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David J. Remnick (born October 29, 1958) is an American journalist, writer, and editor. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire, and is also the author of Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero. Remnick has been editor of T... | {"Name": "David Remnick", "Caption": "Remnick at a New Yorker conference in 2008", "Birth date": "1958 10 29", "Birth place": "Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.", "Education": "Princeton University (BA)", "Occupation": "Magazine editor, journalist, writer", "Title": "Editor of The New Yorker", "Spouse(s)": "Esther Fein 198... |
Maria of Montferrat (1192-1212) was the queen of Jerusalem from 1205 until her death. Her parents were Isabella I and her second husband, Conrad of Montferrat. Maria succeeded her mother under the regency of her half-uncle John of Ibelin. After him the kingdom was ruled on Maria's behalf by her husband, John of Brienne... | {"Father": "Conrad of Montferrat", "Mother": "Isabella I of Jerusalem", "Born": "Tyre, Kingdom of Jerusalem", "Died": "1212 1192"} |
Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. It was headquartered in the Dulles area of unincorporated Loudoun County, Virginia, United States."Company Informatio... | {"Airline name": "Atlantic Coast Airlines", "Current Fleet Size": "121", "Number of Destinations": "37", "IATA Designator": "DH", "ICAO Designator": "BLR", "Callsign": "Blue Ridge", "Parent Company": "Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.", "Founded": "December 15, 1989", "Ceased operations": "January 5, 2006 (as Independence ... |
Joseph Wharton (March 3, 1826January 11, 1909) was an American industrialist. He was involved in mining, manufacturing and education. He founded the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel company, and was one of the founders of Swarthmore College.
Early years
Wharton was bor... | {"Name": "Joseph Wharton", "Caption": "Wharton in 1902", "Birth date": "1826 3 3 y", "Birth place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "1909 1 11 1826 3 3 y", "Death place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Occupation": "Industrialist", "Party": "Republican", "Spouse(s)": "Anna Corbit Lovering 1854",... |
The Inkatha Freedom Party (; IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. Although registered as a national party, it has had only minor electoral success outside its home province of KwaZulu-Natal. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who served as chief minister of KwaZulu during the Apartheid period, founded the party in ... | {"Abbreviation": "IFP", "President": "Velenkosini HlabisaDuma Nkosikhona The IFP's new top six revealed https://ewn.co.za/2019/08/25/full-list-of-the-new-ifp-leaders-serving-alongside-velenkosini-hlabisa 5 April 2020 EWN 25 August 2019 1 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200601193846/https://ewn.co.za/201... |
John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members from classic rock bands. His credits include writing and singing lead vocals on thre... | {"Born": "Levittown, New York, U.S.", "Genres": "Hard rock\n pop rock\n progressive rock\n Christian rock\n contemporary Christian", "Labels": "Word\n Pakaderm\n Pamplin", "Website": "johnelefante.com"} |
The Ballymun Flats referred to a number of flats—including the seven Ballymun tower blocks—in Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. Built rapidly in the 1960s, there were 36 blocks in total, consisting of 7 fifteen-storey, 19 eight-storey, and 10 four-storey blocks. The complex was built in a Corbusian style known as towers in th... | {"Location": "Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland", "Address": "Sandyhill Avenue, Sillogue Avenue, Shangan Avenue, Balbutcher Lane, Shangan Road.", "Coordinates": "53 23 51 N 06 16 03 W region:IE__type:landmark Ballymun Flats inline,title", "Status": "Demolished", "Construction started": "1966", "Type": "Residential", "Architect... |
Bray ( ) is a coastal town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated about south of Dublin city centre on the east coast. It has a population of 33,512 making it the tenth largest urban area within Ireland (at the 2022 census). Bray is home to Ardmore Studios, and some light industry is located in the town, wit... | {"Density": "3,398", "Rank": "10th", "DST": "+1", "Website": "www.bray.ie"} |
The Ha'penny Bridge ( ; , or Droichead na Life), known later for a time as the Penny Ha'penny Bridge, and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in May 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. Made of cast iron, the bridge was cast in Shropshire, England.
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thumb|left|Dublin's Ha'penny... | {"Other name(s)": "Liffey Bridge (official), Wellington Bridge (historical)", "Crosses": "River Liffey", "Carries": "Pedestrians", "Locale": "Dublin, Ireland", "Design": "Arch bridge", "Designer": "John Windsor", "Material": "Cast iron (arch), wood (deck) Cement (deck) (2015)", "Total length": "43 m on with a 3.35 m on... |
The Brunei dollar (sign: B$, Malay: ringgit Brunei, currency code: BND), has been the currency of the Sultanate of Brunei since 1967. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively B$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 sen (Malay) or cents (English). ... | {"ISO 4217 code": "BND", "Pegged with": "Singapore dollar at par", "Subunit": "1 100", "Symbol": "$, B$"} |
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. The regiment is based at Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station, as part of... | {"Branch": "United Kingdom", "Type": "Light cavalryPipe band", "Role": "Close-quarters combatCold-weather warfareDesert warfareForward observerManeuver warfareMarchPatrollingRaidingReconnaissanceScreeningUrban warfare", "Size": "One regiment", "Part of": "Royal Armoured Corps", "Nickname(s)": "Scotland's Cavalry", "Mot... |
William Beamont (1797–1889) was an English solicitor and local philanthropist. He lived in the town of Warrington, in the north-west of England.
Life
Beamont was the first mayor of Warrington after its incorporation as a municipal borough in 1847. As mayor, he founded its municipal library, the first rate-aided libr... | {"Name": "William Beamont", "Image size": "200", "Image caption": "William Beamont", "Term start": "1847", "Term end": "1848", "Birth name": "William Beamont", "Birth date": "1797", "Death date": "1889", "Spouse(s)": "Ann Gaskell"} |
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a public university in San Marcos, California. It was founded in 1989 as the 21st campus in the California State University (CSU) system.
CSUSM offers 43 bachelor's degree programs,Academic Offerings . California State University, San Marcos. 23... | {"Type": "Public university", "Accreditation": "WSCUC", "Endowment": "$31.1 million (2022)As of June 30, 2020. US and Canadian Instituions Listed by Fiscal year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2022-NTSE-Public-Ta... |
The Devil in Miss Jones is a 1973 pornographic film, written, directed and produced by Gerard Damiano and starring Georgina Spelvin and Harry Reems.Lewis, p. 210 It is widely regarded as a classic adult film, released during the Golden Age of Porn (1969-1984). After his 1972 success with Deep Throat, Damiano shot the f... | {"Directed by": "Gerard Damiano", "Produced by": "Gerard Damiano\nHarry Reems", "Written by": "Gerard Damiano", "Starring": "Georgina Spelvin", "Music by": "Alden Shuman", "Cinematography": "Harry Flecks", "Edited by": "Gerard Damiano", "Distributed by": "VCX Ltd.\nMB Productions", "Box office": "$15,000,000 (US theat... |
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Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; ) is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. As one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was estab... | {"Country": "India", "Language": "Hindi, English, Malayalam, Bengali, Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Meitei (Manipuri),Singh Dr Paramveer https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA43&dq=manipuri+language+doordarshan&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6uKCFgLiAAxXPd2wGHcM... |
Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Moodle is used for blended learning, distance education, flipped classroom and other online learning projects in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors.
Moodle is used to create... | {"Original author(s)": "Martin Dougiamas", "Developer(s)": "Martin DougiamasMoodle HQMoodle Community", "Initial release": "2002 08 20 yes/no", "Written in": "PHP", "Type": "Course management system", "License": "GPLv3+https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=blob;f=COPYING.txt;h=94a9ed024d3859793618152ea559a168bbcbb5e... |
Marat Mubinovich Safin (; ; born 27 January 1980) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player and former politician. He achieved the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) top singles ranking on 20 November 2000. Safin began his professional tennis career in 1997, and held the No. 1 ranking for a total of nine wee... | {"Full name": "Marat Mubinovich Safin", "Native name": "Марат Мубинович Сафин", "Residence": "Monte Carlo, Monaco", "Born": "Moscow, Soviet Union", "Height": "1.94 0Marat Safin https://www.celebheights.com/s/Marat-Safin-3301.html Celeb heights 20 January 2023", "Turned pro": "1997", "Retired": "11 November 2009", "Pla... |
Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of international trade for Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Between t... | {"Density": "auto", "Metro density": "auto", "Urban density": "auto", "ISO 3166 code": "CN-GX-05"} |
Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco (; ), is a 4th class component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 people.
It is one of the three component cities of the province, along with Legazpi and Ligao. The mainland part of the city is bordered by the t... | {"Type": "government_type", "Rank": "0", "Density": "auto", "Website": "website"} |
Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (11 September 1881 - 24 May 1972) was a Danish silent film actress who was one of the most popular leading ladies of the 1910s and one of the first international movie stars. Seventy of Nielsen's 74 films were made in Germany where she was known simply as Die Asta (The Asta).
Known for her l... | {"Name": "Asta Nielsen", "Caption": "Asta Nielsen in 1911", "Birth name": "Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen", "Birth date": "1881 9 11 y", "Birth place": "Vesterbro, Denmark", "Death date": "1972 5 24 1881 9 11 y", "Death place": "Frederiksberg, Denmark", "Burial place": "Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark", "Alma mater": "... |
(; German for "Wanna bet, that..?") is a German-language Saturday entertainment television show. It is the largest and most successful television show in Europe. Its format was the basis for the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?
The shows were broadcast live six to eight times a year from differen... | {"Genre": "Game showLate-night talk showVariety show", "Created by": "Frank Elstner", "Presented by": "Main host:Frank Elstner (1981-1987)Thomas Gottschalk (1987-1992, 1994-2011, 2021-)Wolfgang Lippert (1992-1993)Markus Lanz (2012-2014) Sidekick:Michelle Hunziker (2009-2011, 2021-)Cindy aus Marzahn (2012-2013)", "Count... |
BCE Inc., an abbreviation of its full name Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., is a publicly traded Canadian holding company for Bell Canada, which includes telecommunications providers and various mass media assets under its subsidiary Bell Media Inc. Founded through a corporate reorganization in 1983, when Bell Canada, Nor... | {"Type": "Public", "Industry": "TelecommunicationsMass media", "Products": "Fixed line and mobile telephony Internet services Digital television Radio broadcasting Print", "Revenue": "23.96 billion (FY19) 23.47 billion (FY18)", "Subsidiaries": "Bell CanadaBell MediaBell Technical SolutionsMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainm... |
Hakan Yakin (; born 22 February 1977) is a Swiss football coach and a former player who played as a forward or midfielder. He was a member of the Swiss national team for eleven years and won 87 caps for them. He last managed Schaffhausen.
Early and personal life
Yakin was born in Basel on 22 February, 1977, Switzerlan... | {"Name": "Hakan Yakin", "Picture size": "220", "Picture caption": "Yakin in 2006", "Full name": "Hakan Yakinhttps://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Switzerland FIFA 27 21 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.f... |
Murat Yakin (; born 15 September 1974) is a Swiss football coach and former player. He is the manager of the Switzerland national football team.
Playing career
Yakin spent the longest spell of his career playing for his hometown club FC Basel, where he was the defensive linchpin, captain and libero of a team which e... | {"Name": "Murat Yakin", "Picture caption": "Yakin in 2014", "Birth date": "1974 9 15 y", "Birth place": "Basel, Switzerland", "Height": "1.83 m", "Position": "Centre back", "Current club": "Switzerland (manager)", "Club 1 years": "1992-1997", "Club 2 years": "1997-1998", "Club 3 years": "1998-2000", "Club 4 years": "20... |
The Canadian Action Party (CAP) (, PAC) was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1997 and deregistered on 31 March 2017.
The party stood for Canadian nationalism, monetary and electoral reform, and opposed liberal globalization and free trade agreements that had been signed by the Canadian government.
Histo... | {"President": "Jeff Sakula", "Founded": "1997", "Split from": "Liberal Party", "Headquarters": "788 Mabel Lake Road, Lumby, British Columbia, Canada", "Ideology": "Canadian nationalismCivic nationalismLeft-wing nationalismAnti-AmericanismAnti-globalizationMonetary reform", "Political position": "Left-wing", "Leader": "... |
The Marijuana Party () is a Canadian federal political party, whose agenda focuses on issues related to cannabis in Canada. Apart from this one issue, the party has no other official policies, meaning party candidates are free to express any views on all other political issues. Passage of the Cannabis Act in June 2018 ... | {"Leader": "Blair Longley", "Founded": "2000", "Headquarters": "Montreal, Quebec", "Ideology": "Cannabis rights Cannabis law reforms"} |
is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the arcade VS. System in 1984, and for the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System consoles in 1985. The characters Popo and Nana (Pepe and Nana in the German version), collectively known as the Ice Climbers, scale 32 vertically scrolling, ice-covered mountai... | {"Title": "Ice Climber", "Caption": "North American NES box art", "Developer": "Nintendo R&D1", "Publisher": "NintendoHudson Soft(PC-8801)", "Director": "Kenji Miki", "Producer": "Masayuki UemuraShigeru Miyamoto", "Composer": "Akito Nakatsukahttp://vgmdb.net/album/404 Famicom 20th Anniversary Original Sound Tracks Vol... |
Robert William Elliston (7 April 1774 - 7 July 1831) was an English actor and theatre manager.
Life
He was born in London, the son of a watchmaker. He was educated at St Paul's School, but ran away from home and made his first appearance on the stage as Tressel in Richard III at the Old Orchard Street Theatre in Bath... | {"Name": "Robert William Elliston", "Caption": "Robert William Elliston, by George Henry Harlow", "Birth date": "1774 04 7 yes", "Birth place": "London, England", "Death date": "1831 07 07 1774 04 7 yes", "Occupation": "Actor, Manager"} |
Francis I of Lorraine, 2nd Duke of Guise, 1st Prince of Joinville, and 1st Duke of Aumale (; 17 February 1519 - 24 February 1563), was a French general and statesman. A prominent leader during the Italian War of 1551-1559 and French Wars of Religion, he was assassinated during the siege of Orleans in 1563.
Early life
... | {"Image caption": "Portrait by Workshop of François Clouet", "Succession title": "Duke of Guise", "Birth date": "17 February 1519", "Birth place": "Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine", "Death date": "24 February 1563 17 February 1519 y", "Father": "Claude, Duke of Guise", "Mother": "Antoinette de Bourbon"} |
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (; born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 - 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the second President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to p... | {"Name": "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento", "Image caption": "Sarmiento in 1874", "Nationality": "Argentine", "Term start": "12 October 1868", "Term end": "11 October 1874", "Vice president": "Adolfo Alsina", "Office 2": "Minister of the Interior", "President 2": "Nicolás Avellaneda", "Predecessor 2": "Bernardo de Irigoyen... |
The Treaty or Peace of Oliva of 23 April (OS)/3 May (NS) 1660Evans (2008), p. 55 (, , ) was one of the peace treaties ending the Second Northern War (1655-1660).Frost (2000), p. 183 The Treaty of Oliva, the Treaty of Copenhagen in the same year, and the Treaty of Cardis in the following year marked the high point of th... | {"Name": "Treaty of Oliva", "Image caption": "Treaty of Oliwa, first page of the document", "Treaty type": "Peace treaty", "Date drafted": "1659-1660", "Date signed": "23 April (O.S.)/3 May (N.S.) 1660", "Location signed": "Oliva, Poland", "Parties": "22px Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth22px Swedish Empire22px Brandenbu... |
Charles de Lorraine (17 February 1524 - 26 December 1574), Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1550). He was the protector... | {"Archdiocese": "Rheims", "Other post(s)": "Cardinal-priest of Sant'Apollinare 1555-1574", "Created cardinal": "Pope Paul III", "Rank": "Cardinal-priest", "Born": "Joinville, France", "Died": "Avignon, France", "Consecration": "Claude de Longwy de Givry"} |
Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (, , , in old English language literature: Louis Kossuth; 19 September 1802 - 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman and governor-president of the Kingdom of Hungary during the revolution of 1848-1849.
With the help of his talent in or... | {"Name": "Lajos Kossuth", "Image caption": "Daguerreotype portrait by Southworth & Hawes, May 1852", "Nationality": "Hungarian", "Term start": "14 April 1849", "Term end": "11 August 1849", "Order 2": "2nd Prime Minister of HungaryPresident of the Committee of National Defence", "Predecessor 2": "Lajos Batthyány (Prime... |
Radley Metzger (also known as Radley Henry Metzger, Radley H. Metzger and by the pseudonyms, "Jake Barnes", "Erich Farina" and "Henry Paris") (January 21, 1929 - March 31, 2017) was an American pioneering filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic, adult-oriented films, including Thérèse and Isabel... | {"Name": "Radley Metzger", "Birth date": "1929 01 21Sandomir Richard Radley Metzger, Whose Artful Erotica Turned Explicit, Dies at 88 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/movies/radley-metzger-director-who-left-erotica-for-hard-core-dies-at-88.html April 4, 2017 New York Times April 5, 2017", "Birth place": "New Yo... |
Albion Woodbury Small (May 11, 1854 - March 24, 1926) founded the first independent department of sociology in the United States at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, in 1892. He was influential in the establishment of sociology as a valid field of academic study.
Biography
Albion Woodbury Small was born ... | {"Name": "Albion Woodbury Small", "Term start": "1889", "Term end": "1892", "Birth date": "1854 5 11 y", "Birth place": "Buckfield, Maine", "Death date": "1926 2 12 1854 5 11 y", "Death place": "Chicago, Illinois", "Alma mater": "Colby College, 1876"} |
Kenny Davis Anthony (born 8 January 1951Government page on Anthony .) is a Saint Lucian politician who was Prime Minister of Saint Lucia from 1997 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. As leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party, he was Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2011 and returned to office as Prime Minister on... | {"Name": "Kenny Anthony", "Term start": "30 November 2011", "Term end": "7 June 2016", "Birth date": "1951 1 8 y", "Birth place": "Laborie, Saint LuciaNovember 2011", "Spouse(s)": "Rose-Marie Belle Antoine", "Alma mater": "University of the West Indies at Cave HillUniversity of Birmingham"} |
Artúr Görgei de Görgő et Toporc (born Arthur Görgey; , ; 30 January 181821 May 1916) was a Hungarian military leader renowned for being one of the greatest generals of the Hungarian Revolutionary Army.
In his youth, Görgei was a talented chemist, with his work in the field of chemistry being recognized by many renown... | {"Name": "Artúr Görgei", "Image size": "250", "Image caption": "Artúr Görgei, painting by Miklós Barabás", "Term start": "11 August 1849", "Term end": "13 August 1849", "Office 2": "Minister of War", "Prime minister 2": "Bertalan Szemere", "Predecessor 2": "Lázár Mészáros", "Successor 2": "Lajos Aulich", "Birth name": ... |
Hearts of Oak is the third studio album by American indie rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, released on February 11, 2003 by Lookout! Records. A music video was filmed for the single "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?".
It was ranked 59th by the online magazine Pitchfork on the list of the 200 albums of the deca... | {"Released": "February 11, 2003", "Recorded": "September 2002", "Genre": "Indie rock\n punk rock\n pop-punk Pitchfork Staff The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s Pitchfork October 2, 2009 https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/ Hearts of Oak is Ted’s finest hour, pa... |
Metoclopramide is a medication used for stomach and esophageal problems. It is commonly used to treat and prevent nausea and vomiting, to help with emptying of the stomach in people with delayed stomach emptying, and to help with gastroesophageal reflux disease. It is also used to treat migraine headaches.
Common side... | {"Pronunciation": "ˌ m ɛ t ə ˈ k l ɒ p r ə m aɪ d", "Trade name": "Primperan, Reglan, others", "AHFS": "monograph metoclopramide-hydrochloride", "Pregnancycategory": "Metoclopramide Use During Pregnancy Drugs.com 27 February 2020 https://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/metoclopramide.html 22 November 2020", "Routes ofadmin... |
Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, Musicforthemorningafter, was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records. Spin magazine, i... | {"Born": "Pompton Plains, New Jersey, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock, indie rock, indie folk", "Labels": "Shelly Music, Capitol, Columbia, Rhino, Vagrant, Warner Brothers (France), Trampoline", "Website": "http://www.peteyorn.com/"} |
Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the first Australian Idol in 2003. Sebastian has since released ten top ten albums, including three number ones. The first seven all gained either platinum or multi-platinum certification.Girly Sebastian in ... | {"Name": "Guy Sebastian", "Post-nominals": "AUS 100 AM", "Caption": "Sebastian in November 2014", "Birth name": "Guy Theodore Sebastian", "Birth date": "yes 1981 10 26", "Birth place": "Klang, Selangor, Malaysia", "Nationality": "Australian", "Spouse(s)": "Jules Egan 2008", "Children": "2", "Occupation": "Singer songwr... |
Cui Jian (; ; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" (), he is credited with pioneering Chinese rock music. For this distinction he is often labeled the "Father of Chinese Rock".Gunde, Richard. [2002] (2002) Culture and Customs of China... | {"Name": "Cui Jian", "Caption": "Cui Jian at the Hohaiyan Rock Festival in Taiwan, 2007", "Birth date": "yes 1961 8 2", "Birth place": "Beijing, China", "Occupation": "Singer-songwriter, musician", "Years active": "1984-present", "Website": "www.cuijian.com", "Module": "yes\n 崔健\n Cuī Jiàn\n tsʰwéɪ tɕjɛ̂n\n\n 최건\n ... |
Sir Laurence John Hartnett CBE (26 May 18984 April 1986) was an engineer who made several important contributions to the Australian automotive industry, and is often called "The Father of the Holden".
Childhood
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Hartnett was born into a middle-class family in Woking, England. His mother, Kathe... | {"Name": "Sir Laurence Hartnett", "Birth name": "Laurence John Hartnett", "Birth date": "26 May 1898", "Birth place": "Woking, England", "Death date": "1986 4 4 1898 5 26 y", "Death place": "Frankston, Victoria, Australia", "Nationality": "BritishAustralian"} |
Live in Texas is the first live album and third DVD by American rock band Linkin Park, originally released on November 18, 2003. The band's main setlist includes songs from their studio albums Hybrid Theory and Meteora, as well as one song from their remix album Reanimation. The live album peaked at #23 on the Billboar... | {"Released": "November 18, 2003", "Recorded": "August 2, 2003 at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas) August 3, 2003 at Texas Stadium (Irving, Texas)", "Label": "Warner Reprise Video\n Warner Bros.\n Machine Shop", "Producer": "Matt Caltabiano\n Josh Abraham\n David May"} |
Ramsey is a market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town is about north of Huntingdon. Ramsey parish includes the settlements of Ramsey Forty Foot, Ramsey Heights, Ramsey Mereside, Ramsey Hollow and Ramsey St Mary's.
The town grew up around Ramsey Abbey, an importa... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011 Census)", "OS grid reference": "TL2885", "Postcode district": "PE26", "Dialling code": "01487", "UK Parliament": "North West Cambridgeshire", "District": "Huntingdonshire", "Shire county": "Cambridgeshire", "Website": "http://ramsey-town.co.uk"} |
is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan."Corporate Profile." NEC. Retrieved on July 12, 2010. It provides IT and network solutions, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) platfo... | {"Formerly": "Nippon Electric Company, Limited (1899-1983, in English)", "Type": "Public KK", "Industry": "Information technology Electronics", "Products": "Telecommunications equipment Servers Supercomputers Software Artificial satellites Consumer electronics\nFormer Domestic appliances Lighting Batteries Semiconducto... |
Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs (born 14 November 1948) is a British Conservative politician and author, best known for his House of Cards trilogy.
Early life and education
Michael Dobbs was born on 14 November 1948 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, the son of nurseryman Eric and Eileen Dobbs. He was educated at Hertford Gr... | {"Name": "The Lord Dobbs", "Image caption": "Official portrait, 2022", "Term start": "20 December 2010Life Peerage", "Birth date": "1948 11 14 y", "Birth place": "Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England", "Education": "Christ Church, Oxford (BA)Tufts University (MA, MPA, PhD)"} |
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is an adventure video game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft. Released in 2003, the title is the fourth game in the Myst canon. Departing from previous games of the franchise, Uru takes place in the modern era and allows players to customize their onscreen avatars. Players use thei... | {"Title": "Uru: Ages Beyond Myst", "Caption": "The box art to the initial release of Uru shows the player's personal Age, Relto.", "Developer": "Cyan Worlds", "Publisher": "Ubisoft", "Composer": "Tim Larkin", "Series": "Myst", "Engine": "Plasma 2.0http://www.mystjourney.com/uru/studies/ Myst Studies mystjourney.com Jan... |
Nothing So Strange is a 2002 American mockumentary film written, produced and directed by Brian Flemming in the style of an "independent documentary". It centers on the fictional assassination of former Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on December 2, 1999. The film won the New York Times Claiborne Pell Award for Original... | {"Directed by": "Brian Flemming", "Produced by": "Brian Flemming", "Written by": "Brian Flemming (uncredited)", "Starring": "David JamesMark Daniel CadeKeythe Farley", "Music by": "No War But The Class War", "Budget": "$200,000http://www.filmthreat.com/news/1153/ \"NOTHING SO STRANGE\" IN SAN FRANCISCO Film Threat 200... |
Threadneedle Street is a street in the City of London, England, between Bishopsgate at its northeast end and Bank junction in the southwest. It is one of nine streets that converge at Bank. It lies in the ward of Cornhill.
History
The street is famous as the site of the Bank of England; the bank itself is sometimes kn... | {"Name": "Threadneedle Street", "Length": "0.3", "Location": "London, England", "Known for": "Bank of England"} |
Saint-Cloud () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthiest towns, with the second-highest average household income of communities with 10,000... | {"Name": "Saint-Cloud", "Commune Status": "Commune", "Image": "Saint-Cloud Town Hall 002.JPG", "Caption": "Saint-Cloud Town Hall", "Coordinates": "48.84 2.22 dms inline,title", "Arrondissement": "Nanterre", "Canton": "Saint-Cloud", "Postal code": "92210", "Mayor": "Éric BerdoatiRépertoire national des élus: les maires ... |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa-Nairobi-Brazzaville-Lagos-Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in th... | {"Date": "1996 11 23 y", "Summary": "Hijacking leading to Water landing caused by fuel exhaustion", "Site": "11 22 22 S 43 18 25 E region:Africa_type:landmark_scale:1000000 inline,title", "Operator": "Ethiopian Airlines", "IATA flight No.": "ET961", "ICAO flight No.": "ETH961", "Call sign": "ETHIOPIAN 961", "Registrati... |
London Biggin Hill Airport is a very minor international airport at Biggin Hill in the London Borough of Bromley, located south-southeast of Central London. The airport was formerly a Royal Air Force station RAF Biggin Hill, and a small enclave on the airport still retains that designation.
thumb|An armourer adjusti... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Location": "Main Road, Biggin Hill TN16 3BH, Kent", "AMSL": "183", "Coordinates": "51 19 51 N 000 01 57 E type:airport_region:GB-BRY inline,title", "Website": "www.bigginhillairport.com"} |
Michael Makoto Honda (born June 27, 1941) is an American politician and former educator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in Congress from 2001 to 2017.
Initially involved in education in California, he first became active in politics in 1971, when then San Jose mayor Norman Mineta appointed Honda to the ci... | {"Name": "Mike Honda", "Term start": "January 3, 2001", "Term end": "January 3, 2017", "Office 2": "Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee", "Leader 2": "Terry McAuliffe", "Alongside 2": "Susan Turnbull", "Predecessor 2": "Position established", "Successor 2": "Keith Ellison (2017)", "Birth name": "Makoto Ho... |
Kieren Aedogan Ankwong Keke (born 27 June 1971) is a Nauruan politician and medical doctor. He is a member of the Parliament of Nauru and former Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Background
He is currently a leading figure of the Nauru First (Naoero Amo) party, and is one of the few medical profess... | {"Name": "Kieren Keke", "Term start": "2003", "Birth date": "1971 06 27 y", "Birth place": "Yaren District, NauruSeptember 2016", "Nationality": "Nauru Nauruan, Australia Australian", "Residence": "Yaren"} |
Freecode, formerly Freshmeat, is a website owned by BIZX, Inc., hosting mainly open-source software for programmers and developers. Among other things, the site also hosted user reviews and discussions. While a majority of the software covered is open source for Unix-like systems, Freecode also covered releases of clos... | {"Commercial": "Yes", "Registration": "Optional", "Available in": "English only", "Created by": "Patrick Lenz (scoop)", "Current status": "Unmaintained archive"} |
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum is a cemetery in Greenburgh, New York, United States, about north of Midtown Manhattan. It was founded in 1902, and is non-sectarian. Ferncliff has columbariums, a crematory, a small chapel, and a main office located in the rear of the main building.
Mausoleums
thumb|Ferncliff Mausole... | {"Year or Date established": "1902", "Country": "United States", "Location": "Hartsdale, New York, US", "Website": "Ferncliff Cemetery Association"} |
thumb|Drone video of Lake Peipus and the town of Mustvee in July 2022
Lake PeipusLake Peipus. Encyclopædia Britannica online (; ); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on the border between Estonia and Russia.
The lake is the fifth-largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (in Russia north of ... | {"Name": "Lake Peipus", "Image caption": "Landsat satellite photo", "Location": "Estonia, Russia", "Coordinates": "58 41 N 27 29 E type:waterbody_scale:2000000 inline,title", "Inflow": "Emajõgi, Velikaya", "Outflow": "Narva", "Catchment": "47800 km2 sqmi on", "Basin Countries": "Estonia, Latvia, and Russia", "Area": "3... |
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (, ; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005.
After a successful career in the machine-building industry of the Soviet Union, Kuchma began his political career in 1990, when he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada... | {"Name": "Leonid Kuchma", "Native name": "Леонід Кучма", "Native name language": "uk", "Image caption": "Kuchma in 2019", "Term start": "19 July 1994", "Term end": "23 January 2005", "Office 2": "Representative of Ukraine in the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine", "President 2": "Volodymyr Zelenskyy", "Birth date": "... |
Braniff Airways, Inc., operated as Braniff International Airways from 1948 until 1965, and then Braniff International from 1965 until air operations ceased, was an airline in the United States that flew air carrier operations from 1928 until 1982 and continues today as a retailer, hotelier, travel service and branding ... | {"Airline name": "Braniff International", "Image size (px)": "150", "IATA Designator": "BN", "ICAO Designator": "BNF", "Callsign": "BRANIFF", "Founded": "1928 05 29\n 1930 11 03", "Commenced operations": "1928 06 20\n 1930 11 13", "Ceased operations": "1982 05 12(Only airline operations ceased; all subsidiaries c... |
VEB Kombinat Robotron () (or simply Robotron) was the largest East German electronics manufacturer. It was headquartered in Dresden and employed 68,000 people in 1989. Its products included personal computers, SM EVM minicomputers, the ESER mainframe computers, various computer peripherals as well as microcomputers, ra... | {"Type": "Volkseigener Betrieb", "Industry": "Electronics manufacturer, computer software", "Fate": "Liquidated / converted into corporations", "Founded": "yes 1969 04 01 in Dresden, German Democratic Republic", "Defunct": "yes 1990 07 01", "Headquarters": "German Democratic Republic", "Products": "A 5120, PC 1715, Rob... |
The Republic of China Military Academy () , commonly known as the Taiwan Military Academy, is the service academy for the army of Taiwan. Previously known as the Whampoa Military Academy, the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China's conflicts in the 20th century, notably the Northern Expeditio... | {"Name (in English)": "Republic of China (Taiwan) Military Academy", "Native name": "zh 中華民國陸軍軍官學校", "Image size": "125px", "Former names": "Whampoa Military Academy (1924-1926) Central Military Academy (1927-1949) Chinese Workers and Peasants Military Academy", "Motto": "Fraternity, Devotion, Sincerity", "Date establi... |
Joseph Alberto Santiago (born June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentarie... | {"Born": "Manila, Philippines", "Origin": "Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.", "Genres": "Alternative rock", "Labels": "4AD"} |
Robert J. "Rob" Anders (born April 1, 1972) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the riding of Calgary West from 1997 until 2015 and was a founding member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
On April 12, 2014, Anders was defeated by former provincial minister Ron Liepert for the Conservative nomination in ... | {"Name": "Rob Anders", "Term start": "June 2, 1997", "Term end": "August 4, 2015", "Birth date": "1972 04 01", "Birth place": "Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada", "Other political party": "Reform (1997-2000)Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)", "Residence": "Calgary, Alberta, Canada"} |
David A. Anderson, (born August 16, 1937) is a former Canadian cabinet minister.
Anderson was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He was educated at Victoria College, Aiglon College and at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law; he graduated in 1962 with a LLB. During his UBC days Anderson won a silver med... | {"Name": "David A. Anderson", "Birth date": "1937 8 16", "Birth place": "Victoria, British Columbia", "Alma mater": "University of VictoriaUniversity of British Columbia", "Residence": "Victoria", "Riding 2": "Esquimalt—Saanich", "Predecessor 2": "George Chatterton", "Successor 2": "Donald Munro"} |
Joseph Charles John Piscopo ( ; born June 17, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and conservative radio talk show host. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, where he played a variety of recurring characters. His film roles include Danny Vermin in Johnny Dangerously (1984), Moe Dickstein in W... | {"Name": "Joe Piscopo", "Image": "JoePiscopoByPhilKonstantin.JPG", "Caption": "Piscopo in 2009", "Birth name": "Joseph Charles John Piscopo", "Birth date": "1951 6 17", "Birth place": "Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.", "Party": "Democratic (before 2014)Independent (2014-present)https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/1... |
David L. Anderson (born August 15, 1957 in Frontier, Saskatchewan) is a former Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Cypress Hills—Grasslands, a position he has held from 2000 until 2019. He was a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2003. He is a businessman, and a farmer. He has r... | {"Name": "David L. Anderson", "Term start": "September 15, 2016", "Term end": "August 29, 2017", "Birth date": "1957 8 15 y", "Birth place": "Frontier, Saskatchewan", "Residence": "Frontier, Saskatchewan", "Riding 1": "Cypress Hills—Grasslands", "Spouse(s)": "Sheila Anderson"} |
Mark Joseph Assad (born June 14, 1940) is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Gatineau from 1997 to 2004, and represented Gatineau—La Lièvre from 1988 to 1997. He was born in Buckingham, Quebec and is an administrator, and ... | {"Name": "Mark Joseph Assad", "Term start": "June 2, 1997", "Term end": "June 28, 2004", "Predecessor 2": "The electoral district was created in 1987.", "Successor 2": "The electoral district was abolished in 1996.", "Birth date": "1940 06 14 y", "Birth place": "Buckingham, Quebec", "Other political party": "Quebec Lib... |
Sarkis Assadourian (born January 25, 1948) is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He became the first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, with great support of the Armenian community of Toronto.
Background
Assadourian was born in Aleppo, Syria. His family emigrated soon after. ... | {"Name": "Sarkis Assadourian", "Image caption": "Assadourian in October 2005", "Riding 1": "Brampton Centre(Don Valley North; 1993-1997)", "Birth date": "1948 01 25", "Birth place": "Aleppo, Syria", "Residence": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Spouse(s)": "Zaza"} |
Maurice Rose (November 26, 1899 - March 30, 1945) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general. A veteran of World War I and World War II, Rose was commanding the 3rd Armored Division when he was killed in action in Germany during the closing days of the war.
The son and grand... | {"Born": "Middletown, Connecticut", "Died": "Near Paderborn, Nazi Germany", "Allegiance": "United States of America", "Commands held": "3rd Battalion, 13th Armored RegimentCombat Command A, 2nd Armored Division3rd Armored Division", "Awards": "Distinguished Service CrossDistinguished Service MedalSilver Star (3)Legion ... |
Cyan, Inc., also known as Cyan Worlds, Inc., is an American video game developer. Founded as Cyan Productions by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller in 1987, the company is best known as the creator of the Myst series. The company is located in Mead, Washington, just outside Spokane.
Myst became the best-selling PC game ev... | {"Type": "Private", "Industry": "Video games", "Founded": "1987", "Headquarters": "United States"} |
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. MacFarlane is the creator and star of the television series Family Guy (since 1999) and The Orville (since 2017), and co-creator of the television series American Dad! (since 2005) and The Cleveland Show ... | {"Name": "Seth MacFarlane", "Caption": "MacFarlane in 2012", "Birth name": "Seth Woodbury MacFarlane", "Birth date": "1973 10 26", "Birth place": "Kent, Connecticut, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Rhode Island School of Design (BFA)", "Occupation": "Actor animator writer producer director comedian singer", "Years active": "1995... |
The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story (1901) is a quasi-science fiction novel on which Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford (writing as Ford M. Heuffer) collaborated. Written before the first World War, its themes of corruption and the effect of the 20th century on British aristocracy were prescient. It was first published... | {"Country": "United Kingdom", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "William Heinemann (UK)McClure, Phillips and Company (US)", "Media type": "Print (hardback and paperback)", "Pages": "324 pp"} |
Hamilton Fish (August 3, 1808September 7, 1893) was an American politician who served as the 16th governor of New York from 1849 to 1850, a United States senator from New York from 1851 to 1857, and the 26th U.S. secretary of state from 1869 to 1877. Fish is recognized as the pillar of Ulysses S. Grant's presidency and... | {"Name": "Hamilton Fish", "Image caption": "Photograph by Mathew Brady", "Alternative text": "Studio black and whitephoto of Hamilton Fish showing head and shoulders with extended sideburns.", "Term start": "March 17, 1869", "Term end": "March 12, 1877", "Order 2": "16th", "Office 2": "Governor of New York", "Predecess... |
Timothy Simon Roth (; born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer.I was the only Englishman there, and was really nervous that I wouldn’t fit in., Tim Roth: The Hollywood Interview, 03 November 2022 He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of ... | {"Name": "Tim Roth", "Caption": "Roth at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con", "Birth name": "Timothy Simon RothSawyer Miranda 16 April 1995 Roth discovers froth The Observer (London) A171363897", "Birth date": "yes 1961 5 14", "Birth place": "Dulwich, London, England", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1982-presen... |
The bolívar is the official currency of Venezuela. Named after the hero of Latin American independence Simón Bolívar, it was introduced following the monetary reform in 1879, before which the venezolano was circulating. Due to its decades-long reliance on silver and gold standards, and then on a peg to the United Stat... | {"Nickname": "bolo(s), luca(s), real(es)", "ISO 4217 code": "VED", "ISO 4217 comment": "VES ISO4217-cat (numeric: VES no mono)List One", "Subunit": "100", "Symbol": "Bs.", "Symbol comment": "or Bs.D", "Unit": "bolívar", "Plural": "bolívares", "Value": "Official rateUS$1 = Bs. 31.5098(August 15, 2023)\nParallel rateUS$1... |
Fifteen (known as Hillside in Canada) is a teen drama television series that aired on YTV in Canada and on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993. Created and produced by John T. Binkley, the series was Nickelodeon's only teenage soap opera. The show was shot on videotape, similar to most daytime dramas.
The series was first c... | {"Also known as": "Hillside", "Genre": "Teen drama\n Comedy-drama", "Created by": "John T. Binkley", "Written by": "John T. Binkley\n Judy Bryson\n John Lazarus\n Tom Smith\n Joan Weir\n Ian Weir", "Directed by": "Michael Berry\n John T. Binkley", "Country of origin": "Canada\n United States", "Running time": "25 minut... |
Luther Leonidas Terry (September 15, 1911March 29, 1985) was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the ninth Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965, and is best known for his warnings against the dangers and the impact of tobacco use on health.
Early years
Luther Terry was ... | {"Name": "Luther Terry", "Term start": "March 2, 1961", "Term end": "October 1, 1965", "Birth date": "1911 09 15", "Birth place": "Red Level, Alabama, U.S.", "Death date": "1985 03 29 1911 09 15", "Death place": "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Spouse(s)": "Beryl Janet Reynolds 1940", "Education": "Birmingham-South... |
The Federal University of Minas Gerais (, UFMG) is a federalIn the Brazilian Higher Education context, Federal does not mean collegiate (even though most Federal Universities in Brazil enjoy a similarly collegiate system), but it means that the institution is funded by the Union (who is the fiscal-juridical person that... | {"Motto": "Incipit Vita Nova (Latin)", "Type": "Public university", "Rector": "Sandra Regina Goulart de Almeidahttp://somos.ufmg.br/professor/sandra-regina-goulart-almeida Somos UFMGhttp://lattes.cnpq.br/1871947440058031 Código de segurança Lattes.cnpq.br 2022-04-13", "Undergraduates": "30,957 (in 2010)", "Postgra... |
Elisa Maza is a fictional character and the main human character on the Disney animated television series Gargoyles, voiced by American actress Salli Richardson. In the series, she is an NYPD detective who is the steadfast ally (and honorary member) of the titular gargoyles' Manhattan Clan.
Elisa has an especially clo... | {"First appearance": "Gargoyles 1x01 \"Awakening Part 1\"", "Last appearance": "Gargoyles #12 \"Phoenix\"", "Created by": "Greg Weisman", "Voiced by": "Salli Richardson", "Gender": "Female", "Title": "Detective 2nd Grade", "Family": "Peter Maza (father) Diane Maza (mother) Derek Maza / Talon (brother) Beth Maza (sis... |
Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures. The club was founded by sole proprietor Michael Brody, and occupied a building formerly located at 84 King Street in the SoHo neighborho... | {"Coordinates": "40.72794 -74.00645 type:landmark inline,title", "Operator": "Michael Brody", "Type": "Nightclub", "Capacity": "1,400", "Field size": "10,000 sqft m2", "Built": "1924 (as auto garage)", "Opened": "1978 01 28", "Closed": "1987 10 01", "Demolished": "2018", "Architect": "Victor Mayper"} |
Beverly Holcombe Robertson (June 5, 1827 – December 12, 1910) was a cavalry officer in the United States Army on the Western frontier and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.
Early life
Robertson was born on a plantation in Amelia County, Virginia. He received an appointment to the United S... | {"Born": "Amelia County, Virginia", "Died": "Washington, D.C.", "Allegiance": "USA 1848 United States of America\nCSA Confederate States of America", "Commands held": "4th Virginia Cavalry RegimentRobertson's Cavalry Brigade", "Other work": "Insurance Businessman"} |
Eben Moglen (born 1959) is an American legal scholar who is professor of law and legal history at Columbia University, and is the founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center.
Professional biography
Moglen started out as a computer programming language designer and then received his bachelor's... | {"Name": "Eben Moglen", "Birth date": "1959 7 13", "Occupation": "Professor of Law and Legal history at Columbia University, Director-Counsel and Chairman, Software Freedom Law Center", "Website": "emoglen.law.columbia.edu"} |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is the third-largest Dutch bank, with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was initially formed in 1991 by merger of the two prior Dutch banks that form its name, Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) and Amsterdamsche en Rotterdamsche Bank (AMRO Bank).
Following aggressive international expansion, ABN AMRO was ac... | {"Type": "Public (N.V.)", "Founded": "September 21, 1991", "Headquarters": "Amsterdam, Netherlands", "Products": "Asset managementCommercial bankingInvestment bankingPrivate bankingRetail banking", "Website": "www.abnamro.com", "Industry": "Financial services", "AUM": "158.4 billion Euros (2022)", "Divisions": "Retail ... |
Thomas Walter Scott (October 27, 1867 – March 23, 1938) was the first premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916. Scott was Saskatchewan's second longest-serving Premier, serving one continuous term from 1905 to 1916). He led the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in three general elections, winning all three with majority gov... | {"Name": "Walter Scott", "Image size": "200px", "Lieutenant governor": "Amédée E. ForgetGeorge W. BrownRichard Stuart Lake", "Term start": "September 5, 1905", "Term end": "October 20, 1916", "Office 2": "President of the Executive Council", "Predecessor 2": "New position", "Successor 2": "James Alexander Calder", "Bir... |
Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 - July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer.
Biography
Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Brooklyn College. He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway ... | {"Name": "Alfred Drake", "Caption": "Drake photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1951", "Birth name": "Alfred Capurro", "Birth date": "1914 10 07 y", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Death date": "1992 07 25 1914 10 07 y", "Death place": "New York City", "Occupation": "Actor, singer"} |
Sudan Airways () is the national airline of Sudan, headquartered in Khartoum. Since 2012, the company has been fully owned by the Government of Sudan.
One of the oldest African carriers, it was formed in and started scheduled operations in July the following year. , Sudan Airways had 1,700 employees. The airline has ... | {"Airline name": "Sudan Airwaysالخطوط الجوية السودانية", "Image size (px)": "250", "IATA Designator": "SD", "ICAO Designator": "SUD", "Callsign": "SUDANAIR", "Founded": "1946 2Khartoum, Sudan", "Commenced operations": "1947 7", "Major hubs": "Khartoum International Airport", "Current Fleet Size": "3", "Number of Destin... |
John Alden Dix (December 25, 1860 - April 9, 1928) was an American businessman and politician who served as 38th governor of New York from January 1911 to January 1913.
A native of Glens Falls, New York, Dix attended Cornell University before becoming active in several Dix family business ventures. He later expanded ... | {"Name": "John Alden Dix", "Term start": "January 1, 1911", "Term end": "December 31, 1912", "Birth date": "1860 12 25 y", "Birth place": "Glens Falls, New York, U.S.", "Death date": "1928 4 9 1860 12 25 y", "Death place": "New York City, U.S.", "Alma mater": "Cornell University"} |
The County of Brant (2021 population 39,474) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Although it retains the word "county" in its name, the municipality is a single-tier municipal government and has no upper tier. The County of Brant has service offices in Burford, Paris, Oakland, Onondaga an... | {"Land": "817.66", "Density": "48.3", "Website": "www.brant.ca", "DST": "-4"} |
Peaches Browning (born Frances Belle Heenan; June 23, 1910August 23, 1956), was an American actress. She was married to New York City real estate developer Edward West "Daddy" Browning (1875 - 1934). Their story became one of the most sensational "scandals" of the Roaring Twenties. It is often cited in journalism histo... | {"Name": "Peaches Browning", "Birth name": "Frances Belle Heenan", "Birth date": "1910 6 23 yes", "Death date": "1956 8 23 yes", "Nationality": "American", "Occupation": "Actress"} |
L.A. Woman is the sixth studio album by the American rock band the Doors, released on April 19, 1971, by Elektra Records. It is the last to feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, due to his sudden death exactly two months and two weeks following the album's release. Even more so than its predecessors, th... | {"Released": "1971 4 19", "Recorded": "December 1970January 1971", "Studio": "The Doors' Workshop, Los Angeles, California", "Genre": "Blues rock\nR&Bhttps://ultimateclassicrock.com/doors-morrison-hotel/ When the Doors Went Back to Basics on Morrison Hotel Ultimate Classic Rock Gallucci Michael February 1, 2016 M... |
"Moonlight Drive" is a song by American rock band the Doors, released in 1967 on their second album Strange Days. It was edited to a 2:16 length for the 45 rpm single B-side of "Love Me Two Times". Though a conventional blues arrangement, the track's defining feature was its slightly off-beat rhythm, and Robby Krieger'... | {"A-side": "Love Me Two Times", "Released": "September 25, 1967", "Recorded": "May-August 1967", "Genre": "Blues rock", "Label": "Elektra", "Songwriter(s)": "The Doors", "Producer(s)": "Paul A. Rothchild"} |
Carol J. Adams (born 1951) is an American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate. She is the author of several books, including The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory (1990) and The Pornography of Meat (2004), focusing in particular on what she argues are the links between the oppressi... | {"Caption": "Adams speaks at the Intersectional Justice Conference, March 2016", "Birth date": "1951", "Birth place": "New York, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Rochester Yale Divinity School", "Notable works": "The Sexual Politics of Meat (1990)\n The Pornography of Meat (2004)", "Spouse(s)": "Rev. Dr. Bruce Bucha... |
De Vink is a railway station in the Netherlands. It is located near the former hamlet of De Vink, currently a part of Leiden.
The station re-opened in 1985. It is wedged in between the city of Leiden and the neighbouring town of Voorschoten. The tracks in the direction of The Hague are on Leiden ground. The tracks in ... | {"Name": "Station De Vink", "Style template": "NS", "Country": "Netherlands", "Coordinates": "52 08 45 N 4 27 28 E inline,title", "Date opened": "1906, reopened 1985", "Date closed": "1928"} |
Sarah Emma Edmonds (born Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmondson, married name Seelye, alias Franklin Flint Thompson; December 1841 - September 5, 1898) was a Canadian-born woman who claimed to have served as a man with the Union Army as a nurse and spy during the American Civil War. Although recognized for her service by the Unit... | {"Born": "Province of New Brunswick, British North America", "Died": "La Porte, Texas", "Nickname(s)": "\"Franklin Thompson\"", "Allegiance": "United States 1863 23px United States of America\nUnion", "Awards": "In 1897, she became the second woman admitted to the Grand Army of the Republic.\nIn 1992, she was inducted ... |
Death, Deceit and Destiny Aboard the Orient Express is a 2000 thriller film about a group of international terrorists who, a few days before the start of the new millennium, lure a group of very rich celebrities and businesspeople on board the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul in order to extort large sums of money... | {"Directed by": "Mark Roper", "Written by": "Peter Jobin Harry Alan Towers (as Peter Welbeck)", "Produced by": "Harry Alan Towers", "Starring": "Richard Grieco Christoph Waltz Romina Mondello Jennifer Nitsch Hunter Phoenix Götz Otto Hristo Shopov", "Cinematography": "Adolfo Bartoli", "Music by": "Stelvio Cipriani", ... |
Eugenie Peterson (, ; 22 May, 1899 - 25 April 2002), known as Indra Devi, was a pioneering teacher of yoga as exercise, and an early disciple of the "father of modern yoga", Tirumalai Krishnamacharya.
She went to India in her twenties, becoming a film star there and acquiring the stage name Indra Devi. She was the fi... | {"Name": "Indra Devi", "Caption": "Indra Devi, upper left, in her distinctive sari;Syman 2010 179 1963 album cover", "Birth name": "Eugenie Peterson", "Birth date": "12 May 1899", "Birth place": "Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (now Latvia)", "Death date": "25 April 2002 (aged 102)", "Death place": "Buenos... |
Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 12, 1981 by Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album, Permanent Waves (1980), the band started to write and record new material in August 1980 with longtime co-producer Terry Brown. They continued to write s... | {"Released": "1981 2 12", "Recorded": "October-November 1980", "Studio": "Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)", "Genre": "Progressive rock", "Label": "Anthem", "Producer": "Rush\n Terry Brown"} |
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996. It modernized the flow of healthcare information, stipulates how personall... | {"Other short titles": "Kassebaum-Kennedy Act, Kennedy-Kassebaum Act", "Long title": "An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, ... |
Joaquín López-Dóriga Velandia (born 8 February 1947) is a Spanish Mexican journalist. He started working as a journalist for the daily El Heraldo de México at the age of 18, and two years later he joined Jacobo Zabludovsky in the television news program 24 Horas. In 1988 he was appointed news director of the Instituto ... | {"Name": "Joaquín López-Dóriga", "Image upright": "0.85", "Birth date": "1947 2 7 y", "Birth place": "Madrid, Spain", "Occupation": "Journalist"} |
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