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HandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, The Long Good Friday and Withnail and I.
History
Foundation
HandMade Films was formed by former Beatle George Harrison and business partner Denis O'Brien in 1978 t... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Filmmaking, distribution", "Founded": "1978", "Defunct": "2020", "Headquarters": "London, England, UK", "Website": "https://www.handmadefilms.film/"} |
Samut Sakhon (, ) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. In 2019, it had a population of 584,703 while covering 872 km², making it the 33rd most populated province whilst being the 4th smallest. Neighboring provinces are (from the southwest clockwise) Sa... | {"Rank": "Ranked 6th", "Density": "662", "ISO 3166 code": "TH-74", "Website": "http://www.samutsakhon.go.th"} |
William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 - March 18, 1947) was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry and co-founder of General Motors and Chevrolet. He created a system in which a company held multiple marques – each seemingly independent, with different automobile lines – bound under a unified corpo... | {"Birth name": "William Crapo Durant", "Birth date": "1861 12 09", "Birth place": "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Death date": "1947 03 18 1861 12 08", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Occupation": "Business", "Children": "Margery Pitt Durant (1887-1969)GW and Foggy Bottom Historical Encyclopedia: Margery Durant ... |
The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative fictio... | {"Awarded for": "The best fantasy story of 40,000 words or more published in English in the prior calendar year", "Presented by": "World Fantasy Convention", "First awarded": "1975", "Website": "worldfantasy.org/awards/"} |
right|thumb|250px|Joe Handley, in 2006.
The 2003 Northwest Territories general election was held on November 24, 2003, to elect the 19 members of the Legislative Assembly.
The election was called on October 27. Premier Stephen Kakfwi had previously chosen not to run.
The territory operates on a consensus government s... | {"Name": "2003 Northwest Territories general election", "Country": "Northwest Territories", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1999 Northwest Territories general election", "Previous year": "1999", "Election date": "November 24, 2003", "Next election": "2007 Northwest Territories general e... |
The 1964 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 15 October 1964, five years after the previous election, and thirteen years after the Conservative Party, first led by Winston Churchill, had regained power. It resulted in the Conservatives, led by the incumbent Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, narrowly lo... | {"Name": "1964 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1959 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1959", "Outgoing members": "List of MPs elected in the 1959 United Kingdom general election", "Next election": "1966 Uni... |
Turin Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (). It is the seat of the Archbishops of Turin.
It was built during 1491-1498, adjacent to a bell tower which had been built in 1470. Designed by Guarino Guarini, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud (the current lo... | {"OS grid reference": "Turin Cathedral", "Location": "Turin", "Country": "Italy", "Denomination": "Roman Catholic Church", "Website": "http://www.duomoditorino.it/", "Consecrated": "1505", "Relics": "Shroud of Turin", "Status": "Cathedral", "Functional status": "Active", "Architect(s)": "Amedeo di Francesco da Settigna... |
Dummy is the debut studio album by English electronic music band Portishead, released on 22 August 1994 by Go! Beat Records.
The album received critical acclaim and won the 1995 Mercury Music Prize. It is often credited with popularising the trip hop genre, and is frequently cited in lists of the best albums of the 19... | {"Released": "22 August 1994", "Recorded": "1993-1994", "Studio": "State of Art and Coach House Studios, Bristol", "Genre": "Trip hop", "Label": "Go! Beat London", "Producer": "Portishead\n Adrian Utley"} |
The Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 111 livery companies of the City of London, ranking second in order of precedence.
Established in 1345 for merchants engaged in the grocery trade, it is one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies.www.british-history.ac.uk
History
thumb|Armorial bearings of the Wor... | {"Motto": "God Grant Grace", "Location": "Grocers' Hall, Princes Street, London EC2", "Date of formation": "1345 yes", "Company association": "Spice merchants", "Order of precedence": "2nd", "Master of company": "James Thompson", "Website": "www.grocershall.co.uk"} |
The 1966 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 31 March 1966. The result was a landslide victory for the Labour Party led by incumbent Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
Wilson decided to call a snap election since his government, elected a mere 17 months previously, in 1964, had an unworkably small majority... | {"Name": "1966 United Kingdom general election", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1964 United Kingdom general election", "Previous year": "1964", "Outgoing members": "List of MPs elected in the 1964 United Kingdom general election", "Next election": "1970 Uni... |
The Republican Labour Party (RLP) was a political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, with two MPs at Stormont, Harry Diamond and Gerry Fitt.David Boothroyd, Politico's guide to the history of British political parties, p. 138 They had previously been the sole Northern Ireland representatives of the Soci... | {"Leader": "Gerry Fitt (1964-1970)Paddy Kennedy (1970-1973)", "Founded": "1964", "Preceded by": "Socialist Republican Party", "Ideology": "Socialism Irish republicanismAnti-Common Market", "Political position": "Centre-left"} |
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London is one of the livery companies of the City of London. It is one of the largest livery companies (with over 1,600 members in 2012) and ranks 58th in their order of precedence.
The society is a member of the London Museums of Health & Medicine and its guild church is the ... | {"Motto": "Opiferque per Orbem Dicor", "Location": "Apothecaries' Hall Black Friars Lane, London(since 1632)", "Date of formation": "1617Royal Charter (James I)", "Company association": "Medicine and pharmacy", "Order of precedence": "58th", "Master of company": "Jonathan Holliday CVO (2022-23)", "Website": "http://www... |
Cooper Industries was an American worldwide electrical products manufacturer headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1833, the company had seven operating divisions including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Fate": "Acquired by Eaton Corporation in 2012", "Founded": "Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States (1833)", "Headquarters": "Houston, Texas, United States", "Industry": "Electrical Products Manufacturing", "Products": "Electrical equipment", "Revenue": "US$5,409.4 million (2011)", "Website": "cooperl... |
Rothesay ( ; ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail link to Glasgow. At the centre of the town is the 13th-century ruin Rothesay Castle, unique ... | {"Population": "(ScotSettlement)", "Council area": "Argyll and Bute", "Lieutenancy area": "Argyll and Bute", "UK Parliament": "Argyll and Bute", "Scottish Parliament": "Argyll and Bute", "Sovereign state": "Scotland", "OS grid reference": "NS 087 645", "Postcode district": "PA20", "Dialling code": "01700"} |
Scott Adams (born July 10, 1952) is an American entrepreneur, computer programmer, and video game designer. He co-founded, with then-wife Alexis, Adventure International in 1979. The company developed and published video games for home computers. The cornerstone products of Adventure International in its early years we... | {"Name": "Scott Adams", "Caption": "Adams in 2002", "Birth date": "1952 7 10 y", "Birth place": "Miami, Florida", "Website": "http://www.msadams.com/"} |
Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California.
History
thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Haslip performs at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2000.
In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drum... | {"Origin": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Genres": "Jazz fusion", "Labels": "MCA, GRP, Heads Up, Mack Avenue Records, Warner Bros.", "Website": "yellowjackets.com", "Members": "Russell FerranteBob MintzerWill KennedyDane Alderson"} |
Zoombinis is a series of educational puzzle computer games that were originally developed by TERC and published by Broderbund. In 1998, Broderbund was purchased by The Learning Company, (formerly SoftKey) who took responsibility for developing and publishing the series in 2001. The series consists of three games: Logic... | {"Title": "Zoombinis", "Image size": "250px", "Caption": "Series Logo", "Genre": "Educational, puzzle", "Developer": "TERC and Broderbund (1996)The Learning Company (formerly SoftKey) (2001-2002)TERC, FableVision, and Learning Games Network (2015)", "Publisher": "Broderbund (1996)The Learning Company (2001-2002)TERC (s... |
The Canada Health Act (CHA; ), adopted in 1984, is the federal legislation in Canada for publicly-funded health insurance, commonly called "medicare", and sets out the primary objective of Canadian healthcare policy.
As set out in the Act, the main objective of healthcare policy in Canada is to facilitate reasonable, ... | {"Short title": "Canada Health ActLoi canadienne sur la santé none", "Long title": "An Act relating to cash contributions by Canada and relating to criteria and conditions in respect of insured health services and extended health care services", "Citation": "RSC 1985, c. C-6", "Enacted by": "Parliament of Canada", "Dat... |
Rocannon's World is a science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, her literary debut. It was published in 1966 as an Ace Double, along with Avram Davidson's The Kar-Chee Reign, following the tête-bêche format. Though it is one of Le Guin's many works set in the universe of the technological Hainish Cycl... | {"Cover artist": "Gerald McConnell", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Hainish Cycle", "Published": "1966 (Ace Books)", "Media type": "Print (Paperback)", "Pages": "117", "ISBN": "0-8240-1424-3", "Followed by": "Planet of Exile (1966)"} |
Television New Zealand (), more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a television network that is broadcast throughout New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region. All of its currently-operating channels are free-to-air and commercially funded.
TVNZ was established in February 1980 following the merger of the two governme... | {"Type": "Crown entity", "Industry": "Broadcast television", "Headquarters": "Auckland, New Zealand", "Founded": "1980 2", "Parent": "Minister of Finance (50%)Minister of Broadcasting (50%)https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/408578/shareholdings Television New Zealand Limited Shareholdi... |
thumb|Skinners' Hall, Dowgate Hill, London, built 1770-90, to the design of William Jupp
The Worshipful Company of Skinners (known as The Skinners' Company) is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. It was originally an association of those engaged in the trade of skins and furs. It was granted Royal Chart... | {"Motto": "To God Only Be All Glory.", "Location": "Skinners' Hall, 8 Dowgate Hill, City of London", "Date of formation": "1327 yes", "Company association": "Fur traders", "Order of precedence": "6th or 7thalternate *The Skinners' and Merchant Taylors' Companies alternate their precedence each year.", "Master of compan... |
Cold Spring Harbor is the debut studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on November 1, 1971, by Family Productions. The album sold poorly, receiving attention mainly after 1973's Piano Man and later albums became popular, and was reissued in 1983.
Composition and recording
Cold Spring Harbor was... | {"Released": "November 1, 1971", "Recorded": "July 1971", "Studio": "Record Plant, Los Angeles, California \"Why Judy Why\" and \"You Look So Good to Me\" - Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York", "Genre": "Pop rock\n soft rock", "Label": "Family Productions/Columbia", "Producer": "Artie Ripp"} |
Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of an Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. A co-production between India and the United Kingdom, the historical drama was directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay wr... | {"Directed by": "Richard Attenborough", "Produced by": "Richard Attenborough", "Written by": "John Briley", "Starring": "Candice Bergen\n Edward Fox\n John Gielgud\n Trevor Howard\n John Mills\n Martin Sheen\n Rohini Hattangadi\n Ben Kingsley", "Music by": "Ravi Shankar\n George Fenton", "Cinematography": "Billy Willia... |
Streetlife Serenade is the third studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on October 11, 1974 by Columbia Records.
The album peaked at No. 35 on the US album charts, eventually selling more than one million copies. Joel's live shows in the 1970s frequently featured the instrumental "Root Beer Ra... | {"Released": "October 11, 1974", "Recorded": "1974", "Studio": "Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood, California", "Genre": "Pop rock\n soft rock", "Label": "Family Productions/Columbia", "Producer": "Michael Stewart"} |
The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. This four acre physic garden, the term here referring to the science of healing, is among the oldest botanical gardens in Britain, after the... | {"Location": "Chelsea, London", "Coordinates": "51 29 6 N 0 9 46 W type:landmark_region:GB", "Area": "3.5 acre ha", "Founder": "Worshipful Society of Apothecaries", "Species": "5,000"} |
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a greenhouse containing several habitats; and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, ... | {"Established": "1891", "Location": "The Bronx, New York City", "Public transit access": "Metro-North Railroad: MNRR Harlem Botanical GardenNew York City Subway: bullets Pelham ParkwayNew York City Bus: Bx12 Bx12 SBS Bx19 Bx22 Bx26", "Website": "http://www.nybg.org/\n yes\n nhl\n New York Botanical Garden October 201... |
Turnstiles is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on May 19, 1976.
Production
Joel recorded Turnstiles in part as a celebration of his return to his native New York City. Three of the album's tracks reference New York: "Summer, Highland Falls", "New York State of Mind" and "Miami... | {"Released": "May 19, 1976", "Recorded": "Mid-1975 to January 1976", "Studio": "Ultrasonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York; Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, New York; Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado", "Genre": "Soft rock\n pop rock\n progressive rock", "Label": "Family Productions/Columbia", "Produc... |
The Mighty Hercules is an animated television series based loosely on the Greek mythology character of Heracles, under his Roman name Hercules. It debuted on television in 1963. The show ran until 1966, coinciding with the sword-and-sandal genre of films popular between 1958 and 1965. Each stand-alone episode runs 5½ m... | {"Genre": "Action\n Adventure", "Running time": "5 minutes (usually compiled into 30-minute omnibuses)This is hardly intuitive, as a 30-minute compilation of six 5-minute shorts wouldn't fit into a half-hour block with commercials. May 2018", "Created by": "Adventure Cartoon Productions", "Directed by": "Joe Oriolo", "... |
The governor-general of Papua New Guinea () is the vice-regal representative of the Papua New Guinean monarch, currently Charles III, in Papua New Guinea. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch after their nomination by the National Parliament by vote, although the monarch is not bound to accept that nominati... | {"Post": "Governor-General", "Body": "Papua New Guinea", "Native name": "tpi Gavena-Jeneral bilong Papua Niugini", "Flag caption": "Flag of the governor-general", "Insignia caption": "Emblem of Papua New Guinea", "Incumbent": "Sir Bob Dadae", "Incumbent since": "28 February 2017", "Department": "Viceroy", "Style": "His... |
Sigma Phi Delta () is an international professional-social fraternity of engineers. As "The Premier International Fraternity of Engineers", the organization is the only fraternity of its kind that draws its membership exclusively from male engineering students at ABET-accredited colleges and universities, as other simi... | {"Founded": "University of Southern California", "Motto": "Pro Bono Professionis(For the Good of the Profession)", "Affiliation": "NIC (former)", "Type": "Professional, Social", "Emphasis": "Engineering", "Scope": "InternationalUnited StatesCanada", "Colors": "#FF0000 darkgray Red and #000000 darkgray Black", "Flower":... |
thumb|right|261px|Footprint map of Save-A-Lot locations, as of February 2021
thumb|Save A Lot store in Murphy, North Carolina, in April 2023
thumb|right|235px|Save A Lot store in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in July 2008
thumb|right|235px|Save A Lot store with the old logo in Streetsboro, Ohio, in June 2003. This has since bee... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Grocery Retail", "Founded": "1977 y, Cahokia, Illinois", "Headquarters": "St. Ann, Missouri", "Products": "Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, produce, snacks, seafood, liquor", "Parent": "Supervalu (1994-2016)Onex Corporation (2016-2020)", "Website": "https://save... |
thumb|Kandalama Reservoir.
Dambulla ( Dam̆bulla, Tampuḷḷai) is a town situated in the north of Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest populated and urbanised centre after Matale in the Matale District. It is situated north-east of Colombo, north of Matale and north of Kandy. Due t... | {"Type": "Municipal Council", "Urban density": "441.0", "Density": "72,306 (Dambulla Division)", "Body": "Dambulla Municipal Council"} |
Aristides Maria Pereira (; 17 November 1923 – 22 September 2011) was a Cape Verdean politician. He was the first President of Cape Verde, serving from 1975 to 1991.
Biography
Pereira was born in Fundo das Figueiras, on the island of Boa Vista. His first job was chief of telecommunications in Guinea-Bissau. From the la... | {"Name": "Aristides Pereira", "Image caption": "Pereira during an official visit to the United States in 1983", "Birth date": "1923 11 17 y", "Birth place": "Fundo das Figueiras, Boa Vista, Overseas Province of Cabo Verde, Portugal", "Death date": "2011 9 22 1923 11 27 y", "Death place": "Coimbra, Portugal", "Spouse(s)... |
Julia Domna (; - 217 AD) was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus. She was the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Domna was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus. In 187, she married Severus, who at the time was governo... | {"Born": "Emesa, Roman Syria", "Died": "Antioch", "Burial": "Mausoleum of Hadrian, Italy", "Father": "Julius Bassianus"} |
Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947) is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded Dyson. He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2023, he is the fifth richest perso... | {"Honorific prefix": "Sir", "Name": "James Dyson", "Post-nominals": "GBR 100% OM CBE RDI FRS FREng FCSD FIET", "Caption": "Dyson at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2015", "Birth date": "1947 5 2 y", "Birth place": "Cromer, Norfolk, England", "Spouse(s)": "Deirdre Hindmarsh 1968", "Children": "3", "Rela... |
Ice milk, or iced milk, is a frozen dessert made with frozen dairy milk, but with less milk fat than regular ice cream. Ice milk is sometimes priced lower than ice cream.
In the United States, ice milk is defined as containing less than 10 percent milk fat and the same sweetener amount as ice cream. A 1994 change in U... | {"Name of food": "Ice milk", "Image caption": "Mint chocolate chip ice milk", "Alternate name": "Iced milk", "Course served": "Dessert"} |
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center within the cities of Brook Park and Cleveland between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks, with a subsidiary facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Its director is James A. Kenyon. Glenn Research Center i... | {"Formed": "1942", "Jurisdiction": "Federal government of the United States", "Headquarters": "41.412843 -81.862399 region:US_type:landmark title,inline", "Website": "http://www.nasa.gov/glenn"} |
Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis when he travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whisky. There, he befriends another estranged American named Charlotte (Scarlett Johans... | {"Directed by": "Sofia Coppola", "Produced by": "Ross Katz\n Sofia Coppola", "Written by": "Sofia Coppola", "Starring": "Bill Murray\n Scarlett Johansson\n Giovanni Ribisi\n Anna Faris\n Fumihiro Hayashi", "Music by": "Kevin Shields\n Brian Reitzell\n Roger Joseph Manning Jr.", "Cinematography": "Lance Acord", "Edited ... |
Deals (previously stylized as DEAL$) was an American chain of discount variety stores owned by Dollar Tree. The chain operated more than 221 stores located in shopping centers, malls (until 2015), and urban areas in 19 states throughout the United States.
Each store stocked a variety of products including national, re... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Industry": "Retail, Variety, Discount", "Fate": "Acquired and re-branded by Dollar Tree", "Founded": "1999 11 in Bridgeton, Missouri", "Defunct": "March 1, 2016", "Headquarters": "United States", "Products": "Health and beauty, food and snacks, party, seasonal décor, housewares, glassware, dinne... |
Adjuntas () is a small mountainside town and municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwestern portion of the island on the Cordillera Central, north of Yauco, Guayanilla, and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and northwest of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 barrios and Adjuntas Pueblo (the... | {"Founded by": "Diego Maldonado", "Land": "66.69", "Water": ".41", "Density": "auto", "Website": "http://adjuntaspr.com", "Rank": "62nd in Puerto Rico"} |
Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896 - 25 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. He was a leading member of the British Independent Group of the British Psychoanalytical Society, President of the ... | {"Name": "Donald Winnicott", "Post-nominals": "GBR FRCP 100%", "Birth name": "Donald Woods Winnicott", "Birth date": "yes 1896 04 7", "Birth place": "Plymouth, Devon, England", "Death date": "yes 1971 01 25 1896 04 28", "Death place": "London, England", "Alma mater": "Jesus College, Cambridge\n St Bartholomew's Hospita... |
Labuan (), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. Its territory includes and six smaller islands, off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and... | {"Type": "Direct federal administration", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+8", "Website": "pl.gov.my/"} |
Cardigan Bay was a New Zealand harness racing pacer foaled 1 September 1956. Affectionately known as "Cardy", he was the first Standardbred to win US$1 million in prize money in North America.Cardigan Bay - First harness horse to win one million dollars He was the ninth horse worldwide to win one million dollars, (the ... | {"Breed": "Standardbred", "Sire": "Hal Tryax (USA)", "Grandsire": "Tryax", "Dam": "Colwyn Bay", "Damsire": "Josedale Dictator (USA)", "Sex": "Gelding", "Foaled": "1956", "Died": "1988", "Country": "New Zealand", "Breeder": "Dave & Sandy Todd", "Owner": "Merv and Audrey Dean", "Trainer": "Dave Todd (New Zealand)Peter Wo... |
Ruth Barcan Marcus (; born Ruth Charlotte Barcan; 2 August 1921 – 19 February 2012) was an American academic philosopher and logician best known for her work in modal and philosophical logic. She developed the first formal systems of quantified modal logic and in so doing introduced the schema or principle known as the... | {"Region": "Western philosophy", "Era": "Contemporary philosophy", "School": "Analytic", "Institutions": "Northwestern UniversityYale University"} |
The Master of Disguise is a 2002 American adventure comedy film directed by Perry Andelin Blake in his sole directorial effort, written by Dana Carvey and Harris Goldberg, and starring Carvey, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould and James Brolin. The film was produced by Carvey's fellow Saturday Night Live al... | {"Directed by": "Perry Andelin Blake", "Produced by": "Sid Ganis\n Alex Siskin\n Barry Bernardi\n Todd Garner", "Written by": "Dana Carvey\n Harris Goldberg", "Starring": "Dana Carvey\n Brent Spiner\n Jennifer Esposito\n Harold Gould\n James Brolin", "Music by": "Marc Ellis", "Cinematography": "Peter Lyons Collister", ... |
The Solar System and Back (1970) is a collection of science essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It is the seventh in a series of books reprinting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Contents
"Nothing" (March 1959)
"The First Metal" (December 1967)
"The Seventh Metal" (January 19... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Fantasy & Science Fiction essays", "Publisher": "Doubleday", "Media type": "Print (Hardback and Paperback)", "Pages": "246", "ISBN": "0-385-02345-6", "Preceded by": "Science, Numbers, and I", "Followed by": "The Stars in their Courses"} |
Card Sharks is an American television game show. It was created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. The game features two contestants who attempt to predict the outcome of survey questions to gain control of a row of oversized playing cards, then determine whether the next card drawn is higher ... | {"Running time": "22-26 minutes (1978-2002)42-46 minutes (2019-21)", "Created by": "Chester Feldman", "Presented by": "Jim Perry\nBob Eubanks\nBill Rafferty\nPat Bullard\nJoel McHale", "Narrated by": "Gene Wood\nGary Kroeger\nDonna Jay Fulks", "Starring": "Ann Pennington\nJanice Baker\nLois Aurino\nKristin Bjorklund\nM... |
Frozen yogurt (also known as frogurt or by the tradename Froyo; ) is a frozen dessert made with yogurt and sometimes other dairy and non-dairy products. Frozen yogurt is a frozen product containing the same basic ingredients as ice cream, but contains live bacterial cultures.
Usually more tart than ice cream (the tang... | {"Name of food": "Frozen yogurt", "Image caption": "Tart flavored frozen yogurt", "Place of origin": "United States", "Serving temperature": "Frozen", "Main ingredient": "Milk solids, sweetener, yogurt culture"} |
The Secret of the Universe (1991) is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It is the twenty-second and final of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF). Asimov died in 1992.
The 22 books collect 373 of Asimov's 399 e... | {"Country": "United States", "Series": "Fantasy & Science Fiction essays", "Publisher": "Doubleday", "Media type": "print (Hardback and Paperback)", "Pages": "240", "ISBN": "0-385-41693-8", "Preceded by": "Out of the Everywhere"} |
Armalcolite () is a titanium-rich mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5. It was first found at Tranquility Base on the Moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission, and is named for Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, the three Apollo 11 astronauts. Together with tranquillityite and pyroxferroite, it is one of three... | {"Category": "Titanium mineral", "IMA symbol": "ArmWarr 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.CB.15", "Unit cell": "a = 9.743(30) b = 10.023(20) c = 3.738(30) [Å], Z = 5", "Optical properties"... |
Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881June 21, 1940), nicknamed the Maverick Marine, was a senior United States Marine Corps officer. During his 34-year career, he fought in the Philippine-American War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Mexican Revolution, and World War I. At the time of his death, Butler was th... | {"Birth name": "Smedley Darlington Butler", "Nickname(s)": "\"Old Gimlet Eye\", \"The Fighting Quaker\", \"Fighting Hell-Devil\"", "Born": "West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Died": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States", "Commands held": "3d Battalion, 1st Marines 13th Marines Marine Barrac... |
thumb|The painting The Moon Goddess Chang E, dated to around 1500 (Ming dynasty)
Chang'e ( ; ), originally known as Heng'e, is the goddess of the Moon in Chinese mythology. In modern times, Chang'e is the namesake of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.
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thumb|The ornate style of clothing worn by these fou... | {"Infobox title": "Chang'e", "Picture caption": "Chang'e flies to the moon drawn by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi", "Name in Chinese": "嫦娥", "Literal meaning": "Chang the Beautiful", "Wade-Giles": "Ch‘ang2-ê2", "Pinyin transcription": "Cháng'é", "Mandarin IPA": "ch ang 2 . e 2", "Gan romanization": "Song4 ngo4", "Jyutping": "Soe... |
Wiluna is a small town in the Goldfields-Esperance region (since 2021)"Wiluna officially joins Goldfields-Esperance region" , Media Statements, Government of Western Australia, 1 June 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2023. of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stoc... | {"Type": "town", "Name": "Wiluna", "State Abbreviation": "wa", "Image": "Wiluna Main Street.JPG", "Caption": "Main Street in Wiluna", "Local Map Enabled": "yes", "Local Map Zoom Level": "7", "Coordinates": "26 35 42 S 120 13 30 E inline,title", "Established": "1898", "Postcode": "6646", "Elevation": "521", "Area": "P20... |
Semisonic is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1995, consisting of Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals). They are best known in the U.S. for their 1998 single "Closing Time". The... | {"Origin": "Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock pop rock post-grunge power pop", "Labels": "MCA, Pleasuresonic", "Website": "semisonic.com", "Members": "John Munson\n Jacob Slichter\n Dan Wilson"} |
K-9 and Company is a one-episode television pilot, for a proposed 1981 television spin-off of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features former series regulars Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist played by Elisabeth Sladen, and K9, a robotic dog voiced by John Leeson. Both character... | {"Running time": "50 minutes", "Created by": "John Nathan-Turner", "Written by": "Terence Dudley", "Directed by": "John Black", "Starring": "Elisabeth Sladen", "Voices of": "John Leeson", "Country of origin": "United Kingdom", "Original network": "BBC1", "Original release": "1981 12 28 y"} |
Old Rauma (, ) is the wooden centre of the town of Rauma, Finland. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991 because of its unique wooden architecture and its well-preserved medieval town layout. It is one of the only medieval towns in Finland.
The area of Old Rauma is about 0.3 km2, with approximatel... | {"Location": "Rauma, Finland", "Criteria": "Cultural: iv, v", "Reference": "582", "Inscription": "1991"} |
Stemming from Sweden, the nyckelharpa (, plural ), meaning "keyed fiddle" or "key harp"(), is a bowed chordophone, similar in appearance to a fiddle or violin, which employs key-actuated tangents along the neck to change the pitch during play, much like a hurdy-gurdy. The keys slide under the strings, with the tangents... | {"Name": "Nyckelharpa", "Image size": "300px", "Caption": "Nyckelharpa being played", "Background": "string", "Names": "key harpnøgleharpe (\"key harp\")avainviulu (\"key violin\")Schlüsselfidel (\"key fiddle\")viola a chiavi (\"keyed viola\")fiddle klawiszowe (\"keyboard fiddle\")viola de teclas (\"keyed violin\")", "... |
Kingsbury is a London Underground station in northwest London, England. It is on the Jubilee line between Queensbury and Wembley Park stations, in Zone 4, in the borough of Brent.
Although now only served by deep-level tube trains, the section of line serving the station is built to surface gauge, and trains to that l... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Kingsbury", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "2", "Accessible": "yes", "Fare zone": "4", "Original company": "Metropolitan Railway", "- interchange": "<!--", "2005": "2.548", "2006": "2.987", "2007": "... |
Wembley Park is a London Underground station in Wembley Park, north west London. The station is served by the Underground's Jubilee and Metropolitan lines and is in Travelcard Zone 4. It is located on Bridge Road (A4089) and is the nearest Underground station to the Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena complex. This is wh... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Wembley Park", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "6 (5 in use)", "Fare zone": "4\n<!--", "- interchange": "<!--", "2005": "7.079", "2006": "11.130", "2007": "11.907", "2008": "10.750", "2009": "9.31-->"... |
thumb|right|Up London Transport Metropolitan line electric train in 1959
Neasden is a London Underground station in Neasden. It is on the Jubilee line, between Wembley Park and Dollis Hill stations. Metropolitan line trains pass through the station but do not stop, except on rare occasions. The Chiltern Main Line/Londo... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Neasden", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "4 (2 in use)\n<!--", "2005": "2.479", "2006": "3.125", "2007": "3.332", "2008": "2.990", "2009": "2.85 -->"} |
Legio IX Hispana ("9th Spanish Legion"), also written as Legio VIIII Hispana, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that existed from the 1st century BC until at least 120 AD. The legion fought in various provinces of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. The nickname "Hispana" was gained when it was statio... | {"Type": "Roman legion (Marian)", "Role": "Infantry assault", "Size": "5,400", "Nickname(s)": "The Lost Legion", "Mascot(s)": "Bull", "Notablecommanders": "Julius Caesar Quintus Petillius Cerialis Gnaeus Julius Agricola"} |
Willesden Green is a London Underground station on Walm Lane in Willesden. It is served by the Jubilee line and is between Dollis Hill and Kilburn stations. Metropolitan line trains also pass through the station, but do not usually stop. The station is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.
History
The station opened ... | {"Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Willesden", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "4 \n<!--", "2005": "7.304", "2006": "8.402", "2007": "8.516", "2008": "8.140", "2009": "7.33-->", "Listing grade": "II", "Added to list": "yes 2006 11 7", "Entry number":... |
Kilburn is a London Underground station near Brondesbury Park in north-west London. It is on the Jubilee line, between Willesden Green and West Hampstead stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station is on the A5 Kilburn High Road or Shoot-up Hill, approximately north of Brondesbury station. Metropolitan line trai... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Brondesbury Park", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "2", "Accessible": "yes", "Original company": "Metropolitan Railway", "2005": "6.65", "2006": "8.018", "2007": "8.502", "2008": "8.... |
Sibiu ( , , , , Transylvanian Saxon: Härmeschtat or Hermestatt, ) is a middle-sized, well-preserved fortified medieval town in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania (, . Located some north-west of Bucharest, the town straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt. Now the county... | {"Founded by": "Hermann", "Density": "auto", "Metro density": "267,170", "DST": "+3", "Website": "https://turism.sibiu.ro/en"} |
West Hampstead is a London Underground station in West Hampstead. It is located on West End Lane between Broadhurst Gardens and Blackburn Road and is situated in Travelcard Zone 2. It is on the Jubilee line between Kilburn and Finchley Road stations. It is from West Hampstead station on the London Overground North Lon... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "West Hampstead", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Number of platforms": "2\n<!--", "2005": "6.892", "2006": "7.466", "2007": "7.459", "2008": "7.360", "2009": "7.44-->"} |
Finchley Road is a London Underground station at the corner of Finchley Road and Canfield Gardens in the London Borough of Camden, north London. It is on the Jubilee line, between West Hampstead and Swiss Cottage stations and on the Metropolitan line between Wembley Park and Baker Street stations. It is in Travelcard Z... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Finchley Road", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden \n<!--", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2005": "8.836", "2006": "9.820", "2007": "9.778", "2008": "10.180", "2009": "9.30-->"} |
Swiss Cottage is a London Underground station at Swiss Cottage, north London. It is on the Jubilee line, between and stations. It lies in Travelcard Zone 2 and is located at the junction of Finchley Road, Avenue Road and College Crescent. The station is a local station, with the Metropolitan Line bypassing the statio... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Swiss Cottage", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "2", "Original company": "London Passenger Transport Board", "2005": "5.830", "2006": "6.935", "2007": "7.244", "2008": "7.060", "200... |
St. John's Wood is a London Underground station located in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster, north-west London. It was opened in 1939 as a stop on the Bakerloo line. Today St. John's Wood is served by the Jubilee line, between Swiss Cottage and Baker Street stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. Essentially, St... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "St John's Wood", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "2", "Original company": "London Passenger Transport Board", "2005": "5.36", "2006": "6.336", "2007": "6.65", "2008": "6.66", "2009": "6.... |
Bond Street is a London Underground and Elizabeth line station in Mayfair, in the West End of London. Entrances are on Oxford Street, near its junction with New Bond Street, and on Hanover Square.
The station is on the Central line, between and stations, the Jubilee line, between and , and the Elizabeth line betwee... | {"External links": "BDS", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Location": "Mayfair", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "4", "Fare zone": "1", "- interchange": "<!--", "2005": "29.57", "2006": "32.76", "2007": "36.696", "2008": "36.410", "2009": "36.85-->",... |
Southwark is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Southwark at the corner of Blackfriars Road and The Cut. It is between and stations on the Jubilee line, and is in Travelcard Zone 1. It was opened on 20 November 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. The station is somewhat west of historic Sou... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Bankside", "Local authority": "London Borough of Southwark", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1", "Original company": "London Regional Transport", "2003": "5.803", "2004": "6.311", "2005": "6.45", "2006": "7.508", "2007": "8.521... |
Bermondsey is a London Underground station. It is in the eastern part of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark and also serves the western part of Rotherhithe, in south-east London.
The station itself was designed by Ian Ritchie Architects. Although it was originally intended to have a multi-storey office buil... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Bermondsey", "Local authority": "Southwark", "Original company": "London Regional Transport", "Number of platforms": "2\n<!--", "2006": "5.824", "2007": "6.560", "2008": "6.650", "2009": "6.378-->", "Accessible": "yes"} |
Canada Water is a London Underground and London Overground station located in Canada Water, in south London, England. It takes its name from Canada Water, a lake which was created from a former dock in the Port of London.
The station is located on the Jubilee line between and stations and on the East London line bet... | {"External links": "ZCW", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Canada Water", "Local authority": "London Borough of Southwark", "Original company": "London Regional Transport", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2006": "8.492", "2007": "8.949", "2008": "11.... |
Canning Town is a London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and London Buses station in Canning Town in London, England. It is designed as an intermodal metro and bus station, fully opening in 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension - replacing the original station site north of the A13. On 11 November 2015,... | {"External links": "bus", "Managed by": "London Buses", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Canning Town", "Local authority": "London Borough of Newham", "Number of platforms": "6\n<!--", "2006": "7.316", "2007": "8.099", "2008": "7.980", "2009": "7.835-->", "Owner": "Transport for London", "Accessible": "yes", "2007-08": "... |
West Ham is a London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and National Rail intermodal interchange station in West Ham, London, United Kingdom. The station is served by London Underground's District, Hammersmith & City and Jubilee lines, the Stratford International branch of the DLR, and c2c National Rail service... | {"External links": "WEH", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "West Ham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Newham", "Number of platforms": "8", "Fare zone": "3", "DfT category": "C1", "Accessible": "yes", "Original company": "London, Tilbury and Southend Railway", "Pre-grouping": "Midland Railway", "Po... |
Stratford is a major multi-level railway station which rates as the fifth busiest station in Britain, serving the district of Stratford and the mixed-use development known as Stratford City, in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is served by the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway ... | {"External links": "SRA", "Managed by": "Transport for Londonhttp://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/get_document.php?id=2325 Rail & Underground Sub-committee Sub-committee Minutes 16 May 2006 8 December 2009 London TravelWatch dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061210180137/http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/get_d... |
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects. Mostly filmed on location in London, the screenplay delves into different a... | {"Directed by": "Richard Curtis", "Produced by": "Duncan Kenworthy\n Tim Bevan\n Eric Fellner\n Debra Hayward\n Liza Chasin", "Written by": "Richard Curtis", "Starring": "Hugh Grant\n Liam Neeson\n Colin Firth\n Laura Linney\n Emma Thompson\n Alan Rickman\n Keira Knightley\n Martine McCutcheon\n Bill Nighy\n Rowan Atki... |
Queensbury is a London Underground station in Queensbury, London. It is on the Jubilee line, between Canons Park and Kingsbury stations, and in Travelcard Zone 4.
History
The station opened on 16 December 1934, two years after the neighbouring stations, as part of the Metropolitan line and with its branch was transfer... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "4", "Location": "Queensbury", "Local authority": "Brent", "Original company": "Metropolitan Railway", "Number of platforms": "2 \n<!--", "2005": "2.417", "2006": "2.805", "2007": "3.192", "2008": "3.210", "2009": "3.19-->"} |
Canons Park is a London Underground station at Canons Park of the London Borough of Harrow, north London. It is on the Jubilee line, between Stanmore and Queensbury stations and is in Travelcard Zone 5. It is also the least used station on the Jubilee line with an average of 1.68 million passengers per year.
History
T... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Canons Park", "Local authority": "Harrow", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "5", "Original company": "Metropolitan Railway", "2005": "1.217", "2006": "1.366", "2007": "1.536", "2008": "1.56", "2009": "1.64-->"} |
Stanmore is a London Underground station in Stanmore. It is the northern terminus of the Jubilee line and the next station towards south is Canons Park. The station is on the south side of London Road (part of the A410) and is in Travelcard Zone 5.
History
Stanmore station was opened on 10 December 1932 by the Metropo... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "5", "Location": "Stanmore", "Local authority": "Harrow", "Original company": "Metropolitan Railway", "Number of platforms": "3 \n<!--", "2005": "2.236", "2006": "2.547", "2007": "2.828", "2008": "2.780", "2009": "2.78-->", "Accessible":... |
Lambeth North is a London Underground station in the district of Lambeth, at the junction of Westminster Bridge Road and Baylis Road. It is on the Bakerloo line, between Elephant & Castle and Waterloo, and is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is located at 110 Westminster Bridge Road, and is the nearest tube station to the Impe... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Lambeth", "Local authority": "Lambeth (borough)", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1", "Original company": "Baker Street and Waterloo Railway", "2006": "2.849", "2007": "2.94", "2008": "3.200", "2009": "3.31-->"} |
Regent's Park is a London Underground station south of Regent's Park. It is on a northern cusp of Fitzrovia and Marylebone on the Bakerloo line, between Baker Street and Oxford Circus. Its access is on Marylebone Road, within Park Crescent, in Travelcard Zone 1, in which zone it is the second-least used station (least... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Marylebone", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1", "Original company": "Baker Street and Waterloo Railway", "2006": "3.401", "2007": "2.874", "2008": "3.340", "2009": "3.272-->"} |
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira () (born 17 May 1952 in Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish politician. He was the Vice-president of the Catalan Government from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2008 he was the leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC).
ERC campaigns for Catalonia's ind... | {"Honorific prefix": "The Honourable", "Name": "Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira", "Term start": "29 November 2006", "Term end": "29 December 2010", "Order 2": "2nd First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya", "President 2": "Pasqual Maragall", "Predecessor 2": "Artur Mas", "Successor 2": "Josep Bargalló", "Birth date": "y... |
The Republican Left of Catalonia (, ERC; ; generically branded as ) is a pro-Catalan independence, social-democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, with a presence also in Valencia, the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales (Northern Catalonia).Jaume Renyer... | {"Abbreviation": "ERC", "President": "Oriol Junqueras", "Founded": "19 March 1931", "Ideology": "nowrap\n hargreaves/>\n \"ReferenceA\">The ERC is widely described as pro-independence: Helena Buffery Elisenda Marcer Historical Dictionary of the Catalans Scarecrow Press 2011 198 Elisenda Paluzie Elisenda Paluz... |
Euston is a London Underground station. It directly connects with Euston main line station above it. The station is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Euston was constructed as two separate underground stations. Three of the four Northern line platforms date from the station's opening in 1907. The fourth Northern line platform and... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Euston Road", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Number of platforms": "6", "Fare zone": "1", "2006": "25.67", "2007": "25.78", "2008": "28.13", "2009": "31.12-->"} |
Warwick Avenue ( ) is a London Underground station in Little Venice in the City of Westminster in northwest London. The station is on the Bakerloo line, between Paddington and Maida Vale stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.
History
Warwick Avenue opened on 31 January 1915 on the Bakerloo tube's extension from Pad... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Little Venice", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "2", "Original company": "London Electric Railway\n<!--", "2003": "3.098", "2004": "3.267", "2005": "3.433", "2006": "4.127", "2007": "4.2... |
Maida Vale is a London Underground station in Maida Vale in inner north-west London. The station is on the Bakerloo line, between Kilburn Park and Warwick Avenue stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station is 'Grade II' listed building being of architectural and historic interest. In 2009 the station won a Nati... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Maida Vale", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Original company": "London Electric Railway", "Number of platforms": "2 \n<!--", "2006": "3.178", "2007": "3.051", "2008": "3.210", "2009": "3.161 -->", "Listing ... |
Kilburn Park is a London Underground station at Kilburn in the London Borough of Brent. The station is on the Bakerloo line, between Queen's Park and Maida Vale stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station is situated on Cambridge Avenue approximately 100 m west of Kilburn High Road, shortly before it becomes Ma... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Kilburn", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "2 \n<!--", "2006": "3.267", "2007": "3.363", "2008": "3.620", "2009": "4.068-->", "Listing grade": "II", "Added to list": "yes 1979 3 15", ... |
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Kensal Green is a railway station served by London Underground Bakerloo line and London Overground trains. It is located in College Road, London NW10 close to the junction with Harrow Road. It is about 0.5 mile (750m) route distance from the older Kensal Rise station located to the north east on the North London line, ... | {"External links": "KNL \n<!--", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Notting Hill", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "Number of platforms": "2 \n<!--", "2005": "2.000", "2006": "2.387", "2007": "2.387", "2008": "2.630", "2009": "2.185-->", "2004-05":... |
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 - 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror films.
His mos... | {"Name": "Lucio Fulci", "Caption": "Fulci in 1994", "Birth date": "1927 6 17 y", "Birth place": "Rome, Kingdom of Italy", "Death date": "1996 3 13 1927 6 17 y", "Death place": "Rome, Italy", "Resting place": "Cimitero Laurentino, Rome, Italy", "Years active": "1950-1991", "Occupation": "Film director, screenwriter, act... |
Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, (9 January 1780 - 21 July 1845) was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835.The Times, 20 February 1835, Page 1
Background and education
A member of the Manners family headed by the Duke of Rutland, Manners-Sutton was b... | {"Name": "The Viscount Canterbury", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Portrait of Lord Canterbury by Henry William Pickersgill, 1833.", "Birth date": "9 January 1780", "Birth place": "Screveton, Nottinghamshire", "Death date": "y 1845 07 21 1780 01 09", "Death place": "Southwick Crescent, Paddington, London", "N... |
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline FRSE (7 November 177617 April 1858), was a British barrister and Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1835 and 1839, the first Scottish MP to hold that position.
Background and education
Abercromby was the third son of General Sir Ralph Abercrom... | {"Name": "The Lord Dunfermline", "Order 2": "Judge Advocate General", "Monarch 2": "George IV", "Prime minister 2": "George Canning The Viscount Goderich", "Predecessor 2": "Sir John Beckett, Bt", "Successor 2": "Sir John Beckett, Bt", "Birth date": "yes 1776 11 7", "Death date": "yes 1858 04 17 1776 11 07", "Death pl... |
Willesden Junction is a railway station in Harlesden, north-west London, UK. It is served by both London Overground and London Underground services.
History
thumb|left|305px|Willesden Junction in 1903. The pre-1866 'Willesden' station (near the site of station) was on the red line to the west, just beyond the green ... | {"Managed by": "London Overground", "Owner": "Network Rail", "Fare zone": "3", "Location": "Harlesden", "Local authority": "London Borough of Brent", "External links": "WIJ", "Original company": "London & North Western Railway", "Post-grouping": "London Midland & Scottish Railway", "Number of platforms": "5\n<!--", "20... |
The Unionist Party was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965.
Independent of, although associated with, the Conservative Party in England and Wales, it stood for election at different periods of its history in alliance with a small number of Liberal Unionist and National Liberal candi... | {"Founded": "1912", "Ideology": "Conservatism\nBritish unionism\nBritish imperialism\nScottish regionalism", "Political position": "Centre-right", "National affiliation": "Conservative Party", "Preceded by": "Conservative Party\nLiberal Unionist Party", "Merged into": "Scottish Conservatives"} |
Gates to Paradise is a 1968 film by Polish director Andrzej Wajda. The film is set in medieval France and is based on a novel by Polish writer Jerzy Andrzejewski (1960) that seeks to expose the motives behind youthful religious zeal. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
In 1212, a Chil... | {"Directed by": "Andrzej Wajda", "Produced by": "Sam Waynberg", "Written by": "Jerzy AndrzejewskiDonald Howarth", "Starring": "John FordyceLionel StanderMathieu CarrièrePauline ChallonerFerdy Mayne", "Music by": "Ward Swingle", "Cinematography": "Mieczyslaw Jahoda"} |
Edgware Road is a London Underground station on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines, located on the corner of Chapel Street and Cabbell Street, within Travelcard zone 1. A separate station of the same name but served by the Bakerloo line is located about 150 metres away on the opposite side of Marylebone ... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Edgware Road", "Local authority": "City of Westminster", "Number of platforms": "4", "Fare zone": "1", "2006": "6.043", "2007": "5.993", "2008": "6.040", "2009": "6.800-->"} |
Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley, GCB, PC (22 February 1794 - 28 December 1888), was a British Whig politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1839 to 1857. He is the second-longest serving Speaker of the House of Commons, behind Arthur Onslow.
Background and education
Shaw-Lefevre was th... | {"Name": "The Viscount Eversley", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "Lord Eversley, 1875 portrait", "Birth date": "22 February 1794", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1888 12 28 1794 02 22 y", "Nationality": "British", "Alma mater": "Trinity College, Cambridge", "Spouse(s)": "Emma Whitbread (d. 18... |
Milan Milutinović (; 19 December 1942 - 2 July 2023) was a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 1997 to 2002.
Milutinović served as Secretary for Education and Science of Serbia (1977-1982), Director of the National Library of Serbia (1983-1987), Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavi... | {"Name": "Milan Milutinović", "Native name": "Милан Милутиновић", "Native name language": "sr", "Image caption": "Milutinović in 2005", "Term start": "29 December 1997", "Term end": "29 December 2002", "Office 2": "Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia", "Predecessor 2": "Vladislav Jovanović", "Successor 2": "Živad... |
Naomie Melanie Harris (born 6 September 1976) is a British actress. She started her career when she was a child, appearing in the television series Simon and the Witch in 1987. She portrayed Selena in the zombie film 28 Days Later (2002), the witch Tia Dalma in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, Winn... | {"Post-nominals": "GBR 100% OBE", "Name": "Naomie Harris", "Caption": "Harris in 2014", "Birth name": "Naomie Melanie Harris", "Birth date": "yes 1976 9 6", "Birth place": "Islington, London, England", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years active": "1987-present", "Alma mater": "Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA)\nBristol Old ... |
Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, (3 August 182924 October 1912), was a British Liberal politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1895. He was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1884 until 1895, when he was raised to the peerage.
Early life
Peel was the fifth and youngest son of the Conservat... | {"Name": "The Viscount Peel", "Office 2": "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs", "Prime minister 2": "William Ewart Gladstone", "Predecessor 2": "Matthew White Ridley", "Successor 2": "Leonard Courtney", "Birth date": "3 August 1829", "Death date": "y 1912 10 24 1829 08 3", "Nationality": "British",... |
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