I.P. Big Jay McNeely, April 29, 1927-Sept. 16, 2018 was an American R&B saxophonist.
Biography
Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young, McNeely teamed with his older brother Robert McNeely, who played baritone saxophone, and made his first reco... | {"Born": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Died": "Moreno Valley, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jump blues\n West Coast blues\n jazz blues\n R&B", "Labels": "Cleopatra Blues, a division of Cleopatra RecordsJonny Whiteside, \"Veteran Saxophone \"Honker\" Big Jay McNeely Can Still Blow Them Away\", \"LA Weekly\", Decembe... |
South Wimbledon is an area of Wimbledon in south-west London in the London Borough of Merton, England.
History
Toponymy
It is marked on an Ordnance Survey map of 1876 as New Wimbledon and on a 1907 map as South Wimbledon. The name is derived from Wimbledon, which is located to the North.
Local government
South Wimble... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "London Assembly": "Merton", "UK Parliament": "Wimbledon", "Postcode district": "SW19", "Dialling code": "020", "OS grid reference": "TQ255705"} |
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, which appeared on Pink Floyd's 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here. The song is written about and dedicated to founder member Syd Barrett, who departed from the band in 1968 after becoming me... | {"Published": "Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd", "Released": "15 September 1975", "Recorded": "13 January- 28 July 1975 (\"Wine Glasses\" on 5 January 1971)Guesdon Jean-Michel Pink Floyd All The Songs Running Press 2017 9780316439237 https://books.google.com/books?id=rF0RDgAAQBAJ", "Studio": "Abbey Road Studios (... |
Iyers () (also spelt as Ayyar, Aiyar, Ayer, or Aiyer) are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins. Most Iyers are followers of the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankara and adhere to the Smarta tradition. This is in contrast to the Iyengar community, who are adherents of Sri Vaishnavism. Th... | {"Religions": "Hinduism", "Languages": "Tamil, Sanskrit", "Country": "India", "Original state": "Tamil Nadu", "Populated states": "Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka", "Family names": "Iyer, Sastri, Bhattar", "Subdivisions": "VadamaBrahacaraṇamDīkṣitarAṣṭasāhasramŚōḻiya", "Related groups": "Kerala Iyers Iyengars Vaidiki Bra... |
The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz,The full title of the first edition was The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman and Also the Strange Experiences o... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "The Oz books", "Publisher": "Reilly & Britton", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Preceded by": "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "Followed by": "Ozma of Oz"} |
Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, where both the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted by America's Founding Fathers. The structure forms the centerpiece of the Independence National Historical Park. Independence Hall was name... | {"Location": "520 Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Coordinates": "39 56 56 N 75 9 0 W inline,title", "Architectural style(s)": "Georgian", "Visitors": "2005 http://www.nps.gov/inde/management-documents.htm Management Documents National Park Service May 1, 2011", "Go... |
The Second Continental Congress was the late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and its associated Revolutionary War that established American independence from the British Empire. The Congress created a new country that it first named the Unit... | {"Type": "Unicameral", "Disbanded": "1781 3 1", "Preceded by": "First Continental Congress", "Succeeded by": "Congress of the Confederation", "Seats": "Variable; ~60"} |
The mayor of Ottawa is head of the executive branch of the Ottawa City Council. The mayor is elected alongside the city council every four years on the fourth Monday of October; there are no term limits. While in office, mayors are styled His/Her Worship. Mark Sutcliffe has served as the 59th and current mayor of Ottaw... | {"Post": "Mayor", "Body": "Ottawa", "Flag caption": "Flag of Ottawa", "Incumbent": "Mark Sutcliffe", "Incumbent since": "November 15, 2022", "Style": "His Worship\n Mayor (informal)", "Member of": "City Council", "Reports to": "Ottawa City Council", "Residence": "Ottawa", "Seat": "Ottawa City Hall", "Appointer": "Direc... |
Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton (March 8, 1896 – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first woman mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964. Whitton was a Canadian social policy pioneer, leader and commentator, as well as a journalist and w... | {"Name": "Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton", "Image caption": "Charlotte Whitton, Frances Perkins, US Secretary of Labour, and Betzy Kjelsberg, Norwegian women's rights activist, 1939 or 1940", "Birth date": "1896 03 08", "Birth place": "Renfrew, Ontario", "Death date": "1975 01 25 1896 03 08", "Term start": "1951", "Term e... |
Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792August 11, 1868) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discriminati... | {"Name": "Thaddeus Stevens", "Office 2": "Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee", "Predecessor 2": "John Sherman", "Successor 2": "Justin Smith Morrill", "Term start": "March 4, 1859", "Term end": "August 11, 1868", "Birth date": "1792 4 4", "Birth place": "Danville, Vermont, U.S.", "Death date": "1868 8 11 1792 ... |
DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as the Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production company that was mostly associated as an animation studio. As a now former divis... | {"Formerly": "DIC Audiovisuel (1971-1987, French studio) DIC Enterprises, Inc. (1982-1993, U.S. studio) DIC Animation City, Inc. (1985-1993) DIC Entertainment, L.P. (1993-2002) DIC Productions, L.P. (1994-2001)", "Type": "Limited liability company", "Industry": "Animation", "Fate": "Acquired by, merged with, and folded... |
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas is a Christmas television special, featuring characters from the animated series Inspector Gadget. The special was produced by DIC Animation City and aired on NBC on December 4, 1992.
But the special serves as a series finale for the original TV series
Synopsis
The special opens up ... | {"Written by": "Jack HanrahanEleanor Burian-Mohr", "Directed by": "Chuck Patton", "Starring": "Don Adams\n Frank Welker\n Maurice LaMarche\n Erica Horn", "Country of origin": "United States", "Running time": "22 minutes", "Original network": "NBC", "Original release": "1992 12 04"} |
Solaris is a space combat game for the Atari 2600 published in 1986 by Atari Corporation. It was programmed by Doug Neubauer.
Gameplay
The galaxy of Solaris is made up of 16 quadrants, each containing 48 sectors. The player uses a tactical map to choose a sector to warp to, during which they must attempt to keep thei... | {"Title": "Solaris", "Publisher": "Atari Corporation", "Programmer": "Doug Neubauer", "Released": "November 1986", "Genre": "Space combat simulatorSutyak", "Modes": "Single-player", "Platforms": "Atari 2600"} |
Gadget & the Gadgetinis is an animated television series and the sequel of the 1983 series Inspector Gadget. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, French broadcaster M6 Métropole Télévision, the British Channel 5 and the Italian Med... | {"Genre": "ComedyAdventure http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film436938.html Gadget & the Gadgetinis FilmAffinity November 25, 2016", "Created by": "Jean Chalopin", "Developed by": "Jean Chalopin", "Directed by": "Bruno Bianchi", "Voices of": "Maurice LaMarcheBrian DrummondEllen KennedyTegan MossColin MurdockTeryl Rothe... |
Felix Dennis (27 May 1947 - 22 June 2014) was an English publisher, poet, spoken-word performer and philanthropist. His company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times, the company added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week, whi... | {"Name": "Felix Dennis", "Caption": "Source: www.FelixDennis.com", "Birth date": "1947 5 27 yes", "Birth place": "Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England", "Death date": "2014 6 22 1947 5 27 yes", "Death place": "Dorsington, Warwickshire, England", "Occupation": "Founder of Dennis Publishing", "Years active": "1973-2014"... |
right|thumb|A portrait of Somerset in Garter robes from the collection of the Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery.
Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC (162921 January 1700) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1654 and 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marqu... | {"Image caption": "Portrait by John Riley", "Father": "Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester", "Mother": "Elizabeth Dormer", "Birth date": "1629", "Death date": "1700 1 21 1629 yes"} |
Samut Prakan province, (, ) Samut Prakan, or Samutprakan is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force 9 May 1946.
It is a part of ... | {"Rank": "3rd", "Density": "1,340", "ISO 3166 code": "TH-11", "Website": "http://www.samutprakan.go.th/"} |
Leslie Ann Hope is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her role as Teri Bauer on the Fox television series 24 and prosecutor Anita Gibbs on Suits.
Personal life
Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Ann and Frank Hope. She has one brother named Stephen. She graduated from St. Michael's University Schoo... | {"Name": "Leslie Hope", "Caption": "Hope at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International", "Birth place": "Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada", "Birth name": "Leslie Ann Hope", "Spouse(s)": "Jamie Angell 1994 1996 divorced\n Adam Kane 2005 2015 divorced", "Children": "1", "Occupation": "Actress, director", "Years active": "198... |
Susan Meiselas (born June 21, 1948) is an American documentary photographer. She has been associated with Magnum Photos since 1976 and been a full member since 1980. Currently she is the President of the Magnum Foundation. She is best known for her 1970s photographs of war-torn Nicaragua and American carnival strippers... | {"Name": "Susan Meiselas", "Caption": "Susan Meiselas, 2023", "Birth date": "June 21, 1948", "Birth place": "Baltimore, Maryland, US", "Occupation": "Photographer", "Alma mater": "Sarah Lawrence College, Harvard University", "Known For": "photos from 1970s insurrection in Nicaragua", "Website": "www.susanmeiselas.com"} |
Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.List of cities in Madhya Pradesh by population It is consistently ranked as the cleanest city in India. It serves as the headquarters of both the Indore District and the Indore Division. It is also considered as the state education hu... | {"Type": "Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Indore Municipal Corporation", "Rank": "14th", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "2170295", "Website": "http://imcindore.mp.gov.in, https://indore.nic.in"} |
Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos (; 13 April 1947 - 28 December 2019) was a Greek composer and politician. He is considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene.
Biography
Personal life
He was born on 13 April 1947 in Patra. He was the older brother of Andreas Mikroutsikos, who is als... | {"Born": "Patras, Greece", "Died": "Athens, Greece", "Genres": "Éntekhno", "Labels": "Lyra Records, Minos EMI, CBS Records International, Polydor Records", "Website": "http://www.mikroutsikos.gr"} |
Robert Alan Edwards is an American broadcast journalist, a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He hosted both of National Public Radio's flagship news programs, the afternoon All Things Considered, and Morning Edition, where he was the first and longest serving host in the latter program'... | {"Show": "Bob Edwards Weekend", "Network": "Public Radio International", "Time slot": "Saturday 8-9 AM ET", "Country": "United States", "Previous show(s)": "NPR Morning Edition"} |
The Prince Edward Viaduct System, commonly referred to as the Bloor Viaduct, is the name of a truss arch bridge system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connecting Bloor Street East, on the west side of the system, with Danforth Avenue on the east. The system includes the Rosedale Valley phase (a smaller structure, referred... | {"Other name(s)": "Bloor Street Viaduct", "Carries": "Upper: 5 vehicle lanes and 2 bicycle lanes of Bloor Street East / Danforth AvenueLower: 2 tracks toronto 2 of the Toronto subway", "Crosses": "Don River", "Locale": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Maintained by": "Toronto Transportation Services, Toronto Transit Commis... |
Ryton-on-Dunsmore is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, situated 5.5 miles (8.8 km) southeast of Coventry and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Rugby, England. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,672 in the parish, increasing to 1,813 at the 2011 Census. The A45 dual carriageway bissec... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "District": "Rugby", "Shire county": "Warwickshire", "UK Parliament": "Rugby", "Postcode district": "CV", "Dialling code": "024", "OS grid reference": "SP3874"} |
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings, Hopper named suspected communists and was a major propon... | {"Name": "Hedda Hopper", "Caption": "Hopper in 1930", "Birth name": "Elda Furry", "Birth date": "1885 5 2 yes", "Birth place": "Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1966 2 1 1885 5 2 yes", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Rose Hill Cemetery in Altoona, Pennsylvania", "Occu... |
General elections were held in Guatemala on 9 November 2003, with a second round of the presidential election held on 28 December.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 Óscar Berger won the presidential election, representing the Grand National Alliance, a coalition of allianc... | {"Country": "Guatemala", "Previous election": "1999 Guatemalan general election", "Previous year": "1999", "Next election": "2007 Guatemalan general election", "Next year": "2007"} |
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 4352 athletes from 71 Commonwealth ... | {"Athletes": "4,352", "Events": "272 events in 21 disciplineshttp://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/News.mvc/Background XIX Commonwealth Games competition information XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Official Website 5 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101006102830/http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/News.mvc/B... |
Tonina (or Toniná in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site and ruined city of the Maya civilization located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km (8.1 mi) east of the town of Ocosingo.
The site is medium to large, with groups of temple-pyramids set on terraces rising some above... | {"Coordinates": "16 54 4.39 N 92 0 34.83 W inline", "Location": "Ocosingo", "Region": "Chiapas, , Mexico", "Abandoned": "10th century AD", "Periods": "Classic", "Cultures": "Maya", "Excavation dates": "1972-1975, 1979-1980+", "Archaeologists": "Pierre Becquelin, Claude Baudez, Juan Yadeun\nINAH", "Architectural styles"... |
Joseph Louis Proust (26 September 1754 - 5 July 1826) was a French chemist. He was best known for his discovery of the law of definite proportions in 1794, stating that chemical compounds always combine in constant proportions.
Life
Joseph L. Proust was born on September 26, 1754, in Angers, France. His father served ... | {"Name": "Joseph Louis Proust", "Birth name": "Joseph Louis Proust", "Birth date": "1754 9 26 y", "Birth place": "Angers, France", "Death date": "1826 7 5 1754 9 26 y", "Death place": "Angers, France", "Occupation": "Chemist"} |
Edwin Jack Fisher (August 10, 1928 - September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, The Eddie Fisher Show. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was best friends with Fisher's first wife, actress Debbie Reynolds.... | {"Name": "Eddie Fisher", "Image": "Eddie Fisher - still.JPG", "Caption": "Fisher in 1960", "Birth name": "Edwin Jack Fisher", "Birth date": "1928 08 10", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "2010 09 22 1928 08 10", "Death place": "Berkeley, California, U.S.", "Resting place": "Cypress Lawn ... |
The 15th United States Infantry Regiment is a parent regiment in the United States Army. It has a lineage tracing back to the American Civil War, having participated in many battles.
Previous 15th Regiments
The official Army history and lineage does not credit the current 15th Infantry with the honors or lineage of th... | {"Branch": "United States", "Type": "25px Infantry Branch", "Role": "Combined Arms(3rd Battalion)", "Size": "Regiment", "Part of": "2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division", "Nickname(s)": "\"The Old China Hands\"", "Motto(s)": "Can Do", "Mascot(s)": "Dragon", "Decorations": "Presidential Unit Citation V... |
The American Forces Network (AFN) is a government television and radio broadcast service the U.S. military provides to those stationed or assigned overseas. Headquartered at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, AFN's broadcast operations, which include global radio and television satellite feeds, emanate from the AFN Broadc... | {"Founded": "yes 1942 5 26 (as the Armed Forces Radio Service)", "Headquarters": "Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, United States", "Parent": "Independent (1942-1980)Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (1980-present)American Forces Radio and Television Service (1980-present)", "Website": "myaf... |
thumb|Crystal structure of Wüstite
Wüstite (FeO) is a mineral form of iron(II) oxide found with meteorites and native iron. It has a grey colour with a greenish tint in reflected light. Wüstite crystallizes in the isometric-hexoctahedral crystal system in opaque to translucent metallic grains. It has a Mohs hardness o... | {"Category": "Oxide mineral", "IMA symbol": "WüsWarr L.N. 2021 IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291-320 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 2021MinM...85..291W 235729616 free", "Strunz classification": "4.AB.25", "Cleavage": "{001} perfect", "Fracture": "Subconchoidal to rough", "Other characteristics": "... |
Antonov Airlines is a Ukrainian cargo airline, a division of the Antonov aviation company. It operates international charter services in the oversized-cargo market. Its main base is Hostomel Airport near Kyiv. In the aftermath of the Battle of Hostomel Airport, Antonov relocated its remaining aircraft to Leipzig/Halle... | {"Airline name": "Antonov Airlines", "Image size (px)": "100", "Current Fleet Size": "8-10* (5 active, refer to fleet summary)", "IATA Designator": "-", "ICAO Designator": "ADB", "Callsign": "ANTONOV BUREAU", "Parent Company": "Antonov", "Founded": "1989 04", "Headquarters": "Kyiv, Ukraine", "Major hubs": "Leipzig/Hall... |
Hearts and Bones is the sixth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released in 1983 by Warner Bros. Records.
Background
The album was originally intended to be called Think Too Much, but Mo Ostin, president of Warner Bros. Records at the time, persuaded Simon to change it to Hearts and Bo... | {"Released": "November 4, 1983", "Recorded": "1981-1983", "Studio": "Warner Bros. (Hollywood, California)\nAtlantic (New York City)\nThe Power Station (New York City)\nSigma Sound (New York City)\nRegent Sound (New York City)\nMediasound (New York City)http://albumlinernotes.com/Hearts_and_Bones.html Hearts and Bones",... |
Air Foyle HeavyLift was an aviation company based in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. It specialised in heavy air cargo services. It was the worldwide sales agent for Antonov Airlines of Kyiv, Ukraine. This relationship ceased in June 2006, and Antonov Airlines now operates a joint venture marketing company Rusla... | {"Airline name": "Air Foyle HeavyLift", "Image size (px)": "300", "Image caption": "A Heavylift CL-44-O (\"Conroy Skymonster\") at Paris-Charles de Gaulle", "ICAO Designator": "UPAhttp://www.airframes.org/login AIRFRAMES.ORG - Aircraft Database - Login www.airframes.org", "Callsign": "FOYLE", "Founded": "yes 2001 02 01... |
The Kuiseb River is an ephemeral river in western-central Namibia. Its source is in the Khomas Highland west of Windhoek. From there it flows westwards through the Namib-Naukluft National Park and the Namib desert to Walvis Bay. Several settlements of the Topnaar people are on the banks of the lower Kuiseb, for instanc... | {"Mouth": "0 m ft on", "Location": "Walvis Bay", "Coordinates": "23 07 S 14 32 E inline, title", "Basin size": "15500 km2 sqmi on", "Left": "Gomab River, Ojab River, Chausib River, Gaub River", "Right": "Koam River, Nausgomab River, Goagos River", "Waterbodies": "Friedenau Dam"} |
The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to promoting political and public support for the United Nations among Americans. A program of the United Nations Foundation, its mission includes advocating for greater U.S. leadership at the UN, i... | {"Abbreviation": "UNA-USA", "Type": "NGO", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C., United States", "Website": "unausa.org"} |
CHUM Limited was a Canadian media company based in Toronto, Ontario in operation from 1945 to 2007. The company was founded in 1945 as York Broadcasters Limited when it launched CHUM-AM 1050 but was acquired by salesman Allan Waters in 1954. CHUM had expanded to and owned 33 radio stations across Canada under its CHUM ... | {"Formerly": "York Broadcasters Limited (1945-1959)CHUM 1050 Radio Limited (1959-1967)CHUM Limited (1967-2007)CTV Limited (2007-2011)", "Type": "Subsidiary", "Fate": "Media assets sold to CTVglobemedia in 2007 (subsequently sold to Bell Canada in 2011) with Citytv assets going to Rogers Communications", "Headquarters":... |
Babes in Toyland is a Laurel and Hardy musical Christmas film released on November 30, 1934. The film is also known by the alternative titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet (the 1948 European reissue title), and March of the Wooden Soldiers (in the United States), a 73-minute abridged version.
Based on ... | {"Directed by": "Gus MeinsCharles Rogers", "Produced by": "Hal Roach", "Based on": "Babes in Toyland (operetta), book by:Glen MacDonoughAnna Alice Chapin", "Screenplay by": "Frank ButlerNick Grinde", "Starring": "Stan LaurelOliver HardyCharlotte Henry", "Music by": "Victor HerbertGlen MacDonoughHarry Jackson", "Cinemat... |
Much is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. Prior to 2013, the channel was officially known as MuchMusic, though "Much" has been the branding most commonly seen on-air since 1997.
Much... | {"Former names": "MuchMusic(1984-2013; 2021-present)", "Launched": "1984 08 31", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "BCE Inc.", "Parent": "Bell Media", "Country": "Canada", "Broadcast area": "Nationwide", "Sister channels": "CTV Comedy ChannelMTVMTV2", "Website": ... |
Thanjavur (), also known as Thanjai, previously known as Tanjore,Pletcher 2010, p. 195 is a city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is the 11th biggest city in Tamil Nadu. Thanjavur is an important center of South Indian religion, art, and architecture. Most of the Great Living Chola Temples, which are UNESCO World Heritage Mon... | {"Type": "City Municipal Corporation", "Body": "Thanjavur Municipal Corporation", "Density": "auto", "Rank": "11th in Tamil Nadu", "Website": "thanjavurcorporation.org"} |
Campione d'Italia (Italian pronunciation: [kamˈpjoːne diˈtaːlja]), (Comasco: , ) is a comune of the Province of Como in the Lombardy region of Italy and an enclave surrounded by the Swiss canton of Ticino (it is also an exclave). At its closest, the enclave is less than from the rest of Italy, but the intervening moun... | {"Name": "Campione d'Italia", "Official name": "it Comune di Campione d'Italia", "Image caption": "Campione d'Italia in April 2006", "Coordinates": "45 58 N 08 58 E inline", "Region": "Lombardy", "Province": "Como", "Established date": "77 BC", "Mayor": "Roberto Salmoiraghi", "Area": "2.68", "Population footnotes": "De... |
Rakaposhi (; ) also known as Dumani () is a mountain within the Karakoram range. It is situated in the middle of the Nagar Valley and the Bagrote Valley, which is part of the Gilgit-Baltistan territory in Pakistan. The mountain is extremely broad, measuring almost 20km from east to west. It is the only peak on earth th... | {"Language of name": "ur راکاپوشی / رَکی پُوشِہ", "Elevation": "Ranked 27th", "Prominence": "Ranked 122nd", "Location": "Location in Nagar valley, Bagrote valley Gilgit-Baltistan", "Coordinates": "36 08 33 N 74 29 21 E type:mountain_region:PK_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
Mount Kenya (Kikuyu: Kĩrĩnyaga, Kamba, Ki Nyaa) is an extinct stratovolcano in Kenya and the second-highest peak in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (), Nelion () and Point Lenana (). Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya; its peak is now the ... | {"Language of name": "ki Kĩrĩnyaga kam Ki Nyaa", "Elevation": "\"Africa Ultra-Prominences\" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 6 February 2012.", "Prominence": "Ranked 32nd", "Location": "Kenya", "Coordinates": "0 9 03 S 37 18 27 E type:mountain_scale:100000 dms inline,title"} |
In the Zone is the fourth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 1, 2003, by Jive Records. Spears began writing songs during her Dream Within a Dream Tour, not knowing the direction of the record. She stated she was an autobiographical songwriter, although not to the point where she... | {"Released": "2003 11 1", "Recorded": "November 2002 - August 2003", "Studio": "3:20 (Los Angeles)\n Battery (New York City)\n Conway (Los Angeles)\n Daddy's House (New York City)\n Decoy (Los Angeles)\n Metrophonic (London)\n Murlyn (Stockholm)\n Olympic (London)\n Pacifique (Los Angeles)\n The Chocolate Factory (Chic... |
M3 was a Canadian English language Category A cable and satellite specialty channel owned by Bell Media. Established in 1998 as MuchMoreMusic, the network began as a spin-off of the youth-oriented MuchMusic, targeting an older demographic with adult contemporary and classic music videos, along with music news programs... | {"Launched": "1998 10 05", "Closed": "2016 09 01", "Picture format": "NTSCHDTV 1080i", "Owner": "CHUM Limited (1998-2007)CTVglobemedia (2007-2011)(CTV Limited)Bell Media (2011-2016)", "Country": "Canada", "Language(s)": "English", "Broadcast area": "Nationwide", "Headquarters": "299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario"... |
Elle Fictions (stylized ELLE Fictions) is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Remstar Media Group. The channel broadcasts general entertainment programming targeting young adult women.
It was first established in 1986 as the music television channel MusiquePlus, as a joint venture between CHUM Limite... | {"Launched": "September 2, 1986 (as MusiquePlus)", "Picture format": "1080i HDTV(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "Remstar Media Group", "Country": "Canada", "Broadcast area": "National", "Headquarters": "Montreal, Quebec", "Former names": "MusiquePlus (1986-2019)", "Sister channels": "Max",... |
Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (born 13 March 1949) is a New Zealand former Government official, who served as the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealan... | {"Name": "Dame Sian Elias", "Term start": "17 May 1999", "Term end": "13 March 2019", "Birth name": "Sian Seerpoohi Elias", "Birth date": "yes 1949 3 13", "Birth place": "London, England", "Spouse(s)": "Hugh Fletcher", "Alma mater": "University of AucklandStanford University"} |
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299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street or Bell Media Studios, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, and is located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building previously ser... | {"Former names": "CHUM-City Building", "Alternative names": "MuchMusic World HeadquartersBell Media Queen Street, Bell Media Studios", "Architectural style": "Gothic Revival", "Location": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Address": "299 Queen Street West"} |
Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), received a platinum certification from the RIAA. The title single from her reissue of So R... | {"Name": "Mandy Moore", "Caption": "Moore in 2018", "Birth name": "Amanda Leigh Moore", "Birth date": "1984 04 10 yes", "Birth place": "Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.", "Education": "Bishop Moore High School", "Occupation": "Singer\n songwriter\n actress", "Years active": "1993-present", "Spouse(s)": "Ryan Adams 2009 2016... |
The was a Japanese samurai clan and dynasty which established the Ashikaga shogunate and ruled Japan from roughly 1333"...Ashikaga (1333-1572)" Warrior Rule in Japan, page 11. Cambridge University Press. to 1573.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ashikaga" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussb... | {"Parent house": "25px Minamoto clan(Seiwa Genji)", "Titles": "Various", "Founder": "Minamoto no Yoshiyasu (Ashikaga Yoshiyasu)", "Final ruler": "Ashikaga Yoshiaki", "Ruled until": "1573, Ashikaga shogunate deposed by Oda Nobunaga", "Cadet branches": "Hosokawa clanImagawa clanHatakeyama clan (restored line)Asano clan (... |
John Leonard Swigert Jr. (August 30, 1931 - December 27, 1982) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13, he became one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. Ironically, due to... | {"Name": "Jack Swigert", "Image caption": "Swigert in 1971", "Birth name": "John Leonard Swigert Jr.", "Birth date": "1931 8 30", "Birth place": "Denver, Colorado, U.S.", "Death date": "1982 12 27 1931 8 30", "Death place": "Washington D.C., U.S.", "Education": "University of Colorado, Boulder (BS)Rensselaer Polytechni... |
Pumori (, ) (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory. "Pumo" means young girl or daughter and "Ri" means mountain in Sh... | {"Elevation": "7161", "Prominence": "10637 Pumori, China/Nepal 2012-01-22 The prominence value given here of 1,278 m is based on elevation of 7,138 m.", "Location": "Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal", "Coordinates": "type:mountain dms inline,title"} |
AltaVista was a Web search engine established in 1995. It became one of the most-used early search engines, but lost ground to Google and was purchased by Yahoo! in 2003, which retained the brand, but based all AltaVista searches on its own search engine. On July 8, 2013, the service was shut down by Yahoo!, and since ... | {"Founded": "1995", "Headquarters": "U.S.", "Key people": "Ilene H. Lang, Paul Flaherty, Louis Monier, Michael Burrows, Jeffrey Black", "Parent": "Digital Equipment Corporation (1998) Overture Services (2003)Yahoo! (2003-2013)Yahoo! Inc. (2017-present)", "URL": "http://www.altavista.com/", "Available in": "Multilingual... |
Lifetime is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Showcase Television Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Based on the U.S. cable network of the same name, Lifetime broadcasts films, television series, and reality series aimed at women.
The channel was launched on September 7, 200... | {"Launched": "September 7, 2001", "Picture format": "1080i (HDTV)(2013-present)480i (SDTV)(2001-present)", "Owner": "Alliance Atlantis (2001-2008)CW Media(2008-2010)Shaw Media(2010-2016)Corus Entertainment(2016-present) (name licensed from A&E Networks)", "Parent": "Showcase Television Inc.", "Country": "Canada", "Broa... |
Max is a Canadian French language specialty channel owned by Remstar Media Group, a division of Remstar. The channel primarily broadcasts entertainment programming, focusing on scripted television series and films.
Established in 1997 as MusiMax as a joint venture between CHUM Limited and Radiomutuel, it was originall... | {"Launched": "September 8, 1997", "Picture format": "1080i (HDTV)(2010-present)480i (SDTV)(1997-present)", "Owner": "Remstar Media Group", "Country": "Canada", "Broadcast area": "National", "Headquarters": "Montreal, Quebec", "Former names": "MusiMax (1997-2016)", "Sister channels": "Elle Fictions", "Website": "https:/... |
Nuptse or Nubtse (Sherpa: नुबचे, Wylie: Nub rtse, ) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nubtse massif.
The main peak, Nubtse I, was first climbe... | {"Language of name": "Tibetan", "Elevation": "7861", "Prominence": "319", "English translation": "West Peak", "Location": "Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal", "Coordinates": "type:mountain dms inline,title"} |
CBC News Network (formerly CBC Newsworld) is a Canadian English-language specialty news channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. As Canada's first all-news channel, it is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the... | {"Type": "Broadcasting news, discussions, state media", "Launched": "1989 07 31", "Picture format": "720p HDTV(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)", "Owner": "Canadian Broadcasting Corporation", "Country": "Canada", "Broadcast area": "Worldwide", "Language(s)": "English", "Headquarters": "Ottawa, Ontario"... |
The is a traditional Japanese festival (also called matsuri) held annually on October 22 in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Kyoto's three major festivals, with the other two being the Aoi Matsuri, held annually on May 15, and the Gion Matsuri, which is held annually from 17 to July 24. It is a festival enjoyed by people of... | {"Type": "Religious", "Also called": "Jidai", "Observed by": "Kyoto, Japan", "Next time": "22 October"} |
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The Bojinka plot (; ) was a large-scale, three-phase terrorist attack planned by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for January 1995. They planned to assassinate Pope John Paul II; blow up 11 airliners in flight from Asia to the United States, with the goal of killing approximately 4,00... | {"Title": "Bojinka plot", "Caption": "Aftermath of the fatal Philippine Airlines Flight 434 bombing", "Location": "Makati, Philippines (Phase I)Airspace (Phase II)Langley, Virginia, U.S. (Phase III)", "Target": "Pope John Paul II (Phase I)American airliners (Phase II)CIA Headquarters (Phase III)", "Date": "Planned to b... |
CKVR-DT (channel 3) is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside Toronto-based CTV outlet CFTO-DT, channel 9 (although the two stations maintain separate operations); it is also sister to 24-hour regional news c... | {"Branding": "CTV 2 Barrie or CTV 2 (general)CTV News Barrie (newscasts)", "Channel": "3", "Translator(s)": "See below", "Affiliations": "CTV 2 (1998-present)", "Owner": "Bell Media Inc.", "ERP": "11 kW", "HAAT": "339 m ft 0 on", "Transmitter coordinates": "44 21 0 N 79 41 50 W type:landmark", "Website": "https://barri... |
CFPL-DT (channel 10) is a television station in London, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside Kitchener-based CTV station CKCO-DT, channel 13 (although the two stations maintain separate operations). CFPL-DT's studios and local transmitter are located on Communicati... | {"Branding": "CTV 2 London (general)CTV News London (newscasts)", "Channel": "10", "Affiliations": "CTV 2 (1998-present)", "Owner": "Bell Media Inc.", "ERP": "45 kW", "HAAT": "302.1 m ft 0 on", "Transmitter coordinates": "42 56 59 N 81 15 53 W type:landmark", "Website": "https://london.ctvnews.ca CTV 2 London"} |
Luxair, legally Luxair S.A., Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne, is the flag carrier of Luxembourg with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport."Legal ." Luxair. Retrieved on 7 February 2011. "Luxair S.A. LuxairGroup Luxembourg Airport L-2987 Luxembourg." It operates scheduled services to destination... | {"Airline name": "Luxair", "Image size (px)": "200", "IATA Designator": "LG", "ICAO Designator": "LGL", "Callsign": "LUXAIR", "Founded": "1948", "Commenced operations": "1962", "Key People": "Gilles Feith, CEO", "Headquarters": "Sandweiler, Luxembourg", "Major hubs": "Luxembourg Airport", "Frequent Flyer Program": "Mil... |
The Peace Arch () is a monument situated near the westernmost point of the Canada-United States border in the contiguous United States, between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. Construction of the tall arch was headed by American lawyer Sam Hill and dedicated in September 1921. The P... | {"Location": "Blaine, Washington, U.S.Surrey, British Columbia, Canada", "Coordinates": "49 00 07.7 N 122 45 23.5 W inline,title", "Height": "67 ft m", "Built": "1921", "Architectural style(s)": "Classical Revival", "Governing body": "Local"} |
Major General Sir Newton James Moore, (17 May 1870 - 28 October 1936) was an Australian politician, businessman and army officer. He served as the eighth Premier of Western Australia from 1906 to 1910 and, following service in the First World War, was a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1918 to... | {"Name": "Sir Newton Moore", "Image": "Newton Moore (1870-1936).jpeg", "Image size": "175px", "Predecessor 2": "Sir George Reid", "Successor 2": "Walter Hume Long", "Birth date": "yes 1870 5 17", "Birth place": "Fremantle, Western Australia", "Death date": "yes 1936 10 28 1870 5 17", "Death place": "London, England", "... |
Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a man who falls in love with a 300-pound woman after being hypnotized into only seeing a person's inner beauty. Directed by the Farrelly brothers, it was filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling a... | {"Directed by": "Peter Farrelly\n Bobby Farrelly", "Starring": "Gwyneth Paltrow \n Jack Black \n Jason Alexander\n Joe Viterelli \n Susan Ward", "Written by": "Peter Farrelly\n Bobby Farrelly\n Sean Moynihan", "Produced by": "Peter Farrelly\n Bobby Farrelly\n Charles B. Wessler\n Bradley Thomas", "Music by": "William G... |
St Stephen's House is an Anglican theological college in Oxford, England. From 2003 to 2023 it was a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford.
The college typically matriculates a small number of undergraduate students (just 5 in the academic year 2022-23), but has graduate students in a number of fields in... | {"Motto": "Video caelos apertos", "Established": "1876", "Principal": "Robin Ward", "Location": "16 Marston Street, Oxford", "Website": "http://www.ssho.ox.ac.uk/", "Blazon": "Per chevron Gules and Sable in chief two Cross crosslets and in base a Celestial Crown Or.https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/news-grants/newslet... |
Jakobstad (; , ) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The city of Vaasa is located southwest of Jakobstad.
Origin of the names
The Swedish name lite... | {"Land": "area_land_km2 Jakobstad", "Water": "area_water_km2 Jakobstad", "Rank": "population_rank Jakobstad", "Density": "population_density_km2 Jakobstad", "DST": "+03:00", "Website": "https://en.jakobstad.fi/"} |
Fred Wallace Haise Jr. ( ; born November 14, 1933) is an American former NASA astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, and a test pilot. He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon, having flown as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13. He was slated to become the 6th person to w... | {"Rank": "USAFO3 25 CaptainUnited States Air Force 23px (1957-1963)United States Marine Corps 23px (1954-1957)", "Selection": "1966 NASA Group 5", "Missions": "Apollo 13 ALT", "Retirement": "June 29, 1979"} |
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Dame Christabel Harriette Pankhurst (; 22 September 1880 - 13 February 1958) was a British suffragette born in Manchester, England. A co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), she directed i... | {"Honorific prefix": "Dame", "Name": "Christabel Pankhurst", "Post-nominals": "GBR DBE , 100", "Caption": "Christabel Pankhurst, c. 1910", "Birth name": "Christabel Harriette Pankhurst", "Birth date": "1880 9 22 y", "Birth place": "Old Trafford, Manchester, England", "Death date": "1958 2 13 1880 9 22 y", "Death place"... |
Filipinos is the brand name for a series of biscuit doughnut snacks made by Mondelez International. In France, Spain, Portugal and the Nordic countries they are produced and sold under the 'Artiach' brand name. Under license to United Biscuits, in the Netherlands they are sold and produced locally under the Verkade bra... | {"Product type": "Biscuit doughnut", "Owner": "Artiach", "Country": "Spain", "Website": "https://www.artiach.es/en"} |
The Duchy of Warsaw (; ; ), also known as the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and Napoleonic Poland, was a French client state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807, during the Napoleonic Wars. It initially comprised the ethnically Polish lands ceded to France by Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit, and was aug... | {"Native name": "pl Księstwo Warszawskiefr Duché de Varsoviede Herzogtum Warschau", "Conventional long name": "Duchy of Warsaw", "Type of government": "Constitutional monarchy", "Date established": "9 June", "Starting event": "Treaties of Tilsit", "Event 1": "Constitution", "Event 1 date": "22 July 1807", "Event 2": "B... |
The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB; ) was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic republic" in Ireland between 1858 and 1924.McGee, p. 15. Its counterpart in the United States of America was initially the Fenian Brotherhood, but from the 1870s it was Cl... | {"Preceded by": "Young Ireland", "Founded": "17 March 1858", "National affiliation": "Irish Volunteers (1913-1917)Irish Republican Army (1917-1922)Irish National Army (1922-1924)", "Ideology": "Irish republicanismIrish nationalism", "Slogan": "Erin go bragh", "Newspaper": "The Irish People"} |
Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (9 January 1735 - 13 March 1823) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War, American Wa... | {"Born": "Meaford Hall, Staffordshire", "Died": "Rochetts, Brentwood, Essex", "Allegiance": "United Kingdom", "Commands held": "Porcupine 1746 6Scorpion 1746 6HMS AlbanyGosport 1741 6Alarm 1758 6Kent 1762 6Foudroyant 1758 6Leeward Islands StationMediterranean FleetChannel FleetFirst Lord of the Admiralty", "Awards": "K... |
Poser (and Poser Pro) is a 3D computer graphics program distributed by Bondware. Poser is optimized for the 3D modeling of human figures. By enabling beginners to produce basic animations and digital images, along with the extensive availability of third-party digital 3D models, it has attained much popularity.
Overv... | {"Developer(s)": "Bondware", "Initial release": "1995", "Type": "3D computer graphics software", "License": "Proprietary software", "Website": "http://www.posersoftware.com"} |
Thomas Edward Bosley (October 1, 1927 - October 19, 2010) was an American actor, television personality and entertainer. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominat... | {"Name": "Tom Bosley", "Image": "Tom Bosley 1960.JPG", "Caption": "Bosley in September 1960", "Birth name": "Thomas Edward Bosley", "Birth date": "1927 10 1", "Birth place": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Death date": "2010 10 19 1927 10 1", "Death place": "Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.", "Nationality": "American", "Tel... |
Barbara Feldon (born Barbara Anne Hall; March 12, 1933) is an American actress primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 in the 1965-1970 sitcom Get Smart.
Early life
Feldon was born Barbara Anne Hall in Butler, Pennsylvania, part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Int... | {"Name": "Barbara Feldon", "Caption": "Feldon as Agent 99 in the sitcom Get Smart in 1965", "Birth name": "Barbara Anne Hall", "Birth date": "1933 3 12", "Birth place": "Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1957-present", "Known For": "Get Smart", "Spouse(s)": "Lucien Verdoux-Feldon 19... |
The Australian National Kennel Council is the coordinating kennel club of Australia.Encyclopedia Britannica, "Dog breeds", www.britannica.com, retrieved 23 December 2018. It is a member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
Role
The Australian National Kennel Council is the peak body for Australia's state-base... | {"Abbreviation": "ANKC", "Type": "kennel club", "Legal status": "active", "Website": "ankc.org.au"} |
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) was a Scottish shipbuilding consortium, created in 1968 as a result of the amalgamation of five major shipbuilders of the River Clyde. It entered liquidation, with much controversy, in 1971. That led to a "work-in" campaign at the company's shipyards, involving shop stewards Jimmy Airlie ... | {"Type": "Private", "Fate": "Liquidated", "Founded": "1968", "Defunct": "1972", "Headquarters": "Fitzpatrick House, Cadogan Street, Glasgow, ScotlandAlexander Stephen House, Linthouse, Glasgow (from 1969)", "Industry": "Shipbuilding", "Subsidiaries": "Clydebank DivisionGovan DivisionLinthouse DivisionScotstoun Division... |
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Cache Creek is a historic transportation junction and incorporated village northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at a junction with Highway 97. The same intersection and the town that grew around it w... | {"Type": "Elected village council", "Land": "10.40", "Density": "92.6", "DST": "-7"} |
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.
Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected... | {"Realm": "Neotropical", "Coordinates": "50,675", "Conservation status": "Relatively stable/intactat0169 Tepui", "Protected": ")Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534-545; Supplemental materi... |
Tunisair () is the national airline of Tunisia. Formed in 1948, it operates scheduled international services to four continents. Its main base is Tunis-Carthage International Airport. The airline's head office is in Tunis, near Tunis Airport."Tunisair Tunis ." Tunisair. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "Head Office Agency ... | {"Airline name": "Tunisair", "IATA Designator": "TU", "ICAO Designator": "TAR", "Callsign": "TUNAIR", "Founded": "1948", "Commenced operations": "1949 4 1 yes", "Major hubs": "Tunis-Carthage International Airport", "Frequent Flyer Program": "Fidelys", "Current Fleet Size": "30", "Number of Destinations": "101", "Headqu... |
Auyán-tepui (), also spelt Ayan,Barnett, A., R. Shapley, P. Benjamin, E. Henry & M. McGarrell (2002). Cotinga 18: 19-36. is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela.Huber, O. (1995). Geographical and physical features. In: P.E. Berry, B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introductio... | {"Location": "Bolívar, Venezuela", "Elevation": "2450", "Coordinates": "Auyán-Tepuy 5.90036 -62.54156 2023-06-17", "Listing": "ALL"} |
Milica "Mila" Mulroney (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица "Мила" Пивнички; née Pivnički; born July 13, 1953) is the wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her husband's tenure than previous spouses of Canadian prime ministers, for her work for children's ch... | {"Name": "Mila Mulroney", "Caption": "Mila Mulroney after a state visit in 1984", "Birth name": "Milica Pivnički", "Birth date": "1953 7 13", "Birth place": "Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia", "Alma mater": "Concordia University", "Nationality": "Canadian", "Spouse(s)": "Brian Mulroney 1973", "Children":... |
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