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Wembley Central is an interchange station on the West Coast Main Line (WCML), London Overground and London Underground on the Watford DC line in Wembley, in north-west London, served by suburban services operated by London Underground and London Overground and regional services operated Southern services. It is on the ... | {"Managed by": "London Undergroundhttp://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/3736.html Safety boost as London Underground to take control of 11 Silverlink stations Transport for London 5 December 2006 5 February 2013", "Owner": "Network Rail", "External links": "rail", "DfT category": "C2", "Fare ... |
The Ulster Democratic Party (UDP) was a small loyalist political party in Northern Ireland. It was established in June 1981 as the Ulster Loyalist Democratic Party by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), to replace the New Ulster Political Research Group. The UDP name had previously been used in the 1930s by an unrela... | {"Founded": "June 1981", "Preceded by": "New Ulster Political Research Group", "Succeeded by": "Ulster Political Research Group", "Ideology": "Ulster loyalismUlster nationalismDevolution", "Political position": "Centre-right to right-wing with far-right factions"} |
Reading School is a state grammar school for boys with academy status in the English town of Reading, the county of Berkshire. It traces its history back to the school of Reading Abbey and is, thus, one of the oldest schools in England, although it closed for a few years in the 1860s. It is a state boarding school. The... | {"Religious affiliation(s)": "previously Church of England", "Coordinates": "51 26 54 N 0 57 18 W type:edu_region:GB title,inline", "Houses": "#00AA00 School (green)\n #800020 County (burgundy)\n #EE00EE East (pink/cerise)\n #FEDC00 West (yellow/gold)\n #66AAFF Laud (light blue)", "Publication": "Floreat Redingensis",... |
George Oppen (April 24, 1908 - July 7, 1984) was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets. He abandoned poetry in the 1930s for political activism and moved to Mexico in 1950 to avoid the attentions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. He returned to poetry—and to t... | {"Name": "George Oppen", "Caption": "December 1980 Berkeley, CA (Photo by Richard Friedman)", "Birth date": "1908 4 24", "Birth place": "New Rochelle, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1984 7 7 1908 4 24", "Death place": "California, U.S.", "Occupation": "Poet, cabinet maker", "Education": "Oregon State University"} |
Foundever (previously known as Sitel) is a privately owned contact center company headquartered in Miami, Florida. It provides outsourced sales, technical support, customer service, and other business processes for large companies. The company has 170,000 employees and $4 billion in revenue.
Foundever started as a sub... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Customer service and business process outsourcing", "Revenue": "$4 billion (2023)", "Parent": "Groupe Acticall", "Founded": "1985", "Headquarters": "United States", "Website": "https://foundever.com/"} |
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Always Coming Home is a 1985 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. It is ... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Published": "1985 (Harper and Row)", "Media type": "Print (hardcover and paperback)", "Pages": "523", "ISBN": "0-06-015545-0"} |
Tales from Earthsea is a collection of fantasy stories and essays by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Harcourt in 2001. It serves as an accompaniment to the five novels (1968 to 2001) of the Earthsea cycle, all set in the fictional archipelago Earthsea.
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Tales from Earthsea won t... | {"Cover artist": "Kelly Nelson (design) Marion Wood Kolisch (photo)", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Earthsea", "Published": "2001 (Harcourt Brace & Company)", "Media type": "Print (hardcover)", "Pages": "296", "ISBN": "0-15-100561-3", "Preceded by": "Tehanu", "Followed by": "The Other Wi... |
Young Törless () is a 1966 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, adapted from the 1906 novel The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil. It deals with the violent and sadistic tendencies of a group of boys at an Austrian military academy at the beginning of the 20th century.
Plot
At the beginning of t... | {"Directed by": "Volker Schlöndorff", "Produced by": "\"filmportal\" />", "Written by": "Volker SchlöndorffHerbert Asmodi deRobert Musil (novel)", "Starring": "Mathieu CarrièreMarian SeidowskyBernd TischerFred Dietz", "Music by": "Hans Werner Henze", "Cinematography": "Franz Rath", "Edited by": "Claus von Boro", "Distr... |
is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries ranging from the internet to automation. Wit... | {"Type": "Public KK", "ISIN": "n y JP3436100006", "Founded": "yes 1981 9 3", "Headquarters": "Japan", "Industry": "Conglomerate", "Products": "Investment Internet Internet of Things Artificial Intelligence Robotics E-commerce", "Revenue": "6.57 trillion yes (2022)https://group.softbank/system/files/pdf/ir/financials/fi... |
Emma Hart Willard (February 23, 1787 - April 15, 1870) was an American female education activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York. With the success of her school, Willard was able to t... | {"Name": "Emma Hart Willard", "Caption": "Emma Willard, c. 1805-1815", "Birth date": "February 23, 1787", "Birth place": "Berlin, Connecticut, U.S.", "Death date": "April 15, 1870 (aged 83)", "Death place": "Troy, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "educator, author, women's rights activist"} |
The Thames River () is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Nor... | {"Mouth": "Long Island Sound", "Location": "New London and Groton", "Coordinates": "41.3125 -72.0804 inline,title dms", "Width": "4348 ft"} |
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. Charles told Samuel Pepys in 1680 that while he was hiding in the tree, a Parliam... | {"Species": "Quercus robur", "Location": "England", "Coordinates": "52.67008 -2.24185 dms type:landmark_region:GB inline,title", "Date seeded": "Original - unknown Descendant of Royal Oak - c.1725 AD Descendant of Royal Oak - 1897 AD Descendant of Royal Oak - 1951 AD Descendant of Royal Oak - 2001 AD", "Date felled... |
The Timurid dynasty (), self-designated as Gurkani (), was a Sunni MuslimMaria E. Subtelny, Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Persia, Vol. 7, (Brill, 2007), 201. dynasty or clan of Turco-Mongol originB.F. Manz, "Tīmūr Lang", in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Online Edition, 2006Encyc... | {"Country": "Timurid Empire\nMughal Empire", "Current region": "Central AsiaGreater IranIndian peninsula", "Cadet branches": "Mughal dynasty", "Titles": "Amir\n Beg\n Gurkani\n Mirza\n Sahib Qiran\n Sultan\n Shah\n Padishah", "Founded": "1370", "Founder": "Timur", "Final ruler": "Bahadur Shah II", "Dissolution": "1857"... |
The International Basketball League (IBL) was a short-lived professional men's basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.
History
The International Basketball League was founded in early 1999 and made plans to begin play in ... | {"Title": "International Basketball League (IBL)", "Map size": "150px", "Caption": "International Basketball League Logo", "Sport": "Basketball", "Founded": "1999", "Folded": "2001", "Inaugural season": "1999-2000", "Teams": "13", "Continent": "FIBA Americas", "Champion": "St. Louis Swarm (2nd title)", "Most titles (pl... |
René of Chalon (5 February 1519 – 15 July 1544), also known as Renatus of Chalon, was a Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht and Gelre.
Life
René was born in Breda, the only son of Count Henry III of Nassau-Breda and Claudia of Chalon. Claudia's brother, Philibert of Chalon, was the last Princ... | {"Image caption": "René of Chalon", "Succession title": "Prince of Orange", "Father": "Henry III of Nassau-Breda", "Mother": "Claudia of Chalon", "Birth date": "5 February 1519", "Birth place": "Breda, Duchy of Brabant", "Death date": "1544 7 15 1519 2 5 y", "Death place": "Saint-Dizier, Kingdom of France", "Buried": "... |
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is an historical romance novel written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences.Last, of the Mohicans, The. In: Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster,... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Series": "Leatherstocking Tales", "Publisher": "H.C. Carey & I. Lea", "Preceded by": "The Pioneers (1823)", "Followed by": "The Prairie (1827)"} |
Power Corporation of Canada () is a management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment management, including a portfolio of alternative investment platforms.
History
Power Corporation of Cana... | {"Type": "Public", "Headquarters": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Founded": "1925Federal Corporation Information https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=134881&V_TOKEN=1538264268403&crpNm=Power+Corporation+of+Canada&crpNmbr=&bsNmbr= 2018-09-30 Corporations Canada", "Industry": "Congl... |
Arthur Veary Treacher (, 23 July 1894 - 14 December 1975) was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such as the P.G. Wodehouse valet character Jeeves (Thank You, Jeeves!, 1936) and the kind butlers opposite Shirle... | {"Name": "Arthur Treacher", "Image": "Arthur Treacher 1968.JPG", "Caption": "Treacher in 1968", "Birth name": "Arthur Veary Treacher", "Birth date": "yes 1894 07 23", "Birth place": "Brighton, East Sussex, England", "Death date": "yes 1975 12 14 1894 07 23", "Death place": "Manhasset, New York, U.S.", "Occupation": "Ac... |
The PowerPC 970, PowerPC 970FX, and PowerPC 970MP are 64-bit PowerPC processors from IBM introduced in 2002. When used in PowerPC-based Macintosh computers, Apple referred to them as the PowerPC G5.
The 970 family was created through a collaboration between IBM and Apple. The project went under the codename GP-UL or ... | {"Launched": "2002", "CPU": "2.7 GHz", "Designed by": "IBM", "Common manufacturer(s)": "IBM", "Instruction set": "32/64-bit PowerPC 2.01", "Cores": "1-2", "Cache": "64 KB instruction32 KB data", "L2 cache": "512-1024 KB", "Application": "Desktop", "Variant(s)": "970, 970FX, 970MP", "Predecessor(s)": "POWER4"} |
Borough is a London Underground station in the Borough area of the London Borough of Southwark in central London. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern line between Elephant & Castle and London Bridge stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 1.
The station entrance is in Borough High Street (part of the A3), on the corne... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "The Borough", "Local authority": "London Borough of Southwark", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1", "2003": "2.957", "2004": "3.106", "2005": "3.158", "2006": "3.676", "2007": "4.138", "2008": "4.140", "2009": "4.86-->", "Origi... |
Old Street is a National Rail and London Underground station at the junction of Old Street and City Road in central London, England. The station is on the Bank branch of the Northern line between Angel and Moorgate stations and on the Northern City Line between Moorgate and Essex Road stations. The station is in the Lo... | {"External links": "OLD", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "1", "Location": "St Luke's", "Local authority": "Islington", "Number of platforms": "4", "DfT category": "E\n <!--", "2003": "1em 12.799", "2004": "13.791", "2005": "13.393", "2006": "15.804", "2007": "17.927", "2008": "19.240", "2009": "19.60"... |
Angel is a London Underground station in the Angel area of the London Borough of Islington. It is on the Bank branch of the Northern line, between King's Cross St. Pancras and Old Street stations, in Travelcard Zone 1. The station was originally built by the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) and opened on 17 November... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Angel", "Local authority": "London Borough of Islington", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1", "2003": "1em13.845", "2004": "14.76", "2005": "14.03", "2006": "15.16", "2007": "16.63", "2008": "17.82", "2009": "18.05-->"} |
Kennington is a London Underground station on Kennington Park Road in Kennington within the London Borough of Southwark. The station is at the junction of the Charing Cross and Bank branches of the Northern line to the north and the Morden and Battersea Power Station branches to the south. Its neighbouring stations to ... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Kennington Park Road", "Local authority": "Southwark", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2003": "1em 2.92", "2004": "3.28", "2005": "3.196", "2006": "3.59", "2007": "4.155", "2008": "4.18... |
Stockwell is a London Underground station in Stockwell in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is located on the Northern line between Oval and Clapham North stations, and on the Victoria line between Brixton and Vauxhall stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station opened on 4 November 1890 as the southern terminus... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Stockwell", "Local authority": "Lambeth", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2003": "1em 6.93", "2004": "7.15", "2005": "6.924", "2006": "7.69", "2007": "7.995", "2008": "8.36", "2009": "7... |
LaVonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter (born October 13, 1977) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Georgia and for the National Football League (NFL) teams Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets. Outside the NFL, he also was a member of the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade ... | {"Born:": "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "217", "High school:": "Southwest DeKalb(Decatur, Georgia)", "College:": "Georgia (1998-2000)", "NFL Draft:": "53"} |
Clapham North is an Underground station in Clapham, London. It is on the Northern line between Clapham Common and Stockwell. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2, at the northern end of Clapham High Street, and a short walk away from Clapham High Street railway station. Although there is no direct interchange be... | {"Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Clapham", "Local authority": "London Borough of Lambeth", "Number of platforms": "2\n<!--", "2003": "1em 4.568", "2004": "4.803", "2005": "5.022", "2006": "5.542", "2007": "5.711", "2008": "5.850", "2009": "5.57-->", "Ext... |
Broadstairs is a coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England, about east of London. It is part of the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, which includes St Peter's, and had a population in 2011 of about 25,000. Situated between Margate and Ramsgate, Broadstairs is one of Tha... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(Broadstairs and St Peter's parish 2011)http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121243&c=Broadstairs&d=16&e=62&g=6438917&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1443796514190&enc=1 Civil Parish population 2011 2 October 2015 https://web.ar... |
Camborne () is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845.Office for National Statistics, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics, Area: Camborne parishCornwall; Explore Britain The northern edge of the parish includ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "Population": "(2013)", "UK Parliament": "Camborne and Redruth", "Postcode district": "TR", "Dialling code": "01209", "OS grid reference": "SW645400"} |
Cambourne is a new settlement and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, in the district of South Cambridgeshire. It lies on the A428 road between Cambridge, to the east, and St Neots and Bedford to the west. It comprises the three villages of Great Cambourne, Lower Cambourne and Upper Cambourne. The area is close t... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/census2011/census_maps Census Maps | Cambridgeshire Insight 25 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728074740/http://www.cambridgeshireinsight.org.uk/census2011/census_maps 28 July 2014 dead dmy-all", "Distric... |
Clacton-on-Sea, often simply called Clacton, is a seaside town and resort in the county of Essex, on the east coast of England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District, with a population of 53,200 (2021). The town is situated around 77 miles north-east of Central ... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "53,200 (Built-up area, 2021)Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 Census 2021 Office for National S... |
Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Clitheroe built-up area had an estimated population of 16,279.
The town's most... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Clitheroe https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/northwestengland/admin/ribble_valley/E04005253__clitheroe/ City population 25 October 2022", "District": "Ribble Valley", "Shire county": "Lancashire", "UK Parliament": "Ribble Valley", "Postcode district": "BB",... |
Frome ( ) is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England. The town is built on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, and centres on the River Frome. The town, about south of Bath, is part of the parliamentary constituency of Somerton and Frome. The population was 28,559 in 2021.
Frome wa... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)Frome https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/mendip/E04008560__frome/ City population 25 October 2022", "Unitary authority": "Somerset Council", "Ceremonial county": "Somerset", "UK Parliament": "Somerton and Frome", "Postcode district": ... |
Helston () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the northern end of the Lizard Peninsula approximately east of Penzance and south-west of Falmouth.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End Helston is the most southerly town on the island of Great Britain and i... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)", "Unitary authority": "Cornwall", "Ceremonial county": "Cornwall", "UK Parliament": "St Ives", "Postcode district": "TR12, TR13", "Dialling code": "01326", "OS grid reference": "SW664273"} |
Ilfracombe ( ) is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England, with a small harbour surrounded by cliffs.
The parish stretches along the coast from the 'Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay toward the east and along the Torrs to Lee Bay toward the west. The resort is hilly and the highest point wi... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 parish census)http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-southwestengland.php?cityid=E34002653 Ilfracombe (Devon) City population 21 February 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150202055656/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-southwestengland.php?cityid=... |
Warren Street is a London Underground station, located at the intersection of Tottenham Court Road and Euston Road and named after adjoining Warren Street. It is part of the Northern and Victoria lines and although it is relatively used less than a number of neighbouring stations, it provides an interchange between the... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Location": "Euston Road", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Number of platforms": "4", "Fare zone": "1", "2006": "14.043", "2007": "14.174", "2008": "14.380", "2009": "14.04 -->"} |
Goodge Street is a London Underground station on Tottenham Court Road in Fitzrovia, in the London Borough of Camden. It is on the Northern line's Charing Cross branch between Warren Street and Tottenham Court Road stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.
Location
The station is on the western side of Tottenham Court Ro... | {"External links": "underground", "Location": "Tottenham Court Road, Fitzrovia", "Local authority": "London Borough of Camden", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Number of platforms": "2", "Fare zone": "1 \n<!--", "2006": "7.317", "2007": "7.936", "2008": "8.49", "2009": "8.69-->"} |
Morden is a London Underground station in Morden in the London Borough of Merton. The station is the southern terminus for the Northern line and is the most southerly station on the Underground network, despite being on the Northern Line. The next station towards north is . The station is located on London Road (A24), ... | {"External links": "MDNhttps://content.tfl.gov.uk/station-abbreviations.pdf Station Codes Transport for London 23 September 2021", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Owner": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "4", "Location": "Morden", "Local authority": "Merton", "Number of platforms": "5 (facing 3 rails)\n<!--", "2... |
Hammersmith is a London Underground station in Hammersmith. It is on the District line between Barons Court and Ravenscourt Park, and on the Piccadilly line between Barons Court and Acton Town or Turnham Green at very early morning and late evening hours. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The Hammersmith & City lin... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Hammersmith", "Local authority": "Hammersmith & Fulham", "Number of platforms": "4\n<!--", "2006": "27.724", "2007": "27.176", "2008": "28.980", "2009": "27.43-->", "Accessible": "yes"} |
Dinotopia is a series of illustrated fantasy books, created by author and illustrator James Gurney. It is set in the titular Dinotopia, an isolated island inhabited by shipwrecked humans and sapient dinosaurs who have learned to coexist peacefully as a single symbiotic society. The first book was published in 1992 and ... | {"Illustrator": "Various", "Cover artist": "Various", "Translator": "Various", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)"} |
Earl's Court tube station is a Grade II listed London Underground station in Earl's Court, London, on the District and Piccadilly lines. It is an important interchange for both lines and is situated in both Travelcard Zone 1 and Zone 2. The station has an eastern entrance on Earl's Court Road and a western entrance on ... | {"External links": "underground", "Managed by": "London Underground", "Fare zone": "2", "Location": "Earl's Court", "Local authority": "Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea", "Number of platforms": "6\n<!--", "2006": "20.815", "2007": "20.861", "2008": "20.430", "2009": "19.69-->", "Accessible": "yes", "Listing grad... |
The Three Friends and Jerry () is a children's animated television series produced by Happy Life and TMO Film GmbH (Germany) in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany. The show was created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson.
HIT Entertainment distributes the series internationally and is liste... | {"Genre": "Sitcom Animation", "Running time": "22-25 minutes", "Created by": "Magnus Carlsson", "Country of origin": "Sweden Germany United Kingdom", "Original network": "SVT (Sweden)\n KiKa (Germany)\n Nickelodeon (United Kingdom)", "Original release": "1999"} |
The Worshipful Company of Mercers is the premier livery company of the City of London and ranks first in the order of precedence of the Companies. It is the first of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies.
Today, the Company exists primarily as a charitable institution, supporting a variety of causes. The company's mo... | {"Motto": "Honor Deo (\"Honour to God\")", "Location": "Mercers' Hall, 6 Frederick's Place, City of London", "Date of formation": "1394 yes", "Company association": "General merchants", "Order of precedence": "1st", "Master of company": "Mr Peter Lane", "Website": "www.mercers.co.uk"} |
Siegfried Alkan (30 March 1858 – 24 December 1941) was a German composer.
Alkan was born in Dillingen, Saarland (then Prussia, now Germany), the son of Johannes Alkan and Johanna Bonn in a family of merchants and musicians. Through his mother he was a distant cousin of the composers Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny ... | {"Name": "Siegfried Alkan", "Image": "Image:Siegfried Alkan.jpeg", "Caption": "Siegfried Alkan with his mother Johanna in an 1899 photograph", "Birth date": "1858 3 30 y", "Birth place": "Dillingen, Saarland, Kingdom of Prussia", "Death date": "1941 12 24 1858 3 30 y", "Occupation": "Composer", "Nationality": "German"} |
Esa-Pekka Salonen (; born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He is the music director of the San Francisco Symphony and conductor laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra in London and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Life and career
Early work
Born in Helsinki, Finland, ... | {"Post-nominals": "GBR 100% KBE", "Name": "Esa-Pekka Salonen", "Caption": "Esa-Pekka Salonen in 1997", "Birth date": "1958 06 30 yes", "Birth place": "Helsinki, Finland", "Occupation": "Conductor composer", "Organization": "Los Angeles Philharmonic\n Philharmonia Orchestra\n Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra\n San Franc... |
The University of Maine (UMaine) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity".
With an enrollme... | {"Motto": "Dirigo (Latin)", "Type": "Public land-grant research university", "Endowment": "$444.9 million (2021)As of June 30, 2021. https://umainefoundation.org/about-the-foundation/university-maine-endowment-total/ University of Maine Endowment Totals University of Maine Foundation June 30, 2021 September 2, 2021... |
John Barry Humphries (17 February 1934 - 22 April 2023) was an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He was best known for writing and playing his stage and television characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.
Humphries' characters brought him international renown. He appeared in numerous stage p... | {"Name": "Barry Humphries", "Post-nominals": "AUS 100% AC CBE", "Caption": "Humphries in 2001", "Birth name": "John Barry Humphries", "Birth date": "1934 02 17 yes", "Birth place": "Melbourne, Victoria, Australia", "Death date": "2023 04 22 1934 02 17 yes", "Death place": "Sydney, New South Wales, Australia", "Educatio... |
Sima Yi ( ; 179 CE - 7 September: "Eighth month. On the day wu-yin (Sept. 7), Sima Yi, the Lord Xuan-Wen of Wu-Yang, died." 251 CE), courtesy name Zhongda, was a Chinese military general, politician, and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
He formally began his political career in... | {"Name": "Sima Yi", "Native name": "司馬懿", "Image size": "180px", "Image caption": "A Ming dynasty illustration of Sima Yi", "Term start": "13 March 239", "Term end": "7 September 251", "Office 2": "Palace Attendant (侍中)", "Monarch 2": "Cao Fang", "Birth date": "179", "Birth place": "Wen County, Henei Commandery, Han Em... |
The Athabasca oil sands, also known as the Athabasca tar sands, are large deposits of bitumen or extremely heavy crude oil (viscosity of 5,00010,000 centipoises) that constitute unconventional resources, located in northeastern Alberta, Canada - roughly centred on the boomtown of Fort McMurray. These oil sands, hosted ... | {"Region": "Northern Alberta", "Country": "Canada", "Coordinates": "57.02 N 111.65 W inline,title type:landmark", "Offshore/onshore": "Onshore, mining", "Discovery": "1848", "Start of production": "1967", "Current production of oil": "IHS CERA\n Oil Sands Move from the 'Fringe to Center' of Energy Supply\n htt... |
The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 111 livery companies of the City of London. It has the formal name The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the Virgin of the Mystery of Drapers of the City of London. More usually known simply as the Drapers' Company,... | {"Motto": "Unto God Only be Honour and Glory", "Location": "Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2", "Date of formation": "1361 yes", "Order of precedence": "3rd", "Master of company": "Stuart Shilson LVO DL", "Website": "https://www.thedrapers.co.uk/"} |
The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers (or Fishmongers' Company) is one of the 111 Livery Companies of the City of London, being an incorporated guild of sellers of fish and seafood in the City. The Company ranks fourth in the order of precedence of City Livery Companies, thereby making it one of the Great Twelve City L... | {"Motto": "Al Worship be to God Only", "Location": "Fishmongers' Hall, London EC4", "Date of formation": "1272(Charter regranted 1537)", "Company association": "Fish and seafood traders", "Order of precedence": "4th", "Master of company": "Prime Warden: Charles Spicer", "Website": "www.fishmongers.org.uk"} |
250px|thumb|Alberta's first Legislature, Edmonton, 1906
The Politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Edmonton, where the provincial Legislative Building is loc... | {"Polity type": "Sub-national administrative division (federated state)", "Constitution": "Constitution of Alberta", "Name": "Executive Council", "Type": "Unicameral", "Meeting place": "Legislature building, Edmonton", "Presiding officer": "Speaker", "Title": "Premier", "Currently": "Danielle Smith", "Appointer": "Lieu... |
thumb|The third and present Goldsmiths' Hall in the late 19th century
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, commonly known as the Goldsmiths' Company and formally titled The Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Goldsmiths of the City of London, is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London. The ... | {"Motto": "Justitia Virtutum Regina", "Location": "Goldsmiths' Hall, London EC2, England", "Date of formation": "1327 yes", "Company association": "Gold and silversmithing", "Order of precedence": "5th", "Website": "http://thegoldsmiths.co.uk/", "Master of company": "Charles Mackworth-Young (Prime Warden 2023-24)"} |
The 1988 Canadian federal election was held on November 21, 1988, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 34th Parliament of Canada. It was an election largely fought on a single issue: the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA); the Progressive Conservative Party campaigned in favour of ... | {"Name": "1988 Canadian federal election", "Country": "Canada", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Show party colours?": "no", "Link to parties?": "no", "Turnout": "75.3%Pomfret R. Voter Turnout at Federal Elections and Referendums http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index⟨=e Ele... |
The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers is one of the livery companies in the City of London. The Plaisterers' Company was incorporated under a Royal Charter in 1501 and whilst the spelling used in the charter was "Plaisterer", some later charters used the alternative spelling of "plasterer", nonetheless, the company use... | {"Motto": "Let Brotherly Love Continue", "Location": "Plaisterers' Hall, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5JU", "Date of formation": "1501", "Company association": "Plastering", "Order of precedence": "46th", "Website": "plaistererslivery.co.uk"} |
Sutton Park is a large urban park located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, about 6 miles north from the city centre. Most of the park is a national nature reserve; large parts are also a scheduled monument. Sutton Park is one of the largest urban parks in Britain; the park covers more than according to one so... | {"Location": "Birmingham, England", "Coordinates": "52.56174 N 1.85392 W region:GB-BIR dms inline,title", "Area": "971.25 ha acre", "Website": "http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/suttonpark"} |
Clement Laird Vallandigham ( ; July 29, 1820 - June 17, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War.
He served two terms for Ohio's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. In 1863, h... | {"Name": "Clement Vallandigham", "Image caption": "Vallandigham, photographed at some point during his Congressional career (1858-1863)", "Birth name": "Clement Laird Vallandigham", "Birth date": "1820 07 29", "Birth place": "New Lisbon, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "1871 6 17 1820 7 29", "Death place": "Lebanon, Ohio, U... |
Bat Out of Hell is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman. The album was developed from a musical, Neverland, a futuristic rock version of Peter Pan, which Steinman wrote for a workshop in 1974. It was recorded during 1975-1976 at various studios, including Bearsville Studios i... | {"Released": "1977 10 21 (US)", "Recorded": "1975-1976", "Studio": "Bearsville (Woodstock, New York) Utopia Sound (Lake Hill, New York) The Hit Factory (New York City) House of Music (West Orange, New Jersey)", "Genre": "Hard rock\n pop\n progressive rock", "Label": "Cleveland International\n Epic", "Producer": "Todd R... |
Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Jones; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.Santelli, Robert (2001). The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Penguin Books. p. 376. . She rose to prominence in 1950, scoring several major R&B hits including "Double Crossin... | {"Born": "Galveston, Texas, US", "Died": "Carson, California, US", "Genres": "R&B, blues, pop, country, jazz, soul", "Labels": "Atlantic, Kudu, Mercury, Lenox"} |
Vera Leigh (17 March 1903 - 6 July 1944) was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive during World War II.
Leigh was a member of the SOE's Donkeyman circuit and Inventor sub-circuit in occupied France until she was arrested by the Gestapo. She was subsequently executed at the Natzweil... | {"Born": "Leeds, England, UK", "Died": "Natzweiler-Struthof, France", "Nickname(s)": "Simone, Almoner (SOE codenames), Suzanne Chavanne (alias while working as an SOE agent in France)", "Allegiance": "Britain, France", "Awards": "King's Commendation for Brave Conduct"} |
The Action démocratique du Québec ("Democratic Action of Quebec"), commonly referred to as the ADQ,While some journalists have translated the name into English as Democratic Action of Quebec, it has no official English name; it is normally referred to by its French name in the English-language media, or simply as "the ... | {"Founded": "1994 1 6", "Merged into": "Coalition Avenir Québec", "Split from": "Quebec Liberal Party", "Headquarters": "740 rue Saint-Maurice, Suite 108, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 1L5", "Ideology": "\"Blake2008\"/>Quebec autonomismGregory Millard Secession and Self: Quebec in Canadian Thought https://books.google.com/book... |
The Worshipful Company of Dyers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Dyers' Guild existed in the twelfth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1471. It originated as a trade association for members of the dyeing industry but is now mainly a charitable institution. Each year the company participat... | {"Motto": "Da Gloriam DeoLatin for Give Glory to God", "Location": "Dyers' Hall, Dowgate Hill, City of London", "Date of formation": "12th-century guild1471 royal charter", "Company association": "Dyeing", "Order of precedence": "13th", "Website": "www.dyerscompany.co.uk"} |
Try This is the third studio album by American singer Pink, released on November 11, 2003, by Arista Records. Wanting to expand more on the rock sound, which she explored on her previous record, Missundaztood, for Try This Pink collaborated with punk band Rancid's singer and guitarist Tim Armstrong, and reunited with L... | {"Released": "2003 11 11", "Recorded": "2002-2003", "Genre": "Pop\nrock & roll", "Label": "Arista", "Producer": "Tim Armstrong\nBilly Mann\nJonathan S. Davis\nDamon Elliott\nJohn Fields\nWilliam Orbit\nLinda Perry"} |
The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969.
The company was formed by the merger of seven locomotive manufacturers and Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory of Schenectady,... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Rail transportEnergy generation", "Founded": "1901", "Defunct": "1969", "Headquarters": "United States", "Products": "Armed tanks automobiles diesel engines and generators diesel-electric locomotives electricity high-quality steel specialized forgings steam locomotives", "Subsidiaries":... |
The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of nationality, race, colour, religion, sex or political views."
History
The priz... | {"Awarded for": "Outstanding achievement in Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, and Arts", "Presented by": "Wolf Foundation", "Country": "Israel", "Reward(s)": "US $100,000", "First awarded": "1978", "Website": "http://www.wolffund.org.il/"} |
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university ... | {"Motto": "Make Tomorrow Better", "Type": "Public", "Accreditation": "TEQSA", "Chancellor": "Andrew Crane", "Undergraduates": "40,057 (2021)Curtin University Annual Report 2021 https://www.curtin.edu.au/file/annual-reports/2021-full-report.pdf Annual reports, governance, corporate responsibility Curtin University 3... |
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its pure form (rare), it is typically a rose-red colour, but it can also be shades of pink to pale brown. It streaks white, and its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4.5. Its specific gravity is between 3.45 and 3.6. It crystallizes i... | {"Category": "Carbonate minerals", "IMA symbol": "RdsWarr L.N. 2021 IMA-CNMNC approved mineral symbols https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/article/imacnmnc-approved-mineral-symbols/62311F45ED37831D78603C6E6B25EE0A Mineralogical Magazine 85 3 291-320 10.1180/mgm.2021.43 2021MinM...85..291W 235... |
Władysław II the Exile (; 1105 - 30 May 1159) was the high duke of Poland and duke of Silesia from 1138 until his expulsion in 1146. He is the progenitor of the Silesian Piasts.
Governor of Silesia
He was the eldest son of Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth, sole ruler of Poland since 1107, by his first wife Zbyslava, a daugh... | {"Father": "Bolesław III Wrymouth", "Mother": "Zbyslava of Kiev", "Born": "Kraków, Kingdom of Poland", "Died": "Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire", "Burial": "Pegau monastery", "Religion": "Roman Catholic"} |
The premier of Quebec (French: premier ministre du Québec (masculine) or première ministre du Québec (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec, sworn in on October 18, 2018, following that year's election.
... | {"Post": "Premier", "Body": "Quebec", "Native name": "fr Premier ministre du Québec", "Image size": "200px", "Image caption": "François Legault in 2022", "Incumbent": "François Legault", "Incumbent since": "October 18, 2018", "Department": "Office of the Premier", "Style": "The Honourable (formal)\n Premier (informal)"... |
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a public policy research institute of the United States Congress. Operating within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. CRS is sometimes known as Congress' think t... | {"Formed": "1914 7 16", "Headquarters": "Washington, D.C., U.S.", "Annual budget": "$133.6 million (2023)29 December 2022 H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617/text 3 September 2023 congress.gov", "Website": "https://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/ loc.go... |
John Fulton Reynolds (September 21, 1820 - July 1, 1863)Eicher, pp. 450-51. was a career United States Army officer and a general in the American Civil War. One of the Union Army's most respected senior commanders, he played a key role in committing the Army of the Potomac to the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed at ... | {"Born": "Lancaster, Pennsylvania", "Died": "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania", "Allegiance": "United States of AmericaUnion", "Commands held": "I Corps, Army of the Potomac"} |
Primero (in English also called Primus, , or in Italian or Spanish Primera), is a 16th-century gambling card game of which the earliest reference dates back to 1526. Primero is closely related to the game of primo visto (a.k.a. prima-vista, and various other spellings), if not the same. It is also believed to be one o... | {"Family": "Matching", "Alternative names": "Primiero", "Players": "2-6", "Play": "Counter-Clockwise", "Cards": "40", "Deck": "Italian or Spanish", "Origin": "Italy", "Playing time": "20 min.", "Chance": "Medium", "Skills": "Tactics & Strategy"} |
The Worshipful Company of Barbers is one of the livery companies of the City of London, and ranks 17th in precedence.
The Fellowship of Surgeons merged with the Barbers' Company in 1540, forming the Company of Barbers and Surgeons, but after the rising professionalism of the trade broke away in 1745 to form what would... | {"Motto": "De Praescientia Dei", "Location": "Barber-Surgeons' HallMonkwell Square, London", "Date of formation": "before 1308", "Company association": "Surgery, Barbering", "Order of precedence": "17th", "Master of company": "Malcolm Robert King MA (2023-2024)", "Website": "http://www.barberscompany.org"} |
The Persistence of Memory (Catalan: ) is a 1931 painting by artist Salvador Dalí and one of the most recognizable works of Surrealism. First shown at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1932, since 1934 the painting has been in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, which received it from an anonymo... | {"Accession": "162.1934", "Medium": "Oil on canvas", "Dimensions": "in", "Location": "Museum of Modern Art", "Owner": "Museum of Modern Art", "Movement": "Surrealism"} |
Edward Otho Cresap Ord (October 18, 1818 - July 22, 1883) was an American engineer and United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate Gen... | {"Born": "Cumberland, Maryland, US", "Died": "Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba", "Allegiance": "United States 1877 (Union)", "Commands held": "XIII Corps XVIII Corps XXIV Corps Army of the James", "Relations": "Edward Otho Cresap Ord, II, son Jules Garesche Ord, son"} |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film's plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novel... | {"Directed by": "Peter Weir", "Produced by": "Samuel Goldwyn Jr.\n Duncan Henderson\n Peter Weir", "Screenplay by": "Peter Weir\n John Collee", "Based on": "Master and Commander Patrick O'Brian", "Starring": "Russell Crowe\n Paul Bettany", "Music by": "Iva Davies\n Christopher Gordon\n Richard Tognetti", "Cinematograph... |
, almost always abbreviated Kansai Gaidai (関西外大), is located in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. It is a private university focusing on foreign language studies. Kansai is the proper name of the large region where it is located, which includes the cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Gaidai is a contraction of Gaikokugo Daigaku, w... | {"Motto": "\"Go For it!\"", "Type": "Private", "Affiliation": "383 Int. Institutions", "Dean": "Masaaki Yamanashi Ph.D.", "President": "Yoshitaka Tanimotohttp://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/01_the_university/01.html Asian Studies Program - Kansai Gaidai / Message from the President 2010-05-27 https://web.archive.org/w... |
was a Japanese politician from Yamaguchi Prefecture. He was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He served as foreign minister from 1982 to 1986. He was the father of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Early life and education
Abe was born on April 29, 1924, in Tokyo, the eldest son of politic... | {"Name": "Shintaro Abe", "Native name": "安倍 晋太郎", "Native name language": "ja", "Image caption": "Abe in 1982", "Term start": "November 27, 1982", "Term end": "July 22, 1986", "Office 2": "Chief Cabinet Secretary", "Prime minister 2": "Takeo Fukuda", "Predecessor 2": "Sunao Sonoda", "Successor 2": "Rokusuke Tanaka", "B... |
Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She is best known as the original moderator of the daytime talk show The View (1997-2006), the original host of the syndicated daytime version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002-2013), and a... | {"Name": "Meredith Vieira", "Caption": "Meredith Louise Vieira hosting NBC's Today in 2010", "Birth name": "Meredith Louise Vieira", "Birth date": "1953 12 30", "Birth place": "Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.", "Occupation": "Broadcast journalist television host", "Years active": "1975-present", "Spouse(s)": "Richard M.... |
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, originally titled The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale, though often abbreviated to Rasselas, is an apologue about bliss and ignorance by Samuel Johnson. The book's original working title was "The Choice of Life". The book was first published in April 1759 in England. Early read... | {"Original title": "The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale", "Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "R. and J. Dodsley, W. Johnston", "Media type": "Print"} |
Lai Man-wai (; September 25, 1893 - October 26, 1953), also romanised as Lay Min-wei or M.W. Ray, considered the "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", was the director of the first Hong Kong film Zhuangzi Tests His Wife in 1913. In the film, Lai played the role of the wife, partly due to the reluctance of women to participate ... | {"Name": "Lai Man-wai", "Caption": "Lai in 1913 in Zhuangzi Tests His Wife", "Birth date": "y 1893 9 25", "Birth place": "Yokohama, Japan", "Death date": "1953 10 26 1893 9 25 y", "Death place": "Hong Kong", "Occupation": "Film director", "Known For": "Father of Hong Kong Cinema", "Children": "Lai Hang (1928-1965)Lai S... |
Scottish Television (now, legally, known as STV Central Limited) is the ITV network franchisee for Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation since 31 August 1957 and is the second-oldest franchise holder in the UK that is still active (the oldest being G... | {"Type": "Region of television network", "Branding": "STV", "Country": "United Kingdom", "TV transmitters": "Black Hill, Craigkelly, Darvel, Torosay", "Headquarters": "Glasgow", "Owner": "STV Group", "Dissolved": "lost on-air identity on 2006 3 2 y (now known as STV at all times)", "Affiliation(s)": "ITV", "Language": ... |
Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 - 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General (Generaloberst) during World War II.
Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service at the age of 19, and eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories by the end of ... | {"Born": "Frankfurt am Main, German Empire", "Died": "Berlin, Nazi Germany", "Allegiance": "German Empire (1914-1918)\nWeimar Republic (1918-1919)\nNazi Germany (1934-1941)", "Commands held": "World War I: Jasta 37, Jasta 4", "Awards": "Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class\nClasp to the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class\nKnights Cr... |
Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands (except Fort William and Lochaber) Grampian, Tayside (except the Kinross area), and parts of north Fif... | {"Type": "Region of television network", "Branding": "STV", "Country": "United Kingdom", "TV transmitters": "Durris, Angus, Rosemarkie, Rumster Forest, Knock More, Keelylang Hill, Bressay, Eitshal(formerly Mounteagle)", "Headquarters": "Aberdeen", "Owner": "STV Group plc", "Dissolved": "lost on-air identity on 2006 5 3... |
ITV Border, previously Border Television and commonly referred to as simply Border, is the Channel 3 service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the England/Scotland border region, covering most of Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and parts of Northumberland. The TV service previously covere... | {"Type": "Region of television network", "Branding": "ITV1", "Country": "UK", "TV transmitters": "Caldbeck, Selkirk(formerly Richmond Hill, Whitehaven)", "Headquarters": "Carlisle", "Owner": "ITV plc", "Dissolved": "lost on-air identity on 2002 10 27 y (now known as ITV1 at all times)", "Affiliation(s)": "ITV"} |
Turner Field was a baseball stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. From 1997 to 2016, it served as the home ballpark to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted into a baseball stadiu... | {"Location": "Atlanta, Georgia", "Coordinates": "33 44 7 N 84 23 22 W type:landmark inline,title", "Broke ground": "July 10, 1993 (as Centennial Olympic Stadium)", "Opened": "1997 3 29", "Closed": "2016 10 2", "Renovated": "2017 (reconstructed as Center Parc Stadium)", "Owner": "Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authori... |
The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the opposition National Party. The 2020 election would see it suffer a greater defeat i... | {"Name": "2002 New Zealand general election", "Turnout": "2,055,404 (76.98%) 7.79%", "Country": "New Zealand", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1999 New Zealand general election", "Previous year": "1999", "Outgoing members": "46th New Zealand Parliament", "Next election": "2005 New Zeala... |
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop Hero. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut, and was a descendant of Walter Palmer, one of the town's found... | {"Name": "Nathaniel Brown Palmer", "Birth date": "1799 08 08", "Birth place": "Stonington, Connecticut", "Death date": "1877 06 21 1799 08 08", "Monuments": "Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Palmer Station, Palmer Land, Palmer Archipelago, N.B. Palmer (clipper), Nathaniel B. Palmer (icebreaker)", "Nationality": "Americ... |
GNU Wget (or just Wget, formerly Geturl, also written as its package name, wget) is a computer program that retrieves content from web servers. It is part of the GNU Project. Its name derives from "World Wide Web" and "get". It supports downloading via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.
Its features include recursive download, con... | {"Original author(s)": "Hrvoje Nikšić", "Developer(s)": "Giuseppe Scrivano, Tim Rühsen, Darshit Shah", "Initial release": "1996 01 yes", "Platform": "Cross-platform", "Written in": "C", "Type": "FTP client / HTTP client", "License": "GPL-3.0-or-laterGPL-3.0-or-later with OpenSSL exception. https://git.savannah.gnu.org/... |
World Expo 88, also known as Expo 88, was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia, during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988, inclusive. The theme of the Expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology", and the mascot for the Expo was an Au... | {"Category": "2", "Name": "World Expo 88", "Motto": "\"Leisure in the Age of Technology\"", "Area": "40 ha acre off", "Visitors": "18,574,476", "Mascot": "Expo Oz", "Countries": "41", "Country": "Australia", "City": "Brisbane", "Venue": "South Brisbane", "Coordinates": "27 28 35.9 S 153 1 18 E dms inline type:landmark_... |
Przemysł II ( also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus or in Polish as ; 14 October 1257 - 8 February 1296) was the Duke of Poznań from 1257Only nominal; he actually took over the government of Poznań in 1273, aged sixteen. A. Swieżawski: Przemysł król Polski, Warsaw 2006, pp. 95-96.-1279, of Greater ... | {"Father": "Przemysł I of Greater Poland", "Mother": "Elisabeth of Wrocław", "Born": "Poznań, Kingdom of Poland", "Died": "Rogoźno, Kingdom of Poland", "Burial": "at Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Poznań", "Religion": "Roman Catholic"} |
The Duchy of Greater Poland was a district principality in Greater Poland that was a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Poland. It was formed in 1138 from the territories of the Kingdom of Poland, following its fragmentation started by the testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth. In 1177, the state broke had separated into the duchi... | {"Native name": "Księstwo wielkopolskie (Polish)Ducatus Poloniae Maior (Latin)", "Conventional long name": "Duchy of Greater Poland", "Starting event": "Established", "Event 1": "Acquired Kalisz and Gniezno", "Event 1 date": "1181", "Event 2": "Internally divided into Poznań, Gniezno and Kalisz", "Event 2 date": "1191-... |
Legio II Parthica ("Parthian-conquering Second Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 197 by the emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193-211), for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence the cognomen Parthica. The legion was still active in the beginning of the 5th century. The legion's symbol... | {"Type": "Roman legion (Marian)", "Role": "Infantry assault (some cavalry support)", "Size": "Varied over unit lifetime. Approx. 5,500 fighting men + support at the time of creation.", "Nickname(s)": "Parthica, \"Parthian\" (since 197)Pia Fidelis Felix Aeterna, \"forever faithful, loyal and blest\" (since 218)V Fidelis... |
, also known as , was the fifth shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan. His father was the 4th Kamakura shōgun, Kujō Yoritsune.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Yoritsugu" in .
Yoritsugu was a member of the great Fujiwara clan. The Kujō family was one of the five branches of the historically powerful ... | {"Name": "Fujiwara no Yoritsuguja 藤原 頼嗣", "Birth date": "1239 12 17", "Birth place": "Kamakura, Japan", "Death date": "1256 10 14 1239 12 17", "Death place": "Kyoto, Japan", "Spouse(s)": "Hiwadahime", "Term start": "1244", "Term end": "1252"} |
Columbia Metropolitan Airport is the main commercial airport for Columbia and the Midlands region of South Carolina, United States. The airport is located in West Columbia, southwest of Columbia, in Lexington County. It is surrounded by the city of Cayce and the towns of Springdale, Pine Ridge, and South Congaree. Th... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Columbia, South Carolina", "Hub": "UPS Airlines", "Location": "West Columbia, South Carolina", "AMSL": "72", "Coordinates": "33 56 20 N 081 07 10 W region:US_type:airport", "Website": "flycae.com"} |
Tivadar SorosThe family changed its name in 1936 from Schwartz to Soros, in response to growing antisemitism with the rise of Fascism. (; born Theodor Schwartz; 7 April 1893 - 22 February 1968) was a Hungarian lawyer, author and editor. He is best known for being the father of billionaire George Soros, and engineer Pau... | {"Native name": "hu", "Born": "Nyírbakta, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Hungary)", "Died": "New York, United States", "Birth name": "Theodor Schwartz", "Allegiance": "Austria-Hungary", "Known for": "Esperanto magazine editor, lawyer", "Spouse(s)": "Erzsébet Szücs 1924", "Children": "George Paul"} |
Who's the Boss? is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, which aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992. Produced by Hunter-Cohan Productions in association with Embassy Television (later Embassy Communications and ELP Communications) and Columbia Pictures Televis... | {"Camera setup": "Videotape; Multi-camera", "Running time": "23 minutes", "Genre": "Sitcom", "Created by": "Martin CohanBlake Hunter", "Starring": "Tony DanzaJudith LightAlyssa MilanoDanny PintauroKatherine Helmond", "Country of origin": "United States", "Original network": "ABC", "Original release": "1992 4 25"} |
The National Enquirer is an American tabloid newspaper. Founded in 1926,Los Angeles Magazine, September 1, 2004 the newspaper has undergone a number of changes over the years.
The National Enquirer openly acknowledges that it pays sources for tips, a common practice in tabloid journalism that results in conflicts of ... | {"Frequency": "Weekly", "Categories": "Tabloid", "Language": "English", "First issue": "1926", "Company": "American Media, Inc.", "Country": "United States", "Based in": "New York City", "Website": "http://www.nationalenquirer.com", "ISSN": "1056-3482"} |
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA; , ADRC) was a department of the government of Canada and existed from November 1, 1999 until December 12, 2003. It was created from the merging of Revenue Canada with Canada Customs."Sources of Federal Government and Employee Information." Canada Revenue Agency. Ottawa: Governme... | {"Uniformed as": "Canada Customs and Revenue Agency", "Abbreviation": "CCRA (French: ADRC)", "Formed": "1 November 1999", "Dissolved": "12 December 2003", "Superseding agency": "Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Services Agency", "Multinational agency": "Canada"} |
Yahoo! Babel Fish was a free Web-based multilingual translation application. In May 2012 it was replaced by Bing Translator (now Microsoft Translator), to which queries were redirected. Although Yahoo! has transitioned its Babel Fish translation services to Bing Translator, it did not sell its translation application t... | {"URL": "babelfish.yahoo.com", "Commercial": "No", "Launched": "1997 12 9 no", "Current status": "Defunct"} |
Don Carlos Buell (March 23, 1818November 19, 1898) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered Confederate... | {"Born": "Lowell, Ohio, U.S.", "Died": "Rockport, Kentucky, U.S.", "Allegiance": "United States 1865 (Union)", "Commands held": "Army of the Ohio", "Other work": "President of the Green River Iron Company, pension agent"} |
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