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270px|thumb|Chase branches in the contiguous U.S. in 2020. The company also operates in Hawaii (not shown on the map).
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City, that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinatio... | {"Type": "Subsidiary", "Founded": "1877", "Headquarters": "USA", "Industry": "Banking", "Products": "Financial services", "Services": "Retail Financial ServicesCard ServicesCommercial Banking", "Revenue": "2022", "Parent": "JPMorgan Chase", "Website": "https://www.chase.com"} |
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (often written in all lowercase as sex, lies, and videotape) is a 1989 American independent drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women discussing their sexuality and fantasies, and his impact on the relationships of a tr... | {"Directed by": "Steven Soderbergh", "Produced by": "Nancy TenenbaumJohn HardyRobert Newmyer", "Written by": "Steven Soderbergh", "Starring": "James Spader\n Andie MacDowell\n Peter Gallagher\n Laura San Giacomo", "Music by": "Cliff Martinez", "Cinematography": "Walt Lloyd", "Edited by": "Steven Soderbergh", "Distribut... |
James Robert White is a Baptist theologian, the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, an evangelical Reformed Baptist Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona and a Christian scholar. He is the author of several books.
Early life and education
White graduated with a BA from Grand Canyon Universit... | {"Name": "James Robert White", "Caption": "White speaking in 2019", "Birth place": "Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.", "Birth name": "James Robert White", "Education": "Grand Canyon University (BA)\n Fuller Theological Seminary (MA)", "Occupation": "Christian apologist theologian pastor author", "Known For": "Dir... |
The Treaty of Paris between Italy and the Allied Powers was signed on 10 February 1947, formally ending hostilities between both parties. It came into general effect on 15 September 1947.
Territorial changes
thumb|upright=1.3|Changes to the Italian eastern border from 1920 to 1975.
Transfer of the Adriatic islands of... | {"Name": "Treaty of Paris (Italy)", "Image size": "340px", "Image caption": "France-Italy Boundary after the Treaty of Peace", "Date signed": "10 February 1947", "Location signed": "Paris, France", "Signatories": "Italy ItalyFrance 1830 FranceKingdom of Greece state GreeceYugoslavia YugoslaviaAlbania 1946 AlbaniaUnited... |
The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned by Car... | {"Status": "Complete", "Type": "Hotel", "Architectural style": "Art Deco", "Address": "StrandCity of WestminsterWC2R 0EZ", "Town or city": "London", "Coordinates": "England", "Named for": "Liberty of the Savoy", "Construction started": "1886", "Hotel chain": "Fairmont Hotels and Resorts"} |
The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers and also known as , is an investigative law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Texas. It is based in the capital city Austin. In the time since its creation, the Texas Rangers have investigated crimes ranging from murder to po... | {"Uniformed as": "Texas Ranger Division", "Common name": "Texas Rangers", "Formed": "1835 10 17 (modeled after Stephen F. Austin's 1823 ranger companies)", "Multinational agency": "U.S.", "Size": "268820 sqmi km2 5", "Population": "27,469,114 (2015 est.)https://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2015/tables/NST-ES... |
The Bielsko Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Bielsko-Biała. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Katowice, and Kraków,Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustop... | {"Conventional long name": "Bielsko Voivodeship", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Bielsko-Biała", "Government type": "Voivodeship"} |
The Biała Podlaska Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Biała Podlaska. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Lublin, and Warsaw Voivodeship,Ustawa z dnia 28 maja... | {"Conventional long name": "Biała Podlaska Voivodeship", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Biała Podlaska", "Government type": "Voivodeship"} |
Białystok Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, when it was superseded by the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Its capital city was Białystok. It was formed in 1975 from part of the existing Białystok Voivodeship. The region was , and its population in 1994, about ... | {"Native name": "Województwo białostockie", "Conventional long name": "Białystok Voivodeship", "Common name": "Białystok", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Białystok"} |
thumb|The was a steam and sailing ship built for Bibby Line in 1856 and sold to Leyland Line in 1873
Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations.
Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the grou... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1807", "Headquarters": "Liverpool, United Kingdom", "Industry": "Shipping", "Parent": "Bibby Line Group Ltd", "Website": "Bibby Line homepage"} |
Herbert Warren Kalmbach (October 19, 1921 - September 15, 2017) was an American attorney and banker. He served as the personal attorney to United States President Richard Nixon (1968–1973). He became embroiled in the Watergate scandal due to his fundraising activities in the early 1970s, some of which supported under... | {"Birth name": "Herbert Warren Kalmbach", "Birth date": "1921 10 19", "Birth place": "Port Huron, Michigan, US", "Death date": "2017 09 15 1921 10 19", "Death place": "Newport Beach, California, US", "Known For": "Watergate figure", "Education": "University of Southern California (B.A., J.D.)", "Occupation": "Lawyer", ... |
Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 - December 1, 2003) was an American economist and academic administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and twelfth president of the University of California.
Early life and education
Kerr was born in Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, to Samuel William and Car... | {"Name": "Clark Kerr", "Image caption": "Kerr in 1964", "Term start": "1958", "Term end": "1967", "Order 2": "1st", "Title 2": "Chancellor of theUniversity of California, Berkeley", "Successor 2": "Glenn T. Seaborg", "Birth date": "1911 05 17", "Birth place": "Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.", "Death date": "2003 12 01... |
Victor is a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson under the pseudonym "Victor", released in January 1996 on Anthem Records. The album was recorded at Lerxst Sound (Lifeson's home studio) from October 1994 through July 1995.
The album reached number 99 on the Billboard 200 in 1996 and received a 1997 Juno Award nom... | {"Released": "January 9, 1996 Popoff Martin Martin Popoff Driven - Rush in the 90s 1st ECW press 2021 129 978-1-77041-537-9", "Recorded": "October 1994 - July 1995", "Studio": "Lerxst Sound", "Genre": "Hard rock", "Label": "Anthem Records (Canada)\n Atlantic (outside Canada)", "Producer": "Alex Lifeson... |
, is a single-runway regional airport in Hokkaidō, Japan, straddling the cities of Asahikawa and Higashikagura.
History
Planning of the airport began in the late 1950s. The site was chosen in November 1960 and received government approval in 1963. Japan Domestic Airlines began the first scheduled flight to Asahikawa ... | {"Airport type": "Public", "Serves": "Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan", "Location": "Higashikagura, Hokkaido", "AMSL": "690", "Coordinates": "43 40 15 N 142 26 51 E region:JP inline,title"} |
thumb|Percy Pilcher's Hawk glider, restored after his fatal crash, on display in the National Museum of Scotland.
Percy Sinclair Pilcher (16 January 1867 - 2 October 1899) was a British inventor and pioneer aviator who was his country's foremost experimenter in unpowered flight near the end of the nineteenth century.
... | {"Name": "Percy Pilcher", "Image": "PercyPilcher.jpeg", "Birth date": "1867 01 16 y", "Birth place": "Bath, Somerset, England", "Death date": "1899 10 02 1867 01 16 y", "Death place": "Stanford, Northamptonshire", "Death cause": "Glider accident", "Occupation": "Inventor", "Known For": "Aviation pioneer", "Burial place... |
Air Srpska was an airline of the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The airline existed from 1999 to 2003.
Fleet
250px|thumb|right|Air Srpska ATR 72 at Stuttgart Airport in 2001.
The Air Srpska fleet consisted of two ATR 72 turboprop aircraft leased from Jat Airways.
References
Category:Defunct airlines of Bo... | {"Airline name": "Air Srpska", "Current Fleet Size": "2 (upon closure)", "IATA Designator": "R6", "ICAO Designator": "SBK", "Callsign": "AIR SRPSKAhttp://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air-Srpska Air Srpska Fleet Details and History Planespotters.net 2010-10-22 2010-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100612070243/http:... |
Sir Michael Jon Neubert (3 September 1933 - 3 January 2014) was Conservative MP for Romford from 1974 until 1997. His loss in the landslide 1997 general election was considered something of a surprise.
He was educated at Bromley Grammar School and Downing College, Cambridge and worked as a travel and industrial consu... | {"Name": "Sir Michael Neubert", "Office 2": "Vice-Chamberlain of the Household", "Predecessor 2": "Tristan Garel-Jones", "Successor 2": "Tony Durant", "Prime minister 2": "Margaret Thatcher", "Birth date": "y 1933 9 3", "Death date": "y 2014 1 3 1933 9 3", "Death place": "Cheltenham, Gloucestershire", "Nationality": "B... |
Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American double bass player and composer.
Career
Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed with the San Diego Symphony. During the next decade he moved to New York Ci... | {"Born": "1952 9 26", "Genres": "Avant-garde jazz, free improvisation, chamber jazz", "Labels": "Soul Note, Knitting Factory, Tzadik, Cryptogramophone, Enja, Clean Feed, Pi, CIMP", "Website": "mark-dresser.com"} |
Łomża Voivodeship () was an administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Its capital city was Łomża.
Cities and towns
Major cities and towns (population in 1998):
24px Łomża - 64,605 (1995 - 63,000)
24px Zambrów - 23,879 (1995 - 23,600)
24p... | {"Native name": "Województwo łomżyńskie", "Conventional long name": "Łomża Voivodeship", "Common name": "Łomża", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Łomża"} |
Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović (; 27 April 1893 - 17 July 1946) was a Yugoslav Serb general during World War II. He was the leader of the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army (Chetniks), a royalist and nationalist movement and guerrilla force established following the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941.
Born in I... | {"Birth name": "Dragoljub Mihailović", "Born": "Ivanjica, Kingdom of Serbia", "Died": "Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia\n yes Execution by firing squad", "Nickname(s)": "Čiča Draža (Uncle Draža)", "Allegiance": "Kingdom of Serbia (1910-18)Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-41)Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslav government-in-... |
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories is a science fiction anthology written and edited by Isaac Asimov. Following the usual form for Asimov collections, it consists of eleven short stories and a poem surrounded by commentary describing how each came to be written.
Five of the stories are Robot stories, while one is... | {"Cover artist": "Peter Rauchhttp://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?35947 Publication: The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Doubleday", "Media type": "Print (hardback & paperback)", "Pages": "211", "ISBN": "0-385-12198-9", "Preceded by": "Buy Jupiter an... |
Italians (, ) are a nation and ethnic group native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a common culture, history, ancestry and usage of Italian language. Their predecessors differ regionally, but generally include native populations such as the Etruscans, the Rhaetians, the Ligurians, the Adriatic Veneti... | {"Name": "Italians", "Native name": "Italiani", "Population": "140 million\n\"Instat\">http://www.istat.it/it/files/2017/03/Indicatori-Demografici.pdf Indicatori demografici Istat (Italian) 14 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181115161621/https://www.istat.it/it/files/2017/03/Indicatori-Demografici.pdf 15 No... |
The Independent Democratic Serb Party (, SDSS) is a social-democratic political party in Croatia representing the interests of the Croatian Serbs. It holds, progressive, pro-European stances and is generally considered a centre-left party.
History
It was formed in 1997 and led by Vojislav Stanimirović. In the 2003 C... | {"Abbreviation": "SDSS", "President": "Milorad Pupovachttp://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/milorad-pupovac-izabran-za-predsjednika-sdss-a/6326269/ Milorad Pupovac izabran za predsjednika SDSS-a 2 July 2017 HINA Jutarnji list hr", "Founded": "1997 3 5 yhttp://www.portalnovosti.com/vojislav-stanimirovic-desnicarenje-j... |
Lake Kioga or Lake Kyoga (literally 'the place of bathing' in Runyoro language) is a large shallow lake in Uganda, about in area and at an elevation of 1,033 metres. The Victoria Nile flows through the lake on its way from Lake Victoria to Lake Albert. The main inflow from Lake Victoria is regulated by the Nalubaale P... | {"Name": "Lake Kyoga", "Image caption": "Landscape surrounding Lake Kyoga", "Coordinates": "1 30 N 33 0 E type:waterbody_region:UG inline,title", "Type": "PolymicticBasin Lakes", "Inflow": "Victoria Nile", "Outflow": "Victoria Nile", "Catchment": "75,000 km2 on", "Basin Countries": "Uganda", "Length": "200 km on", "Are... |
The Zielona Góra Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Zielona Góra, and it was centered on the southern Lubusz Land, in west-centre part of the county. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the p... | {"Conventional long name": "Zielona Góra Voivodeship", "Common name": "Zielona Góra Voivodeship", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Zielona Góra", "Government type": "Voivodeship"} |
The Warsaw Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1990 known as the Warsaw Capital Voivodeship,Ustawa z dnia 22 marca 1990 r. o terenowych organach rządowej administracji ogólnej was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Wa... | {"Conventional long name": "Warsaw Voivodeship", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Warsaw", "Government type": "Voivodeship"} |
"The Book of Sand" () is a 1975 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges about the discovery of a book with infinite pages. It has parallels to the same author's 1949 story "The Zahir" (revised in 1974), continuing the theme of self-reference and attempting to abandon the terribly infinite, and to his 1941 sto... | {"Original title": "El libro de arena", "Country": "Argentina", "Language": "Spanish", "Genre(s)": "Fantasy, short story", "Published in": "The Book of Sand", "Media type": "Print", "Publication date": "1975", "Published in English": "1977"} |
Suwałki Voivodeship () was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998. In 1999 the Voidvodeship was divided in half and reassigned to two other Voivodeships - the eastern half to Podlaskie Voivodeship and the western half to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Its capital city was Suwałki.
... | {"Native name": "Województwo suwalskie", "Conventional long name": "Suwałki Voivodeship", "Common name": "Suwałki", "Year founded": "1975", "Year dissolved": "1998", "Capital": "Suwałki"} |
Gabriel Weston Kaplan (born March 31, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, and professional poker player.US Search "Gabe Kaplan" He played the eponymous teacher in the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. He later became a professional poker player and a commentator for the series High Stakes Poker on PokerGO.
Early li... | {"Residence": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Bracelet(s)": "None", "Money finish(es)": "3", "ITM": "1991", "Title(s)": "None", "Final table(s)": "1"} |
Grady Demond Wilson (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor and author. He portrayed Lamont Sanford at the age of 25, the son of Fred Sanford (played by Redd Foxx) in the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son (1972-77), and Oscar Madison in The New Odd Couple (1982-83). He appeared in the film Me and the Kid (1993).
Early l... | {"Name": "Demond Wilson", "Image": "Redd Foxx Demond Wilson Sanford and Son 1972.JPG", "Caption": "Wilson (left) (as Lamont Sanford) in 1972,with Redd Foxx (as Fred Sanford)", "Birth name": "Grady Demond Wilson", "Birth date": "1946 10 13", "Birth place": "Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.Moses Gavin Sanford's Son, Demond Wilson... |
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city grew wealthy during the Islamic era, becoming a world city throughout the 11th... | {"Body": "Ayuntamiento de Almería", "Founded by": "Abd-ar-Rahman III", "Density": "auto", "DST": "+2", "Website": "http://www.aytoalmeria.es es"} |
SableVM was a clean room implementation of Java bytecode interpreter implementing the Java virtual machine (VM) specification, second edition. SableVM was designed to be a robust, extremely portable, efficient, and fully specifications-compliant (JVM spec, Java Native Interface, Invocation interface, Debug interface, e... | {"Developer(s)": "Sable Research Group at McGill University", "Type": "Java Virtual Machine", "License": "GNU Lesser General Public License", "Website": "http://sablevm.org/"} |
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San Serriffe is a fictional island nation invented for April Fools' Day 1977, by Britain's The Guardian newspaper.The Guardian Special Report: San Serriffe., 1 April 1977 It was featured in a seven-page hoax supplement, published in the style of contemporary reviews of foreign c... | {"Created by": "Philip Davies and Guardian staff", "First appearance": "1977-04-01", "Type": "Fictional island nation", "Location": "Indian Ocean"} |
James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show which premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a... | {"Birth name": "James Christian Kimmel", "Born": "New York City, U.S.", "Medium": "Television\n film\n radio", "Years active": "1989-present", "Genres": "Observational comedy black comedy insult comedy surreal humor satire deadpan", "Spouse": "Gina Maddy 1988 2002 divorced\n Molly McNearney 2013", "Partner(s)": "Sarah ... |
Samuel Allyne Otis (November 24, 1740 - April 22, 1814) was the first Secretary of the United States Senate, serving for its first 25 years. He also served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1787 and 1788.
Secretary of the Senate
thumb|left|Washington's In... | {"Name": "Samuel Allyne Otis", "Order 2": "Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives", "Predecessor 2": "Tristram Dalton", "Successor 2": "Nathaniel Gorham", "Birth date": "November 24, 1740", "Birth place": "Barnstable, Massachusetts, British America", "Death date": "1814 04 22 1740 11 24", "Death place": ... |
Crystal Palace Football Club, commonly referred to as Palace, is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, which competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Although formally created as a professional outfit in 1905 at the Crystal Palace ... | {"Full name": "Crystal Palace Football Club", "Nickname(s)": "The Eagles \n The Glaziers", "Founded": "yes 1905\"guardian1861\" />", "Capacity": "25,486", "League": "CrystalP", "Website": "https://www.cpfc.co.uk/"} |
Gladesville Bridge is a heritage-listed concrete arch road bridge that carries Victoria Road over the Parramatta River, linking the Sydney suburbs of Huntleys Point and Drummoyne, in the local government areas of Canada Bay and Hunter's Hill, in New South Wales, Australia. Despite its name, the bridge is not in Gladesv... | {"Coordinates": "-33.8420 151.1477 type:landmark_region:AU-NSW dms inline,title", "Carries": "Victoria Road NSW A40 Motor vehicles Grade separated pedestrian footpath Grade separated bicycle path", "Crosses": "Parramatta River", "Locale": "Drummoyne and Huntleys Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (shape 15 no)",... |
Jean Louisa Kelly (born March 9, 1972) is an American actress and singer. After making her film debut as Tia Russell in Uncle Buck (1989) alongside John Candy, she appeared in a wide range of other films including The Fantasticks (1995) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). From 2000 to 2006, she portrayed Kim Warner on the C... | {"Caption": "Kelly in October 2009", "Name": "Jean Louisa Kelly", "Birth date": "March 9, 1972 https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/kelly-jean-louisa-1972\n\t Jean Louisa Kelly\n\t www.encyclopedia.com\n\t Editors, www.encyclopedia.com\n\t June 7, 2023\n https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb... |
Charles Dawson Butler (November 16, 1916May 18, 1988), professionally known as Daws Butler, was an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company, where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Auggie Doggie, Lo... | {"Name": "Daws Butler", "Caption": "Butler in 1976", "Birth name": "Charles Dawson Butler", "Birth date": "1916 11 16 y", "Birth place": "Toledo, Ohio, U.S.", "Death date": "1988 5 18 1916 11 16 y", "Death place": "Los Angeles, California, U.S.", "Other names": "Dawes Butler", "Resting place": "Holy Cross Cemetery, Cul... |
Leam, or historically Leam Farm, is a hamlet in the English county of Derbyshire. There are a number of buildings, which once formed a single estate. Leam is due south of Hathersage, close to Grindleford.
Notable people
Sir Henry Cooper, New Zealand educator.
Category:Hamlets in Derbyshire
Category:Derbyshire Dales | {"Sovereign state": "England", "District": "Derbyshire Dales", "Shire county": "Derbyshire", "UK Parliament": "Derbyshire Dales", "Postcode district": "S", "Dialling code": "01433", "OS grid reference": "SK233791"} |
The Hawaiʻi Bowl is a college football bowl game that has been played in the Honolulu, Hawaii area since 2002. The game was originally held at Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii, a suburb of Honolulu, before moving to the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex in 2022. The bowl is one of the post-season contests run by ES... | {"Stadium": "Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex", "Location": "Honolulu, Hawaii", "Previous locations": "Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii", "Operated": "2002-present", "Preceded by": "Aloha Bowl", "Conference tie-ins": "MWC (2012-present; Hawaii if bowl-eligible and not in CFP bowl)\n AAC (2019-present)", "Previous... |
Aquilonia is a town and comune in the province of Avellino, part of the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in mountainous terrain in the eastern part of the province, at an elevation of .
History
The Lombards called the town Carbonara or Carunar, supposedly because a major local occupation was charcoal ... | {"Name": "Aquilonia", "Official name": "Comune di Aquilonia", "Image caption": "Archaeological park of Aquicarbo", "Shield image": "aquilonia-Stemma.gif", "Map caption": "Aquilonia within the Province of Avellino", "Coordinates": "40 59 16 N 15 28 31 E inline,title", "Region": "Campania", "Province": "Avellino (AV)", "... |
is a fictional character and the protagonist in the racing video game series F-Zero by Nintendo. Within the series, he is a mysterious racer who is among the best on the circuit, as well as a renowned bounty hunter. A different version of the character serves as the protagonist of the F-Zero: GP Legend anime series.
I... | {"First appearance": "F-Zero (1990)", "Created by": "Shigeru Miyamoto, Takaya Imamura", "Designed by": "Takaya Imamura", "Voiced by": "English \"btva\">Captain Falcon Voices (F-Zero) https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/F-Zero/Captain-Falcon/ Behind The Voice Actors 9 May 2021 . A green check mark indicat... |
Fungus Amongus is the debut studio album by American rock band Incubus, released on November 1, 1995, by Stopuglynailfungus Music on Chillum, Incubus' own independent label. It was later re-released under Epic and Immortal Records on November 7, 2000, after popular demand.
Album information
Many of the names given un... | {"Released": "1995 11 1", "Recorded": "September 1995", "Studio": "4th Street Recording (Santa Monica, California)", "Genre": "Funk metalCush Andy April 25, 2017 Incubus Talk 20 Years of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and Collaborating with Skrillex on New Album 8 https://www.spin.com/2017/04/incubus-skrillex-science-20-years/ May 24,... |
The "Weimar Triangle" (French: Triangle de Weimar; German: Weimarer Dreieck; Polish: Trójkąt Weimarski) is a regional alliance of France, Germany, and Poland created in 1991 in the German city of Weimar. The group is intended to promote co-operation between the three countries in cross-border and European issues.
It e... | {"Map caption": "Political map of the \"Weimar Triangle\"", "Map width": "300px", "Land area (km²)": "1,314,075", "Population estimate": "190,349,334", "Population estimate year": "2022", "GDP (PPP) year cited": "2023", "GDP (PPP)": "$11.1 trillionhttps://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April/weo-repo... |
World of Noise is the debut album recorded by American rock band Everclear. It was recorded in a friend's basement for $400 with Art Alexakis on vocals/lead guitar, Craig Montoya on bass, Scott Cuthbert on drums and was released in 1993 by Tim Kerr Records.
Album information
Alexakis used a beat-up Guild Bluesbird gu... | {"Released": "December 10, 1993", "Recorded": "Early-Mid 1993", "Genre": "Punk rock,https://www.sonicperspectives.com/album-reviews/everclear-world-of-noise-30th-anniversary-edition/ Everclear - World of Noise - Review July 31, 2022 alternative rock", "Label": "Tim/Kerr (original release)Capitol (1994 reissue)Fir... |
Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear and many more names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially ... | {"Type": "Herbal tea", "Origin": "Brazil", "Other names": "Bitter melon, balsam pear, Momordica chinensis", "Quick description": "Traditional medicinal. Makes a green, earthy broth also used in soup."} |
Ayatollah Abdul Aziz al-Hakim ( ; ; 1952 - 26 August 2009) was an Iraqi theologian and politician and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, a party that has approximately 5% support in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. He also served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq (40th Prime Minister of... | {"Name": "Abd al-Aziz al-Hakimسيد عبدالعزيز الحكيم", "Term start": "1 December 2003", "Term end": "31 December 2003", "Birth date": "1952 1 1 y", "Birth place": "Najaf, Kingdom of Iraq", "Death date": "2009 8 26 1952 1 1 y", "Death place": "Tehran, Iran"} |
The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual college football bowl game that has been played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2002. The game currently features a matchup between a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and a team from either the Southeastern Conference (SEC) or the Big Ten Con... | {"Stadium": "Bank of America Stadium", "Location": "Charlotte, North Carolina", "Operated": "2002-present", "Previous conference tie-ins": "AAC", "Conference tie-ins": "ACCBig Ten (even number years)SEC (odd number years)", "Payout": "4,780,461 (2019)http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ 2019 Bowl Sch... |
Rand McNally is an American technology and publishing company that provides mapping, software and hardware for consumer electronics, commercial transportation and education markets. The company is headquartered in Chicago, with a distribution center in Richmond, Kentucky.
History
Early history
In 1856, William H. R... | {"Type": "Private", "Founded": "1856 in Chicago, Illinois, United States", "Headquarters": "United States", "Industry": "Atlases, Maps, Education Materials, MileMaker Routing, Consumer Electronics, Commercial Transportation", "Products": "Maps, atlases, software", "Parent": "TELEO Capital", "Website": "http://www.randm... |
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Bet.e & Stef was a Canadian bossa nova and jazz group from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and percussionist Elizabeth Provencher (Bet.e) and vocalist and guitarist Stéphane Carreau (Stef)."Canada's Bet.e & Stef Serve Up Their Own Brand of Bossa Nova". Billboard, April 14, 2001. p. 52. They are best... | {"Origin": "Montreal, Quebec, Canada", "Genres": "Bossa Nova, Jazz", "Labels": "Bet.e and Stef Records, Verve Records (Universal Music Group), EMI Music Japan, Compost Records", "Website": "http://www.beteandstef.com", "Members": "Élizabeth Provencher (Bet.e)Stéphane Carreau (Stef)"} |
Sean Biggerstaff (born 15 March 1983) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter film series, appearing in Philosopher's Stone (2001), Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011).
Biggerstaff began acting as a child actor at the age of five and made his screen ... | {"Name": "Sean Biggerstaff", "Birth date": "1983 03 15 yes", "Birth place": "Glasgow, Scotland", "Occupation": "Actor", "Years active": "1988-present"} |
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Born in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television... | {"Name": "Marcia Gay Harden", "Alt": "A photograph of Harden at the premiere of Frozen in 2013", "Caption": "Harden in 2013", "Birth date": "1959 8 14", "Birth place": "La Jolla, San Diego, California, U.S.", "Alma mater": "University of Texas, Austin (BA)New York University (MFA)", "Occupation": "Actress", "Years acti... |
Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower Ryde were merged in the 19th century, as can still be seen in the town'... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)", "Unitary authority": "Isle of Wight Council", "Ceremonial county": "Isle of Wight", "UK Parliament": "Isle of Wight", "Postcode district": "PO", "Dialling code": "01983", "OS grid reference": "SZ591923"} |
Shanklin () is a seaside resort town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake Sandown. The sandy beach, its Old Village and a wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine, are its main attractions. The esplanad... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2021 Census)", "Unitary authority": "Isle of Wight", "Ceremonial county": "Isle of Wight", "UK Parliament": "Isle of Wight", "Postcode district": "PO", "Dialling code": "01983", "OS grid reference": "SZ584816"} |
Blackgang Chine is the oldest amusement park in the United Kingdom, having opened in 1843. Named after a now-destroyed chine (a coastal ravine) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs, it is about 6 miles from Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight just below St Catherine's Down. Blackgang Chine and its sister park Rob... | {"Park Name": "Blackgang Chine", "Park Photo Caption": "Entrance to Blackgang Chine amusement park", "Park Location (City)": "Blackgang, Isle of Wight", "Park Location (State/Province)": "England", "Park Location (Country)": "United Kingdom", "Park Coordinates": "50.58889 -1.31444 inline,title", "Park Webpage/URL": "Bl... |
The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong is a book by John Lott, following up on his controversial More Guns, Less Crime.Publishers Weekly review It is intended to reach a broader audience than its highly technical predecessor. Lott explores what he sees as misconceptions abo... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Regnery Publishing, Inc.", "Media type": "Hardback", "Pages": "349", "ISBN": "0-89526-114-6", "Preceded by": "More Guns, Less Crime", "Followed by": "Freedomnomics"} |
Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its location is on Kaien Island near the Alaskan panhandle. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and has a population of 12,220 people as of 2016.
History
Coast Tsimshian occupation of the Prince R... | {"Named for": "Prince Rupert of the Rhine", "Density": "227.7", "Metro density": "58.5", "DST": "-07:00"} |
The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. This was the first year the Newbery Medal was awarded.
Writte... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "H. Liveright", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "529 pp (hardback)Gurdon Meghan Cox Book Review: 'The Story of Mankind,' by Hendrik Willem van Loon https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579238151381647412 Wall Street... |
Seabrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located approximately east of Washington, D.C. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,627. Prior to 2010, Seabrook was part of the Lanham-Seabrook census-designated place.
Etymology
Seabro... | {"Land": "3.08", "Water": "0.00", "Density": "6378.62", "DST": "−4"} |
The International Workers League (Fourth International), also known as IWLfi ( and LITci; or LIT-QI) is a Morenist Trotskyist international organisation.
Overview
The group's origins lie in the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). Moreno's supporters followed the American Socialist Workers Par... | {"Abbreviation": "LITci", "Predecessor": "International Committee of the Fourth International", "Type": "Trotskyist International", "Website": "litci.org"} |
Johann Wilhelm "Rukeli" Trollmann (27 December 1907 – April 1944) was a German Sinti boxer.
Trollmann became famous in the late 1920s. On 9 June 1933, he fought for the German light-heavyweight title and although he clearly led by points over his opponent Adolf Witt, the fight was judged "no result". The audience rebe... | {"Real name": "Johann Wilhelm Trollmann", "Nickname(s)": "Rukeli", "Nationality": "German", "Born": "Wilsche near Gifhorn, German Empire", "Died": "Wittenberge, Nazi Germany"} |
The Ghost of Tom Joad is the eleventh studio album, and the second acoustic album, by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen, released on November 21, 1995, by Columbia Records. It reached the top ten in two countries, and the top twenty in five more, including No. 11 in the United States, his first studio album t... | {"Released": "November 21, 1995", "Recorded": "March-September 1995", "Studio": "Thrill Hill Recording", "Genre": "Folk\n folk rock", "Label": "Columbia", "Producer": "Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Plotkin"} |
Walk Two Moons is a novel written by Sharon Creech, published by HarperCollins in 1994 and winner of the 1995 Newbery Medal. The novel was originally intended as a follow-up to Creech's previous novel Absolutely Normal Chaos; but, the idea was changed after she began writing it.
Plot
The novel is narrated by a 13-yea... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover, Paperback)", "Pages": "185 pp (first edition, hardback)", "ISBN": "0-06-023334-6"} |
Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950 is a 2003 book by the political scientist Charles Murray. Surveying outstanding contributions to the arts and sciences from ancient times to the mid-twentieth century, Murray attempts to quantify and explain human accomplishment ... | {"Cover artist": "Robert Bull Design", "Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "HarperCollins", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover and Paperback)", "Pages": "668", "ISBN": "978-0060192471"} |
Wu Cheng'en (, c. 1500-1582Shi Changyu (1999). "Introduction." in trans. W.J.F. Jenner, Journey to the West, volume 1. Seventh Edition. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. pp. 1-22. or 1505-1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty. He is considered by many to... | {"Name": "Wu Cheng'en", "Native name": "吳承恩", "Native name language": "zh-hant", "Birth date": "1500 or 1505", "Birth place": "Huai'an, Jiangsu, Ming China", "Death date": "1582 15001580 1505", "Death place": "Huai'an, Jiangsu, Ming China", "Alma mater": "Longxi Academy", "Occupation": "Novelist, poet, politician", "No... |
The Quadling Country is the southern division of L. Frank Baum's fictional Land of Oz, first introduced in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). It is distinguished by the color red, worn by most of the local inhabitants called the Quadlings as well as the color of their surroundings. Like the Munchkin Country, the outer ... | {"Created by": "L. Frank Baum", "Genre": "Juvenile fantasy", "Type": "Fairy country", "Ruler": "Glinda the Good Witch of the South", "Ethnic group(s)": "Quadlings, Hammer-Heads, Hoppers, Horners", "Locations": "Forest of the Fighting Trees, Dainty China Country, Glinda's Palace, Jinxland", "First appearance": "The Wond... |
The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organization. It consists of a global membership of national youth organizations. These are often but not exclusively affiliated with political parties that are members of Liberal International.
IFLRY holds full member status to Li... | {"President": "Netherlands Bram Roodhart (JOVD)", "Secretary General": "Peru Valentine Martin (IPL)", "Treasurer": "United States of America Sam Hudis (YDA)", "Founded": "1979", "Headquarters": "Berlin, Germany", "International affiliation": "Liberal International\"Document Centre: IFLRY Statutes November 2010\" https:... |
European Liberal Youth (abbreviated as LYMEC) is an international organisation of liberal youth movements - mostly the youth wings of members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party but also individual members.
LYMEC holds full members status to the European Youth Forum (YFJ). It is the official you... | {"President": "Dan-Aria SucuriMeet the LYMEC Bureau 2022 - 2024! https://www.lymec.eu/meet_the_lymec_bureau_2022_2024 2022-05-22 LYMEC en", "Vice President": "Ines Holzegger", "Secretary General": "Bàlint Gyevai", "Treasurer": "Tuuli Helind", "Founded": "1976", "Headquarters": "Rue d'Idalie 11, 6th floor, box 2, 10... |
Ahmet Necdet Sezer (; born 13 September 1941https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/ahmet-necdet-sezer) is a Turkish statesman and judge who served as the tenth president of Turkey from 2000 to 2007. Previously, he was president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey from January 1998 to May 2000. The Grand National Assembly of Turk... | {"Name": "Ahmet Necdet Sezer", "Image caption": "Sezer in 2004", "Birth date": "1941 09 13 yes", "Birth place": "Afyonkarahisar, Turkey", "Term start": "16 May 2000", "Term end": "28 August 2007", "Office 2": "President of the Constitutional Court", "Predecessor 2": "Yekta Güngör Özden", "Successor 2": "Mustafa Bumin",... |
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (, ; born 19 April 1939) is a Twelver Shia marja' and the second and current supreme leader of Iran, in office since 1989. Previously, he served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei is the longest serving head of state in the Middle East, as well as the second-longest serving... | {"Name": "Ali Khamenei", "Native name": "علی خامنهای", "Native name language": "fa", "Image": "Khamenei 2023.jpeg", "Image caption": "Khamenei in 2023", "Term start": "4 June 1989aaa a", "Office 2": "1st Chairman of Expediency Discernment Council", "Predecessor 2": "Office established", "Successor 2": "Akbar Hashemi R... |
Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. (born February 27, 1933) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a split end for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1967, and after several assistant coaching positions, was head coach of the New England Patriots from 1984 t... | {"Born:": "Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.", "Height:": "2", "Weight:": "187", "NFL Draft:": "232", "High school:": "Paris (Paris, Texas)", "College:": "Shreiner (1951), SMU (1952-1954)", "Regular season:": "48 39 y", "Postseason:": "3 2 y", "Career:": "51 41 y"} |
Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ; 2 March 1937 - 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as the seventh president of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019.
Before his stint as an Algerian politician, Bouteflika served during the Algerian War as a member of the National Liberation Front. A... | {"Native name": "ar عبد العزيز بوتفليقة", "Native name language": "ar", "Image caption": "Bouteflika in 2012", "Term start": "27 April 1999", "Term end": "2 April 2019", "Office 2": "Minister of Defence", "Predecessor 2": "Liamine Zéroual", "Deputy 2": "Ahmed Gaid Salah", "Successor 2": "Abdelmadjid Tebboune", "Birth d... |
Rahim Nizar Jaffer (; born December 15, 1971) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2008, representing the Alberta riding of Edmonton—Strathcona as a member of the Conservative Party. He was the first Muslim elected to the Canadian Parliament. Jaffer became embroiled ... | {"Birth name": "Rahim Nizar Jaffer", "Name": "Rahim Jaffer", "Term start": "June 2, 1997", "Term end": "October 14, 2008", "Birth date": "1971 12 15", "Birth place": "Kampala, Uganda", "Other political party": "Reform (1997-2000)Canadian Alliance (2000-2003)", "Spouse(s)": "Helena Guergis", "Residence": "Edmonton, Albe... |
The name is not usually translated into English: forza is the second-person singular imperative of forzare, in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Italy" or "Go, Italy!". was used as a sport slogan, and was also the slogan of Christian Democracy i... | {"Abbreviation": "FI", "Founded": "18 January 1994", "Merged into": "The People of Freedom", "Headquarters": "Via dell'Umiltà 36, Rome", "Ideology": "nowrap\n Liberal conservatism\n Christian democracy", "Political position": "Centre-right", "National affiliation": "Pole of Freedoms/Pole of Good Government (1994)\n... |
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine, Kurt Vonnegut's fifth novel, was published in 1965 by Holt, Rinehart and WinstonGoodreads and as a Dell mass-market paperback in 1970.Goodreads A piece of postmodern satire, it gave context to Vonnegut's following novel, Slaughterhouse-Five and shared in its success... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Holt, Rinehart and Winston", "Media type": "Print (Hardcover & Paperback)", "Pages": "218"} |
The Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata internationally) is a 2004 American animated direct-to-video musical comedy film produced by the Australian branch of Disneytoon Studios and released direct to video on February 10, 2004. The third and final installment released in the original Lion King tr... | {"Directed by": "Bradley Raymond", "Produced by": "George A. Mendoza", "Screenplay by": "Tom Rogers", "Based on": "Characters created Irene Mecchi Jonathan Roberts Linda Woolverton\n The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa", "Starring": "Nathan Lane\n Ernie Sabella\n Julie Kavner\n Jerry Stiller\n Matthew Broderick\n Robert Gui... |
Ilkeston is a town in the Borough of Erewash, Derbyshire, England, on the River Erewash, from which the borough takes its name, with a population at the 2011 census of 38,640. Its major industries, coal mining, iron working and lace making/textiles, have now all but disappeared.
The town is close to both Derby and Not... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "(2011)Ilkeston is made up of eight wards http://www.ukcensusdata.com/erewash-e07000036#sthash.EJAHhvCg.dpbs https://web.archive.org/web/20150910051118/http://www.ukcensusdata.com/erewash-e07000036#sthash.EJAHhvCg.dpbs 10 September 2015", "District": "Erewash", "Shire count... |
Carl Heinrich Graun (7 May 1704 - 8 August 1759) was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time.The New Grove Dictionary of Opera vol. 2 p. 519
Biography
Graun was born in Wahrenbrück in the Electorate of Saxony. I... | {"Name": "Carl Heinrich Graun", "Birth date": "1704 05 07 y", "Birth place": "Wahrenbrück, Electorate of Saxony", "Death date": "1759 08 08 1704 05 07 y", "Nationality": "German", "Education": "Kreuzkirche, Dresden", "Occupation": "composer, tenor", "Years active": "1726-1756", "Known For": "most important German compo... |
The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA Division I FBS annual post-season college football bowl game held in the Las Vegas area. First played in 1992, the bowl was originally held at the 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada before moving to the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada in 2021. The bowl is ow... | {"Stadium": "Allegiant Stadium", "Previous stadiums": "Sam Boyd Stadium (1992-2019)", "Location": "Paradise, Nevada", "Previous locations": "Whitney, Nevada (1992-2019)", "Operated": "1992-present", "Previous conference tie-ins": "Big West, MAC (1992-96)WAC (1997-1998) MWC (2001-2019)", "Conference tie-ins": "Pac-12SE... |
Charles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope (an animation device patented in 1877 that improved on the zoetrope) and was responsible for the first projected animated films. His Pantomimes Lumineuses
premiered on 28 October 1892 in Paris. His Théâtre O... | {"Name": "Émile Reynaud", "Birth date": "yes 1844 12 8", "Birth place": "Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France", "Death date": "yes 1918 1 9 1844 12 8", "Death place": "Ivry-sur-Seine, Seine (now Val-de-Marne), France"} |
Irthlingborough () is a town on the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England. It had a population of 8,900 at the 2011 Census, and was the smallest town in England to have had a Football League team, Rushden & Diamonds F.C., before the promotion of Forest Green Rovers in 2017. The parish church, St Peter, has a la... | {"Population": "(2011 Census)Table KS01 Usual resident population http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.csv National Statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20110629075734/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Expodata/Spreadsheets/D8271.csv 29 June 2011", "OS grid reference": "SP945705",... |
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the University of Toronto. Since 1964, it has become affiliated with the University of Guelph, which operates campuses in Guelph and... | {"Type": "Public university Agricultural College", "Dean": "Rene Van Acker, PhD", "Undergraduates": "2,000 students", "Postgraduates": "680 students", "Website": "http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/"} |
The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 American epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston, with a screenplay by Ben Barzman, Basilio Franchina and Philip Yordan. The film stars Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Mel Ferrer, and Omar Sha... | {"Directed by": "Anthony Mann", "Produced by": "Samuel Bronston", "Written by": "Ben Barzman\n Basilio Franchina\n Philip Yordan", "Starring": "Sophia Loren\n Stephen Boyd\n Alec Guinness\n James Mason\n Christopher Plummer\n John Ireland\n Mel Ferrer\n Omar Sharif\n Anthony Quayle", "Music by": "Dimitri Tiomkin", "Cin... |
Bromyard is a town in the parish of Bromyard and Winslow, in Herefordshire, England, in the valley of the River Frome. It is near the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered buildings, including some of the pubs; the parish church... | {"Sovereign state": "England", "Population": "http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/factsandfigures/docs/Research/Current_Hfds_Population_Digest.pdf Herefordshire Council The Population of Herefordshire 2009 24 August 2010", "Unitary authority": "Herefordshire", "Ceremonial county": "Herefordshire", "UK Parliament": "No... |
Folimage is a French animation studio, based in Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France. It was founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. The studio produces animation films for cinema and TV (short films, TV specials and series, feature films). In 1999, the company founded an animation school, La Poudrière, also in Valence. In... | {"Founded": "1981", "Headquarters": "Bourg-lès-Valence, Drôme, France", "Industry": "Animation", "Website": "http://www.folimage.fr/"} |
Ettore Sottsass (Innsbruck, Austria 14 September 1917 - Milan, Italy 31 December 2007) was a 20th century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interiors — often defined by bold colours.
Early life
Sottsass was born... | {"Name": "Ettore Sottsass", "Portrait caption": "Sottsass in 1969", "Practice": "Sottsass Associati", "Significant buildings": "Mayer-Schwarz Gallery, Beverly Hills, California"} |
Abdurahman Ahmed Said Khadr (, ; born 1982) is a Canadian citizen who was held as an enemy combatant in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba, after being detained in 2002 in Afghanistan under suspicion of connections to Al-Qaeda. He later claimed to have been an informan... | {"Born": "Manama, Bahrain", "ISN": "990list of prisoners (.pdf), US Department of Defense, May 15, 2006", "Status": "Released, living in Canada", "Parents": "Ahmed KhadrMaha el-Samnah", "Relatives": "Omar Khadr (brother)"} |
The 1992 Irish general election to the 27th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 25 November, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the 26th Dáil on 5 November by President Mary Robinson, on the request of Taoiseach Albert Reynolds following a defeat of the government in a motion of confidence. The general election took p... | {"Name": "1992 Irish general election", "Country": "Ireland", "Type": "parliamentary", "Ongoing?": "no", "Previous election": "1989 Irish general election", "Previous year": "1989", "Election date": "25 November 1992", "Next election": "1997 Irish general election", "Next year": "1997", "Seats for election": "166 seats... |
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is a book by American journalist William L. Shirer in which the author chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany from the birth of Adolf Hitler in 1889 to the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. It was first published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster in t... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Simon & Schuster", "Media type": "Print (hardcover and paperback)", "Pages": "1,249"} |
James Badge Dale (born James Badgett Dale; May 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Chase Edmunds in 24, Robert Leckie in The Pacific, Trooper Barrigan in The Departed, Luke Lewenden in The Grey, Eric Savin in Iron Man 3, and Tyrone S. "Rone" Woods in 13 Hours.
Early life
James Badgett Da... | {"Name": "James Badge Dale", "Caption": "Dale in February 2010", "Birth name": "James Badgett Dale", "Birth date": "1978 05 01", "Birth place": "New York City, U.S.", "Years active": "1988-present", "Occupation": "Actor", "Partner(s)": "Emily Wickersham", "Children": "1", "Relatives": "Anita Morris (mother)Grover Dale ... |
The Nahuas () are a group of the indigenous people of Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. They comprise the largest indigenous group in Mexico and second largest in El Salvador. The Mexica (Aztecs) were of Nahua ethnicity, and the Toltecs are often thought to have been as well, though in the pre-Co... | {"Name": "Nahuas", "Image caption": "Nahua children in traditional clothes", "Population": "2,694,189 (likely larger)", "Religions": "Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic with pre-Columbian influence), Aztec religion", "Languages": "Nahuatl, Nawat, Spanish and English", "Related ethnic groups": "Pipil people, Mex... |
One World is a manifesto and a travelogue written by Wendell Willkie, a liberal Republican, about his seven-week, 31,000-mile tour, and originally published in April 1943. It advocates for an end to colonialism, World Federalism, and equality for non-whites in the United States.
One World inspired the One World moveme... | {"Country": "United States", "Language": "English", "Publisher": "Simon & Schuster", "Media type": "Print (hardback)", "Pages": "206"} |
The Unknown Soldier (, ) or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union during 1941-1944 from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. In 2000, the manuscript ver... | {"Language": "Finnish", "Country": "Finland", "Published": "1954 (WSOY)", "ISBN": "9789510430866", "Original title": "Tuntematon sotilas", "Cover artist": "Martti Mykkänen", "Media type": "Print (Hardback & Paperback)", "Pages": "476, 21 cm"} |
The governor of Macau (; ) was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called captain-major (). The post was replaced on 20 December 1999 upon the transfer of sovereignty over Macau to China by the office of the chief executive of Macau.
Powers of the governor of Macau
The governor ... | {"Post": "Governor", "Body": "Macau", "Native name": "pt Governador de Macauzh 澳門總督", "Flag border": "yes", "Flag caption": "Standard of the governor", "Image caption": "Longest servingIsidoro Francisco Guimarães pt19 November 1851 - 22 June 1863", "Status": "His/Her Excellency", "Residence": "Macau Government House", ... |
The International Socialists is a Canadian socialist organization which is part of the International Socialist Tendency. The IS in Canada publishes Socialist Worker, an English-language monthly paper, and holds an annual Marxism conference every spring in Toronto.
Early history
The initial members consisted of activis... | {"Leader": "Collective leadership(Steering Committee)", "Founded": "Independent Socialists (1975)International Socialists (1976)", "Headquarters": "Toronto, Ontario, Canada", "Newspaper": "Socialist Worker", "Split from": "The Waffle", "Ideology": "Marxism Revolutionary socialism Trotskyism Indigenous rights Eco-so... |
The skunk ape is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature purported to inhabit the forests and swamps in the southeastern United States, most notably in Florida. It is often compared to, synonymous with, or called the "cousin" of Bigfoot, a prominent subject within North American popular culture.Desjarlais 2020, ... | {"Other name(s)": "Florida BigfootBertelli Brad The Skunk Ape Lives… in the Florida Keys https://www.flkeysnews.com/living/article121304753.html FLKeys News 24 September 2021Perry Catie Florida's Bigfoot? Residents share their sightings of 'massive' Skunk Ape https://www.foxnews.com/media/florida-bigfoot-sighti... |
Sylvain Chomet (; born 10 November 1963) is a French comic writer, animator and film director.
Early career
Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), near Paris, he studied art at high school until he graduated in 1982. Chomet moved to London in 1988 to work as an animator at the Richard Purdum studio.... | {"Name": "Sylvain Chomet", "Caption": "Chomet in 2014", "Birth date": "yes 1963 11 10", "Birth place": "Maisons-Laffitte, France", "Nationality": "French", "Spouse(s)": "Sally Chomet", "Occupation": "Comic writer animator film director", "Notable works": "The Triplets of BellevilleThe Illusionist", "Website": "http... |
Waterloo East railway station, also known as London Waterloo East, is a railway station in central London on the line from through to London Bridge towards Kent, in the south-east of England. It is to the east of London Waterloo railway station and close to Southwark tube station.
The station opened in 1869 as Waterl... | {"Owner": "Network Rail", "Managed by": "Southeastern", "Fare zone": "1", "Location": "Waterloo", "Local authority": "London Borough of Lambeth", "Number of platforms": "4 (lettered A-D)\n<!--", "2015-16": "9.921", "2016-17": "10.325 -->", "2017-18": "9.931", "2018-19": "10.507", "2019-20": "10.075", "2020-21": "2.194"... |
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The unive... | {"Type": "Public research university", "President": "Kim Schatzel A Q&A with University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel Watkins Morgan Courier Journal 6 February 2023 https://www.courierjournal.com/story/news/education/2023/02/03/kim-schatzel-louisville-president-university-students-uofl-jobs-interview-questi... |
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